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Lee Anderson papers and Yale Series of Recorded Poets sound recordings

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 402
Overview: The Lee Anderson Papers and Yale Series of Recorded Poets Sound Recordings document the work of poet and editor Lee Anderson with the Yale Series of Recorded Poets. The bulk of the sound recordings consist of poetry readings by various poets and a small number contain poets' lectures on poetry. The papers consist of writings, correspondence, contracts, lists, procedural documentation, and printed material relating to the series production and publication.
Dates: 1951-1968

Backwoods Broadsides records

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1231
Scope and Contents: The Backwoods Broadsides Records, which span from 1972-2010, contain correspondence, printed material, and production files relating to Backwoods Broadsides and their output.
Dates: 1972-2010

Joe David Bellamy papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 610
Overview: The collection consists of correspondence, research and writing files, production files, audiocassettes, professional papers, printed material, a computer disk, and other papers, documenting Bellamy's work as an author and editor, as director of the Literature Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, and as editor and publisher of Fiction International magazine.
Dates: 1962-2014

Blue Press records

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1235
Scope and Contents: The Blue Press Records, which span from 1999-2007, contain poetry magazines, production materials, and other papers related to Blue Press's publications.
Dates: 1999-2007

Bottle of Smoke Press records

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1234
Content Description: The Bottle of Smoke Records, which span from 1947-2019, contains correspondence, production materials, financial records, electronic media, printed material, realia, and other records relating to publications by Bottle of Smoke Press.
Dates: 1947-2019

Jan Erik Bouman collection of James Purdy

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1510
Overview: This collection contains writings of American author James Purdy, correspondence of Purdy and Dutch printer Jan Erik Bouman, photographs, drawings and a sketchbook by Purdy, ephemera, printed material, and computer media. Writings include typescript drafts of poems, novels, plays, and shorter works by Purdy, as well as published versions of Purdy's poems issued by Bouman's Utrecht-based press Hugin & Munin.
Dates: 1977-2006

Besmilr Brigham papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1260
Overview: The Besmilr Brigham papers consists of correspondence, writings, notes and drawings, printed material, personal papers, and audiovisual media documenting the life and work of poet Besmilr Brigham. Materials date from 1931 to 2011, with the bulk dating between 1960 and 1990.
Dates: 1931-2011, bulk 1960s-1990

Louis Daniel Brodsky collection of William Heyen papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1257
Content Description: Contains correspondence, writings, printed material, proofs, production files, audio tapes, and other papers created by or relating to the life and work of William Heyen.
Dates: 1970-2011

Gladys Campbell papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 251
Overview: The Gladys Campbell Papers contain correspondence, writings, and other papers that document the work of the poet Gladys Campbell and other members of the University of Chicago Poetry Club, as well as her relationships with other poets. The papers also contain writings of George Dillon, Charles Bell, Janet Lewis, Maurice Lesemann, Naomi Clark, and Morton Zabel. The papers span the years 1914 to 1995.
Dates: 1914-1995

Kathleen Foster Campbell papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 252
Overview: The Kathleen Foster Campbell Papers consist of correspondence, writings and printed materials that document the relationship between Kathleen Foster Campbell and friends from the University of Chicago Poetry Club, as well as her writings and writings of others. The papers span the years 1924 to 1992.
Dates: 1924-1992

Cave Canem records

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Call Number: JWJ MSS 130
Overview: The Cave Canem Records contain correspondence (including electronic mail), organizational records, photographs, financial records, computer files, and audiovisual recordings that document the activities of Cave Canem Foundation, Inc. and its founders Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady. The organization's governance, fundraising, publicity, and operations are documented as well as its publishing activity, fellowship program, and Legacy Conversations series, which features poets and scholars who...
Dates: 1995-2012

Thomas Caldecot Chubb Papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 441
Overview: The Thomas Caldecot Chubb Papers consist almost entirely of manuscripts, typescripts and galley proofs of Chubb's published works, including Aretino, Scourge of Princes; Letters of Pietro Aretino; and Dante and His World.
Dates: 1920-1972, bulk 1950-1970

Alfred Corn papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 605
Overview: The collection consists of correspondence, writings, photographs, audiovisual material, and printed material, documenting aspects of Alfred Corn's work as a poet and writer as well as his relationships with other poets and writers.
Dates: 1948-2017

Hart Crane Collection

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 37
Overview: Hart Crane Collection consists of correspondence to, from, and about Crane, copies of Crane's poetry and prose, articles about Crane, and material on Crane's work in art and advertising.
Dates: 1910-1972

Toi Derricotte papers

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Call Number: JWJ MSS 207
Content Description: This collection contains writings, correspondence, journals, photographs, personal papers, teaching material, electronic media, audio recordings, videocassettes, and other material by or relating to poet, writer, and educator, Toi Derricotte. Material related to Cave Canem, the non-profit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets, is also represented.
Dates: 1934-2015, bulk 1970-2010

The Difficulties Records

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 382
Overview: The Difficulties Records contain correspondence, production files, drafts of writings, and printed material relating to the production and publication of journal issues.
Dates: 1977-1997

T. S. Eliot collection

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 523
Overview: Contains letters from T. S. Eliot to various individuals, drafts of writings by Eliot, and writings on Eliot by Helen Gardner. Portions of the collection are photocopies and photostats of material held by other repositories.
Dates: 1920-1972

Clayton Eshleman papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 464
Overview: The collection consists of material created and accumulated by Clayton Eshleman in the course of his activities as a poet, author, translator, and editor, and primarily documents Eshleman's literary career from circa 1992 to 2008 and the publication of Sulfur magazine from circa 1990 to 2000. Material includes notes, drafts, and manuscripts for Eshleman's works of poetry and prose (published after 1994) and for works translated by Eshleman; proofs for issues 28-45/46...
Dates: 1920-2018, bulk circa 1990-2015

Daniela Gioseffi papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1096
Overview: The Daniela Gioseffi Papers, which span from 1960 to 2018, contain correspondence, writings, printed material, electronic media, and other papers related to the life and work of Daniela Gioseffi. Correspondence makes up the bulk of the collection, documenting Gioseffi's personal and business relationships with poets, authors, critics, and cultural luminaries. Audiovisual materials and electronic media in the collection document interviews, readings, and other events with which Gioseffi was...
Dates: circa 1960-2018

Oliver Hale papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 658
Overview: The papers consist of writings, a scrapbook, an interview, and correspondence by and relating to the American poet and prose writer Oliver Hale. Writings include autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of poems and other writings. The scrapbook contains clippings of Hale's printed poems from publications. The typescript interview transcript, titled "The Poet and His Wife," is an interview with Hale and his wife, Esther, by Edward R. Murrow for the radio program "This I Believe."...
Dates: 1936-1998