Poets -- 20th Century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Lee Anderson papers and Yale Series of Recorded Poets sound recordings
Collection
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
Anne Brigman papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 380
Overview:
Contains photographs, writings, and printed material documenting the work of Anne Brigman. Included among the papers are four paste-up copies of Brigman's book of photography and poetry, Songs of a Pagan and one paste-up copy of her second book, Wild Flute Songs. The papers also contain early typescript drafts of Songs of a Pagan, clippings on Brigman, exhibition notices and flier, and other printed material.
Dates:
1914-1947
T. S. Eliot collection
Collection
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
Evelyn Hardy papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 404
Overview:
Correspondence with various individuals and drafts of poems by Hardy. The bulk of the correspondence is with Alyse Gregory. The papers span 1950-1974.
Dates:
1950-1974
James Laughlin papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 654
Overview:
The James Laughlin Papers contain writings by Laughlin and others, an award acceptance speech by Laughlin, papers and audiocassettes relating to "New Directions at 50," the 50th Anniversary of New Directions exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, and various material removed from printed volumes.
Dates:
1939-1994, bulk 1976-1994
Maureen Owen collection of Greenwich Village poetry
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 218
Overview:
Collection consists of audio recordings, originally recorded on reel-to-reel tape and audio cassette. Many of the recordings are of poets reading their work or the work of others at literary events held by the Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery in New York City. Also includes recordings of poets reading their work and being interviewed on Susan Howe's radio shows on WBAI Radio in New York. Miscellaneous readings recorded in Connecticut and elsewhere are present. The collection...
Dates:
1975-1981
Gustaf Sobin papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 647
Overview:
The collection consists of correspondence and writings that document the life and work of the American poet Gustaf Sobin. Correspondence sheds light on his relationships with other literary figures, including René Char, James Laughlin, Hyatt Waggoner, and Charles Tomlinson, among others. Writings consist of extensive notes and drafts for most of his major works and provide comprehensive documentation of his creative process.
Dates:
1952-2005
William Carlos Williams papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 116
Overview:
The William Carlos Williams Papers document the life and work of poet, prose writer, dramatist, and physician William Carlos Williams. The papers consist of correspondence, writings, photographs, medical records, artwork, sound recordings, newspaper clippings and printed material, and personal papers. The papers primarily document Williams's life as a prolific writer, including drafts of prose, poetry, drama, lectures and readings; and correspondence and writings of others that reveal his...
Dates:
circa 1880-1985, bulk 1930-1973