Metcalf, Paul C.
Variant namesPaul Metcalf was a writer of poetry, plays and prose, who used an experimental style. Metcalf was born in East Milton, Massachusetts, to a New England family whose ancestors included Herman Melville and Roger Williams. One of Metcalf's best known works is Genoa , a story in which the author alludes to his family's relationship to Melville. In 1987 Paul Metcalf was honored by the American Academy and institute of Arts and Letters. Mr. Metcalf died on January 21, 1999, near Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
"Paul Metcalf, 81; Wrote Experimental Tales." The New York Times . 1999 January 31. http://www.nytimes.com (accessed April 21, 2009).
From the guide to the Paul Metcalf letters to Ted Wilentz, 1984–1991, 1984–1985, (University of Delaware Library - Special Collections)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Gary Snyder Papers, 1910-2003;, (1945-2002 bulk) | University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Peter Bertolette Papers., undated, 1953-1990. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Larry Fagin Papers., n.d., 1958-1977. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | United Artists (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1977-1983 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
| referencedIn | Bookstore Press Records., undated, 1967-1976. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | The Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press : records, 1980-1990 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | John Taggart Papers, 1962-2002 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
| referencedIn | Parnassus: poetry in review records, 1971-1996 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Paul Metcalf letters to Ted Wilentz, 1984–1991, 1984–1985 | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Gordon Cairnie papers, 1922-1973. | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Bertolette, Peter. | person |
| correspondedWith | Bookstore Press. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Cairnie, Gordon. | person |
| correspondedWith | Fagin, Larry. | person |
| associatedWith | John O'Brien | person |
| associatedWith | Metcalf, Nancy. | person |
| correspondedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Parnassus: poetry in review | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Snyder, Gary | person |
| correspondedWith | Taggart, John, 1942- | person |
| correspondedWith | United Artists (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- | person |
| associatedWith | Wilentz, Ted. | person |
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| American literature |
| Authors, American |
| Experimental fiction, American |
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Person
Birth 1917-11-07
Death 1999-01-21
English
