Howes, Barbara
Biographical notes:
Barbara Howes was born on May 1, 1914, in New York City. After an education which included a degree from Bennington College, she began to edit the literary magazine, Chimera, in 1943. After her editorship ended in 1947, Howes began a long career as a poet and editor. Often anthologized, Barbara Howes continued to write poetry, while branching out into fiction during the subsequent decades. She was given an award in literature in 1971 from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
From the guide to the Barbara Howes Papers, 1959-1965, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Links to collections
Correspondence, poems and reviews by and about Barbara Howes. 1958-1974., 1958-1974
University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections
Barbara Howes Papers, 1959-1965
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Woodberry Poetry Room collection of poems, 1896-1967
Houghton Library
George P. Garrett Papers, 1929-2008, (bulk 1960-2000)
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Manuscripts and proofs of New Directions books, 1937-1997.
Houghton Library
Babette Deutsch papers, ca. 1880s-1982, 1920s-1960s
New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
Margaret Marshall papers, 1805-1980 (inclusive), 1930-1974
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
New Directions Publishing records
Houghton Library
Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965.
Houghton Library
Robert D. Graff collection of papers concerning Karen Blixen, 1934-1972 (inclusive), 1953-1967 (bulk).
Houghton Library
Chimera papers, (1943-1959)
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2013 and undated
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
American Review records, 1967-1977
Bentley Historical Library
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Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968
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Chappell, Fred, 1936-
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Deutsch, Babette, 1895-1982
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Garrett, George P., 1929-2008
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Graff, Robert D., 1919-
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Marshall, Margaret, 1900-1974
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Park, Evelyn
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Park, Stewart P., d. 1976
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Smith, Gregory Jay, 1954-
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Smith, William Jay, 1918-
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American Review
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New Directions Publishing Corp.
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Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library).
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