Moss, Howard, 1922-1987
Variant namesHoward Moss (1922-1987) was an American poet, dramatist, essayist, and editor.
Among his awards for literary work were the National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, the Ingram Merrill Foundation Grant, and the National Book Award. He was best known as the poetry editor of the New Yorker magazine, a post he held from 1948 until 1987. Other professional activities included his collaboration with the composer Ned Rorem.
From the description of Papers, ca. 1935-1987, bulk (1961-1987). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608118
Howard Moss (1922-1987) was an American poet, dramatist, children's author, editor, and critic. Born in New York City, he attended the University of Michigan 1939-1940 where he won a Hopwood Award; Harvard University during the summer of 1942; and received his BA from the University of Wisconsin in 1943. He later did graduate work at Columbia University.
Moss was an instructor at Vassar College in 1945-1946, and in 1948 became the Poetry Editor of The New Yorker magazine, a post he held for more than thirty-five years until his death in 1987.
Some of Moss' works include the following:
- The Wound and the Weather, Reynal, 1943.
- The Toy Fair, Scribner, 1954.
- A Swimmer in the Air, Scribner, 1957.
- A Winter Come, A Summer Gone, Poems 1946-1960, Scribner, 1960.
- Finding Them Lost, Scribner, 1965.
- Second Nature, 1968.
- The Magic Lantern of Marcel Proust, Macmillan, 1962.
Moss was awarded the 1972 National Book Award for his Selected Poems .
From the guide to the Howard Moss Collection, 1941-1966, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Olds, Sharon. Typed letter signed : New York, to Howard Moss, 1980 Oct. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Marianne Moore collection of papers, 1887-1975, 1921-1969 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. | |
| referencedIn | V. R. Lang papers, 1929-1974 (inclusive) 1943-1959 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Stern, Gerald, 1925-. Gerald Stern papers, 1920s-2007. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| creatorOf | Moss, Howard, 1922-1987. Papers, ca. 1935-1987, bulk (1961-1987). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Rosenberger, Francis Coleman, 1915-. Papers of [Francis] Coleman Rosenberger, 1946-1952. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | O'Conor, Norreys Jephson, b. 1885. Papers of Norreys Jephson O'Conor, 1890-1964 (bulk 1940-1958). | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Glenway Wescott collection of papers, 1917-1976 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. | |
| creatorOf | Hardwick, Elizabeth. Papers, 1934-1991 (bulk 1960-1990). | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | John Eugene Unterecker Papers, 1961-1987 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Luening, Otto, 1900-1996. Pilgrim's hymn / music by Otto Luening ; words by Howard Moss. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Brown, Spencer, 1909-1989. Spencer Brown papers, 1909-1991. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Aiken, Joan, 1924-2004. Joan Aiken collection, 1963-1994. | Boston University. School of Medicine | |
| creatorOf | Howard Moss Collection, 1941-1966 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Fales Manuscript Collection, ca. 1700-2000 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Papers, 1870-1969 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Ziff, Lloyd. Happy birthday N.B.C.C. 1974-1984 ; the National Book Critics Circle tenth anniversary, 1985. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Luening, Otto, 1900-1996. Pilgrim's hymn : for unison or two part chorus or solo voice or duet / words by Howard Moss ; music by Otto Luening. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Sherry Mangan papers, 1923-1961. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Angell, Roger. New Yorker records, ca.1924-1984. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | James Merrill collection of papers, 1965-1994 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. | |
| referencedIn | Fales Manuscript Collection, ca. 1700-2000 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Moss, Howard, 1922-1987. New York : poems / edited by Howard Moss. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Plath, Sylvia. Sylvia Plath collection, 1940-1981. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| referencedIn | Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.) records | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Finkel, Donald. Papers, 1947-1983. | Washington University in St. Louis, . | |
| referencedIn | Hanson, Kenneth O., 1922-2003. Kenneth O. Hanson collection, 1945-1979. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Stephen Sandy letters from poets, 1954-1988. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Moore, Marianne, 1887-1975. Marianne Moore collection of papers, 1887-1975 bulk (1921-1969). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Gerard Malanga Papers, 1944-1971 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1944-1981. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Johnson, Josephine Winslow, 1910-. Papers, 1929-1970. | Washington University in St. Louis, . | |
| referencedIn | Robert Francis Papers MS 403., 1891-1986 | Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Van Duyn, Mona. Papers, 1942-1985. | Washington University in St. Louis, . | |
| creatorOf | Merrill, James Ingram. James Merrill collection of papers, 1965-1994. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Wagoner, David. Papers, 1943-1965. | Washington University in St. Louis, . | |
| creatorOf | Sissman, L. E., 1928-1976. Papers, 1944-1981. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Wescott, Glenway, 1901-1987. Glenway Wescott collection of papers, 1917-1976. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Ruthven Todd collection of papers, 1939-1967 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. | |
| referencedIn | Carol Muske-Dukes Papers, 1960-2008 | USC Libraries Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman Collection, 1929-1976. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | John Hollander Papers, circa 1950-2007 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Pinsky, Robert. Robert Pinsky papers, circa 1960-2008. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lechlitner, Ruth, 1901-1989. Papers of Ruth Lechlitner, 1919-1988. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Unterecker, John, 1922-1989. Papers, 1961-1987. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Van Duyn, Mona. Papers. | Washington University in St. Louis, . | |
| creatorOf | Todd, Ruthven, 1914-1978. Ruthven Todd collection of papers, 1939-1967. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Moss, Howard, 1922-1987. Notes from the castle : poems / by Howard Moss. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Palaemon Press (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Editorial archive, 1974-1984. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| creatorOf | Moss, Howard, 1922-1987. The silences : typescript drafts, [ca. 1962]. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Moss, Howard, 1922-1987. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1972-1985. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Taylor, Peter, 1917-1994. Papers of Peter Hillsman Taylor, 1939-1977 [manuscript]. | University of Virginia. Library |
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Birth 1922-01-22
Death 1987-09-16
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