Smith, William Jay
Variant namesWilliam Jay Smith was born April 22, 1918, in Winnfield, LA. He followed a career as a writer and teacher in English. He is best known as a poet, both for adults and children, and has received awards and honors for his portry. He also worked as a translator, being fluent in French and Italian, and also familiar with Spanish and Russian. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 2, 68 Something About the Author Autobiography Series, vol. 22
From the guide to the William Jay Smith Papers, 1957, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
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| referencedIn | Manuscripts and proofs of New Directions books, 1937-1997. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | William Jay Smith Papers, 1957 | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections | |
| referencedIn | Antioch Review mss., 1940-2007 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Smith, William Jay. Grand Pierre [Multimédia multisupport] / William Jay Smith, aut. ; Peter Richardson, ill. | Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF | |
| creatorOf | Smith, William Jay. Office files : of The American Poetry Review, 1975-1997. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-. Papers, ca. 1920-1999, ca. 1945-1997 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | George P. Garrett Papers, 1929-2008, (bulk 1960-2000) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Guy Owen Papers (#4287), 1951-1981 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous screen, stage, and radio scripts, ca. 1859-2007. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | SMITH, WILLIAM JAY. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Jay B. Hubbell Papers, 1816-1998 and undated, bulk 1920-1979 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Smith, William Jay. Grand Pierre [Multimédia multisupport] / William Jay Smith, aut. ; Peter Richardson, ill. | Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF | |
| referencedIn | Witter Bynner correspondence with Dorothy Chauvenet, 1948-1961. | Houghton Library |
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