Alan Swallow Papers 1934-1965

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Alan Swallow Papers 1934-1965

Papers of the American author, poet, publisher. Correspondence (1942-1964); manuscript poems and essays; and published materials, including articles and clippings by and about Swallow, book reviews, poems, and stories by Swallow, and photographs. Correspondence includes that of Louise Bogan, Norman A. Brittin, Bob Brown, Carroll Coleman, J.V. Cunningham, Gustav Davidson, James A. Decker, David Cornel DeJong, George P. Elliott, Lincoln Fitzell, John T. Frederick, Herbert Gold, Yvan Goll, Caroline Gordon, Weldon Kees, Stanley Kunitz, Archibald MacLeish, Josephine Miles, Henry Miller, Clark Mills, Bucklin Moon, Marianne Moore, Merrill Moore, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Ann Stanford, Wallace Stevens, Genevieve Taggard, Allen Tate, Mark Van Doren, Robert Penn Warren, William Carlos Williams, and others.

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Moore, Merrill, 1903-1957

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Psychiatrist and poet. From the description of Papers of Merrill Moore, 1904-1979 (bulk 1928-1957). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131204 Poet and psychiatrist. From the description of Letters of Merrill Moore [manuscript], 1938-1948. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813332 Biographical Note 1903, Sept. 11 Born, Columbia, Tenn. ...

Coleman, Carroll

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Frederick, John T. (John Towner), 1893-1975

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English professor, author, founder and editor of The Midland. From the description of Papers of John Towner Frederick, 1908-1975. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233105040 John T. Frederick gained wide renown as a radio book critic, literary critic, author and educator. In 1937 Frederick conducted a weekly book review program, Of Men and Books, sponsored by Northwestern University. Frederick taught at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalis...

Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006

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American poet Kunitz won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1958 for SELECTED POEMS and held the position of Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1974 to 1976. In 2000 he was named United States Poet Laureate. He has also translated the work of a number of Russian poets. From the description of Atlantic Monthly Press author files of Stanley Kunitz, 1965-1983. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177477000 Poet; New York, N.Y. From the...

Taggard, Genevieve, 1894-1948

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Genevieve Taggard was an editor, educator, and author. Born in Washington, Taggard was raised in Hawaii by missionary parents; after graduating from The University of California at Berkeley, she settled in New York and began publishing poems. Her verse was well-received by her peers and is notable for its vivid imagery. She also wrote an important, albeit superseded, biography of Emily Dickinson. She later worked with composers, writing poems for musical settings. She was a self-described social...

Swallow, Alan, 1915-1966

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Swallow was born in 1915; BA, English, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, 1937; MA and Ph. D, Louisiana State Univ.; taught at Univ. of New Mexico and Western State College before becoming full-time professor at Univ. of Denver; helped to found Univ. of Denver Press, 1947; created publishing company, Alan Swallow, Publisher, in 1954; later imprints included Big Mountain Press, Sage Books, and Swallow Paperbooks; published over four hundred titles, primarily of poetry, criticism, and Western Americana; d...

De Jong, David Cornel, 1901-1967

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Born in Friesland, Netherlands. Began doctorate at Brown University in 1937. Published poems and articles in Nation, Poetry, Southern Review, Atlantic Monthly, etc. From the description of Letters, 1958, March 27 to December 29, Providence, Rhode Island and New York City, to Clarence Major, Chicago, Illinois. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122450331 Born in Friesland, Netherlands. Began his doctorate at Brown University in 1932. Published poems and articles in Nation, Poetry...

Miles, Josephine, 1911-1985

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Noted poet, literary scholar and teacher. Member of the faculty of the Dept. of English at the University of California, Berkeley, 1952-1978. From the description of Josephine Miles papers, 1911-1986. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122514475 American author; d. 1985. From the description of Papers, 1957-1968. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 26090013 Biography ...

Brittin, Norman A.

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Fitzell, Lincoln, 1903-1958

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Lincoln "Fitz" Fitzell was a San Francisco Bay Area poet and writer. From the description of Lincoln Fitzell papers, 1928-1958 (bulk 1938-1957). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 215307433 ...

Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955

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Wallace Stevens was an American Modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as a lawyer for the Hartford insurance company in Connecticut. From the guide to the Wallace Stevens collection, 1921-1966, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) Wallace Stevens was an American essayist, playwright, and poet. From the description of Wallace Stevens collection of papers, 19...

Elliott, George P., 1918-1980

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American novelist and college professor; d. 1980. From the description of Papers, 1957-1979. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 28419442 American author. From the description of Papers. 1957-1979. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 12905669 ...

Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972

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Poet, acting editor of The Dial magazine, 1925-1929. Born Marianne Craig Moore. From the description of Book manuscripts, 1935-1967. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122417395 From the description of Albums, [ca. 1905-1936]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524976 From the description of Family correspondence, 1848-1972, bulk 1905-1972. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540617 From the desc...

Brown, Bob, 1944-

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Decker, James A.

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Mills, Clark, 1913-

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Davidson, Gustav, 1895-1971

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Poet, writer, publisher, secretary of Poetry Society of America. From the description of Gustav Davidson letter to William Orton Tewson, [manuscript], [1925] Jun 17 (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 247516917 Gustav Davidson was born in Warsaw, Poland on December 25, 1895. His family moved to New York City in 1897. He received his bachelor and master degrees from Columbia University in 1919 and 1920 respectively. During the twenties and thirties, he wrote and pub...

Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981

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Not certain if the author is Caroline Gordon, 1895-1981. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to [Richard M. Ludwig?], 1969 Dec. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270856877 Caroline Ferguson Gordon, born October 6, 1895, grew up on a farm in Kentucky. In 1925 she married Allen Tate, a poet and literary critic who led the charge of the Southern Agrarian literary movement. Together they pursued their careers in writing, forging close bonds with legendary ...

Moon, Bucklin, 1911-....

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Stanford, Ann

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Goll, Yvan, 1891-1950

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Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989

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Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989), first poet laureate of the United States, was a poet, writer of fiction, and co-author with Cleanth Brooks of influential textbooks on literature. He won Pulitzer Prizes for All the King's Men (1946) and for volumes of poetry, Promises (1958) and Now and Then (1979). From the description of Robert Penn Warren papers, 1906-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702132948 Robert Penn Warren served on the faculty of Louisiana State University, Dept...

Kees, Weldon, 1914-

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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Mark Van Doren and his wife, Dorothy Van Doren. From the description of Letters, 1965-1978, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155877479 Mark Van Doren was an American author, scholar, and educator. He is probably best remembered for his long tenure as Columbia professor, where he was noted for his inspired Humanities courses and respect for students. His poetry was meticulously well-crafted and gr...

Gold, Herbert, 1924-

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American novelist & essayist. From the description of Herbert Gold papers, 1951-1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 470399985 American novelist, essayist, and editor. From the description of Papers of Herbert Gold, ca. 1959. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34567158 American author. From the description of Letters, 1969-1979, to Robie Macauley [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Cunningham, J. V. (James Vincent), 1911-1985

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American modernist poet. From the description of Envoi : signed typescript, [19--] / jvc. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18347466 James Vincent Cunningham was born in Maryland in 1911, and was educated at Stanford University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1945. He has taught at Stanford, the University of Hawaii, and the University of Virginia. He was Assistant Professor of English at the University of Chicago from 1946 until 1952 an...

Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970

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Louise Bogan was an American poet, critic, and teacher; she was poetry editor of The New Yorker for many years. From the description of Papers, 1930-1990 (inclusive), 1930-1970 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122615911 Louise Bogan was born on August 11, 1897 in Livermore Falls, Maine. She was raised in Milton, New Hampshire and Ballardvale, Massachusetts and lived most of her adult life in New York City. She was educated at Boston Girls' Latin School beginning in 191...

Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Novelist, short story writer. From the guide to the Isaac Bashevis Singer Manuscripts, [ca. 1960]-1971, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Novelist, short story writer; came to America in 1935. Born Isaac Singer July 14, 1904, in Radzymin, Poland; son of Pinchos Menachem and Bathsheba (Zylberman) Singer. From the description of Manuscripts collection, [ca. 1960]-1970. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477256024 ...

Macleish, Archibald

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Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982) was an American poet. Kaiser is a professor of comparative literature at Harvard. From the description of Letters to Walter Jacob Kaiser, 1955-1957 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612367921 MacLeish (1892-1982) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet, playwright, teacher, librarian of Congress, and public official. He was also Boylston professor at Harvard (1949-1962). From the description of Scratch : manu...

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963

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This collection covers the years of William Carlos Williams's medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, a year of service at a New York City hospital, a semester of medical study in Leipzig, and the period when he was setting up his medical practice and courting his future wife, Florence Herman, in his home town of Rutherford, N.J. During this time, his younger brother Edgar went from engineering and architectural studies at M.I.T. to further study of architecture at the American Academ...

Tate, Allen, 1899-1979

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Allen Tate was an American poet, essayist, literary critic, novelist, and translator. From the description of Allen Tate collection of papers, 1935-1971. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652060 From the guide to the Allen Tate collection of papers, 1935-1971, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) John Orley Allen Tate was born in Winchester, Clarke County, Kentucky, in 1899. He atte...