Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection 1958-1988

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Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection 1958-1988

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The Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection comprises one linear foot of materials, spanning the dates between 1958-1988, relating to the literary career of and publication of works by Boston-born poet John Wieners (1934-2002). The collection includes manuscripts, page and galley proofs, mock-ups of some of Wieners's shorter publications, postcards, correspondence to Robert Wilson from Wieners, sheet music, flyers for Wieners's New York readings, reviews of Wieners's work, and photographs.

1 linearfoot and oversize removals (3 boxes)

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University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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Wieners, John, 1934-2002

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Poet John Wieners was born in Boston on January 6, 1934. After graduating from Boston College in 1954, Wieners attended Black Mountain College from 1955-1956, studying under Charles Olson and Robert Duncan. He became associated with the Poet's Theatre in Cambridge, and his two one-act plays were produced by the New York Poet's Theatre and Judson Poets Theatre in New York. In 1957 he founded the poetry magazine, Measure, and in 1962 received the Poet's Foundation Award. Among his pub...

Phoenix Book Shop

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Independent bookstore located first at 18 Cornelia Street, then at 22 Jones Street in New York City, and operated by Robert Alfred Jump Wilson, 1922-, bibliographer and bookseller. From the description of Records, 1951-1989. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 52430052 From the guide to the Phoenix Book Shop mss., 1951-1989, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)) ...

Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-

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Robert A. Wilson, playwright. From the description of Mother: typescript, 1963 September. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122596864 Robert A. Wilson was the third proprietor of the Phoenix Bookshop from 1962 to 1988. A great lover of literature, he not only sponsored new writers but collected rare books and manuscripts and published the work of many writers of his day. From the guide to the Robert A. Wilson slides, 1956-1969, (The New York Public L...