The literary papers of Americanwriter Russell Banks span a forty-year career from the early 1960s to 2001. Thecollection includes material for his novels and collected short stories, from notesand drafts of works to publication material and reviews. Also present are shorterworks, such as articles and essays, introductions, plays, poems, reviews, and shortstories. The papers contain extensive correspondence, as well as articles aboutBanks, biographical information, diary notes, contracts, published material, andworks by others.
