Claude Fredericks journal and letters circa 1916-1988

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Claude Fredericks journal and letters circa 1916-1988

Personal journal (1932-1988) and correspondence (1944-1988) of the American dramatist, poet, printer and teacher, containing some 50,000 pages of journal and some 20,000 pages of carbon copies of letters by Fredericks. This portion of Frederick's archive is restricted, and includes personal letters from James Merrill (1950-1988).

29.5 linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 6660439

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Merrill, James, 1926-1995

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) and typed letters signed (3) : Athens, Key West and Stonington, Ct., to Robert Isaacson, 1966-1983 Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871528 James Merrill was an American poet, playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. From the description of James Merrill collection of papers, 1965-1994. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122626315 From the guide to the James Mer...

Stinehour Press

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Fredericks, Claude

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The Banyan Press was a small press founded in 1946 by Claude Fredericks and Milton Saul. In 1948 they moved their operation, a single 10"x14" Golding press, to Pawlet, Vermont. Most design work was done by Fredericks (3 or 4 items were designed by Saul and 1 by Harry Prickett); after the first few books, Saul did most of the typesetting and Fredericks handled the paperwork. All type was set by hand except for one item, the introduction to The Poetry Center presents (1947), which was printed by l...