Clayton Eshleman Papers, 1958 - 1993

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Clayton Eshleman Papers, 1958 - 1993

The papers of Clayton Eshleman, American poet, translator, and editor. The bulk of the materials date from 1970 to 1992. Included is extensive correspondence dating from 1963 to 1992; original typescripts and manuscripts of Eshleman's prose and verse writings; travel notebooks; interviews; original typescript and manuscript drafts of original works; drafts and correspondence pertaining to Eshleman's translations of Antonin Artaud, Bernard Bador, Aime Cesaire, Michel Deguy, Juan Guzman Cruchaga, Cesar Vallejo, and others; original submissions, later drafts with editorial changes, and paste-ups, all relating to the publication of SULFUR; and various personal ephemera. The collection comprises an extensive source of information on the American, Latin American, and European poetry scene of the post-Beat era.

66.20 linear feet; (147 archives boxes, 42 oversize folders)

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