Stanley Elkin papers. 1943-2013.

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Stanley Elkin papers. 1943-2013.

1943-2013

The Stanley Elkin papers consist primarily of Elkin's own manuscripts including plays, filmscripts, essays and stories, with the bulk of the material being manuscripts and editorial matter toward novels. Also included is an extensive personal and professional correspondence which includes authors such as John Barth, Robert Coover, William H. Gass, and Howard Nemerov. Additional material comprises correspondence regarding Elkin's literary estate, royalty statements, contracts, audiovisual materials, and some personal artifacts, including Elkin's high school diploma, Bar Mitzvah invitation, and computer.

ca. 4340 items (50 boxes) ; 8 x 40 x 27 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6818721

Washington University in St. Louis, .

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Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995

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American author. From the description of Papers. 1955-1983. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 12905758 American author and professor of English, Washington University. From the description of Papers, 1955-1983. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 28419449 ...

Curley, Daniel

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Professor of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; b. 1918; d. 1988. From the description of Papers, 1941-1991. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28422222 ...

Halpern, Daniel, 1945-....

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Of Syracuse, New York. Epithet: editor 'Antaeus' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x000226 ...

Barth, John, 1930-....

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Author. From the description of John Barth literary manuscripts, 1955-1978 (bulk 1955-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070336 Biographical Note: John Barth, American author, was born in Cambridge, MD, May 27, 1930. He received his B.A. (1951) and his M.A. (1952) from The Johns Hopkins University. Barth taught at Penn State University and SUNY, Buffalo before returning to Hopkins in 1973 as professor of English and creative writing. He is now P...

Charyn, Jerome

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Jerome Charyn was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1937. He entered the New York literary scene in 1963 upon publishing two of his short stories: 'Faigele,' 'the Idiotke' and 'On Second Avenue' in Commentary. His first novel, Once Upon A Droshky, which draws on his childhood experiences of the Jewish neighborhoods of the Bronx and earned for him a reputation as an emerging and major writer. In his more than twenty novels, Charyn has escaped the confines traditionally imposed on literary genres an...

Irving, John, 1942-....

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American author. From the description of Introduction to a reading by Donald Justice to the Academy of American Poets at The Pierpont Morgan Library : typescript signed : [n.p.], 1982 Dec. 9 [date delivered]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874945 John Irving, screenwriter and author of source material. From the description of The cider house rules: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517206 ...

Lish, Gordon, 1937-

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Gordon Lish was fiction editor at Esquire from 1969 until 1976. From the description of Letter : Esquire, 7 July [1969-1976?]. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 47668796 ...

Nemerov, Howard

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Howard Nemerov was an American educator and author, most widely known for his poetry. His verse could be poignant, philosophical, or witty, and was awarded numerous honors including a Pulitzer Prize. A long-time professor at Washington University in St. Louis, he also published memorable prose, and contributed editorial work or commentary for numerous publications. From the description of Howard Nemerov letter to Louis Untermeyer, 1963 Sept. 5. (Pennsylvania State University Librarie...

McElroy, Joseph, 1930-

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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...

Coover, Robert

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Robert Coover was born in Charles City, Iowa, in 1932 and graduated from Herrin Township High School in 1949. He worked at The Southern Illinoisan briefly as a reporter and spent two years attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree at Indiana University in 1953. Mr. Coover later earned a Master of Arts degree at the University of Chicago in 1965. His first novel published in 1966, "The Origin of the Brunists,"was the winner of theWilliam Faulkner A...

Wolitzer, Hilma

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Vendler, Helen Hennessy

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Gass, William H., 1924-

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American essayist and novelist William H. Gass was a professor of philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when he wrote this letter. In 1979 Gass was named David May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University, from which he is now emeritus. He was also the Director of International Writers Center from 1990 to 2000. Born July 30, 1924, in Fargo, North Dakota, William Gass is a ...

Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988

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Raymond Carver May 25, 1938- August 2, 1988. Pacific Northwest writer, author of short stories, novels, poetry, and essays. From the description of Raymond Carver family photographs, 1938-1963 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 765505805 Author. From the description of Letters, 1969-1970. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 40809247 ...

Wolff, Tobias, 1945-....

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