Richard Hugo letters and related materials, 1979-1980.

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Richard Hugo letters and related materials, 1979-1980.

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The collection consists of twelve items: two letters from Hugo to Stanley Weintraub, 13 Nov. 1979 and 31 Dec. 1980, the first agreeing to give a reading at Penn State, the second cancelling due to health reasons; both mention his old friend, John Haag; photocopies of two letters from Weintraub to Hugo, 25 October 1979 and 18 November 1980, inviting him to read at Penn State and providing information to help Hugo schedule his trip; also, letters to Weintraub from John Balaban and Wendell Harris, 1979, encouraging him to invite Hugo to read at Penn State; two photocopies of a book blurb for Hugo's 31 Letters and 13 Dreams, one with a note to Weintraub about inviting Hugo to speak; clipping from Publisher's Weekly with Hugo's obituary; special supplement to The American Poetry Review, March/April 1979, by Hugo, titled, In Defense of Creative Writing and Nuts & Bolts; excerpt from AWP Newsletter, April 1980, including the transcript of a talk by Hugo, Creative Writing, The New Responsibility; letter, [1982], to Charlie Mann from Weintraub, describing their correspondence after Hugo's death.

12 items.

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Hugo, Richard, 1923-1982

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Richard Hugo (1923-1982), American poet. From the description of Richard Hugo collection, 1972-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702183549 Richard Hugo was born in 1923 in Seattle, Washington. He was raised by his grandparents in White Center, Washington. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. After the war, he attended the University of Washington, where he earned his B.A. in 1948 and his M.A in 1952 and was a student of Theodore Roethke. He worked as a technic...

Balaban, John, 1943-....

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Harris, Wendell V.

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Weintraub, Stanley, 1929-....

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Stanley Weintraub was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 17, 1929. He earned a bachelor's degree in education at the West Chester State Teacher's College in 1949. He received his master's degree from Temple University "in absentia" because he was called to duty in the conflict in Korea two months prior to graduation. He spent two years in the Eighth Army where, as a first lieutenant, for his wartime service, he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Korean Ribbon with five battle stars. Af...