John Frederick Nims collection : books of poetry, scholarly editions and periodicals, primarily from the twentieth century. 1875-2000.

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Nims, John Frederick, 1913-1999. John Frederick Nims collection : books of poetry, scholarly editions and periodicals, primarily from the twentieth century.

John Frederick Nims collection : books of poetry, scholarly editions and periodicals, primarily from the twentieth century. 1875-2000.

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Consists of the personal library of poet, editor, and scholar John Frederick Nims (1913-1999), mostly single volumes of poetry, but including many scholarly editions of Greek and Latin classics in English, Greek or Latin. Important authors represented include James Merrill, John Berryman, Ezra Pound, Amy Clampitt, Wallace Stevens, Robert Duncan, Countee Cullen, Robert Lowell, and Frank O'Hara. Many presentation copies are present, including works by Karl Shapiro, John Ciardi, John Ashbery, e.e. cummings, and others. Many of the books are Nims's working copies, with his annotations.

2905 v. in 68 boxes

Indiana University