Papers, 1958-1993.

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Papers, 1958-1993.

Personal papers of Clayton Eshleman covering the years 1958-1993. The collection documents Eshleman's work as a poet, translator, and editor. It includes manuscripts for Eshleman's poems and translations and records for the two literary journals he has published. The collection also contains numerous notebooks, photographs, and a large file of correspondence from a wide and diverse group of contemporary literary figures. Eshleman's correspondence with his publisher John Martin (Black Sparrow Press) is particularly detailed and illuminates the publication of a great number of Eshleman's published books.

66.2 lin. ft. (146 archives boxes, 42 oversize folders)

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