Papers of Amy Clampitt, 1984-1993.

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Papers of Amy Clampitt, 1984-1993.

This small collection of the papers of Amy Clampitt consists of correspondence and typescripts of some of her works, such as Manhattan: An Elegy and Other Poems.

0.25 linear ft., (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103303

University of Iowa Libraries

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Clampitt, Amy, 1920-1994

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Clampitt was born on June 15, 1920, of Quaker parents, and brought up in New Providence, Iowa. In the American Academy of Arts and Letters and at nearby Grinnell College she began a study of English literature that eventually led her to poetry. She graduated from Grinnell College, and from that time on lived mainly in New York City. To support herself, she worked as a secretary at the Oxford University Press, a reference librarian at the Audubon Society, and a freelance editor. Not until the mid...