Papers, 1957-1968.

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Papers, 1957-1968.

Chiefly mss. toward Miles's essays and non-fiction works, but also includes typescripts for two of her poetry collections, Civil Poems (1967), and Kinds of Affection (1967), as well as mss. of some individual poems. Correspondents include Mark Harris, Sean O'Faolain, Stan Rice, William Stafford, Louis Untermeyer, and William Wimsatt.

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Washington University in St. Louis, .

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Stafford, William, 1914-1993

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American poet and teacher. Poet Laureate of Oregon, 1975- From the description of Letter and poems, [1974?]. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24944651 William Stafford (1914-1993) was one of the most prolific and important American poets of the last half of the twentieth century. Among his many credentials, Stafford served as consultant in poetry at the Library of Congress, and received the National Book Award for his poetry collection Trave...

O'Faoláin, Seán, 1900-1991

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Seán O'Faoláin was born John Whelan in County Cork, Ireland; he came from a loyalist family, and initally opposed the Easter Rebellion of 1916, but the excessive force used by the British to suppress the rebellion inspired his sense of Irish nationalism. He took Gaelic lessons and earned a scholarship to University College, Cork, changing his name to the Gaelic form. He studied and worked in America for several years, but was drawn back to Ireland, where he resolved to become a writer. Diverse...

Rice, Stan, 1942-

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Harris, Mark, 1922-2007

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Mark Harris (1922- ), author and educator, born in Mount Vernon, New York. From the description of Letters to Arthur Mizener, 1962, 1966, 1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478291 Mark Harris was born November 19, 1922 in Mount Vernon, New York and was an American novelist, literary biographer, and educator. Harris was best known for a quartet of novels about baseball players: The Southpaw (1953), Bang the Drum Slowly (1956), A Ticket for a Seamstitch (1957), and It Look...

Miles, Josephine, 1911-1985

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Noted poet, literary scholar and teacher. Member of the faculty of the Dept. of English at the University of California, Berkeley, 1952-1978. From the description of Josephine Miles papers, 1911-1986. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122514475 American author; d. 1985. From the description of Papers, 1957-1968. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 26090013 Biography ...

Untermeyer, Louis, 185-1977.

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Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977

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Louis Untermeyer was a noted author, editor, and translator. His tastes were eclectic, and his friendships many; he produced more than one hundred books, and volumes of letters. His numerous poetry anthologies have helped introduce verse to generations of schoolchildren. From the description of Heinrich Heine, paradox and poet, 1936. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56550722 From the description of Louis Untermeyer letter to Judith Wright McKinn...

Wimsatt, William K. (William Kurtz), 1907-1975

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William Kurtz Wimsatt: member of the Yale University English department, 1939-1975; Sterling Professor of English, 1974-1975; author of numerous books and articles; active in Catholic affairs and recipient of many awards and honorary degrees. From the description of William Kurtz Wimsatt papers, 1935-1975 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168270 William K. Wimsatt was born in Washington, D.C., and educated at Georgetown and at Yale, where he receive...