Papers, 1942-1985.

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Papers, 1942-1985.

Manuscripts and editorial matter for five of Van Duyn's books including To See, To Take (1970); numerous drafts of individual poems; and correspondence from and mss. by literary figures including James Dickey, R.P. Dickey, Paul Engle, Donald Hall, Charles O. Hartman, Anthony Hecht, Daryl Hine, John Hollander, Richard Howard, Josephine Jacobsen, Galway Kinnell, Carolyn Kizer, Maxine Kumin, Denise Levertov, John Logan, Tom McAfee, James Merrill, W.S. Merwin, Josephine Miles, Marianne Moore, Howard Moss, Howard Nemerov, Linda Pastan, F.T. Prince, Henry Rago, John Crowe Ransom, James Schevill, W.D. Snodgrass, May Swenson, Lionel Trilling, Constance Urdang, Diane Wakoski, Austin Warren, Theodore Russell Weiss, Eudora Welty, Reed Whittemore, and Hilma Wolitzer.

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Merwin, W.S. (William Stanley), 1927-

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Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997

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The interview took place at Wells College, New York. From the description of Audio interviews with poet Denise Levertov by Clive Scott Chisholm : sound recordings, 1973 Jan. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864806 Correspondence to Lewis and Sophia Mumford from Denise Levertov and her husband, Mitchell Goodman. From the description of Letters, 1965-1976, to Lewis and Sophia Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155871475 ...

Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004

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Rago, Henry, 1915-1969

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Poet and editor, Henry Anthony Rago was born on October 5, 1915, in Chicago, IL and in 1937 he graduated from DePaul University with a bachelors of law degree; two years later earned a degree in literature from the same school. During World War II, Rago served in the U.S. Army, becoming a first lieutenant and receiving a Bronze Star for his duties. Following the war, he returned to academia where, in 1941 he obtained his Ph.D. from Notre Dame University, graduating magna cum laude. ...