Edmund Keeley papers, 1947-2008.

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Edmund Keeley papers, 1947-2008.

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Consists of Keeley's early writings as a student (Princeton, Class of 1948); bound and loose drafts and galleys of novels; short fiction; nonfiction books; articles, essays, introductions, and reviews; awards and speeches; translations of modern Greek poetry; and works edited by Keeley. The writings include the following titles: "The Libation" (1958), "The Gold-hatted Lover" (1961), "Modern Greek Poetry" (1983), "School for Pagan Lovers" (1993); translations of C. P. Cavafy's "Passions and Ancient Days" (1971) and "Collected Poems" (1975), Giannēs Ritsos' "Ritsos in Parentheses" (1979), and Odysseus Elytēs' "Selected Poems" (1981). There is literary, academic, organizational, and personal correspondence with internationally-known colleagues and personal friends, such as R. P. Blackmur, Babette Deutsch, Kimon Friar, Carolyn Kiser, William Meredith, W. S. Merwin, Joyce Carol Oates, Giannēs Ritsos, George Seferis, Angelos Sikelianos, Wallace Stegner, Charles Scribner, and Willard Thorp; and with organizations such as the American Farm School, the Modern Greek Studies Association, and the Poetry Society of America, as well as many others. Faculty material includes translation workshops Keeley taught at Columbia, Princeton, and the State University of Iowa; alumni, committee, and interdepartmental correspondence within various programs at Princeton; and student papers, course outlines, lecture notes, course-related forms, and computerized student grades. The P.E.N. American Center files primarily reflect the years of Keeley's presidency (1992-1993), but span from 1969 to 1990 and include his membership on the executive board in 1980. They include board meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, and P.E.N. international congress material. Also included are Keeley's scrapbook items, miscellaneous notes, manuscripts of translations by others, audiotapes of music by Mikis Theodorakis and readings of poems by Giannes Ritsos, as well as printed matter. The series of additional papers was acquired from Keeley after his original gift, and includes manuscripts, correspondence, faculty material, P.E.N. American Center materials, and other materials that compliment many of the existing series.

84.8 linear ft. (215 archival boxes, 1 record center carton)

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Poetry Society of America

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The Poetry Society of America (PSA) was founded in 1910 in New York City "to aid poets and poetry". Members are professional practicing poets; associate members are critics, lecturers, librarians, educators, and patrons. The Society maintains a collection of books of poetry. From the guide to the Poetry Society of America records, ca. 1917-ca. 1948, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) The Poetry Society of America (PSA) was founded ...

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American Center of P.E.N.

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Seferis, George, 1900-1971

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Epithet: pseudonym of Georgios Seferiádēs, poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001569.0x00028b Seferis was a Greek diplomat and poet. From the description of Compositions and correspondence, 1954-1971. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122505834 From the guide to the George Seferis compositions and correspondence, 1954-1971., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard Univ...

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Ritsos, Giannēs, 1909-1990

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Keeley family.

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Keeley, Edmund.

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Edmund ("Mike") Leroy Keeley, author, translator, educator, critic, and administrator, was born in Damascus, Syria, on February 5, 1928, one of three sons of James Hugh Keeley, an American diplomat. He lived in Greece from ages 8 to 11, receiving his primary education in Thessaloniki. In 1939, the family moved to Washington, D. C., where he attended high school. In 1948, Keeley earned a B.A. from Princeton University and was a Fulbright Scholar and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. The year 1954 began Ed...

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Elytēs, Odysseas, 1911-1996

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...