Penn State Writers Conference correspondence, 1960-1961.

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Penn State Writers Conference correspondence, 1960-1961.

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The collection contains twenty letters from various authors regarding the 1961 Penn State Writers Conference. Includes six letters from John Ciardi, four from Margaret Coit, one from Malcolm Cowley, one from James Dugan, one from Richard Gehman, a postal card from John O'Hara, and two letters from Mildred Savage, dated 1960-1961, concerning their participation in the Conference. Most letters are to Penn State Professor Stanley Weintraub or English Department Chair Henry Sams; some letters are to Lingy/Lingenfelter (Sam?), apparently literary agent for John Ciardi and Margaret Coit. Cowley's letter includes a copy of his essay, Confessions of a Critic.

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Penn State Writers Conference (1961 : University Park, Pa.)

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Savage, Mildred, 1919-2011, correspondent.

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Sams, Henry W. recipient.

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Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989, correspondent.

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O'Hara, John, 1905-1970, correspondent.

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Gehman, Richard, correspondent.

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Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989

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American editor and writer. From the description of Letter to Matthew Bruccoli [manuscript], 1975 December 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812058 From the description of Papers of Malcolm Cowley [manuscript], 1969. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810601 From the description of Papers of Malcolm Cowley [manuscript], 1936-1955. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874698 Malcolm Cowley was an influential liter...

Dugan, James, 1912-1967, correspondent.

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Coit, Margaret L.

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Margaret Louise Coit (1919-2003) was an alumna of Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro), historian, journalist and college professor best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, John C. Calhoun, American Portrait, published in 1950. From the description of Margaret L. Coit papers, 1864-2003 (1921-1999). (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 145733899 ...

Savage, Mildred, 1919-2011

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Dugan, James, 1912-1967

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James Dugan graduated from the Pennsylvania State College with a degree in journalism in 1937. He became a noted underwater explorer and wrote more than ten books, three of which were in collaboration with the noted French oceanographer, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. From the description of James Dugan papers, 1933-1977. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 244834671 ...

Weintraub, Stanley, 1929- recipient.

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Ciardi, John, 1916-1986, correspondent.

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Ciardi, John, 1916-1986

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American poet and critic. Winner of Avery and Jule Hopwood Award in poetry, 1939. Professor of English at Harvard, 1946-48, and Rutgers, 1953-61. From the description of Letter, 1980 Feb. 4, Key West, Fla., to Henry F. Pommer, Ripon, Wis. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364896 Poet, editor, literary critic, lecturer, and journalist. Full name: John Anthony Ciardi. From the description of John Ciardi papers, 1910-1997 (bulk 1960-1985). (Unknown). W...

Coit, Margaret L. correspondent.

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O'Hara, John, 1905-1970

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John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer originally from Pottsville, Pa. In the 1950s and 1960s O'Hara was one of the most popular, prolific, and financially successful authors in the United States. A realist-naturalist writer, O'Hara emphasized complete objectivity in his books, writing frankly about the materialistic aspirations and sexual exploits of his characters. Five of his novels were adapted for films. From the description of John O'Hara letters to H.N. Sw...

Richard B. Gehman

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Richard Gehman was a journalist, biographer, and freelance writer. Born in Lancaster Pa. on May 20, 1921, Gehman attended local public schools and graduated from McCaskey High School in 1938. Prior to his graduation, he worked for Lancaster's two major newspapers, the "Sunday News" and the "Intelligencer Journal." From his graduation until 1942, Gehman worked as a reporter for the "Lancaster New Era" and the "Philadelphia Record." In 1942, he was drafted into the United States Army and was stati...