Auden Papers, [1941]-1988 ; bulk 1978-1983.

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Auden Papers, [1941]-1988 ; bulk 1978-1983.

Consist chiefly of correspondence concerning Miller's research for his Auden, an American friendship (New York: Scribner, c1983), a final draft of this book (typescript with extensive corrections and revisions), reviews, and other essays about Auden, including one each by A.K. Stevens and Angelyn Stevens, friends of Auden's from the time he was a visiting professor at the University of Michigan (1941-42). Principal correspondents include Ursula Niebuhr, Strowan Robertson, James Stern, the Stevenses. And Miller's editor, Ellen Satlow. Also included are a few letters by Auden, 25 photos of Auden, his friends, and his homes, and about 8 inches of Miller's notecards on Auden.

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