William H. Gass collection, 1961-1985.

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William H. Gass collection, 1961-1985.

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Collection of American author, William H. Gass, consists of 6 typescript letters and 2 published poems written by Gass. The letters of Gass were written, 1961-1963, to American editor and author, Seymour Lawrence. Subjects of the letters include Gass's writings, his application for a Guggenheim grant, and his admiration for author, Katherine Anne Porter. The two poems in the collection were published in limited and numbered editions. The first is titled "Mad Meg in the Maelstrom," published in 1976 and the second is titled "On Place," published in 1985.

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Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980

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Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was one of the most brilliant practitioners of the art of the short story. Her literary reputation rests on the stories in her Collected Stories (1964) rather than on her best-selling novel Ship of Fools (1962). Born Callie Russell Porter on May 15, 1890, she was the fourth of Harrison and Mary Alice Porter's five children. When her mother died in March 1892, her father moved the four surviving children from his farm in the central Texas community ...

Gass, William H., 1924-

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American essayist and novelist William H. Gass was a professor of philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when he wrote this letter. In 1979 Gass was named David May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University, from which he is now emeritus. He was also the Director of International Writers Center from 1990 to 2000. Born July 30, 1924, in Fargo, North Dakota, William Gass is a ...

Lawrence, Seymour

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Editor and publisher who worked with Katherine Anne Porter on SHIP OF FOOLS. From the description of Papers. 1955-1980. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23672961 Seymour Lawrence (1926-1994) served as the longtime editor and publisher of Kurt Vonnegut's works through Seymour Lawrence, Inc. From the description of Seymour Lawrence publishing files related to Kurt Vonnegut, 1966-1983. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 6684...