Bruce Kellner Vassar Miller papers, 1970-2000.

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Bruce Kellner Vassar Miller papers, 1970-2000.

This collection includes correspondence, creative works, clippings, and printed matter written by or related to the poet Vassar Miller. The materials fall between the years 1969 and 2000. Included in this collection are poems and other works by Vassar Miller, critical essays about Vassar Miller, photocopied newspaper clippings, and a typescript of Bruce Kellner's play about Vassar Miller, Swimming on Concrete. Several folders include correspondence related to Vassar Miller's care in a nursing facility in 1996.

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Miller, Vassar

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Vassar Miller was born in Houston in 1924, the daughter of a prominent architect. She began writing as a child, composing on a typewriter due to the cerebral palsy which affected her speech and movement. She attended the University of Houston, receiving her B.A. and M.A. in English. In 1956, Miller published her first volume of poetry, Adam's Footprint. Her poems, most of which dealt with either her strong religious faith or her experiences as a person with a disability,...

Kellner, Bruce

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Bruce Kellner, scholar and author of works on Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance; professor of English at Coe College, 1956-1960. From the description of Coe Players collection, 1957-1960. (Coe College). WorldCat record id: 36724722 Bruce Kellner was born in Indianapolis, Ind., in 1930. A few years after his birth, the family relocated to Kentucky, where he attended public schools in Louisville and St. Mathews. In 1944, the Kellner family moved to Anchorage, Alaska,...