Papers, 1868-2003 1920-2000.

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Papers, 1868-2003 1920-2000.

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Collection consists of Edgar Bowers' original correspondence, manuscripts, personal papers, photographs, recordings, and publications that document Bowers' family life, personal history, and development as a poet and scholar. Of particular interest are letters written during the period between World War II and his graduate studies at Stanford in the 1950s, including letters from Yvor Winters, Robert Lowell, and many other peers and colleagues. The manuscript series includes a significant collection of Bowers' poems, often in variant forms, including unpublished and uncollected works. Other series include manuscripts by other poets edited by Bowers, video and audio recordings of Bowers' readings, journal and little magazine publications, and an extensive assortment of correspondence and documents concerning the Anderson and Bowers families.

18 boxes (9 linear ft.)1 shoebox (.5 linear ft.)1 oversize box.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7807614

University of California, Los Angeles

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Bowers, Edgar

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Edgar Bowers (1924-2000), poet, was born in Rome, Georgia. He studied at the University of North Carolina and completed graduate studies at Stanford University. Bowers taught English at the University of California Santa Barbara for most of his career. He is the author of five collections of poetry: Collected Poems, For Louis Pasteur: Selected Poems, Living Together, The Astronomers, and The Form of Loss. He died in San Francisco on February 4, 2000. From the description of Edgar Bow...