Papers of William Jay Smith [manuscript], 1957.

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Papers of William Jay Smith [manuscript], 1957.

The papers consist of Smith's poem "Robert Frost : the road taken," written on the verso of a letter, 1957 December 23, from Clarence R. Decker inviting Smith to a Poetry Society of America dinner in honor of Robert Frost.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7922504

University of Virginia. Library

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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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Poetry Society of America

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Smith, William Jay, 1918-....

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Decker, Clarence Raymond, 1904-1969

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Clarence Raymond Decker was born on December 19, 1904, in Sioux City, Iowa. He received his A.B. degree in 1925 from Carleton College, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1928. From 1929 to 1931 he served as the Chairman of the English Department at Illinois Wesleyan University. From 1934 to 1938, he served as the Chairman of the English Department at the University of Kansas City, and he became the Vice-President of the University in 1938. He became the President of the University i...