Robert J. DeMott papers relating to John Meade Haines, 1953-2005.

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Robert J. DeMott papers relating to John Meade Haines, 1953-2005.

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The papers include correspondence, writings, and other material relating to the poet John Meade Haines. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters from Haines to DeMott, but there are letters between Haines and others, including copies of letters from William Carlos Williams, Hayden Carruth, and President Bill Clinton. Letters from Haines to DeMott discuss the poet's writing, efforts to find teaching positions, life in Alaska, and other topics, and they contain numerous enclosures, copies of drafts and printed versions of work, third party correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings on such topics as fishing and hunting. Writings by Haines include drafts and printed versions of articles and essays, open letters, poems, book reviews, speeches, and other writings. Other materials relating to Haines include clippings, printed ephemera, such as announcements for readings and speaking engagements, and photographs.

3.42 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8025735

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Clinton, Bill, 1946-

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Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963

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This collection covers the years of William Carlos Williams's medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, a year of service at a New York City hospital, a semester of medical study in Leipzig, and the period when he was setting up his medical practice and courting his future wife, Florence Herman, in his home town of Rutherford, N.J. During this time, his younger brother Edgar went from engineering and architectural studies at M.I.T. to further study of architecture at the American Academ...

Carruth, Hayden, 1921-2008

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Hayden Carruth (1921-2008) was a poet, professor, and a editor. He lived in Johnson, Vermont, during the time of the correspondence. For more information, see the Poetry Foundation biography . From the guide to the Hayden Carruth Letters, 1973-1975, (Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.) ...

Haines, John, 1924-2011

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John Meade Haines was born in 1924 in Norfolk, Virginia. From 1938-1941 he attended St. John's College in Washington, D.C. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946. After being discharged, he attended the National Art School in Washington, D.C. From 1948-1949 he attended American University in Washington, D.C., and from 1950-1952 he attended Hans Hofmann School of Fine Art in New York City. Wanting to live a life in the wilderness, he left New York City in 1954 for Alaska to live in a cabin he ...

DeMott, Robert J., 1943-....

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Robert J. DeMott (1943-), professor of English. John Meade Haines (1924-), poet and author. From the description of Robert J. DeMott papers relating to John Meade Haines, 1953-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179112 ...