Claude Fredericks journal and letters, ca. 1916-1988.

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Claude Fredericks journal and letters, ca. 1916-1988.

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This sealed portion of Fredericks' papers comprises his more personal writings and incoming correspondence, all of his outgoing correspondence, personal letters from James Merrill and others, and personal ephemera (for his other correspondence, see related collections 900230A, 900230B). Included are published versions of Fredericks's Journal (1932-1940), a prospectus for the Journal from Stinehour Press, and copies of his published Selected Poems (2005). These items are not sealed. Fredericks has kept a journal since 1932; by 1988 it comprised, in its various forms (ms. notebooks, loose pages, and typescripts), ca. 50,000 pages. As addenda to his journals, he has collected, from his childhood to 1988, another 7 linear ft. of ephemera ranging from juvenilia to personal correspondence (including letters from James Merrill, 1950-1988), from Harvard class notes to address books.

29.5 linear ft. (27 boxes)

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Merrill, James, 1926-1995

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) and typed letters signed (3) : Athens, Key West and Stonington, Ct., to Robert Isaacson, 1966-1983 Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871528 James Merrill was an American poet, playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. From the description of James Merrill collection of papers, 1965-1994. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122626315 From the guide to the James Mer...

Stinehour Press

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Fredericks, Claude

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The Banyan Press was a small press founded in 1946 by Claude Fredericks and Milton Saul. In 1948 they moved their operation, a single 10"x14" Golding press, to Pawlet, Vermont. Most design work was done by Fredericks (3 or 4 items were designed by Saul and 1 by Harry Prickett); after the first few books, Saul did most of the typesetting and Fredericks handled the paperwork. All type was set by hand except for one item, the introduction to The Poetry Center presents (1947), which was printed by l...