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General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Joseph Frank Correspondence, 1950-1987 (bulk) 1930-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:
22 boxes and 8.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Joseph Frank (1918-2013) was an American literary scholar best known for his five-volume biography of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which he began in the early 1970s and completed in 2002. The collection consists of his personal and professional correspondence, including with Elizabeth Bishop, Yves Bonnefoy, Pierre Bourdieu, Ralph Ellison, Carlos Fuentes, Irving Howe, James Laughlin, Richard W. B. Lewis, Mary McCarthy, Allen Tate, and other writers, artists, and academics, as well as some family correspondence, writings, personal documents, and printed materials.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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W. S. Merwin Collection, 1964-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and galler proofs of W. S. Merwin, one of the most influential American poets of the latter 20th century.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Meredith and Robert Drew Papers, 1949-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of 167 letters by American poet William Meredith to his intimate friend Robert Drew from 1949 to 1972, postmarked Princeton, N.J., New London, Conn., and other places.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Ezra Pound Collection, 1908-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of and about Ezra Pound, who was one of the most ambitious, influential, and innovative American poets of the modernist period.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Gertrude Claytor Collection, 1941-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, photographs, and printed material of the American poet Gertrude Claytor, some of which is related to the author Edgar Lee Masters.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Jonathan Williams Collection, 1980-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters by Jonathan Williams (or under the name of his poet's press, Jargon Society) to author and philanthropist Barnabas McHenry.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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