Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Occupation: Poets, American -- 20th century. - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Allen Tate Papers, 1950-1979 (bulk) 1909-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 72 boxes and 29.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of extensive manuscripts, documents, and correspondence of American poet and literary critic Allen Tate, one of the leading members of the Fugitive and Southern Agrarian literary movements.

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Herbert S. Gorman Papers, 1909-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes
Abstract:: The Herbert S. Gorman Papers consists, for the most part, of manuscripts, galleys, and notes for six of Gorman's historical novels, but includes some photographs of Gorman, bibliographies of his works, and a small amount of correspondence.

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Peyton Houston Papers, 1925-1994 (inclusive) 1950-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 60 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: Peyton Houston (Princeton Class of 1932) worked with the New York investment company Equity Corporation for forty years, while pursuing a career in poetry and freelance writing on the side. His papers include some of his poetry notebooks and drafts and manuscripts of his published works. The collection also contains his correspondence with family and friends, writers and publishers, and photocopied correspondence with Peter Yates. Some drafts of Yates' work and some personal memorabilia of Houston's complete the collection.

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Charles Richard Williams Papers, 1863-1927 (inclusive) 1900-1927 (bulk)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 9.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Charles Richard Williams, Princeton Class of 1875, was an author and editor of the Indianapolis News between 1892-1911. The collection consists of selected holograph and typescript manuscripts of nonfiction, lectures, essays, poetry, translations, and paraphrases of Williams, as well as correspondence and documents pertaining to him, correspondence of other persons, and some of his works in print.

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Eileen B. Simpson Papers, 1979-1991 (bulk) 1941-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers primarily related to Eileen Simpson's book, Poets in their Youth: A Memoir, about her married years with poet John Berryman.

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Vance Thompson Papers, 1894-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 3.15 linear feet
Abstract:: The Vance Thompson Papers consists of manuscripts, writings for the press, letters, documents, photographs and miscellanea of author and playwright Vance Thompson, Princeton Class of 1883.

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Madison Smartt Bell Papers, 1940s-2021 (inclusive) 1986-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 60 linear feet
Abstract:: Madison Smartt Bell (1957-) is an American novelist best known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, published between 1995 and 2004. His papers consist of writings, personal and professional correspondence, family documents, memorandum books, printed materials, and subject files, including drafts, galleys, and proofs for his novels, short stories, and other writings.

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Ridgely Torrence Papers, 1833-1952 (inclusive) 1890-1951 (bulk)

Extent:: 123 boxes, 2 items, and 50 linear feet
Abstract:: Ridgely Torrence was an American poet, playwright, and editor of The New Republic, and his papers document the literary activity and relationship of a large group of American writers between the years 1890 and 1950. Particularly well-represented are American poets William Vaughn Moody and Edwin Arlington Robinson.

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Dora Marsden Collection, 1907-1961 (inclusive) 1909-1914 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.60 linear feet
Abstract:: Dora Marsden was an English author, editor, and suffragette. The collection contains correspondence about Marsden's books and periodicals, manuscripts sent to the periodicals, correspondence with other feminists, part of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and correspondence with contemporary literary figures.

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R. Ellsworth Larsson Papers, 1929-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of poetry manuscripts, drawings, and correspondence of the American poet R. Ellsworth Larsson (1901- ).

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