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John Szwed collection of Sun Ra research material, 1935-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.25 linear feet (5 boxes) and 54.8 gigabytes
Abstract:: John Szwed (1396-) is an American anthropologist and jazz scholar who wrote a biography of Sun Ra. Sun Ra (1914-1993) was an American musician, jazz composer, and bandleader known for experimental music and theatrical performances. The John Szwed collection of Sun Ra material measures 4.25 linear feet and dates from 1935 to 2018. It includes material related to Szwed's biography of Sun Ra, Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra and research on Sun Ra documenting his life, band, and music.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Holly McGhee papers, 1959-2018 (bulk 1980-2018) (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.7 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: Holly McGhee is New York City-based author, agent, editor, and founder of the children's literature agency, Pippin Properties, Inc. The Holly McGhee papers measure 2.7 linear feet in four boxes and date from 1959 to 2018, with the bulk of the material dating between 1980 and 2018. The papers largely document McGhee's personal life, family, and career as a children's book author.Her work with Pippin Properties, Inc. is represented in the Pippin Properties, Inc. records, also held by the Kislak Center.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Blue Wind Press Records, 1967-2016 (inclusive) 1970-1993 (bulk)

Extent:: 21 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of production files, correspondence, and administrative and financial records of Blue Wind Press and George Mattingly Design, mostly relating to books and literary journals published in the 1970s and early 1980s. Authors represented include William S. Burroughs, Ted Berrigan, Anselm Hollo, and others associated with the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the Actualist poetry movement.

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

William Dodge Horne collection of Ernest Hemingway, 1928-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: William Horne and Ernest Hemingway were lifelong friends. Horne met Hemingway while a volunteer ambulance driver for the American Red Cross during World War I. They were stationed in Schio, Italy, and drove together on the same ambulance. After Hemingway's failed engagement to Agnes von Kurowsky, they shared an apartment in Chicago during the fall of 1920. When Hemingway married Hadley Richardson in September 1921, Horne was in the wedding party. When the writer died in 1961, Horne was an honorary pallbearer. Contains eight Horne-Hemingway items: a copy of a photograph of Frances Horne [Bunny] and Hemingway in Wyoming in 1928; an autograph signed letter by Ernest Hemingway (with postcript by wife Pauline) to "Dearest Bunny and Horney" [Frances and William Horne], dated 9 September [1929], 2 pp., with envelope; an autograph signed letter by Hemingway to "Dear 'Orny" [Horne], dated 1 June [1930], 2 pp., with 5 pp. of fishing gear advertisements with holograph annotations, with...(see more)

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

Vicente Leñero Papers, 1954-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 boxes
Abstract:: The Vicente Leñero Papers contain materials pertaining to the Mexican playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Vicente Leñero (1933- ). Included are manuscripts, correspondence, and printed material.

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

Edgardo Cozarinsky Papers, 1920-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 54.17 linear feet
Abstract:: Edgardo Cozarinsky is an Argentine-born film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, critic, theater director, and playwright. His papers consist of film scripts, related press, correspondence, photographs, general reference files, drafts of his writings, printed matter, and audiovisual materials.

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

Frank Lewin Papers, 1951-2007 (bulk) 1938-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 70 boxes, 5804 digital files, and 57.4 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains the musical manuscripts, musical sketches, correspondence, teaching materials, business files, and other personal papers of American composer Frank Lewin (1925-2008), who resided in Princeton from 1951 until his death. Audio and video recordings on optical media and a hard drive include music, films, and interviews; digital materials also include photographs, documents, production information, scores, parts, copyright forms, and contracts.

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

Alicia Ostriker Papers, 1956-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:: 52 boxes, 21 linear feet, 1 gb, and 18,032 digital files
Abstract:: Alicia Ostriker (1937- ) is a Jewish-American feminist literary critic and poet whose work explores themes of family, social justice, Jewish identity, Biblical stories and characters, and the relationship between gender and literature. The collection consists of drafts of her poems, articles, nonfiction books, essays, reviews, and student writings, personal and professional correspondence with fellow poets, family, and friends, teaching and research files, drafts and recordings of lectures and readings, and subject files.

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

John Ennis Papers, 1935-2016 (inclusive) 1967-2016 (bulk)

Extent:: 79 boxes and 31.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, editorial files, correspondence, teaching materials, and other professional working files of Irish poet John Ennis (1944- ), including drafts of his published poetry and unpublished work from the late 1960s through 2016, editorial files related to anthologies of Irish and Canadian poetry he edited between 2002 and 2009, and materials documenting the activities of the Irish arts organization Poetry Ireland and its journal Poetry Ireland Review from its inception in 1978 through the 1990s.

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

Words Press Records, 1970-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.2 linear feet and 5 boxes
Abstract:: Words Press is a British publishing imprint specializing in poetry that has been operated by Julian Nangle (1947- ) since the 1970s. The collection includes extensive correspondence with authors, publishers, and booksellers, submission and proof copies and other publishing materials related to serials produced by the press, author files, prospectuses and ephemera related to other small publishers, and administrative records.

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

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