Subject: Authors, American--20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Tennessee Williams collection, 1939-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.3 linear foot (5 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 12 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Elva de Pue Matthews papers, 1917-1962 (inclusive) 1917-1949 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 linear foot (8 boxes)
Abstract:: The Elva de Pue Matthews Papers consist of two linear feet of correspondence, drafts of novels written by Matthews, poetry and essays by Matthews or others, clippings, and notes. The collection spans the dates 1917-1962, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1917 and 1949.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Katharine Pyle papers, 1904-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.33 linear foot (4 boxes)
Abstract:: A native of Wilmington, Delaware, artist, illustrator, and author Katharine Pyle (1863-1938), achieved recognition through her short stories, poems, and plays for children. The Katharine Pyle papers, spanning approximately 1904–1929, consists of material related to her artistic, business, and personal affairs.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Charles Johnson papers, 1973-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: The Charles Johnson papers consist of the letters and manuscripts written by American novelist and teacher Charles Johnson and sent to his former professor John Gardner. The seven manuscripts are drafts and outlines towards Johnson's publications,The Devil and Jubilee Tuthill,Oxherding Tale, andFaith and the Good Thing.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

William Carlos Williams collection, 1916-1973 (inclusive) 1934-1962 (bulk)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box) and 1 oversize galley proof
Abstract:: The William Carlos Williams collection, spanning the dates 1916-1973, consists of sixty-nine letters from noted American poet William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) to several different individuals discussing a variety of issues and reflecting his relationship to the various recipients. Letters from Florence Williams (wife of William Carlos) to several of these individuals, several letters written by Fred Miller, and manuscripts by Williams and Miller also comprise the collection.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

W. D. Snodgrass letters and manuscripts to Jerome Mazzaro, 1961-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (12 items)
Abstract:: This collection contains correspondence and literary manuscripts exchanged between twentieth century American poet and scholar W. D. Snodgrass and twentieth century American writer and scholar Jerome Mazzaro.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Edward Field papers, 1943-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 linear foot
Abstract:: The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Arlo Bates and George L. Vose papers, 1879-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (153 items)
Abstract:: Letters, photographs, and an unidentified manuscript fragment from novelist, poet, and teacher, Arlo Bates, as well as letters written by his father-in-law, George L. Vose, a former professor of Civil Engineering at Bowdoin College. Includes correspondence from many well known novelists, poets, biographers, scholars, editors, publishers, composers, and statesmen.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Douglas Woolf papers, 1922-1997 (inclusive) 1944-1992 (bulk)

Extent:: 21 linear foot
Abstract:: The Douglas Woolf papers represent the literary life work of this American novelist and short story writer. Spanning the dates 1922 to 1997 (bulk dates 1944-1992), the collection comprises 21 linear feet of autograph and typescript drafts of Woolf's novels, short stories, and poems; as well as the author's personal papers, correspondence files, files related to Wolf Run Books, and printed material. The final segment of the collection is a group of papers related to Woolf's second wife and literary executor, Sandra Braman.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

John E. Hart collection regarding Albert Halper, 1962-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: .6 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Correspondence relating to research and publication for Professor John E. Hart's essay "Albert Halper's World of the Thirties" (Twentieth Century Literature, v. 9:4, January 1964), and his book, Albert Halper (1978), part of the Twayne United States Authors Series. The collection contains both original correspondence and other material from Halper, as well as the correspondence Hart conducted with a number of individuals and institutions in connection with his research.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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