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

Louis Untermeyer papers, 1902-1972 (inclusive) 1912-1935 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 linear foot (16 boxes)
Abstract:: The Louis Untermeyer papers consist of five linear feet of manuscript material abandoned by Untermeyer when he sold his Adirondack home, Stony Water, around 1970. Dating from 1902 through 1972, with the bulk of the papers dating 1912–1935, the collection is composed of correspondence, proofs, lists, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, programs, announcements, lectures, anthologies, poems, reviews, essays, and a bookplate.

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]

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]

Paul Bowles collection, 1929-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear foot (6 boxes), 6 oversize box (6 boxes), 1 oversize galley proof, 2 oversize removal, 4 phonograph record, 1 dvd-r, and 1 vhs tape
Abstract:: The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

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

Meridel Le Sueur papers, 1929-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box and oversize materials)
Abstract:: The papers of the American writer of the political left Meridel Le Sueur consist of typescripts of Le Sueur's poems and stories, sixty-three letters to her friend writer and journalist Doris Kirkpatrick (1902-1984), letters written to Le Sueur by others, photos and other images, news clippings and a periodical.

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

Lyle Bongé - James Leo Herlihy correspondence, 1968-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: .6 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The correspondence of American novelist and playwright James Leo Herlihy and photographer, artist, and sailor Lyle Bongé spans the dates 1968-1993. The majority of the letters in the collection were written by Bongé (indicated "LB to JH" in the finding aid), but a significant number of Herlihy's letters are present, providing a consistent sense of the dialogue between the two lifelong friends.

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

Donald Barthelme collection, 1963-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear foot (2 boxes), 11 oversize galley proof, and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The collection contains galleys, proofs, manuscripts, published periodicals, and correspondence by the American novelist and short story writer Donald Barthelme.

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

William Homer Papers Related to Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1883-1999 (inclusive) 1980-1989 (bulk)

Extent:: 6 linear foot (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The William Homer papers related to Albert Pinkham Ryder contains research material about American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder collected by William Homer, the scholar, Art History professor, and author of Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams.

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

George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head, 1929-1956 (inclusive) 1955-1956 (bulk)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (75 items)
Abstract:: The George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head consists of letters, manuscripts, and other materials spanning the dates of 1929 to 1956. The correspondence (bulking 1955-1956) reflects an on-going literary exchange and mutual interest in Viereck's re-emergence into the literary scene.

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

Harry Moore papers, 1910-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear foot
Abstract:: The Harry Moore papers, spanning the dates between 1919 and 1982, comprises one linear foot of correspondence, clippings, essays, and ephemera relating to the academic work of American literary scholar and educator Harry Thorton Moore; the collection documents some of Moore's work on English novelist D.H. Lawrence as well as his literary and personal associations with several authors and poets including Kay Boyle, Caresse Crosby, Anais Nin, and Richard Rees.

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

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