149 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Literature.

  1. Truman Capote papers, 1947-1965

    70 items. 8 containers. 3.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Author and dramatist. Chiefly literary manuscripts, including notebooks, journals, drafts, and manuscripts of prose fiction, dramas and screenplays, and other writings.

  2. John Vance Cheney papers, 1847-1927

    3,150 items. 9 containers plus 1 oversize. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Poet, essayist, and librarian. Family correspondence, general correspondence, a diary, manuscripts of poems, short stories, articles, and drafts of Cheney's unpublished autobiography, and other papers.

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  3. Katherine Anne Porter papers, 1935-1974

    200 items. 1 container. .4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Journalist, author, and political activist. Correspondence chiefly from Porter to Marcelle Sibon, Porter's French translator, along with other papers relating to Porter's personal and private affairs, her work as an author, and literary topics in general.

  4. Bollingen Foundation records, 1927-1981

    117,000 items. 460 containers plus 2 oversize. 184 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Endowment established in 1942 by Paul and Mary Mellon to fund scholarly research and publication in the humanities. Correspondence, memoranda, bylaws, minutes, reports on publications and projects, grant applications, financial statements, and other records concerning the genesis and administration of the foundation. Translations of literary works, editorial correspondence, and production records document publications in the Bollingen Series

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  5. Irita Van Doren papers, 1920-1967

    4,000 items. 25 containers plus 2 oversize. 9.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Literary editor. Correspondence, originals of writings by various authors, and material relating to Wendell L. Willkie, especially his 1942 world tour and drafts of his book, One World.

  6. American Scholar records, 1926-2010

    164,300 items. 496 containers. 198.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    A quarterly magazine of public affairs, science, literature, history, and culture published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Correspondence, business and editorial records, original manuscripts and edited drafts of works published by the society in the American Scholar.

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  7. Lillian Everts papers, 1933-1956

    8,400 items. 14 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Poet. Correspondence, biographical material, clippings, photocopies, invitations, advertisements, scripts, and printed matter relating to Everts's career in poetry.

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  8. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth papers, 1870-1918

    500 items. 2 containers. .8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Author. Chiefly letters by Southworth to her daughter, Charlotte Southworth Lawrence, relating to personal and family affairs and to life in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). Also includes biographical material, notes, newspaper clippings, speeches, poems, and literary fragments.

  9. Halsted B. VanderPoel literary collection, 1815-1929

    78 items. 4 containers. 1.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Collector. Correspondence, literary manuscripts, galley proofs, and printed matter. Includes manuscripts of James Stephens, Irish poet and writer. Other persons represented include Charles Baudelaire, Piero delli Gerrardi, Emma Goldman, Thomas Hardy, Stéphane Mallarmé, T. R. Malthus, George Moore, William Michael Rossetti, Bertrand Russell, John Ruskin, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and Arthur Symons.

  10. Kirk Munroe papers, 1850-1940

    2,500 items. 24 containers plus 2 oversize. 10 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Author and adventurer. Correspondence, diaries, handwritten drafts and printed copies of writings, biographical material, scrapbooks, subject files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, photographs, drawings, and other papers relating primarily to Munroe's literary career and travels, including on a survey teams for the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.

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