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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

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Clara Barrus and John Burroughs Papers

Identifier: MSS85382
Abstract

Physician, author, and editor (Clara Barrus). Naturalist and author (John Burroughs). Correspondence, estate papers, printed matter, scrapbooks, and writings pertaining to the works and travels of Clara Barrus and John Burroughs and the administration of their estates.

Dates 1877-1981; Majority of material found within ( 1920-1958)
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John Berryman Papers

Identifier: MSS79067
Abstract

Poet, scholar and professor at the University of Minnesota. Journals, correspondence, and other miscellany recording Berryman's relationship with his first wife, Eileen B. Simpson, his creative process, and his struggles and joys in life.

Dates 1942-1982
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Horace Callaway Carlisle Poems

Identifier: MSS15040
Abstract

Author, poet, and teacher. Typescripts of unpublished poems by Carlisle dealing primarily with patriotic and Christian themes.

Dates 1900-1956
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Katherine Garrison Chapin Papers

Identifier: MSS12682
Abstract

Poet and author. Correspondence, writings, and other material relating mainly to Garrison's published and unpublished poetry and plays.

Dates 1930-1972
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John Vance Cheney Papers

Identifier: MSS15651
Abstract

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correspondence, general correspondence, a diary, manuscripts of poems, short stories, articles, and drafts of Cheney's unpublished autobiography, and other papers.

Dates 1847-1927; Majority of material found within ( 1898-1922)
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John Ciardi Papers

Identifier: MSS15826
Abstract

Poet, editor, literary critic, lecturer, and journalist. Advertisements, biographical material, contracts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, press releases, research material, royalty statements with holograph and typescript drafts, galley proofs, page proofs, and printed versions of aphorisms, articles, book reviews, books, columns, essays, etymological dictionaries, limericks, plays, poems, poetry reviews, radio and television scripts, and speeches and lectures.

Dates 1910-1997; Majority of material found within 1960-1985
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Gustav Davidson Papers

Identifier: MSS84137
Abstract

Poet, writer, publisher, and secretary of the Poetry Society of America. Primarily writings and correspondence concerning Davidson's work in poetry, publishing, and research on angels.

Dates 1909-1992; Majority of material found within ( 1931-1971)
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William Dawson Family Papers

Identifier: MSS17996
Abstract

Anglican clergyman, college president, and public official of Virginia. Correspondence, financial and administrative records, certificates, commissions, ecclesiastical papers, sermons, addresses, poetry, and other material concerning the ecclesiastical affairs of the Anglican Church in Virginia, administrative matters of the College of William and Mary, and professional and social affairs of William Dawson and his brother, Thomas Dawson, also a clergyman and college president.

Dates 1728-1775
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Tyler Dennett Collection Relating to John Hay

Identifier: MSS51383
Abstract

Historian, editor, and biographer. Correspondence, research notes, galley proofs, photographs, and printed matter relating to Dennett's books John Hay: From Poetry to Politics and Lincoln and the Civil War in the Diaries and Letters of John Hay.

Dates 1861-1937; Majority of material found within ( 1899-1937)
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Marcella Miller du Pont Papers

Identifier: MSS61970
Abstract

Poet and socialite. Correspondence, diary transcripts and notes, drafts of writings, notes, publication records, legal documents, scrapbook, Miller family genealogical records, photographs, and other papers relating to Marcella Miller du Pont's poetry and other writings, literary matters, and affairs of the du Pont and Miller families.

Dates 1861-1976; Majority of material found within 1935-1965
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Elisabeth Dupuy Papers

Identifier: MSS19216
Abstract

Author, poet, and playwright. Poems, plays, short stories, correspondence, notebooks, and miscellaneous material.

Dates 1892-1922; Majority of material found within ( 1892-1897)
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Charles N. Elliot Collection

Identifier: MSS76064
Abstract

Collector and researcher of Walt Whitman. Correspondence, drafts, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating to Whitman material and scholarship. Includes a small collection of Whitman manuscripts.

Dates 1873-1951
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Lillian Everts Papers

Identifier: MSS20057
Abstract

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

Dates 1933-1956; Majority of material found within ( 1949-1956)
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Thomas Biggs Harned collection of Walt Whitman papers

Identifier: MSS45443
Abstract

Lawyer. Correspondence, manuscripts of poetry and prose, notes and notebooks, proofs and offprints, printed material, and other papers received by Harned as one of Walt Whitman's three literary executors. The collection contains material relating to many aspects of Whitman's career, especially the publication of and subsequent controversy surrounding "Leaves of Grass" and his commitment to the ideals embodied in the life and death of Abraham Lincoln.

Dates 1842-1937; Majority of material found within ( 1855-1892)
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John Hay Papers

Identifier: MSS25379
Abstract Statesman, diplomat, historian, journalist, and poet. Correspondence and letterbooks, speeches, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and memoranda, mainly for the years 1897-1905 when Hay served as United States ambassador to Great Britain and United States secretary of state. Earlier papers deal with his legal, literary, and journalistic activities and with his service as assistant secretary to Abraham Lincoln. Includes correspondence of his wife, Clara Louise Stone Hay (1849-1914), for the...
Dates 1783-1999; Majority of material found within 1897-1905
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Daniel Hoffman Papers

Identifier: MSS86114
Abstract

Poet, literary critic, and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Correspondence, drafts of poems and books, reference files, and personal papers and objects documenting Hoffman's life and work as a poet and scholar.

Dates 1918-2012; Majority of material found within 1946-2012
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Dorsey William Hyde Papers

Identifier: MSS26997
Abstract

Librarian and archivist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, articles and speeches, genealogical and biographical material, drafts and typescripts, and miscellaneous items relating primarily to the National Archives, where Hyde served as director of archival service (1934-1942).

Dates 1757-1955; Majority of material found within ( 1905-1955)
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Milton Kessler Papers

Identifier: MSS84932
Abstract

Poet, editor, and educator. Correspondence, notebooks, book drafts, poem drafts, teaching materials, and family papers relating to Kessler's work as a poet, a co-editor with John Logan of Choice: A Magazine of Poetry and Graphics, and a professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton, N.Y.

Dates 1959-1999; Majority of material found within ( 1964-1996)
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Gizella Lakhman Papers

Identifier: MSS58818
Abstract

Poet, translator, and bibliographer. Correspondence, poems, translations, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, printed matter, and other material relating to Lakhman's interests.

Dates 1883-1969; Majority of material found within ( 1941-1965)
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Archibald MacLeish Papers

Identifier: MSS30932
Abstract Poet, playwright, government official, and Librarian of Congress. Papers include correspondence reflecting MacLeish's relations with friends, literary colleagues, and government associates; notebooks (1919-1940s) containing drafts of poetry and prose; manuscript drafts of plays and radio broadcasts, and speeches, including those written for Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward R. Stettinius, and Harry S. Truman; and notes and manuscripts for classroom lectures on modern poetry given by MacLeish at...
Dates 1907-1981; Majority of material found within 1925-1970
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Edwin Markham Papers

Identifier: MSS76081
Abstract

Poet and educator. Correspondence, notes, drafts and published versions of poems, and printed matter concerning Markham's writing and poetry.

Dates 1893-1937
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Edna St. Vincent Millay Papers

Identifier: MSS32920
Abstract

Poet and writer. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary drafts, legal documents, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, theatrical playbills, reports, printed matter, and family papers relating to Millay's life, family, and literary career.

Dates 1830-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1970
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Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection

Identifier: MSS677
Abstract

Author and poet. Correspondence, literary drafts, photographs, and family papers relating to Millay’s life and literary career.

Dates 1919-2001; Majority of material found within ( 1928-1985)
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Merrill Moore Papers

Identifier: MSS33373
Abstract

Psychiatrist and poet. Diaries, correspondence, notebooks, biographical material, family papers, genealogical records, literary papers, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers relating to Moore's career as a psychiatrist and poet.

Dates 1904-1979; Majority of material found within 1928-1957
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George Pope Morris Papers

Identifier: MSS47910
Abstract

Journalist, poet, and songwriter. Correspondence, poems, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Morris's work as editor of several literary magazines in New York, New York, and to his social affairs.

Dates 1832-1862