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American poetry -- 20th century -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

L.A. Murillo papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0501
Abstract The L.A. Murillo papers document the life of Louis Andrew Murillo (1922- ), including his service in the Air Force during World War II, his tenure as a professor of Spanish literature and Cervantes scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and his service as a bilingual volunteer for the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department. Also included in this collection are the Spanish, English and bilingual pamphlets and flyers which document Spanish language usage...
Dates: 1932 - 2012

Carol Muske-Dukes papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0349
Abstract

The Carol Muske-Dukes papers consist of the literary works, academic files, and personal papers, photographs, and correspondence of Carol Muske-Dukes, California poet laureate and USC professor of creative writing. The materials cover the period from early 1957 to 2023.

Dates: 1957 - 2023

Joshua Odell collection on Richard Wilber

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0193
Abstract

Collection of books by and about the American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner (1921 - ). Includes keepsakes and broadsides. The collection was assembled by Joshua Odell. Index.

Dates: 0000

Poets Garden records

 Collection
Identifier: 0110
Abstract

The Poets Garden records contains publications, letters, diaries, and memorabilia of the literary group created by Los Angeles poet Ruth Le Prade. The collection also contains materials relating to the poet Edwin Markham (1852-1940) and the labor and socialist activist Eugene Debs.

Dates: 1876-1971

Kenneth Rexroth papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0119
Abstract

The papers of Kenneth Rexroth, American poet and activist, comprise manuscripts, notes, printed material, publications, correspondence, ephemera, and artwork related to poetry, writing, speaking engagements, and teaching, primarily from the last decade of his life; also included are correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and edits compiled by Geoffrey Gardner for a Kenneth Rexroth festschrift published in 1980.

Dates: 1940 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1981

Peter Shneidre papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0163
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Peter Shneidre, who ran the small poetry press Illuminati Press and who published a number of small poetry periodicals. Shneidre was also a nationally published poet and he corresponded with a number of poets about both business and personal matters between 1980 and his death in 2007. This collection also includes the financial records of Illuminati Press and the Press's publication files.

Dates: 1974 - 2007

David St. John papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5334
Abstract The David St. John papers consist of notes, drafts, and publication materials for all of St. John's collections of poetry, as well as for prose works, individual and unpublished poems, and collaborative works. The collection also contains drafts of introductions that St. John wrote for others' works, interview transcripts and recordings, scripts for and recordings of readings and lectures, notebooks, agendas and appointment calendars, and materials from various committees and professional...
Dates: 1960 - 2018

William Van Wyck papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0150
Abstract

Two scrapbooks, typed poems, correspondence, memoirs, and drafts of published works by William Van Wyck.

Dates: 1916 - 1956

Dorothy Lillis Walker papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 0379
Abstract

Collection consists of photographs, correspondence, student materials, and books of poetry created and collected by Dorothy Lillis Walker. Dorothy Lillis Walker was a graduate of the University of Southern California, and taught English at Boyle Heights Junior High School.

Dates: 1920s-1930s

Charles Harper Webb papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6255
Abstract The Charles Harper Webb papers consist of drafts of poetry and prose, correspondence, publications featuring Webb's work, and ephemera from poetry events created and assembled by the American poet and professor, Charles Harper Webb (born 1948). The majority of the drafts in the collection relate to Webb's poems and short stories, along with drafts of unpublished novels and one published novel, The Wilderness Effect (1982, Chatto & Windus). Some of the...
Dates: 1970 - 2020