Content Description Papers of Riley Hughes (1914-1981), writer and educator, includes letters from Saul Bellow, William Blatty, John Dos Passos, John S. Mayfield, Eugene McCarthy, Larry McMurtry, Katherine Anne Porter, J.B. Priestley, C.P. Snow, and Robert Penn Warren, among others. Other material includes files relating to the Georgetown University Writers Conference, founded by Hughes in 1960; course preparation as associate professor of English for the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; as well...

Content Description Correspondence of Elizabeth, Countess of Iddesleigh and sister Susan Lowndes, the daughters of writer Marie Belloc Lowndes. Includes letters from English Catholic writers Isabel Clarke; Martin d'Arcy, SJ; Arnold Lunn; Archbishop David Mathew; as well as more than 130 letters by C.C. Martindale, SJ, many written during internment in Denmark during World War II.

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Collection-level Scope and Content Note Note to the legacy print version of this finding aid.The Elizabeth Jennings papers 1 consists of correspondence sent and received by the poet. Correspondence is organized by individual name and arranged alphabetically. Also included is correspondence from cultural organizations, museums, and publishers, as well as fan letters. Notable correspondents include many contemporary poets and writers such as, John Betjeman, Charles Causley, Cecil Day-Lewis, Margaret...

Scope and Contents Elizabeth Jennings papers 2, consists of manuscripts and notebooks of autograph first drafts of poems, dating from 1972 to 1983,by English poet Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001).

Scope and Contents Addenda to the Elizabeth Jennings papers 1 and 2, consisting of additional letters and poetry manuscripts purchased directly from Jennings in 1992 and 1993; and various manuscripts purchased from Thornton's Bookshop, Oxford, England.

Collection-level Scope and Contents note The collection pertains to the catalogue "Words and Image IV" published for an exhibition of "Paintings, Engravings and Writings of David Jones" at the National Book League, U.K., 1972. The final edition of the catalogue is included (Folder 3).

Scope and Contents note The Jones-Donner collection contains twelve letters to Pamela Donner, one of Jones' many personal friends, dated from January 9, 1961 - May 11, 1974. Most of these letters were written in 1961 and 1962 at Northwick Lodge, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Two were written during Jones' residence at Montesdene Hotel, and the last letter in the collection was written at Calvary Nursing Home. The form of these letters is uniquely Jones' own--from the characteristic asterisks which explain or elaborate points or...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Nicholas T. Joost papers are remarkable for the voluminous correspondence received by this respected editor, author, and educator, from many well-known writers and scholars. As editor of several literary journals such as Poetry magazine and Papers on Language and Literature, Dr. Joost corresponded with such literary luminaries as John Deedy, Babette Deutsch, George Dillon , Wallace Fowlie, Isabella Gardner, Alyse Gregory, Mary Hemingway, Laura Riding Jackson, Russell Kirk, John Logan,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Julie and Thomas Kernan papers are organized into 7 series: correspondence by notable individuals and friends who were frequent correspondents; files on Jacques and Raissa Maritain; correspondence by Julie and Thomas Kernan; subject files which include correspondence and material about the various organizations and miscellaneous business that the Kernans were involved with; manuscripts and published works by Julie and Thomas Kernan; a large collection of information and correspondence...

Scope and Contents Note The William X. Kienzle Papers comprise part of the personal papers of William X. Kienzle (1928-2001), a longtime Catholic priest in Detroit, Michigan, who wrote a series of mystery novels after leaving the priesthood. Correspondence includes letters from friends and associates to William X. Kienzle and his wife Javan Kienzle. Also, many condolence letters upon the death of William X. Kienzle are included among these papers. There are a few manuscripts written by William. Some folders...

Collection Level scope and contents note The Kilmer Family papers contain materials from the Kilmer family, a noted family of American writers. The collection includes materials relating to Joyce Kilmer, Aline Kilmer, Kenton Kilmer, Nicholas Kilmer, and other family members. Some letters, manuscripts, poems, photographs, ephemera, and clippings by and about poet-soldier Joyce Kilmer are present. In addition, materials by and concerning poet Aline Kilmer, such as letters, poems, and photographs, are preserved. Moreover, an extensive...

Content Description Materials relating to Kenton Kilmer. Includes files relating to his work as Washington Post poetry editor; translations of works by author Andre Chouraqui (1917-2007). Also letters from U.S. Congressmen responding on environmental and health policy issues issues of concern to Kilmer. Includes manuscript and sheet music set to poems by Aline and Joyce Kilmer.

Collections-level Scope and Contents note The Joyce Kilmer papers consist of three categories of material: correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material (news clippings, photographs, and scores for music set to poems by Joyce and Aline Kilmer). Letters include those from Joyce Kilmer to Aline Kilmer (total 44), to his young son Kenton (total 4), and to friends such as Rev. James J. Daly, S.J., and to Rev. Charles O'Donnell, C.S.C. Other correspondence is that of Joyce Kilmer's mother, Annie Kilburn Kilmer to friends William L....

Content Description Personal papers of James Laver (1899-1975), author and Keeper of Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England. Correspondence to Laver and wife, actress Veronica Turleigh (1903-1971), provide a valuable source on English and Irish literary circles. Writers include Enid, Bagnold, John Betjeman, Violet Clifton, Martin d'Arcy, Graham Greene, Kate O'Brien, Iris Origo, Ronald Knox, Desmond MacCarthy, Rose MacCaulay,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note This collection essentially comprises the life and letters of Sir Shane Leslie whose boundless energy and wide-ranging interests took him all over Britain, the United States and Canada, bringing him in touch with people in many fields including the arts, economics, education, literature, politics and religion. Sir Shane's personal papers also reflect his deep concern and interest in Irish culture and politics, particularly the question of Irish independence through Home Rule. The...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Arnold Lunn Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks and related printed ephemera regarding the life and works of Sir Arnold Lunn (1888 - 1974). The papers, dating from 1896 to 1978, comprise 21 linear feet of material, arranged in fourteen boxes, consisting of five hundred and thirty-two folders.The papers are arranged in series according to subjects. There are five correspondence series, namely World War I Correspondence, Ski...

Scope and Contents Note The Seumas MacManus Family Collection contains letters and manuscripts by and about Seumas MacManus (1869-1960), a prominent Irish author of folktales who lectured extensively throughout the United States and published widely. These materials document fascinating aspects of MacManus' writing career, and they provide primary source materials about his family.The collection includes a small number of letters from notables to Seumas MacManus, including Theodore Dreiser, Maud Gonne,...

Scope and Contents note The Bruce A. Marshall Papers are arranged in series according to subject. There is a Manuscript series, a Correspondence series, a Clippings series and a small Thesis series. Each series manages to give a different perspective on Bruce Marshall and his works.The Manuscripts series comprises the first eight boxes of the collection. Contained in it are different drafts of Marshall's books at various stages of publication and editing. The manuscripts range from handwritten notes and...

Scope and Contents note Miscellaneous autograph, signed manuscripts by various individuals collected by John S. Mayfield.