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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms.

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

19th Century British Poetry Manuscripts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-150616
Content Description

Collection of manuscript poems by 56 minor British poets. Includes prose and 3 photographs. Poets include: Alfred Austin, Mary Elizabeth Braden, "Alfred Crowquill," Francis Jeffrey, J. Sheridan Knowles, Lord John Russell, Charles Augustus Sala, and Martin F. Tupper.

Dates: 1800 - 1899

Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-000021
Scope and Contents

Collection concerning the literary career of Vincent Godfrey Burns, author, lecturer and poet. Included are manuscripts (including a play titled "World on Fire"), published poetry, programs and handbills, correspondence from Burns to various public officials, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1926 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

William F. Claire Papers 2

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-110502
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of correspondence received by William Claire from Robert Lax, Thomas Merton, and Mark Van Doren. Other materials relate to the special double issue of "Voyages" magazine (Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 2, September 1968) focussing on Robert Lax, with an introduction by Claire, a brief biography on and writings by Lax. The collection also includes, typescripts and correspondence pertaining to "The Essays of Mark Van Doren (1942-1972)" edited by Claire (Conn.: Greenwood...
Dates: 1930 - 2016

William F. Claire Papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS409
Scope and Contents The William F. Claire Papers consist of 12 autograph signed letters and 3 typed signed letters to and from William Claire. Of them, a majority discuss his writing on and analysis of the work of poet and writer Katherine Garrison Chapin Biddle, entitled "The Unpredictable Bloom." The collection contains correspondence from the Academy of American Poets, as well as the "Southern Review", the quarterly literary magazine fo the Louisiana State University, in reference to Claire's publication...
Dates: 1959 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1966-1968

Desmond Egan Papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-851203
Collection-level Scope and Contents note

The collection includes manuscripts of Egan's published collections, including, "Midland," "Leaves," "Siege!," "Woodcutter," "Athlone?" "Seeing Double," and "Snapdragon." Manuscripts for unpublished early poems from 1966-1977 are included, together with special publications of Egan's poems for posters and calendars.

Dates: 1966 - 1985

Desmond Egan Papers 2

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS81
Collection-level Scope and Content Note This collection is the second accession of the papers of the notable Irish poet, Desmond Egan (1936 - ). A portion consists of correspondence from international scholars, writers, several Irish ministers and various foreign ambassadors to Ireland. Among the well-known writers are Samuel Beckett, Robert Creeley, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Ian Jack, Desmond Guiness, James Laughlin, Peter Kavanagh (brother of poet Patrick Kavanagh), Peter Luke, Sean MacBride and James McKenna. ...
Dates: 1979 - 1990

Arthur Benoni Evans manuscripts

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030738192]
Identifier: GTM-150618
Content Description

Bound autograph manuscript poems with additional loose leaves, by Arthur Benoni Evans (b.1781-1854), British poet and writer during the Romantic period. Includes a watercolor by Benoni. Total: approximately 140 pages.

Dates: 1809-1850

Kimball Flaccus - Edgar Lee Masters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-770311
Scope and Contents

Research files of Kimball Flaccus, comprised of correspondence, published and photocopied source materials relating to his biography on the poet Edgar Lee Masters. File arrangement is alphabetical by person or place name.

Dates: 1908 - 1969

Elizabeth Jennings papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS173
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,...
Dates: 1957-1989; Majority of material found within 1969-1989

Elizabeth Jennings papers 2

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS136
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).

Dates: 1972-1988

Elizabeth Jennings papers 3, GTM151109

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-151109
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.

Dates: 1955-2001

Kilmer Family Papers - Part 2

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-190919
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials relating to Kenton Kilmer: files relating to his work as Washington Post poetry editor; translations of works by author Andre Chouraqui (1917-2007), and letters from US Congressmen on environmental and health policy issues (issues of concern to Kilmer). Also includes manuscript and sheet music set to poems by Aline and Joyce Kilmer.

Dates: 1937 - 1993

Joyce Kilmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS83
Scope and Contents 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....
Dates: 1907 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1941

Sister Michael Kilmer Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-20230802
Scope and Contents The collection consists of Kilmer family photographs, correspondence, poetry, clippings, and printed materials that belong to Sister Michael Kilmer (the daughter of Joyce and Aline Kilmer). Of note are letters written by Joyce Kilmer to Aline Murray Kilmer (1907-1918), photographs of Joyce Kilmer, and materials related to Joyce Kilmer's military service in World War I. The collection also includes “The Lantern” poem manuscript (signed by Joyce Kilmer) and “October Warning” poem typescript...
Dates: 1880s-1994

John S. Mayfield Papers: Algernon Charles Swinburne Series

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-830101
Dates: 1825-1983; Majority of material found within 1860-1978

Joseph Hassett Collection of Paul Muldoon Papers

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 25: [Barcode: 39020030755006], Folder: 5
Identifier: GTM-20220426
Scope and Contents

The collection contains personal letters, postcards, photographs, signed poetry, and other ephemera sent to Joseph Hassett by the Irish poet Paul Muldoon.

Dates: 1995 - 2006

Randall, James Ryder Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: GTM-190722
Content Description Papers of the American poet James Ryder Randall (1839-1908), who is best remembered for his poem "Maryland, My Maryland". The collection includes autograph letters to/from Randall, poetry manuscripts, photographs of the poet, newspaper clippings and printed ephemera.Folder 4 contains a fair copy autograph manuscript signed by the author of "Maryland, My Maryland." Autograph note by Edward Devitt, S.J., on verso of page 2: "Presented by the author to his former school-mate at G.T....
Dates: 1846 - 1909

A Portrait addressed to Mrs. Crewe with the Comedy of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 25: [Barcode: 39020030755006], Folder: 8
Identifier: GTM-20140612
Scope and Contents

Handwritten manuscript poem titled "A Portrait" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The poem is addressed to Frances Anne Crewe. 6 pages in total. The poem concludes with the line, "She my inspirer--and my Model--Crewe!"

Dates: circa 1790

John Bannister Tabb Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-791030
Scope and Contents

The John Bannister Tabb Papers consist of more than 40 letters, manuscripts, and cards sent from Fr. Tabb to Dr. Thomas R. Price and Price's family. The letters touch on Fr. Tabb's poetry and publishing matters. A few poems by Fr. Tabb are found among the documents. Most of the letters were sent by Fr. Tabb from St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. Several prnted items about Fr. Tabb are also retained.

Dates: 1882 - 1909