Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Amis, Kingsley, Anderson, Lee, 1896-1972, Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014, Barker, George, 1913-1991, Brown, Carol Joyce, Byrd, Cecil K., Cagle, William R. (William Rea), Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972, Eastman, Max, 1883-1969, Eberhart, Richard, 1904-2005, Enslin, Theodore, Hardwick, Elizabeth, Jarrell, Mary, 1914-2007, Jeffers, Donnan Call, Kirkup, James, 1918-2009, Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002, Land, Robert H. (Robert Hunt), Lorch, Else Beylegaard (Petersen), MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978, Magro, Frank, Merrill, James, 1926-1995, Nemerov, Howard, Nesbeitt, Philip Lawson, Rago, Henry, 1915-1969, Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905-1982, Richards, I. A. (Ivor Armstrong), 1893-1979, Roberts, John, Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980, Sarton, May, 1912-1995, Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974, Sitwell, Francis, Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009, Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995, Swenson, May, Wain, John, Watkins, Gwendoline Mayr (Davies), Wheelock, John Hall, 1886-1978, and IU Libraries Media Center
- Abstract:
- The IU Libraries Media Center mss., 1967-1972, consists of correspondence related to the acquisition of copies of Library of Congress tapes of poets reading their own works for use in the Listening Room and the Language Laboratory of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana.
- Extent:
- 1 folio
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], IU Libraries Media Center mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Carol Joyce Brown was the librarian in charge of the project and of obtaining the proper permissions from the poets.
- Scope and Content:
The IU Libraries Media Center mss., 1967-1972, consists of correspondence related to the acquisition of copies of Library of Congress tapes of poets reading their own works for use in the Listening Room and the Language Laboratory of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana. The replies vary from simple acknowledgements to brief accounts of recent literary activities.
The correspondents are Kingsley Amis, Lee Anderson, George Barker, Carol Joyce Brown, Cecil Kash Byrd, William Rea Cagle, Padraic Colum, Max Eastman, Richard Eberhart, Theodore Enslin, Christopher Murray Grieve (a.k.a. Hugh MacDiarmid), Elizabeth Hardwick, Mary Eloise (von Schrader) Jarrell, Donnan Call Jeffers, LeRoi Jones (a.k.a. Amiri Baraka), James Kirkup, Kenneth Koch, Robert Hunt Land, James Laughlin, Else Beylegaard (Petersen) Lorch, Frank Magro, James Merrill, Howard Nemerov, Philip Lawson Nesbeitt, Henry Rago, Kenneth Rexroth, Ivor Armstrong Richards, John Roberts, Muriel Rukeyser, May Sarton, Anne (Harvey) Sexton, Francis Trajan Sacheverell Sitwell, William De Witt Snodgrass, Stephen Spender, May Swenson, John Barrington Wain, Gwendoline Mayr (Davies) Watkins, John Hall Wheelock.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 1984
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Folio
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Indiana University
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], IU Libraries Media Center mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu