Guy Davenport letter to "Steven"

Summary

Creator: Davenport, Guy
Date(s): 1979 December 3
Call Number: MSS 0099, F0781
Language: English
Abstract: One typed letter written and signed by Guy Davenport to "Steven," explaining that "poetry is a music of words," the different types of poetry that exist, and declaring himself a "writer of stories" rather than a poet, on December 3, 1979.
Physical Description: 1 item (1 page)
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Purchase, 2007.
Processing Information: Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, March 2016. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Content Description

One typed letter written and signed by Guy Davenport to "Steven," explaining that "poetry is a music of words," the different types of poetry that exist, and declaring himself a "writer of stories" rather than a poet, on December 3, 1979.

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Shelving Summary

Box 51, F0781: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.

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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 0099, F0781, Guy Davenport letter to "Steven", Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Related Materials

This item forms part of MSS 0099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

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Guy Davenport letter to "Steven", 1979 December 3 Box 51, F0781

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