The supplement to the papers of John Malcolm Brinnin begins with box number 48; this continues the box numbering sequence begun in the original collection of papers.
The material in the supplement is arranged in six series beginning with Series I. Correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically by correspondent and chronologically within each folder.
Series II. Writing by Brinnin includes four subseries: 1) journals, 2) memoir, 3) poetry, and 4) published material. The journals and drafts of the unfinished memoir are arranged in chronological order. The poetry is arranged alphabetically by the title of each poem and the published material is in rough chronological order.
Series III. Writing by others is arranged alphabetically by writer.
Series IV. Photographs, negatives, and slides, is divided into several categories: images of Brinnin alone, Brinnin with others, images of other individuals, images of Dylan Thomas and his family or environs, family photographs, photographs by Sima, photographs of artwork and landscapes, negatives, and slides. Photographs are arranged chronologically in each folder.
Series V. Printed material includes four subseries: 1) books, 2) journals and magazines, 3) programs, offprints, brochures, and catalogs, and 4) clippings and tear sheets. The first three subseries are arranged in alphabetical order by author or title (in the case of the journals and magazines). Clippings and tear sheets are arranged in chronological order within each folder.
Series VI. Personal papers has five subseries: 1) personal and family documents, 2) material related to Brinnin's personal interests, 3) material related to Brinnin's participation in organizations, 4) interview or readings by Brinnin, and 5) miscellaneous material. Material is arranged chronologically within each folder.
Includes letters written to John Malcolm Brinnin, a few letters to Bill Read, and some written to James Merrill, Howard Moss, or Frances Brinnin. Also includes a folder of letters written by Brinnin.
Arranged alphabetically by sender.
| Aaron, Daniel, 1975 Jan 29 | Box 48, F1 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Abrahams, William (Billy), 1986 Dec 18 | Box 48, F2 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Albee, Edward, 1987 Dec 12 | Box 48, F3 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Alexander, Shana, 1995 | Box 48, F4 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Anderson, Robert, [n.d.] | Box 48, F5 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Ashbery, John, 1986-1987 | Box 48, F6 | |
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Two Autograph Cards Signed and one Typed Letter Signed regarding writing an introduction to Brinnin's The Third Rose. |
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| Belitt, Ben, 1985 Aug 26 | Box 48, F7 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Bernstein, Leonard, 1986-1988 | Box 48, F8 | |
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Two Autograph Letters Signed, each written in verse form to Brinnin. |
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| Bishop, Elizabeth, [1978 Oct 9] | Box 48, F9 | |
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Autograph Card Signed to Mrs. Frances Brinnin. |
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| Blas, Marie Claire, 1989 Oct 16 | Box 48, F10 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Brazeau, Peter, 1982 Sep 18 | Box 48, F11 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed to Mrs. Frances Brinnin. |
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| Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1948-1996 | Box 48, F12 | |
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Includes postcards, letters, or drafts of letters from Brinnin to Caitlin Thomas, Bill Read, his mother, John Thompson, Mrs. Nelson Smith, and others. Also includes correspondence regarding apartment rentals in Venice and miscellaneous notes. |
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| Broadwater, Bowden, 1988-1989 | Box 48, F13 | |
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Four Autograph Letters Signed. |
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| Brock-Broido, Lucie, 1991 Nov 14 | Box 48, F14 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Brooks, Cleanth, 1965 Aug 10 | Box 48, F15 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding negative reaction to Brinnin's book on Dylan Thomas. |
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| Buckman, Gertrude (Mrs. Delmore Schwartz), 1985-1987 | Box 48, F16 | |
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Five Typed Letters Signed. |
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| Burton, Philip H, 1983-1990 | Box 48, F17 | |
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Six Autograph Letters Signed plus a program for the memorial service for Burton. |
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| Claiborne, Craig, 1981 Nov 17 | Box 48, F18 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding Sextet. |
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| Clarke, Gerald, 1982-1995 | Box 48, F19 | |
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Eight letters and one printed invitation, with some references to Truman Capote. |
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| Cole, Henri, 1988-1995 | Box 48, F20 | |
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Eighteen letters and cards. |
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| Combs, Tram, 1961 Nov 3 | Box 48, F21 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Congdon, Kirby, 1998 Apr 20 | Box 48, F22 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Cooper, Jilly, 1991 Feb 22 | Box 48, F23 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Corn, Alfred, 1977 | Box 48, F24 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed and one Typed Card Signed. |
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| Cox, V. Christopher, 1981 May 13 | Box 48, F25 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| D'Arezzo, Daniel, 1989-1997 | Box 48, F26 | |
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Four Typed Letters Signed and photocopies of six drafts of poems by Howard Moss. |
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| Davenport, Guy, 1981 Jun 7 | Box 48, F27 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Davies, Walford, 1997 | Box 48, F28 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed regarding publications of the work of Dylan Thomas. |
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| Davison, Peter, 1992 Jun 26 | Box 48, F29 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Dean, Leonard F, 1964, Jan 8 | Box 48, F30 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding teaching at the University of Connecticut, plus a reprint of Dean's article, "Richard Wilbur's New Poems," which Dean inscribed to Brinnin. |
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| Decazes, Eli, 1982 Aug 24 | Box 48, F31 | |
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One Autograph Note Signed. |
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| Deren, Maya, 1948 Mar 24 | Box 48, F32 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed to Bill Read, with a photograph titled "Meshes of the Afternoon," both of which were laid in a copy of Deren's An Anagram of Ideas on Art, Form and Film (removed and cataloged for Special Collections). Also includes a photocopied Typed Letter. |
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| Diamond, David, 1981 Oct 4 | Box 48, F33 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Dillard, Annie, [1993] Mar 3 | Box 48, F34 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Doughty, Howard, 1949 March 20 | Box 48, F35 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding a crisis at Yaddo. |
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| Dove, Rita, 1995 Nov 28 | Box 48, F36 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed, with an enclosed photograph of Dove and Brinnin. Also includes Brinnin's copy of a letter inviting Dove to judge the annual Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship. |
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| Eberhart, Richard, 1964 Aug 7 | Box 48, F37 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed from Eberhart to Bill Read. |
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| Ellis, Frank and Connie, 1973 | Box 48, F38 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Essayan, Rita (Goulbankina), 1973-1977 | Box 48, F39 | |
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Fifty-six letters and cards written to Brinnin and Read, plus a photograph of Essayan and a letter from her son informing them of her sudden death. |
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| Fazio, Francesco, 1996 Nov 22 | Box 48, F40 | |
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One faxed Typed Letter Signed with attached acknowledgment page. |
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| Feldman, Irving, 1971-1990 | Box 48, F41 | |
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Five letters and cards, plus seven poems (some of which are signed and dated). |
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| Ferris, Paul, 1985 | Box 48, F42 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed to Brinnin and a copy of a letter from Ferris to Liz Reitell, which has comments by Reitell in the margins. Both letters are regarding a biography Ferris is researching concerning Dylan Thomas. |
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| Field, Edward, [1977] Jun 8 | Box 48, F43 | |
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One Typed Card Signed. |
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| Finkelstein, Caroline, 1997 | Box 48, F44 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed. |
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| Fitzgerald, Penny (Mrs. Robert), 1985 Feb 13 | Box 48, F45 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Foerster, Richard, 1996 | Box 48, F46 | |
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Two Typed Letter Signed and one Autograph Card Signed, plus copies of correspondence with The New Criterion. |
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| Francois, Andre, 1987 | Box 48, F47 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed, one Typed Letter Signed, and one Autograph Card Signed regarding Brinnin's book, Arthur the Dolphin. |
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| Friar, Kimon, 1940-1989 | Box 48, F48 | |
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Twenty-eight letters from Friar to Brinnin, discussing their relationship, writing projects, health, and mutual friends. Also includes a reprint of Friar's article, "The Medusa-Mask." For the bulk of Friar's correspondence with Brinnin see manuscript collections 103 and 257. |
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| Gaulin, Kenneth, 1992-1997 | Box 48, F49 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed and one faxed letter. |
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| Gilmore, Sylva, 1993 | Box 48, F50 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed. |
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| Giroux, Robert, 1989-1991 | Box 48, F51 | |
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Three Typed Letter Signed regarding editing an edition of Elizabeth Bishop's letters. |
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| Gregory, Havard, 1977 May 23 | Box 48, F52 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding The Dylan Thomas Society. |
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| Halberstam, David, 1981 Dec 31 | Box 48, F53 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed regarding Sextet. |
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| Hardwick, Elizabeth, 1992 Mar 11 | Box 48, F54 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Harmon, Charlie, 1977-1991 | Box 48, F55 | |
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Two Typed Letter Signed, plus one Autograph Card Signed, all regarding Leonard Bernstein or his death. |
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| Harrison, Gilbert A, 1980 Dec 20 | Box 48, F56 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Harrison, Jim, 1989 Mar | Box 48, F57 | |
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Autograph Note Signed on a copy of Harrison's poem, "Small Poem." |
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| Hazzard, Shirley, 1986-1988 | Box 48, F58 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed. The postcard also includes an Autograph Note Signed from Francis Steegmuller. |
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| Hecht, Anthony, 1989-1998 | Box 48, F59 | |
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Three Typed Cards Signed, four Typed Letters Signed, and one Autograph Card Signed. Also includes three letters from Helen Hecht (wife). Most of the letters regard the Amy Lowell Travel Fellowships. |
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| Hersey, John and Barbara, 1989-1992 | Box 48, F60 | |
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Two Autograph Letters Signed and one Typed Letter Signed from John Hersey, as well as three letters from Barbara Hersey. |
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| Heyen, William, 1986 Mar 23 | Box 48, F61 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed |
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| Hills, Rust, 1986 May 16 | Box 48, F62 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Hooten, Peter, 1984-1990 | Box 48, F63 | |
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Five Autograph Cards Signed and one Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Howes, Barbara, 1971 Dec | Box 48, F64 | |
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Autograph Note Signed on a printed Christmas poem by Howes, titled "Evening: Crown Point." |
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| Hughes, Ted, 1991 Nov 25 | Box 48, F65 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed regarding Elizabeth Bishop and declining to attend the seminar. |
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| Huxtable, L. Garth, 1972 Apr 16 | Box 48, F66 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Jackson, David, 1983 May 12 | Box 48, F67 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Kalstone, David, 1965-1986 | Box 48, F68 | |
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Six Autograph Letters Signed, one Autograph Card Signed, one Typed Letter Signed, one telegram, and an invitation to a memorial tribute to Kalstone in 1986. |
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| Kaufelt, Lynn and David, [1982 Apr 7] | Box 48, F69 | |
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One printed invitation. |
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| Kazantzis, Judith, [n.d.] | Box 48, F70 | |
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One watercolor and one ink and watercolor drawings, one inscribed to Brinnin. |
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| Kidde, Wilson Hand, 1997 Nov 6 | Box 48, F71 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Kirchwey, Karl, 1988 Jul 27 | Box 48, F72 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Kohn, Raymond F, 1965 Jul 28 | Box 48, F73 | |
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One telegram. |
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| Laughlin, James, 1968 Sep 24 | Box 48, F83 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Lauritzen, Peter and Lady Rose, [1998 Jul 17] | Box 48, F84 | |
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Printed invitations to a party. |
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| Levertov, Denise, [1975]-1986 | Box 48, F85 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed, one Autograph Card Signed, and one Autograph Letter Signed written on verso of a printing of Levertov's poem "to the reader." The poem and letter are addressed to Bill Read. |
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| Lurie, Alison, 1995 July 5 | Box 48, F86 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Matthews, William, 1970 | Box 48, F87 | |
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Two Autograph Letters Signed. |
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| Maxwell, William, 1983 May 16 | Box 48, F88 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| McClatchy, J. D. (Sandy), 1976-1993 | Box 48, F89 | |
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Six Typed Letters Signed and one Typed Card Signed. |
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| McKenna, Rollie, 1988 | Box 48, F90 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed, plus a fax asking Brinnin to call McKenna. |
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| Miller, Charlie, 1980-1988 | Box 48, F96 | |
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Eleven TLSs and one ALS (which is written on the verso of a photocopy of Miller's TLS to "Paul." One TLS is typed on the verso of a copy of Miller's poem, "Timekeepers," and another is typed on the verso of a typescript of his poem, "The Lighthouse at Cabo Tigre." |
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| Mills, Margaret M, 1982-1988 | Box 48, F97 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed regarding American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters business. |
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| Milstein, Richard S, 1997 | Box 48, F98 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Morris, Jan, [1984 Mar 30] | Box 48, F99 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Mortimer, Penelope, 1988-1995 | Box 48, F100 | |
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Includes two Typed Letters Signed, one Autograph Card Signed, and a clipping. |
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| Moss, Howard, 1970-1988 | Box 48, F101 | |
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Nine Typed Letters Signed, two Autograph Cards Signed, and one Typed Card Signed, plus correspondence and program for Moss's memorial service and information regarding Moss's will. |
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| Mullen, William, 1994-1997 | Box 48, F102 | |
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Three Typed Letters Signed, plus one typescript poem "Enchanted Rock." |
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| Myers, John Bernard, 1978-1984 | Box 48, F103 | |
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Eight Autograph Letters Signed, about travels, visits and companion Arthur Cady. |
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| Neiman, Catrina, 1981 Jun 27 | Box 48, F104 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding "The Legend of Maya Deren." |
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| Nevelson, Louise, 1984 Oct 30 | Box 48, F105 | |
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One Autograph Note Signed, plus a related note from Diana MacKown. |
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| O'Shea, John, 1984-1994 | Box 48, F106 | |
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Nine Autograph Letters Signed and two Typed Letters Signed, some of which discuss Truman Capote. |
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| Pecile, Jordan, 1998 Mar 21 | Box 48, F107 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed, plus a clipping. |
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| Perkins, Jill T, 1994 Jun 3 | Box 48, F108 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed from the daughter of John Thompson, granting permission to quote from Thompson's journals. |
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| Perry, Lynn (Miller), 1997-1998 | Box 48, F109 | |
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Two Autograph Letters Signed regarding a book of poetry by Charlie Miller. |
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| Phillips, Jayne Anne, 1982 Mar 11 | Box 48, F110 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Poirier, Richard, 1975 Apr 30 | Box 48, F111 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Porter, Joe Ashby, 1972 Sep 11 | Box 48, F112 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Pritchett, Dorothy, [n.y.] Sep 5 | Box 48, F113 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Purdy, Harry, 1939 Jul 13 | Box 48, F114 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding his first book and getting a job. |
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| Quinn, Alice, 1998 May 22 | Box 48, F115 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Read, Bill, 1971-1978 | Box 48, F116 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed to Brinnin and three documents related to his will. |
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| Reeve, Franklin, [1982] Apr 24 | Box 48, F117 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Reitell, Liz (Smith), 1955-1988 | Box 48, F118 | |
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Four Autograph Letters Signed and one Autograph Card Signed, regarding her work and travels, Brinnin's book on Dylan Thomas, and visiting Wales. |
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| Rich, Adrienne, 1992 Feb 25 | Box 48, F119 | |
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One Autograaph Card Signed. |
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| Robinson, John, 1948 | Box 48, F120 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed. |
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| Roethke, Beatrice, [n.d.] | Box 48, F121 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Rorem, Ned, 1983-[1996] | Box 48, F122 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed, one Autograph Card Signed, and one flyer with an autograph note by Rorem. |
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| Rosten, Norman, [n.d.] | Box 48, F123 | |
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Five Autograph Letters Signed and one Typed Letter Signed, plus a clipping of Rosten's obituary. |
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| Salter, Mary Jo, 1992 May 14 | Box 48, F124 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Sanchez, Thomas, 1983 | Box 48, F125 | |
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Two Autograph Letters Signed. |
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| Sanger, Peter, 1992 | Box 48, F126 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed and one Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Schwartz, Lloyd, 1982 Dec 5 | Box 48, F127 | |
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Autograph note on a series of fourteen poems by Schwartz titled "Fourteen People." |
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| Scully, James, 1970-1993 | Box 48, F128 | |
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Six Typed Letters Signed and one Autograph Card Signed regarding poetry, poets, San Francisco, and Elizabeth Bishop. |
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| Secrest, Meryle, 1992 Jan 9 | Box 48, F129 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding a book on Leonard Bernstein. |
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| Seidenberg, Charles M, 1993-1998 | Box 48, F130 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed, all regarding income taxes, plus forms regarding 1993 income taxes. |
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| Shepherd, Richard, 1989-1998 | Box 48, F131 | |
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Two Autograph Letters Signed, one Autograph Card Signed, and one Autograph Note Signed. Shepherd was a member of the British Parliament (House of Commons). |
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| Silber, John R, 1977 May 31 | Box 48, F132 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Smith, Gordon, 1934-1936 | Box 48, F133 | |
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Transcript of thirteen letters from Smith to Brinnin and one letter from Smith's sister to Brinnin (1947). |
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| Smith, Virginia B, 1982 Jan 5 | Box 48, F134 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding the Elizabeth Bishop papers at Vassar. |
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| Spark, Muriel, [1992 Apr 22] | Box 48, F135 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed. |
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| Spenser, Elizabeth, 1983-1989 | Box 48, F136 | |
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Five Typed Letters Signed and two Autograph Letters Signed. |
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| Spires, Elizabeth, 1997-1998 | Box 48, F137 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed regarding working as a selector (with Henri Cole and Brinnin) for the Amy Lowell award. |
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| Stallworthy, Jon, 1984-1985 | Box 48, F138 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Stamos, Theodoros, 1967 Oct 7 | Box 48, F139 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed |
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| Starbuck, George, 1971 | Box 48, F140 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed. |
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| Stevens, Holly (Stephenson), 1963-1989 | Box 48, F141 | |
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Seven Autograph Cards Signed, four Autograph Letters Signed, and one Typed Letter Signed, regarding family, visits, etc. |
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| Stitt, Peter, 1991 Nov 20 | Box 48, F142 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Strand, Mark, 1992 | Box 48, F143 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed. |
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| Swenson, May, 1988-1989 | Box 48, F144 | |
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Two Typed Letters Signed regarding travels and Brinnin's book on Truman Capote. |
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| Taylor, Peter and Eleanor, [n.d.] | Box 48, F145 | |
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Two Autograph Cards Signed. |
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| Thompson, John H, 1957 Dec 24 | Box 48, F146 | |
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One Autograph Card Signed, written by Thompson to Mrs. Brinnin. |
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| Tillinghast, Richard, 1978-1980 | Box 48, F147 | |
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One Autograph Letter Signed and one Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Towns, Jeff, 1996 | Box 48, F148 | |
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One ALS to Brinnin and one ACS to "Tom." Also include a brochure regarding the "Jeff Town Collection" related to Dylan Thomas and a business card. |
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| Vance, Bill, 1997 | Box 48, F149 | |
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Two Autograph Cards Signed. |
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| Vendler, Helen, 1983-1989 | Box 48, F150 | |
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Five Autograph Cards Signed, one Autograph Letters Signed and two Autograph Notes Signed. |
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| Viela, Tony, 1997-1998 | Box 48, F151 | |
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Three Typed Letters Signed, one Autograph Notes Signed, and two Autograph Cards Signed. Also includes a photocopy of a photograph of Dylan Thomas and Liz Reitell, a brochure regarding a Dylan Thomas celebration in 1998, and three photographs (two of Thomas's home as it appears in 1998 and one of memorial plaque in Westminster Abbey). Viela interviewed Brinnin regarding Thomas. |
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| Walcott, Derek, [n.d.] | Box 48, F152 | |
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Autograph note with address. |
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| Williams, Joy, 1984-1998 | Box 48, F158 | |
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Seven Typed Letters Signed and twelve Autograph Cards Signed regarding travels, teaching, Key West, and Yaddo. |
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| Wolfson, Mitchell, Jr, 1988-1998 | Box 48, F159 | |
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Includes two calendars for Wolfson, and clippings. |
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| Wolkowsky, David, 1985-1993 | Box 48, F160 | |
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One invitation and a letter from Brinnin to Wolkowsky in which he asks questions regarding Truman Capote. Wolkowsky has written replies to each question and added a postscript of greeting. |
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| Woolmer, Howard, 1998 Feb 22 | Box 48, F161 | |
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One Typed Letters Signed regarding Brinnin's papers. |
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| Wreden, Byra J, 1998 Mar 28 | Box 48, F162 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| Wright, David, 1985 Jul 22 | Box 48, F163 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding his earlier review of Dylan Thomas in America. |
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| Wright, William, 1988 Sep 15 | Box 48, F164 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed regarding a controversy with John Hersey. |
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| Young, Timothy, 1998 Feb 24 | Box 48, F165 | |
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One Typed Letter Signed. |
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| "Final correspondence", 1998 | Box 48, F166 | |
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A folder of letters, cards, notes, and faxed correspondence from Brinnin's friends written during the last months of his illness. Arranged in chronological order. Includes letters from the Wilburs, Joy Williams, Rose Lauritzen, John Hohnsbeen, Angela Greatorex, Judith Kazantzis, Leonard Dean, K. M. Kuhn, Vince Sweeney, Walter Augustin DeMilly III, Tony Viela, Bill Mullen, Charles Seidenberg, Jane O'Reilly, Shirley Ratterree, Jane B. Phillips, Thomas O. Stratton, and Rollie McKenna. Also includes a letter by Brinnin, and a list of people to contact and things to do, plus a poem from Kirby Congdon. |
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| Miscellaneous business correspondence, 1943-1998 | Box 48, F167 | |
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Includes correspondence regarding Brinnin's papers at the University of Delaware, "New Arts Week End" at Stephens College (1948), the motion picture Dylan (1964), a reader's report on Brinnin's Sextet (1980), a revision of Elements of Literature, permissions to quote from Dylan Thomas is America and The Selected Poems of John Malcolm Brinnin, and several invitations. Also include ten business cards, a program for a symposium at Sweet Briar College (1950), a receipt for Stamos's painting, "The Bier," and the mortgage for Duxbury, Massachusetts property. |
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| Unidentified letters, 1904-1998 | Box 48, F168 | |
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Nineteen cards or letters, including three photographs, from unidentified individuals. Includes a postcard sent in 1904 which depicts the Boston Public Library. |
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Includes letters to Brinnin, James Merrill, Connie Smith, and Howard Moss.
| 1940 | 13 letters. | Box 48, F74 |
| 1941 | 20 letters | Box 48, F75 |
| 1942-1943 | 6 letters. | Box 48, F76 |
| 1945-1946 | 11 letters and postcards, and one illustration. | Box 48, F77 |
| 1947-1949 | 17 letters and postcards. | Box 48, F78 |
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Including one letter from William Crumley to Larrabee, to which Larrabee added a note and forwarded to Brinnin. |
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| 1950-1951 | 13 letters and postcards. | Box 48, F79 |
| [n.d.] or [n.y.] | 40 letters and postcards, plus two drawings. | Box 48, F80 |
| 1945-1952 | 10 letters and postcards | Box 48, F81 |
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One postcard has a photograph of Howard Moss attached. |
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Includes correspondence, clippings, poems written by Merrill, and material related to his death.
| 1981-1985 | Box 48, F91 |
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Eight Autograph Cards Signed and two Typed Cards Signed. Also includes two versions of Merrill's poem "Losing the Marbles," which is dedicated to Brinnin. Both are inscribed to Brinnin. Also includes a canceled check. |
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| 1986-1995 | Box 48, F92 |
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Twelve ACSs, three TCSs, two ALSs, and two TLSs. Also includes: Merrill's printed poem, "Vol. XLIV, No. 3," (inscribed), two photographs of Merrill, and photocopied typescripts of Merrill's poems, "Nine Lives," "Volcanic Holiday," "Quatrains for Pegasus," and "Self-Portrait in Tyvek (TM) Windbreaker." Two of the poems are inscribed to Brinnin. Merrill's booklet Eight Bits (inscribed to Brinnin) has been removed and cataloged for Special Collections. |
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| [n.d.] | Box 48, F93 |
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Three ANSs, plus a list of corrections for an unidentified work, a note with Merrill's telephone number in the hospital, and an autograph poem by Brinnin. Also includes a signed four-line verse by Merrill for Brinnin's birthday, and three poems by Merrill: "Blow Voyage?" "To a Pocket Calculator" (inscribed to Brinnin), and "Bronze." |
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| Obituaries, memorial service programs, articles about Merrill, 1995-1996 | Box 48, F94 |
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Includes a signed photocopy of Allan Gurganus's eulogy, correspondence related to Merrill's will (with a portion of the will included), and letters from Sandy McClatchy and Melissa Hammerle regarding memorials. |
Letters regarding daily life, writing, travels, health, and family. Charlee was Brinnin's confidant for over fifty years. Also includes typescripts of poems by Richard Wilbur.
| 1983-1986 | Box 48, F153 |
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Nine TLSs, four ALSs, two ACSs. Also includes an inscribed copy of Richard Wilbur's printed greeting and poem, "Hamlen Brook" (1982) and an eleven-line verse handwritten by Wilbur for Brinnin's 70th birthday, signed and with caricature of Brinnin on the bottom. |
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| 1987-1991 | Box 48, F154 |
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Nine Autograph Letters Signed and five Autograph Cards Signed. |
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| 1992-1998 | Box 48, F155 |
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Six Typed Letters Signed, one Autograph Letter Signed, three Autograp Cards Signed, and one Typed Card Signed. Includes two poems by Richard Wilbur: "At Moorditch" and "For C." |
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| [n.d.] | Box 48, F156 |
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Three Typed Letters Signed, one Autograph Letter Signed, three Autograph Cards Signed, and three Autograph Notes Signed. Also includes clippings, some autograph notes by Richard Wilbur, a copy of the printed "A Christmas Hymn," and six poems by Richard Wilbur. Poems include: "Cayo Hueso," "On Freedom's Ground," "This Pleasing Anxious Being," "Zea," "The Catch," and "A Finished Man." |
Includes personal journals, drafts toward an unfinished memoir, poetry, articles, and material toward published books.
Between 1943 and 1998 Brinnin faithfully kept a personal journal. One hundred and thirty-seven of Brinnin's journals, recorded in a variety of record books, ledgers or diaries, survive in this collection. The last journal, which includes Brinnin's notes written during the final month of his life, is found in Series VI. Personal papers with related material.
Brinnin numbered his first one hundred and one journals. The remaining journals bore a range of dates written on the inside cover but were not numbered. The numbering sequence for journals 102-137 has been continued for identifying purposes, with these numbers placed in brackets. Two journals, #11 (1948 Jan 1-Jun 2) and #100 (1983 Oct 27-1984 Apr 2), are missing. These journals were not received by the University of Delaware Library. The pages torn out of journals 21-31 were used in writing of Dylan Thomas in America. In most cases these pages have been replaced in the journals.
The journal entries usually take the form of brief statements, accompanied by times, shopping lists, or daily expenses noted in the margins. Frequently the entries included exhaustive lists of individuals included at gatherings Brinnin attended, such as conferences or parties. Entries record his annual cycle of migration: Spring in Cambridge, Summer in Venice, Italy, and Winter in Key West, Florida, as well as his regular transatlantic travels. At the end of most volumes is a list of names of persons whom Brinnin met during that year and who are mentioned in that volume.
The contents of the entries include the mundane details of life: when he rose, whether sleep was assisted, his meals, work (in later years whether he worked on his memoirs, e.g. noting "fair wordage" or "less than minimal work"), household chores, teaching regimen, and shopping lists. The highlights of each day, such as phone calls received or made, visitors, correspondence received, meals with others, and travel plans, are also recorded. The journals also contain accounts the Brinnin's health struggles, with cancer and his treatment for alcoholism.
Brinnin recorded his reactions to world events such as the assassination of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, to Presidential elections (e.g. Nixon's election is "a depressing and embarrassing fact"), the Apollo 11 moon walk, Watergate, the Rosenberg's execution, watching the Halley-Bopp comet in 1997, Princess Diana's death and funeral. Games of scrabble, trivial pursuit, and anagrams (with seasonal scores recorded), movies viewed, and television programs watched (the Beatles and the Academy Awards) are also part of the record.
The journals chronicle his life as a teacher, poet, biographer, and traveler. One discovers his passion for travel, particularly ship voyages and his life with his partner of over 30 years Bill Read (who died in 1978). Among the entries are glimpses of the extraordinary people he knew, including Jean Garrique, Elizabeth Bishop, James Merrill, Dylan Thomas, Howard Moss, Richard Wilbur, Delmore Schwartz, Leonard Bernstein, Anne Sexton, Octavio Paz, Shel Silverstein, Katherine Anne Porter, Elizabeth Bowen, Kay Boyle, "Scotty" Fitzgerald, and Martha Graham. Details of meetings or interviews with Robert Frost, Sean O'Faolain, C. Day Lewis, and Truman Capote are entered.
| Journal #1, 1943 Sep 3-1944 Mar 16 | Box 49, F1 |
| Journal #2, 1943 Mar 16-1944 Aug 10 | Box 49, F2 |
| Journal #3, 1944 Aug 11-1945 Jan 11 | Box 49, F3 |
| Journal #4, 1945 Jan 12 - Jun 9 | Box 49, F4 |
| Journal #5, 1945 Jun 10 - Nov 3 | Box 49, F5 |
| Journal #6, 1945 Nov 4-1946 Mar 30 | Box 49, F6 |
| Journal #7, 1946 Apr 19-Sep 14 | Box 49, F7 |
| Journal #8, 1946 Sep15-1947 Feb 8 | Box 49, F8 |
| Journal #9, 1947 Feb 9-Jul 6 | Box 49, F9 |
| Journal #10, 1947 Jul 7-Dec 31 | Box 49, F10 |
| (Journal #11 - missing) | |
| Journal #12, 1948 Jun 3-Oct 28 | Box 49, F12 |
| Journal #13, 1948 Oct 29-1949 Mar 24 | Box 49, F13 |
| Journal #14, 1949 Mar 25-Aug 21 | Box 49, F14 |
| Journal #15, 1949 Aug 22-1950 Feb 25 | Box 49, F15 |
| Journal #16, 1950 Feb 26-Jul 22 | Box 49, F16 |
| Journal #17, 1950 Jul 23-Dec 16 | Box 49, F17 |
| Journal #18, 1950 Dec 17-1951 Jun 30 | Box 49, F18 |
| Journal #19, 1951 Jul 1-Nov 27 | Box 49, F19 |
| Journal #20, 1951 Nov 28-1952 Apr 26 | Box 49, F20 |
| Journal #21, 1952 Apr 27-Sep 22 | Box 49, F21 |
| Journal #22, 1952 Sep 23-1953 Mar 17 | Box 49, F22 |
| Journal #23, 1953 Mar 18-Aug 13 | Box 49, F23 |
| Journal #24, 1953 Aug 14-1954 Feb 7 | Box 49, F24 |
| Journal #25, 1954 Feb 8-Aug 2 | Box 50, F25 |
| Journal #26, 1954 Aug 4-1955 Jan 23 | Box 50, F26 |
| Journal #27, 1955 Jan 24-Jul 24 | Box 50, F27 |
| Journal #28, 1955 Jul 25-Dec 24 | Box 50, F28 |
| Journal #29, 1955 Dec 25-1956 May 23 | Box 50, F29 |
| Journal #30, 1956 May 24-Oct 12 | Box 50, F30 |
| Journal #31, 1956 Oct 13-1957 Mar 9 | Box 50, F31 |
| Journal #32, 1957 Mar 10-Aug 1 | Box 50, F32 |
| Journal #33, 1957 Aug 3-Dec 22 | Box 50, F33 |
| Journal #34, 1957 Dec 23-1958 May 11 | Box 50, F34 |
| Journal #35, 1958 May 12-Oct 4 | Box 50, F35 |
| Journal #36, 1958 Oct 5-1959 Feb 28 | Box 50, F36 |
| Journal #37, 1959 Mar 1-Jul 20 | Box 50, F37 |
| Journal #38, 1959 Jul 21-Nov 29 | Box 50, F38 |
| Journal #39, 1959 Nov 30-1960 Apr 19 | Box 50, F39 |
| Journal #40, 1960 Apr 20-Sep 18 | Box 50, F40 |
| Journal #41, 1960 Sep 19-1961 Feb 25 | Box 50, F41 |
| Journal # 42, 1961 Feb 26-Jul 18 | Box 50, F42 |
| Journal #43, 1961 Jul 19-Dec 8 | Box 50, F43 |
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Inside front cover: "replacement for lost journal." Many of the dates have blank pages. |
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| Journal #44, 1961 Dec 9-1962 Apr 27 | Box 50, F44 |
| Journal #45, 1962 Apr 28-Sep 14 | Box 50, F45 |
| Journal #46, 1962 Sep 15-1963 Feb 6 | Box 50, F46 |
| Journal #47, 1963 Feb 7-Jun 30 | Box 50, F47 |
| Journal #48, 1963 Jul 1-Nov 18 | Box 50, F48 |
| Journal #49, 1963 Nov 19-1964 Apr 7 | Box 50, F49 |
| Journal # 50, 1964 Apr 8-Aug 25 | Box 51, F50 |
| Journal #51, 1964 Aug 26-1965 Jan 2 | Box 51, F51 |
| Journal #52, 1965 Jan 3-May 23 | Box 51, F52 |
| Journal #53, 1965 May 24-Oct 12 | Box 51, F53 |
| Journal #54, 1965 Oct 13-1966 Mar 2 | Box 51, F54 |
| Journal #55, 1966 Mar 3-Jul 21 | Box 51, F55 |
| Journal #56, 1966 Jul 22-Dec 11 | Box 51, F56 |
| Journal #57, 1966 Dec 12-1967 May 12 | Box 51, F57 |
| Journal #58, 1967 May 13-Sep 30 | Box 51, F58 |
| Journal #59, 1967 Oct 1-1968 Feb 20 | Box 51, F59 |
| Journal #60, 1968 Feb 21-Jul 8 | Box 51, F60 |
| Journal #61, 1968 Jul 9-Nov 28 | Box 51, F61 |
| Journal #62, 1968 Nov 29-1969 Apr 19 | Box 51, F62 |
| Journal #63, 1969 Apr 20-Sep 10 | Box 51, F63 |
| Journal #64, 1969 Sep 11-1970 Jan 31 | Box 51, F64 |
| Journal #65, 1970 Feb 1-Jul 24 | Box 51, F65 |
| Journal #66, 1970 Jul 25-1971 Jan 2 | Box 51, F66 |
| Journal #67, 1971 Jan 3-Jun 8 | Box 51, F67 |
| Journal #68, 1971 Jun 9-Nov 22 | Box 51, F68 |
| Journal #69, 1971 Nov 23-1972 Apr 13 | Box 51, F69 |
| Journal #70, 1972 Apr 14-Sep 29 | Box 51, F70 |
| Journal #71, 1972 Sep 30-1973 Feb 18 | Box 51, F71 |
| Journal #72, 1973 Feb 19-Aug 7 | Box 51, F72 |
| Journal #73, 1973 Aug 8-1974 Jan 15 | Box 51, F73 |
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Laid in newspaper clipping. |
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| Journal #74, 1974 Jan 16-May 21 | Box 51, F74 |
| Journal #75, 1974 May 22-Oct 10 | Box 52, F75 |
| Journal #76, 1974 Oct 11-1975 Mar 1 | Box 52, F76 |
| Journal #77, 1975 Mar 2-Jul 19 | Box 52, F77 |
| Journal #78, 1975 Jul 20-Dec 9 | Box 52, F78 |
| Journal #79, 1975 Dec 10-1976 Apr 28 | Box 52, F79 |
| Journal #80, 1976 Apr 29-Oct 5 | Box 52, F80 |
| Journal #81, 1976 Oct 6-1977 Feb 24 | Box 52, F81 |
| Journal #82, 1977 Feb 25-Jul 16 | Box 52, F82 |
| Journal #83, 1977 Jul 17-Dec 6 | Box 52, F83 |
| Journal #84, 1977 Dec 7-1978 Apr 30 | Box 52, F84 |
| Journal #85, 1978 May 1-Sep 23 | Box 52, F85 |
| Journal #86, 1978 Sep 24-1979 Feb 12 | Box 52, F86 |
| Journal #87, 1979 Feb 13-Jun 18 | Box 52, F87 |
| Journal #88, 1979 Jun 18-Nov 8 | Box 52, F88 |
| Journal #89, 1979 Nov 9-1980 Mar 31 | Box 52, F89 |
| Journal #90, 1980 Apr 1-Aug 17 | Box 52, F90 |
| Journal #91, 1980 Aug 18-Oct 27 | Box 52, F91 |
| Journal #92, 1980 Oct 28-1981 Mar 19 | Box 52, F92 |
| Journal #93, 1981 Mar 20-May 31 | Box 52, F93 |
| Journal #94, 1981 Jun 1-Oct 21 | Box 52, F94 |
| Journal #95, 1981 Oct 22-1982 Mar 15 | Box 52, F95 |
| Journal #96, 1982 Mar 16-Jul 25 | Box 52, F96 |
| Journal #97, 1982 Jul 26-Dec 15 | Box 52, F97 |
| Journal #98, 1982 Dec 16-1983 May 21 | Box 52, F98 |
| Journal #99, 1983 May 22-Oct 26 | Box 52, F99 |
| (Journal 100 [1983 Oct 27 - 1984 Apr 2] is missing) | |
| Journal #101, 1984 Apr 3-Aug 22 | Box 52, F101 |
| Journal [#102], 1984 Aug 23-1985 Jan 28 | Box 52, F102 |
| Journal [#103], 1985 Jan 29-Jul 7 | Box 53, F103 |
| Journal [#104], 1985 Jul 8-Dec 13 | Box 53, F104 |
| Journal [#105], 1985 Dec 14-1986 May 4 | Box 53, F105 |
| Journal [#106], 1986 May 5-Sep 21 | Box 53, F106 |
| Journal [#107], 1986 Sep 22-1987 Feb 12 | Box 53, F107 |
| Journal [#108], 1987 Feb 13-Jul 5 | Box 53, F108 |
| Journal [#109], 1987 Jul 6-Sep 15 | Box 53, F109 |
| Journal [#110], 1987 Sep 16-1988 Feb 5 | Box 53, F110 |
| Journal [#111], 1988 Feb 6-Jun 23 | Box 53, F111 |
| Journal [#112], 1988 Jun 25-Nov 9 | Box 53, F112 |
| Journal [#113], 1988 Nov 10-1989 May 7 | Box 53, F113 |
| Journal [#114], 1989 May 8-Oct 11 | Box 53, F114 |
| Journal [#115], 1989 Oct 12-1990 Mar 3 | Box 53, F115 |
| Journal [#116], 1990 Mar 4-Jul 31 | Box 53, F116 |
| Journal [#117], 1990 Aug 1-Dec 2 | Box 53, F117 |
| Journal [#118], 1990 Dec 3-1991 Apr 28 | Box 53, F118 |
| Journal [#119], 1991 Apr 29-Sep 13 | Box 53, F119 |
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Notes and financial notations laid in. |
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| Journal [#120], 1991 Sep 14-1992 Feb 22 | Box 53, F120 |
| Journal [#121], 1992 Feb 23-Jul 14 | Box 53, F121 |
| Journal [#122], 1992 Jul 15-Oct 12 | Box 53, F122 |
| Journal [#123], 1992 Oct 13-1993 Mar 2 | Box 53, F123 |
| Journal [#124], 1993 Mar 3-Jul 29 | Box 53, F124 |
| Journal [#125], 1993 Jul 29-Dec 18 | Box 53, F125 |
| Journal [#126], 1993 Dec 19-1994 May 8 | Box 53, F126 |
| Journal [#127], 1994 May 9-Nov 19 | Box 53, F127 |
| Journal [#128], 1994 Nov 20-1995 Apr 12 | Box 54, F128 |
| Journal [#129], 1995 Apr 13-Jul 30 | Box 54, F129 |
| Journal [#130], 1995 Jul 31-Dec 21 | Box 54, F130 |
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Financial notes laid in. |
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| Journal [#131], 1995 Dec 22-1996 May 13 | Box 54, F131 |
| Journal [#132], 1996 May 14-Oct 15 | Box 54, F132 |
| Journal [#133], 1996 Oct 15-1997 Mar 8 | Box 54, F133 |
| Journal [#134], 1997 Mar 9-Aug 2 | Box 54, F134 |
| Journal [#135], 1997 Aug 3-Dec 23 | Box 54, F135 |
| Journal [#136], 1997 Dec 24-1998 May 15 | Box 54, F136 |
| (Journal [#137], 1998 May 16 - Jun 17 - See final papers - Series VI, F9) | |
Drafts of a memoir which Brinnin never completed.
| Manuscript #1, [1950s] | Box 54, F137 |
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Memoir regarding the Poetry Center, Dylan Thomas, Theodore Roethke, and Katherine Anne Porter. |
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| Manuscript #2, 1946 , [1990s] | Box 54, F138 |
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One typescript regarding Brinnin's 1946 journey with Cartier-Bresson and three copies of a typescript regarding the Palazzo Barbaro (Venice) in the 1990s. |
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| Manuscript #3, [1946-1954] | Box 54, F139 |
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Draft pages. |
Computer-generated typescript with autograph revisions, without page numbers. Roughly arranged in chronological order by the time period discussed in the draft.
| Birth to 1938 | Box 54, F140 |
| 1939-1946 Jun | Box 54, F141 |
| 1946 Jul-1949 | Box 54, F142 |
| 1950-1953 | Box 54, F143 |
| [ca. 1990-1998] | Box 54, F144 |
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Includes a photocopy of "A Matter of Passing Papers." |
Arranged generally in chronological order.
| "Prolegomenon" | Box 54, F145 |
| Childhood to college | Box 54, F146 |
| Chronology of events and people, 1930-1946 | Box 54, F147 |
| [1930s] | Box 54, F148 |
| [1940s] | Box 54, F149 |
| [1950s] | Box 54, F150 |
| [1960s] | Box 54, F151 |
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Typescript pages and chronology. |
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| [1970s] | Box 54, F152 |
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Typescript pages and chronology through 1982 |
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| [1980s-1990s] | Box 54, F153 |
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Includes typescript, clippings, notes, and letters. |
| Miscellaneous notes, [n.d.] | Box 55, F154 |
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Autograph, typescript and photocopies of notes. |
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| Excerpts of correspondence with Howard Moss, 1940-1948 | Box 55, F155 |
| Notes, chronological lists, and draft memoir pages regarding Elizabeth Bishop, [1951-1980] | Box 55, F156 |
| Copy 1, Part 1 | Box 55, F157 |
| Copy 1, Part 2 | Box 55, F158 |
| Copy 2, Part 1 | Box 55, F159 |
| Copy 2, Part 2 | Box 55, F160 |
| Notebook of submissions, readings, awards, and poems in print, 1935-1946 | Box 55, F161 |
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An Autograph notebook which lists poems Brinnin submitted for publication, awards and prizes received, readings and lectures given, poems included in anthologies, and his poems in print. The lists include titles, dates, amounts paid for accepted poems, and names of magazines. |
Arranged in alphabetical order by title or first line if no title is indicated.
Includes typescript and autograph drafts, most bearing extensive autograph revisions. Some drafts are also signed, bear notations about the meter of the lines, or bear unrelated notes or financial calculations.
| "Albergo Paradiso e Commericale", [n.d.] | Box 55, F162 |
| "A Benediction", [n.d.] | Box 55, F163 |
| "Dachau", [n.d.] | Box 55, F164 |
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Includes undated postcards and brochures about Dachau, including Nico Rost's "Concentration Camp Dachau." |
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| "The Dreaming Animals", [n.d.] | Box 55, F165 |
| "Fete Champetre 1925", [n.d.] | Box 55, F166 |
| "Hushed by Your Great News", [n.d.] | Box 55, F167 |
| "It Was Over, I Cut Out", [n.d.] | Box 55, F168 |
| "Middle Age: A Chinese Restaurant", [n.d.] | Box 55, F169 |
| "My Father, My Son", [n.d.] | Box 55, F170 |
| "New From the Islands", [n.d.] | Box 55, F171 |
| "Reading Othello in Venice", [n.d.] | Box 55, F172 |
| "That Gull", [n.d.] | Box 55, F173 |
| "To Johnny S. Lynch...", [n.d.] | Box 55, F174 |
| "With Theodoros Stamos gathering leaves", [n.d.] | Box 55, F175 |
| Contract regarding Dylan Thomas in America , The Third Rose , and two volume of Brinnin's literary memoir, 1963 Aug 15 | Box 55, F177 |
| Uncorrected page proofs for Dylan Thomas in America , 1988 Sep 2 | Box 55, F178 |
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Proofs for the preliminary material to the 1988 edition. Includes an attached note from the publisher and autograph corrections by Brinnin. |
| Correspondence and notes related to the copyright assignment for these books, 1981-1998 | Box 55, F179 |
| Autograph notes taken critiquing the facilities and services on different cruise ships, [n.d.] | Box 55, F180 |
See also the correspondence section for poems by Richard Wilbur, Irving Feldman, Howard Moss, and Leonard Bernstein.
| Poems, [n.d.] | Box 55, F1 |
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Photocopies of nineteen poems by Arnold. |
| "Christmas in Berlin '89", 1990 [Jan 1] | Box 55, F2 |
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Typescript photocopy of a poem by Bernstein. Inscribe to Brinnin by Bernstein, plus envelope. Also four transcripts of the poem made by Brinnin. |
| Untitled birthday poem, 1986 Sep | Box 55, F3 |
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Three-page autograph poem in celebration of Brinnin's 70th birthday as written by Jane Brooks, decorative boards and signed. |
| "John Malcolm Brinnin," [n.d.] and "A Kind of Exorcism: A Conversation with John Malcolm Brinnin,", [1971] | Box 55, F4 |
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Photocopy of the Dictionary of Literary Biography article written by Gerber. Inscribed to Brinnin by Gerber. Also an offprint of "A Kind of Exorcism." |
| Poems, [n.d.] | Box 55, F5 |
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Five typescript poems by Hall. |
| Chapters from A Different Person: a memoir , [1970s] | Box 55, F6 |
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Typescript photocopy of chapters 1-14 of Merrill's memoir. This manuscript varies from the final published version and bears a few autograph revisions by Merrill. |
| "The Little Tippler", 1984 Sep 1 | Box 55, F7 |
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Photocopied typescript of a eulogy for Truman Capote by O'Shea. |
Five travel journals kept by Read chronicling trips to Europe, most with Brinnin. Each trip was numbered. These journals contain notes for trips #2-5 and 9-18. The journals include financial notes and lists of purchases, descriptions of artwork, scenery, people met, travel, and meals. Includes some recipes, lists of books read, and bibliographic information regarding books to order after his return home.
| 1951 Jul 12-Sep 12 | Box 55, F8 |
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Trip #2 to Europe. Includes information on the acquiring of the Sima photographs found in F12 of Series IV. Includes a description of Read's and Brinnin's visit with Dylan and Caitlin Thomas in Wales. |
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| 1953 Aug 12-Sep 15 1955 Jul 13-Sep 5 | Box 55, F9 |
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Trips #3-4, both to Europe. With decal and financial notes laid in. |
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| 1958 Jun 5-Sep 27 | Box 55, F10 |
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Trip #5 to Europe. |
| Trip #9, 1966 May 12-Jun 2 | Box 55, F11 |
| Trip #10, 1970 Aug 22-Sep 6 | Box 55, F11 |
| Trip #11, 1971 Jul 23-Aug 24 | Box 55, F11 |
| Trip #12, 1972 May 17-Jun 11 | Box 55, F11 |
| Trip #13, 1972 Aug 23-31 | Box 55, F11 |
| Trip #14, 1973 May 19-Jun 14 | Box 55, F11 |
| Trip #15, 1973 Aug 26-Sep 9 | Box 55, F11 |
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With laid in notes describing a trip to St. Thomas in December. |
| Trip #16, 1974 May 22-Jun 19 | Box 55, F12 |
| Trip #17, 1975 May 15-Jun 12 | Box 55, F12 |
| Trip #18, 1976 May 25-Jun 21 | Box 55, F12 |
| "Acrostic", [n.d.] | Box 55, F13 |
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Photocopied typescript of a poem by Rosenblatt, inscribed to Brinnin. |
Six volumes of diaries kept by Thompson record the daily activities and thoughts of Thompson. Entries for some days are brief summaries, while others are detailed descriptions of particular events, travels, or conversations occurring on that day, from scores of football games watched, to details of lectures attended to family life. The diaries include (the left-hand pages) notes about or quotes from books read, details of plays attended, vocabulary words, poems. Some notes, letters, and drawings are laid in and occasionally a map or clipping is pasted in. Information about letters, conversations, visits with Brinnin are described throughout. There are notes in the journals indicating that Brinnin had read and was planning to use references from these journals for his memoirs.
| 1939 Sep 1-1944 Aug 31 | Box 55, F14 |
| 1944 Sep 1-1946 Aug 31 | Box 56, F15 |
| 1946 Sep 1-1950 Jun 17 | Box 56, F16 |
| 1954 Jan-1958 Feb 28 | Box 56, F17 |
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The first entries in this diary are summaries for entire months of January, April, and May of 1954. Beginning in June Thompson returns to daily entries. Laid in material includes several letters, a program based on the stories of Dylan Thomas, and the draft of a letter from Thompson to Brinnin. |
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| 1958 Mar 1-Dec 31 | Box 56, F18 |
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Includes laid and pasted in material from Thompson's trip to Europe with Brinnin, such as letters and postcards sent to his wife, photographs of Thompson in England and of his return, clippings, and ephemera related to the trip. |
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| 1959 Jan 1-1964 Dec | Box 56, F19 |
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Includes laid or pasted in material such as clippings, notes, and draft letters. |
See also Series I, F153-156 for poems written by Wilbur which he included in letters to Brinnin.
| [Eulogy] for Brinnin, [1998 Jun 22] | Box 56, F20 |
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Faxed typescript of Richard Wilbur's eulogy for John Malcolm Brinnin. |
| [Untitled poem], [n.d.] | Box 56, F21 |
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Photocopied typescript of a one-page untitled poem by an unidentified writer. The first line of the poem reads: "Rapture, he lets the words reorganize." Bears one autograph note, "rotten spot identified by JMB," next to a circled word in the poem. |
| Photographs of John Malcolm Brinnin, [1933]-1997 | 16 contact sheets, 1 slide, 20 photographs | Box 56, F1 |
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Includes contact sheets, portrait photographs, a metal plate engraving, and snapshots. Many of the photographs were taken by Rollie McKenna. |
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Includes portrait photographs and snapshots, as well as contact sheets. Individuals pictured with Brinnin are Barbara and John Hersey, Charlee and Richard Wilbur, Bill Read, Rita Dove, Jean Stafford, Lauren McIver, Lloyd Frankenberg, Howard Moss, Truman Capote, James Merrill, Seymour Lawrence, David Wolkowsky, Leonard Bernstein, John Ashbery, Elizabeth Bowen, Noel Coward, Richard Eberhart, Lady Caroline Blackwell (Mrs. Robert Lowell), Phillip Caputo, Jane O'Reilly, Liz Lear, Joseph Lash, William Mansfield, Charles Simic, and James Scully. There are also a number of photographs which include Brinnin and unidentified individuals. See also Series I. F36 for a photograph of Brinnin and Rita Dove which was enclosed in a letter from Dove.
| 1950s-1960s | Five contact sheets and 16 photographs | Box 56, F2 |
| 1970s-1990s | One contact sheet and 34 photographs | Box 56, F3 |
| Photographs taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1947 | 3 photographs | Box 56, F4 |
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Portrait photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright, Max Ernst, and Robert Flaherty taken during the summer of 1947. These photographs appear in Brinnin's chapter on Cartier-Bresson in Sextet. |
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| Photographs taken by R. (Rollie) Thorne McKenna, 1950s | 1 contact sheet and 34 photographs | Box 56, F5 |
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Includes photographs of Edith Sitwell, Osbert Sitwell (inscribed), W. H. Auden, Truman Capote, David Gascoyne, Howard Moss, Elizabeth Bowen, Kathleen Raine, T. S. Eliot, and Anne Sexton. Some of these photographs appear in Brinnin's Twentieth Century Poetry, Sextet, and Truman Capote. |
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| Snapshots, studio portraits, and tear sheets, 1916-1962 | 39 photographs and 4 tear sheets | Box 56, F6 |
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Includes images of Bill Read, Theodoros Stamos, Mitchell Wolfson, Jr., Richard and Charlee Wilbur, Ned Rorem, John H. Thompson, Anna Doherty (inscribed), Peggy Guggenheim, F. O. Matthiessen, Elizabeth Bishop, Truman Capote, Robert Lowell, James Merrill, Maya Deren, Sidney Toler (inscribed), Edith Sitwell, Katherine Anne Porter, Louis Untermeyer, Edwin O. Behrendt, William Carlos Williams, Rollie McKenna, and J. A. Ritchie. There are also photographs of unidentified individuals. See also Series I. F39 for a photograph of Rita Essayan. |
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| Portrait photographs of Dylan Thomas, ca. 1940-1953 | 11 photographs and 1 flyer | Box 56, F7 |
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Many of these photographs were taken in the 1950s by Rollie McKenna. |
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| Photographs of Dylan and Caitlin Thomas, ca. 1940-1953 | 9 photographs | Box 56, F8 |
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Includes photographs taken by Rollie McKenna, several of which appear in Brinnin's Dylan Thomas in America and McKenna's Portrait of Dylan. |
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| Photographs of Dylan Thomas and John Malcolm Brinnin, 1951-1953 | 8 photographs and 1 negative | Box 56, F9 |
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Includes photographs by Rollie McKenna (several appear in Portrait of Dylan) and some snapshots. |
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| Photographs of Dylan Thomas with others and his home, 1950s | 8 photographs | Box 56, F10 |
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Most of the photographs were taken by Rollie McKenna and some appear in Portrait of Dylan. |
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| Photographs related to Under Milk Wood , 1953 May | 3 photographs | Box 56, F11 |
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Photographs of the rehearsal and performance of Thomas's Under Milk Wood on May 14, 1953. |
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| Photographs by Michel Sima, [1950s] | 29 photographs | Box 56, F12 |
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Twenty-nine photographs of artists as taken by Michel Sima and list of photographs. Many appear in his book, Faces of Modern Art. Includes photographs of Georges Braque, Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Maurice Utrillo, Zadkine, and others. |
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| Family photographs, 1800s-1930s | 69 photographs and 17 negatives | Box 56, F13 |
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Includes photographs of John Malcolm Brinnin as a boy; his sister, Margaret; his parents, John T. Brinnin and Frances Malcolm; his maternal grandparents; homes where the Brinnins lived; extended family; and family friends. Some photographs are unidentified. Includes one tintype. |
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| Miscellaneous photographs of artwork, architecture, or scenery, [n.d.] | 11 photographs and 4 postcards | Box 56, F14 |
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Includes photographs of houses in Great Village, Nova Scotia (where Elizabeth Bishop was born) and Italy. |
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| Negatives, [1950s-1960s] | 172 negatives | Box 56, F15 |
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Includes images of Dylan Thomas and family, Brinnin, Bill Read, Howard Moss, Elizabeth Bishop, John Thompson, and other unidentified persons |
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| Slides, 1972-[1990s] | 18 slides | Box 56, F16 |
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Includes images of Brinnin, Bill Read, and other unidentified persons. Also twelve slides of Elizabeth Bishop's childhood home and town, Great Village in Nova Scotia. |
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| Ashbery, John. Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror: poems. New York: The Viking Press, 1975 | Box 57 |
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Inscribes to Brinnin by Ashbery. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3501 .S475 S4 1975 c.2. |
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| Ashbery, John. Shadow Train: poems. New York: The Viking Press, 1981 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Ashbery. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3501 .S475 S5 1981b. |
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| Bishop, Elizabeth. Questions of Travel . New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Bishop. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3503 .I785 Q4x 1965 c.2. |
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| Combs, Tram. briefs . Franklin, New Hampshire: The Hillside Press, 1966 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed by Combs to JMB (#235 of 425 copies). A second copy is #201. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Communications between Grandin Conover and James Scully. [The Massachusetts Review, 1970 Aug] | Box 57 |
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Poetry Signature Six. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Deren, Maya. An Anagram of Ideas on Art, Form and Film . Yonkers, New York: The Alicat Book Shop Press, 1946 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed by Deren to Bill Read. With letter and photograph from Deren to Read laid in. This is #9 of the "Outcast" series of chapbooks. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Early, Eleanor. And This Is Boston! (And Seashore and Country Too) . Second edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938 | Box 57 |
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Jean Stafford's copy, with a few marginal markings. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Hersey, John. Antonietta: a novel . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Hersey. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3515 .E7715 A85 1991. |
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| Hersey, John. Blues . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Hersey. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3515 .E7715 B58 1987. |
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| Hersey, John. Fling and Other Stories . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Hersey. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3515 .E7715 F55 1990. |
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| Hersey, John. Life Sketches . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Hersey. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec CT120 .H435 1989. |
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| Macmillan, Margery L. Stopping Places: Along Duxbury Roads. Duxbury, Mass.: The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, 1991 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Macmillan. Removed for cataloging for the main library stacks. |
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| Magowan, Robin and Mark Magowan (eds.) JM: a remembrance . New York: Academy of American Poets, 1996 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by David [Jackson]. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 Z68 1996. |
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| A Memorial Service for John Bernard Myers . [s.l.]: The Grey Art Gallery, 1987 | Box 57 |
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With program laid in. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Merrill, James. Braving the Elements . New York: Atheneum, 1972 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 B7x 1972 c.2. |
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| Merrill, James. The Changing Light at Sandover . New York: Atheneum, 1982 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 C48 1982 c.2. |
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| Merrill, James. A Different Person: a memoir . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 Z464 1993. |
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| Merrill, James. Divine Comedies: poems. New York: Atheneum, 1976 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 D5 1976 c.2. |
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| Merrill, James. Eight Bits . Key West: [n.p.], 1986 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Merrill, James. From the Cutting-room Floor . [Omaha, Nebraska]: The University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1983 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by "DJ and JM." Number 23 of 290 copies. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Merrill, James. JM - RW, 7 December 1989 . New York: Sea Cliff Press, 1990 | Box 57 |
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Twenty-four copies printed. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Merrill, James. Late Settings . New York: Atheneum, 1985 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 L3 1985 c.2. |
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| Merrill, James. Mirabell: books of number . New York: Atheneum, 1978 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 M5 1978 c.2. |
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| Merrill, James. Peter . Old Deerfield, Massachusetts: The Deerfield Press and Dublin, Ireland: The Gallery Press, 1982 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 P47 1982 c.2. |
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| Merrill, James. Scripts for the Pageant . New York: Atheneum, 1980 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 S3 1980 c.2. |
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| Merrill, James. The Yellow Pages . Cambridge, Mass.: Temple Bar Bookshop, 1974 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Merrill. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3525 .E6645 Y4 c.2. |
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| Paz, Octavio. Children of the Mire . Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1974 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Paz. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PN1161 .P3x 1974. |
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| Racine, Jean. Andromache . San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982 | Box 57 |
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Translated by Richard Wilbur. Inscribed to Brinnin by Wilbur. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PQ1890 .A38 1982. |
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| Tillinghast, Richard. The Keeper . Cambridge, Mass.: Pym-Randall Press, 1968 | Box 57 |
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#65 of 100 numbered editions, signed by Tillinghast. Removed for cataloging for Special Collections. |
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| Walcott, Derek. Omeros. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1990 | Box 57 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Walcott. Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PR9272.9 .W3 O44 1990 c.2. |
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| Wilbur, Richard. More Opposites: poems and drawings . New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991 | Box 57 |
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Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3545 .I32165 M67 1991. |
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| Wilbur, Richard. New and Collected Poems . San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988 | Box 57 |
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Removed and cataloged for Special Collections: Spec PS3545 .I32165 N49 1988. |
Arranged in alphabetical order by title.
| Abitare (No. 311), 1992 Oct | Box 57, F1 | |
| American Prefaces (Volume 8, Number 1), 1942 Aut | Box 57, F5 | |
| American Way (Volume 24, Number 22), 1991 Nov 15 | Box 57, F6 | |
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Includes Rollie McKenna's photographs and quotes from Brinnin. |
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| Angry Penguins , 1944 Aut | Box 57, F7 | |
| Antaeus (Number 52), 1984 Spr | Box 57, F8 | |
| Atlantic (Volume 196, Number 4), 1955 Oct | Box 57, F11 | |
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Includes Brinnin's article, "Dylan Thomas in Wales." |
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| Boulevard (Volume 6, Numbers 2 & 3), 1991 Fall | Box 57, F12 | |
| California Quarterly (Volume 1, Number 1), 1951 Aut | Box 57, F13 | |
| Circle (Number 7-8), 1946 | Box 57, F14 | |
| College Verse (Volume 9, Number 5), 1940 Mar | Box 57, F15 | |
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Includes three poems by Brinnin |
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| Delos (Volume 3, Number 2), 1990 Fall | Box 57, F18 | |
| Dialectics: a Marxist Literary Journal (Number 5), [1938] | Box 57, F19 | |
| Diogenes (Volume 1, Number 3), 1941 Aut | Box 57, F20 | |
| The Elizabeth Bishop Bulletin (Volume 2, Number 1), 1993 Sum | Box 57, F21 | |
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Issue regarding the Key West Seminar honoring Elizabeth Bishop. |
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| Etc.: a Review of General Semantics (Volume 1, Number 1), 1943 Aug | Box 57, F22 | |
| Foreground (Volume 1, Number 1), 1946 Wtr | Box 57, F23 | |
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Includes Brinnin's poem, "The Sorrows of Cold Stone." |
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| The Gettysburg Review (Volume 2, Number 2), 1989 Spr | Box 57, F26 | |
| The Harvard Advocate (Volume C, Number 3-4), 1966 Fall | Box 57, F27 | |
| Hound & Horn (Volume 7, Number 3), 1934 Apr-May | Box 57, F28 | |
| The Island (Number 4), 1966 Fall | Box 57, F29 | |
| The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts (Number 16), 1990 Sum | Box 57, F30 | |
| Maclean's . Volume 111, Number 22, (1998 Jun 1) | Box 58, F34 | |
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With note attached. |
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| Mademoiselle , (1954 Feb) | (2 copies) | Box 58, F35 |
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"Dylan Thomas and His Village" + DT |
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| The Medusa . Volume 1, Number 1, (1946 Fall) | Box 58, F36 | |
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Edited by James Merrill + poems by Merrill and Kimon Friar |
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| New Mexico Quarterly . Volume 20, Number 3, (1950 Aut) | Box 58, F37 | |
| Our Time . Volume 1, Number 2, (1941 Apr) | Box 58, F42 | |
| Partisan Review . Volume 16, Number 5, (1949 May) | Box 58, F43 | |
| PM Daily . Volume 2, Number 124, (1941 December 8) | Box 58, F44 | |
Separated MaterialsRemoved to oversize. |
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| Quarterly Review of Literature . Volume 1, Number 3, (1944 Spr) | Box 59, F54 | |
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Includes a poem by Brinnin. |
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| Trinity Review . Volume 8, Number 3, (1954 May) | Box 59, F58 | |
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Brinnin's article on Wallace Stevens. |
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| Vassar Views Number 68, (1982 Jun) | Box 59, F59 | |
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Article about Elizabeth Bishop (with photo of Brinnin). |
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| Vice Versa . Volume 1, Number 1, (1940 Nov-Dec) | Box 59, F60 | |
| The Yale Review . Volume 81, Number 1, (1993 Jan) | Box 59, F63 | |
| Volume 3, Number 4, (1943 Sum) | Box 57, F2 |
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Brinnin's poem, "Observatory Hill" |
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| Volume 4, Number 1, (1943 Aut) | Box 57, F2 |
| Volume 4, Number 2, (1944 Wtr) | Box 57, F2 |
| Volume 4, Number 3, (1944 Spr) | Box 57, F3 |
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Ankey Larrabee piece. |
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| Volume 4, Number 4, (1944 Sum) | Box 57, F3 |
| Volume 5, Number 1, (1944 Aut) | Box 57, F3 |
| Volume 6, Number 3, (1946 Spr) | Box 57, F3 |
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Brinnin's poem, "Marianne Moore's" |
| Number 60, (1985 Wtr) | Box 57, F9 |
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Inscribed by Peter Sanger. |
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| Number 91, (1992 Fall) | Box 57, F9 |
| New series volume 16, Number 2, (1989 Fall-1990 Wtr) | Box 57, F16 |
| New series volume 17, Number 1, (1990 Spr-Sum) | Box 57, F16 |
| Volume 1, Number 2, (1940 New Year issue) | Box 57, F24 |
| Volume 1, Number 3, (1940 Spr) | Box 57, F24 |
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Includes poems by Dylan Thomas |
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| Volume 2, Number 1, (1943) | Box 57, F24 |
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Four poems by Brinnin |
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| Volume 2, Number 4, (1947 Sum) | Box 57, F24 |
| Volume 2, Number 1, (1940 Wtr) | Box 58, F31 |
| Volume 3, Number 4, (1941 Aut) | Box 58, F31 |
| Volume 6, Number 2, (1944 Spr) | Box 58, F32 |
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Two poems by Brinnin |
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| Volume 7, Number 1, (1946 Wtr) | Box 58, F32 |
| Number 17, (1935 Oct-Nov) | Box 58, F38 |
| Number 21, (1936 Jun-Jul) | Box 58, F38 |
| Number 22, (1936 Aug-Sep) | Box 58, F38 |
| Volume 62, Number 3, (1986 Mar 10) | 2 copies | Box 58, F39 |
| Volume 69, Number 1, (1993 Feb 22) | Box 58, F40 | |
| Volume 71, Number 3, (1995 Mar 13) | Box 58, F40 | |
| Volume 71, Number 5, (1995 Mar 27) | Box 58, F40 | |
| Volume 49, Number 4, (1937 Jan) | Box 58, F45 |
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Dylan Thomas poem |
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| Volume 49, Number 6, (1937 Mar) | Box 58, F45 |
| Volume 50, Number 3, (1937 Jun) | Box 58, F45 |
| Volume 51, Number 3, (1937 Dec) | Box 58, F45 |
| Volume 52, Number 1, (1938 Apr) | Box 58, F46 |
| Volume 53, Number 3, (1938 Dec) | Box 58, F46 |
| Volume 54, Number 1, (1939 Apr) | Box 58, F46 |
| Volume 54, Number 2, (1939 May) | Box 58, F46 |
| Volume 54, Number 6, (1939 Sep) | Box 58, F47 |
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Two poems by Brinnin |
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| Volume 55, Number 1, (1939 Oct) | Box 58, F47 |
| Volume 55, Number 4, (1940 Jan) | Box 58, F47 |
| Volume 55, Number 5, (1940 Feb) | Box 58, F47 |
| Volume 56, Number 6, (1940 Sep) | Box 58, F48 |
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Poem by Brinnin |
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| Volume 57, Number 1, (1940 Oct) | Box 58, F48 |
| Volume 57, Number 2, (1940 Nov) | Box 58, F48 |
| Volume 57, Number 4, (1941 Jan) | Box 58, F48 |
| Volume 59, Number 2, (1941 Nov) | Box 58, F48 |
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Poem by Brinnin |
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| Volume 60, Number 2, (1942 May) | Box 58, F49 |
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Poem by Brinnin |
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| Volume 61, Number 3, (1942 Dec) | Box 58, F49 |
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Review by Brinnin |
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| Volume 62, Number 6, (1943 Sep) | Box 58, F49 |
| Volume 63, Number 2, (1943 Nov) | Box 58, F49 |
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Brinnin awarded a prize |
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| Volume 63, Number 4, (1944 Jan) | Box 58, F50 |
| Volume 65, Number 4, (1945 Jan) | Box 58, F50 |
| Volume 65, Number 5, (1945 Feb) | Box 58, F50 |
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Dylan Thomas poem |
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| Volume 67, Number 4, (1946 Jan) | Box 58, F51 |
| Volume 67, Number 5, (1946 Feb) | Box 58, F51 |
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Three poems by Brinnin |
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| Volume 69, Number 1, (1946 Oct) | Box 58, F51 |
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Three poems by Brinnin |
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| Volume 69, Number 2, (1946 Nov) | Box 58, F51 |
| Volume 69, Number 3, (1946 Dec) | Box 58, F51 |
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Two copies |
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| Volume 70, Number 1, (1947 Apr) | Box 58, F52 |
| Volume 70, Number 3, (1947 Jun) | Box 58, F52 |
| Volume 72, Number 3, (1948 Jun) | Box 58, F52 |
| Volume 75, Number 5, (1950 Feb) | Box 58, F52 |
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Four poems by Brinnin |
| Volume 53, Number 1, (1945 Wtr) | Box 59, F55 |
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Includes a poem by Brinnin. |
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| Volume 55, Number 3, (1947 Sum) | Box 59, F55 |
| Volume 1, Number 1, (1936 Spr) | Box 59, F56 |
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Edited by JMB and John Thompson |
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| Volume 1, Number 2, (1936 Aut) | Box 59, F56 |
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Ankey Larrabee's copy |
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| Volume 1, Number 3, (1937-1938 Wtr) | Box 59, F56 |
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Ankey Larrabee's copy |
| Number 120, (1945 Wtr) | Box 59, F61 |
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Includes a poem by Brinnin. |
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| Number 121, (1945 Spr) | Box 59, F61 |
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Includes an article by Brinnin. |
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| Number 123, (1945 Aut) | Box 59, F61 |
| Artists at Large: photographs by Rollie McKenna . Manchester, New Hampshire: The Currier Gallery of Art, 1982 | |
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Exhibition catalog with preface by Brinnin and includes image of Brinnin with Eudora Welty. Separated MaterialsRemoved and cataloged for Special Collections. |
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| Bernstein at 70! Tanglewood. , 1988, Aug 25 | Box 59, F64 |
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Copy also cataloged for the main library stacks. |
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| C. R. Grigg: ten years 1980-1990 , [s.l.: s.n., 1991] | Box 59, F65 |
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Copy also cataloged for the main library stacks. |
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| Dartmouth & Halifax 1992 Visitor guide. Special edition of Where Halifax/Dartmouth , 1992 | Box 59, F66 |
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(Volume 46, Number 6) |
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| Dylan . Program for Sidney Michaels's new play, featuring Alec Guinness | |
Separated MaterialsRemoved and cataloged for Special Collections. |
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| Dylan Thomas: word and image . [Swansea, Wales], s.n., 1995 | |
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Exhibition based on the Jeff Towns/Dylans Bookstore Collection. Separated MaterialsRemoved and cataloged for Special Collections. |
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| Montebello: L'le de san Michele . Venice, Italy: Delegation de'Action Culturelle, 1996 | Box 59, F67 |
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Exhibition catalog inscribed by artist Roger de Montebello to Brinnin. |
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| Porter, Joe Ashby. "Bone Key," offprint from Yale Review, [n.d.] | Box 59, F68 |
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Inscribed to Brinnin by Porter. |
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| Stephanie Sanchez: paintings . Santa Monica, California: Tatistcheff Gallery, Inc, 1990 | Box 59, F69 |
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Exhibition catalog inscribed to Brinnin. |
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| Thompson, John H. Bio-biblio-graphiti of James Joyce Gulled from the Pages of Finnegans Wake . New York: The Poetry Center, [1950] | Box 59, F70 |
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With a flyer for a Dylan Thomas program laid in. Two copies removed and cataloged for Special Collections and main library stacks. Two copies remain in the collection. |
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| Articles, poetry, or reviews written by Brinnin, 1958-1975 | Box 59, F71 |
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Several items removed to oversize. |
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| Reviews of books written by Brinnin, 1972-1986 | Box 59, F72 |
Separated MaterialsTwo items removed to oversize. |
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| Articles which contain interviews with Brinnin or mention him or his writing, 1957-1997 | Box 59, F73 |
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Includes clippings regarding Dylan and Caitlin Thomas and Brinnin's views on poetry and poets. Separated MaterialsOne clipping removed to oversize. |
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| Obituaries of poets and friends, 1963-1998 | Box 59, F74 |
Separated MaterialsOne clipping removed to oversize. |
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| Articles regarding writers and friends, 1966-1997 | Box 59, F75 |
Separated MaterialsThree items removed to oversize. |
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| Miscellaneous clippings, 1964-1996 | Box 59, F76 |
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Includes articles on Venice, smoking, death, the Kennedy assassination, and other topics. |
| John Malcolm Brinnin's Canadian certificate of birth, 1892-1982 | Box 59, F1 |
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Certificate of birth issued in 1982, plus a memorial card for Maggie Malcom (died 1892 Jan 10) and a page listing Malcom family births (possibly torn from a family Bible). |
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| Brinnin's notice of classification, 1945 Oct 19 | Box 59, F2 |
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Brinnin's draft classification of 4A was issued by the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Selective Service Board. |
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| University of Michigan diploma for a Bachelor of Arts degree, 1942 Feb 19 | Box 59, F3 |
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Diploma in cover. |
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| Guest book from Brinnin's 70th birthday party, 1986 Sep 19 | Box 59, F4 |
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Hosted by Kay Kuhn in Norwell, Massachusetts. Includes a copy of the invitation, signatures of the guests who attended and notes of regret from friends who were unable to attend. Regrets from Philip Burton, Denise Levertov, Ralph Ellison, George Starbuck, and Peter Stansky. Guests included Jim Scully, Richard Wilbur, Rollie McKenna, Robert Pounder, Howard Moss, and James Merrill. |
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| Passport, 1993 Jul 12 | Box 59, F5 |
| Medical report, 1991 Sep 10 | Box 59, F6 |
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Computer printout of Brinnin's medical history and recent laboratory test results. |
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| Cremation order for Frances Brinnin, 1992 May 28 | Box 59, F7 |
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Faxed form signed by Brinnin authorizing the cremation of his mother. |
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| Computer diskettes of Brinnin work, 1995-1996 and [n.d.] | Box 59, F8 |
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Four computer diskettes. Two of the diskettes are unlabeled and the other two use Claris/Macwrite programs. |
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| Final journal and records kept by Brinnin prior to his death, 1998 May 16-Jun | Box 59, F9 |
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Brinnin's journal details his final month, as well as financial calculations, a list of questions for his doctors, blank checks, uncancelled postage stamps, Brinnin's library card, a photograph of Bill Read, the medical records kept by the Visiting Nurse Association and Griswold Special Care, and Brinnin's medical directive. |
| Information regarding anagrams and Scrabble, 1998 | Box 59, F10 |
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Includes distribution lists for letters in the game of anagrams, which Brinnin played and enjoyed throughout his life. His diary indicate the number of games won at each session and occasionally a cumulative total for a season in Key West. |
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| Postage stamps, [n.d.] | Box 59, F11 |
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Uncancelled postage stamps depicting passenger ships and the artwork of Alexander Calder. |
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| Brinnin's fountain pen with nibs, [n.d.] | Box 59, F12 |
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Brinnin's calligraphic writing was admired by many. |
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| Postcards, [n.d.] | Box 60, F13 |
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Unused postcards depicting Venice, passenger ships, works of art, St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), and Florence. Also includes a postcard used to advertise Brinnin's Dylan Thomas in America. |
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| Material related to traveling, 1958-1998 | Box 60, F14 |
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Includes travel brochures for cruises, information on vacation rentals, a booklet regarding British Airways's Concorde, hotel envelopes, a map and guide to South Miami, and a brochure for the exhibit "Rapallo Letteraria," in 1994. |
| American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1978-1996 | Box 60, F15 |
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Includes invitations and programs. |
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| "The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop, 11th Annual Key West Literary Seminar", 1993 | Box 60, F16 |
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Includes clippings, program, and other printed material related to the seminar or to Elizabeth Bishop. Brinnin was instrumental in organizing and moderating this seminar. Separated MaterialsSome clippings have been removed to oversize. |
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| Key West Literary Seminar and Festival, 1986-1997 | Box 60, F17 |
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Programs for seminars related to Tennessee Williams and "Literature in the Age of AIDS." |
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| United Auto Workers flyers, [1935] | Box 60, F18 |
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According to his unpublished memoir, Brinnin met Walter Reuther in Detroit during the formation of the United Auto Workers. At the age of nineteen Brinnin did office work and distributed flyers. His memoir chronicles the first sit-down strike in Detroit. |
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| Westminster Abbey unveiling and dedication of a memorial to Dylan Thomas, 1982 Mar 1 | Box 60, F19 |
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Program and ticket for the dedication service which Brinnin attended. He has annotated the program with his comments. |
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| YM & YWHA of New York - The Poetry Center, [1950]-1989 | Box 60, F20 |
| "John Malcolm Brinnin" video cassette, [1990s] | Box 60, F21 |
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Video cassette of an interview with Brinnin in Key West, Florida. Brinnin comments on his decision to live in Key West, Truman Capote, his works on passenger ships, writers living in Key West, and Dylan Thomas. The interview is obviously edited with live shots of Brinnin intermixed with images of his books and is approximately five minutes in length. |
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| Audio cassette of Brinnin reading his poetry for Boston's radio show "Sunday Anthology", [1970s] | Box 60, F22 |
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Hosted by Valerie Henderson, the show features Brinnin reading poems from his Selected Poems and Skin Diving in the Virgins. The show was produced while Brinnin was a professor at Boston University. |
| The Holy Bible - The S. S. Teacher's Edition, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, [n.d.]), [n.d.] | Box 60, F23 | |
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There is no indication as to the owner. Some penciled markings are found in the margins. |
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| Dust jackets and cartoons by others, 1980-1992 | Box 60, F24 | |
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Includes a dust jacket for Stephen McCauley's The Easy Way Out, a portion of the dust acket for Peter De Vries's Consenting Adults and a photocopy of an eighteen-page cartoon which includes Brinnin. |
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| WriteMove II, 1995 | Box 60, F25 | |
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Diskette and user's manual. |
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| ClarisWorks and MacWrite Pro, 1993-1994 | Six diskettes. | Box 60, F26 |
| Apple Color Style Writer 2500, [n.d.] | Three diskettes. | Box 60, F27 |
| Macintosh, [n.d.] | Five diskettes. | Box 60, F28 |
| Apple StyleWriter II, [n.d.] | Four diskettes. | Box 60, F29 |