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Finding Aid for William Carlos Williams collection of papers, 1927-1965.

Guide to the William Carlos Williams collection of papers, 1927-1965

Berg Coll MSS Williams
The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320.
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Date Completed:
2006
Encoded By:
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Processed and encoded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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Table of Contents

Descriptive Summary Table of Contents

Title
William Carlos Williams collection of papers, 1927-1965
Creator
Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963.
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Williams
Size
44 items
Repository
The New York Public Library.
The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.New York, New York
Abstract
This is a synthetic collection consisting of typescripts and correspondence.

Administration Information Table of Contents

Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Custodial History

Previous owners include Ruth Witt-Diamant.

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography Table of Contents

William Carlos Williams was an American poet, novelist, essayist, and translator.

Scope and Content Note Table of Contents

This is a synthetic collection consisting of typescripts and correspondence. The typescripts consist of essays, poems, and reviews by the author, as well as a review and article relating to the author by Randall Jarrell and Norman Holmes Pearson. The correspondence consists of letters, dating from 1927 to 1954, from the author to Babette Deutsch, Randall Jarrell, Alfred Kazin, Muriel Rukeyser, May Sarton, Frances Steloff, Ruth Witt-Diamant, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1940 to 1965, between various correspondents, including Clayton Hoagland, Alfred Kreymborg, Frances Steloff, Mike Weaver, Ruth Witt-Diamant and others. There is also a letter, dated Aug. 29, 1957, from Kenneth Lawrence Beaudoin to Williams.

Container List Table of Contents

   
Manuscripts and Typescripts Table of Contents
   
Manuscripts and Typescripts written by Williams Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Gotham) In: Gotham book mart, New York. We moderns. Folder 73     
Introduction [to We moderns]. Typescript
n.d.
typescripts
( 1 p. )

Signed. Enclosed in his TLS to Frances Steloff [n.d.] 1 p.; Published in Gotham Book Mart catalog no. 42, New York, 1940

Manuscript box     
Red wheelbarrow, The. Typescript of poem. Typescript probably prepared by or for a collecter
1963 Jan. 29
typescripts
( 1 p. )

Signed

Manuscript box     
[Reviews] Poetry in our time by Babette Deutsch. Typescript with the author's ms. corrections
[1952]
typescripts (emended)
( 2 p. )

Signed

   
Manuscripts and Typescripts relating to Williams Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Jarrell, Randall. The situation of a poet. Typescript, incomplete, with the author's ms. corrections. Review of W. C. Williams' Collected earlier poems and Collected later poems
n.d.
typescripts (emended)
( 4 p. )

Published in Perspectives, [v. 1] no. 1 (fall 1952) p. [165]-168

Manuscript box (Gotham) In: Gotham book mart, New York. We moderns. Folder 53     
Pearson, Norman Holmes. [William Carlos Williams] Typescript of contribution to We moderns
n.d.
typescripts
( 1 p. )

Signed. Enclosed in his ALS to Frances Steloff, Oct. 2, 1939, 1 p.; Published in Gotham Book Mart catalog no. 42, New York, 1940

   
Correspondence Table of Contents
   
Outgoing Correspondence Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Deutsch, Babette. TLS to
[n.y.]
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
Jarrell, Randall. TLS to
1954 Mar. 5
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
Kazin, Alfred. TLS to
1951 Oct. 27
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
MacLeod, Norman. TLS to
1954 Nov. 11
corr. out
( 1 p. )

With MacLeod's TL (carbon), Nov. 5, 1954. 1 p.; Came with Ruth Witt-Diamant's correspondence

Manuscript box     
Monnier, Adrienne. TLS to
1927 Oct. 6
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
Rukeyser, Muriel. 1 ALS, 1 TLS to
1940 Mar. 14; 1941 Mar. 4
corr. out
( 1 p. each )
Manuscript box (Sarton)     
Sarton, May. ALS, TNS to
1943 Aug. 27; 1943 Sept. 15
corr. out
( 1 p. each )

With: The poets speak. New York: New York Public Library, 1943

Manuscript box (Gotham)     
Steloff, Frances. 8 TLS, 1 ALS, 2 ANS, 2 postcards to
1936 May 25 - 1948 Apr. 13
corr. out
( 13 letters in 4 folders )

With 10 TL (carbon) replies; also 3 ALS, 1 postcard by Florence Williams, 1948-1951. AN [n.d.] on verso of Gotham book mart's TL to Williams, signed Amy Bonner, Sept. 6, 1941, relating to Writer's emergency fund

Manuscript box (Gotham) In: Gotham book mart, New York. We moderns. Folder 73     
Steloff, Frances. ALS, TLS to
1939, [n.d.]
corr. out
( 1 p. each )

With 2 TL (carbon) replies, one with typewritten (carbon) draft, 1 p. each

Manuscript box     
Varney, John. TLS to
1958 Oct. 7
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
Witt-Diamant, Ruth. 4 TLS to
1954 June 30 - 1954 Nov. 20
corr. out
( 1 p. each )

With ANS from Florence Herman Williams, Sept. 2, 1957. On verso of: Beaudoin, Kenneth Lawrence. TLS to William Carlos Williams, Aug. 29, 1957. 1 p.

   
Incoming Correspondence Table of Contents
Manuscript box. On verso of ANS from Florence Herman Williams, Sept. 2, 1957     
Beaudoin, Kenneth Lawrence. TLS to Williams
1957 Aug. 29
in. corr.
( 1 p. )

With: Williams, William Carlos. 4 TLS to Ruth Witt-Diamant. 1954

   
Related Correspondence Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Kreymborg, Alfred. 2 TLS to Clayton Hoagland. Letter of Jan. 16, 1941 mentions William Carlos Williams
1940 Jan. 6; 1941 Jan. 16
related corr.
( 1 p. each )
Manuscript box (Gotham)     
Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from miscellaneous correspondents to Frances Steloff, relating to the Writer's emergency fund
1940 - 1941
related corr.
( 5 letters in 1 folder )

Includes envelopes inscribed by W. H. Auden and William Carlos Williams

Manuscript box (Williams, W. C.)     
Weaver, Mike. 2 ALS to Ruth Witt-Diamant. Letter of Oct. 19, 1965 relates to William Carlos Williams
1965 Oct. 19; 1965 Nov. 3
related corr.
( 1 leaf each )

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