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Galen Williams collection of letters, 1961-2010.

Title
  1. Galen Williams collection of letters, 1961-2010.
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  1. [Various], 1961-2010.
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Additional authors
  1. Ai, 1947-2010
  2. Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
  3. Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973
  4. Bell, Marvin, 1937-2020
  5. Bellow, Saul
  6. Blackburn, Paul, 1937-
  7. Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993
  8. Dickey, James
  9. Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015
  10. Drabble, Margaret, 1939-
  11. Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965
  12. Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1997
  13. Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
  14. Hardwick, Elizabeth
  15. Harrington, Alan, 1919-1997
  16. Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
  17. Heston, Charlton
  18. Irving, John, 1942-
  19. Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965
  20. Jong, Erica
  21. Kinnell, Galway, 1927-2014
  22. Kizer, Carolyn
  23. Kumin, Maxine, 1925-2014
  24. MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982
  25. Mailer, Norman
  26. Matthiessen, Peter
  27. Merrill, James, 1926-1995
  28. Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-2019
  29. Morrison, Toni
  30. Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
  31. Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972
  32. Navasky, Victor S.
  33. Olsen, Tillie
  34. Olson, Charles, 1910-1970
  35. Ozick, Cynthia
  36. Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012
  37. Schaffner, Perdita
  38. Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974
  39. Smith, William Jay, 1918-
  40. Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004
  41. Stafford, Jean, 1915-1979
  42. Stafford, William, 1914-1993
  43. Styron, William, 1925-2006
  44. Updike, John
  45. Vonnegut, Kurt
  46. Wakoski, Diane
  47. Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
  48. Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017
  49. Wolfe, Tom
  50. Wright, Jay, 1934-
  51. Yates, Richard, 1926-1992
  52. Kolodney, William
  53. Williams, Galen
Description
  1. 4 linear feet (8 manuscript boxes).
Subject
  1. Young Men's Hebrew Association (New York, N.Y.)
  2. 92nd Street Y (New York, N.Y.)
  3. Poets & Writers, Inc
Call number
  1. Berg Coll MSS Williams, G
Note
  1. The Galen Williams Collection of Letters was purchased by the Berg Collection from Galen Williams, in April 2014.
  2. Collection comprises correspondence received by Galen Williams in her capacity as Director of the 92nd Street YMHA Poetry Center from 1961 to 1970, and as the founder, in 1970, of the organization Poets & Writers.
  3. Contains ca. 250 letters and postcards by 167 distinguished writers and poets (as well as several non-literary notables), including Ai, Margaret Atwood, W. H. Auden, Marvin Bell, Saul Bellow, Paul Blackburn, Anthony Burgess, James Dickey, E. L. Doctorow, Margaret Drabble, T. S. Eliot (to William Kolodney, the former educational director of the 92nd Y), Allen Ginsberg, Alec Guinness, Elizabeth Hardwick, Alan Harrington, Seamus Heaney, Charlton Heston, John Irving, Randall Jarrell, Erica Jong, Galway Kinnell, Carolyn Kizer, Maxine Kumin, Archibald Macleish, Norman Mailer, Peter Matthiessen, James Merrill, W. S. Merwin, Toni Morrison, Arthur Miller, Marianne Moore, Victor S. Navasky, Tillie Olsen, Charles Olson, Cynthia Ozick, Adrienne Rich, Perdita Schaffner, Anne Sexton, William Jay Smith, Susan Sontag, Jean Stafford, William Stafford, William Styron, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, Diane Wakoski, Robert Penn Warren, Richard Wilbur, Tom Wolfe, Jay Wright, and Richard Yates.
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  1. Restricted access;
Title
  1. Galen Williams collection of letters, 1961-2010.
Imprint
  1. [Various], 1961-2010.
Access
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Added author
  1. Ai, 1947-2010.
  2. Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
  3. Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
  4. Bell, Marvin, 1937-2020.
  5. Bellow, Saul.
  6. Blackburn, Paul, 1937-
  7. Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993.
  8. Dickey, James.
  9. Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015.
  10. Drabble, Margaret, 1939-
  11. Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
  12. Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1997.
  13. Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
  14. Hardwick, Elizabeth.
  15. Harrington, Alan, 1919-1997.
  16. Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013.
  17. Heston, Charlton.
  18. Irving, John, 1942-
  19. Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965.
  20. Jong, Erica.
  21. Kinnell, Galway, 1927-2014.
  22. Kizer, Carolyn.
  23. Kumin, Maxine, 1925-2014.
  24. MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
  25. Mailer, Norman.
  26. Matthiessen, Peter.
  27. Merrill, James, 1926-1995.
  28. Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-2019.
  29. Morrison, Toni.
  30. Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005.
  31. Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.
  32. Navasky, Victor S.
  33. Olsen, Tillie.
  34. Olson, Charles, 1910-1970.
  35. Ozick, Cynthia.
  36. Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012.
  37. Schaffner, Perdita.
  38. Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974.
  39. Smith, William Jay, 1918-
  40. Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004.
  41. Stafford, Jean, 1915-1979.
  42. Stafford, William, 1914-1993.
  43. Styron, William, 1925-2006.
  44. Updike, John.
  45. Vonnegut, Kurt.
  46. Wakoski, Diane.
  47. Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989.
  48. Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017.
  49. Wolfe, Tom.
  50. Wright, Jay, 1934-
  51. Yates, Richard, 1926-1992.
  52. Kolodney, William. Addressee
  53. Williams, Galen. Addressee
Research call number
  1. Berg Coll MSS Williams, G
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