Found 4 collections related to American poetry

Published in New York. Inscription: This edition is limited to ten copies printed in ink by the author. No. 3. This is the final draught of Pagan Sonnets, and the revised form in which I wish them preserved for posterity. This edition contains twelve additional sonnets. John Myers O'Hara. May, 1943. less

The Robert Underwood Johnson papers document Johnson's personal and professional life from 1875 until his death in 1937. Johnson, born in 1853, served on the staff of The Century Magazine until 1913, eventually rising to the position of editor in chief. He also served as the American Ambassador to Italy from 1920-1921, and was active in the causes of nature conservation and copyright law. The papers contain personal correspondence and writings, and also document the activities of the American Copyright League, of which Johnson was secretary, between the years 1880-1929. less

Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862-1935), American poet and playwright, used the pseudonym John Philip Varley. His best-known plays were Becky Sharp (1899) and The New York Idea (1906). He taught playwriting at the University of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. His father was S. Weir Mitchell, neurologist and author. Collection consists primarily of manuscripts and typescripts of poems written by Mitchell from 1884 to 1915. Also, manuscript notes for his writings and some personal correspondence, 1888-1933. less