Found 9 collections related to Personal correspondence

The John Steinbeck and George Bernard Shaw legal files collection dates from 1926 to the 1970s, and contains correspondence and legal documents exchanged between the partners at Stern & Reubens, a law firm, and their clients. The bulk of the collection is made up of personal and professional letters from Steinbeck to his personal lawyer, Harry Buchman. less

Helen Weaver (1931-2021) was a literary translator, author, and astrologer. The Helen Weaver papers include research files, correspondence, and manuscripts related to the publication of her book The Awakener: A Memoir of Kerouac and the Fifties. The book describes Weaver's brief romantic relationship with Jack Kerouac, and friendships with Allen Ginsberg and Lenny Bruce. less

Amy Clampitt (1920-1994) was an American poet who started seriously writing poetry in her forties. The Amy Clampitt papers include drafts of her work in various stages of completion, related correspondence, and material from her times as writer-in-residence at various institutions. The collection also has extensive personal materials, such as correspondence, family papers, photographs, and material from Clampitt's education. less

Lewis Warsh was an American poet, visual artist, professor, prose writer, editor, and publisher. He is most prominently known as a member of the second generation of the New York School poets. The Lewis Warsh papers, dating from 1957 to 2022, cover his personal and professional life, represented through correspondence, his notebooks and journals, drafts of his work, the work of other writers, and material related to events. The collection encompasses the whole of Warsh's career and is particularly strong in detailing his personal relationships and relationships with other writers. less

John Irving (1942-), an American-Canadian writer, who is known for his novels and their subsequent film adaptations, notably The World According to Garp (1978) and The Cider House Rules (1985). His personal letters to editor, writer, and film executive Rusty Unger, dating from 1980 to 1986, offer insights into his family life, professional work, and romantic relationship with Unger. less

A.A. Milne (1882-1956) was an English writer best known for his children's stories and poems featuring the fictional teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh. This collection, dating from 1927 to 1928, contains unbound page proofs and maquettes for the final two Winnie-the-Pooh books, Now We Are Six and The House at Pooh Corner, both published by Methuen & Co. and featuring illustrations by E.H. Shepard. There are also six letters from Milne and Shepard to publisher Frederick Muller at Methuen that reveal their collaborative process. less

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer closely associated with the 20th-century modernist movement. Her letter to her future brother-in-law Clive Bell, dated circa November 10, 1906, discusses arranging a visit between Bell and her sister Vanessa Stephen as well as the health of her older brother Julian Thoby Stephen. less

May Sarton (1912-1995) was a Belgian-American poet and writer. Her personal correspondence to Huldah Sharp (1915-2000), daughter of a prominent Nashville family, dates from 1975 to 1994 and chronicles their romantic relationship; their domestic lives; and their travels together and separately in the later years of Sarton's life. The collection also reveals Sarton's professional life through typescripts and letters, especially her extensive teaching, reading, and lecture schedule. less

Philip Larkin (1922-1985) was an English poet, writer, and librarian. While attending the University of Oxford, Larkin befriended fellow student Norman Iles. The majority of the letters are from Larkin to Iles and date from 1941 to 1982. The collection additionally includes two letters to Iles from another member of "The Seven," Philip Brown. less