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Authors, American -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Records:

Alice Walker party invitation

 Collection — Folder 1
Call Number: MS P752
Overview

Invitation to a book party celebrating the publication of Alice Walker's collection of short stories, You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down, at the Women's Building in San Francisco, California.

Dates: May 23, 1981

Edgar Wolfe papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 669
Overview

This collection contains personal correspondence, books on learning Turkish, books written in Turkish, and manuscripts by Edgar Wolfe and his students and colleagues.

Dates: 1918 - 1994

Letter from Frances Parkinson Keyes to Alice H. Dains

 Collection — Folder 1
Call Number: MS P750
Overview

Letter from writer Frances Parkinson Keyes to Miss Alice H. Dains of Lawrence, Kansas. The letter appears to be in response to a letter of Dains' and concerns the "flounder house" style of building that appears in one of Keyes' novels. 1 sheet, with envelope.

Dates: June 29, 1938

Michael A. Smith papers

 Collection
Call Number:  RH MS 1564
Overview

The Michael A. Smith collection contains various newsclippings and newspapers from Smith's time as a journalist; unpublished manuscripts; correspondence; and various records pertaining to Smith's published works.

Dates: 1966 - December 2, 2019

Papers of Henry Miller

 Collection
Call Number: MS P216
Overview

Author's archives: fair copies (typed). Includes manuscripts and correspondence. Topics include Paris, D. H. Lawrence, philosophy, etc.; the correspondence is mostly letters from Henry Miller to Graham Ackroyd.

Dates: 1930s?-1954

Personal papers of Gerald Shapiro

 Collection — Box 1
Call Number: PP 142
Overview

Gerald Shapiro studied Creative Writing at the University of Kansas from 1967-1971. This collection consists of a short story, "Rhythms," which was published in the Kansas City Star in 1971.

Dates: 1971

Personal papers of Stuart O. Henry

 Collection — Box 1
Call Number: PP 193
Overview

Stuart O. Henry graduated from the University of Kansas in 1894, beginning his writing career shortly thereafter. This collection consists of a scrapbook of letters and press releases regarding his publications during the 1920s.

Dates: 1920 - 1930

Walter Thomas Bezzi papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1552
Overview

This collection consists of several journals owned by Walter Thomas Bezzi, late 20th century author and magazine editor who lived in Wichita, Kansas and California. The collection also includes correspondence, manuscript drafts of many of his works, and some personal papers.

Dates: 1971 - 1995

William S. Burroughs collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 63
Overview

William Burroughs (1914-1997) was a prominent writer and countercultural figure associated with the "Beats." This collection includes correspondence, copies of the My Own Mag magazine and materials related to its production, and other related materials.

Dates: 1957 - 1967