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American poetry -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Olive Tilford Dargan Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0016
Abstract

Olive Tilford Dargan (1869-1968) was an award-winning author of novels, dramas, and books of poetry.

This manuscript is of a book of poems, The Spotted Hawk.

Dates: 1958

Jean Farley Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0033
Abstract

Jean Farley (1928-1974) was a poet and a 1950 alumna of Woman's College (now UNCG).

This collection includes draft copies of Farley's book of poems, Figure and Field, and a number of additional poems.

Dates: 1970 and undated

Randall Jarrell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0009
Abstract

Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was a poet and professor of English at Woman's College (now UNCG).

The Randall Jarrell Papers date from 1929 to 1969 and contain manuscripts, photographs, teaching and biographical materials, correspondence, galley proofs, binding samples, dust jackets, tape recordings, audiovisual materials, microfilm and news clippings.

Dates: 1915 - 1969

Heather Ross Miller Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0028
Abstract

Heather Ross Miller (1939- ) received both her undergraduate degree and Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from UNCG. She went on to become an award-winning author and an instructor in reading and writing.

This collection includes manuscripts of three of Miller's books and two unpublished poems.

Dates: 1964 - 1968

Eve Shelnutt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0431
Abstract Evelyn B. "Eve" Shelnutt was born in 1941 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to James M. and Evelyn B. Waldrop. She published three collections of short stories with Black Sparrow Press; and four poetry collections plus a fourth short story collection with Carnegie Mellon University Press. With the Randall Jarrell Fellowship, she studied creative writing with Fred Chappell at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), receiving her M.F.A. in 1973. After graduating, she had a career...
Dates: 1959 - 2014

Eleanor Ross Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0132
Abstract

Eleanor Ross Taylor is a 1940 alumna of Woman's College (now UNCG) and an award-winning poet. The Eleanor Ross Taylor Papers date from the 1970s and include correspondence and draft and manuscript copies of poems.

Dates: 1970 - 1972