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American poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcsh: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Amy Clampitt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0582
Abstract

Poet: Kingfisher (1983), Manhattan: An Elegy (UI Center for the Book, 1990), MacArthur Fellow, 1992, Collected Poems (1997). Correspondence and typescripts of some of her writings.

Dates: 1983-1993

ATHELNEY CLUB

 Series
Scope and Contents

The Althelney Club was a student club for writers officially organized in the fall of 1912. With membership open to anyone interested in the writing of literature, the club expanded to include women by 1913. They produced a series of publications under the title "The Althelney Book," featuring poetry and prose.

Dates: 1894 - 2019

Ellis Parker Butler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0575
Abstract

Author and businessman from Iowa , best known for his short story Pigs is Pigs. The papers consist of correspondence to and from Butler about his writing and the Author's League of America . His wife's correspondence is also included.

Dates: 1913-1937

Frederick Stern Bock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0567
Abstract

Poet , Assistant Editor Poetry Fountains of Regardlessness (1961). Correspondence, subject files, and preliminary drafts of his writings.

Dates: 1935-1980

James Norman Hall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0619
Abstract

Manuscripts of some of Hall's poetry, plays, articles, and essays. Also drafts of his book, The Far Lands.

Dates: 1934-1952

Jay Sigmund Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0697
Abstract

Insurance agent, poet, story writer, and lecturer on literature. Preliminary drafts of plays, poetry, an unpublished novel, and correspondence with writers of note.

Dates: 1911 - 1975

National League of American Pen Women Des Moines Branch records

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA1130
Abstract

Poems written by members of the Des Moines branch of the NLAPW.

Dates: 1993

Ruth Lechlitner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0474
Abstract

Poet and teacher. Correspondence, subject files, and preliminary drafts of her writings.

Dates: 1919-1988

Sam Hamod Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1176
Abstract

This collection contains the materials of Arab-American poet Sam Hamod.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1980-2020

Seymour Krim Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0367
Abstract

Journalist and essayist. Correspondence, typescripts, notes, reviews, published copies, etc. relating to his literary career and his contributions to beat literature and the new journalism movement.

Dates: 1950-2012

Wilda Middlebrook papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA1066
Abstract

Poems written by Wilda Middlebrook.

Dates: 1994-1995