W.S. Merwin papers (Merwin 5) | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: W.S. Merwin papers (Merwin 5)

ID: 01/01/MSS00039

Primary Creator: Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) (1927-2019)

Extent: 40.5 Cubic Feet

Languages: English

W. S. (William Stanley) Merwin was a Pulitzer Prize winning poet, translator, and environmental activist. His papers consists of books, notes, manuscripts, correspondence, ideas for poems, published and unpublished works, translations of other author's works, critical writings by Merwin, and select writings about Merwin.

This library holds nine major accruals of Merwin's papers: Merwin 1, Merwin 2, Merwin 3, Merwin 4, Merwin 5, Merwin 6, Merwin 7, Merwin 8, and Merwin 10. Merwin 10 represents additional accessions not obtained from William or Paula Merwin.

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

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Box and Folder Listing

Series OS: Oversize

Arrangement: Oversize print materials will be stored in either oversize print shelving in UL6 South or will be stored in map cases in LL6 North. Oversize manuscript materials will, by and large, be stored in oversize boxes in UL 6 North. Collections are arranged in oversize locations by collection ID number.

These materials are filed in manuscript shelving and the map-cases, as indicated below.

Note: 3 boxes in Oversize

Box-Folder 1: Oversize posters: 11-006, -010; 22A -001, -002, -006, -009; 22B -001, -002; 22C [mss oversize shelving]

Map Case Drawer/Folder 10/22B-003