By UIUC RBML Staff
Collection Overview
Title: W. S. Merwin papers (Merwin 2)
ID: 01/01/MSS00036
Creator: Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) (1927-2019)
Extent: 7.5 Cubic Feet
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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 His papers consists of books, notes, manuscripts, correspondence, ideas for poems, published and unpublished works, translations of other author's works, critical writings by Merwin, and select writings about Merwin.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.
Biographical Note
W. S. Merwin is one of America's most distinguished writers, praised for his poetry, his prose, and his translation of foreign literary works into English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
Open to researchers.
Use Restrictions:
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Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Correspondence
- Box 1
- Box-Folder 1: 001-001 to 004-001
- Folder 1: 001-001. Abernathy, Ila, to Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) (1927-2019) and Merwin, Paula, 1986/02/25
- Tuscon Poetry Festival, Tuscon, AZ. 1 TLS with enclosed annotated schedule for the festival; 2 pieces. Original Inventory Numbers:1-W-2-1,1-W-2-2.
- Folder 2: 001-002. Agha, Shahid Ali (1949-2001), to Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) (1927-2019), 1988
- Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. 2 TLS annotated, 2 ALS; 4 pieces. Original Inventory Numbers: 1MMM-9, 1MMM-13, 1MMM-15, 1MMM-17.
- Box 2
- Box-Folder 2: 004-002 to 004-008
- Series 2: Manuscripts
- Box-Folder 2: 005-001 to 006-006
- Box-Folder 3: 006-007 - 009-010
- Box-Folder 4: 009-012 - 012-009
- Box-Folder 5: 012-010 - 012-015
- Box 6