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Wagner (Karl Edward) Papers
Formal title:
Karl Edward Wagner papers
Extent:
9.0 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1968-1994
Abstract:
The Karl Edward Wagner papers contain fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, correspondence, and financial records. The material dates from 1968 through 1994.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2002.002
Wegelin (Oscar) papers
Formal title:
Oscar Wegelin papers
Extent:
2.75 Linear feet
Date range:
1899-1966
Abstract:
Oscar Wegelin, bookseller and author, was one of the leading bibliographers in the field of early American writings. The Oscar Wegelin papers (1899-1966) contain correspondence with important scholars, litterateurs, and bibliographers. In addition, the papers contain poems, plays, and prose written by Wegelin.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.78.13
Weir (John) J. papers
Formal title:
John J. Weir papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1934-2001 (bulk 1934-1940)
Abstract:
John J. Weir (1922-1977) grew up in the small seaside town of South Amboy, New Jersey. He became an avid reader of science fiction and horror in 1934 to escape the suffocating boredom of small town life. The John Weir papers contain autograph and typed correspondence to and from science fiction fans who were subscribers of or contributors to Weir’s fan magazine Fantasmagoria. Weir also received mail from many famous writers of the day, including H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, William Lumley, Robert Bloch, Henry Kuttner, Sam Moskowitz, Emil Petaja, John Baltadonis, and Duane Rimel. The collection also includes a photograph, postcards, an issue of the fan magazine Sweetness and Light, and John Weir’s Scripto pencil.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2015.023
Welsh (Charles) papers
Formal title:
Charles Welsh papers
Extent:
3 linear feet
Date range:
1900-1914
Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, illustrations, and newsclippings accquired by Charles Welsh while he was the managing editor of the ten volume anthology Irish Literature (1904). Welsh saved these materials by loosely inserting them into his personal copy of the anthology.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_chaswelsh
West Coast Poetry Review records
Formal title:
West Coast Poetry Review records
Extent:
3 linear feet
Date range:
1969-1984
Abstract:
Founded as a quarterly in 1970 by William Ransom, the West Coast Poetry Review was based in Reno, Nevada, and was a member of the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines. The magazine was later published and edited by poets William Lyman Fox and Bruce McAllister. This collection includes correspondence, editorial archives (with typescript poems and prose), production archives, material relating to copyright and financial business, and printed items.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2010.030
Wharton (Edith) letters
Formal title:
Edith Wharton letters
Extent:
0.2 linear feet (2 folders)
Date range:
1883-1937 (bulk 1917-1925)
Abstract:
Letters and photocopies of letters written by renowned American author, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) to various members of Newport, Rhode Island society.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.569
Whitman (Sarah Helen) papers
Formal title:
Sarah Helen Whitman papers
Extent:
4.5 linear ft. (5 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:
1816-1878
Abstract:
Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803-1878) was a Rhode Island poet and essayist best known for her brief engagement to Edgar Allan Poe in 1848. Whitman hosted a salon in Providence that attracted many (including George William Curtis, John Neal, and John Hay) and corresponded with a number of literary luminaries. While living in Boston, Whitman became interested in Transcendentalism and other movements of the period, including woman's rights, spiritualism, mesmerism, Fourierism, and the progressive educational methods of Bronson Alcott. The papers include correspondence, poetry, genealogical information, and legal documents.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 79.11
Wilder (Thornton) letters
Formal title:
Thornton Wilder letters
Extent:
0.05 linear feet (3 folders)
Date range:
1948-1975 (bulk 1969-1975)
Abstract:
Letters written by Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), the successful American writer, to Roy S. and Margaret H. Anderson of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.562
Winans (A. D.) collection
Formal title:
A. D. Winans collection
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1977-2010
Abstract:
A. D. (Allan Davis) Winans is a native San Francisco poet and writer, part of the North Beach Beat era. He is the author of 45 books of poetry and prose and edited and published Second Coming Press for its entire l7 years. This collection contains correspondence, along with video and audio recordings of poetry readings and interviews between 1977 and 2008. The Brown University Library also has the records of the Second Coming Press.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2010.014
Winterich (John Tracy) papers
Formal title:
John Tracy Winterich papers
Extent:
3500 item(s)
Date range:
1814-1966 (1917-1966)
Abstract:
These are the personal papers of American journalist, author, and bibliophile John T. Winterich, who wrote various works on book collecting and printing such as
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Winterich

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