Wain, John, 1925-1994

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1925-03-14 - 1994-05-24

Biography

English poet, novelist, and critic.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Edmund Wilson etched window panes, Undated

Collection

Identifier: 1987-024

Scope and Contents

Clear glass window panes, originally from Edmund Wilson's home, each written on (i.e. etched) by various individuals including Stephen Spender, John Wain, Dorothy Parker, and A. Bellinger. One single pane has been signed by various individuals (Lillian L Burnham, Gertrude Loomis Hildah Mary F[---], Malcolm [Shay], Dorothy Reed Furbish Sharp, William E. Loeb, Eugenia Sharp Loeb, Otis Munn, and Fern Munn) on verso of an etched poem (author unknown).

Dates: Undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Wain, John

File

Identifier: 1988.012.1.231

Scope and Contents From the File:

Contents generally include: biographical information and drafts (often in multiple versions) of Ellmann's bio-commentary on each poet; selected poems by each author, photocopied from published sources; press cuttings of articles; rights and permissions to reprint poems; lists of corrections; and fragments of page proofs.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., Publishers / The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry / Individual poet files