Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955

Stevens, Wallace, 1951 - 1977

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.212

Scope and Contents

Exchanges regarding specific poems, publication permissions and publication agreements, to be included in Aspects of American Poetry.

Dates: 1951 - 1977

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings

Stevens, Wallace

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.230

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

Version 1, 1978

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.30

Scope and Contents

Version 1 of Ellmann's essay, initially titled, "Yeats and Stevens", with extensive handwritten revisions and additional text taped over text.

Dates: Publication: 1978

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings / "How Wallace Stevens Saw Himself"

Version 2, 1978

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.30

Scope and Contents

Version 2 of Ellmann's essay with extensive handwritten revisions and notes. Draft begins: "Biographers assume that their subjects have essences which can be called 'characters'...."

Dates: Publication: 1978

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings / "How Wallace Stevens Saw Himself"

Version 3, 1978

File

Identifier: 1988.012.1.30

Scope and Contents

Version 3 of Ellmann's essay, with handwritten revisions and notes. Draft begins: "In his Principles of Psychology, William James recalls from the Martinus Scriblerus papers...."

Dates: Publication: 1978