Summary Information
At a Glance
Call No.: |
MS#1278 |
Bib ID |
4079747
View CLIO record
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Creator(s) |
Unterecker, John, 1922-1989
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Title |
John Eugene Unterecker papers, 1961-1987 |
Physical Description |
53 linear feet (126 boxes 3 file card boxes) |
Language(s) |
English
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Access |
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. For preservation purposes, original audiotapes cannot be accessed, and must be digitized before use. Please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library for more information. Some unique time-based media items have been reformatted and are available onsite via links in the container list. Commercial materials are not routinely digitized. Email rbml@columbia.edu for more information. |
Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 4 series: Series I: Correspondence Series I.1: Catalogued correspondence; Serise I.2: Arranged correspondence; Series II: Manuscripts and publishing; Series III: Audiotapes; Series IV: Subject files
Description
Summary
The collection documents the scholarship and writing of John Eugene Unterecker, a poet, biographer of the poet Hart Crane, and professor of English. The majority of the collection is composed of correspondence and manuscripts. Materials date from 1961 to 1987.
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Series I: Correspondence
Series I, Unterecker's extensive correspondence, includes letters from prominent poets, writers, artists, and academics. Some of these letters were separated and catalogued individually; the rest are arranged in alphabetical order.
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Series II: Manuscripts and publishing
Series II includes manuscripts of poetry and prose by John Unterecker, as well as galley proofs and other materials from the process of publishing those works. Lectures and other less formal writings are also included in this series. Works represented in the series include A Reader's Guide to W. B. Yeats, Voyager: A Life of Hart Crane, Stone: Poems, Approaches to the Twentieth Century Novel, and the essay "Lawrence Durrell." The series also includes manuscripts of individual poems, essays, and reviews by Unterecker.
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Series III: Audiotapes
Series III is composed of audio recordings of interviews, lectures, and other multimedia works by John Unterecker.
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Series IV: Subject Files
Series IV contains materials belonging to Unterecker that are grouped by subject.
General
There is no Box 21 in the collection.
Using the Collection
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Restrictions on Access
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
For preservation purposes, original audiotapes cannot be accessed, and must be digitized before use. Please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library for more information.
Some unique time-based media items have been reformatted and are available onsite via links in the container list. Commercial materials are not routinely digitized. Email rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Eugene Unterecker papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Entered in AMC 08/23/91.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2019-02-11 Finding aid arrangement revised by Celeste Brewer to consolidate materials of similar formats from multiple accessions into the same series, and to eliminate duplicated box numbers.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the
Archival Collections Portal and through
CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries,
as well as ArchiveGRID,
a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
All links open new windows.
Genre/Form
Subject
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"CUL Archives:" "Portal" |
"CUL Collections:" "CLIO" |
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:" "ArchivedGRID" |
Adams, Léonie, 1899-1988 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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American poetry -- 20th century |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Bly, Robert |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Booth, Philip |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Calisher, Hortense |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Clark, Tom, 1941- |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Corman, Cid |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Criticism -- History -- 20th century |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Critics |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Critics -- United States |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Dahlberg, Edward, 1900-1977 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Diamond, David, 1915-2005 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Dickey, James |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Durrell, Lawrence |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Ehrenpreis, Irvin, 1920-1985 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Feiffer, Jules |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Frank, Waldo David, 1889-1967 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Galpin, Alfred M (Alfred Maurice), 1901-1983 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Gunn, Thom |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Hall, Donald, 1928- |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Heyen, William, 1940- |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Hicks, Granville, 1901-1982 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Highet, Gilbert, 1906-1978 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Ignatow, David, 1914-1997 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Justice, Donald, 1925-2004 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Kinnell, Galway, 1927-2014 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Kizer, Carolyn |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Krementz, Jill |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Levine, Philip, 1928-2015 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Literature -- History and criticism |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Loewinsohn, Ron |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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MacBeth, George |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Mack, Maynard, 1909-2001 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Miles, Josephine, 1911-1985 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Moss, Howard, 1922-1987 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Pack, Robert, 1929- |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Poetry, Modern -- 20th century |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Poets |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Poets, American -- 20th century |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Snyder, Gary |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Stafford, Dorothy |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Stafford, William, 1914-1993 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Stallworthy, Jon |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Tate, Allen, 1899-1979 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Vogt, Gertrude |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Wakoski, Diane |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Wright, James, 1927-1980 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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History / Biographical Note
Biographical / Historical
John Eugene Unterecker (1923-1989) was a poet, biographer, and professor of English at Columbia University from 1958-1974. His biography of the poet Hart Crane, Voyager, was nominated for a National Book Award in 1970. A collection of his poetry, Stone, was published in 1977. Unterecker also published poems in the New Yorker, Poetry magazine, and The Nation. Unterecker earned a Master of Arts Degree from Columbia University in 1948 and a Ph.D. in 1956. Prior to joining the faculty of Columbia University, he taught at the College of the City of New York. In 1974, he was appointed Citizens' Professor in English at the University of Hawaii. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1989.
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