Stuart Wright Collection: Randall Jarrell papers.
| Author/creator |
Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965 creator. |
| Other author/creator | Wright, Stuart, 1948- creator. |
| Format | Archival & Manuscript Material |
| Production Info | 1913-1992 (Bulk 1939-1966), undated. |
| Description | 3.8 Cubic ft. (8 archival boxes) (3 oversize folders) (694 items) (2,238 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Finding aid |
| Subject(s) |
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| Scope and content | Papers of Randall Jarrell documenting his life and literary career; including his childhood and education in Nashville, his education at Vanderbilt University, where he studied under Robert Penn Warren, Allen Tate, and John Crowe Ransom; his career of teaching English Literature at Kenyon College, University of Texas at Austin, Sarah Lawrence College, and the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina; his service, during World War II, in the U. S. Army Air Corps; his numerous awards and honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, in 1947-1948, a grant from the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1951, the National Book Award in 1961, and as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1956-1958; including correspondence, literary essays, lists and notes, original art, photographic prints and negatives, manuscript and printed poems, manuscript volumes, oversized materials, audio materials, and loose manuscript items transferred from the Stuart Wright Book Collection. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as | Stuart Wright Collection: Randall Jarrell Papers (#1169-005) East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Purchased from Stuart Wright, 6/21/2010, 10/27/2011, 7/20/2012. |
| Biographical note | Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was an award winning Nashville, Tennessee-born American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist, and educator. |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Manuscript Collection | #1169.005 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE | ✔ Available | Request Material |