| Scope and content |
Papers of Richard Wilbur (1948-2008, undated) documenting his life and literary career, including correspondence with John Ciardi, W. S. Merwin, and Louis Untermeyer, manuscript typescripts, audio recordings, loose manuscript items transferred from the Stuart Wright Book Collection, printed materials, proofs of published materials, & oversized printed & photographic materials. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Stuart Wright Collection: Richard Wilbur Papers (#1169-037), 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, 10/27/2011, 7/20/2012. |
| Biographical note | Richard Purdy Wilbur (1921-2017) was an American poet, translator, and educator the noted New York City-born American poet, translator, and educator at Wesleyan University and Smith College notedwho was associated with the New Formalist movement, and who became poet laureate of the United States |
