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| Size | About 10,000 items (23.0 linear feet) |
| Abstract | William Harmon, poet and professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Correspondence, writings, and other materials of William Harmon. Included are letters to Harmon from various English and American writings, primarily poets and critics. Also included are letters, writings, a family history, and other materials from Theresa Garrett Eliot, wife of Henry Ware Eliot, T. S. Eliot's brother. Harmon's writings include drafts of The Classic Hundred, A Handbook to Literature , The Top 500 Poems, and other works. There are also manuscript and printed essays and poems. Unintegrated additions contain considerable material relating to Laura (Riding) Jackson, as well as correspondence and writings similar to those in the original collection. Please note that additions received after February 1995 have not been integrated into the original deposits. Researchers should always check additions to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them. |
| Creator | Harmon, William, 1938- . |
| Language | English. |
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Series 1. Correspondence and Related Materials, ca.
1954-1994.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Correspondence and other materials sent to William Harmon, poet and professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from various English and American writers as listed below. These files include letters, poems, works of fiction, critical essays, and other material related to the correspondent.
The Eli Waldron files, for example, include letters from Waldron, copies of Waldron's many essays and poems, and letters about him after his death. These latter, some of which were written by his wife Marie Waldron, are concerned with the possibility of posthumously publishing Waldron's collected works. Similarly, although the Laura (Riding) Jackson file contains no correspondence from the poet, it does contain information about her death, as well as letters and memos from Theodore Wilentz, RenéVanDeVoorde, Elizabeth Friedmann, Cathie Brettschneider, and others about settling Jackson's literary estate.
Other substantial files include those of George Core, J. F. Nims, Robert Morgan, Cleanth Brooks, Fred Chappell, Michael McFee, Theresa Eliot, and Albert Goldbarth. Miscellaneous and unidentified correspondence is included at the end of this series.
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Series 2. Writings, ca. 1979-1992.
Mostly drafts of works Harmon edited, such as the 6th edition of A Handbook to Literature, The Classic Hundred (formerly The Concise Columbia Book of Poetry ), and The Top 500 Poems (formerly the Columbia Book of Poetry). Also included are satirical essays written by Harmon and Louis D. Rubin, Jr. These essays, grouped as "Harmon and Rubin," include material for "The Norton Reader," which was apparently never published, and for the Uneeda Review, which was. Miscellaneous essays are included at the end of this series.
| Folder 196-199 |
The Classic Hundred #04568, Series: "2. Writings, ca. 1979-1992. " Folder 196-199Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198Folder 199 |
| Folder 200-222 |
A Handbook to Literature #04568, Series: "2. Writings, ca. 1979-1992. " Folder 200-222Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222 |
| Folder 223 |
"Harmon and Rubin" #04568, Series: "2. Writings, ca. 1979-1992. " Folder 223 |
| Folder 224-227 |
The Top 500 Poems #04568, Series: "2. Writings, ca. 1979-1992. " Folder 224-227Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227 |
| Folder 228 |
Miscellaneous essays #04568, Series: "2. Writings, ca. 1979-1992. " Folder 228 |
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Series 3. Additions after February 1995
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Subseries 3.1 Addition of January 1996 (Acc. 96002)
1956-1995.
Correspondence and writings.
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Subseries 3.1.1 Correspondence
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Subseries 3.1.2 Writings
| Folder 391-392 |
The Concise Columbia Book of Poetry. #04568, Subseries: "3.1.2 Writings" Folder 391-392Folder 391Folder 392 |
| Folder 393-400 |
A Handbook to Literature (6th edition) #04568, Subseries: "3.1.2 Writings" Folder 393-400Folder 393Folder 394Folder 395Folder 396Folder 397Folder 398Folder 399Folder 400 |
| Folder 401-408 |
A Handbook to Literature (7th edition) #04568, Subseries: "3.1.2 Writings" Folder 401-408Folder 401Folder 402Folder 403Folder 404Folder 405Folder 406Folder 407Folder 408 |
| Folder 409-410 |
Miscellaneous writings #04568, Subseries: "3.1.2 Writings" Folder 409-410Folder 409Folder 410 |
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Subseries 3.2 Addition of December 1997 (Acc. 98007)
Unintegrated addition. Additions received after February 1995 have not been integrated into the original deposits. Researchers should always check the original listings and each addition to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them.
1939-1997.
Materials relating to Laura (Riding) Jackson, materials relating to a proposed anthology of poems by Americans born between 1935 and 1945, materials relating to the writing of an article on English versification, and other correspondence and materials. The materials relating to Laura (Riding) Jackson include five versions of Rational Meaning: A New Foundation for the Definition of Words by Laura (Riding) Jackson and Schuyler B. Jackson, textual editing by Anne and William Harmon; correspondence and other material having to do with the business of the Board of Literary Management of the Estate of the Late Laura (Riding) Jackson; and photocopies and typescripts of poems and essays by Laura (Riding) Jackson. Correspondence and other materials include letters, poems, essays, and other material from various English and American writers as listed below.
folder titles and descriptions of contents are taken, for the most part, from Harmon's "Inventory of Materials Donated to UNC-CH Library, 12/97."
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Subseries 3.3 Addition of September 2000 (Acc. 98741)
Unintegrated addition. Additions received after February 1995 have not been integrated into the original deposits. Researchers should always check the original listings and each addition to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them.
1960s-2000.
Correspondence, writings, project files, and other materials. Included are correspondence files, as detailed below, which also contain related materials, particularly short writings and poems that were sent to William Harmon by friends, professional colleagues, and students. Also included are Harmon's writings (unorganized) and related materials; a group of files that focus on books Harmon produced for the Columbia University Press, among them The Top 100 Poems, The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry , and The Anthology of Anonymous Poems ; materials relating to the Handbook to Literature , 5th-8th editions (1986-2000), which Harmon produced with C. Hugh Holman; Laura (Riding) Jackson materials; files relating to The Oxford Book of American Light Verse (1979); and materials relating to Phi Beta Kappa awards, 1998-1999.
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Items Separated
Items separated include pictures (P-4568) and an oversize poster (OP-4568).
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