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James Schuyler Papers
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Schuyler, James. |
| Title: | James Schuyler Papers. |
| Dates: | 1971, 1980, 1985-1986. |
| Quantity: | 6 items. |
| Identification: | MSS20040083 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | James Schuyler, American poet, novelist and art critic, won the Pulitzer Prize, for his book The Morning of the Poem. |
Biography
James Schuyler was born 9 November 1923 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Marcus James (a reporter) and Margaret (Connor) Schuyler. He attended Bethany College (1941-1943) and the University of Florence (1947-1948). Schuyler was on the staff of the Museum of Modern Art from 1955-1961 (New York, NY) and an art critic at Art News. A poet, novelist, and playwright, Schuyler was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The Morning of the Poem. He was also the recipient of the Longview Foundation award (1961), Frank O'Hara Prize (1969), National Endowment for the Arts grants (1971, 1972), National Institute of Arts and Letters award (1976), Guggenheim fellowship (1981), Academy of American Poets fellowship (1983), Whiting Award (1985) and the Lambda Literary Award (1994).
James Schuyler died following a stroke on 12 April 1991, in New York, New York.
Published Works:
Poetry
Novels
Plays
Other
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Scope and Content
The collection contains three letters from Schuyler to Donald Allen, and several articles about Schuyler and his work.
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Arrangement
The materials are arranged chronologically in one folder.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to American literature, particular emphasis is placed on Black Mountain College and the Beat Generation. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], James Schuyler Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
The materials were donated by Donald Allen and accessioned into the collection in 2004.
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Bibliography
Additional information on James Schuyler is available in Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2001.
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Detailed Description
| Papers, 1971, 1980, 1985-1986. | |||||||||||||
| 1:1 | Correspondence and articles, 1971, 1980, 1985-1986 | ||||||||||||