Literature

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This collection includes published works of creative writing from contest winners from Indiana highschools ranging from 1962 to 1979.

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This collection includes administrative records and serial publications from the Ball State University Department of English in ranging from 1930 to 1995.

Scope and Contents The Dorothy Hamilton Collection consists primarily of manuscripts of her books and writings, as well as newspaper clippings about Mrs. Hamilton’s work and about her activities. The collection also includes copies of Dorothy Hamilton’s magazine serials, announcement of the awards she received, the honorary degree she obtained from Ball State University, information from Hamilton’s publisher, as well as unfinished writings.The collection contains transcripts of Mrs. Hamilton’s...

Scope and Contents This collection focuses on the literary works of Emily Kimbrough and includes typescripts of her novels along with copies of her numerous articles. Also included are honorary degrees awarded to her by Indiana University and Ball State University in 1973.The collection also contains twenty-five drawings from the novels Now and Then (1972) and Time Enough (1974), It also contains oversize family photos, a photo of Kimbrough Hardware Co., and Sterling Cash grocery. Finally, R 26,...

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This collection includes correspondence, reports and records, drafts, author files, and bound/unbound issues from Forum journal 1959 to 1990.

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This collection includes poems from a wide variety of Hoosier poets in Indiana ranging in 1967 which were submitted to the Sesquicentennial Poetry Competition.

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This collection includes publications, correspondence, manuscripts, and documentation of Dr. John Ditsky's career as a Steinbeck scholar, Professor of English, literary critic, and poet between 1969 and 2006.

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This collection includes newsletters, bibliographies, and correspondence from th John Steinbeck Society of America ranging from 1968 to 1992.

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This collection includes audio and video recordings of teaching materials and presentations from Joseph Trimmer on audio reels, audio cassettes, VHS recordings, and DVDs. It also includes photographic slides from presentations on the Harlem Renaissance and James Dean as well as several doctoral dissertations which were written with Joseph Trimmer as advisor or committee chairperson. These materials span from 1970 to 2003.

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This collection includes materials related to Richard Wires' scholarship related to author John P. Marquand's Mr. Moto novels as well as autographed photographs from Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, and Otis Bowen.

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This collection includes published magazines from the Ball State University Department of English in ranging from 1939 to 1982 regarding student literary productions.

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This collection includes magazines from the Ball State University English Department in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1967-1978 regarding themes from freshman english compositions.