LIT. Literature, Biography, Publishing, Book Arts

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Primarily includes travel diaries compiled by author Mary D. Edmonds during a six month trip to Italy in 1932. Also, includes select articles written by Mary D. Edmonds.

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This collection contains materials relating to the publication of Kalliope: A Journal of Women's Literature & Art, as well as personal files of Mary Sue Koeppel.

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Letters from agents and book and magazine publishers and editors regarding books and articles by Werner.

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Letters, engravings, and memorabilia of Nathaniel Orr, the engraver/illustrator, his wife Elizabeth, and their daughters, especially Alice Orr Tredwell.

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Correspondence and manuscripts of poems and children's stories by Pansy Pickren.

Abstract Original comic book art, creative, and related production materials by the popular Congolese street comic creator and artist Papa Mfumu’Eto 1er. These include conceptual and story notes, drafts, sketches, and ink on paper vellum production sheets. Many sheets are attached as printer’s or reader’s pairs, printer’s spreads, or impositions (see Goodrich 2014). There are plentiful examples of draft layout designs, planning and production notes, and personal or business...

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The Papers of Louise Seaman Bechtel document the publishing of children's literature in the United States at mid-century and the rise of women as editors and publishers in the United States. The collection contains correspondence with several famous children's books authors and illustrators.

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Pat Frank (pen name for Harry Hart Frank) was an American writer, journalist, and government consultant. Frank is best known for his 1959 novel Alas, Babylon, which chronicles life in a Central Florida town after a nuclear attack that destroys much of the state. The collection includes the typescript for Alas, Babylon, along with the typescripts, proofs and jackets for several of Frank's other works of fiction.

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Untitled sonnet by Pierre Louÿs.

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Autograph and typed manuscripts, galley proofs, and published copies of writings by Ralph Bradford.