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Summary The Stanley Elkin Papers consist primarily of Elkin's own manuscripts, including his plays, filmscripts, essays, and stories, with the bulk of the material being manuscripts and editorial matter toward novels. Elkin's manuscripts include all stages of his drafts, from autograph notes written on university exam books to diskettes containing word proccessor files. Also included are an extensive general and professional correspondence, manuscripts by other authors, teaching materials, and his own college literary papers. The collection also includes born-digital materials.
Note Stanley Lawrence Elkin (May 11, 1930-May 31, 1995) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He served on the English faculty at Washington University from 1960 until his death in 1995.
Gift; Stanley Elkin; 1966-1973
Gift; Joan Elkin; 2008-2014
Gift; Charles H. Gold; 20070731
Purchase; Stanley Elkin; 19840411
Purchase; Serendipity Books; 19840907
Albert Lebowitz ; 19991227
Gift; Timothy Hawley; 20200819
Gift and purchase; Molly Elkin; 20220607
Subjects Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995 -- Archives.
Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995 -- Manuscripts.
Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995 -- Correspondence.
Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995 -- Interviews.
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Department of English -- Faculty.
Brodkey, Harold -- Manuscripts.
Gass, William H., 1924-2017 -- Manuscripts.
Nemerov, Howard -- Manuscripts.
English teachers -- Missouri -- Saint Louis.
American literature -- 20th century -- Manuscripts.
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Authors and publishers.
Genre/Form typescripts.
Audiovisual materials.
clippings (information artifacts)
drafts (documents)
royalty statements.
Personal papers.
proofs (printed matter)
commercial correspondence.
printed ephemera.
contracts.
speeches (documents)
interviews.
programs (documents)
Art.
Personal correspondence.
Business correspondence.
Book reviews.
Contracts.
Ephemera.
Essays.
Fiction.
Interviews.
Literary criticism.
Manuscripts.
Photographs.
Programs (Publications)
Speeches.
Condolence notes.
Galley proofs.
Other Author Atkinson, Jennifer, 1955-
Barth, John, 1930-2024.
Bellow, Saul.
Brodkey, Harold.
Castro, Jan Garden.
Coover, Robert.
Cuoco, Lorin, 1954-
Curley, Daniel.
Elkin, Joan.
Finkel, Donald.
Gaddis, William, 1922-1998.
Gass, William H., 1924-2017.
Hadas, David, 1931-2004.
Hadas, Pamela White.
Hawkes, John, 1925-1998.
Lebowitz, Albert, 1922-
Lebowitz, Naomi.
Malamud, Bernard.
McElroy, Joseph.
Meredith, William, 1919-2007.
Morris, John N., 1931-1997.
Murdoch, Iris.
Midwood, Barton, 1938-
Nemerov, Howard.
Pankey, Eric, 1959-
Updike, John.
Urdang, Constance.
Thurston, Jarvis, 1914-2008.
Tucker, Joseph L.
Phillips, Carl, 1959-
Van Duyn, Mona.
Watson, Richard A., 1931-2019.
OCLC/Bib Util # 12905758