Poets, American -- Nebraska

Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials by Weldon Kees including typescript and photocopied poems, slides and photographs of artwork, typescript copies of plays and stories, an audio cassette of poems and songs with Bob Helm, and address lists and stamps. There are also some related personal materials such as a photocopy of the will of his mother, Sarah G. Kees, with headstone information, and probate documents of his close friend, Michael Grieg.The collection also consists of...

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The papers consist of articles, newspaper clippings, letters, and various memorabilia about poet Weldon Kees, collected by Marian Weston.

Scope and Contents The papers consist of manuscripts, typescripts of poems and prose, drafts and unpublished writing, and photocopies of published poems by Sanders, as well as manuscripts and copies of work by authors published through Sandhills Press. The papers also include correspondence with publishers, universities, and poets such as William Kloefkorn, Ted Kooser, Greg Kuzma, and Don Welch, tenure and teaching materials at LCSC and SFASU, materials related to Sanders' second PhD including his...

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This collection consists of the papers of Ted Kooser and includes his writings in manuscript or typescript formats. Other creative work includes drawings, many of which are found in the journals and notebooks. The materials include correspondence from friends, colleagues, and poets, along with solicited and unsolicited manuscripts. There are resources on poetry, poets, publication, and numerous aspects of Kooser's career.

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One paper written by Vicki Krecek (née Elliott) about Weldon Kees while at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1964 for an English 185 class. The paper includes interviews with Kees' mother, aunt, and Beatrice friends.

Scope and Contents The papers consist of typed manuscripts by Weldon Kees. Nearly all the works in Poems 1947-1954 and many of those in Collected Poems are represented by multiple drafts with annotations. There are also some unpublished materials including poems and a short story, as well as tearsheets of published poems. There are over half a dozen typed play manuscripts and about a dozen songs by Kees, several written with Bob Helm. Other...