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A Through G, Brian Glaser

English Faculty Creative Works

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Masculine Fecundity And ‘Overinclusiveness’: Imagery Of Pregnancy In Wallace Stevens’ Poetry, Brian Glaser

English Faculty Articles and Research

This article reflects on the imagery of pregnancy in the poetry of Wallace Stevens. It notes that the decision of Stevens to change the use of imagery of pregnancy indicates something about a development in his inner life. The images of his later poems show a diminishment of his earlier tendency to associate birth with death which is a sign of his increasing tolerance of the envious desire to be pregnant. The imagination of Stevens matured over twenty years and the changes in images of pregnancy are a measure of that change.

What Archives Reveal: The Hidden Poems Of Amelia Earhart, Sammie L. Morris

Libraries Research Publications

The importance of primary source materials to scholarship is undeniable. Primary source materials can verify or contradict information accepted as true in history books and other secondary sources. They can tell the whole, or at least more complete, story of events. Unlike secondary sources, primary source materials offer first-hand accounts from the past, bringing history closer and making it feel more real. It can even be argued that primary source materials are less susceptible to the loss or misinterpretation of information over time in subsequent edition revisions. In particular among primary source materials, manuscripts such as diaries and letters offer …

Legerdemain, Paul M. Bush

Academic Support Division Faculty Publications

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The Use Of First-Person Narrators In The Poetry Of Rita Dove, Laura Phy

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The chronological focus ofthis senior honors thesis will be an explicatory study of some of Rita Dove's often-ignored poems, particularly those that employ first-person narrators.

Ascetic, Paul M. Bush

Academic Support Division Faculty Publications

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Wittgenstein's Ladder: Poetic Language And The Strangeness Of The Ordinary, Michael Fischer

English Faculty Research

In a frequently quoted remark from Philosophical Investigations. Wittgenstein comments on our overlooking things because they are familiar, or right in front of us every day: "One is unable to notice something-because it is always before one's eyes" (§129). We take these things for granted instead of appreciating their strangeness. For readers of this journal, one of these familiar things might be the very project of drawing on philosophy while discussing works of literature. Not every critic does this; the New Critics, for instance, hardly ever did. From a certain point of view, turning to philosophy feels forced or odd, …

Giles, Janice Holt, 1905-1979 (Mss 39), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Manuscripts, galley proofs and research material for janice Holt Giles's books; published and unpublished articles and short stories; poems; reviews and clippings relating to Giles's work; correspondence of Giles, her husband (Henry Earl Giles) and daughter (Elizabeth Moore Hancock); correspondence of Giles, her literary agent, and publisher; Holt and Giles family material.

0590: Maurice Harmon Papers, 1993-1994, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains materials related to Maurice Harmon’s work during his time at Marshall University and slightly after. The bulk of the collection consists of works in progress by Harmon and others at Marshall. The works in progress included in this collection are “Sean O'Faolain”, Constable (London, England), 1994 and “Preserving the Word: Descriptive Catalogue of Maurice Harmon’s Library of Anglo-Irish Literature and Criticism” compiled by Barbara R. Brown and edited by Lisle G. Brown, John Deaver Drinko Academy for American Political Institutions and Civic Culture, 1996. These works consist of both proofs and files on floppy disks. Other materials …

0573: Robert B. Hayes, 1965-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Marshall University dean and president. Papers consist of items related to Jesse Stuart: newspaper clippings, ephemera and correspondence.

0525: Doris C. Miller Papers, 1915-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Doris Copley Miller was a Huntington, West Virginia poet, newspaperwoman, and local historian. Papers include her work in draft and printed form and correspondence, notably the Jesse Stuart letters. It also contains poetry submissions from other friends and the public as well as working files from her years as religion, education and poetry editor at the Huntington Publishing Company. In addition to her newspaper columns, she also conducted genealogical research.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Doris C. Miller Papers, 1915-1989 here.

At Aunt Meg's Funeral [And] Poetic License, David F. Curtis

English Faculty Publications

Two poems by David Curtis, an associate professor of English at Sacred Heart University, published in Coe Review, a contemporary anthology which publishes a variety of writings from within the Coe community and throughout the country.

0257: Martha Elizabeth Carpenter Miller Collection, 1898-1962, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The majority of this collection consists of the handwritten and typed poetry of Martha Carpenter Miller. Many of the poems underwent multiple edits and rewrites, and her notes and corrections to her poems are included in this collection. The collection spans the years 1898-1962, with the bulk of the material from the 1930s-1950s. Miller wrote extensively, and the collection includes poems and partial poems, ideas, and short verses written on scrap paper, envelopes, paper towels, carboard, postcards, and various other types of paper. At the time of processing, original order was largely unknown. In organizing the materials, there were occasionally …

0243: Mary Willison Papers, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Photo-reproduction of poem about White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia titled, "The Old White" as well as other papers related to writing.

0231: Keysner-Whiting Manuscript, 1947, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains seven poems written by Blanche and Clay regarding human feelings and emotions and World War II related poetry. These poems were potentially taken from “Sea to Sea in Song” (1961), “Time of Singing”, and the American Poetry League Bulletin (undated).

0140: Tessa Sweazy Webb Letter, 1936, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Letter from Columbus, Ohio, newspaper columnist to Charles Stater of Huntington, West Virginia, commenting on her columns and on poetry published in the newspaper.

0167: Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton Letters, 1882 And 1888, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

These two letters from Watts-Dunton to an unknown addressee include a response to a request for poetry to be included in a forthcoming book and an offer of assistance in literary matters. Algernon Charles Swinburne is mentioned in one letter.

0084: Robert Saltz Papers, 1968-974, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Professor of English at the University of Maryland. Papers consist of drafts of articles submitted to the PMLA, correspondence, notes and other papers.

0087: Campbell-Staats Family Papers, 1875-1925, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Campbell-Staats collection consists of two separate series of information. The first series is comprised of the Jennie Ratliff Campbell papers. These papers consist mainly of personal correspondence to Miss Ratliff dating from 1875-1888. The majority of these letter were from two particular individuals, R. G. Drysdale and W. S. Livengood, and concerned everyday occurrence and mutual acquaintances. The remainder of the series is made up of samples from her schoolwork, songs she had copied, business correspondence, and a book of poetry given to her by her fiancee, C. W. Campbell.

The second series is comprised of the Campbell-Staats family …

0113: Jesse Stuart Papers, 1929-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Jesse Stuart Collection consists primarily of magazines given by Mr. Stuart which contain articles, stories, or poems written by him or about him. Approximately half of these items are in the original publication; the others are photoreproductions of originals lent by Mr. Stuart.

Another significant part of the collection was purchased from International Bookfinders, Inc., of Pacific Palisades, California, and includes first editions of Mr. Stuart’s works, galley proofs, and some manuscript material.

A third group of material is comprised of articles, stories, or poems written by or concerning Mr. Stuart which have been located and added to the …

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 12, 1942, Margaret Hirashima

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers Poston committees, children's benefit event, Poston newspaper magazine, sports event and rules, sport results, new clinic, Religious services, wartime weather, safety classes, adult classes, social events, Lost and found, sports game results, scheduled weather, Feminine Touch, Sunday comics and an editorial.

The Returned Maine Battle Flags, Moses Owen

Maine History Documents

A printed poem by Moses Owen. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Presented by Mr. Libby, day guard, at the State House, Augusta, June 29th, 1886."

Das Buch Ruth, Anna Ovena Hoyers

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, Geistliche und Weltliche Poemata, found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/9/.

Christi Gülden Cron, Anna Ovena Hoyers

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, Geistliche und Weltliche Poemata, found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/9/.

Einfältige Warheit, Anna Ovena Hoyers

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, Geistliche und Weltliche Poemata, found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/9/.

Gespräch Eines Kindes Mit Seiner Mutter, Anna Ovena Hoyers

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, Geistliche und Weltliche Poemata, found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/9/.

Zwey Geistliche Lieder, Anna Ovena Hoyers

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, Geistliche und Weltliche Poemata, found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/9/.