Yvor Winters and Janet Lewis papersM0360
Guide to Yvor Winters & Janet Lewis papers
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
April 2023
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Yvor Winters and Janet Lewis papers
Creator:
Winters, Yvor
source:
Serendipity Books (Firm)
Identifier/Call Number: M0360
Identifier/Call Number: 1931
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1920-1970
Abstract: Correspondence, writing, and other materials about A. Yvor Winters and Janet Lewis, as well as their literary collaborators.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in 1982.
Biographical / Historical
A. Yvor Winters (1900-1968) was an American poet and literary critic; Janet Lewis (1899-1998) was an American poet and writer.
The pair met in Chicago, married, and eventually moved to California where they taught at Stanford University.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Yvor Winters and Janet Lewis papers (M0360). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and literary manuscripts collected by Peter Howard of Serendipity Books over a period of several years. The
focus is primarily on Yvor Winters and his wife Janet Lewis, however there are also materials by and about other writers who
have had an association with Winters.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American literature -- 20th century
Serendipity Books (Firm)
Box 1, folder 2-11
Correspondence - Gus Blaisdell with/about Yvor Winters
Box 1, folder 12
Correspondence - Janet Lewis to H.A. Rappaport
Box 1, folder 13
Correspondence - Don Stanford to Lewis & Winters
Box 1, folder 14
Correspondence - Winters to Dick Elman
Box 1, folder 15-16
Correspondence - Alan Swallow
Box 1, folder 17
Correspondence - Wes Trimpi
Box 1, folder 18
Correspondence - Winters to Titus
Box 1, folder 19
Correspondence - Thomas Parkinson
Box 1, folder 21
Correspondence - envelopes
Box 1, folder 22
GYROSCOPE Vol. I:1-4 containing Lewis & Winter writings
1929-1930
Box 2, folder 1
Blaisdell's Essay on Yvor Winters
circa 1970
Box 2, folder 2-7
Parkinson Manuscripts & Essays on Winters & Hart Crane
Box 2, folder 8-11
FORMS OF DISCOVERY typescript
1967
Box 2, folder 12, Box 3, folder 1
FORMS OF DISCOVERY galley proofs with corrections by Winters
1967
Box 3, folder 2
FORMS OF DISCOVERY galley proofs corrected by Blaisdell
1967
Box 3, folder 3
FORMS OF DISCOVERY partial galley proofs corrected by Winters & Blaisdell
1967
Box 3, folder 4
FORMS OF DISCOVERY partial galleys, uncorrected
1967
Box 4, folder 1-9
FORMS OF DISCOVERY page proofs with corrections
1967
Box 5, folder 1
FORMS OF DISCOVERY production correspondence
Box 5, folder 2-4
FORMS OF DISCOVERY design materials
Box 5, folder 6
QUEST FOR REALITY typescript
Box 5, folder 7-8
QUEST FOR REALITY galley proofs
Box 5, folder 9
Photographs and sketches of Winters
