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Title: William Van Wyck papers
Collection number: 0150
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.67 Linear feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1916-1956
Abstract: Two scrapbooks, typed poems, correspondence, memoirs, and drafts of published works by William Van Wyck.
creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400
creator:
Van Wyck, William, 1883-1956
[Box/folder# or item name], William Van Wyck papers, Collection no. 0150, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of
Southern California.
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers
on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers
when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
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William Van Wyck (1883-1956) was a critic, lecturer, and USC alumnus (BA 1917; MA 1918). He also attended the University of
Geneva, New York University, and UCLA. He published a number of translations, including ones of
The Canterbury Tales,
Cyrano de Bergerac,
Sonnets for Helen, and
Chanticleer.
Collection contains two scrapbooks, typed poems, correspondence, memoirs, and drafts of published works by William Van Wyck.
Typescripts include his autobiography,
Florentines,
How to Have Fun with Poetry,
Phillippic Shadows,
The Education of Caleb Cob, and his modernizations of
The Canterbury Tales and
Troilus and Cressida. Scrapbooks contain notes, correspondence, poems, clippings, and ephemera. Also included are compilations of the critical
reception of
How to Have Fun with Poetry.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 -- Adaptations
Van Wyck, William, 1883-1956 -- Archives
American poetry--20th century--Archival resources
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources
Clippings
Correspondence
Memorandums
Poetry
Scrapbooks
Typescripts