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Robert Edward Duncan papers, 1948-1959.
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Title:

Robert Edward Duncan papers, 1948-1959
Robert Duncan papers

Creator/Contributor:

Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Ryan, John Allen.

Abstract:

The papers include letters from Duncan to John Allen Ryan, typescript copies of poems by Duncan, and holographs and typescript copies of poems by a variety of poets.

Date:

1948 (issued)

Subject:

Duncan, Robert -- 1919-1988 -- Archives
Poets, American -- California
Poetry, Modern -- 20th century

Note:

Robert Edward Duncan papers, 1948-1959, BANC MSS 86/29 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Robert Duncan (1919-1988) is a major figure in the Projectivist School of poetry. The Oakland born poet attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as editor of the Berkeley Miscellany (1948-1949). Duncan is the author of Heavenly City, Earthly City (1947); Medieval Sciences (1950); Roots and Branches (1964); and Bending the Bow (1969).

Type:

Poems.

Physical Description:

print
1 box (.25 linear feet)

Language:

English

Origin:

California