The Tunnel is known for many things, not least of which are the illustrations that accompany--or interact with--the text. The materials related to The Tunnel in the William H. Gass Papers include folders full of, for example, Gass's illustrations, diagrams and designs for the Party of the Disappointed People and the tunnel system that the narrator William Kohler digs. Also of note are the different drafts of a humorous poem-cartoon that didn't make it into the final book.

"Cartoon Verse by Gassy"

"Cartoon Verse by Gassy"

Illustrations for&nbsp;<em>The Tunnel</em>

The Tunnel - Illustrations

<em>The Tunnel</em>&nbsp;- First Edition Dust Jacket

The Tunnel dust jacket

"Worlds Within Words," an Exhibition from the Special Collections of Washington University, 1995

"Worlds Within Words," an Exhibition from the Special Collections of Washington University, 1995

<p>American Book Award for <em>The Tunnel, </em>1996<br /><br /></p>

American Book Award for The Tunnel, 1996

<em>The Tunnel</em> Sample Paperback Edition Covers

The Tunnel sample dust jackets

Party of the Disappointed People (PdP) t-shirt

Party of the Disappointed People (PdP) t-shirt

William H. Gass at Clayton Studios during the recording of <em>The Tunnel</em>

William H. Gass at Clayton Studios during the recording of The Tunnel

"Not a Very Good Limerick" by Claro

"Not a Very Good Limerick" by Claro

William H. Gass speaking at the 1996 PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony

William H. Gass speaking at the 1996 PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony

William H. Gass being painted by Philip Guston at Yaddo, 1969

Photograph collage of Gass being painted by Philip Guston at the Yaddo artists' community, 1969, just before Gass gave his reading of "Why Windows Are Important To Me," from The Tunnel