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Seven versions of an unpublished cartoon/poem by Gass, intended forThe Tunnel.

Twenty-eight of 51 pages of an exhibition catalog to inaugurate the International Writers Center. Includes short essays by William H. Gass on each of the 50 "literary pillars" he selected. 51 pages of text, plus gallery map and acknowledgements.

Cover of and four pages from the program for the 1997 Lannan Literary Awards. William H. Gass was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award. Pages included in this exhibit are: the front and back cover, the credits and explanation of Lannan, the list of…

Program for the events surrounding the T.S. Eliot Centennial Celebration - collaborative events sponsored by River Styx, St. Louis Humanities Forum, the St. Louis Chamber Chorus and the T.S. Eliot Society. Includes contributions by and images of…

A catalog to commemorate the April 5, 1989 opening of an exhibition in the Rare Books and Special Collections Library at the University of Illinois, entitled Dandy & Fine, Accent to Ascent (1940 - ):Correspondence on the Occasions of Work…

Broadside advertising a "River Styx at Duff's" event, including a fiction reading by William Gass.

Program for two lectures by William H. Gass at Harvard University, as part of the Tanner Lectures on Human Values: "The Eye is the First Circle," and "The Fulfillment of Form," titled collectively, "Eye and Idea."

Program for a "Teach-In on 'The Concept of Freedom,'" at Purdue University, Indianapolis Campus. Includes a lecture by William H. Gass, "Free and Un-Free Freedom."

U.S.S. Pasadena wallet card souvenir issued to Ensign William H. Gass, U.S.N.R., showing he was present in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945 at the signing of surrender terms of the Allied Nations by the Japanese.

Standard Oil (Indiana) Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award from Purdue University for William Howard Gass for his signal and effective performance in the instruction of undergraduate students.