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Autograph letter, signed from William H. Gass to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gass, 1941, during his participation in the American Legion Buckeye Boys State. The American Legion Buckeye Boys State is an eight-day hands-on experience in the…

Breyten Breytenbach discusses the advantages of "bilingual" artistry at the International Writers Center conference, "The Dual Muse: The Writer As Artist, The Artist As Writer," November 9, 1997.

South African writer Breyten Breytenbach reads from his poem, "For Francooi Viljoen" in his speech at the October 20, 1992 International Writers Center conference, "The Writer in Politics: Under a Politics With a Politics".

Poet and human rights activist Carolyn Forche reads from "The Colonel," her account of a harrowing experience during her May, 1978 stay in El Salvador.

Cassette tape cover for William Gass Reading “The Old Folks” (short story) and The Tunnel (excepts) Columbia, MO: American Audio Prose Library, 1981

Cassette tape cover for William Gass Interview with Kay Bonetti, Columbia, MO: American Audio Prose Library, 1981

Flyer announcing the celebration of Bloomsday, a commemoration of James Joyce including Ulysses readings, sponsored by the International Writers Center, Left Bank Books and The New Theatre, June 16, 1994.

An announcement for readings by John Hawkes, William Gass and John Barth at the Centre Culturel Americain in Paris, France. Autograph notes by Gass on the verso.

Columbia University Lionel Trilling Seminar, "Socratic Irony," April 10, 1986.