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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…

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…

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…

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.

Seven versions of an unpublished cartoon/poem by Gass, intended forThe Tunnel.

Printout draft of "Tribute to Chancellor Danforth," an introduction to William H. Danforth, possibly on the occasion of his retirement.

Printout draft of Gass introduction of Toni Morrison.

Corrected typescript for an introduction of Joseph Campbell presenting "The Spiritual Background of Oriental Art."

Corrected drafts and draft fragments for two introductions to John Barth--one designated April 12, 1987, for River Styx.

Printout draft of a memorial speech for John Hawkes, delivered by Gass at Brown University in Providence, RI on April 14, 1999. Inscribed by Gass on last page.