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Harvard Lampoon Centennial Anniversary medallion, 1976. While a student at Harvard, William Gaddis served as president of The Harvard Lampoon for two years (1943-1945).

National Book Award Finalist Medallion for A Frolic of His Own by William Gaddis, November 16, 1994. A Frolic of His Own was Gaddis's fourth novel and second U.S. National Book Award for Fiction win.

Program for the 1986 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction sponsored by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, May 10, 1986. William Gaddis was nominated for Carpenter's Gothic.

Photograph of Ormonde de Kay and William Gaddis playing poker in New York, circa late 1940's.

Playbill for Endgame by Samuel Beckett, January 28, 1958. Represents the American premiere of Endgame, directed by Alan Schneider, a leading director of Beckett’s plays, and performed at the Cherry Lane Theatre.

"Library Grant Received for Modern Literature" from Washington University Record, Volume 9, Number 2, September 8, 1983.

Typescript draft of Bending the Bow by Robert Duncan.

Typescript and autograph drafts of "An Essay at War" from A Book of Resemblances by Robert Duncan.

Galley proof of Medea at Kolchis by Robert Duncan published by Oyez, 1965.

Autograph sketch layout of Six Prose Pieces by Robert Duncan.