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Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, October 12, 1963. Bishop mentions Swenson sending her the original review from the New York Times. She also gives Swenson more history and information about the birds, Bicos de Lacre, that Swenson was so impressed…

May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, October 31, 1963. Swenson says that she hopes Bishop and Lota are feeling better since their illnesses. Swenson thanks her for the Samba record and offers to send Bishop the records that she requests from the States…

Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, November 11, 1963. Bishop explains the meaning of the name of the birds that Swenson has asked about. Bicos de Lacre means "laquer beaks" or "sealing wax beaks". Bishop will be sending a gift to Swenson, possibly…

Autograph and typed drafts of "Motherhood" by May Swenson. Drafts contain autograph annotations.

Tear sheets with corrections ofComedie by Samuel Beckett, 1964.Comedie was translated by Beckett from the original English version, Play.

Typed and autograph drafts of "Bison Crossing near Mt. Rushmore" by May Swenson. Drafts include autograph annotations.

Advertisement for the world permiere of The Straw Market by William Jay Smith at Hollins College, 1966.

Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, March 9, 1964. Bishop complains to Swenson about the Brazilian Post Office neglecting to deliver her mail and to send out her mail to others. Sometimes she gets her mail and sometimes she does not. She thanks…

Typescript draft with corrections ofFilm by Samuel Beckett. Commissioned by Barney Rosset of Grove Press,Film stands as Beckett's only screenplay. Starring Buster Keaton,Film was filmed in New York in July 1964.

Typed draft copies of "The Cross Spider" by May Swenson. Drafts contain several autograph annotations. Articles concerning the experiment of sending spiders into space.