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Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, September 30, 1966. Bishop writes to Gardner to express sorrow for not writing sooner. Her teaching obligations prevented her from writing sooner. Bishop praises Gardner for "West of Childhood" and says…

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…

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…

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…

Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, October 3, 1963. Bishop tells Swenson that both she and Lota had bouts of illness recently. Bishop went to a hospital to recuperate and she sent some of the information given to her from the hospital on a card. …

Aquatint and line-etching of Samuel Beckett seated holding a glass of wine by Avigdor Arikha, 1971. 9 3/8" x 7"

Trial proof of line-etching of Samuel Beckett's profile by Avigdor Arikha, 1970. 9 3/8" x 7"

Excerpts from Cain's Book by Alexander Trocchi pasted on sketches, circa 1957.

List of nominations for National Book Awards in 1959. Swenson's book, "A Cage of Spines" was nominated for poetry along with with 6 other poets.

Photocopy of a portion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's File on William Gaddis, 1951. Gaddis obtained this file under a Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOI/PA) request.