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Program for the 1994 National Book Award ceremony on November 16, 1994. William Gaddis was awarded the prize in fiction for his novel, A Frolic of His Own.

Draft of "The DNA Molecule". Poem about the DNA Molecule and a small booklet that explains what DNA is titled "The fact of life".

Photocopy clipping of "The Artist as the Dregs of His Work: There's No Cure For Me Without Readers But to Read It," by William Gaddis, 1983. Include a sketch of Gaddis.

"Unspeakable Practices: A Three-Day Celebration of Iconoclastic American Fiction" sponsored by Brown University as part of the 1988 Brown University Reading and Lecture Series on April 4-6, 1988. Notable writers include Donald Barthelme, Walter…

Newspaper clipping advertisement of "The Recognitions by William Gaddis" by Jack Green from The Village Voice (March 29, 1962). Green promotes his series articles, "fire the bastards!," defending The Recognitions.

"New York State Author William Gaddis Discusses His Work" sponsored by New York State Writers Institute, State University of New York at Albany on April 14, 1994

Advertisement for "The Poetry Center and the New York State Writers Institute Present William Gaddis" on May 12, 1994 at Stony Brook University.

Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, July 5, 1965. Bishops responds to Swenson's poem about the Bicos de Lacre. She suggests to Swenson some minor changes that she can make to the poem before submitting it to the New Yorker.

Typed letter, signed from Reed Whittemore to Howard Nemerov, April 22, 1958. Includes a typescript draft of Whittemore's review ofMirrors and Windowsby Nemerov.

May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, June 30, 1965. Swenson tells Bishop that she has enjoyed meeting Maia and spending time with her. She also mentions to Bishop that she would like her permission to print her quotes about the Bicos de Lacre, which…