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Post card from William Jay Smith to Isabella Gardner, July 17, 1978. Smith tells Gardner about how much he enjoyed spending an evening with her and being able to catch up on many things. He thanks her for her kind words about "Journey to the Dead…

William Jay Smith to Isabella Gardner, January 4, 1981. Smith thanks Gardner for her beautiful letter about his books. He speaks of his travels to Copenhagen and Moscow. He wishes that the new year holds many good things for Gardner.

Post card from William Jay Smith to Isabella Gardner, January 28, 1974. Smith updates Gardner on his travels with Sonja to Guadeloupe and Paris. He inquires when will Gardner be coming East to visit them.

William Jay Smith to Isabella Gardner, February 23, 1979. Smith writes to Gardner about organizing a memorial for Allen Tate. Smith indicates that he hates having to plunge back into teaching at Hollins College, Virginia, because of the foul weather.…

William Jay Smith to Isabella Gardner, December 28, 1974. Smith apologizes for not having time to see Gardner. He says that his work at Columbia has been time-consuming and has left him no time to see anyone. He hopes to see her again on her next…

William Jay Smith to Isabella Gardner, August 4, 1979. Smith's wife Sonja writes to Gardner to thank her for the pleasant evening. She is glad for the opportunity to get to know Gardner better. Sonja tells her that she looks forward to seeing her…

William Jay Smith (third from right, in front of fireplace) seated with Allen Tate, Howard Nemerov, Josephine Jacobsen, and others.

Holiday photograph of William Jay Smith and his wife, Sonia Smith. Photograph is taken at Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia.

William Jay Smith and Lillian Gish at the Library of Congress during his term as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1970.

Photograph of William Jay Smith with Eudora Welty, a novelist, looking over one of Smith's children's manuscripts. Photograph is taken in Pownal, Vermont.