Autograph letter: David Ignatow to Dickey, 1956: August 14; Ignatow writes to update Dickey on his life and asks that he give criticism/comments on some poetry that he intends to mail him.
Typescript letter: Monroe K. Spears to James Dickey, 1957: January 4; Spears , editor of the Sewanee Review, writes to Dickey to tell him that he wishes to publish "The Red Bow" and he also asks Dickey to review some suggested poems.
Typescript letter with autograph: David Ignatow to James Dickey, 1957: January 31; Ignatow updates Dickey on his life and on the lives of mutual acquaintances.
Postcard, typed with autograph: May Swenson to James Dickey, 1957: February 26; Swenson, from the editorial department of New Directions, rejected Dickey's "The Host" because it was submitted too late to be included in the issue. She suggested he…
Typescript letter with autograph: Geoffrey Hill to James Dickey, 1957: March 25; handwritten message added; Hill thanks Dickey for his help in getting some of his work published; he also updates Dickey on his other work.
Typescript letter with autograph: John Berryman to James Dickey, 1957: June 26; Berryman updates Dickey on his life after the death of his friend Campbell; he also gives his opinion about some poems.
Typescript letter with autograph: Ann Stanford to James Dickey, 1957: July 31; Written on University of California letterhead; Stanford writes of how impressed she was by Dickey's review in the Summer 1957 issue of "Sewanee".