Charles Wright Manuscripts
The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.
Dates
- 1983
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River.
Biographical/Historical Note
Born in Pickwick Dam, Tenn. in 1935, Charles Wright received his BA from Davidson College (NC) in 1957 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1963. His books of poetry include Black Zodiac (1997), which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award, Chickamauga (1996), which claimed the 1996 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, and Country Music: Selected Early Poems (1983), which won the National Book Award. In 1999, Wright was elected Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. He is currently the Souder Family Professor of English at the University of Virginia.
Arrangement
Collection consists of seven folders.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in March 2001.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository