International Writers Center Archive (MSS059), 1990-2001 | MSS Manuscripts

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Collection Overview

Title: International Writers Center Archive (MSS059), 1990-2001

Predominant Dates:1990-2001

ID: MSS/MSS/059

Primary Creator: International Writers Center

Extent: 45.0 Boxes

Date Acquired: 08/24/1998

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The International Writers Center Archive consist of materials toward IWC conferences and programs presented or co-sponsored by the IWC including The Writer in Politics, The Writer and Religion, and The Dual Muse: The Writer as Artist, the Artist as Writer; materials towards the production of Literary St. Louis: A Guide; correspondence; journals including Accent, Black Warrior, Boulevard, Ascent, Kansas Quarterly, etc.; clipping binder of IWC activities; unsolicited manuscripts; organizational materials; and various ephemera.

Collection Historical Note

The International Writers Center (IWC) was established at Washington University in October 1990 by William H. Gass “to build on the strengths of its resident and visiting faculty writers; to serve as a focal point for writing excellence in all disciplines and in all cultures; to be a directory for writers and writing programs at Washington University, in St. Louis, the United States and around the world; and to present the writer to the reader” (The Dual Muse: The Writer as Artist, the Artist as Writer). The IWC presented the International Writers Center Reading Series featuring writers such as David Foster Wallace, Michael Ondaatje, Ben Marcus, and Lydia Davis, published the St. Louis Literary Calendar, and hosted international conferences that generated the following books: The Writer in Politics (1992 conference), The Writer and Religion (1994 conference), and The Dual Muse: The Writer as Artist, the Artist as Writer (2 books; 1997 conference). In addition, with the assistance of Associate Director Lorin Cuoco, the IWC produced Literary St. Louis: A Guide (2000). Gass retired from the IWC in 2001 and it was reimagined as The Center for the Humanities under the directorship of Gerald Early in 2003.

Administrative Information

Repository: MSS Manuscripts

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions. Please contact Modern Literature Curator for more details.

Use Restrictions:

Some restrictions. Please contact Modern Literature Curator for more details.

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Acquisition Source: Gift

Acquisition Method:

Accession number 22923. Gift of Arts in Transit, August 24, 1998.

Accession number 22930. Gift of the International Writers Center, 1999.

Accession number 2012.017. Gift of the Center for Humanities, May 1, 2012.

Related Materials: See also MSS051 William H. Gass Papers and MSS152 Lorin Cuoco Papers

Preferred Citation: Name of the Collection, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Literary St. Louis],
[Series 3: The Writer and Religion (TWAR)],
[Series 4: The Writer in Politics (TWIP)],
[Series 5: Dual Muse],
[Series 6: A Temple of Texts: Fifty Literary Pillars],
[Series 7: MetroLines],
[Series 8: IWC Reading Series],
[Series 9: IWC Programs],
[Series 10: Unsolicited Manuscripts],
[Series 11: Administrative Materials],
[Series 12: Organizations],
[Series 13: Subjects],
[Series 14: Writers],
[Series 15: Print Materials],
[Series 16: Audio/Video],
[Series 17: Binders],
[Series 18: Gassiana],
[Series 19: Photographs],
[Series 20: Oversized],
[Series 21: Restricted],
[All]

Series 1: Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 1: 1990 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 2: 1990 Gass, William
Folder 3: 1991 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 4: 1991 Gass, William
Folder 5: 1991 IWC
Folder 6: 1992 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 7: 1992 Gass, William
Folder 8: 1992 IWC
Folder 9: 1993 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 10: 1993 Gass, William (1 of 2)
Folder 11: 1993 Gass, William (2 of 2)
Folder 12: 1993 IWC
Folder 13: 1994 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 14: 1994 Gass Publishing
Folder 15: 1994 Gass, William (1 of 2)
Folder 16: 1994 Gass, William (2 of 2)
Folder 17: 1994 IWC
Folder 18: 1995 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 19: 1995 Gass Publishing
Folder 20: 1995 Gass, William (1 of 4)
Folder 21: 1995 Gass, William (2 of 4)
Folder 22: 1995 Gass, William (3 of 4)
Folder 23: 1995 Gass, William (4 of 4)
Folder 24: 1995 IWC
Folder 25: 1996 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 26: 1996 Gass Publishing

Box 2

Folder 1: 1996 Gass William (1 of 3)
Folder 2: 1996 Gass William (2 of 3)
Folder 3: 1996 Gass William (3 of 3)
Folder 4: 1996 IWC
Folder 5: 1997 Cuoco, Lorin
Folder 6: 1997 Gass Publishing
Folder 7: 1997 Gass, William (1 of 5)
Folder 8: 1997 Gass, William (2 of 5)
Folder 9: 1997 Gass, William (3 of 5)
Folder 10: 1997 Gass, William (4 of 5)
Folder 11: 1997 Gass, William (5 of 5)
Folder 12: 1997 IWC
Folder 13: 1998 Cuoco, Lorin (1 of 2)
Folder 14: 1998 Cuoco, Lorin (2 of 2)
Folder 15: 1998 Gass, William (1 of 4)
Folder 16: 1998 Gass, William (2 of 4)
Folder 17: 1998 Gass, William (3 of 4)
Folder 18: 1998 Gass, William (4 of 4)
Folder 19: 1998 IWC
Folder 20: 1998 Komie, Michelle

Box 3

Folder 1: 1999 Cuoco, Lorin (1 of 2)
Folder 2: 1999 Cuoco, Lorin (2 of 2)
Folder 3: 1999 Gass, William (1 of 6)
Folder 4: 1999 Gass, William (2 of 6)
Folder 5: 1999 Gass, William (3 of 6)
Folder 6: 1999 Gass, William (4 of 6)
Folder 7: 1999 Gass, William (5 of 6)
Folder 8: 1999 Gass, William (6 of 6)
Folder 9: 1999 Komie, Michelle (1 of 2)
Folder 10: 1999 Komie, Michelle (2 of 2)
Folder 11: 2000 Cuoco, Lorin (1 of 3)
Folder 12: 2000 Cuoco, Lorin (2 of 3)
Folder 13: 2000 Cuoco, Lorin (3 of 3)
Folder 14: 2000 IWC
Folder 15: 2000 Komie, Michelle (1 of 2)
Folder 16: 2000 Komie, Michelle (2 of 2)
Folder 17: 2001 Cuoco, Lorin (1 of 2)

Box 4

Folder 1: 2001 Cuoco, Lorin (2 of 2)
Folder 2: 2001 Gass, William (1 of 2)
Folder 3: 2001 Gass, William (2 of 2)
Folder 4: 2001 IWC
Folder 5: 2001 Komie, Michelle (1 of 2)
Folder 6: 2001 Komie, Michelle (2 of 2)
Folder 7: Botnick, Ken
Folder 8: Kranzberg
Folder 9: Wrighton, Mark (Chancellor)
Folder 10: Ziegler, Heide (1 of 4)
Folder 11: Ziegler, Heide (2 of 4)
Folder 12: Ziegler, Heide (3 of 4)
Folder 13: Ziegler, Heide (4 of 4)
Folder 14: Miscellaneous Correspondence (1 of 3)
Folder 15: Miscellaneous Correspondence (2 of 3)
Folder 16: Miscellaneous Correspondence (3 of 3)