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 3: The Writer and Religion (TWAR)

Box 10

Folder 26: The Writer and Religion (1 of 2): Materials relating to organizing the Writer and Religion conference
Folder 27: The Writer and Religion (2 of 2): Materials relating to organizing the Writer and Religion conference (Includes registrations and design work for conference brochure).
Folder 28: TWAR Publications: Transferred to Rare Books. Included: The Writer and Religion (edited by William H. Gass and Lorin Cuoco); New Letters: A Magazine of Writing & Art (Vol. 60 No. 4); The Wilson Quarterly (Spring 1995)
Folder 29: The Writer and Religion Volume: Materials relating to the logistics of putting together The Writer and Religion book
Folder 30: TWAR Author Essays (1 of 3): Includes essays by William Gass, Eavan Boland, William Gaddis, J.M. Coetzee, Amitav Ghosh. Original folder titled "Original Essays"
Folder 31: TWAR Author Essays (2 of 3): Includes essays by William Gaddis (with edits), A.G. Mojtabai, Hanan Al-Shaykh (2 copies). Original folder titled "Original Essays"
Folder 32: TWAR Author Essays (3 of 3): Includes essays by Eavan Boland, William Gaddis, A.G. Mojtabai, Amitav Ghosh, Hanan Al-Shaykh, J.M. Coetzee
Folder 33: TWAR Background (1 of 2): Includes some drafts and background materials for essays included in The Writer and Religion book: Bill's Intro [William Gass]; [Evan] Boland; [William] Gaddis
Folder 34: TWAR Background (2 of 2): Includes some drafts and background materials for essays included in The Writer and Religion book: [A. G.] Mojtabai; [Amitav] Ghosh; [Hanan] al-Shaykh; [J. M.] Coetzee. (NOTE: The original "al-Shaykh" folder included nothing - therefore paper folder is purposely empty)
Folder 35: TWAR Unexpurgated (1 of 3): Includes transcripts of sessions from The Writer and Religion conference: Session 1 - presenter Eavan Boland; Session 2 - presenter William Gaddis
Folder 36: TWAR Unexpurgated (2 of 3): Includes transcripts of sessions from The Writer and Religion conference: Session 3 - presenter A. G. Mojtabai; Session 4 - Amitav Ghosh
Folder 37: TWAR Unexpurgated (3 of 3): Includes transcripts of sessions from the Writer and Religion conference: Session 5 - presenter Hanan al-Shaykh; Session 6 - presenter J. M. Coetzee
Folder 38: Transcriptions (1 of 2): Includes transcripts of sessions from The Writer and Religion conference: Session 1 - presenter Eavan Boland; Session 2 - presenter William Gaddis; Session 3 - presenter A. G. Mojtabai
Folder 39: Transcriptions (2 of 2): Includes transcripts of sessions from The Writer and Religion conference: Session 4 - presenter Amitav Ghosh; Session 5 - presenter Hanan al-Shaykh; corrected pages from Session 5; Session 6 - presenter J. M. Coetzee

Box 11

Folder 1: William Gaddis Section - William Gaddis Original Essay 1994
Folder 2: William Gaddis Section - Unexpurgated Version of William Gaddis Essay and Discussion 1995
Folder 3: William Gaddis Section - Manuscript of Gaddis Essay and Discussion as submitted to Southern Illinois Press August 1998
Folder 4: William Gaddis Section - SIU Press Copyedited Manuscript (Redlined) of Gaddis Section December 1999
Folder 5: William Gaddis Section - Page Proofs of Gaddis essay April 2000
Folder 6: TWAR Manuscript 1998 August (1 of 3): Includes hard disk
Folder 7: TWAR Manuscript 1998 August (2 of 3)
Folder 8: TWAR Manuscript 1998 August (3 of 3)
Folder 9: TWAR Manuscript 1999 March (1 of 2)
Folder 10: TWAR Manuscript 1999 March (2 of 2)
Folder 11: TWAR Manuscript Undated (1 of 3)
Folder 12: TWAR Manuscript Undated (2 of 3)
Folder 13: TWAR Manuscript Undated (3 of 3)
Folder 14: TWAR Copyedited 1999 December (1 of 3)
Folder 15: TWAR Copyedited 1999 December (2 of 3)
Folder 16: TWAR Copyedited 1999 December (3 of 3)
Folder 17: TWAR Page Proofs 2000 May (1 of 2)
Folder 18: TWAR Page Proofs 2000 May (2 of 2)
Folder 19: SIU - TWAR: Includes correspondence regarding publication of the Writer and Religion book with Southern Illinois University (SIU) Press.
Folder 20: Clipping