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 8: IWC Reading Series

Box 15

Folder 13: IWCRS: Includes six mail brochures from the International Writers Center Reading Series (1993-1994; 1994-1995; 1995-1996; 1996-1997; 1997-1998; 1998-1999)
Folder 14: IWCRS Subscriptions - IWCRS Subscriber History
Folder 15: IWCRS Subscriptions
Folder 16: 1993-1994
Folder 17: 1994-1995: Includes mail brochure for 1994-1995 International Writers Center Reading Series
Folder 18: 1995-1996 - IWCRS Questionnaire 1996
Folder 19: 1995-1996: Includes mail brochure with individual postcards of each author's reading (Lynn Emanuel, Mary Caponegro, Cyrus Cassells, Steven Millhauser) for 1995-1996 International Writers Center Reading Series
Folder 20: 1996-1997 (1 of 2)
Folder 21: 1996-1997 (2 of 2)
Folder 22: 1997-1998: Includes mail brochure with individual postcards for each author's reading (Paul Muldoon, David Foster Wallace, Susan Stewart, Patricia Powell) for 1997-1998 International Writers Center Reading Series
Folder 23: 1998-1999: Includes mail brochure for 1998-1999 International Writers Center Reading Series
Folder 24: 1999-2000 (1 of 2): Includes mail brochure, and an individual postcard for Caryl Phillips reading, for 1999-2000 International Writers Center Reading Series.
Folder 25: 1999-2000 (2 of 2): Includes mail brochure, and an individual postcard for Caryl Phillips reading, for 1999-2000 International Writers Center Reading Series.
Folder 26: IWCRS 99-00 Subscribers
Folder 27: Sarah Lindsay: Includes materials from Lindsay's reading with the IWC Reading Series in 1999. Insomniac's Lullaby, and Bodies of Water (two chapbooks by Sarah Lindsay) were cataloged. Two cassette tapes of Lindsay reading were moved to IWCA cassette box. Original folder labeled "International Writers Center [22930]".
Folder 28: Design Inspiration for IWCRS