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Collection Overview
Title: International Writers Center Archive, 1990-2001
Predominant Dates:1990-2001
ID: MS/MS/ms059
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:
MS 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],
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All]
- Series 12: Organizations

- Box 24

- Folder 4: 92nd Street Y - NYC

- Folder 5: American Audio Prose Library, The

- Folder 6: Arizona Poetry Center

- Folder 7: Art in St. Louis (1 of 2)

- Folder 8: Art in St. Louis (2 of 2)

- Folder 9: Arts & Education Council

- Folder 10: Article 19

- Folder 11: Associated Writing Programs

- Folder 12: Austral Gallery

- Folder 13: Bookstores

- Folder 14: Boulevard

- Folder 15: Dalkey Archive Press (1 of 3)

- Folder 16: Dalkey Archive Press (2 of 3)

- Folder 17: Dalkey Archive Press (3 of 3)

- Folder 18: Delmar Magazine

- Folder 19: Downtown Cultural Institution

- Box 25

- Folder 1: Drawing Center NYC

- Folder 2: Fine Arts Academy

- Folder 3: First Civilizations

- Folder 4: Folger Library

- Folder 5: Forum For Contemporary Art

- Folder 6: Getty Center

- Folder 7: Government

- Folder 8: Guggenheim

- Folder 9: Harbourfront Festival

- Folder 10: Helicon Nine

- Folder 11: International Parliament of Writers (1 of 2)

- IPW Solicitations
- Folder 12: International Parliament of Writers (2 of 2)

- Folder 13: International University

- Folder 14: International Writing Program

- Folder 15: Kentucky Arts Council, The (1 of 5)

- Folder 16: Kentucky Arts Council, The (2 of 5)

- Folder 17: Kentucky Arts Council, The (3 of 5)

- Folder 18: Kentucky Arts Council, The (4 of 5)

- Folder 19: Kentucky Arts Council, The (5 of 5)

- Folder 20: Lannan Foundation (1 of 3)

- Box 26

- Folder 1: Lannan Foundation (2 of 3)

- Folder 2: Lannan Foundation (3 of 3)

- Folder 3: Left Bank Books

- World in Transition Month 1998 / Left Bank Books Reading Series 2000
- Folder 4: Libraries (1 of 2)

- Folder 5: Libraries (2 of 2)

- Folder 6: Lisa Wallace Reader's Digest Fund

- Folder 7: Literary Programs / Organizations

- Folder 8: Little Magazine in Illinois, The

- Folder 9: MacArthur Foundation

- Folder 10: Missouri Arts Council (1 of 7)

- Folder 11: Missouri Arts Council (2 of 7)

- Folder 12: Missouri Arts Council (3 of 7)

- Folder 13: Missouri Arts Council (4 of 7)

- MAC Conference, May 16-18 1993 / MAC Lit. Panel 1998
- Folder 14: Missouri Arts Council (5 of 7)

- Folder 15: Missouri Arts Council (6 of 7)

- Folder 16: Missouri Arts Council (7 of 7)

- Folder 17: Missouri Center for the Book (1 of 2)

- Folder 18: Missouri Center for the Book (2 of 2)

- Folder 19: Missouri Historical Society

- Folder 20: Missouri Humanities Council

- Folder 21: Missouri Writers' Guild

- Box 27

- Folder 1: National Endowment for the Arts (1 of 2)

- Folder 2: National Endowment for the Arts (2 of 2)

- Folder 3: New Letters

- Folder 4: New Theatre, The (1 of 4)

- Folder 5: New Theatre, The (2 of 4)

- Folder 6: New Theatre, The (3 of 4)

- Folder 7: New Theatre, The (4 of 4)

- Folder 8: New York Review of Books, The

- Folder 9: Palmerson & Reed

- Folder 10: Regional Arts Commission (1 of 2)

- 1998 Survey
- Folder 11: Regional Arts Commission (2 of 2)

- Folder 12: Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (1 of 2)

- Folder 13: Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (2 of 2)

- Folder 14: River Styx (1 of 3)

- Folder 15: River Styx (2 of 3)

- Negotiations, May 1994
- Folder 16: River Styx (3 of 3)

- Folder 17: Riverfront Times

- Folder 18: Rushdie Defense Committee (1 of 2)

- Folder 19: Rushdie Defense Committee (2 of 2)

- Folder 20: Sheldon, The

- Box 28

- Folder 1: Southern Illinois University

- Folder 2: Speaker Services (1 of 2)

- Folder 3: Speaker Services (2 of 2)

- Folder 4: St. Louis Art Museum (1 of 2)

- Folder 5: St. Louis Art Museum (2 of 2)

- Folder 6: St. Louis Center for International Relations

- Folder 7: St. Louis Downtown Cultural Complex

- Folder 8: St. Louis Journalism Review

- Folder 9: St. Louis Literary Programs / Organizations

- Folder 10: St. Louis Poetry Center

- Folder 11: St. Louis Post Dispatch

- Folder 12: St. Louis Symphony (1 of 2)

- Folder 13: St. Louis Symphony (2 of 2)

- Folder 14: St. Louis Tourism

- Folder 15: St. Louis Walk of Fame

- Folder 16: St. Louis Writers Guild

- Folder 17: Theater in St. Louis (1 of 2)

- Folder 18: Theater in St. Louis (2 of 2)

- Folder 19: Washington University Art Department / School of Art / Gallery (1 of 2)

- Folder 20: Washington University Art Department / School of Art / Gallery (2 of 2)

- Box 29

- Folder 1: Washington University Asian & Near Eastern Department

- Folder 2: Washington University Assembly Series

- Folder 3: Washington University English Department (1 of 3)

- Folder 4: Washington University English Department (2 of 3)

- Folder 5: Washington University English Department (3 of 3)

- Folder 6: Washington University German Department

- Folder 7: Washington University Libraries (1 of 2)

- Folder 8: Washington University Libraries (2 of 2)

- Folder 9: Washington University MFA Writings

- Folder 10: Washington University Performing Arts Department (PAD) / Henry Schvey

- Folder 11: Washington University Philosophy Department (1 of 2)

- Folder 12: Washington University Philosophy Department (2 of 2)

- Folder 13: Washington University Romance Languages Department

- Folder 14: Wednesday Club

- Folder 15: Witter Bynner Foundation

- Folder 16: World Literature Today

- Folder 17: Writers' Place - KC

- Folder 18: Writer's Voice, The - YMCA (1 of 2)

- Folder 19: Writer's Voice, The - YMCA (2 of 2)

- Folder 20: Yaddo (1 of 2)

- Folder 21: Yaddo (2 of 2)

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]