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 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)