Collections by Subject: Maryland Literary Figures
A Selected List of Holdings in the Archives and Manuscripts Department, University of Maryland Libraries
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Papers of Maurice Annenberg,
1935-1980.
10.50 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Maurice Annenberg (1908-1979) was a Baltimore printer, businessman, entrepreneur, and author of works on the history of printing, advertising, and the graphic arts. He wrote three books: Advertising, 3000 B.C.-1900 A.D., Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, and A Typographical Journey through the Inland Printer, 1883-1900. The collection consists of correspondence; typography and other printing samples; trade catalogs; publications; photographs; programs; and speeches about the history of printing and advertising. The Marylandia and Rare Books Department also has a portion of his personal library. A small addendum to the collection, consisting of correspondence, is unprocessed.
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Papers of Vincent Godfrey Burns,
1939-1970.
0.50 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Vincent Godfrey Burns, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1893, was Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1962 until his death in 1979. He was ordained as a minister and later published poems, television scripts, plays, and a novel, often expressing his conservative political and religious convictions. He and his brother Robert collaborated on I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang, which was made into a movie in 1932. Burns's papers include correspondence, poems, manuscripts, galleys, newspaper clippings, and essays documenting his literary production and political concerns.
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Archives of Dryad Press,
1966-2007.
20.75 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Dryad Press had its origins in Dryad magazine, a literary journal co-founded by Merrill Leffler and Neil Lehrman in 1967 in the Washington, D.C., area. In 1974, the press published the first book bearing its imprint and has since published over fifty works, primarily volumes of poetry, which often have Jewish themes or subjects. Many of the authors published by Dryad are associated with the state of Maryland, by birth, education, or current residence. Much of the collection consists of correspondence with authors as well as with individuals and institutions involved in the publication and promotion of literary works. Major correspondents include Rod Jellema, Neil Lehrman, Myra Sklarew, and Paul Zimmer. Additionally, the collection includes manuscripts, proofs, printers' specifications, mock-ups, paste-ups, bluelines, galleys, and typescripts; photographs, slides, and negatives; reviews, articles, and clippings; brochures, flyers, and posters; financial statements, bills, invoices, receipts, and address lists; as well as copies of the actual publications of the press.
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Papers of Harold Dudley,
1944-1971.
2.00 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Harold Dudley (1896-1970) was a poet, author, and founder of the Washington Pilgrimage, later known as Religious Heritage of America. The organization actively promoted the Judeo-Christian heritage of the United States. Dudley was instrumental in lobbying Congress to add "under God" to the official text of the Pledge of Allegiance. He also wrote The Populist Movement, American Women in Public Life, This New America, Thoughts of Love and You, a volume of poetry to his wife; and the music to "Lead My America," a patriotic anthem. The collection consists of biographical materials documenting Dudley's life, as well as selected poems and other of Dudley's publications.
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Jesse Glass papers,
1836-2007.
61 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
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Arthur J. Gutman Collection of Menckeniana,
1906-2000.
10.50 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Arthur J. Gutman was born in 1911. A native Baltimorean, he graduated from Baltimore City College High School in 1928 and then attended the University of Baltimore. From 1979-1999, Mr. Gutman held the position of president of the Mencken Society, an organization founded to encourage the reading of and to pursue research into the writings of Henry L. Mencken. The Arthur J. Gutman collection contains books, clippings, letters, manuscripts, newsletters, pamphlets, and photographs related to both H.L. Mencken and to the Mencken Society. A large portion of the collection consists of first editions of H.L. Mencken's works as well as a number of the most significant secondary works on the writer. The collection contains a considerable amount of correspondence between Gutman and noted Mencken scholars, manuscripts of works on Mencken, and a nearly complete series of Mencken Society newsletters. There are also a number of rare pieces of Mencken's writing that appeared in pamphlet form, as well as some original Mencken correspondence. The entire collection spans the period from 1906-2000 with the majority of the materials falling between 1979-1999.
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Jack Hoffenberg papers,
1944-1977.
14.75 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Jack Hoffenberg (1906-1977) was a novelist and advertising executive in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. In World War II, he served in the U. S. Marine Corps and the U. S. Army. He published eleven novels, including A Thunder at Dawn and Sow Not in Anger. The collection consists of manuscripts, galley proofs, notes, and background materials for novels; correspondence; clippings; publicity; lecture announcements; art work; awards; and photographs. Significant correspondents represented include editors at Avon Books and E.P. Dutton and Co.; Marie Wilderson; Clyde Robert Bulla; Heber Ladner; Paul Monash; Leon Uris; Gwen Bristow; and Adolph A. Kroch.
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Mollee Coppel Kruger papers,
1934-2007.
16.75 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Mollee Coppel Kruger (b. 1929) is a Maryland poet, journalist, playwright, and humorist. She attended the University of Maryland, College Park, from 1946 to 1950 and received her degree in Education. From 1967 to 1983, she authored a weekly poetry column, entitled Unholy Writ, which was syndicated nationally in several Jewish periodicals. Kruger has also published six poetry collections under the Maryben Books imprint. Kruger's papers include correspondence, drafts, notes, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, published materials, video tapes, and memorabilia. Notable correspondents in the collection include Cynthia Ozick and Joseph Brodsky. Of particular interest are Kruger's bi-weekly letters home during her time as a student at the University of Maryland. An unpublished guide to this collection is available.
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Papers of Louise Malloy,
1894-1944.
2.00 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Louise Malloy (1858-1947) was the first newspaperwoman in Baltimore, Maryland, and a social and civic crusader. Her efforts led to the establishment of Juvenile Court in Baltimore and also resulted in improvements in the Fire Department. At the Baltimore American, she specialized in women's interests, did editorial and feature work, was dramatic editor for many years, and wrote a daily humor column entitled "Josh Wink." Her literary work included short stories, poems, articles, essays, and several plays, including "A Woman of War," written with General Felix Agnus, and "The Free Willer," for which she received a prize from the Eastern Shore Society of Maryland. Her papers consist of manuscripts of plays, poems, short stories, articles, and miscellaneous personal records documenting her life and literary career.
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Maryland Folklore
Archives,
1944-1990.
120.50 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
The Maryland Folklore Archives include materials collected and created by students of Maryland institutions of higher education. The subjects are not confined to the state of Maryland. The collection includes student papers; photographic prints, slides, and negatives; audio recordings; notecards; and realia. There are preliminary inventories for these holdings.
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Papers of Mary Carter Roberts,
1940-1977.
11.25 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Mary Carter Roberts (1899-1979) was a journalist and novelist. She was book review editor for the Washington Star, travel writer in the Maryland Department of Economic Development, and member of the Maryland Department of Information and the St. Mary's City Commission. She published two novels: The Abbot Sisters and Little Brother Fate. Her papers consist of correspondence; drafts of novels, stories, and articles; book and theatrical reviews; and reports, clippings, diaries, photographs, and memorabilia documenting her life and career. Significant correspondents represented in the collection include Anne Craine and the St. Mary's City Commission.
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Papers of Naomi Duff Smith,
1928-1859.
0.25 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Naomi Duff Smith (1902-1973) was a poet, author of short stories and radio scripts, and owner of a Baltimore, Maryland, public relations firm. Her collection consists of poems, short stories, correspondence, and awards documenting her literary output and business and civic achievements. Significant correspondents represented in the collection include Lizette Woodworth Reese, R. P. Harriss, Millard E. Tydings, Amy Winslow, Alan P. Hoblitzell, E. Paul Mason, Joseph R. Byrnes, Emory J. Niles, William D. MacMillan, and Hugo R. Hoffman.
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Reed Whittemore papers,
c. 1913-1985.
26 linear feet.
Location: Literary Manuscripts
Reed Whittemore (b. 1919) is a poet and emeritus professor of English at the University of Maryland, where he taught from 1967 to 1984. He also served twice as the Poetry Consultant for the Library of Congress. The author of a major biography of William Carlos Williams, he has also written numerous volumes of poems and essays. Whittemore's papers include correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, notes, galleys, proofs, scrapbooks, diaries, published materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, audiotapes, and photographs documenting his life, literary work, and teaching. Significant correspondents represented in the collection include Arthur Mizener and John Pauker. An addendum to the collection--consisting of correspondence, publications, press releases, and work papers--is available; it is described in a preliminary inventory.