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Journal, 1981-04-03 - 1981-05-06

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Writer and poet, resident of New York City and Lincoln, Maine. Member of the Handy Colony in Marshall, Illinois, 1953, 1955-57.

Includes Robb's journal, 1969-1981, recording personal incidents, ideas for poetry and works in progress; approximately 130 handwritten and typed manuscripts of poems, often with multiple versions and drafts; two letters from former Handy Colony writer Charles Stevenson Wright to Robb, 1965; eight letters from Lowney Handy to Robb, 1959-1963, including Handy's commentary on Robb's writing; Robb's Handy Colony membership certificate, 1953; clippings on poetry and literature, and on Robb's arrest in Lincoln, Maine in 1984; five copies of novels by James Jones, including a signed, presentation first edition of From Here to Eternity, inscribed by Jones to Robb, 1951.

Dates

  • Created: 1981-04-03 - 1981-05-06

Conditions Governing Access

None

Extent

From the Collection: 1.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

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