A Preliminary Inventory the Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Guy Davenport, 1927-2005
Title:
Guy Davenport Collection
Dates:
1919-2007, undated (bulk 1964-2004)
Extent:
5 document boxes (2.1 linear feet)
Abstract:
The Guy Davenport Collection consists
primarily of letters from Davenport to friends and colleagues.
Call Number:
MS-05363
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to
the
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of
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Guy Davenport Collection (Manuscript Collection MS-05363). Harry Ransom Center, The
University of Texas at Austin.
The Guy Davenport Collection consists primarily of letters from Davenport to friends
and
colleagues. In the letters, his writing shows a variety of intellectual pursuits.
Also
included in some of the letters are cartoons, short stories, and poetry.
Related Material
Ransom Center holdings that complement the materials in the Guy Davenport Collection
include the Guy Davenport Papers, as well as the Kasper M. (Michael) Collection of
Guy
Davenport and Christopher Middleton, and the Willard Goodwin Papers.
