LIT/PO. Poetry

This collection contains seven original engravings by Theresa Sherrer Davidson for her husband Donald Davidson's The Long Street; Poems, published in 1961.

The Commonplace Book Collection contains a bound volume of various published poems and songs handwritten onto the pages of the journal. Written in two separate hands, the journal appears to have been exchanged among two friends who alternately scribed favorite poems.

This collection contains 8 publications by Edna St. Vincent Millay and several newspaper clippings about her life and work.

This collection contains Ong's Lunar Volvelle and Star Gazer.

The Nettie Hale Rand Collection, 1480-1941, consists of early printings and rare editions collected by philanthropist Nettie Hale Rand, 1881-1942, and the diary she kept while traveling in Europe in the 1934.

The Poetry Broadsides Collection, 1912-2016, consists of artistic prints of poems, many of which were created by letterpress and are beautifully illustrated.

The Turn of the Twentieth Century Literary Autograph Collection, 1890-1926, consists of autographs of literary figures writing at the turn of the Twentieth Century.

The Randall Jarrell Letter Collection, 1953-1963, consists of letters written by poet Randall Jarrell, 1914-1965, to Harry Ford, 1919-1999, poetry editor at Alfred A. Knopf.

The Mark Jarman Papers, 1970-2025, consist of the drafts, correspondence, and notebooks of poet Mark Jarman, b. 1952.

The Cumberland Poetry Review Records, 1979-2004, consist of the records of the Cumberland Poetry Review, a bi-annual poetry magazine published in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1981 and 2004.

This collection contains 1 file folder with 28 items including book jackets, programs, magazines, and copies of newspaper clippings.

This collection contains mostly original poetry by Margaret Moore dating from the 1930s to 1990s.

This three-box collection contains materials relating to the life of Merrill Moore. Merrill Moore (1903-1957) was a native Tennessean, neurological physician, veteran, and poet. The collection is primarily comprised of his poetry, manuscripts, and letters (both incoming and outgoing) about and by Merrill Moore. It also includes photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, biographical materials, tape recordings, and miscellaneous documents all pertaining to Merrill Moore’s life.