The William Plumley/Robert Penn Warren Collection
Scope and Content Note
William Plumley presents this small archive of material on and from Robert Penn Warren as it reveals Warren’s working as a poet and writer. He corresponded with Warren in the years 1969 through 1984, and that correspondence is an important component of this collection.
Dates
- multiple
Language of Materials
English
Summary of Contents of the Archive
Correspondence, three manuscripts (typescripts); one signed photograph; the original video of the PBS interview; s/s unit of the same interview; audiotape of Dr. Foster’s interview with Warren; ephemera. Plus signed typescript by Allen Tate, colleague
Biographical Sketch
The 1999 National Faculty Directory lists William Plumley in Humanities at the University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle, S. E., Charleston, West Virginia 25304-1099.
Extent
.42 Linear Feet
Physical Location
Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the William Plumley/Robert Penn Warren Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu