Finding aid of the Carol Muske-Dukes papers

Summary Information
Biography/History
Scope and Content
Organization
Administrative Information
Related Materials
Controlled Access Headings
Collection Inventory: Works by Carol Muske-Dukes; Academic Files; Correspondence; Works by Others; Ephemera; Publications; Photographs; Audio-Visual Materials

Finding aid prepared by Steve Bingo and Jacqueline Morin, 2009

Summary Information

Repository: USC Libraries Special Collections
Creator: Muske-Dukes, Carol, 1945-
Title: Carol Muske-Dukes papers
Collection no.: 0349
Date: 1960s-2008
Extent: 20.0 Linear feet, 46 boxes
Language: English
Abstract: Collection consists of the literary works, academic files, and personal papers of Carol Muske-Dukes, California poet laureate and USC professor of creative writing. The materials cover the period from the early 1960s to 2008.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Carol Muske-Dukes papers, Collection no. 0349, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

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Biography/History

Carol Muske-Dukes is a writer and educator, whose body of work stretches from the 1970s forward and whose achievements as an educator include the founding of two creative writing programs--one for inmates of New York area prisons and the other, a PhD. program in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California (USC). Muske-Dukes, an accomplished poet, novelist, and essayist, has won a number of different awards, including the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award (Poetry Society of America), the Witter Bynner Award (Library of Congress), and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. While Muske-Dukes' career in education includes a number of notable positions, including brief stints at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program, University of California at Irvine, and the Writing Division at Columbia University, her most notable achievements include the establishment of the aforementioned doctoral program in Literature and Creative Writing at USC and Free Space/Art Without Walls. What is distinctive about Muske-Dukes as both an artist and educator--though it is perhaps false to draw a line between the two--involves the blurring or challenging of conventional boundaries: the boundary between art and science (as evident in her novel Saving St. Germ), the boundary between "high" culture that the academic world can embody and the street culture which may be attributed to the incarcerated, and between established themes that have marked the tradition of Western literature and the more politically charged themes that may be seen as less transcendent in nature.

Carol Muske-Dukes was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 17, 1945. In an article written for the December 29, 2002 edition of the New York Times, Muske-Dukes recalls the impact that her mother, Elizabeth, made in shaping her relationship to the English language. According to Muske-Dukes, her mother's ability to recite poems, a result from her schooling during the Great Depression, incubated Carol Muske-Dukes' ability to learn "words with my body as well as my brain." Muske-Dukes went on to graduate with a B.A. from Creighton University and an M.A. from San Francisco State College in 1970 (currently San Francisco State University).

After spending time abroad, Muske-Dukes settled in New York where she established Free Space/Art Without Walls in 1972, a writing program for female inmates at Riker's Island Prison, and developed her craft as a poet. Over the course of her time in New York and the various writers' conferences she attended in the 1970s, Muske-Dukes developed collegial relationships with Mark Strand, Grace Schulman, Daniel Halpern, Thomas Lux, and John Irving, amongst others. In 1975, the University of Pittsburgh Press published Camouflage, Muske-Dukes' first book of poems. In 1979, Muske-Dukes won the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award from the Poetry Society of America, and in 1981, Doubleday published Skylight, her second book of poems. During her final years in New York, Muske-Dukes accepted visiting teaching positions at the University of Iowa and University of California at Irvine. At Irvine, Muske-Dukes met long time confidants Charles Wright, as well as Sherod Santos and Lynne McMahon (both students at the time), and at Iowa, she developed a friendship with Larry Levis.

In 1981, Muske-Dukes was awarded a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, which enabled her to travel to Italy to work on her third book of poems. In Italy, Muske-Dukes met actor David Dukes, whom she would marry in 1983. Shortly after the marriage, she and David moved to California, where their daughter, Annie, was born, also in 1983. By 1985, the University of Pittsburgh Press published Muske-Dukes' third book of poems, Wyndmere, which traces an arc from her family's roots in the upper-Midwest to poems voiced through the future-looking lens of a new mother. Muske-Dukes' first novel, Dear Digby (published by Viking-Penguin), was published in 1989, an effort that spanned nearly a decade including an initial collaboration with Ms. editor Curtis Catherine Ingham. Applause, which contains several poems that center around illness and the body, was also published in 1989 (by University of Pittsburgh). Saving St. Germ and Red Trousseau, were both published in 1993 (by Viking and Penguin respectively). Saving St. Germ, concerns the relationship between a biochemist and her daughter, who has a rather unique relationship to language. As part of her background research for this book, Muske-Dukes corresponded with a number of biochemists, including Richard Lewontin. Red Trousseau, like St. Germ focuses, in part, on how the mind connects and shapes the world through language. 1997 saw the completion of a volume of new and collected poems titled An Octave Above Thunder as well as Women and Poetry, a volume of essays about influential female voices in British and American poetry. 2001 saw the publication of Life After Death (Random House), Muske-Dukes' third novel. In October of 2000, Muske-Dukes' husband, David Dukes, died unexpectedly from a heart attack. In the wake of this loss, Muske-Dukes compiled a collection of essays titled Married to the Icepick Killer (Random House), which included work previously published by Muske-Dukes as well some original pieces, and Sparrow (Random House), a finalist for the 2004 National Book Award.

In 1985, the University of Southern California hired Muske-Dukes to teach Creative Writing. While at USC, Muske-Dukes helped establish the doctoral program in Literature and Creative Writing. The program accepted its first class of students for the fall of 2001, making it one of only a handful of such programs in the nation. Among Muske-Dukes' other achievements during her tenure at USC are the Witter Bynner award from the Library of Congress (awarded in 1997) and the establishment of the David Dukes Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to students at USC's School of Theatre.

In 2007, Random House published Channeling Mark Twain, Muske-Dukes' fourth novel, a semi-autobiographical work following the story of a poet teaching writing to female inmates at Riker's Island. Like Dear Digby, Channeling Mark Twain is the culmination of years of drafts and revisions, including a novel titled Edelweiss and a short story titled "Contraband," which would eventually become the opening chapter of Twain. As this novel represents a process that spans a large bulk of Muske-Dukes' career, it is perhaps fitting that it interweaves poetry with prose, "high" culture with popular, the act of teaching with that of creation, political themes with those transcendent of the novel's historical moment; that is, the avenues down which have helped define Muske-Dukes' career.

In 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Muske-Dukes as California's poet laureate.

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Scope and Content

Collection consists of the literary works, academic files, and personal papers of Carol Muske-Dukes, California poet laureate and USC professor of creative writing. The materials cover the period from the early 1960s to 2008.

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Organization

Organized by series: I. Works by Carol Muske-Dukes; II. Academic Files; III. Correspondence; IV. Works by Others; V. Ephemera; VI. Publications; VII. Photographs; VIII. Audio-Visual Materials. Series I consists of the following subseries: 1. Poetry, 2. Prose, 3. Scripts, 4. Notebooks, 5. Juvenilia and Student Papers. Series II consists of the following subseries: 1. University of Southern California, 2. Art Without Walls, and various files concerning other programs, projects, and conferences in which Muske-Dukes participated. Series III is divided into: 1. Personal Correspondence, 2. Professional Correspondence, 3. Correspondence from Muske-Dukes. Series IV is organized according to the author of the work. Series V is arranged alphabetically chiefly by format of the material. Series VI is organized by type of publication and size. Series VII consists of files of photographs arranged alphabetically by subject (of the photograph). Series VIII is divided into three formats: Audiocassettes, Compact disks, and Video tapes.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

USC Libraries Special Collections
2009
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Access to the contents of Box 22, Folder 10 is permitted only with the authorization of Carol Muske-Dukes.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Related USC Materials

Gale Group. "Carol (Anne) Muske-Dukes" in Contemporary authors online. 2002.

Muske, Carol. Applause. 1989.

Muske, Carol. Camouflage. 1975.

Muske-Dukes, Carol. Channeling Mark Twain. 2007.

Muske-Dukes, Carol. Dear Digby. 1989.

Muske-Dukes, Carol. Life after death. 2001.

Muske-Dukes, Carol. Married to the icepick killer: a poet in Hollywood. 2002.

Muske, Carol. An ocatve above thunder: new and selected poems. 1989.

Muske, Carol. Red trousseau. 1993.

Muske-Dukes, Carol. Saving St. Germ. 1993.

Muske, Carol. Skylight. 1981.

Muske-Dukes, Carol. Sparrow. 2003.

Muske, Carol. Woman and poetry: truth, autobiography and the shape of the self. 1997.

Muske, Carol. Wyndmere. 1985.

Related Materials at Other Institutions

David Dukes Papers, T-Mss 2004-012. Billy Rose Theater Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

Art without Walls (Organization). -- Archives
University of Southern California. -- Faculty

Genre(s)

Audiocassettes
Clippings
Correspondence
Ephemera
Manuscripts
Photographs

Personal Name(s)

Bloom, Harold -- Correspondence
Dukes, David, 1945-2000 -- Archives
Irving, John, 1942- -- Correspondence
Levis, Larry -- Archives
Lux, Thomas, 1946- -- Archives
McMahon, Lynne -- Correspondence
Muske-Dukes, Carol, 1945- -- Archives
Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012 -- Correspondence
Ryan, Michael, 1946- -- Correspondence
Strand, Mark, 1934- -- Archives
Wright, Charles, 1935- -- Correspondence

Subject(s)

American poetry--20th century--Archival resources
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources
Creative writing (Higher education)--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Works by Carol Muske-Dukes

Contents of Series

Contained in this series are drafts, proofs, and manuscripts of various works by Carol Muske-Dukes both published and unpublished. Drafts of poems have been collected under their individual titles unless there is evidence that the author or publisher compiled the poems to resemble a book form. In addition to documenting the process through which Muske-Dukes created her works, this series contains publicity regarding the works, as well as published reviews. Overall, this series is intended to trace the life of Muske-Dukes' works from their creation to their reception by the literary world.

Poetry

Applause (1989)

Applause

Manuscripts, reviews, and publicity for Applause, which was published in 1989.

Box

Folder

Manuscripts

Three edited manuscripts of Applause, including an early version titled After Care.

1-2

Reviews and Publicity

Reviews of Applause and announcements for readings and publication. Announcement from January 27, 1989 Publisher's Weekly was sent to Muske-Dukes by Peter Oresick, Promotion and Marketing Director for University of Pittsburgh Press.

Camouflage (1975)

Box

Folder

Reviews and Publicity

Reviews of Camouflage, announcements for readings, and one copy of finished book.

An Octave Above Thunder: New and Selected Poems (1997)

An Octave Above Thunder

Manuscript, proofs, associated cover letters and cover sheets, reviews, and publicity for An Octave Above Thunder, which was published in 1997.

Box

Folder

Manuscript

Manuscripts

Edited manuscript of An Octave Above Thunder.

Proofs

Three proofs of An Octave Above Thunder from different moments in the publishing process and associated cover letters and fax cover sheets.

6-7

Proofs (Cont.)

Continuation of file consisting of three proofs for An Ocatve Above Thunder that starts in Box 1, Folder 6.

Reviews, Cover Designs, and Publicity

Reviews, proofs of potential cover designs, and announcements of An Octave Above Thunder.

Red Trousseau (1993)

Red Trousseau

Drafts (compiled by Muske-Dukes), manuscripts, proofs, reviews, publicity, contract, and associated correspondence for Red Trousseau, which was published in 1993.

Box

Folder

Drafts

A file of drafts and a letter to a literary agent, dated 8/2/1991, compiled by Muske-Dukes. Most drafts are for poem titled "M. Butterfly."

Manuscripts

One incomplete manuscript and two complete manuscripts of Red Trousseau.

4-6

Proofs

3 proofs of Red Trousseau and cover letter from Michael Hardart of Viking Penguin Books dated 7/20/1993.

7-8

Reviews, Publicity, and Contract

Contract with Penguin USA dated 8/22/1991, in addition to reviews and announcements for readings and publication of Red Trousseau.

Skylight (1981)

Skylight

Two manuscripts, three proofs, one copy of finished work, reviews, publicity, and dust jacket cover for Skylight, which was published in 1981.

Box

Folder

Manuscripts

Three manuscripts of Skylight.

10-12

Proofs

Three proofs of Skylight.

Reviews, Publicity, Dust Jackets, and Finished Copy

Three dust jackets for Skylight, in addition to reviews, an announcement for reading, an advertisement for release, and a finished copy of Skylight.

Sparrow (2003)

Sparrow

Proofs, reviews, advertisements, and announcement of publication for Sparrow, which was published in 2003.

Box

Folder

Proofs

One incomplete proof (faxed 9/17/2002) and one complete proof (with cover letter from Lee Boudreaux dated 1/9/2003) of Sparrow.

2-3

Reivews and Publicity

Reviews and Publicity

Reviews, advertisements, and an announcement of publication for Sparrow.

Wyndmere (1985)

Wyndmere

Proofs, advertisements, and copyright permissions associated with Wyndmere, which was published in 1985.

Box

Folder

Proofs

Three proofs of Wyndmere including drafts of "A Fresco," a revised version of "Reentering Eden."

Reviews, Publicity, and Copyright Permissions

Publicity and Copyright Permissions

Reviews, advertisements, excerpts, and copyright permissions for Wyndmere. Also, one review essay titled "Adulthood of a Genre," by Alberta Turner. Review from the June 1, 1985 issue of Library Journal was enclosed in a October 1, 1985 letter from Kathy McLaughlin, Editorial Assistant at the University of Pittsburgh Press. Review from July 14, 1985 issue of The Forum was encolsed with a July 17, 1985 letter from the editors of the newspaper. Flyer advertising "50 Years of Books" from University of Pittsburgh press was enclosed in a letter from Peter Oresick dated May 16, 1986.

Untitled Manuscript

Untitled

Incomplete manuscript of an early untitled work.

Box

Folder

Manuscript

An incomplete manuscript of an early untitled work. Many of the poems contained in this manuscript found their way into Muske-Dukes' first book of poems, Camouflage.

Individual Poems

Box

Folder

"3 Weathers"

3 Weathers

One typewritten draft of a poem titled "3 Weathers" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"The Actor's Daughter"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "The Actor's Daughter."

"Amaurosis"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "Amaurosis."

"Anna"

Four typed drafts of a poem titled "Anna." This poem appears in Wyndmere, which was published in 1985.

"Applause"

"Appraisal"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "Appraisal."

"The Artificial Child"

Artificial Child

One typed draft of a poem titled "Artificial Child" (unedited).

"Asbestos"

Asbestos

Two typed drafts with a page of handwritten revisions of a poem titled "Asbestos." This poem was printed in Applause, published in 1989.

"At Yoga Class"

One photocopy of a poem titled "At Yoga Class" as it appears in Ms. Magazine. This poem also appears in Camouflage, published in 1975.

"Attica: Death Studies"

One handwritten and two typed drafts of a poem titled "Attica: Death Studies."

"Audition"

Audition

Three typed and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "Audition."

"August, Los Angeles Lullaby"

August, Los Angeles, Lullaby

Eighteen typed drafts of a poem titled "August, Los Angeles, Lullaby." This work was printed in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"Avalanche"

One handwritten draft and some notes under the title "Avalanche."

"Big Sur"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Big Sur."

"Blue Streak"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Blue Streak."

"The Booby"

One typed draft of a poem titled "The Booby" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"Box" (fr. Applause)

"Box" (fr. Applause)

Thirteen typed drafts and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "Box." This poem was printed in Applause, published in 1989.

"Box" (fr. Sparrow)

Three typed drafts and one emailed draft (to Mark Doty) of a poem titled "Box." This poem was printed in Sparrow, published in 2003.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Doty, Mark

"Building the Sky"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Building the Sky."

"By Heart"

One typed draft of a poem titled "By Heart" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript contained in this collection.

"Census"

Nine typed drafts and three handwritten draft of a poem titled "Census." This poem was printed in Applause, published in 1989.

"Chameleon"

Two drafts of a poem titled "Chameleon" removed from file labeled "Early Work." While this short poem shares similar phrases and imagery as "Camouflage," the table of contents included in the untitled manuscript indicates that "Chameleon" and "Camouflage" are two different poems.

"Character"

Four drafts of a poem titled "Character." This poem appears in Red Trousseau, published in 1992.

"Cheap Scent"

Three typed drafts of a poem titled "Cheap Scent," and photocopy of the poem as it appeared in Ms. Magazine.

"Child with Six Fingers"

One typed unedited draft of a poem titled "Child with Six Fingers" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript contained within this collection.

"Conversation Triolet"

One draft of a poem titled "Conversation Triolet."

"The Counterfeiter"

Three unedited drafts of a poem titled "The Counterfeiter" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript contained within this collection.

"December 8th"

One proof a poem titled "December 8th" printed in the Michigan Quarterly Review (Vol. 36, No. 1: Winter 1997).

"De-tasseling"

One typed and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "De-tasseling" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Dream"

Four typed drafts of a poem titled "Dream." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Elocution: Touch"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Elocution: Touch." This poem appears in Skylight, published in 1981.

"The Empty Chair"

One typed and one emailed draft (to Mark Doty) of a poem titled "The Empty Chair." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Doty, Mark

"Epithamalion"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "Epithamalion."

"Essays on Revolution Written in a Class that Ran Out of Time"

Two typed drafts and a preservation photocopy of a poem titled "Essays on Revolution Written in a Class that Ran Out of Time" removed from file labeled "Early Work." The photocopy is take from The San Francisco Quarterly, Vol.6, No. 1 (Winter, 1970). This poem also appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"The Eulogy"

Three typed drafts of a poem titled "The Eulogy." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Excelsior"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "Excelsior."

"Ex-Embassy"

Thirteen typed drafts and two handwritten drafts of a poem titled "Ex-Embassy." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"The Faceless Emigre"

Three uneditted typed drafts of a poem titled "The Faceless Emigre" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"The Family"

One typed draft of a poem titled "The Family."

"The Fault"

Six typed and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "The Fault." Perhaps a precursor to a poem by the same title that appears in Skylight, published in 1981. Poem based in part on a journal Muske-Dukes wrote while living in Irvine. Pages from this journal are included in the "Notes and Maps" file in the Ephemera series, the Box ????, Folder ????.

"Federal Offense"

Three typed drafts of a poem titled "Federal Offense."

"Field Trip"

One photopy of a poem titled "Field Trip." This poem appears in Red Trousseau, published in 1992.

"Fishing"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Fishing" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"For Annie"(Sounding)

"For Annie"

Nine typed and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "For Annie." This poem is most likely a precursor to "Sounding," which is dedicated to Muske-Dukes' daughter, Annie Cameron. The drafts of "For Annie" share the following images with "Sounding": A man taking an ultrasound of Annie Annie's fingers lifting "as if to stave off a sudden wind" The speaker's heart beating with the heart of her unborn daughter

"A Former Love, a Lover of Form"

One typed draft of a poem titled "A Former Love, a Lover of Form." This poem appears in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"Freezing to Death"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Freezing to Death." This poem appears in Camouflage, published in 1975.

"Getting Out of the Body"

Three typed drafts of a poem titled "Getting Out of the Body."

"Giraffe Song"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Giraffe Song" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Gold Side Car"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "Gold Side Car."

"Golden Retriever"

Two drafts of a poem per specifications for The New Yorker with attached cover letter dated 11/3/1983. One unmarked draft. This poem appears in Skylight, published in 1981.

"Great Spirit"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Great Spirit."

"Haunting the Graveyard"

Three drafts of a poem titled "Haunting the Graveyard."

"Having Fled the Cite Universitaire, Paris, 1970"

Four typed drafts of a precursor to "Having Fled the Cite Universitaire, Paris, 1970," titled "Twenty-Four, Paris, 1970." This poem appears in An Octave Above Thunder, published in 1997.

"Hemophilia"

One typed draft of a sestina titled "Hemophilia."

"I Go to Hell"

One unedited typed draft of a poem titled "I Go to Hell" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"I Think"

One typed draft of a poem titled "I Think."

"Ideal"

Nine typed drafts and one handwritten draft of "Ideal." Early drafts are titled "Lord, let me not have hate." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Immunity"

Thrity-seven typed drafts of a poem title "Immunity." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"The Importance of"

One typed unedited draft of "The Importance of." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

"In Media Res"

One typed and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "In Media Res."

"Inquisition"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Inquisition."

"Iphigenia"

Two drafts of a poem titled "Iphigenia."

"Kind" (August 1974: A Tapestry)

Four typed drafts and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "Kind" that most likely is a precursor to "August 1974: A Tapestry," which appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Le Hot Jazz"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Le Hot Jazz." This poem appears in Sparrow, which was publised in 2003.

"Learning the Light Step"

Three typed drafts and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "Learning the Light Step."

"Light Years"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Light Years."

"Lines from the Private Eye"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Lines from a Private Eye."

"M. Butterfly"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "M. Butterfly." This poem appears in Red Trousseau, published in 1992.

"Machine"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Machine." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

"Magnificat"

One photocopy of a poem titled "Magnificat." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

"Masks in Rain"

Two typed drafts and one emailed draft (to Grace [Schulman?]) of a poem titled "Masks in Rain." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

"Microwave"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Microwave" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"Minnesota" (Fairy Tale)

"Minnesota"

Five typed and four handwritten drafts of a poem titled "Minnesota," which may be a precursor to "Fairy Tale." "Fairy Tale" appears in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"Monk's House, Rodmell"

"Monk's House Rodmell"

"Mono, 1967"

One unedited draft of a poem titled "Mono, 1967."

"My Will"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "My Will."

"Night Without Objects"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "Night Without Objects."

"An Octave Above Thunder"

Various incomplete drafts of a poem titled "An Octave Above Thunder." This poem appears in a book by the same name published in 1997.

"Old Heroes Revisited"

One draft of a poem titled "Old Heroes Revisited."

"Opium"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Opium." This poem appears in Skylight, published in 1981.

"Our Side"

One typed draft and one handwritten fragment of a poem titled "Our Side." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

"The Owl and the Plum"

One unedited typed draft of a poem titled "The Owl and the Plum" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Pacemaker"

Seven typed drafts of a poem titled "Pacemaker." This poem appears in An Ocatve Above Thunder, published in 1997.

"The Painter's Daughter"

One typed draft of a poem titled "The Painter's Daughter." This poem appears in Skylight, published in 1981.

"Palm Sunday"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Palm Sunday."

"The Pan Handler"

"The Pan Handler

One typed draft of a poem titled "The Pan Handler."

"The Paper Hanger"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "The Paper Hanger" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Pediatrics"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Pediatrics." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Pick Up Sticks"

Five typed drafts of a poem titled "Pick Up Sticks." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Players"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Players." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

"Poem"

Three typed drafts of a poem titled "Poem" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Poem"

Two typed drafts and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "Poem."

"The Poet Macho"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "The Poet Macho" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"Prague: Two Journals"

One typed untitled precursor to a poem titled "Prague: Two Journals," which appears in Red Trousseau, published in 1992.

"Proteus in Hollywood"

Five typed drafts of a poem titled "Proteus in Hollywood."

"Rain"

One unedited typed draft of a poem titled "Rain" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Real Decorations"

One unedited typed draft of a poem titled "Real Decorations."

"Rendevous with a Harp"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Rendevous with a Harp" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Replica"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Replica."

"Retired Schoolteacher"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Retired Schoolteacher."

"Rhythms"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Rhythms" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"Richochet"

Seven typed drafts of a poem titled "Richochet." This poem was published in the The New York Times (June 22, 1995).

"Rite"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Rite" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Romeo"

One typed draft of poem titled "Romeo." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

"Safe"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Safe."

"Separator"

"The Separator"

Three typed drafts of a poem titled "The Separator." This poem appears in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"Sesimbra"

One draft of a poem titled "Sesimbra."

"Shock"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Shock" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Short Histories of the Sea"

Five typed drafts and one handwritten fragment of "Short Histories of the Sea." This poem appears in Skylight, published in 1981.

"The Skaters (A Swan Dream)"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "The Skaters (A Swan Dream)."

"Skid"

Three typed drafts of "Skid." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Sled"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Sled."

"Sleeping Beauty"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Sleeping Beauty."

"Slot Machine"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Slot Machine" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Solar Machinery"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Solar Machinery."

"Song for the Soon to Be Orphaned"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Song for the Soon to Be Orphaned" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"Songs for Traveling South"

One typed draft of "Songs for Traveling South" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Stage and Screen, 1989"

One photopy of a poem titled "Stage and Screen, 1989" as it appears in Red Trousseau, published in 1992.

"The Star of Quoquoe, L.I."

"The Star of Quoque, L.I."

One typed draft of a poem titled "The Star of Quoque, L.I."

"Stepfather"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Stepfather" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Still Life with Supernintendo"

"Strange Interlude"

Three typed drafts and one emailed draft (to Mark Doty) of a poem called "Strange Interlude." This poem appears in Sparrow, published in 2003.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Doty, Mark

"Summer Cold"

Four typed drafts and three photopies of a poem titled "Summer Cold" labeled "May 12th: 1986 The New Yorker" and one photocopy of a handwritten copy on letterhead reading "1989-90 Poetry Readings and Seminars at the Folger Shakespeare Library." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Teaching at the School for the Gifted"

Four typed drafts of "Teaching at the School for the Gifted." This poem appears in An Octave Above Thunder, published in 1997.

"There is a Man"

One handwritten draft of a poem titled "There is a Man."

"Three Letters"

One handwritten draft of a section II from the sequence "Three Letters," "To J." This poem appears in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"To the Subway Pervert"

One unedited draft of a poem titled "To the Subway Pervert."

"Trees"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Trees" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"Trudy's Piano Bar: Tangier"

One typed draft and one photocopy of a poem titled "Trudy's Piano Bar: Tangier."

"The Truth"

One typed draft of a poem titled "The Truth."

"Tuesday Again"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Tuesday Again." This poem appears in Skylight, published in 1981.

"Unsent Letter 3"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Unsent Letter 3." This poem appears in Red Trousseau, published in 1992.

"Unsent Letter 4"

One photocopy of a poem titled "Unsent Letter 4." This poem appears in Red Trousseau, published in 1992.

"Vermont"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Vermont."

"Vermont Farmhouse, 3 AM"

Three typed drafts and two handwritten drafts of a poem titled "Vermont Farmhouse, 3 AM." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

"Villanelle"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Villanelle." This poem appears in Sparrow, which was published in 2003.

"Visitor"

One typed draft of a poem titled "Visitor."

"Voice"

Two typed and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "Voice."

"Voices"

One unedited typed draft of a poem titled "Voices" removed from file labeled "Early Work." This poem appears in the untitled manuscript listed in this collection.

"War Crimes"

One typed draft of a poem titled "War Crimes." This poem appears in Skylight, published in 1981.

"War Crimes" and "Invention of Cuisine"

One draft of each poem marked to the page specifications for The New Yorker. These poems appear in Skylight, published in 1981.

"The Way a Swan Turns"

One unedited typed draft of a poem titled "The Way a Swan Turns." This poem appears in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"We Drive Through Tyndall's Theory of Sight"

Three prints of broadside of a poem titled "We Drive Through Tyndall's Theory of Sight" printed by Iron Mountain Press. This poem appears in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"Weather Report"

Two typed drafts of a poem titled "Weather Report" removed from file labeled "Early Work."

"White Key"

Eight typed drafts of a poem titled "White Key." This poem appears in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

"The Wish Foundation"

Thirteen typed drafts and one handwritten draft of a poem titled "The Wish Foundation." This poem appears in Applause, published in 1989.

Poems from Wyndmere

Eight photocopies of typed poems gathered by Muske-Dukes, perhaps for a reading. The poems included are: "Anna," "Fairy Tale," "The Way a Swan Turns," "Panis Angelicus," "Afterwards," "White Key," "Coming Over Coldwater," and "Surprise." All of these poems appear in Wyndmere, published in 1985.

Untitled Drafts

Drafts of two untitled poems.

Translations

Box

Folder

Poems by Delmira Augustini

Several drafts of works translated from Augustini with a letter regarding stating that Augustini's work is in the public domain.

Prose

Channeling Mark Twain (2007)

Box

Folder

Early Versions

Prior to completing Channeling Mark Twain, Muske-Dukes sent out a short story titled "Contraband," which she submitted to The New Yorker and Esquire. Although this story was ultimately rejected by both publications, it contains many key elements for the opening to Channeling Mark Twain. This story is based on a chapter from an unpublished novel titled The Honey-Producers or Edelweiss, depending upon the draft. Both submitted copies of "Contraband" and the editors' replies are housed in Box 6, Folder 4.

Manuscripts

Manuscript

Two complete manuscripts of Channeling Mark Twain and one incomplete manuscript. Enclosed with the manuscript contained in folders 6:7-6:8 is a poem deleted from final draft (p.220). Enclosed with the incomplete manuscript (7:2) are letters from Random House Associate Editor Laura Ford that regarding her recommendations for revision before sending the manuscript along to production.

5-7

Manuscripts (cont.)

Continutation of the file containing manuscripts of Channeling Mark Twain. For content description refer to above file (Box 6, Folders 5-7).

1-2

Notes and Drafts

Notes and drafts of various passages from Channeling Mark Twain compiled by Muske-Dukes. Contents include a partial draft of Chapter 1 and a spiral bound notebook containing drafts of passages from the novel.

Publicity

A mailing announcing the publication date for Channeling Mark Twain.

Dear Digby (1989)

Dear Digby

Drafts, manuscripts, notes, revisions, reviews and publicity for the novel Dear Digby. Screenplays by Muske-Dukes and Janet Kovalcik are also contained within this subseries as is the stage adaptation written by Joseph Megel. While all the scripts based on Digby are filed with the manuscripts of the novel, they are described separately. The Muske-Dukes screenplay is described in this series under "Subseries 3: Scripts [by Muske-Dukes]." The scripts written by Kovalcik and Megel are described in the series "Works by Others."

Box

Folder

Drafts

Several drafts of the collaboration between Muske-Dukes and Curtis Ingham, a former editor at Ms. Magazine. Enclosed amongst these drafts was a letter from Muske-Dukes to Lynn Nesbit, dated November 3, 1981 regarding Nesbit's service as a literary agent. Unlike the final version of Dear Digby, published in 1989, the collaboration with Ingham saw Willis Digby undertake an expedition to Libya.

5-8

Drafts (cont.)

Continutation of the file containing drafts of Dear Digby. For content description refer to above file (Box 7, Folders 5-8).

1-2

Manuscripts

One manuscript of a novel titled Dear Digby.

3-4

Notes and Revisions

Notes and revisions regarding Dear Digby including a letter from John Irving with suggestions for revision.

Reviews, Invitations, and Publicity

Reviews, invitations to a party celebrating the publication of Dear Digby, a copy of a congratulatory letter sent to the editor of the novel, and adversitements for Digby, including announcements for readings.

Edelweiss / The Honey-Producers

Box

Folder

Drafts

Prior to completing Channeling Mark Twain, Muske-Dukes wrote a precursor novel titled The Honey-Producers, or Edelweiss, depending upon the draft. Using a chapter of this novel, Muske-Dukes produced a short story titled "Contraband," which she submitted to The New Yorker and Esquire. Although this story was ultimately rejected by both publications, it contains many key elements for the opening to Channeling Mark Twain. Both submitted copies of "Contraband" and the editors' replies are housed in Box 6, Folder 4.

2-3

Life After Death (2001)

Box

Folder

Drafts

An incomplete gathering of revised pages for Life After Death.

Manuscripts

One folder full of fragments of Life After Death, and a manuscript inluding pages 1-261.

6-8

Proofs

Two sets of proofs for Life After Death. One set includes a cover letter dated 11/3/2000 from Random House Copy Editor Veronica Windholz. The other set includes edits and a cover letter dated 12/2/2000 from Windholz.

1-4

Articles, Publicity, and Notes

Articles, Publicity, and Notes from Publisher

Articles, style sheet, cover design, research notes, and a book signing announcement for Life After Death.

Married to the Icepick Killer: A Poet in Hollywood (2002)

Box

Folder

Proofs and Notes

One proof of Married to the Icepick Killer, documents regarding copyright permissions for previously published essays, and a draft of the dust jacket notes.

Reviews and Publicity

Reviews for Married to the Icepick Killer and announcements for readings.

Saving St. Germ (1993)

Box

Folder

Drafts

Two complete drafts, one of them labeled "bible" that compiles multiple layers of revisions, and one incomplete draft.

8-9

Draft (cont.)

Drafts (cont.)

Continutation of the file containing drafts of Saving St. Germ. For content description refer to above file (Box 10, Folders 8-9)

1-5

Manuscripts

Manuscript

One manuscript formerly housed with berets between plasitc covers, one manuscript labeled "binding die copy," and one manuscript with comments from editor at Viking Penguin. The last manuscript mentioned is enclosed with a letter from editor Dawn Seferian of Viking Penguin dated May 26, 1992 summarizing the recommendations and margin notes made upon the text.

1-5

Manuscripts (cont.)

Continutation of the file containing manuscripts of Saving St. Germ. For content description refer to above file (Box 12, Folders 1-5).

1-5

Proofs

Two copies of galley proof, one marked "rough pages", the other marked "Author's second pass," and one bound copy of unedited proof. A letter from Michael Hardart, assistant to Dawn Seferian of Viking Penguin, dated June 24, 1993.

1-5

Notes and Research

Reviews and Publicity

Reviews, advertisments, an announcement of publication, and articles regarding Saving St. Germ.

Women and Poetry: Truth, Autobiography, and the Shape of the Self (1997)

Box

Folder

Drafts

Two drafts of the introduction to Women and Poetry.

Manuscripts

One completed manuscript of Women and Poetry.

Proofs

One incomplete set of page proofs enclosed with accompanying correspondance to and from University of Michigan Press. Correspondence consists of two letters from copy editor Kristen Lare, dated January 28, 1997 and March 19, 1997, and one letter from Muske-Dukes to LeeAnn Fields, dated June 25, 1997. The contents of this file were compiled by Muske-Dukes.

Reviews and Publicity

Publicity

Reviews and publicity for Women and Poetry. Reviews enclosed were mailed to Muske-Dukes by the University of Michigan Press publicity department.

Box

Folder

Articles and Essays

Articles and essays written by Muske-Dukes, with the exception of book reviews. Some of the pieces are filed with their respective drafts. "Ann Stafford: In Memoriam," "Evil Science Runs Amok--Again," and "War of the Edens," are included in Married to the Icepick Killer, while "Paris: Split Ends" contains some of the context for the chapter titled "Let Me Play the Lion Too: A Remembrance" and "Conception Point" presents much of what appears in the chapter titled "Slouching Toward a Brief Literay History of Southern California." "Carolyn Kizer: Superkid" appears in Women and Poetry. Works are filed alphebetically by title.

Reviews

Box

Folder

New York Times

New York Times

Reviews written by Muske-Dukes that appear in the New York Times.

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Los Angeles Times and Washington Post

Reviews by Muske-Dukes that appear in the Los Angeles Times or the Washington Post.

Magazines and Journals

Reviews written by Muske-Dukes that appear in various magazines and journals including The Hungry Mind Review, The Nation, and The Yale Review.

Box

Folder

Short Fiction

Drafts of short fiction by Muske-Dukes.

Book Proposals

Proposals by Muske-Dukes for books that have not been published.

Box

Folder

Blinding the Mind's Eye: The Death of the Heart

Blinding the Mind's Eye

The proposal and supporting documents for a co-authored book (with Michelle Latolais) to be titled Blinding the Mind's Eye: The Death of the Heart. Supporting documents include correspondence between Arthur Miller and Muske-Dukes and Latolais, photocopied essays by Theodore Adorno and Laura Mulvey, and drafts and notes for the proposal. The documents in this folder were compiled by Muske-Dukes.

Scripts

Dear Digby (Screenplay)

Box

Folder

Manuscripts

Two manuscripts for a screen adaptation of Dear Digby by Muske-Dukes, one dated 4/17/1992 and the other 8/28/1992.

1-2

Elixir

Box

Folder

Drafts

Three drafts of a play titled Elixir: A Play. Two drafts are labeled "Revision Draft" and dated May 2, 1999. One revision draft has names penned in next to the list of characters, the other revision draft is highlighted for the part of Colonel James Blood.

2-3

Publicity, Programs, and Notes

Publicity and Notes

An announcement for a reading at the Matrix Theatre on May 17,1999, cast listings, and notes for Elixir.

Notebooks

The notebooks contained within this subseries contain drafts of many works by Muske-Dukes. They are roughly arranged by work. Since most notebooks contain drafts of multiple works, a strict arrangement by work, regrettably, is impossible.

Box

Folder

Channeling Mark Twain

Channeling Mark Twain

Two notebooks containing drafts of Channeling Mark Twain. Manuscripts, drafts, and publicity for this novel are contained in Box 6, Folder 4 through Box 7, Folder 4.

Channeling Mark Twain and Reviews

Channeling Mark Twain and Reviews

One notebook containing drafts of Channeling Mark Twain and book reviews by Muske-Dukes. Manuscripts, drafts, and publicity for Channeling Mark Twain are contained in Box 6, Folder 4 through Box 7, Folder 4. Drafts of book reviews by Muske-Dukes are contained in Box 15, Folders 6-9.

Channeling Mark Twain and Saving St. Germ

Channeling Mark Twain and Saving St. Germ

One notebook containing drafts of Channeling Mark Twain and Saving St. Germ. Manuscripts, drafts, and publicity for Channeling Mark Twain are contained in Box 6, Folder 4 through Box 7, Folder 4. Drafts, manuscripts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Saving St. Germ are contained in Box 10, Folder 8 to Box 14, Folder 7.

Channeling Mark Twain and World Leaders Program

Channeling Mark Twain and World Leaders Program

One notebook containing notes for an international program to stimulate advancement in poetry and drafts of Channeling Mark Twain. Manuscripts, drafts, and publicity for Channeling Mark Twain are contained in Box 6, Folder 4 through Box 7, Folder 4.

Dear Digby

Dear Digby

Four notebooks containing drafts of Dear Digby. Drafts, manuscripts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Dear Digby are contained in Box 7, Folder 5 through Box 8, Folder 6. Manuscripts of screenplays are contained in Box 8, Folder to Box 7, Folder 2, and manuscripts for the stage play are contained in Box 9, Folders 3-4.

Dear Digby and Poems from Applause

Dear Digby and Poems from Applause

One notebook containing drafts of Dear Digby and drafts of poems from Applause. Drafts, manuscripts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Dear Digby are contained in Box 7, Folder 5 through Box 8, Folder 6. Manuscripts of screenplays are contained in Box 8, Folder to Box 7, Folder 2, and manuscripts for the stage play are contained in Box 9, Folders 3-4. Manuscripts, reviews, and publicity for Applause are contained in Box 1 Folders 1-3.

Dear Digby and "Monk's House, Rodmell"

Dear Digby and Monk's House, Rodmell

One notebook containing drafts of Dear Digby and "Monk's House, Rodmell." Drafts, manuscripts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Dear Digby are contained in Box 7, Folder 5 through Box 8, Folder 6. Manuscripts of screenplays are contained in Box 8, Folder to Box 7, Folder 2, and manuscripts for the stage play are contained in Box 9, Folders 3-4. Drafts of "Monk's House, Rodmell" are contained in Box 5, Folder 6.

Edelweiss

Edelweiss

One notebook containing drafts of Edelweiss. Drafts of Edelweiss are contained in Box 6, Folders 2-3.

Life After Death

Life After Death

One notebook containing drafts for Life After Death. Drafts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Life After Death are contained in Box 9, Folder 5 to Box 10, Folder 5.

Life After Death, Poetry to the Point Article, and Paul Monette Piece

One folder containing drafts of Life After Death, "Shakespeare Meets the Long Gray Line" (about Poetry to the Point), and a piece on Paul Monette. Drafts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Life After Death are contained in Box 9, Folder 5 to Box 10, Folder 5. A photocopy of "Shakespeare Meets the Long Gray Line" is filed with other articles written by Muske-Dukes in Box 15, Folder 5.

Life After Death, Elixir, Speech for Parents' Anniversary

One notebook containing drafts of Life After Death, Elixir, and a speech for the 50th wedding anniversary of Muske-Dukes' parents. Drafts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Life After Death are contained in Box 9, Folder 5 to Box 10, Folder 5. Drafts, publicity, programs and notes for Elixir are contained in Box 16, Folders 2-4.

Notes for Life After Death, Saving St. Germ, and Eavan Boland Essay

One notebook containing notes for Life After Death regarding mortuaries, drafts of Saving St. Germ, and drafts of an essay about Eavan Boland. Drafts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Life After Death are contained in Box 9, Folder 5 to Box 10, Folder 5 Drafts, manuscripts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Saving St. Germ are contained in Box 10, Folder 8 to Box 14, Folder 7.

Saving St. Germ and Journal

One notebook containing drafts of Saving St. Germ and journal entries from 1989. Drafts, manuscripts, proofs, reviews, and publicity for Saving St. Germ are contained in Box 10, Folder 8 to Box 14, Folder 7.

"Circus" and Good Roles

"Circus" and Good Roles

One notebook containing drafts of a poem titled "Circus" and a screenplay titled Good Roles.

"Epithalamion"

One notebook containing a draft of a poem titled "Epithalamion." Another draft of this poem may be found in Box 4, Folder 23.

"Kenya Summer" and Untitled Poem

One notebook containing drafts of an untitled poem dated November 5, 1973 and a poem titled "Kenya Summer."

"Pediatrics" and Notes for Will

One notebook containing drafts of a poem titled "Pediatrics" and notes for a will and testament.

"Sounding" and Elkhart Schools Project

One notebook containing drafts of a poem titled "Sounding" and notes for Muske-Dukes' paper on public schools in Elkhart, Indiana. Other drafts of "Sounding" may be found in Box 4, Folder 34.

"Unsent Letter" and University Business

One notebook containing drafts of "Unsent Letter" and notes regarding Muske-Dukes' responsibilities at USC. Other drafts and copies from the "Unsent Letter" sequence are contained in Box 5, Folders 62-63.

Good Roles

One notebook containing drafts of a screenplay titled Good Roles.

Good Roles and Letter to George Washington University

Good Roles and Letter to George Washington University

One notebook containing drafts of a screenplay titled Good Roles and a letter to George Washington University.

Elkhart Schools Project

One notebook containing notes for a report by Muske-Dukes regarding public schools in Elkhart, Indiana.

"Something Unlikely" and Joe Jackson Article

One notebook containing drafts for a story called "Something Unlikely" and an article on Joe Jackson, father of the Jackson 5.

Woolf Essay and Letters and Long Island

Woolf Essay and Letters

One notebook containing drafts of an essay about Virginia Woolf and drafts of letters to Random House and Jean Gould. One notebook in various hands with notes for stories or poems related to Long Island.

Notes Regarding Lynne McMahon, Christopher Buckley, and Kate Daniels

One notebook containing passages resembling introductions or letters of recommendation regarding McMahon, Buckley, and Daniels.

India and Kashmir Journal

One notebook containing a journal for a trip taken in August of 1973 to India and Kashmir.

Juvenilia and Student Papers

Box

Folder

Juvenilia

Pieces of short stories written by Muske-Dukes, one spiral notebook for a high school creative writing course, and a sketchbook containing a story, sketches, and magazine photographs of James Dean.

Student Papers

One essay titled "The Great White Goddess," and two copies of a directed reading assignment titled "A Dialogue: Sappho and the Women's Liberation Front" dated April 14, 1970.

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Series 2: Academic Files

Content of Series

This series traces Muske-Dukes' various academic endeavors, inluding her career at the University of Southern California (USC), her work in New York area prisons, and her participation in conferences and other programs. Documentation relating to Muske-Dukes' USC tenure has been compiled in its own subseries to commerate her contribution to USC's history, in particular, her role in the creation of USC's graduate program in Literature and Creative Writing.

University of Southern California

Course Information

Box

Folder

Course Notes

One notebook containing notes outlining a week-to-week schedule for English 404 and an enclosed roster of English Department faculty.

Syllabi and Course Handouts

Syllabi for English 304 (Intro. to Poetry Writing), English 405 (Fiction Writing), English 406 (Poetry Writing Workshop), English 408 (Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop), English 455 (Contemporary Prose), English 456 (Contemporary Poetry), as well as pop-quiz, a journals report worksheet, and other handouts used in class.

Student Papers

Copies of student essays written for courses taught by Muske-Dukes.

Literature and Creative Writing Ph.D File

Creative Writing Ph.D File

Forms, proposals, and notes related to the creation of a Ph.D program in Literature and Creative Writing at USC. Most of the documents contained under this heading were maintained in a file kept by Muske-Dukes.

Box

Folder

Forms

Copies of forms filed with USC for the formation of the Ph.D program in Literature and Creative Writing.

Mission Statement, Syllabi, and Reading Lists

A mission statement written by the Creative Writing Task Force, proposed syllabi for graduate courses, and reading lists for incoming students.

Correspondence and Notes

Correspondence, notes, and drafts of documents related to the creation of a Ph.D program in Literature and Creative Writing. This file includes resumes for potential faculty members, drafts of a program prospectus, and funding information. Correspondence kept in this file was compiled by Muske-Dukes.

Guidelines

University guidelines and graduate program procedures.

Information About Other Ph.D Programs

Information compiled by Muske-Dukes about Creative Writing programs at the University of Houston, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Utah, and the University of Iowa.

Box

Folder

Information About Muske-Dukes

Information regarding Carol Muske-Dukes' academic career. This file contains a review for the 1988-1989 academic year, a personal statement written by Muske-Dukes, a CV, and various awards and distinguishments garnered at USC.

Neighborhood Academic Enrichment Program

Handouts and completed assignments from an 8th grade writing workshop for the USC Neighborhood Academic Enrichment Program.

Art Without Walls

Box

Folder

Correspondence, Notes, and Financial Documents

Documents concerning the formation and operation of Art Without Walls, a program funded by the Cultural Council Foundation to teach poetry to inmates at Riker's Island Prison. Muske-Dukes is a founding member of this program.

5-7

Flyers, Course Notes, and Student Assignments

Flyers and notes pertaining to instruction through Art Without Walls, including photocopied handouts of poems. This file also contains the work of inmates who participated in the program.

Other Programs, Projects, and Conferences

Box

Folder

Aspen Workshop

A file compiled by Muske-Dukes consisting of a directory of participants, a schedule for the Aspen Music Festival and some notes.

Breadloaf Writers Conference 1976 and 2002

Breadloaf Writers Conference

In 2002, Muske-Dukes agreed to participate as a faculty member at the conference. Included is the confirmation reply from the conference, a 2002 directory, the biographies of 2002 faculty members, a speech written by Muske-Dukes, a photocopies essay about John Donne, one issue of the conference newsletter from 2002, and two issues of the newsletter from 1976.

Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival

In 1996, Muske-Dukes was a featured poet at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Included in this file is information about programing at the festival. Also included was a set of poet trading cards, which are housed in Box 40, Folder 2.

Giving Back the World

Notes, correspondence, and poems for a project called Giving Back the World, which was to result in an anthology of poems by current world leaders (circa 1986). The anthology was to be edited by Muske-Dukes and Elaine Dudley. Amongst the world leaders contributing poems to the project are President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, Margarita Papandreou (founder of the Women's Union of Greece), Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britian, and Pope John Paul II.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Aquino, Corazon Cojuangco
John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
Papandreou, Margarita
Thatcher, Margaret

4-5

The Inside Circuit and Right to Write

The Inside Circuit and Right to Write consisted of readings at New York State prisons. Right to Write was a reading specifically in response to Jerome Washington's removal from his post as editor of the Auburn Prison's newspaper. Correspondence about Washington and the benefit reading are housed in this file. There are also copies of an ad posted in The Nation for a benefit reading for Washington.

Narrative Impulse Festival

In 1995, Muske-Dukes participated in a panel discussion at the Narrative Impulse Festival. Included are correspondence, notes, and programs from the festival.

Poetry in the Schools

Muske-Dukes participated in New York Poetry in the Schools until 1976. This file includes lecture notes, photocopies, and Muske-Dukes' letter of resignation.

Poetry Society of America West

Poetry to the Point

In 1997, Muske-Dukes participated in Poetry to the Point, a program that invited poets to read and discuss poetry at Westpoint with cadets enrolled in a section of English Literature. Included is correspondence from the United States Military Academy, Muske-Dukes' itinerary, notes about the program, and a letter from a cadet requesting a letter of recommendation.

Rattlesnake Mountain Writers' Conference

In 1986, Muske-Dukes gave a reading at the Rattlesnake Mountain Writers' Conference. This file contains correspondence between Muske-Dukes and event organizers, a flyer for the reading, and a completed feedback form.

Watershed Foundation

In 1985, the Watershed Foundation released an audio recording of Muske-Dukes reading poems from Camouflage, Skylight, and Wyndmere. The recording is titled The Fire in the Mirror. A copy of an audio cassette of this recording is contained in Box 45.

Pre-USC Courses

This file contains handouts, student assignments, and a draft of a letter of grievance to Columbia University (contained in a spiral notebook) pertaining to Muske-Dukes' teaching experience prior to her career at USC. Not included in this file are documents pertaining to Art Without Walls, which are filed in Box 19, Folders 5-7. The materials in Box 20, Folder 14 were enclosed in the scrapbook contained in Box 43.

13-14

Visiting Positions and Boards

This file contains documents for visiting professorships, as well as advisory boards or committees during Muske-Dukes' time at USC.

Conference Advertisements

This file contains advertisements that document Muske-Dukes' participation in various conferences and workshops.

Reading Announcements

This file contains announcements for readings in which Muske-Dukes' participated.

Reports on Education

This file contains a series of reports regarding teaching of the arts in various American schools. Included is a report by Muske-Dukes about arts education in Elkhart, Indiana.

Photocopies

Photocopies of essays and poems maintained by Muske-Dukes.

Box

Folder

Strand, Mark, 1934- Criticism

Criticism

Photocopies of essays falling under the category of literary criticism. One essay is inscribed with a note from Mark Strand.

Poetry - 20th Century

A file of 20th century poetry kept by Muske-Dukes, which includes work by Frost, Adrian Louis, Alice Fulton, and Yusef Komunyakaa. All other photocopies in this file were gathered by the processing archivist from other parts of the collection.

Bishop, Poetic Form, and Cartoon

A file compiled by Muske-Dukes consisting of an essay titled "Poetic Persistences and Resistences: Elizabeth Bishop as 'Minor Female Wordsworth,'" some chapters from A Poetry Handbook, by Mary Oliver (titled "The Line" and "Some Given Forms," and a comic strip.

Erasmus and Cervantes

A file compiled by Muske-Dukes consisting of the first three parts of The Praise of Folly and the prologue from Don Quixote.

Milton

A file compiled by Muske-Dukes consisting of books IV, VIII, X, and XII of Paradise Lost.

Pessoa

A file compiled by Muske-Dukes consisting of various translations of poems by Fernando Pessoa.

Strand, Mark, 1934- Mark Strand

Mark Strand

A file compiled by Muske-Dukes of works by and about Mark Strand, including a photocopy of Blizzard of One with a note from Strand reading "For Carol, Love "The Blizzard."

Box

Folder

Latiolais, Michelle Courses Taught by Others

Courses Taught By Others

This file includes syllabi and handouts from courses taught by instructors other than Muske-Dukes.

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Series 3: Correspondence

Contents of Series

This series contains the vast bulk, but not all, of the correspondence contained in this collection. For example, correspondence from publishers enclosed with manuscripts of Muske-Dukes' work have been kept together under the series titled "Works by Muske-Dukes." And in certain other cases, correspondence files have been created under "Academic Files" to better document various projects that Muske-Dukes has undertaken over her lifetime.

Personal Correspondence

Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

Motherhood

Box

Folder

Abani, Christopher 2001, undated

Chris Abani

Poet, novelist, and former student of Muske-Dukes.

Abbott, Lee 1994

Lee Abbott

Auberjonois, Rene 2001-2002

Rene Auberjonois

Actor.

Baker, David 1994-1999

David Baker

Poet.

Barr, Tina 1981, undated

Tina Barr

Poet.

Baudo, Laura 2004

Laura Baudo

Writer and wife of Robert F.X. Sillerman.

Becker, Roberta 2001-2002

Bedient, Calvin 1996-1997

Calvin Bedient

Poet and critic.

Behn, Robin 1977-1992

Robin Behn

Poet.

Berke, Judith 2001

Judith Berke

Poet.

Berryman, Jo 1993-2002

Bialosky, Jill 2002

Jill Bialosky

Poet.

Bloom, Harold 2003-2005

Harold Bloom

Critic.

Restricted Access

Access to the contents of Box 22, Folder 10 is permitted with authorization of Carol Muske-Dukes.

Blumenthal, Michael 1981

Michael Blumenthal

Poet.

Boland, Eavan 1993-1998, undated

Eavan Boland

Poet and critic.

Enclosed Materials

Poems enclosed.

Borbes, Bill 1978

Bowen, Barbara 1980-2001

Bowen, Laurel Page 2002

Bowles, Paul undated

Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999

Novelist and fiction writer.

Boyle, T. Coraghessan 1985-1989, undated

T.C. Boyle

Novelist and USC colleague.

Broch, Lawrence

Lawrence Broch

Screenwriter and husband of Susan Dickes.

Box

Folder

Brodsky, Joseph undated

Joseph Brodsky

Poet, essayist, playwright, U.S. Poet Laureate, and Nobel Prize winner.

Attached Note

Attached is a note by Muske-Dukes with regards to reference in the letter from Brodsky.

Brothers, Connie 1979-1986

Connie Brothers

Administrative assistant at the University of Iowa when Muske-Dukes taught there in 1980.

Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

Iowa Writers' Workshop

Brown, Kurt 1975-1981, undated

Kurt Brown

Poet and founder of the Aspen Writers' Conference.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Brown, Kurt

Subject(s)

Aspen Writer's Conference

Buckley, Christopher 1980-2000, undated

Christopher Buckley

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Buckley, Christopher, 1948-

Burmaster, Mary 1999-2001

Buturain, Leah 1999-2003

Carlile, Nancy 1980

Casey, John 1981

John Casey

American novelist and translator. Winner of the National Book Award in 1989 for his novel Spartina.

Cedent, Anita undated

Ceniceroz, Jonathan 2001

Jonathan Ceniceroz

Playwright.

Chin, Marilyn 1994-1995

Marilyn Chin

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Chin, Marilyn

Clark, Kevin 1995

Kevin Clark

Poet.

Clary, Killarney 1998-2002

Killarney Clary

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Clary, Killarney

Cohen, Elizabeth 1993

Collins, Billy 1975-2004

Billy Collins

Poet and U.S. Poet Laureate.

Enclosed Materials

Poems and computer printed photos enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Collins, Billy

Collins, Martha 1994

Martha Collins

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Collins, Martha, 1940-

Colman, Cathy 1998-2001

Cathy Colman

Poet.

Connolly, Carol 1992

Carol Connolly

Poet and columnist. First poet laureate of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Corn, Alfred 1995-1999

Alfred Corn

Poet and critic.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Corn, Alfred, 1943-

Curea, Victoria

Box

Folder

Damasio, Antonio R. 2000

Antonio Damasio

Professor of Neuroscience.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Damasio, Antonio R.

Daniels, Kate 1984, undated

Kate Daniels

Poet.

Box

Folder

Davis, Lisa 1982

Delanty, Greg 2002-2004, undated

Greg Delanty

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Delanty, Greg, 1958-

Dickes, Susan 2000

Susan Dickes

Screenwriter and wife of Lawrence Broch.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Broch, Lawrence
Dickes, Susan

Dischell, Stuart undated

Stuart Dischell

Poet.

Donahue, Joe 1998

Joe Donahue

Poet.

Doty, Mark 1995-2003, undated

Mark Doty

Poet and winner of the National Book Award for poetry in 2008.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Doty, Mark

Dove, Rita 1993

Rita Dove

Poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, and U.S. Poet Laureate.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Dove, Rita

Dow, Philip 1977

Philip Dow

Poet.

Dubie, Norman 1981-1984

Norman Dubie

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Dubie, Norman, 1945-

Dwyer, Susan 1980-1997

Susan Dwyer

Editor. Worked at Antaeus, amongst other places.

Enclosed Materials

Photos enclosed

Eileenchild, Meg 1975

Meg Eileenchild

Founder of the degree program in Women's Studies at Portland State University and creator of the Meg Eileenchild O'Hara Scholarship.

Emanuel, Lynn 1987-2001

Lynn Emanuel

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Emanuel, Lynn, 1949-

Engels, John 1977, undated

John Engels

Poet.

Estes, John 1999

John Estes

Poet.

Evans, Elizabeth 1998

Everett, Percival 1998-1999

Percival Everett

Novelist and Muske-Dukes' colleague at USC.

Faludi, Susan 1998-2001

Susan Faludi

American writer.

Feldman, Irving 1993-1994

Enclosed Materials

Poems enclosed.

Irving Feldman

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Feldman, Irving, 1928-

Feldshuh, Tovah 1987

Tovah Feldshuh

Actress.

Fletcher, Terri 1999

Flood, Reggie undated

Fossett, Judith Jackson 2001

Judith Jackson Fossett

Writer and colleague at USC.

Fraser, Kathleen 1974-1997

Kathleen Fraser

Poet.

Box

Folder

Friebert, Stuart 1981-2002, undated

Stuart Friebert

Poet and editor of Field.

Fulton, Alice, 1952- 1999-2003

Alice Fulton

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Fulton, Alice, 1952-

Funicello, Linda 1980

Furtney, Diane 1998

Diane Furtney

Poet.

Gaspar, Frank 1995

Frank Gaspar

Poet and novelist.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Gaspar, Frank, 1946-

George, Alice 1981

Alice George

Poet.

Gildroy, Doreen 2002-2005

Doreen Gildroy

Poet.

Gillet, Michelle 1980

Michelle Gillet

Poet, editor, and newspaper columnist.

Gimelson, Deborah 1983

Deborah Gimelson

Poet and co-editor of the Poetry Society of America Bulletin.

Glivier, Leroy 2003

Gloe, Terrance 2000

Gluck, Louise 1994-2003, undated

Louise Gluck

Poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, Bollingen Prize winner, and U.S. Poet Laureate.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Gluck, Louise, 1943-

Gottlieb, Annie 1975, undated

Annie Gottlieb

Author and cultural critic.

Gould, Jean 1983-1986

Graham, Jorie 1981-1992, undated

Enclosed Materials

Photos of Jorie Graham's duaghter enclosed. Poems enclosed.

Jorie Graham

Poet and Pulitzer Prize winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Graham, Jorie, 1951-

Gray, Patricia undated

Enclosed Materials

Poem enclosed.

Grossman, Florence 1978-1980

Florence Grossman

Poet.

Hall, Donald 1977-1997

Enclosed Materials

Photos of Jane Kenyon enclosed.

Donald Hall

Poet, non-fiction writer, and husband of poet Jane Kenyon.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Hall, Donald, 1928-

Hall, Judith 1995-1997, undated

Halligan, Sue 1999

Halpern, Daniel 1972-1988, undated

Enclosed Materials

Photos enclosed.

Daniel Halpern

Fiction writer and editor of Antaeus.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Halpern, Daniel, 1945-
Lux, Thomas, 1946-

3-4

Halpern, Susan 1980

Handley, William

William Handley

Writer and colleague at USC.

Harrison, Jeff 1998

Hass, Robert 1979-2002

Robert Hass

Poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, Poet Laureate (1995-1997), husband of poet Brenda Hillman.

Enclosed Materials

Photos enclosed. Essay enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Hass, Robert
Hillman, Brenda

Hauser, Reine 1980-1982

Reine Hauser

Poet.

Hempel, Amy 1995-1998, undated

Hillman, Brenda 1984-1997

Brenda Hillman

Poet and wife of poet Robert Hass.

Notes on Contents

Letters regarding contributions to a book titled New Writings on Mohterhood and Poetics are co-signed by Hillman and Patricia Dienstfrey, the co-editor of the book.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Hass, Robert
Hillman, Brenda

Hirshfield, Jane 1991-2002

Jane Hirshfield

Poet.

Enclosed Materials

Essay enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Hirshfield, Jane, 1953-

Hoffman, Dick undated

Houghton, Helen 2001

Houston, Velina Hasu 1999-2001

Enclosed Materials

Poem enclosed.

Howe, Fanny 1977-1998

Fanny Howe

Poet.

Hudgins, Andrew 1994-1995

Andrew Hudgins

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Hudgins, Andrew

Humphreys, Helen 1995-1996

Enclosed Materials

Photos enclosed.

Items Removed

Enclosed with a letter dated October 22, 1995 was a copy of Nuns Looking Anxious, Listening to Radios, by Humphreys. This book is now in Box 38, Folder 1.

Ingham, Curtis Catherine 1981-1984, undated

Curtis Ingham

Editor at Ms.. Ingham collaborated with Muske-Dukes on the early drafts of Dear Digby.

Irving, John 1977-1997, undated

John Irving

Novelist, screenwriter, and Academy Award winner.

Enclosed Materials

Photos enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Irving, John, 1942-

Jackson, Mae 1975-2004, undated

Mae Jackson

Director of Art Without Walls after Muske-Dukes' departure.

Jiracek, Meg 1971, undated

Johnson, [?] 1977

Jones, Robert 1995-1998

Justice, Donald 1976-1996, undated

Donald Justice

Poet and Pulitzer Prize winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Justice, Donald Rodney, 1925-2004

Karr, Mary 2005-2006

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Karr, Mary

Keeley, Edmund and Pamela undated

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Keeley, Edmund

Keenan, Deborah 1994-2002, undated

Enclosed Materials

Photos enclosed. Poems enclosed.

Kent, Barbara 1999

Kielpinski, Katie

Box

Folder

King, Stephen 2003

Stephen King

Novelist.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

King, Stephen, 1947-

Kingsolving, Susan (Baumann) 1975-2003

Susan Kingsolving

Poet.

Kinnell, Galway 1994-1998

Galway Kinnell

Poet, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Kinnell, Galway, 1927-

Kizer, Carolyn (Woodbridge) 1977-2003, undated

Carolyn Kizer

Poet and Pulitzer Prize winner.

Materials Enclosed

Poems enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Kizer, Carolyn

Klappert, Peter 1981-1996

Peter Klappert

Poet.

Materials Enclosed

Essay enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

George Mason University.

Personal Name(s)

Klappert, Peter

Klein, Michael 1989-2005, undated

Koczywas, Marianna 1995-1997

Korelitz, Jean Hanff 1997

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Muldoon, Paul

Kraman, Cynthia 1993

Kumin, Maxine 1979-1980

Maxine Kumin

Poet, novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Kumin, Maxine, 1925-

Kunitz, Stanley 1980

Stanley Kunitz

Poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, National Book Award winner, Bollingen Prize winner, and U.S. Poet Laureate.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006

Ladd, Lesleigh 1979

Latiolais, Michelle

Michelle Latiolais

Novelist.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Latiolais, Michelle

Lavender, William 1999

Lea, Sydney, 1942- 1977-1992, undated

Sydney Lea

Poet and founder of The New England Review.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Lea, Sydney, 1942-

Lehman, David 1991-1999

David Lehman

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Lehman, David, 1948-

Leibowitz, Herbert A. 1975-1994

Herbert Leibowitz

Poet and founder of Parnassus.

Enclosed Materials

Photos enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Leibowitz, Herbert A.

Levin, Peter 1997-2000

Peter Levin

Director.

Materials Enclosed

Poems enclosed.

Levine, Philip 1996-1997

Philip Levine

Poet, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Levine, Philip, 1928-
Levis, Larry

Levis, Larry 1979-1987, undated

Larry Levis

Poet and husband of Marcia Southwick.

Enclosed Materials

Drafts of poems by Levis. Box 25, Folder 27 consists of a file kept by Muske-Dukes titled "Last Letters Re: Larry Levis / Marcia Southwick, etc."

Restricted Access

Access to the contents of Box 25, Folder 27 is permitted with authorization of Carol Muske-Dukes.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Levis, Larry
Southwick, Marcia

Lieben, Eileen 1994-2001

Lithgow, John and May 1988-2002, undated

John Lithgow

Actor, children's author, Emmy and Tony winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Lithgow, John, 1945-

Lux, Thomas 1977-1995, undated

Thomas Lux

Poet and former live-in partner of Muske-Dukes.

Enclosed Materials

Drafts of poems by Lux. Also included in the file are two letters to Lux from Muske-Dukes and a letter to Lux from James Tate. One of the letters from Muske-Dukes is most likely a reply to a letter dated March 7, with a postmark of March 19, 1983.

Restricted Access

Access to the contents of Box 26, Folder 3 is permitted with authorization of Carol Muske-Dukes.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Lux, Thomas, 1946-

McCarthy, Lee 1996

McClatchy, J.D. 1976-2003

J.D. McClatchy

Poet, critic, and editor of The Yale Review.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

McClatchy, J.D., 1945-

McCracken, Elizabeth 1999

Elizbeth McCracken

Novelist.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

McCracken, Elizabeth

McFall, Gardner 1980-1997

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

McFall, Gardner

McGee, Lynn 1987-1993, undated

MacGuire, John 2002

McHugh, Heather 1979-1994, undated

Heather McHugh

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

McHugh, Heather, 1948-

MacKenzie, Ginny 1983-2003, undated

Ginny MacKenzie

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

MacKenzie, Ginny

McKernan, John 1982

John McKernan

Poet.

McMahon, Lynne 1978-1984, undated

Lynne McMahon

Poet. Wife of poet Sherod (Rod) Santos.

Enclosed Materials

Drafts of poems by McMahon, a draft of a poem by Sherod Santos in a letter dated October 21, 1984, and a copy of a letter of recommendation by Santos on behalf of Muske-Dukes in a letter dated December 10, 1986. Photos enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Buckley, Christopher, 1948-
Dukes, David, 1945-2000
McMahon, Lynne
Santos, Sherod, 1948-

12-15

McMahon, Lynne (cont.) 1985-1994

1-3

McMicheal, James 1977-2003

James McMichael

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Dukes, David, 1945-2000
McMichael, James, 1939-

MacShane, Frank 1977-1984

Frank MacShane

Professor of writing. Founder of the writing division at Columbia University School of the Arts, where Muske-Dukes taught in the late 70s.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Lux, Thomas, 1946-
MacShane, Frank

Macomber, Doug 1998, undated

Doug Macomber

Photographer. Partner of poet Carl Phillips.

Photograph in White House

Photograph of Muske-Dukes and Mark Doty as described in Married to the Icepick Killer.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Doty, Mark
Phillips, Carl, 1959-

Mall, Jeanette 1975

Manning, Peter 1987-2001, undated

Peter J. Manning

Professor of English Literature. Muske-Dukes' colleague at USC.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Manning, Peter J., 1942-

Subject(s)

University of Southern California--Archives

Marhsall, Joan Van Ark 2001

Martin, Jay 2001

Martin, Steve 1995-2003, undated

Steve Martin

Actor, novelist, comedian.

Enclosed Materials

Draft of fictional work by Martin.

Controlled Access Headings

Title(s)

"Life After Death"
"The Pleasure of My Company"

Personal Name(s)

Dukes, David, 1945-2000
Martin, Steve, 1945-

Mathis, Cleopatra 1986-2001

Cleopatra Mathis

Poet. Professor of Creative Writing at Dartmouth University.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Mathis, Cleopatra, 1947-

Matthews, William 1980

William Matthews

Poet.

Materials Enclosed

Photos enclosed.

Mayes, Frances

Novelist and poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Mayes, Frances

Mazur, Gail 1981-2003, undated

Gail Mazur

Poet, editor (Blacksmith Press), director of Blacksmith Poetry program.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Mazur, Gail

Mazzocco, Robert 1977-1978, undated

Merwin, W.S. (William Stanley), 1927-

Miles, Josephine 1981

Miller, Jane 1982

Jane Miller

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Miller, Jane, 1949-

Milosz, Czeslaw 1991

Czeslaw Milosz

Poet and Nobel Prize laureate.

Morris, Mary 1987-1991, undated

Mary Morris

Novelist, non-fiction writer.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Morris, Mary, 1947-

Moser, Dennis undated

Mosio, Jackie 1980, undated

Moyan, Nancy 1975

Musk, Dennis 1987

Muske, Bill and Elizabeth (Elsie) 2000-2001, undated

Bill and Elizabeth Dukes

The parents of Carol Muske-Dukes.

Muske, Bob and Mary Jo 1974-2001, undated

O'hehir, Diana, 1929-

Olds, Sharon 1983-2002, undated

Sharon Olds

Poet.

Enclosed Materials

Drafts of the following poems by Sharon Olds. Drafts of poems by Muske-Dukes from Sparrow with comments from Olds.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Olds, Sharon

Oliveira, David 2001

David Oliveira

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Oliveira, David

Ontkean, Mike 1993-1998

Orr, Gregory 1980-2006

Gregory Orr

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Orr, Gregory

Orr, Linda 1977-1979

Linda Orr

Poet and critic.

Letter Addressed to Thomas Lux

The letter dated July 13, 1979 is addressed to Thomas Lux, who was living with Muske-Dukes at the time.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Lux, Thomas, 1946-
Orr, Linda, 1943-

Painter, Stephanie 1996

Paley, Paula 1973-1975

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Halpern, Daniel, 1945-

Papin, Claude 2001

Parker, Robert 2004

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Parker, R.H.

Pastan, Linda 1977-1994

Linda Pastan

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Pastan, Linda, 1932-

Peacock, Molly 1976-1995

Molly Peacock

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Peacock, Molly, 1947-

Pellegrini, Ann 2002-2003

Perloff, Marjorie 1986-1997, undated

Marjorie Perloff

Critic.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Perloff, Marjorie

Pinsky, Robert

Place, Vanessa 2003

Plumly, Stanley 1976-1998

Stanley Plumly

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Plumly, Stanley

Pollitt, Katha 2003

Portnow, Marjorie 1976-1977

Marjorie Portnow

Painter.

Purl, Linda 1988

Enclosed Materials

Photos Jorie Graham and others enclosed.

Purpura, Lia 2001

Lia Purpura

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Purpura, Lia, 1964-

Rankaitis, Susan 2005

Susan Rankaitis

Artist.

Reiss, Barbara 1975

Barbara Reiss

Ex-wife of poet James Reiss.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Reiss, James

Box
29

Folder
20

Reiss, James 1977-1995, undated

James Reiss

Poet and ex-husband of Barbara Reiss.

Enclosed Materials

Draft of poem by Reiss. In an envelope postmarked June 3, 1977, Reiss enclosed a letter he was to have delivered to Thomas Lux and a poem by Muske-Dukes titled "Elocution: Touch." This poem later appeared in Skylight.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Lux, Thomas, 1946-
Reiss, James

Reiss, Lisa 1981

Rich, Adrienne 1975-2006, undated

Adrienne Rich

Poet, activist, National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012

Robbins, Doren 1997, undated

Doren Robbins

Poet.

Enclosed Materials

Enclosed with a card regarding the passing of Larry Levis are two poems by Robbins.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Levis, Larry
Robbins, Doren

Roman, David 2001

Rosen, Michael 1982-1999, undated

Michael Rosen

Poet and children's author.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Rosen, Michael, 1946-

Rosenberg, Liz 1997, undated

Liz Rosenberg

Poet, young adult and children's writer.

Enclosed Materials

Enclosed with the letters are drafts of poems by Rosenberg.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Rosenberg, Liz

Rossini, Clare 1994-2005, undated

Clare Rossini

Poet.

Enclosed Materials

Drafts of poems by Rossini.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Rossini, Clare

Rudman, Mark 1976-1982, undated

Mark Rudman

Poet and editor of Pequod.

Water damaged letter

Letter dated October 21, 1982 has been water damaged causing the ink to run. No mold appears to be present. (Note by Steven Bingo)

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Rudman, Mark

Box

Ryan, Michael 1976-2005

Restricted Access

Access to the contents of Box 29, Folder 30 is permitted with authorization of Carol Muske-Dukes.

Michael Ryan

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Ryan, Michael, 1946-

Restricted

Box

Folder

Sadoff, Ira 1976-1994, undated

Ira Sadoff

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Sadoff, Ira

St. John, David 1999, undated

David St. John

Poet and colleague of Muske-Dukes at USC.

Enclosed Materials

Enclosed is a draft of a story titled "Cafe Rio."

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

St. John, David, 1949-

Samuelson, Karen 1976

Santos, Sherod 1980-1994, undated

Schulman, Grace

Selman, Robyn 1982-1998

Seshadri, Vijay 1997-2002

Vijay Seshadri

Poet.

Shoaf, Diann Blakely 1995-1998, undated

Diann Blakely Shoaf

Poet.

Shore, Jane 1977-1997, undated

Jane Shore

Poet and wife of novelist Howard Norman.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Norman, Howard A.
Shore, Jane, 1947-

Simic, Charles 1977-1998, undated

Charles Simic

Poet, Pulitzer Prize winnter, U.S. Poet Laureate (2007).

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Simic, Charles, 1938-

Simic, Goran 1996

Simon, Maurya 1983-2001

Maurya Simon

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Simon, Maurya, 1950-

Slattery, William 1994

Smilgis, Martha 1982

Martha Smilgis

Writer for Time magazine.

Southwick, Marcia 1980-1992

Marcia Southwick

Poet and wife of poet Larry Levis.

Spencer, Brent 1996-1997

Brent Spencer

Novelist.

Stambler, Kirk and Victoria 1996

Kirk Stambler and Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant is an actress who worked on a TV Miniseries called "The Winds of War" with David Dukes.

Stern, Gerald 1976-2003

Gerald Stern

Poet and winner of National Book Award.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Stern, Gerald, 1925-

Stewart, Jody 1979-1987

Stoppard, Tom 1987-2001

Tom Stoppard

Screenwriter, playwright, Tony Award and Academy Award winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Stoppard, Tom

Strand, Mark 1977-2003, undated

Mark Strand

Poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, and U.S. Poet Laureate.

Note about Correspondents and Enclosed Materials

File includes letters from Strand's wife and daughter. Drafts of poems by Strand enclosed.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Strand, Mark, 1934-

Subach, Karen 1997

Karen Subach

Poet and fiction writer.

Svendsen, Linda 1981-1985

Linda Svendsen

Fiction writer and screenwriter.

Swincord, Robin 1996, undated

Robin Swicord

Screenwriter.

Tart, Indrek

Townsend, Ann 1994-1997

Ann Townsend

Poet.

Troupe, Quincy 1983-1992

Quicny Troupe

Poet and biographer of Miles Davis.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Troupe, Quincy

Valentine, Jean 1996-1997

Jean Valentine

Poet and National Book Award winner.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Valentine, Jean

Van Duyn, Mona 1994

Mona Van Duyn

Poet, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, and U.S. Poet Laureate.

Enclosed Materials

Signed copy of a speech Van Duyn gave as Poet Laureate.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Van Duyn, Mona

Vendler, Helen 1998, undated

Helen Vendler

Critic.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Vendler, Helen Hennessy

[?], Victor 1976

Vogelsang, Arthur 1976-2003

Arthur Vogelsang

Poet and editor of American Poetry Review.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Vogelsang, Arthur

Voigt, Ellen Bryant 1995-2003

Ellen Bryant Voigt

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Voigt, Ellen Bryant, 1943-

Voisine, Connie

Connie Voisine

Poet.

Von Bow [?], Heidi 1980

Wakoski, Diane 1996-2002

Diane Wakoski

Poet.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Wakoski, Diane

Wallach, K [?] 1978

Warren, Robert Penn 1981

Robert Penn Warren

Poet, novelist, critic, Pulitzer Prize winner, and U.S. Poet Laureate.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989

Wasserman, Steve 1997-2003

Steve Wasserman

Editor of Los Angeles Times Book Review.

Wheeler, Jackson 1993-2001

Jackson Wheeler

Poet.

Wheeler, Susan 1999-2004

White, Mimi 1998

Whyatt, Frances 1975

Williams, Galen 1995

Wolff, Geoffrey 1996

Geoffrey Wolff

Novelist.

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Personal Name(s)

Wolff, Geoffrey, 1937-

Wolloch, Cecilia 1991-1995

Wood, Susan 1977-1981

Susan Wood

Poet.

Wright, Annie 1989

Enclosed Materials

A book created for a memorial reading in remembrance of Elizabeth Kray, poet and co-founder of Poets House with Stanley Kunitz.

Wright, Charles 1979-1992, undated

Enclosed Materials

Drafts of poems by Wright.

Charles Wright

Poet, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner. Taught at UC Irvine when Muske-Dukes was a visiting writer (1978).

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Wright, Charles, 1935-

Xavier, Jonathan 1991

Yenser, Stephen 1986-1997

York, Michael 2003

Michael York

Actor and recording artist.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

York, Michael, 1942-

Zentall, Kate 1994

Condolences Regarding Death of David Dukes 2000-2002

Greeting Cards 1973-2003, undated

Holiday and other cards of thanks or congratulations. Not included are cards sent by those for whom a correspondence file has been separately compiled.

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Unidentified Correspondence

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Professional Correspondence

Note on Contents

Within the subseries "Professional Correspondence," documents have been grouped according to agency whenever possible. For example, much of the correspondence from Howard Moss can be found under the broader category of correspondence from The New Yorker, as the correspondence from Moss emerges from his professional reponsibility as poetry editor for The New Yorker. For correspondence refering to book length projects, such as anthologies, correspondence has been arranged according to publisher. This should allow one to more easily trace the evolution of various books that Muske-Dukes created or to which she contributed.

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Folder

13th Moon 1997

Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency 2001-2004

Correspondence regarding Sparrow and Life After Death. Amongst the correspondents are literary agent Molly Friedrich, among others.

Academy of American Poets - Adamska, Ludmilla 1980-2002

List of Correspondents

Academy of American Poets, Ace Gallery of New York, Diane Ackerman, Ludmilla Adamska

Agee, Louis - The American Review 1974-1996, undated

Notes on Contents

A letter from the editor of Amazon Quarterly, Audre Lorde, requesting poems by inmates from Riker's Island is contained in this file. While this file also contains correspondence from The American Poetry Review, it does not contain any correspondence written by editor Arthur Vogelsang. These letters may be found under "Vogelsang, Arthur" in the Personal Correspondence file.

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Personal Name(s)

Alcosser, Sandra, 1944-
Lorde, Audre

Box

The American Voice - Associated Writing Programs 1975-1999

List of Correspondents

The American Voice, American Writers Congress, Amnesty International, Amorosano Associates, Andover / Phillips Academy, Antaeus, Antioch University, Arcade Publishing, The Armory Gallery, Aspen Writers' Conference, Aspen Anthology, The Associated Writing Programs

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Folder

The Atlantic Monthly - Baruch College 1984-2003

Notes on Contents

Included are responses to poems submitted to The Atlantic Monthly, a fax from Russell Banks regarding a letter of recommendation for Muske-Dukes, and a letter requesting a review of poet Grace Schulman for the position of Distinguised Professor at Barnard College.

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Personal Name(s)

Banks, Russell, 1944-
Schulman, Grace

Bell, Susan 1993

New York Council for the Humanities, New York Public Library, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York Quarterly, New York State Council on the Arts (re: Poets in the Schools), The New York Times, New York University

The New Yorker 1976-1993, undated

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

Moss, Howard, 1922-1987

North Stone Review - Oxford University Press 1974-2005

List of Correspondents

The North Stone Review, Harry Northup, Northwest Airlines, Northwestern University, Odyssey Theatre, Off Main Gallery, Office of the Governor (of California), Ohio State University, Ohio State University Press, Ohio University, Oui, Ron Overton, Oxford University Press

Pape, Greg, 1947- Pacific Review - Pen Center USA West 1976-2001

List of Correspondents

Pacific Review, Greg Pape, Paragon House Publishers, Paris Press, The Paris Review (from Richard Howard), Parnassus (from Herbert Leibowitz), Paul Thompson Jewelers, PEN American Center, PEN Center USA West

Perry, Susan - Poetry Flash 1979-2002, undated

List of Correspondence

Susan Perry, Pete and Susan Barnett Art Gallery, Pfeiffer-Guinzberg Productions (Re: Dear Digby), Penguin Putnam Inc., Sybil Pincus, Ploughshares, Pocket Books, Poetry, Poetry East, Poetry Flash, Poetry Northwest (from David Wagonner[?])

Poetry Society of America - Poets' House 1974-2002

List of Correspondents

Poetry Society of America, Poets and Writers, Poets' House

Pomona Valley Writers' Association - Pushcart Press 1979-2006

List of Correspondents

Pomona Valley Writers' Association, Portland State University, Matt Prager, Prarie Lights Books, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Susan Pratt, Princeton University, Princeton University Press, Patrick Pritchett, Public Art Fund, Pushcart Press

Random House 1999-2003

Rector, Liam - Rutgers University Press 1980-2004

List of Correspondents

Laim Rector, David Remnick, Kathryn Rhett, David Rigsbee, River City Review (Sharon Bryan), Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation, Richard Ronan, S.X. Rosenstock, Runes: A Review of Poetry, Rutgers University, Rutgers University Press

Sacks, Oliver W. Sacco, Mary Anne - Sarabande Books 1975-2002

List of Correspondents

Mary Anne Sacco, Oliver Sacks, St. Johnsbury Academy (Tim Averill), St. Martin's Press, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Paul Dispatch, Salt Publishing, San Diego State University, San Francisco Review, San Francisco State University, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, Sarabande Books Enclosed with the letter from St. Paul Dispatch dated April 11, 1975, is a black and white photograph of Muske-Dukes

Scates, Maxine - Shenandoah 1990-2000

List of Correspondents

Maxine Scates, Jay Schapira M.D. (Cardiologist), Bart Scheider, [?] Schmitz, Thom Schram, Seneca Review, Patty Seyburn, Shapiro-Lichtman Travel Agency, Shenandoah

Shinder, Jason

University of Tennessee, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Unterberg Poetry Center (formerly Poetry Center), Debbie Urbanski

Van Brunt, Lloyd - Versatility Books 1975-1999

List of Correspondents

Lloyd Van Brunt, Vanderbilt University, Retika Vazirani, Patrice Vecchione, Vermont Council on the Arts, Versatility Books (Robert Creely)

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Correspondence from Muske-Dukes 1972-2005

Enclosed Materials

Enclosed with the letter to Toby Hershaw dated May 10, 1995 were "Having Fled the Cite Universitaire," "At the School for the Gifted," "Pacemaker," "Unsent Letter 3," "Family," "Proteus in Hollywood," "Stage and Screen," "Audition," and "Concertina." Enclosed with the fax coversheet to Grace Schulman dated January 25, 2003 were "Box" (from Sparrow), "Strange Interlude," and "Masks in Rain."

Restricted Access

A small amount of this file (letter from Carol Muske to David Dukes) has been placed in Box 46 Restricted Access. Access to this part of the file is permitted with authorization of Carol Muske-Dukes.

List of Recipients

Maggie Anderson and Judy Kirman, Joseph Aoun, Sylvan Barnet (Tufts University), Susan Bianchi, Bruce [?], Don Bruckner, Ms. Calisher, Ms. Cochran, Alex Colman, Dan [Halpern?], David Dukes, Mssrs. DelGrosso, et. al., Ed [Healton?], Finlay [?], [?] Fischer, Linda Friedman, George [?], Jorie Graham, Toby Hershaw, Melissa H., John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, John [?], Judy Krasnik, Nora Krug, Richard Lewontin, Tom Lux, Pamela Macintosh, Mark [Strand?], John Mayer, Jack Miles, Lynn Nesbit, Paul [Monette?], [?] Pippin, Alice Quinn, Rhiannon [?], David Rigsbee, Clare Rossini, Michael Ryan, David St. John, Grace Schulman, Jay Shapira, Darby and George Sheets, Sheilah [?], Rebecca Sinclair, Paul Slovak, Arthur Smith, Lisa Sorge, Steve [Sample?], Mark Strand, Susan [?], Suzanna Tamminen, Barrie Thorne, [?] Young

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Series 4: Works by Others

Contents of Series

When possible drafts of individual poems were kept in series titled "Correspondence." This series contains larger bodies of work Muske-Dukes kept. Perhaps the one file that breaks all boundaries defined in this finding aid is the Paul Monette file, which includes both work by Monette to Muske-Dukes and vice-versa.

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Folder

Bell, Marvin

Trinket

Poem titled "Trinket."

Budbill, David

The Map of Life or What?

A report for the Rockefeller Brothers' Fund regarding education in public schools. Muske-Dukes wrote a report for this fund concerning a school in Elkhart, Indiana.

Campbell Hall School

Day I Was Born, The

Booklet of poems titled The Day I Was Born..., produced by the 5th grade class of Campbell Hall, 1993. One of the poets represented is Annie Muske-Dukes, daughter of Carol Muske-Dukes.

Collins, Billy

Sense of Place, A

Typed poem titled "A Sense of Place" by Billy Collins, with handwritten annotations by Carol Muske-Dukes.

Doty, Mark

Firebird

20-page manuscript titled "Firebird."

Fraser, Kathleen

When New Time Folds Up

Letter from Kathleen Fraser to Carol Muske-Dukes, along with the galleys of her manuscript, When New Time Folds Up, 1993.

Graham, Jorie

Materialism

Galleys of a book of poems called Materialism, along with some loose poems and some correspondence between Graham and Muske-Dukes.

Heaney, Seamus

Speech

6-page copy of a speech by Seamus Heaney made in Belfast in 1995.

Heine, Heinrich

Hebrew Melodies

The translation of Heinrich Heine's Hebrew Melodies and Other Poems with Jewish Themes and cover letter were both written by Arnold Dunn, professor of Biological Sciences at USC. 2001.

Humphreys, Helen

Nuns Looking Anxious Listening to Radios

Published book, Nuns Looking Anxious Listening to Radios, by Helen Humphreys.

Kenyon, Jane

Reading Aloud to My Father

Poem by Jane Kenyon, printed as a broadside in a memorial tribute to Kenyon at Harvard University in 1996.

Kovalcik, Janet. Dear Digby (Screenplay) manuscripts

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Kingsolving, Susan (Baumann)

I in My Red Chair

Photocopy of a poem by Susan (Baumann) Kingsolving.

Krueger, Lisa

Interview with Meta Doherty Wilde

20-page transcription of an interview between Lisa Krueger and Meta Doherty Wilde. Letter from Lisa Krueger to Carol Muske-Dukes regarding the interview.

Lannan Foundation

Carol Muske Sings on Sunday

2-page poem from the Lannan Foundation dedicated to Carol Muske (Dukes).

Levine, Phillip

Mercy, The (Poems)

Book of poems (uncorrected proof) by Philip Levine. Enclosed card from the publicity department of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. states "With the compliments of the author."

Levis, Larry

Elegy

Group of poems by Larry Levis. Introduction by Philip Levine, which was written in 1996 after Levis's death.

Lincoln, Doris B.

Greening Twig

Book of poems by Doris Brandt Lincoln.

Lithgow, John

New Year's Eve 1999: The Lithgow Residence

Scrapbook of photos of party guests and excerpts from books, poems, etc. from a party held at the John and Mary Lithgow's home on New Year's Eve, 1999. Black plastic binder.

Lux, Thomas

Notebook

A notebook that once belonged to Thomas Lux. Only two pages written on, the rest blank.

Maso, Carole 1993

Ava

Carol Maso's comments on her recent novel, Ava. 4 pages.

Megel, Joseph. Dear Digby (script) manuscript

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Matthews, William 1987

Magenta Bowling Ball, The

Photocopy of a 21-page typed manuscript by William Matthews, hand-edited by Carol Muske-Dukes.

Monette, Paul

Poems

Folder of poems by Paul Monette, many with hand-written notes to Muske-Dukes.

Oppenheimer, Joel

P.S. 84

A report for the Rockefeller Brothers' Fund regarding education in public schools. Muske-Dukes wrote a report for this fund concerning a school in Elkhart, Indiana.

Pinksy, Robert 2004

	Box	Folder
Textual materials	38	15-16
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Textual materials	39	1

Manuscripts

Three works: Box 38, Folder 15 contains a manuscript by Pinksy called "Democracy, Culture, and the Voice of Poetry." Folder 16 contains an anthology titled, Invitation to Poetry, edited by Robert Pinsky and Maggie Dietz. The work is an "advance uncorrected proof." 2004. Box 39, Folder 1, contains an untitled manuscript by Pinsky about David and Goliath (2004).

Box

Folder

Rudman, Mark

Mystery in the Garden, The

Poem by Mark Rudman inscribed to Carol, David, and Annie, December 4, 1985.

Schulman, Grace

Gift from a Lost World

Typed manuscript by Grace Schulman. In her essay, Schulman discusses the books, manuscripts, and paintings of artist E. McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) who was her uncle. 20 pages. Also a tearsheet with a poem titled "The Stars and the Moon" by Schulman.

Shinder, Jason

Town of My Love, The

Manuscript of poems by Jason Shinder bound in plastic comb binding. 67 pages. Yellow sticky note to Carol [Muske-Dukes] from Shinder dated 2/18/2002.

Smith, Dave

Luck of Farragut High School, The

Prose manuscript by Dave Smith. 26 pages of the story, plus 8 additional pages of a curriculum unit on drawing and painting.

Spratt, Adrian

Poems

A collection of poems by Adrian Spratt, written in the early 1980s. Includes his cover letter to Muske-Dukes.

Stanford, Ann

A collected manuscript of poetry edited by David Trinidad and Maxine Scates.

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Strand, Mark

Figure in a Landscape

Manuscript of poems bound in plastic coil binding by Mark Strand. Undated.

Subach, Karen

Into the Mirror

Title page and one poem titled "At the Raptor Center."

Townsend, Ann

Dime Store Erotics

Published book of poems by Ann Townsend, 1998. Insccribed by Townsend to Muske-Dukes on the title page.

Works About Muske-Dukes

Articles, newsletters, notes, etc. regarding Muske-Dukes and her poetry.

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Series 5: Ephemera

Publication titled Literary Bookstores in the U.S., published by Poets &and; Writers, Inc., 1988. File also contains typed and handwritten lists of bookstores with address information.

Lists of Contacts

Typed and handwritten lists of names and addresses. The page titled "Possible List" is for a party scheduled on July 11, 2005.

Notes and Maps

Various handwritten and typed notes and handwritten maps.

Box

Scrapbook

Large scrapbook of newspaper advertisements and scripts for advertisements, 1967-68.

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Series 6: Publications

Box
41-43

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Series 7: Photographs

Box

Scope and Contents note

Slightly oversized photo of Muske-Dukes in "pioneer" costume holding a shotgun. It's an "old time" style photo like those produced at amusement parks and piers.

Box

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