Items

• The Coffee Room - KWMU Press Release

  KWMU press release regarding the production of "They Coffee Room" starring the author and produced by Lorin Cuoco.
• The Coffee Room - Press Prospectus

  Press prospectus released by Contre Coup Press for a special printing of "The Coffee Room" with wood engravings.
• Engelken to Elkin

  Note from Regina Engelken in WashU's News and Information Office to Stanley Elkin with a draft of an article about Elkin's play "The Coffee Room" with autograph corrections.
• The Coffee Room - Character List
• The Coffee Room - Introduction

  Typescript introduction to "The Coffee Room" by the author.
• The Coffee Room - Couco's Revised Copy

  Typescript photocopy master script of "The Coffee Room" labeled as Lorin Cuoco’s.
• The Six Year Old Man - Typescript Early Draft (77 pages)

  Typescript early draft of "The Six Year Old Man" with extensive autograph corrections by the author.
• The Six Year Old Man - Typescript Early Draft (95 pages)

  Typescript early draft of "The Six Year Old Man" with extensive autograph corrections by the author.
• The Six Year Old Man - Press Release

  Bamberger Books press release for "The Six Year Old Man".
• Pieces of Soap - Dust Jackets

  Dust jackets mounted originally in frames by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri, flap copy for "Pieces of Soup", and related correspondence.
• Pieces of Soap - Preface by Helen Vendler

  Letter to Stanley Elkin from Helen Vendler and a typescript photocopy of her preface (introduction) for "Pieces of Soup" with edits by Elkin.
• Pieces of Soap - Introduction Copy

  The printer's typescript copy of Helen Vendler's introduction to "Pieces of Soup" with additional edits.
• WashU Department of English Poster - Hamlet at Sea

  Washington University Department of English Graduate Programs poster featuring the poem, "Hamlet at Sea," by John N. Morris and a painting by Joan Elkin.
• WashU Department of English Poster - Earth Tremors

  Washington University Department of English Graduate Programs poster with text of poem, "Earth Tremors Felt in Missouri," by Mona Van Duyn and a painting by Joan Elkin.
• Stories of the Sixties - Dust Jacket

  Mounted originally in a frame by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri. Elkin edited the contents of the book and wrote “A Preface to the Sixties (But I am Getting Ahead of Myself),” also published in "Pieces of Soap."
• At the Academy Awards [essay]

  Correspondence and galleys with minor revisions between Elkin and editors regarding "At the Academy Awards".
• The Mild One - Esquire Tearsheet

  Tearsheet of an article published in Esquire titled "The Mild One" which was mounted originally in a frame by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Van Gogh's Room in Arles - Reviews and Ads

  World Review Communications with a book review of "Van Gogh's Room in Arles" and an autograph note from Stanley Elkin's daughter Molly, which reads: "Happy Daddys (Daddies) Day! Love, Molly Anne Money Bags Elkin",and review and ad clippings.
• Van Gogh's Room in Arles - Dust Jackets

  Proposed cover sample from Dalkey Archive Press and three dust jackets mounted originally in frames by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Van Gogh's Room at Arles - Press kit

  Advance praise cards, author photo, letter to book review editor, and folder promoting "Van Gogh's Room at Arles".