Explore drafts of published and unpublished writings, recordings of his interviews and readings, photographs and scans of important documents and objects that have shaped his life. You will also find an essay, "My Memories of the Service," which Gass wrote specifically for this digital exhibition.

Click here find out more about William H. Gass and his literary papers at WashU Libraries' Julian Edison Department of Special Collections.

Use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of each page to reach Joel Minor, the curator of the Modern Literature Collection, if you have questions, comments, rights concerns, etc. 

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Photo on right by Bill Stover.