Items

• William H. Gass

  Photograph of William H. Gass.
• The Dual Muse: The Writer as Artist, The Artist as Writer advertisement

  The Dual Muse: The Writer as Artist, The Artist as Writer advertistement. Symposium November 8-9, 1997 and Gallery of Art and Special Collections exhibitions, November 7 - December 21, 1997.
• The Dual Muse: The Writer as Artist, The Artist as Writer exhibition catalogue

  The Dual Muse: The Writer as Artist, The Artist as Writer exhibition catalogue, St. Louis: Washington University Gallery of Art and International Writers Center; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997
• The Writer in Politics dust jacket

  Dust jacket for The Writer in Politics edited by William H. Gass and Lorin Cuoco, Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1996.
• Omensetter's Luck - Dust Jackets and Paperback Covers

  Dust jackets and paperback covers for various English and foreign language editions of Omensetter’s Luck by William H. Gass.
• American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Ceremonial program marking the induction of William H. Gass, May 18, 1983

  American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Ceremonial program marking the induction of William H. Gass, May 18, 1983.
• William H. Gass to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gass

  Autograph letter, signed from William H. Gass to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gass, 1941, during his participation in the American Legion Buckeye Boys State. The American Legion Buckeye Boys State is an eight-day hands-on experience in the operation of the democratic form of government and the organization of political parties. Founded in 1936, Buckeye Boys State is the largest Boys State program in the nation with an attendance of 1,200 young men annually.
• William H. Gass posing as Pagliaccio

  Clipping featuring William. H. Gass as Pagliaccio from the opera I Pagliacci.
• "Shelf Life"

  "Shelf Life" by William H. Gass, St. Louis Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 12 (December 2007)
• "The Master’s Voice: Henry James’s Curriculum Vitae"

  First four of seven pages of "The Master'rs Voice: Henry James's Curriculum Vitae" by William H. Gass, Harper's Magazine (August 2008). Printed from harpers.org. The essay was later collected in Life Sentences.
• Tests of Time - First Edition Dust Jacket

  First edition of dust jacket of Tests of Time by William H. Gass, New York: Knopf, 2002
• Reading Rilke - First Edition Dust Jacket

  First edition dust jacket of Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation by William H. Gass, New York: Knopf, 1999.
• "Abstractions Arrive: Having Been There All the Time"

  Abstractions Arrive: Having Been There All the Time. Essay by William H. Gass. Photographs by Michael Eastman, October 2009. Published as an iPad ebook, 2012.
• Typescript fragments and notes for Omensetter's Luck

  Selected pages of typescript outline and notes for Omensetter's Luck revised version
• Typed manuscript of Breadloaf interview with William H. Gass, 1974

  Typed manuscript of Breadloaf interview with William H. Gass, 1974. Includes correspondence.
• William Gass interview by Jan Garden Castro

  Published version of “William Gass interview by Jan Garden Castro for Bomb, Number 51, Spring 1995
• Life Sentences: Literary Judgments and Accounts - Dust Jacket

  Dust jacket for Life Sentences: Literary Judgments and Accounts by William H. Gass, New York: Knopf, 2012.
• "William Gass" by Dorothea Wolfgram, Washington University Magazine

  "William Gass" by Dorothea Wolfgram, Washington University Magazine, Volume 44, Number 2 (Winter 1974)
• "Cupples Station: A Tale of Unrequited Love"

  “Cupples Station: A Tale of Unrequited Love” by William H. Gass, Gateway Heritage, Volume 18, Number 1 (Summer 1997).
• A special issue of River Styx devoted to "Family Album" from The Tunnel

  River Styx, Number 21, 1986. A special issue devoted to “Family Album,” a slide lecture by Gass that was later adapted as a section of The Tunnel.