Items

• Typed letter from Joe Edwards to William H. Gass, May 6, 1998, St. Louis Walk of Fame

  Typed letter from Joe Edwards to William H. Gass, May 6, 1998, St. Louis Walk of Fame.
• Washington and Lee University, A Symposium on Contemporary Fiction

  Washington and Lee University, A Symposium on Contemporary Fiction featuring William H. Gass, Susan Sontag, Grace Paley, Donald Barthelme, October 28-30, 1975.
• William H. Gass, Washington University campus, 1980s

  Photograph of William H. Gass, Washington University campus, 1980s
• Autograph letter signed from William H. Gass to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gass September 11, 1945

  Autograph letter signed from William H. Gass to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gass September 11, 1945.
• "The Writer and Religion" by Jabari Asim

  “The Writer and Religion” by Jabari Asim, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 20, 1994.
• First typed draft of The Tunnel

  The first ten pages of the first typed draft of The Tunnel
• Columbia University Lionel Trilling Seminar, "Socratic Irony"

  Columbia University Lionel Trilling Seminar, "Socratic Irony," April 10, 1986.
• St. Louis Walk of Fame induction ceremony, May 17, 1998

  St. Louis Walk of Fame induction ceremony, May 17, 1998. (Left to Right): William H. Gass, “Red” Schoendienst, unknown, Johnnie Johnson.
• William H. Gass introduction to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, May 18, 1983

  William H. Gass introduction to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, May 18, 1983.
• Reflection of William H. Gass taking photographs, Iowa 1989

  Reflection of William H. Gass taking photographs in Iowa, 1989. Photograph by Catherine Gass.
• William H. Gass giving a commencement speech for the School of Architecture at Washington University, May 17, 1991

  William H. Gass giving a commencement speech for the School of Architecture at Washington University, May 17, 1991.
• William H. Gass and Stanley Elkin

  William H. Gass and Stanley Elkin
• Manuskripte, Volume 79, 1983

  Manuskripte, Volume 79, 1983
• River Styx literary advisory committee meeting, October 9, 1988

  River Styx literary advisory committee meeting October 9, 1988. Front Row, Left to Right: Michael Castro, Lorin Cuoco, Shirley Leflore, Cindy Ornest, Eugene Redmond. Back Row, Left to Right: Jon Finch, William H. Gass, Jim Mendelsohn, Quincy Troupe, Jennifer Atkinson.
• Photographs of William H. Gass at Desk

  Photographs by Bill Stover of William H. Gass working at home.
• Photographs of William H. Gass with Book

  Photographs by Bill Stover of William H. Gass at home holding his book, Habitations of the Word.
• William H. Gass teaching

  Photograph William H. Gass teaching at Washington University.
• Excerpt from “Shelf Life” by William H. Gass, St. Louis Magazine

  Excerpt from "Shelf Life" by William H. Gass, St. Louis Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 12 (December 2007).
• High School Portrait of William H. Gass

  Photograph of William H. Gass, from high school years.
• Celebration of Bloomsday by the International Writers Center, June 16,1994

  Flyer announcing the celebration of Bloomsday, a commemoration of James Joyce including Ulysses readings, sponsored by the International Writers Center, Left Bank Books and The New Theatre, June 16, 1994.