Items

• Program for International Writers Center: A Day of Readings, April 28, 2001

  Program for International Writers Center: A Day of Readings, April 28, 2001. The last program under Gass’ directorship of the International Writers Center featuring Algerian novelist Assia Djebar, German writer Ingo Schulze, British poet and novelist Lavinia Greenlaw/
• "In Defense of the Book" Invitation

  An invitation to the "In Defense of the Book" presentation by William H. Gass at the Washington University Houston Club.
• "Michael's Horses"

  Prospectus featuring "Michael's Horses" an introduction by William H. Gass to Michael Eastman's Horses, September 1999.
• News from Godine: On Being Blue Press Release

  A press release titled "Prospectus, News from Godine: On Being Blue" for the first edition (hard cover and special edition with slipcase) of On Being Blue.
• “Carrots, Noses, Snow, Rose, Roses: The Ontological Transformation of Language and Literature," Princeton University, April 12, 1976

  Advertisment for “Carrots, Noses, Snow, Rose, Roses: The Ontological Transformation of Language and Literature," a lecture given by William H. Gass at Princeton University, April 12, 1976.
• "The Cost of Everything" from The Tunnel, Purdue Readers production

  Program for "The Cost of Everything" from The Tunnel, a Purdue Readers production directed by Jere Veilleux.
• The New Fiction: Interviews with Innovative American Writers prospectus and book order form, 1975

  The New Fiction: Interviews with Innovative American Writers prospectus and book order form, 1975.
• The Writers’ Program brochure, Washington University, 1980

  The Writers’ Program brochure, Washington University, 1980.
• "The Writer in Politics" presented by the International Writers Center, October 18-21, 1992

  Advertisement for "The Writer in Politics" presented by the International Writers Center, October 18-21, 1992.
• "The Ghost of Art: Photographs," Washington University Gallery of Art Fall 1999 bulletin

  "The Ghost of Art: Photographs" by William H. Gass, Washington University Gallery of Art Fall 1999 bulletin.
• American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters induction certificate, May 18, 1983

  American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters induction certificate, May 18, 1983.
• American Book Award for The Tunnel, 1996

  American Book Award for The Tunnel, 1996
• National Book Critics Circle Award for Habitations of the Word

  National Book Critics Circle Award for Habitations of the Word, awarded to William H. Gass in 1985 for Habitations of the Word.
• U.S. Navy Officer Service Record

  U.S. Navy Officer Service Record
• The Students of Purdue University Best Teacher in the School of Humanities award, May 1968

  The Students of Purdue University Best Teacher in the School of Humanities award, May 1968
• Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalistic Society Best Teacher Award, 1967-1968

  Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalistic Society Best Teacher Award, 1967-1968.
• St. Louis Walk of Fame award, May 17, 1998

  St. Louis Walk of Fame award, May 17, 1998.
• Warren G. Harding Senior High School Yearbook

  Warren G. Harding Senior High School yearbook, The Echoes, showing William H. Gass as editor of The Cauldron, 1942.
• Map drawn by Gass depicting places traveled with U.S. Navy during World War II

  Map drawn by Gass depicting places traveled with U.S. Navy during World War II
• "Worlds Within Words" Invitation

  Invitation to "Worlds Within Words," an Exhibition from the Special Collections of Washington University, 1995. This was a career retrospective to celebrate the publication of The Tunnel.