Items

• Introductions to John Barth

  Corrected drafts and draft fragments for two introductions to John Barth--one designated April 12, 1987, for River Styx.
• John Hawkes Memorial Speech

  Printout draft of a memorial speech for John Hawkes, delivered by Gass at Brown University in Providence, RI on April 14, 1999. Inscribed by Gass on last page.
• Stanley Elkin Introduction, March 10, 1985

  Corrected typescript draft of an introduction by Gass of Stanley Elkin.
• Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife - Reading Version

  First ten pages of a typescript draft of reading version of a passage of Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife, containing multiple color type and light autograph corrections.
• Willie Master's Lonesome Wife Partial Draft

  Resolution: 300 3 pages, unconnected partial drafts from the same folder Responsible for digitization: Joel Minor
• The Writers' Program at Washington University Brochure

  Brochure advertising the Writer's Program at Washington University in St. Louis, with Stanley Elkin, Donald Finkel, WIlliam Gass, John Morris, Howard Nemerov and Jarvis Thurston listed as the faculty who staff it.
• The World Within the Word - Setting Copy

  Front matter of the setting copy of The World Within the Word.
• "The Surface of the City" - Photograph Exhibition and Reading Invitation

  Postcard invitation to "The Surface of the City" photograph exhibition and reading by William H. Gass.
• "The Masques of the Self" - Autograph Draft

  Autograph draft fragments titled "The Masques of the Self," eventually published as "The Art of Self: Autobiography in an Age of Narcissism," Harper's Magazine, May 1994, reprinted in The Best American Essays of 1994, reprinted and translated into Spanish in El malpensante, and collected as "Autobiography" in Finding a Form.
• "The Clairvoyant" - Draft Notes and Fragments

  Typescript and manuscript notes toward and fragments of "The Clairvoyant," a short story first published in Location, I, No. 2 (1964); reprinted in Aesop's Feast, I, No. 1 (1968); and revised and retitled "The Writing on the Wall" for inclusion in Cartesian Sonata (1998).
• "The Arts The Humanities The Sciences: A Series of Short Courses" Pamphlet

  Brochure catalog of short courses offered in the Fall 1972 - Spring 1973 academic year at Washington University in St. Louis. Includes "The Character of Contemporary American Fiction," taught by William H. Gass.
• “On Experimental Writing: Some Clues for the Clueless” - Corrected Printout Draft

  First five pages of the faxed, corrected printout draft of the essay, "On Experimental Writing: Some Clues for the Clueless," published in The New York Times Book Review, August 21, 1994. The essay was reprinted/revised as "Anywhere But Kansas" in The Iowa Review, Vol. 24 No. 2; Transgressions: the Iowa Anthology of Innovative Fiction; The Best Writing on Writing, Vol. 2; and Tests of Time
• "A Symposium on Contemporary Fiction" Announcement

  Announcement for Washington and Lee University's "Symposium on Contemporary Fiction," with Donald Barthelme, William Gass, Grace Paley and Susan Sontag, presented by the Glasgow Endowment Committee.
• "The U-City Walk of Fame" Induction Address

  Printout draft of Gass's address at the 1998 St. Louis Walk of Fame induction ceremony.
• "The Writer and Religion" - Announcement and Invitation

  Announcement for the International Writers Center "Writer and Religion" Conference, October 23-26, 1994, with printed text for an invitation to a dinner to celebrate the conclusion of the conference.
• "Romancing the Mind"

  The first 10 of 63 pages of a printout draft of the essay, "Romancing the Mind," published in Conjunctions: 59, Fall 2012.
• River Styx Silent Art Auction Invitation

  An invitation to a silent art auction to benefit River Styx. William H. Gass's art is included in the auction and Gass is a member of the Honorary Committee.
• "River Styx 21st Birthday Bash" Invitation

  A postcard invitation to a celebration of River Styx's 21st anniversary at Duff's Restaurant.
• "Carrots, Noses, Snow, Rose, Roses..." - Princeton University Lecture Invitation

  Invitation for the 9th Annual Rabbi Irving M. Levey Lecture: William H. Gass presenting "Carrots, Noses, Snow, Rose, Roses: The Ontological Transformation of Language and Literature." Also published in The Journal of Philosophy, Nov. 7, 1976. An expanded version was published in The World Within the Word.
• On Being Blue - Invitation, Paul's Books

  Invitation to a reception for William Gass at Paul's Books in University City, MO.