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This collection is composed of the papers of Knute Skinner prior to 1970. It is arranged
into two series: I. Works (arranged alphabetically) and II. Correspondence (which
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subdivided into outgoing and incoming and arranged chronologically). |
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Poems account for the majority of the works present, with multiple handwritten and
typescript drafts and Skinner's handwritten edits. Many are dated and signed by him
as well.
Included are poems that were published in his collections A Close Sky over Killaspuglonane (1968 edition), for which the
galley proof sheets are also present, and In Dinosaur Country (1969), for
which the proof copy is included. |
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There are two short stories: "A Room for Sixty Francs" and
the published version of "The Man Who Checked Out the
Library" (Limbo, October 1964) with many handwritten revisions
by Skinner. A selection of book reviews from 1961 to 1969 is organized alphabetically
by the
title. While the author and title of the book is typically documented, the publications
for
which the reviews were written are not. |
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The Correspondence for the collection concerns Skinner’s professional life with a
few
references of a personal nature. There are acceptance and rejection letters from poetry
submissions, royalty notices, and academic letters from university colleagues. The
sole
letter written by Skinner in the series is a response to a critique from Larry Lee
of A Stranger with a Watch (1965). Other correspondents include
Elizabeth Bartlett, Beth Bentley, Thomas Churchill, Edward Field, Robert Huff, X.J.
(Joseph)
Kennedy, Thomas Kinsella, James Liddy, Richard Lloyd-Jones, Tom MacIntyre, Lorna Reynolds,
Robert Sward, and Reed Whittemore. |
