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2 ALsS by Edes [Coxe], Feb. 1951, no date. 1 TLS by Francis Brown of the New York Times Book Review, 1956. 1 TLS by Bob Coxe, 1974. 1 TLS (copy) by Jerry Sherwood of Princeton University Press, 1975.
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Verse, 1970-1984
Other works of poetry enclosed with several letters.
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- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately 110 letters by Coxe (Princeton Class of 1940) to his former classmate, fellow poet, and friend William Meredith, primarily during the 1940s and 1970s. The letters offer support and criticism of Meredith's poetry and mention such friends and poets as Allen Tate, Louis Untermeyer, and Willard Thorp. Also present is a small group of verse by Coxe.
- Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Coxe
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Louis O. Coxe was an American poet. A 1940 graduate of Princeton University, Coxe taught English for brief periods at Princeton, Harvard, and the University of Minnesota before joining the faculty at Bowdoin College (1956), where he remained until his death.
- Acquisition:
Purchased from J. Howard Woolmer in 1992 (AM1993-44).
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Louis O. Coxe Letters to William Meredith; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/41687h50g
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
- Subject Terms:
- American poetry. -- 20th century
Poets, American. -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Letters. -- 20th century
- Names:
- Meredith, William (1919-2007)
