CASSITY, TURNER.
Turner Cassity papers, 1948-2009
Turner Cassity papers, 1948-2009
Emory University
Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
marbl@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z3tt
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Cassity, Turner. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Turner Cassity papers, 1948-2009 |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 642 |
| Extent: | 6 linear ft. (8 boxes) and 1 oversized paper (1 OP) |
| Abstract: | Papers of poet and Emory University librarian Turner Cassity including correspondence, writings, photographs and printed material. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Letters written by Turner Cassity may not be quoted, excerpted or reproduced in full in any publication in any form.
Source
Gift, 1989, with subsequent additions.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Turner Cassity papers, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by Susan Potts McDonald, June 2005.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Turner Cassity (1929-2009), poet and librarian at Emory University, was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated from Millsaps College.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of papers of Turner Cassity from 1948-2009. The papers include materials relating to his years at Millsaps College (1948-1951), including photocopies of poems and articles published by the student newspaper; correspondence mainly pertaining to the writing, publishing, and reading of his poetry (ca. 1972-1989); and typescripts of an unpublished autobiography (1988) and of several of his published works. The collection also includes collected poetry of others, photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous printed materials by and about Cassity.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
Container List
| Correspondence | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | September 1, 1976-January 13, 1989 |
| 1 | 2 | 1980-Spring 1983 |
| 1 | 3 | 1973-1978, 1988 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence regarding publications |
| 2 | 1 | Correspondence regarding publications |
| 2 | 2 | Invitations |
| Writings by Cassity | ||
| 2 | 3 | "A Little of Myself," unpublished typescript |
| 2 | 4 | "The Adventuress," play script, music by Jules Massenet [English and French versions] |
| 2 | 5 | The Book of Alna (1985), typescript |
| 2 | 6 | "The Boy's Book of Imaginary Zeppelins," typescript |
| 2 | 7 | "Darien," typescript |
| 2 | 8 | "Developing the Lost World," typescript |
| 2 | 9 | "Double Dutch: The Zodiac and the Strength of the Fields," by James Dickey, reviews |
| 2 | 10 | "Excursions Without Alarms," typescript [from Imprint, Spring 1991] |
| 2 | 11 | "Found Horizon," play script |
| 2 | 12 | "Gardens and their Gods," typescript |
| 3 | 1 | Hurricane Lamp (1986), typescript |
| 3 | 2 | "L'Aventuriere," play script |
| 3 | 3 | "Mars Hill," play script |
| 3 | 4 | "Odds on the Four Hoursemen," typescript |
| 3 | 5 | "Saturday in the Hanging Gardens," typescript |
| 3 | 6 | Steeplejacks in Babel (1973), typescript printers proofs |
| OP1 | Silver out of Shanghai, art work | |
| 3 | 7 | Yellow for Peril, Black for Beautiful (1975), typescript |
| 3 | 8 | "Zita," play script |
| Writings by others | ||
| 3 | 9 | Odell, Joshua S., "Laurel, Archaic, Rude: A collection of Stanford Poets" c |
| Photographs | ||
| 3 | 10 | Turner Cassity |
| 3 | 11 | Turner Cassity reception, Woodruff Library |
| 3 | 12 | Turner Cassity's retirement party, 1991 |
| Printed material | ||
| 3 | 13 | "An Interview with Turner Cassity," Crazy Horse, number 16, summer 1975(photocopy) |
| 3 | 14 | "An Interview with Turner Cassity," June 4, 1980, Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History |
| 4 | 1 | "Emory Poets 1982" |
| 4 | 2 | "To Build a Poem," Emory Magazine, volume 67, no. 4, Fall 1991 [includes Turner Cassity, p. 15] |
| 4 | 3 | "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels; It Was Henrik Ibsen," Lullwater Review, volume III, no. 1, Fall 1991 |
| 4 | 4 | University of Chicago Press 1991 Publications Catalog [includes Between the Chains (1991) by Turner Cassity, p. 17] |
| 4 | 5 | "Reflections of a Preverse Nature: Presented to Turner Cassity on the occasion of his retirement, January, 1991" |
| 4 | 6 | "In Memoriam: Charles Gullans" (1929-1993) includes remarks by Turner Cassity |
| 4 | 7 | "Turner Cassity 1929-: A Little of Myself," Contemporary Authors Autobiographical Series, volume 8: Offprint, n.d. |
| 4 | 8 | Poetry postcards |
| 4 | 9 | Newclippings |
| 4 | 10 | Lectures and presentations |
| Other | ||
| 4 | 11 | Biographical: Dictionary of Literary Biography |
| 4 | 12 | Materials relating to years at Millsaps College, 1948-1951 |
| 4 | 13 | Plaque: The Cassity Archives Room |
| 4 | 14 | "Oddly Profound" T-shirt |
| Unprocessed additions | ||
| 5 | Correspondence and author files; memorabilia | |
| 6 | Correspondence, Drastic Measures files, Personal material, Printed material, Teaching files, Writings by others, Writings | |
| 7 | Writings | |
| 8 | Correspondence to Dorothy Cassity | |
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