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Subseries 2.2e
Speeches, 1980-2000
Boxes 108-109
Scope and Content Note
The section consists of drafts of speeches written by Anthony Hecht from circa 1980-2000 including introductions to speakers, eulogies, commencement addrsses, honoroay degree citations, and other miscellaneous addresses. Related material may be found with the drafts, including notes and correspondence.
Arrangement Note
Arranged into four sections: introductions, eulogies, commencement addresses, and other speeches.
Introductions | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
---|---|---|
108 | 1 | Introduction to William Arrowsmith |
108 | 2 | Introduction to Elizabeth Bishop, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Poetry |
108 | 3 | Introduction to Edward Braithwaite, Library of Congress |
108 | 4 | Introduction to Joseph Brodsky |
108 | 5 | Introduction to Joseph Brodsky, Library of Congress |
108 | 6 | Introduction to Joseph Brodsky, Poetry Center |
108 | 7 | Introduction to Nicholas Christopher |
108 | 8 | Introduction to Amy Clampitt and Robert Pinsky, Library of Congress |
108 | 9 | Introduction to Denis Donoghue |
108 | 10 | Introduction to George Elliott, Writers' Workshop |
108 | 11 | Introduction to Richard Ellmann, Library of Congress |
108 | 12 | Introductions for 50th Anniversary of Academy of American Poets, Library of Congress |
108 | 13 | Introduction to George Harry Ford, TS notes |
108 | 14 | Introduction to Harry Ford tribute |
108 | 15 | Introduction to Northrop Frye, Library of Congress |
108 | 16 | Introduction to William Gass, Hyam Plutzik Poetry Series, University of Rochester |
108 | 17 | Introduction to Shirley Hazzard, Library of Congress |
108 | 18 | Introduction to Seamus Heaney, Folger Library |
108 | 19 | Introduction to Elizabeth Holohan |
108 | 20 | Introduction to John Hollander and John Irwin |
108 | 21 | Introduction to Randall Jarrell |
108 | 22 | Introduction to Sydney Lea and David St. John |
108 | 23 | Introduction to Brad Leithauser, Hyam Plutzik Poetry Series, University of Rochester |
108 | 24 | Introduction to Brad and Mark Leithauser, Folger Library |
108 | 25 | Introduction to Robert Lowell, Hyam Plutzik Poetry Series, University of Rochester |
108 | 26 | Introduction to William Meredith, Hyam Plutzik Poetry Series, University of Rochester |
108 | 27 | Introduction to William Merwin, Folger Library |
108 | 28 | Introduction to W.S. Merwin |
108 | 29 | Introduction to Richard Murphy |
108 | 30 | Introduction to Richard Murphy, Jon Stallworthy, Library of Congress |
108 | 31 | Introduction to reading of "The Eclogue of the Shepherd and the Townie" |
108 | 32 | Introduction to reading of "Rites and Ceremonies" on Yom Kippur, TS draft |
108 | 33 | Introduction to Peter Sacks, Folger Library Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute |
108 | 34 | Introduction to W.D. Snodgrass, Hyam Plutzik Poetry Series, |
108 | 35 | Introduction to Jon Stallworthy |
108 | 36 | Introduction to Mark Strand |
108 | 37 | Introduction to Jean Valentine, Folger Shakespeare Library, TS |
108 | 38 | Introduction to Mona Van Duyn |
108 | 39 | Introduction to Derek Walcott, TS |
108 | 40 | Introduction to Derek Walcott, Hyam Plutzik Poetry Series, University of Rochester |
108 | 41 | Introduction to Richard Wilbur, Hyam Plutzik Poetry Series, University of Rochester |
108 | 42 | Introduction to Richard Wilbur and William Meredith |
108 | 43 | Introduction to Norman Williams |
108 | 44 | Introduction to Jonathan Wordsworth |
108 | 45 | Introduction to Charles Louis Strouse, Hanna Holborn Gray, Asa Briggs, Jesse T. Moore, University of Rochester Commencement, 1980 |
108 | 46 | Introduction to Edward Brathwaite, Library of Congress, October 5, 1982, TS |
108 | 47 | Introductions for "An Evening of Scandanavian Poetry," Library of Congress, October 12, 1982, TS |
108 | 48 | Introduction to Carolyn Forché and George Starbuck, Library of Congress, October 26, 1982, TS |
108 | 49 | Introduction to Alfred Corn and Carl Dennis, Library of Congress, November 8, 1982, TS |
108 | 50 | Introduction to Ralph Ellison, Library of Congress, February 15, 1983, TS |
108 | 51 | Introduction to Richard Murphy and Jon Stallworthy, Library of Congress, February 22, 1983, TS |
108 | 52 | Introduction to Richard Ellmann, Library of Congress, March 1, 1983, TS |
108 | 53 | Introduction to Alicia Ostriker and Dave Smith, Library of Congress, April 11, 1983, TS |
108 | 54 | Introduction to Stephen Spender, Library of Congress, April 19, 1983, TS |
108 | 55 | Introduction to Reed Whittemore, Library of Congress, November 1, 1983, TS |
108 | 56 | Introductions to speakers at George Orwell program, Library of Congress, 1984 |
108 | 57 | Introduction to John Frederick Nims, O.B. Hardison Poet, 1993 |
108 | 58 | Introduction to Thom Gunn, Award of Merit Medal for Poetry, American Academy of Arts and Letters, May 20, 1998 |
Eulogies | ||
109 | 1 | William (Bill) Arrowsmith, TS, draft, correspondence |
109 | 2 | Leonard Baskin, drafts 1, 2 TS with proof and correspondence |
109 | 3 | Irma Brandeis, drafts 1, 2, TS, correspondence, notes |
109 | 4 | George Elliott |
109 | 5 | Harry Ford, drafts 1, 2, 3 TS |
109 | 6 | "O.B." [Hardison}, TS, two drafts |
109 | 7 | O.B. Hardison, TS with TS draft of additions [for publication?] |
109 | 8 | Roger Hecht, TS draft |
109 | 9 | "James Merrill Memorial," TS draft |
109 | 10 | Howard Nemerov, drafts 1, 2 TS |
109 | 11 | James Wright, draft 1, 2 TS |
Commencement Addresses | ||
109 | 12 | Untitled commencement address, TS |
109 | 13 | Commencement Address, Rhode Island School of Design, TS draft |
109 | 14 | Commencement speeches, University of Rochester |
109 | 15 | Untitled address to graduating seniors, June 1967, TS draft |
109 | 16 | Commencement Address at Towson State, January 5, 1983, Draft 1, TS |
109 | 17 | Commencement Address at Towson State, January 5, 1983, Draft 2, TS |
109 | 18 | Commencement Address at Towson State, January 5, 1983, related materials, TS |
109 | 19 | "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?" Commencement Address at University of Rochester, May 1987, notes, TS drafts |
109 | 20 | Commencement Address, St. John Fisher College, 1989, TS, commencement procedure, program |
Other | ||
109 | 21 | Acceptance speech for The Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters, Bard College, 1982, TS with program, correspondence, and "Remarks," |
109 | 22 | Acceptance speech for the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Horace Mann School, May 20, 2000, TS, two drafts |
109 | 23 | "Address on Yellowjacket Day," notes, draft 1 TS, photocopies of drafts 2, 3, 4, 5 |
109 | 24 | "An Address to Rochester Businessmen," TS draft |
109 | 25 | Address to students at Harley School |
109 | 26 | Address to the Forbes Luncheon |
109 | 27 | Address to the Southeastern Conference on English in the Two-Year College, draft 1, 2 TS |
109 | 28 | "ASLC Talk," delivered at eighth annual conference of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics, 2003, TS |
109 | 29 | Comments prefacing a reading of T.S. Eliot's Ariel poems, TS draft |
109 | 30 | Convocation address |
109 | 31 | Edward Peck Curtis Award, University of Rochester, David Charles Farden, drafts 1, 2 TS, notes, nomination |
109 | 32 | "A Few Words Before Beethoven," first Wilson Day Address, University of Rochester, TS |
109 | 33 | "Eliot Memorial Reading/St. Louis," TS |
109 | 34 | Emily Dickinson Birthday Poetry Reading at Folger Library, December 10, 1996 |
109 | 35 | "Gossip," drafts 1, 2 TS, TS |
109 | 36 | Honorary Degree Citation, University of Rochester, Joseph Brodsky, drafts 1, 2 TS, notes |
109 | 37 | Honorary Degree Citation, University of Rochester, Melvin Eggers, TS, correspondence, background material |
109 | 38 | Honorary Degree Citation, University of Rochester, Richard Ellmann, TS |
109 | 39 | Honorary Degree Citation, University of Rochester, Ieoh Ming Pei, drafts 1, 2 TS, notes |
109 | 40 | Honorary Degree Citation, University of Rochester, Gilbert Jesse Stork, drafts 1, 2 TS, notes, correspondence |
109 | 41 | "The Intent of the Poet, TS |
109 | 42 | "The Ivy and the Crepe," TS draft |
109 | 43 | Library of Congress Copyright Office Centenary, 1997 program schedule, TS draft |
109 | 44 | "Little Known Facts in the Sex Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe," TS, copy |
109 | 45 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize, acceptance speech, April 2004, TS |
109 | 46 | "Poetry and Religion," West Chester University Poetry Conference, Panel on Religion and Poetry, 2004, TS, related conference materials |
109 | 47 | "Six Evenings with America's Premier Authors and Artists," A Series of Programs at the Smithsonian, TS |
109 | 48 | "Smut: An Address to the Friends of the Rochester Public Library" |
109 | 49 | Termination of appointment as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress |
109 | 50 | Untitled acceptance speech |
109 | 51 | Untitled address to incoming University of Rochester freshman class |
109 | 52 | Untitled address to senior class, photocopy of TS draft |
109 | 53 | Untitled on 'why I find the University of Rochester a good place to teach,' TS draft |
109 | 54 | Untitled talk regarding reviews of three books: Harold Nicholson's Diaries and Letters, volume 1; Bertrand Russell's Autobiography, and Nicky X. Mariano's, Forty Years with Berenson, TS draft |