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William Gass Papers, Accural 2
Scope: Accural 2 (acc.23038) consists of unprocessed materials including correspondence,
material toward Test of Time and Finding a Form, essays and reviews, interviews, translations, and
miscellany.
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| box-folder 1/- |
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I. Correspondence [series]:
(4 folders)
Scope: Consists of personal and professional correspondence.
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| box-folder 1-2/- |
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II. Tests of Time [series]:
(24 folders)
Scope: Consists of typescripts and material toward individual sections of Test of Time including "The Stuttgart Seminar Lectures" and
"Literary Matters."
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| box-folder 2/- |
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III. Finding a Form [series]:
(10 folders)
Scope: Consists of chapters from Finding a Form including,
"Autobiography," "The Book as a Container of Consciousness," "A Fiesta for the Gass
Form," "Finding a Form," "The Language of Being and Dying," "A Life at Death’s Door,"
"Nature, Culture, and Cosmos," "Pulitzer Prize," and "Story of the State of
Nature."
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IV. Non-fiction [series]:
(19 folders)
Scope: Non-fiction is divided into three subseries: Essays and Reviews, Translations, and
Interviews.
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| box-folder 3/- |
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IV.1 Essays and Reviews [subseries]:
(15 folders)
Scope: Consists of speeches and lectures given by Gass, introductions for other speakers,
and book reviews.
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| box-folder 3/- |
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IV.2 Translations [subseries]:
(3 folders)
Scope: Consists of translation of Rainer Maria Rilke.
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| box-folder 3/- |
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IV.3 Interviews [subseries]:
(1 folder)
Scope: Consists of interviews of Gass between 1984-1995.
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| box-folder 3/- |
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V. Miscellany [series]:
(2 folders)
Scope: Consists of royalty statements, agreements with Alfred A. Knopf and Viking Penguin,
rental contracts, and miscellaneous notes.
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