Jesse Ely Wills Papers
Box Listing

Box 1:

• Correspondence - Outgoing. 1952-1977. Arranged chronologically. 484 letters, the bulk of which consists of typed carbons. Folders 1-6.
• Correspondence - Incoming. 1951-1976. 492 letters, most typed, many holograph. Six postcards, three Christmas cards. Two telegrams. Arranged alphabetically according to sender. Folders 7-14.
• Enclosures. Miscellaneous essays and reviews by Jesse E. Wills, newspaper clippings, photographs of Robert Penn Warren bust, essays by others, reprint essays of others, items showing his relationship with Allen Tate, miscellaneous papers. Folders 15-21.
  

Box 2:

• Old Oak and Coffee House Papers 1930-1969, including drafts and later supplements to the papers. Folder 1.
• Juvenilia, c. 1915-1920. Folder 2.
• Fugitive verse, 1922-1925. Folders 3-4.
• Economic Discussion Group, 1931-1933. Folder 5.

Box 3:

• Early and Late - Rough drafts, intermediate and final drafts, typescript (printer's copy), page proofs, business correspondence, congratulatory correspondence, reviews. Folders 1-6.
• Notes, remarks on poetry readings. Folder 7.
• Introduction of Jesse E. Wills on occasion of a poetry reading, November 12, 1971, by Frances Neel Cheney. Folder 8.
• Tapes of poetry reading by Jesse E. Wills, November 12, 1971; November 14, 1973. Script of WPLN broadcast with Lin Folk, April 8, 1977. Folder 9.
• Meditations on the American Indian - Drafts, typescript (printer's copy), page proofs, published copy in paper cover. Folders 10-12.

Box 4:

• Conversation Piece - Notes and early drafts, intermediate and final drafts, page proofs, analytical leytter from Donald Davidson. Folders 1-5.
• Nashville and Other Poems - Notes and early drafts, intermediate and final drafts, typescript (printer's copy), page proofs. Folders 6-11.

Box 5:

• Selected Poems - Early drafts, page proofs, correspondence, reviews. Folders 1-3.
• A Diversity of Interests - Draft copies, typescript (printer's copy), correspondence, essays not included in the publication, published copy in paper covers. Folders 4-9.
• Occasional verse. Folder 10.
• "First Lady" - Several drafts of a contemplated poem on Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Not completed. Folder 11.

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