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The papers of Michel Farano, a twentieth century American poet and critic, consist of incoming letters and cards from a variety of friends and literary figures. Correspondents include Horace Gregory, Jean and Louis Untermeyer, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and William Carlos Williams; although most of these people sent greeting cards and the only substantial correspondence is from Jean Starr Untermeyer and William Carlos Williams. The poet Jean Starr Untermeyer maintained a close friendship with Farano and dedicated her autobiography, Private Collection (1965), to Farano. William Carlos Williams critiques several of Farano's poems. This collection contains letters, poems, photographs and a variety of printed materials. The papers are arranged alphabetically by individual correspondent and chronologically within each file. |
