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The collection contains correspondence and research notes related to the correspondence of Arkansas poet John Gould Fletcher. The materials were created and compiled by scholar Thomas E. Douglass as part of the research for his 1965 dissertation, "The Correspondence of John Gould Fletcher: A Catalogue."

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Handwritten poem by John Gould Fletcher, "At the Piano, 1902-1942," signed by Fletcher and written in memory of Mary Head; photocopy of sheet music written by Burnet Tuthill to accompany Fletcher's "At the Piano"; additional photocopy of each work.

Scope and Content Note Series I. Literary manuscripts. 32 boxes. Arranged by form in 9 groups --poems; prose books published and unpublished; translations; essays; lectures and lecture notes; short stories; plays; and miscellaneous items. In another Fletcher collection, the Supplementary Papers, Series 2 includes 25 additional itemized manuscripts. Series II. Notebooks. 129 items. Notes on experiences, drafts or ideas for writings....

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Correspondence, literary manuscripts, genealogical records, clippings, and other materials pertaining to the childhood, education, professional activities and relations, and other aspects of the life and work of the Arkansas Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, writer, and critic John Gould Fletcher, and to his interest in genealogy and family history.

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Two bronze medallions designed and commissioned by Arkansas pathologist Andy Nettleship to commemorate the life of Arkansas writer John Gould Fletcher. On the obverse is a profile of Fletcher with the inscription "Poet"; on the reverse is a quill with the inscription "John Gould Fletcher 1886-1950" and "He bore a burden of Fire."

Scope and Content Note Eleven ALSs and 2 APSs from Fletcher to Temple, one ALS from Charlie May Fletcher to Temple and one to Lat ane and Josephine Temple, carbon copy of 2 TLs from Temple to Fletcher and of one TL from Fletcher and Robert L. Morris to Temple, one TP from Ozark Folklore Society to Temple, and typewritten text of one poem by Fletcher. Correspondence pertains to Ozark Folklore Society and to personal and familial relationships between Fletcher (and wife) and Temple, owner of Temple Cotton Oil Co. in...