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Overview of the Collection

Biography

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Bibliography

Detailed Description

Series I: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 16: The Beats: Literary Bohemians in Postwar America, undated, 1980-1982

Series II: Photographs, undated, 1966-1981

Ann Charters Papers

Biography

Ann Charters was born 10 November 1936, in Bridgeport, CT, the daughter of Nathan (a contractor) and Kate (Schultz) Danberg. She attended the University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1957) and Columbia University (M.A., 1959, Ph.D., 1965). Charters career has included teaching creative writing at Colby Junior College, New London, NH (1961-63), working as an assistant editor at Random House-Knopf (1965) and continuing as an educator at Columbia University (instructor in literature, 1965-66), New York City Community College of Applied Arts and Sciences of the City University of New York (assistant professor of English (1967-70) and University of Connecticut (associate professor, 1974-81, professor of English, 1981-). She has been awarded fellowships from Columbia University (1958-59, 1963-64, 1965-66) and grants from the University of Connecticut (1975-76, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986). Charters is a member of International PEN and Phi Beta Kappa.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains typescripts and correspondence with contributors to Charter's compilation of Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 16: The Beats: Literary Bohemians in Postwar America (Detroit: Gale, 1983). Also included are 30 black and white, matted portraits of literary personalities that were displayed as an exhibition in the University Libraries (1981-1982) entitled "Beats & Others: Literary Photographs 1966-1981" by Ann Charters.

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Arrangement

The holdings of Archives and Special Collections includes the publications, manuscripts and correspondence of many of the individuals included in the biography. Please consult with a staff member for specific information.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to American literature. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, Folder #], Ann Charters Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

The literary portraits were purchased for the collection at the time of their exhibition.

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Bibliography

American Literary Scholarship: An Annual, Duke University Press, 1983.

Chicago Tribune Book World, September 2, 1979.

Choice, , July/August, 1973.

Library Journal, May 1, 1979.

Newsweek, April 2, 1973.

New York Times, September 6, 1979.

New York Times Book Review, April 15, 1973.

New York Times Book Review, , July 15, 1979.

Poetry Project, April/May, 1987.

Saturday Review, July 7, 1979.

Time, July 30, 1979.

Times Literary Supplement, November 23, 1979.

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Detailed Description