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Certificates, correspondence, photographic material and other items associated with academic awards presented to Anne Stevenson by the following American and British universities: Michigan, Loughborough, Durham and its St. Chad's College, Hull, Newcastle, and London. The vast majority of items relate to six honorary doctorates received by Stevenson, between 1997 and 2010.

Scope and Contents Letters, printouts of emails, cards, and postcards sent to Anne Stevenson from friends, family, business associates, literary peers, companies, charities, educational institutions, and people who admired her work. Some letters are accompanied by copies of poems written by the correspondents. Also present are contracts, financial statements, sales invoices and other items that Stevenson received through the post.This series is composed of 37 boxes and 783 identified correspondents,...

Scope and Contents A file holding material connected to a lecture given by Anne Stevenson at St. Chad's College, on 24 February 2015. The following are present, but not limited to: multiple drafts of the lecture's script, a handout for the event, along with drafts of the handout's text; and a bundle of poems by various poets for possible inclusion in the talk [it should be noted that while some items are marked as 'Epiphanies file,' these items may have been used for other lectures/talks/readings]. Most items...

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A file holding material relating to a public talk given by Anne Stevenson at St. Chad's College, Durham, on 12 March 2013. The file is composed primarily of multiple word-processed drafts of Stevenson's script for the talk, but there are also a couple of homemade-looking posters for the event, and a four-page document that features excerpts from poems and songs by a range of authors, including Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Marianne Moore, and Peter Redgrove.

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A file holding a certificate and an order of service programme, relating to Anne Stevenson being awarded a fellowship at the University of Durham's St. Chad's College, on 3 March 2012.

Scope and Contents A file holding material relating to a talk given by Anne Stevenson at St. Chad's College, Durham, on 18 March 2014. The title of the lecture is, 'Affinities: On the Poetry of Robert Frost and Elizabeth Bishop.' Items include: three different versions of Stevenson's script for the talk, two examples of a handout for the event, along with a draft of the item; a document bearing a script of a short introductory speech by an unknown author, and a copy of Stevenson's poem, 'How Astonishing,'...

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Material relating to two academic awards presented to Anne Stevenson by the University of Durham and its St. Chad's College: an honorary doctorate in 2005, and a fellowship with the college in 2012.