Will Inman Correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from Wilmington native Will Inman to Neal Thomas, as well as some of Inman's works and letters to additional recipients.
Dates
- 1983-1993, undated
Creator
- Inman, Will, 1923-2009 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright Statement
Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical Note
Poet and author William Archibald McGirt, who legally changed his name to Will Inman in 1973 is a 1943 Duke University graduate. He describes his political views as "Democratic revolutionary socialist", and his religion as "Kaurian". His career included publisher and editor of Kauri, a newsletter, faculty member Montgomery College, association with Free University of New York, artist in residence, American University, Washington, D.C. Inman's correspondence was usually typed, landscape view, with the letter one one half and a poem on the other half. Inman often included other poems with his letters. See Manuscript 136 for other correspondence and poetry of Inman's.
Extent
1 Folder (Contains 1 folder)
Language
English
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Neal Thomas. Date of acquisition unknown.
Creator
- Inman, Will, 1923-2009 (Person)
- Title
- Will Inman Correspondence
- Status
- Partially Processed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- Undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Randall Library Special Collections Repository