Scope and Contents This series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings by or about Whittemore or collected by him in the course of his career. All clippings have been arranged under four subheadings, "About Whittemore," "By Whittemore," "Collected By Whittemore," and "Reviews." Clippings under each subheading are arranged chronologically.While there are many insightful articles about or by Whittemore, one of the main highlights of the series is found among...

Scope and Contents This series contains forty-nine photographs that came as part of the collection. The photographs are not arranged in any particular order, as most of them are undated. During processing, photographs originally filed with manuscript or correspondence materials were moved to this series. Separation sheets document each photograph's original placement. There are several highlights in this series including contact sheets and prints of Whittemore that were used in publications by or...

Scope and Contents This series is comprised of two groupings: Whittemore's correspondence to and from others and correspondence of others. The first grouping consists of letters between Whittemore and family, friends, publishers, associations, government agencies, universities and colleges, and other literary contacts. Within each group, files are arranged alphabetically by correspondent (individual or corporate) and chronologically within each folder. The box inventory also lists additional correspondents as...

Scope and Contents This series consists of four groupings: "Academic," "Literary, " "Military," and "Personal." While primarily administrative material from Whittemore's military life and academic career, the contents also include contracts, course materials, evaluations, meeting minutes, memos, notes, orders, reports, schedules, and some printed matter. Within each grouping, all files are organized alphabetically by folder heading. Notable records among the "Academic" subheading include those from...

Scope and Contents This series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence. Material originally included with the correspondence has been maintained and noted. The bulk of the correspondence in this series relates to William Carlos Williams and John Updike. This series is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the primary literary figure to whom the correspondence relates; within each folder, correspondents are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Correspondents within each folder are listed...

Scope and Contents This series consists of programs, pamphlets, flyers, brochures, invitations, article reprints, posters, and other minor publications collected by Whittemore. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder heading. These headings include general descriptions of folder contents or the given title of the item(s).Some of the highlights include A Catalog of First Editions of Archibald MacLeish by Arthur Mizener (1938); the 1970 article reprint of...