Waring Cuney collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: GV023

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

Collection contains three manuscript drafts from a ollection of poetry by Waring Cuney, titled "Puzzles" (early title "Beale Street"). This collection also includes edited drafts of single poems, a grouping of poems titled "25 Blues, and a small collection of correspondence.

Dates

1955-1976

Language of Materials

English

Restrictions on Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Restrictions on Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical Note

William Waring Cuney was a poet born in Washington, D.C. on May 6, 1906. A trained musician, many of Cuney's poems refer to musical experiences, and several of his works have been set to music. In 1956 Cuney co-edited an anthology with poet Langston Hughes, "Lincoln University Poets: Centennial Anthology, 1854-1954." Cuney's sole collections of poetry, Puzzzles and Storefront Church, were published outside of the United States in 1960 and 1976 respectively. Cuney died in New York City on June 30, 1976.