Samuel Hazo correspondence, 1965

The Sister Maura Eichner collection of Samuel Hazo materials, 1961-1972, consists of books of poetry, original manuscripts, magazines, and letters sent by Hazo to Sister Maura at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. The Hart Crane: An Introduction and Interpretation manuscripts include handwritten edits and additions that lead to the final product. The 1962-1966 correspondence contains poems to be published in Hazo's upcoming books and clippings of articles he thought Sister Maura would find interesting. Hazo's critiques of Sister Maura's poetry and other Catholic writers, letters from his wife Mary Anne, and a program from Duquesne University's production of his play are included in the correspondence. Hazo's letters depict a close friendship founded upon Catholic faith and a love of poetry. He sends Sister Maura pictures from his travels and of his son, Samuel Hazo, Jr. and requests a photograph of her to keep in his home office. An undated souvenir book from Jerusalem, signed "Love, Sam and Mary Anne," demonstrates the deep connection the Sister Maura and Samuel Hazo shared.