Scope and Contents note From the Series: Contains correspondence, form letters, minutes, nominations for awards and for membership, and works by Cowley about the Academy. Cowley was nominated to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1949 and to American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1964. As a member of both organizations, Cowley served on many committees and as president from 1956-1959 and 1962-1965. He also served as chancellor of the Academy from 1967-1976. Felicia Geffen and Maggie Mills served as secretaries for the...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Contains correspondence, form letters, minutes, nominations for awards and for membership, and works by Cowley about the Academy. Cowley was nominated to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1949 and to American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1964. As a member of both organizations, Cowley served on many committees and as president from 1956-1959 and 1962-1965. He also served as chancellor of the Academy from 1967-1976. Felicia Geffen and Maggie Mills served as secretaries for the...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Contains correspondence, form letters, minutes, nominations for awards and for membership, and works by Cowley about the Academy. Cowley was nominated to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1949 and to American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1964. As a member of both organizations, Cowley served on many committees and as president from 1956-1959 and 1962-1965. He also served as chancellor of the Academy from 1967-1976. Felicia Geffen and Maggie Mills served as secretaries for the...