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The
Michigan Writers Collection, located in the Special
Collections Division of the Michigan
State University Libraries serves as a primary resource
for the recognition, study, and appreciation of the literary
tradition that exists and continues to evolve in Michigan.
It is devoted to collecting and making accessible all the
manuscripts and published works of selected writers with
important ties to Michigan. Established in 1989, the collection
already features several of the most outstanding writers
of the last quarter century. Among those in the collection
are winners of a Pulitzer Prize, the Yale Younger Poets Award,
National Endowment for the Humanities awards, and Guggenheim
Fellowships.
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The collection was originally established to recognize only
MSU students who later achieved national and international
reputations for their literary work, such as Jim Harrison,
Richard Ford, Carolyn Forche, Tom McGuane, Dan Gerber, Lev
Raphael, Jim Cash, and Jack Epps. Given the important writing
talent that exists throughout Michigan, however, the collection
has been expanded to include over 70 writers, many of whom
have participated in the Michigan
Writers Series hosted by the MSU Libraries. The collection
continues to grow and is used by MSU students, faculty, and
visiting researchers.
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