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Randall Jarrell: References & Edit History

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Mary von Schrader Jarrell, Remembering Randall (1999), is a memoir by Jarrell’s wife.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 02, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 15, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame - Biography of Randall Jarrell. Apr 26, 2019
Add new Web site: NCpedia - Biography of Randall Jarrell. Mar 13, 2014
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Randall Jarrell. Jul 08, 2013
Deleted photograph. Jan 03, 2013
Added new Web site: Academy of American Poets - Biography of Randall Jarrell. Aug 09, 2006
Added new Web site: The Randall Jarrell Collection, Special Collections & Rare Books - UNC Greensboro. May 29, 2006
Article revised. Aug 23, 2002
Article revised. Nov 17, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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