The Lilly Library at Indiana University holds the Sanazaro mss., ca. 1982-1989 , which consists of correspondence and papers of poet and independent scholar Leonard R. Sanazaro, 1949-2004 ( obituary ), relating primarily to his interest in and work on Sylvia Plath. This is a great example of an archive that does not have Sylvia Plath-originated materials, but has materials about her. There is material in here that can help us understand how researchers conducted their queries before the "information age", which is so often now done sitting on the couch, wearing comfortable slippers, or something. They also hold items, such as audio files and transcripts of materials that otherwise might not ever see the light of day again. The 1980s perspective on Sylvia Plath is an interesting one to consider because it helped to guide us to where we are today. The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Writings; III. Miscellaneous. The majority of the...

Otto Plath died 68 years ago today. Did you know that Ted Hughes died aged 68, 2 months, and 11 days? Plath died on 2/11/63. Did you know that 63 days before Plath died, she moved to London? Did you know that in Diane Middlebrook's Her Husband: Hughes and Plath - a marriage , the pagination coincides so that on page 211, the author discusses Plath's death? Middlebrook, who passed away last December, was 68. This was 123 days before her next birthday. To recap some numbers, this is 68 x 2 - 11 -2.

Diane Middlebrook will discuss Her Husband: Plath and Hughes, a marriage with Juliet Mitchell on 24 October 2007. Here are the details : Time: 1-2.30pm Date: Wednesday, 24th October 2007 Place: Jesus College, Upper Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. This is part of the Gender Studies Public Events Series sponsored by Cambridge University Press. Other books by Diane Middlebrook: Anne Sexton: A Biography Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton Ovid Diane Middlebrook, online .