Department of English Language and Literature (University of Michigan) Master of Fine Arts Program records, 1986-2008
6.7 linear feet
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program was established in the Department of English at the University of Michigan in 1982, and each year selects ten poets and twelve fiction writers to study for two to three years in pursuit of the MFA degree. The MFA Program also hosts the acclaimed Zell Visiting Writers’ Series, which brings more than a dozen poets and fiction writers to the University of Michigan campus every year.
The Department of English (University of Michigan) Master of Fine Arts Program records contain audiocassettes and videotapes (VHS) for the Zell Visiting Writers’ Series from Fall 1999 to Winter 2003, and digital videos (MiniDV) for Master of Fine Arts Program Alumni readings from 2002. Additional files containing correspondence, photographs, and publicity materials for the Zell Visiting Writers’ Series are also included.