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A photo of William Melvin Kelley in Paris from 1968. He is equipped with a bodacious pair of sunglasses and a hat.

A full spread in the Yearbook depicting Kelley and his students in their classroom. On the second page is a brief description of what the class was like, along with a short speech by Kelley taken during one of his lectures.

Kelley writes a friendly correspondence to Harding and discusses his thoughts on teaching at Geneseo.

A glowing review by Walter Harding of "Dancers on the Shore", Kelley's second novel (which was a group of 16 short stories). It is partially due to Harding's enthusiastic reception of Kelley's work that he was able to lock him into a position at…

A picture of Professor Walter Harding in a canoe. He looks happy to be channeling Thoreau.

Letter from Kelley to Harding informing Harding that he used his name as a reference to get a new job in New York City. He also returns the key to Houston House, a dwelling that he stayed at very briefly in Geneseo.

A letter from August 1965 in which Kelley writes to Harding about using him as a reference on a resume and sends back a key he forgot to return.

Brief announcement that Kelley would be interviewed on WGSU, the Genseo Radio Station. The interview in question was of the author's experiences in life and of his opinions of Geneseo.

Brief announcement of Kelley's seminar "The Influence of Modern Novelists Upon a Writer".

A photo of William Melvin Kelley in 2012