In 2006, Colby College purchased Wesley McNair's papers, which now encompass one hundred linear-feet in the college library's Special Collections.

The Wesley McNair Papers include: scrapbooks, photographs, family letters, clippings, and ephemera; early writings; graduate school writings, teaching notes and poem drafts; manuscript drafts, first appearances, and audio-visual recordings; extensive correspondence.

The McNair Papers are organized into five sections:

My Life as a Poet A video presentation by McNair at the celebration of the acquisition of his personal papers by Colby College in 2006.
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Lovers of the Lost Poems Audio recordings and manuscript samples from Lovers of the Lost (McNair’s 2010 collection of new and selected poems) specifically designed as aides for teaching poetry.
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Letters Between Poets An exchange of letters between McNair and the poet Donald Hall during McNair’s early struggle as a poet.
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The Unfastening: From Manuscript to Book An exploration of McNair’s creative process as he wrote his 2017 collection The Unfastening.
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The Lyric Moose A Maine-Based Resource for Teachers, Students, and Enthusiasts of Poetry
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