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Collection Summary
Identifier
MA 47.1
Title
David Dwyer Papers
Creator
David Dwyer
Dates
1973-2011
Extent
2.0 linear feet (2 records center boxes)
Language
English
Repository
South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.
Access note
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Preferred Citation
Name of item . David Dwyer Papers. MA 47.1. South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.
Abstract
David Dwyer was a poet and husband of Kathleen Norris. This collection is composed of Dwyer's works as a poet. Included are published works of poetry as well as other writings.
Biographical Note
Poet David Dwyer grew up just north of New York City and commuted to high school in Manhattan. He moved from New York City to Lemmon, South Dakota with his wife, writer Kathleen Norris, when she inherited her maternal grandparents’ farm.
Dwyer’s first collection of poetry, “Ariana Olisvos: Her Last Works and Days,” won the Juniper Prize and was published in 1976 by the University of Massachusetts Press. His second book of poetry, “Other Men and Other Women,” was completed after receiving a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. It was published in 1988 by Sandhills Press, Ord, Nebraska. Dwyer also published numerous poems in anthologies and literary magazines such as “The New York Quarterly,” “The Agni Review,” and “The Virginia Quarterly Review.”
David Dwyer died in 2003 at the age of 57 after a lengthy illness.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series:
Series 1. General
Series 2. Published works
Series 3. Writings
Folders are arranged in alphabetical order within each series.
Contents Note
This collection is primarily composed of Dwyer's works as a poet. Included are published works of poetry as well as other writings.
Bibliography
Ariana Olisvos: Her Last Works and Days
Publication Date: 1976
Other Men and Other Women
Publication Date: 1988
Key Words
American poetry -- 20th century
Dwyer, David
Middle West -- Poetry
Poets, American -- 20th century
Poets, American -- South Dakota
Container List
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| Series | Box | Folder | Description | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. General | 1 | 1 | Article: Presenting ... David Dwyer, writer | 1987 |
| 1. General | 1 | 2 | Article: Resident Writers get State's Name into Wide Print,' by Ann Grauvogl | 1988 |
| 1. General | 1 | 3 | Awards: The Juniper Prize - David Dwyer's book 'Ariana Olisvos: Her Last Works and Days' ... | 1976 |
| 1. General | 1 | 4 | Correspondence: Osborne, Ken | 1977 |
| 1. General | 1 | 5 | Dakota Arts Quarterly (DAQ) | 1979 |
| 1. General | 1 | 6 | David Dwyer Papers - List of Files | 2011 |
| 1. General | 1 | 7 | Fair Copies to Submit to Magazines | 1988 |
| 1. General | 1 | 8 | Glen Falls, NY artist-in-residence | 1986 |
| 1. General | 1 | 9 | Literary Resume | undated |
| 1. General | 1 | 10 | Submissions (current) | 1990 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 11 | Book: 'Ariana Olisvos - Her Last Works and Days' - University of Massachusetts Press, 1976 | 1976 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 12 | Book: 'Ariana Olisvos: Her Last Works and Days' - Correspondence | 1973-1976 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 13 | Book: 'Other Men and Other Women' - Sandhills Press, Inc., 1988 | 1988 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 14 | Poetry: 'After the War - A Vision for Kathleen' - The Agni Review, Number 12, 1980, page 74 | 1980 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 15 | Poetry: 'Ariana Olisvos: Her Works & Days' - The New York Quarterly, Number 16, 1974, Page 61 | 1974 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 16 | Poetry: 'Ariana Olisvos - work & dyas/prologos' - The New York Quarterly, Number 13, Page 120 | 1973 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 17 | Poetry: 'Cold Comfort' and 'Vanessa' - The Agni Review, Number 10/11, 1979, Page 52-53 | 1979 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 18 | Poetry: 'Diamond Head: Instead of Another Elegy' - The Agni Review, Number 15, 1981, Page 14 | 1981 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 19 | Poetry: 'Examination of Conscience' - The American Benedictine Review, Volume 56, Number 1, March 2005, Page 41 | 2005 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 20 | Poetry: 'The Higher Arithmetic' and 'The Reason Why' - Ergo! The Bumbershoot Literary Magazine, Volume 4, Page 40-41 | 1989 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 21 | Poetry: 'The Higher Arithmetic' / 'The Middle of Nowhere' / 'Love and Poetry at Ground Zero' - Prairie Volcano - An Anthology of North Dakota Writing, Martha Meek and Jay Meek, editors, Dacotah Territory Press/St. Ives Press, 1995, Page 45-63 | 1995 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 22 | Poetry: ' Metaphysics' - The Virginia Quarterly Review, Volume 62, Number 4, Page 611 | 1986 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 23 | Poetry: 'Natural Theology in the Garden: a Vision in Daggerel' - Swallow's Tale Magazine, Number 3, 1984, Page 1 | 1984 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 24 | Poetry: 'Near Death' / 'Persophone' - Aphra - The Feminist Literary Magazine, Volume 5, Number 2, Page 50-53 | 1974 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 25 | Poetry: 'Old Books' - The Virginia Quarterly Review, Volume 65, Number 3, Summer 1969, Page 450 | 1969 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 26 | Poetry: 'Old Lovers Drinking Together' - The Agni Review, Number 20, 1984, Page 9-12 | 1984 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 27 | Poetry: 'Poem on Her Birthday' - The Iowa Review, Volume 5, Number 1, Page 14 | 1974 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 28 | Poetry: 'Quantum Mechanics: Another Love Poem' / 'The Railroad Station at Sabattis, NY' / 'Metaphysics' - The Decade Dance: A Celebration of Poems, edited by Mark Sanders, Sandhills Press, Inc., Page 42-45 | 1991 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 29 | Poetry: 'Quantum Mechanics: Another Love Poem' / 'Lee Gerlach' - The Agni Review, Volume 27, Page 187-189 | 1998 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 30 | Poetry: 'The Railroad Station at Sabattis, NY' - South Dakota Review, Volume 25, Number 2, Page 54-55 | 1987 |
| 2. Published works | 1 | 31 | Poetry: 'The Railroad Station at Sabattis, NY' - The Bloomsbury Review, Volume 11, Issue 5, Page 3 | 1991 |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 32 | Canticle of Middle Age / Litany | 1991 |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 33 | Current Verse | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 34 | Finished verse to submit and samples | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 35 | However Many Worlds There Are Collection | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 36 | Kir Royale | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 37 | Miscellaneous Lemmon | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 38 | Miscellaneous Lemmon | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 39 | Miscellaneous notes, poems | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 40 | Miscellaneous Prose | 2001 |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 41 | Morning Mist | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 42 | New York Work, notes, miscellaneous | undated |
| 3. Writings | 1 | 43 | Other Men and Other Women | 1988 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 1 | Poetry: 'Last Lines' | 1992 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 2 | Prairie Winds (SD) | undated |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 3 | Provident Life, etc. | undated |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 4 | Some of What Blood Will Tell | 1988 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 5 | Trains, etc. | undated |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 6 | Translation of 'Plays of St. Therese of Lisieux: Pious Recreations' | 1992 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 7 | Unreasonable Gestures | 1988 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 8 | Verse | undated |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 9 | Verse | 1993 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 10 | Verse Finished After OM & OW (Other Men & Other Women) | 1987 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 11 | Verse - notes, typescripts, etc. | undated |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 12 | Verse - Travel | undated |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 13 | Virginia Woolf: A Conversation & A Tale Out of School | 1973 |
| 3. Writings | 2 | 14 | Working Verse Notes | 1987 |
Administrative Information
Legal Status
Kathleen Norris retains the literary rights, including copyright, to this material. Patrons wishing to publish from this material must obtain permission directly from Kathleen Norris. For further information, consult with the staff.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Researchers conducting extensive research are asked to make an advance appointment to access archival material. Please call or e-mail prior to visiting the collection and indicate as much detail as possible about a particular topic and intended use.
South Dakota State University supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted as a result of their fragile condition or by contractual agreements with donors.
Copyright note
Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archives are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. There are other materials in the Archive carrying a copyright interest and must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted material.
Arranged and Described by
Crystal J. Gamradt. C.A., Staff Archivist, May 3, 2013.
Additions were made by Ruby Wilson, May 31, 2017.