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David Dwyer Papers

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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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David Dwyer Papers Container List. MA 47.1

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.