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Young, David mss., circa 1980-circa 1990
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
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Creator
Young, David, 1936- .
TitleYoung, David mss., circa 1980-circa 1990
Collection No.
LMC 2702
Extent
1000 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
Young, David mss., circa. 1980s-1990s,
consist of the papers of American poet and literary translator David Young
1936-.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Young was born in Davenport, Iowa. He earned a BA from Carleton College, and an MA
and PhD from Yale University. He currently teaches poetry as the Longman Professor
of English at Oberlin College and is one of the co-editors of FIELD magazine. Young
is the author of several collections of poetry and his honors include fellowships
from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National
Endowment for the Humanities, and the Ohio Arts Council. He has been the recipient
of a Pushcart Prize as well as a Witter Bynner Translation Fellowship. He has also
published numerous volumes of translation.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains primarily correspondence and manuscripts concerning
Young's translations of the Czech poet Miroslav Holub, including Holub's
work
Vanishing Lung Syndrome (1990). Young began as
Holub's American translator in 1981 and continued until Holub's death in
1998.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2009
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Young, David mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by Craig Simpson.
Completed in 2014
Box 1
Holub-Young correspondence,
1980s
Holub-Young correspondence,
1990s
(2 folders)
Holub miscellaneous
(2 folders)
