Preliminary Inventory of the Ian Young Correspondence on The Male Muse, 1972-1974
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleIan Young Correspondence on The Male Muse,
1972-1974
Creator
Young, Ian, 1945-
Extent
.4 Linear Feet
129 Items
Repository
129 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
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collection.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred
to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ian Young Correspondence on The Male Muse, Rare Book, Manuscript, and
Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Ian Young Correspondence on The Male Muse was received by The Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a purchase in 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Kate Crassons
Completed May 4, 2001
This collection is unprocessed: materials may have not been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Ian Young was the editor of The Male Muse (The Crossing Press 1973). He also compiled The Male Homosexual in Literature: A Bibliography (1975, 1982).
[top]Collection Overview
Letters (128 items, 1972-1974) to Young from prospective contributors
to The Male Muse, including W.H. Auden, William Barber, Victor Borsa, Bruce
Boone, Jim Eggeling, Allen Ginsberg, and others. Although the majority of the
letters deal specifically with possible poems for inclusion into the anthology,
many of the writers touch on their lives as gay men and their opinions of gay
literature. The letters contain many original autographs. The collection also
includes a copy of the published book.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Young, Ian, 1945- .
- Young, Ian, 1945- . The male muse.
- Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
- Boone, Bruce.
- Barber, William.
- Borsa, Victor.
- Eggeling, Jim.
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-
- Homosexuality-United States-Literary collections.
- Homosexuality-Great Britain-Literary collections.
- Gay men-Literary collections.
- American literature-20th century.
- English literature-20th Century.
- American literature-Male authors.
- English literature-Male authors.
- Gay men-Poetry.
- Gay men's writings, American.
- Gay men's writings, English.
- Gay men-United States-History-20th century.
- Gay men-Great Britain-History-20th century.
- Gay men-Great Britain-Social life and customs.
- Gay men-United States-Social life and customs.
- Gays-United States.
- Gays-Great Britain.
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Preliminary Description of Collection
Accession 2001-0033
W.H. Auden
William Barber
Oswell Blakeston
Victor Borsa
Bruce Boone
Perry Brass
Jim Chapson
Kirby Congdon
Robert Duncan
Kenneth-Charles Dupuis
Jim Eggeling
Larry Eigner
Sal Farinella
Edward Field
Allen Ginsberg
Paul Goodman
E.V. Griffith
Thom Gunn
Robert Hawkes
James Hietter
Brian Hill
Daryl Hine
Richard Howard
Christopher Isherwood
Ronald Johnson
James Kirkup
J.Z. Kurlowicz
E.A. Lacey
Irving Layton
John Lehmann
James Liddy
Waltern Lowenfels
Paul Mariah
James Mitchell
Edward Mycue
Harold Norse
Robert Peters
Ralph Pomeroy
Al Purdy
Michael Ratcliffe
Larry Rubin
Charley Shively
George Stanley
Richard Tagett
Hunce Voelcker
Burton Weiss
John Wieners
Jonathan Williams
