Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Young, David, 1936- .
- Abstract:
- Young, David mss., circa. 1980s-1990s, consist of the papers of American poet and literary translator David Young 1936-.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Young, David mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
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:
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.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 2009
- Processing information:
Processed by Craig Simpson.
Completed in 2014
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Young, David mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@iu.edu