Ian Young Correspondence on The Male Muse, 1972-1974
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Summary
- Creator:
- Young, Ian, 1945-
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet
129 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.01426
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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).
- Acquisition information:
- The Ian Young Correspondence on The Male Muse was received by The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2001.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Kate Crassons
Completed May 4, 2001
This collection is unprocessed: materials may have not been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subject:
- Gay men -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Gay men's writings, English
Gay men -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Gay men -- United States -- Social life and customs
Gays -- United States
Homosexuality -- United States -- Literary collections
Gay men -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs
Gays -- Great Britain
English literature -- Male authors
American literature -- Male authors
Gay men's writings, American
Gay men -- Poetry
Gay men -- Literary collections
Homosexuality -- Great Britain -- Literary collections
English literature -- 20th century
American literature -- 20th century - Names:
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
Young, Ian, 1945-
Young, Ian, 1945-
Borsa, Victor
Eggeling, Jim
Barber, William
Boone, Bruce
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973
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[Identification of item], Ian Young Correspondence on The Male Muse, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.