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David Allan Evans Papers Finding Aid South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections Briggs Library (SBL) Room 241 Box 2114 1300 North Campus Drive Brookings, SD 57007 Phone: 605-688-5094 Email: [email protected] Collection Summary Identifier UA 53.16 Title David Allan Evans Papers Creator David Allan Evans, 1940- Dates 1957-2012 Extent 14.15 linear feet (12 records center boxes, 1 oversize box) electronic records, photographs 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 Allan Evans Papers. UA 53.16. South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M .Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota. Abstract American poet, poet laureate of South Dakota (2002-2015). This collection is composed of manuscripts, publications, correspondence, reviews, and writings by David Allan Evans Biographical Note Born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1940, David Allan Evans went to college on a football scholarship, and by the time he graduated, he was writing poems and short stories. He has degrees from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, the University of Iowa, and the University of Arkansas, where he got his MFA in creative writing. He has lived in Brookings, South Dakota since 1968, where he is a professor of English and Writer in Residence at South Dakota State University. He is the author of five books of poetry, and the author or editor of seven other books. In 1974 he was the first South Dakotan to receive a National Endowment for the Arts grant. He also has writing grants from the Bush Artist foundation in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the South Dakota Arts Council. His poems, short stories, and essays have been published in many magazines and journals and in over 60 anthologies, including Best Poems of 1969 (The Borestone Awards), Heartland II: Poets of the Midwest, The Norton Book of Sports, The Sporting Life, Imaging Home, Poetspeak, Motion: American Sports Poems, and Fathers. A number of his poems have been re-printed frequently in well-known sports literature anthologies as well as K-12 text books. He has been a Fulbright Scholar to China twice, once in Nanjing, China and once in Guangzhou. He has done residencies for the South Dakota Arts Council, Iowa Arts Council, and Wyoming Arts Council for over 25 years. He is listed in Contemporary Authors, International Authors and Writers Who's Who, and Who's Whos in America. Education: • B.A., English, Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, 1962. • M.A. English, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1964. • M.F.A., Creative Writing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1976. Employment: • Assistant Professor of English, Adams State College, 1966-68; • Assistant Professor of English to Professor of English/ Writer-In- Residence, South Dakota State University, 1968-Present. Honors and Awards: • Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference Scholar, 1972; • National Endowment for the Arts grant, 1975; 1976; • Bush Artist Fellowship, 1990; • Pushcart Prize nomination, 1994; • Fulbright Scholar to China, 1992-93 and 1999; • Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who in America; • Poet Laureate of South Dakota by the governor from June, 2002 to October, 2015 Readings, lectures, and workshops at over 70 schools, universities, bookstores, and literary conferences, including Southwest Minnesota State University, Moorhead State University, Gustavus Adolphus, The University of Minnesota, The University of Nebraska, The University of North Dakota, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China. Arrangement This collection is arranged into 13 series: Series 1. Activities Series 2. Articles About Evans Series 3. Book Reviews By Evans Series 4. China Series5. Collected Material Series 6. Correspondence Series 7. General Series 8. Periodicals: Essays, Articles, and Short Stories Series 9. Periodicals: Poetry Series 10. Published books Series 11. Reviews of Evans Series 12. Works in anthologies, textbooks, and other publications Series 13. Writings Contents Note This collection is composed of material related to activities in which Evans was involved in during his career, newspaper clippings of articles featuring Evans, reviews of books and poetry written by Evans, material collected and gathered by Evans over the course of his trips to China and the writings the occurred as a result of these trips, publications, poems and books authored or co-authored by Evans and published, Evans works as they appeared in anthologies, textbooks and other publications, reviews of Evans works as reviewed by his peers, and manuscripts of poems, essays, writings and talks. Included are files related to his work as Poet Laureate of South Dakota, articles related to his career as a writer, correspondence, diaries, research, copies of published books, clippings, journals, and manuscripts of early versions of Evans works that include notations by the author. Series 1. Activities. Composed of material related to activities in which Evans was involved in during his career. Included are files related to lectures, workshops, conferences, and festivals and writers-in the schools programs as well as material related to his work as Poet Laureate of South Dakota. Series 2. Articles About Evans. Composed mainly of newspaper clippings of articles featuring Evans. The articles relate to his career as a writer and focus on his accomplishments, readings, workshops, work as writer-in-residence, publications, and work as Poet Laureate of South Dakota. This material is arranged chronologically by year. The article title is noted in the folder description. Series 3. Book Reviews By Evans. Composed of reviews of books and poetry written by Evans and published in periodicals. Series 4. China. Composed of material collected and gathered by Evans over the course of his trips to China and the writings the occurred as a result of these trips. Included is correspondence, diaries, research and writings. Series 5. Collected Material. Composed of material found in the collection that the arranger did not find any direct relation to Evans. It is assumed that Evans collected this material because it related to his interests. Included are some poetry books, business cards, material related to Sioux City, Iowa, the National Federation of State Poetry Society, and South Dakota State University, as well as some various journals. Series 6. Correspondence. Composed of acceptance letters, letters from friends, fan mail, and letters of recommendation. Series 7. General. Composed of material related to his work in college, alumni reunions, honors and awards, biographical material and a file related to a creative writing scholarship established by Evans at South Dakota State University. Series 8. Periodicals: Essays, Articles, and Short Stories. Composed of publications containing essays, articles, and short stories written by Evans and published inPeriodicals: such as peer reviewed journals, magazines, and newspapers. Included is clippings, journals, and some correspondence. Series 9. Periodicals: Poetry. Composed of poems written by Evans and published inPeriodicals: such as peer reviewed journals, magazines, and newspapers. Included is clippings, journals, and some correspondence. Series 10. Published books. Composed of books authored or co-authored by Evans and published. Included are copies of the published book, correspondence, and book promotion material. Series 11. Reviews of Evans. Composed of reviews and criticism of Evans works as reviewed by his peers as found in newspapers, peer reviewed journals, and magazines. Included are reviews of his poetry and books. This material is arranged alphabetically by title of the article. Series 12. Works in anthologies, textbooks, and other publications. Composed of Evans works as they appeared in anthologies, textbooks and other publications. Included are short stories, essays, poems, and articles. This material is arranged alphabetically by title of the publication. Evans contribution is listed within the folder description with a page notation. Series 13. Writings. Composed of manuscripts of poems, essays, writings and talks. These manuscripts are early versions of Evans works and include notations by the author. Also included are a few clippings and two original musical scores, "Three poems for chorus," and "Looking out my window," composed by M. William Karlins with lyrics written by David Allan Evans. Bibliography Publications (poetry collections) After the Swan Dive by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 A67 2008 Publication Date: 2008 Among Athletes by David Allan Evans Call Number: PN6110.S65 E9 Publication Date: 197- Decent Dangers by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 D43 2000 Publication Date: 2000 Each Day You're Gone by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 E32 2008 Publication Date: 2008 Hanging Out With the Crows by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 H36 1991 Publication Date: 1991 Images of Place : Paintings and Poems by David Allan Evans and Gary Steinley Call Number: ND230.S8 E92 2007 Publication Date: 2007 Real and False Alarms by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 R4 1985 Publication Date: 1985 The Bull Rider's Advice : New and Selected Poems by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 B85 2003 Publication Date: 2003 This Water, These Rocks by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 T44 2009 Publication Date: 2009 Train Windows by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 T7 Publication Date: 1976 Books Double Happiness: Two Lives in China by David Allan Evans and Jan Evans Call Number: DS712 .E88 1995 Publication Date: 1995 (journals, with Jan Evans) New Voices in American Poetry by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS613 .E9 Publication Date: 1973 (editor) [anthology] Remembering the Soos by David Allan Evans Call Number: PS3555.V214 R45 1986 Publication Date: 198 Skeletons of the prairie : Abadoned rural Codington County, South Dakota by text by Ried Holien ; photographs by S. Paul Tuszynski, with a foreword by David Allan Evans Call Number: F657.C8 H65 2000 Publication Date: 2000 What the Tallgrass Says by David Allan Evans Call Number: F656 W45 Publication Date: 1982 (writer and general editor) Poems, Short Stories, and Essays Beyond borders : an anthology of new writing from Manitoba, Minnesota, Saskatchewan and the Dakotas by Mark Vinz and Dave Williamson, editors. Call Number: PS536.2 .B48 1992 Publication Date: 1992 A harvest of words : contemporary South Dakota poetry by edited by Patrick Hicks Call Number: PS571.S8 H37 2010 Publication Date: 2010 Imagining home : writings from the Midwest by Mark Vinz and Thorn Tammaro, editors Call Number: PS563 .I46 1995 Publication Date: 1995 Over 250 poems published or forthcoming in Southern Review, North American Review, Esquire, Shenandoah, Poetry Northwest, Chariton Review, Prairie Schooner, The New York Times, The Mid-America Poetry Review, South Dakota Review, Witness, Kansas Quarterly, Aethlon: The Journal of Sports Literature, and others. Poems, short stories, and essays have been reprinted in over 60 anthologies and textbooks including Heartland: Poets of the Midwest, The Sporting Life, Splash!: Great Writing About Swimming, American Sports Poems, Imaging Home: Writing About the Midwest, The Norton Book of Sports, Best Poems of 1969 (Borestone Awards), and others. Key Words American poetry -- 20th century China -- Description and travel Evans, David Allan, 1940- Middle West -- Poetry South Dakota -- Literature South Dakota -- Poetry West (U.S.) – Poetry Administrative Information 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, Archivist, 2013 May 13.
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