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Guide to the David Gitin Papers, 1968-1993.

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Guide to the David Gitin Papers, M0691 1 1968-1993. Guide to the David Gitin Papers, 1968-1993.

Collection number: M0691

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Descriptive Summary Title: Gitin, David. Papers, Date (inclusive): 1968-1993. Collection number: M0691 Creator: Gitin David Extent: .25 linear ft. Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Abstract: David Gitin edited Bricoleur, corresponded with Oppen from 1968-1977. He published Oppen, sought his editorial eye when writing poetiy himself, welcomed his support when he wentjob-hunting. Oppen had sustained correspondence in this periodwith Michael Heller, Armand Schwerner, Levertov & Michael Cuddihy, but probably not many others. Serendipity sold for Gitin letters a decade ago, but that lot did not include Oppen, as I remember it. Below is a detailed list ofthe Oppen file, and as a courtesy, a register of everything else Gitin brought in last week, for though it is tempting to sell these others singly in various directions, to maximize profits, it is not courteous to Stanford to do so: I include all the non-Oppen for a lump sum additional, as indicated. Gitin did not cooperate with Rachel Blau who did a SELECTED LETTERS for Sulphur, publishing mostly letters to her. Our letters are unpublished. Sometimes Oppen addresses Joyce Gitin. Oppen & Gitin were often in the same city together (SF), & therefore met, did not correspond. In this period Oppen's SEASCAPE is published & COLLECTED POEMS is in progress. Rough drafts ofPRIMTTIVE appear in the correspondence, a bit. Language: English. Access None. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Preferred Citation David Gitin Papers. M0691. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Acquisition Information Purchased, 1994.

Guide to the David Gitin Papers, M0691 2 1968-1993. Provenance Purchased, 1994. Collection Scope and Content Summary Primarily incoming letters (42) from George Oppen, 1968-1977, including Oppen manuscripts and photographs. Rough drafts of PRIMITIVE appear occasionally in the correspondence. There is a 39-page photocopy of a corrected typescript by Mary Oppen, a journal kept during the couple's trip to Israel. There are also four folders of letters (and some manuscripts) from other writers, 1971-1993. Access Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Amirkhanian, Charles. Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934- Bly, Robert. Bromige, DAvid. Cage, John. Corman, Cid. Creeley, Robert, 1930- Dawson, Fielding. Di Prima, Diane. Dorn, Edward. Eigner, Larry, 1927- Enslin, Theodore. Evans, George, 1948- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926- Gray, Darrell, 1945- Kyger, Joanne. Marshall, Jack, 1936- McClure, Michael. Meltzer, David. Oppen, George. Oppen, Mary. Owen, Maureen, 1943- Palmer, Michael, 1942- Rakosi, Carl, 1903- Robinson, Kit, 1949- Silliman, Ronald, 1946- Sward, Robert, 1933- Tarn, Nathaniel. Vega, Jeanne Pomy. Waldman, Anne. Wieners, John, 1934-

Part I. Correspondence with George Oppen

Folder 1 1. Responding to Bricoleur. Mentions Weinberger, Aug 9, 1968 Physical Description: TLS, 1p.

Folder 1 2. On Jeffers.Jan 6, 1969 Physical Description: TLS, 1p

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Folder 1 3. Very descriptive of place - Maine spots.July 14, 1969 Physical Description: TLS, 1p.

Folder 1 4. Responding to Gitin's poems with very close exam.Dec 15, 1969 Physical Description: TLS, 2pp

Folder 1 4 lines, response to Gitin poem, enclosed, Feb 10, 1970 Physical Description: TNS, 1p.

Folder 1 6. Gitin is very promising; Oppen is an old man; one poem of Gitin's is irritating.Feb 15, 1970 Physical Description: TLS, 1p

Folder 1 7. Tiny ink sketch. n.d. Physical Description: 5 lines.

Folder 1 8. gift for Gitin new home: From "Some Fan Francisco Poems". n.d. Physical Description: Poem typed 1p, signed "George".

Folder 1 9. Short ANS, he heard Gitin on radio-"very fine indeed".May 23, 1970 Folder 1 10. 1 line ANS. "stay well y corragio George".June 2, 1970 Folder 1 11. "Dear Novice... Sept 17, 1970 Physical Description: 12 line TLS.

Folder 1 12. 2 line ANS.Nov 23, 1970 Folder 1 13. Copy of Oppen's recommendation of Gitin. "during last three years I have talked on numerous occasions...I have been Feb 28 1971 Physical Description: Carbon TS 7 lines,

Folder 1 14. Tinkering with a poetic line.April 28 1971 Physical Description: TNS, 4 lines

Folder 1 15.. On Maine, the beats, Kenner.July 30, 1971 Physical Description: TLS, 1p

Folder 1 16. Continuation ofcontent from previous letterJuly 31, 1971 Physical Description: TLS, 1p.

Folder 1 17. About Gitin & poetry itself.Dec 13, 1971 Physical Description: TLS, 1p.

Folder 1 18. "Good Luck!"/"George."Jan 30, 1972 Physical Description: TLS,

Folder 1 19. Went to Stanford to hear Gunn & Levine. Praises Rod Taylor & his FLORIDA EAST COAST CHAMPION. My beloved former wrapper Chuchk Miller did the illus for that book!April 13, 1972 Physical Description: TLS, 1p, with a poem in the text

Folder 1 20. TL to Maria, Yes on Gitin, no on Vangelisti, Oct 13, 1972 Physical Description: 1p.

Folder 1 21. On language; holing up; Sumac book due.Nov 9, 1972 Physical Description: TLS, 1p.

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Folder 1 22. Close responses to poems.n.d. Physical Description: TLS, 1p.

Folder 2 APC23. Jan 2, 1973 Folder 2 24. On Gitin's response to his book. On Bunting.Feb 13, 1973 Physical Description: TLS, 1p

Folder 2 25. 6 line ANS.March 25, 1973 Folder 2 26. "Teaching, lecturing, showing off, whatever"April 1973 Physical Description: TLS, l/2p

Folder 2 27. Readings in offing, good that Ginsberg & Cage responded.April 5, 1973 Physical Description: TLS, 1p

Folder 2 1p. 28. Responds to Gitin's work. "I am limited, obsessed by my own purposes."Oct 31, 1973 Physical Description: TLS

Folder 2 29. Sending proofs to press. Theorizes about poetiy, succinctly.Nov 11, 1973 Physical Description: TL, 1p,

Folder 2 30. TLS, plus Gitin's poem, ANNOTATED BY OPPEN.Jan 5, 1974 Physical Description: 2pp,

Folder 2 31. To Maria Gitin. ANSMarch 22, 1974 Physical Description: 1p.

Folder 2 32. On meaning in poetry.April 16, 1974 Physical Description: TLS, 1/2 p.

Folder 2 33. On Gitin's bibliog of Oppen, article I guess.Oct 7, 1974 Folder 2 34. note on letter from Botoomfish Mag ed to Oppen forwarded to Gitin.Jan 22, 1976 Folder 2 35. ANS, he would like the EPICTETUS also. To Maria Gitin.May 1976 Folder 2 36. Long TLS, 1p to Christopher Middleton recommending Gitin, with cover ALS to GitinOct 15, 1976 Physical Description: 1p.

Folder 2 37. TLS from Middleton to Oppen, with note, Oppen to Gitin. Physical Description: 1p.

Folder 2 ALS, full page (unusual), with typed poem enclosed "for safe-keeping"June 6, 1977 Folder 2 38. "THAT WHICH IS STRANGE" - Best letter so far. Physical Description: 2pp.

Folder 2 39. ALS, full, very unusual for Oppen to use this mode.Aug 3, 1977 Physical Description: 3pp.

Folder 2 40. ALS, On Oppen bibliog.Aug 1977 Physical Description: 1p.

Folder 2 41. On Gitin divorce, remarkable little Un.d. Physical Description: l/2p.

Folder 2 42. TLS Nov 25, 1977 Physical Description: l/2p.

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Folder 7 Nice photo of Duncan, Oppen, Enslin, & Economou at Grand Rapids Physical Description: 8 x 10.

Folder 7 Oppen. EPIGRAM. Physical Description: Typed poem, 1p

Folder 7 Oppen. UNDER THE HOT SUN IN THE SOIL. MSS POEM, Physical Description: signed, 1p.

Folder 8 Oppen. ORIGINAL VERSION of Oppen's DISCRETE SERIES TS, Physical Description: Xerox

Folder 9 Vincent (Steve) THE BALLAD OF ARTIE BREMER. SF: Momo1974 Folder 10 Oppen (George) -. Physical Description: 3 snapshots

Folder 10 Oppen (Mary) Oblong mounted photo, Scope and Content Note vintage print, on porch with family as young woman, RARE. Plus vintage mounted photo ofMary Oppen at a young girl.

Part II. Other Correspondence

Folder 3 1. Charles Amirkhanian. APC 1984 Folder 3 Robert Bly, ALS1973 Physical Description: 1p.

Folder 3 3. David Bromige. APC Folder 3 4. John Cage. ANS 1975 Folder 3 5. Cid Corman. APC,; ALS, 1989.; TLS, 1989.1984 Folder 3 6. Fielding Dawson. TPCS,. About Gitin's THE CALL.1984 Folder 3 7. . APC, 1984; APC, 1973. Poem APC,.1977 Folder 3 8. LeRoi Jones (Baraka) APCS; T biog resume, annotated; Physical Description: 8x10 photo, 3pp

Folder 3 9. Diane Di Prima. APC; Brdsde poem, "Peter Hartman's Sequence" 1991 Physical Description: signed,.

Folder 3 10. Edward Dorn. ANS, 1991 Folder 4 11. Larry Eigner. Tpoem, on env flap; TLS, Physical Description: 4pp, including Xerox

Folder 5 12. Theodore Enslin, TNS. 1990 Folder 5 13. George Evans, APC 1991. Folder 5 14. . APC 1977. Folder 5 15. Darrell Gray. US,.1977 Scope and Content Note (poet, suicide; or dead of drink)

Folder 5 16. Joanne Kyger. APC. Folder 5 17. Jack Marshall. ALS,.1984 Folder 5 18. Michael McClure. 1975 Physical Description: FLEA 100, French-fold, , 1/150 with TLS on leaf Als, 1967; ms

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Folder 5 19. David Meltzer, APC.1984 Folder 5 20. Maureen Owen. APC.1979 Folder 5 21. Michael Palmer. APC.1993 Folder 6 22. Carl Rakosi (Caliman Rawley)1984 Physical Description: TNS,

Folder 6 23. Kit Robinson, ANS,. ALS,; APC, 1986 Physical Description: 1p.

Folder 6 24. Ronald Silliman. APC; ANS, 1989 Folder 6 25. Robert Sward. TNS; TPC,. US, 1990, response to Gitin's book 1990 Folder 6 26. Nathaniel Tam. APC,.1990 Folder 6 27. Jeanne Pomy Vega. 1978 Physical Description: 1p, Good TLS.

Folder 6 28. ROMANCE. Brdsde, by Ann Waldman1985 Physical Description: folded as mailed, inscribed,

Folder 6 29. John Wieners. 1973 Physical Description: 2pp.Good ALS,

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