University of Miami Special Collections Finding Aid - Laurence Donovan papers (ASM0124) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.4.0 Printed: May 21, 2018 Language of description: English University of Miami Special Collections 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables FL United States 33146 Telephone: (305) 284-3247 Fax: (305) 284-4027 Email: [email protected] https://library.miami.edu/specialcollections/ https://atom.library.miami.edu/index.php/asm0124 Laurence Donovan papers Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 3 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 8 id7855, Correspondence, 1945-2001 ............................................................................................................ 8 id7982, Poetry, 1957-2002 ......................................................................................................................... 11 id8081, Artwork, 1962-1978 ...................................................................................................................... 14 id8089, Writings, 1952-1992 ...................................................................................................................... 14 id8121, Subject Files, 1948-2001 ............................................................................................................... 15 - Page 2 - ASM0124 Laurence Donovan papers Summary information Repository: University of Miami Special Collections Title: Laurence Donovan papers ID: ASM0124 Date: 1945-2001 (date of creation) Physical description: Linear Feet Language: English Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Laurence Donovan was a poet, artist, and English professor at the University of Miami. Donovan was born in 1927, and grew up in southern Florida. His parents were Ruth and Laurence Donovan, and he had one brother, Patrick. His father was best known for publishing Doc Savage novels under the alias Norman Danberg. Donovan served as a private in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Philippines from 1945-1946. Following his military service, he graduated with an A.B. from the University of Miami in 1951, and an M.A. in 1954. He also completed one year of Ph.D. coursework at the University of Iowa in 1957. Donovan taught English at the University of Miami from the 1950s through the 1980s, first as an instructor, and then as a professor. He passed away in 2001. Laurence Donovan is best known for his poetry, much of which was inspired by Florida’s natural beauty. His poems were published in literary journals across the nation. An avid artist, Donovan was prominent in the Coconut Grove art scene in the 1960s. His artwork was featured in numerous exhibitions and it was frequently published, sometimes accompanying his literary work. Donovan also wrote book reviews for the Miami Herald for many years. Scope and content The Laurence Donovan Papers include correspondence, poetry, artwork, book reviews, writings, subject files, and other documents concerning the life and career of Laurence Donovan, an English professor at the University of Miami. The correspondence dates from 1945-2001, and includes letters from Donovan’s family, friends, and professional associates. It provides insight into Donovan’s personal life, in addition to documenting his University of Miami Special Collections Page 3 ASM0124 Laurence Donovan papers writing, artwork, and teaching. Most of the letters are incoming, but the series does contain some outgoing letters. The collection also contains poetry, artwork, and writings by Donovan. The poetry includes typescripts and published poems. The typescripts are undated, and some have handwritten revisions. The artwork includes a small selection of Donovan’s published illustrations. The writings include typescripts and photocopies of book reviews that Donovan wrote for the Miami Herald, as well as papers and other materials. The subject files include materials related to Donovan’s teaching and work at the University of Miami, as well as his poetry and artwork. Also included are articles and other materials about literary figures and works; programs and flyers for exhibitions, readings, shows, and other events; and writings and other materials by and about his friends and colleagues. Notes Title notes Immediate source of acquisition Gift of Dee Clark, 14 May 2010, with an additional gift by Jane Freeman, 3 August 2010. Arrangement The Laurence Donovan Papers are organized into five series. I. Correspondence II. Poetry III. Artwork IV. Writings V. Subject Files Please see the Finding Aid/Inventory section of this guide for more detailed information. Restrictions on access This collection is open for research. Conditions governing use Laurence Donovan Papers Finding Aid © 2010 University of Miami. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to [email protected]. Related material List of Poems by Laurence Donovan The Admirals Advice from Farther Up After Many Years Afterwards University of Miami Special Collections Page 4 ASM0124 Laurence Donovan papers The Anachronist Andromache The Animals The Arrival Ars Poetica The Artist Artist and Model The Avocados The Bandages Beach Runner The Beginning La Belle Dame Sans Merci The Bend in the River Bestiary Birdman Bluegum is Sorrow Blue Heron The Butterflies By the Blue Cabana By the Pool At Noon Calle Thirty y Ocho Changes Chorale Circus Coda Bestiarum Coins The Collector Colloquy between the Puppets & the Puppet Master Come See the Tented Lady Confession Days Dicta for a Hidden Poem Dog Island: A Draft The Dream Dune Pine Echo Elegy Elegy for Alan Elegy for Jose Elegy in Ghana Eleven for Paul Klee Entr'Acte Epthalamium the Sea Grape The Everglades The Fall The Figure in the Mangroves Flower. Rain. Man. Man. Rain. Flower. University of Miami Special Collections Page 5 ASM0124 Laurence Donovan papers The Fly For Hogan Logan and Cyn Zarco For the One From a Phrase of Genet Further Words from Socrates Garbage Truck The Grail of Laughter Helen Holding the Boy Homage to Marguerite Young The Hoofprint in the Dust: for John Ashbury The House of Stone and Branch How the Children Had It Iconoclasm In Cabana In Spite of the Sky's Death In the Invisible Man's Suitcases Are: In the Long Run In the Palace In the Waters off Largo In the Wind, Two Roses In Wind's Swung World It Came About I the Climber I Was Astonished Jesus is Looking out of the South The Jeweler Keaton King Kong Late Night Long Key A Long Way Loss Ma Lin The Mangroves The Margins Matins Moments The Moon Morning Song Netting Crabs Old Age Old Charlie The Old Man Says On Dim Peripheries The Other Ark Pale Usher University of Miami Special Collections Page 6 ASM0124 Laurence Donovan papers Parables Past and Present The Peacock The Penguin Perhaps Perhaps the Memory The Pine Pity A Poem on an Empty Page Poet Prayer for the Night Commuter The Raven The Reader: Description & Questions Reading Remains Report from Above Retrospective Rose of the Four Winds Running at Crandon The Sandflats The Scorpion The Sea The Seagrape Seeing Sestina Seven Stanzas The Shell Sidewalks A Small Bestiary A Small Chorale for Wallace Stevens The Soapbox Derby Song Song for the Northern Children Songs of the Bluely Farers Sprinkling Strangler Fig Summer Advice to a Mother Sunday Afternoon The Sun Makes a Few Remarks Sutton Hoo Talisman The Tarot Testament There is a Minstrelsy Within Each Room The Things of Love This Day This Time Around University of Miami Special Collections Page 7 ASM0124 Laurence Donovan papers Thoughts on Contemporary Poetry Three Songs of Antilles To Robinson Jeffers Tower of Blue Horses Transcriptions The Traveler Tropical Haiku Truth to Tell Two Young Poets at Night The Typewriter's Tale Variations on Some Lines by Ungaretti View of the Delta The Walk Wanderlust The Wars of Gold Watt The Way to Make A Bee What We Have Here Where I Stood The Wind Winds Winter Stanzas for Norma Other notes • Publication status: Published • Description identifier: ArchonInternalCollectionID:1067 Series descriptions Series id7855: Correspondence Date: 1945-2001 (date of creation) Scope and content: Arranged alphabetically by name and chronologically. This series contains correspondence from Laurence Donovan and his family, friends, and professional associates. Major correspondents are arranged alphabetically by name and include: Maggie Donovan, Pat Donovan, Ruth Donovan, Jane Freeman, Frank Howard, Donald Justice, Judy O’Brien, Ronald Perry, and Hollis Reinhart. Most of the letters are incoming, but the series does contain some outgoing letters, most notably to Jane Freeman and Frank Howard. Also included are letters received