Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1998[x2006] (Creation)
Level of description
Is-fonds / Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
1 large box + 1 small box (0.038 mᶟ)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Professor Tony Curtis, Barry, February 2006.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Poetry, prose, correspondence, interviews and miscellanea of Tony Curtis, the vast majority of the material relating to the literary and visual arts, including collaborative projects, exhibitions and publications. Amongst the material are draft and fair-copied poems by Tony Curtis which would later be included in his collections Heaven's Gate (Seren Books, 2001) and Crossing Over (Seren Books, 2007).
PLEASE NOTE THAT NAMES OF MANY INDIVIDUALS, POEMS, PROSE, PLAYS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC APPEAR MULTIPLE TIMES ACROSS THE RANGE OF SUB-ARCHIVES, PARTICULARLY ACROSS CORRESPONDENCE SECTIONS. AS NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT ALWAYS INDEXED, IT IS ADVISED THAT, WHERE ACCESS TO DETAILED INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL IS REQUESTED FOR VIEWING
WARNING: THE POEM TITLED 'RACES' (under heading OTHER POETRY OF TONY CURTIS) CONTAINS (DELIBERATELY) OFFENSIVE RACIAL TERMINOLOGY (PRESUMABLY DOES NOT REFLECT AUTHOR VIEWS) (poem marked with cautionary 'post-it' note)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
See under individual headings.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
See under individual headings.