Ffeil / File AA/1 - Goddard College

Papers relating to Tony Curtis's period of study for a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Goddard College, Vermont, 1979-1980, comprising:

Material submitted by Tony Curtis during his period of study, comprising: poetry, with manuscript observations and amendments by faculty tutor(s) (one of the poems being 'Land Army Photographs', for which see note below); prose, with manuscript observations/amendments by faculty tutor(s); play, which in another section of this archive is titled 'Detention' (see under heading Plays by Tony Curtis), with manuscript amendments in Curtis's hand; draft manuscript and typescript copies, with manuscript amendments by Curtis, and photocopies of printed/published copies of Tony Curtis's poem 'Land Army Photographs' (for which, see note below) (also included in envelope marked 'Submitted poetry, with observations/amendments'); two copies of a typescript treatise/essay on poet, playwright and translator Seamus Heaney, with manuscript observations by a faculty tutor, together with preliminary rough manuscript notes and photocopied information taken from printed sources and correspondence addressed to Curtis from faculty members relating to Curtis's treatise/essay (see also Curtis's critical review of Heaney's three-part poem 'Triptych' within this section); and critical reviews submitted by Curtis, of other poets' work, with manuscript observations/amendments by Curtis and by faculty tutor(s).

Typescript dissertation by Tony Curtis titled 'The Small Country: Nationalism in the poetry of R. S. Thomas', dated 1979/80.

College administrative papers, comprising student and supervisor evaluation forms (completed and signed); details regarding college courses; lists of faculty members and student addresses; and introductory statements by faculty members.

Correspondence, mostly copies, addressed to Tony Curtis from college faculty members and others.

Feedback on Tony Curtis's poetry and prose by Mary Carter of the Department of English, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, together with letter from Mary Carter to Tony Curtis.

General material, comprising printed advertisement for a poetry reading by Tony Curtis at the Roberson Center for the Arts & Sciences, Binghamton, New York, 5 February 1980 (advertisement signed by Curtis), copies of poems by other writers, with biographical details,printed South Dakota Arts Council newsletter, April - June 1978 and rough manuscript notes

For the fruits of Curtis's research into the work of Seamus Heaney, see under heading The Art of Seamus Heaney (Poetry Wales Press, 1982 (and later editions)).

See also under heading USA: festivals, inspirations and collaborations.