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

Material relating to Tony Curtis's research into the works of poet, playwright and translator Seamus Heaney, including: critical paper by Tony Curtis relating to Seamus Heaney's collection of poems Field Work (Faber & Faber, 1979) (see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Work_(poetry_collection)); photocopied letter, 12 November 1982, to Tony Curtis from Seamus Heaney relating to the publication of Tony Curtis (ed.): The Art of Seamus Heaney (Poetry Wales Press, 1982); photocopied texts taken from printed sources; bibliographies; footnotes; appendix; and press cuttings (one of which refers to Tony Curtis (ed.): The Art of Seamus Heaney (Poetry Wales Press, 1982).

Draft poetry by Tony Curtis, with observations and comments by Curtis's course supervisor Thomas Lux, whose covering letters to Curtis are included with each batch of poems. WARNING: POEM TITLED 'THE FREEZER' CONTAINS REFERENCE TO THE DISCOVERY OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL REMAINS IN A HOUSE. NO APPARENT EVIDENCE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE EVENT WAS FACTUAL.

Draft title, contents pages and abstracts of Tony Curtis's academic thesis 'Preparations', 'being a collection of poems completed during the four semesters spent in the [Master of Fine Arts] program', abstract of Curtis's critical paper titled 'Imagination under duress: Seamus Heaney's 'Field Work' ' and covering letter from Curtis to Michelle Blake Simons, Director of the Master of Fine Arts programme.

Details of academic course run by Tony Curtis titled 'How Green Was My Valley?'

Critical studies by Tony Curtis; bibliography in reference to Tony Curtis's submitted academic work; Master of Fine Arts course instructions and schedules; administrative and other correspondence; deadline timetable for submission of academic work; study plans and course summaries drawn up by Tony Curtis; copies, Summer 1980, October 1980 (incomplete) and December 1980, of Associated Writing Programs (AWP) newsletters; photocopied texts from printed sources; copies of poems by poets other than Tony Curtis; and press cuttings.

Printed copy of The Bread of Truth, a collection of poems by Anglo-Welsh poet R. S. Thomas (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963; this edition 1964) (see, for example: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34527720-the-bread-of-truth). Loose within the volume are an 'Introduction' to an unnamed publication, poems by R. S. Thomas excised from a printed source and typescript copies of the poems 'Vocation' and 'Richard Hughes' by R. S. Thomas, all of which material is annotated in what appears to be R. S. Thomas's hand, as is the page in The Bread of Truth headed 'By the same author'.

Letter from Tony Curtis to Dannie [Abse?] (discussing poetry).

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.