Guide to the David Gitin Papers, 1968-1993.
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Guide to the David Gitin Papers, 1968-1993.
Collection number: M0691
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 1999.
- Encoded by:
- Michael G. Olson
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
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are unpublished.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.
Administrative Information
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.
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
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.
Folder 1
22. Close responses to poems.n.d.
Physical Description: TLS, 1p.
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.
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
5. Cid Corman. APC,; ALS, 1989.; TLS, 1989.1984
Folder 3
6. Fielding Dawson. TPCS,. About Gitin's THE CALL.1984
Folder 3
7. Robert Creeley. 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. Allen Ginsberg. APC 1977.
Folder 5
15. Darrell Gray. US,.1977
Scope and Content Note
(poet, suicide; or dead of drink)
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
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,
