Ivor C. Treby papers, 1980-2012

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Summary

Creators:
Treby, Ivor C.
Abstract:
The collection consists of magazines, journals, poetry books, audiocassettes, and newsprint featuring Ivor C. Treby's poetry and writings, as well as a copy and offprints of his book Michael Field Catalogue. Born on January 19, 1933 in Devenport, Plymouth, Ivor C. Treby was a poet, writer, educator, literary gay activist, researcher, founder of Blackland Press, and authority on Michael Field.
Extent:
1.6 Linear Feet 2 boxes.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Ivor C. Treby Papers, Coll2016-006, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Ivor C. Treby collection consists of magazines, journals, poetry books, audiocassettes, and newsprint featuring Treby's poetry and reviews about his work. The bulk of the collection is gay and lesbian publications dating from 1980-2012. The collection also includes a published copy and offprints of Michael Field Catalogue, compiled and edited by Treby.

Biographical / historical:

Ivor C. Treby, sometimes known as Ivor Francis Charles Treby, was a poet, writer, educator, and literary researcher born on January 19, 1933 in Devenport, Plymouth, to Frederick Herbert and Phyllis Hayes Treby. He studied biochemistry at Exeter College and Oxford University before teaching biochemistry at the City of Westminster College in London. Treby was openly gay in the early 1960s, when homosexuality was essentially illegal in the United Kingdom, and his advocacy gave him a reputation as a gay literary activist. As a member of the Gay Authors' Workshop, he befriended many writers, historians and activists who were gay, lesbian, or allied. He founded Blackland Press to publish his poetry, many of which featured gay themes. His writings can be found in poetry magazines and journals, as well as gay and lesbian publications.

In his retirement, he spent several years researching Victorian-era lesbian poets Edith Emma Cooper and Katherine Harris Bradley, who both wrote collectively under the pseudonym "Michael Field." His research on Cooper and Bradley led him to become an authority on "Michael Field" and to the publication of the Michael Field Catalogue.

After two years of fighting cancer, Treby passed away on December 28, 2012.

Acquisition information:
Bequest of the Ivor C. Treby Estate. Donated by Darren James Perry, Literary Executor of the Treby Estate, on November 4, 2013.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Helen Ly, 2016.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by publication title.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Ivor C. Treby Papers, Coll2016-006, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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