Karl Tierney Papers
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2023
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Title: Karl Tierney Papers
Dates: circa 1970-1990
Collection Number: 2022-87
Creator/Collector:
Tierney, Karl
Extent: 4 linear feet (4 cartons)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Karl Tierney was a poet born in Westfield, Massachusetts, in 1956. He was twice a finalist for the Walt Whitman Award, a finalist
for the National Poetry Series, and a 1992 fellow at Yaddo. He published more than 50 poems in magazines and anthologies before
his death. In December of 1994 he became sick with AIDS and died by suicide in October 1995. This collection includes Tierney’s
personal papers, letters, and literary manuscripts.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Karl Tierney Papers. Collection Number: 2022-87. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of James M. Cory, 2022.
Scope and Content of Collection
Karl Tierney was a poet born in Westfield, Massachusetts, in 1956. He was twice a finalist for the Walt Whitman Award, a finalist
for the National Poetry Series, and a 1992 fellow at Yaddo. He published more than 50 poems in magazines and anthologies before
his death. In December of 1994 he became sick with AIDS and died by suicide in October 1995. This collection includes Tierney’s
personal papers, letters, and literary manuscripts.
LGBTQ
Gay men
Literature
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)