Guide to the Thom Gunn - Mike Kitay papers M2559
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2020
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Thom Gunn - Mike Kitay papers
source:
Locus Solus Rare Books
Creator:
Gunn, Thom
Identifier/Call Number: M2559
Physical Description:
2.0 Linear Feet
(2 MSBs and 1 flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1938, 1949-2018
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual and computer
media are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Thom Gunn - Mike Kitay papers (M2559). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Content Description
The material in this collection includes correspondence, documents, photos, newspaper clippings, notebooks and other materials
documenting the life and work of poet Thom Gunn. There is also included some materials of Gunn's partner Mike Kitay.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay communities -- San Francisco Bay Area
Poetry, modern -- 20th. century.
Locus Solus Rare Books
Box 1, Folder 1
Passports and other documents
1959-2003
Box 1, Folder 2
Birth certificates, name change application, will, school certificates, and other documents
1949-1998
Box 1, Folder 4
General notebook for a third millenium
Box 1, Folder 5
Postcards from Thom Gunn to Mike Kitay
1974-2002
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence (1 of 2)
1953-2000
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence (2 of 2)
1953-2000
Box 1, Folder 8
Mike Kitay correspondence
2005-2009
Box 1, Folder 10
Thom Gunn's poems and book covers for The Passages of Joy and Boss Cupid
Box 2, Folder 2
Thom Gunn reviews, mentions, etc.
1952-1998
Box 2, Folder 3
Thom Gunn interviews, reviews, mentions, etc.
2003-2018
Box 2, Folder 4
Reviews, articles, and essays
2005-2010
Box 2, Folder 5
Obituaries and biographies
2003-2004
Box 2, Folder 7
Poems by Charlie Hinkle
1988
Box 2, Folder 8
London Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 4 and Vol. 17, No. 6)
1954, 1977
Box 2, Folder 9
The Poet's Tongue by W.H. Auden and John Garrett
1938
Box 2, Folder 11
Thom Gunn memorial, Berkeley Library - audiocassette
2005
Box 3
Thom Gunn: A symposium posters
2016
Box 3
San Francisco Frontiers Newsmagazine
1996
Box 3
Thom Gunn readings posters
1968-1990
Box 3
Thom Gunn memorial book
2005
