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Title: Daniel Curzon Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1950s-2014
Collection Identifier: GLC 52
Creator:
Curzon, Daniel
Physical Description:
87.0 boxes + oversized material in flat files
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4400
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: Daniel Curzon (pseudonym of Daniel Brown) is a novelist, playwright and educator. His novels include
Something You Do in the Dark,
From Violent Men, and
The World Can Break Your Heart. The Curzon Papers contain draft manuscripts for books, plays, songs, and articles by Curzon; personal and professional correspondence;
mailing lists and clippings related to the management of IGNA (International Gay News Agency); clippings and reviews regarding
Curzon's work; audiovisual materials; correspondence and legal materials related to a case against City College of San Francisco
and the Teacher Review website; and photographs.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Languages represented: Collection materials are in English.
Access
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
Publication Rights
Copyright and literary rights for Curzon's published and unpublished works are retained by Daniel Curzon.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Daniel Curzon Papers (GLC 52), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
Papers donated by Daniel Curzon, 1996, 2004-2005, 2014. Future additions expected.
Biographical note
Daniel Curzon is a novelist, playwright and educator. He was born Daniel Russell Brown. He received his Ph.B. from University
of Detroit in 1960, his M.A. from Kent State University in 1961, and his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in 1969. He has
taught at several universities since 1962; his longest tenure has been with City College of San Francisco as an instructor
in English since 1980. His plays have been produced by Theater Rhinoceros, New Conservatory Theater, New City Theater, Above
Board Theater, the Fringe Festival in San Francisco and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Curzon's notable novels include:
Something You Do in the Dark (1971),
The Misadventures of Tim McPick (1975),
From Violent Men (1983),
The World Can Break Your Heart (1984),
Curzon in Love (1988), and
Not Necessarily Nice: Stories (2000). His plays include:
Sex Show: Comedy Madness (1977),
Last Call (1981),
Cinderella II: Happily Ever After (musical, 1984),
No Mince Pies (musical, 1986),
The Hit (1997), and
Godot Arrives (1999).
The information for this biographical sketch was drawn from Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2007.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains draft manuscripts for articles and books by Daniel Curzon (pseudonym of Daniel R. Brown), personal
and professional correspondence, mailing lists and clippings related to the management of IGNA (International Gay News Agency),
drafts and final manuscripts of Brown's academic work, class notes and material for courses taught by Brown, audiovisual materials,
photographs, and realia. There is some correspondence with authors and academics such as Joyce Carol Oates, Louie Crew, William
N. Harlowe, Isabel Gilbert, Morris Kight, and John Gilgun, among others. A few boxes contain songs written by Curzon and materials
related to his work with Dan Turner. In addition, there is material related to Curzon's legal case against City College of
San Francisco and the Teacher Review website. The collection also includes some 1970s issues of gay newspapers and magazines.
Arrangement
The collection has not been processed. Box inventories reflect the original order as received from the donor. Most cartons
contain a mixture of materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Curzon, Daniel--Archives
International Gay News Agency.
Gay authors--United States--Archives.
Gay college teachers--United States--Archives.
Gay dramatists--United States--Archives.
Gay novelists--United States--Archives.