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Daniel Curzon Papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Coll2011-031

Scope and Content

Clippings, correspondence, publicity, articles, book reviews, interview, flyers, and photographs, documenting literary activities of writer Daniel Curzon, a novelist, playwright, journalist and scholar whose work has largely focused on gay-oriented themes. The emphasis of the collection is on the critical reception of novels published by Curzon, 1974-1986; the collection also includes correspondence to Jim Kepner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974-1986

Creator

Access

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Biographical Note

Daniel Curzon is the pseudonym of author Daniel P. Brown, born in 1938 in Litchfield, Illinois. He is a novelist, journalist and playwright whose fictional work often concerns gay protagonists struggling to cope within an environment defined by the hostility of anti-gay social entities and instititions. Before retiring he taught writing and literature at California State University, Fresno.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet ([1 folder])

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Clippings, correspondence, publicity, articles, book reviews, interviews, flyers, and photographs documenting literary activities of gay novelist, playwright, journalist, and scholar, Daniel Curzon. The emphasis of the collection is on the critical reception of novels published by Curzon, 1974-1986.

Acquisition Information

Some of these materials were sent from Daniel Curzon to the International Gay & Lesbian Archives, circa 1984.

Processing Information

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Title
Daniel Curzon Papers, 1974-1986
Status
Publish Basic
Author
Marc LaRocque
Date
(c) 2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

Repository Details

Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository

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