| Scope and content |
Papers of David R. Slavitt (1967-2009 [Bulk: 1970-1994], undated) documenting the life and literary career of the prolific White Plains, New York-born American writer, poet, translator, and educator at several universities, who has authored more than 100 books; consisting of manuscript typescripts, loose manuscripts transferred from the Stuart Wright Book Collection, and proofs of his works, including his novel Cold Comfort; also including several works under his pseudonym "Henry Sutton" notably a typescript of his poem The Cock Book: Or A Child's First Book of Pornography; and proofs of Vector: A Novel (1970). |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Stuart Wright Collection: David R. Slavitt Papers (#1169-056), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Purchased from Stuart Wright, 10/27/2011, 7/20/2012. |
| Biographical note | David R. Slavitt (1935-) is a writer, translator, poet, novelist, and film critic and over the years has written for many famous publications including Reader's Digest and Newsweek. He also had taught at many institutions including the University of Maryland College Park, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, the University of Texas at El Paso, and Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. |
