David James Duncan:
An Inventory of Oversize Items, 1959-2002 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Duncan, David James | |
| Title: | David James Duncan Oversize Items, | |
| Dates: | 1959-2002 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Oversize items from the Papers of author David James Duncan from 1959-2002 and undated. | |
| Collection # | R15.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (9 items) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
David James Duncan, born in Portland, Oregon in 1952, is a writer whose works include My Story as Told by Water, The Brothers K, The River Why, and River Teeth. His work deals with environmental issues, spiritual problems and fly-fishing. My Story as Told by Water, which was nominated for a National Book Award, expresses his concern about the possible extinction of the Pacific Northwest’s wild salmon. The River Why and The Brothers K received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers award. The Brothers K was also named a New York Times Notable Book in 1992 and won a Best Books Award from the American Library Association. Duncan currently lives in Montana.
A list of his publications includes:
- Duncan, David James. The Brothers K. New York: Bantam, 1993.
- Duncan, David James. River Teeth: Stories and Writings. New York: Doubleday, 1995.
- Duncan, David James. The River Why. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books; [Berkeley]: Distributed by University of California Press, 2002.
- Duncan, David James. My Story as Told by Water. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2001.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes oversize items from the David James Duncan Papers, 1959-2002 and undated: broadsides, posters, and illustrations.
The collection is in good condition and is part of the James Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World.
Organization | ||
| The items were removed from the David James Duncan Papers, 1959-2002 and undated for flat storage. | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research. Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by U.S. copyright law.
Index Terms | ||
| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Duncan, David James | ||
| Duncan, David James- --Archives | ||
| Duncan, David James- --Correspondence | ||
| Duncan, David James- --Manuscripts | ||
| Duncan, David James- --My Story as Told By Water | ||
| Duncan, David James- --The Brothers K | ||
| Duncan, David James- --The River Why | ||
| Duncan, David James- --River Teeth | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Natural history--Northwest, Pacific | ||
| Fly fishing | ||
| Novelists, American | ||
| Salmon--Effects of dams on | ||
Related Material
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
David James Duncan Oversize Items, 1959-2002 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
2003-0009-X
Purchase, 2002
Processed by
Dr. Diane Warner, 2008.
Collection Inventory