TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Organization
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Artifacts
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David James Duncan
An Inventory of His Artifact Collection, 1959-2002 and
undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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Creator |
Duncan, David James |
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Title: |
David James Duncan
Artifact Collection,
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Dates: |
1959-2002 and undated |
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Abstract: |
The collection
contains artifacts that accompanied the David James Duncan Papers, 1959-2002
and undated. |
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Collection # |
R15.1 |
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Quantity: |
1 box (1 linear
foot) |
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Language |
English. |
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Repository: |
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
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.
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The collection contains artifacts that accompanied the David James
Duncan Papers, 1959-2002 and undated.
The collection is in good condition and is part of the James Sowell
Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World.
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Organization |
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The collection is organized by material type. |
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Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Copyright is retained by the
creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by
U.S. copyright law.
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The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
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Duncan, David
James |
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Duncan, David James-
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Natural history -- Northwest,
Pacific |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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- David James Duncan Papers, 1959-2002 and undated
- David James Duncan Oversized Items
- Barry Lopez Papers, 1964-2001 and undated
- Barry Lopez Photograph Collection: Apológia, 199
- Barry Lopez Speaking Engagement Papers, 1971-1999 and
undated
- Barry Lopez Audio-Visual Collection, 1964-2001 and undated
- Barry Lopez Photograph Collection, 1964-2001 and undated
- Barry Lopez Papers: Requests for Book Jacket Blurbs, 2003-2004
and undated
- Rick Bass Papers, 1958-2001 and undated
- Max Crawford Papers, 1960-2000 and undated
- Gretel Ehrlich Papers, 1923-2005 and undated
- Edward Hoagland Papers, 1953-2007 and undated
- William Kittredge Papers, 1954-2000 and undated
- Walter McDonald Papers, 1945-2003 and undated
- Bill McKibben Papers, 1971-2001 and undated
- Howard Norman Collection, 1975-1979 and undated
- Doug Peacock Papers, 1950-2000 and undated
- David Quammen Papers, 1956-1999 and undated
- Pattiann Rogers Papers, 1960-1999 and undated
- Pattiann Rogers Papers, 1977-2000
- Annick Smith Papers, 1940-2000 and undated
- Sandra Scofield Papers, 1958-2005 and undated
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David James Duncan Artifact Collection, 1959-2002 and undated,
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas.
Collection accession #(s):
2003-0009-X
Purchase, 2002
Abel Ramirez, 2003.
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Artifacts |
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item |
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River teeth, or inner knots of tree branches, 5 items,
undated |
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River stones, collected from a river, 11 items,
unsated |
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Old Pagan, empty Bourbon whiskey bottle with picture of
Duncan,
undated |
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