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Walt Curtis collection, 1971-2013
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Curtis, Walt
- Title
- Walt Curtis collection
- Dates
- 1971-2013 (inclusive)19712013
- Quantity
- 1 box
- Collection Number
- OLPb181CUR
- Summary
- This collection consists of Walt Curtis's correspondence, poems, articles, books, and a documentary film that he narrated.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Walt Curtis is a Portland, Oregon based poet, novelist, actor and painter. He was born on July 4, 1941 in Olympia, Washington. Gus van Sant's debut film, "Mala Noche" is based on Curtis's autobiographical novel of the same name. He co-founded the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission. In 2010, Portland Mayor Sam Adams declared July 1–7, 2010 "Walt Curtis Week," in his honor.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection is comprised of Curtis's correspondence, poems, articles, books, and a documentary film; contains his correspondence with Poet William Stafford and current Oregon Poet laureate, Kim Stafford; also includes three of his books, "Mala Noche" (1997), "A to Z" (2011), and "Rhymes for Alice Bluelight" (1984); contains copies of poems by Curtis; contains newspaper articles written by Curtis; includes the documentary film he narrated, "Salmon Poet" (2009), and a recording of the KBOO radio program "The Talking Earth" by Kim Stafford and Matthew Dickman.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt Curtis | July 23, 1971 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt Curtis | December 2, 1983 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt Curtis | October 21,1992 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt Curtis | October 26, 1992 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence: From Walt Curtis to Kim Stafford | May 7, 2012 |
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence: From Walt Curtis to Kim Stafford | June 2012 |
| 1 | 7 | Correspondence: From Walt Curtis to the Editor of the Oregonian with the Poem "Memaloose" | November 18, 2002 |
| 1 | 8 | Walt Curtis on William Stafford | February 10, 1994 |
| 1 | 9 | Misc poems by Walt Curtis
Collection of photocopied poems with notes by Curtis including: The Ghastly Salmon, Salmon Song, Sandy River Meditation #1, Spawning Salmon on the Sandy, Salmon Woman, Earth and Moon [translated from Lorca], Meditation at Willamette Falls, The Gimp, The Immortals, The Sage, Trout, David Gallant, Al's Ghost Story, White Rose, Parable of Waterfall and Pool, Exit the Dragon: Bruce Lee, Ode to the Wine [translated from Neruda], and the Death of Shelley.
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1979-2010 |
| 1 | 10 | Poem: "When Poets Die" for Bill Stafford & Penny Avila by Walt Curtis | September 20, 1993 |
| 1 | 11 | Poem: "Everything Under the Sun is Different" by Walt Curtis | September 17, 2000 |
| 1 | 12 | Poem: "Meditation at Willamette Falls" by Walt Curtis | March 21, 2001 |
| 1 | 13 | Poem: "Careening Toward a Happy Death" by Walt Curtis | November 7, 2003 |
| 1 | 14 | Poem: "Ode to the Wine" by Pablo Neruda, Translated by Walt Curtis | September 3, 2012 |
| 1 | 15 | Poem: "The Rain Moon" by Walt Curtis | Undated |
| 1 | 16 | Poem: "Salmon Fountain" by Walt Curtis (Published in a newspaper) | Undated |
| 1 | 17 | Article: "No Frail Servant" The Brief but Brilliant Career of Feminist Poet Hazel Hall by Walt Curtis in Clinton St. Quarterly | Fall/Winter 1988 |
| 1 | 18 | Article: "Why have My friends Moved to California" in Clinton St. Quarterly | Undated |
| 1 | 19 | Article: "Wet Whistle" by Walt Curtis in Clinton St. Quarterly | Undated |
| 1 | 20 | Walt Curtis: Portland is My Muse, Or How I Learned to Quit Popping My P's | Undated |
| 1 | 21 | Book: "Rhymes for Alice Blue Light" By Walt Curtis | 1984 |
| 1 | 22 | Book: "Mala Noche & Other "Illegal" Adventure" by Walt Curtis; Introduction by Gus Van Sant | 1997 |
| 1 | 23 | Book: "A to Z" by Walt Curtis | 2011 |
| 1 | 24 | "Salmon Poet"- Ecological documentary Narrated by Walt Curtis; Film by Sabrina Guitart | 2009 |
| 1 | 25 | "The Talking Earth" Kim Stafford & Matthew Dickman (KBOO) | February 11, 2013 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- American poetry--Northwest, Pacific
- Poets, American--20th century
Personal Names
- Stafford, William, 1914-1993
Geographical Names
- Oregon
Zachariah Selley
2018
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