Walt Curtis collection, 1971-2013
Table of Contents
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 Note
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 Description
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 Information
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Description: Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt CurtisDates: July 23, 1971Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt CurtisDates: December 2, 1983Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt CurtisDates: October 21,1992Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Correspondence: From William Stafford to Walt CurtisDates: October 26, 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Correspondence: From Walt Curtis to Kim StaffordDates: May 7, 2012Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Correspondence: From Walt Curtis to Kim StaffordDates: June 2012Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Correspondence: From Walt Curtis to the Editor of the Oregonian with the Poem "Memaloose"Dates: November 18, 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Walt Curtis on William StaffordDates: February 10, 1994Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: 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.
Dates: 1979-2010Container: Box 1, Folder 9 -
Description: Poem: "When Poets Die" for Bill Stafford & Penny Avila by Walt CurtisDates: September 20, 1993Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Poem: "Everything Under the Sun is Different" by Walt CurtisDates: September 17, 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Poem: "Meditation at Willamette Falls" by Walt CurtisDates: March 21, 2001Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Poem: "Careening Toward a Happy Death" by Walt CurtisDates: November 7, 2003Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Poem: "Ode to the Wine" by Pablo Neruda, Translated by Walt CurtisDates: September 3, 2012Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Poem: "The Rain Moon" by Walt CurtisDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Poem: "Salmon Fountain" by Walt Curtis (Published in a newspaper)Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Article: "No Frail Servant" The Brief but Brilliant Career of Feminist Poet Hazel Hall by Walt Curtis in Clinton St. QuarterlyDates: Fall/Winter 1988Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Article: "Why have My friends Moved to California" in Clinton St. QuarterlyDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Article: "Wet Whistle" by Walt Curtis in Clinton St. QuarterlyDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Walt Curtis: Portland is My Muse, Or How I Learned to Quit Popping My P'sDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: Book: "Rhymes for Alice Blue Light" By Walt CurtisDates: 1984Container: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: Book: "Mala Noche & Other "Illegal" Adventure" by Walt Curtis; Introduction by Gus Van SantDates: 1997Container: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: Book: "A to Z" by Walt CurtisDates: 2011Container: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: "Salmon Poet"- Ecological documentary Narrated by Walt Curtis; Film by Sabrina GuitartDates: 2009Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: "The Talking Earth" Kim Stafford & Matthew Dickman (KBOO)Dates: February 11, 2013Container: Box 1, Folder 25
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- American poetry--Northwest, Pacific
- Poets, American--20th century
Personal Names
- Stafford, William, 1914-1993
Geographical Names
- Oregon
