Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, writings, professional papers, research files, personal papers, photographs, audiovisual materials, and electronic media documenting the lives and work of Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy. The correspondence documents their personal, professional, and family networks and includes writers, poets, and collaborators. Writings include published and unpublished works by both Killian and Bellamy. Professional papers include essays, talks, and other papers documenting their work and careers. Research files document Bellamy's research on Sam D'Allesandro for Real: The Letters of Mina Harker and Sam D'Allesandro (Hoboken, N.J. : Talisman House, 1994), and Killian's research on Jack Spicer for My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer, which he co-edited with Peter Gizzi. Personal papers include juvenilia, schoolwork, reviews, flyers, teaching materials, memorabilia, papers relating to Poets Theater, and other papers. Photographs include 8 x 10 prints, in both color and black and white, which mostly consist of portraits of Bellamy, Killian, and many other individuals. Photographs also include a series of photographs taken by Kevin Killian titled "Tagged," as well as general photographs of events and performances. Audiovisual materials include interviews regarding Jack Spicer, additional interviews, music, and other recordings. Electronic media includes audio recordings, research materials, digital photographs, and commercially-produced media.
Dates
- 1948 - 2015
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Boxes 83-85 (audiovisual material): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Box 86 (digital media): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Granary Books on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2015.
Arrangement
Organized into eight series: I. Correspondence, 1973-2015. II. Writings, 1952-2014. III. Professional Papers, 1941, 1979-2015. IV. Research Files, 1977-2009. V. Personal Papers, 1948, 1965-2005. VI. Photographs, 1965-2012. VII. Audiovisual Materials, 1977-2012. VIII. Electronic Media, 1991-2008.
Extent
101.62 Linear Feet (86 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Kevin Killian
Kevin Killian (1952-2019) was an American poet, writer, editor, and playwright. Killian and co-editor Peter Gizzi won the American Book Award for poetry in 2009 for My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer (Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 2008). He was a co-founder of the Poets Theater performance group in San Francisco. Killian was married to Dodie Bellamy.
Dodie Bellamy
Dodie Bellamy is an American novelist, writer, journalist, and editor. Her work is associated with the New Narrative literary movement. Bellamy was married to Kevin Killian.
Processing Information
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This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- American literature -- 20th century
- American literature -- 21st century
- American poetry -- 20th Century
- American poetry -- 21st century
- Audiovisual materials
- Authors -- United States -- 20th century
- Authors -- United States -- 21st century
- Authors, American -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Authors, American -- 21st century -- Archives
- Bellamy, Dodie
- Born digital
- D'Allesandro, Sam
- Gay authors
- Gizzi, Peter, 1959-
- Killian, Kevin
- LGBTQ resource
- Photographs
- Poets -- United States -- 20th century
- Poets -- United States -- 21st century
- Poets, American -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Poets, American -- 21st century -- Archives
- Spicer, Jack
- Title
- Guide to the Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy Papers
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- May 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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