Dick Allen Papers
A description of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 15 Feb 2019
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 15 Feb 2019
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Allen, Dick, 1939-2017 |
| Title: | Dick Allen Papers |
| Dates: | 1939-2017 |
| Quantity: | 9 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, clippings, writings and memorabilia relating to the American poet, and Connecticut Poet Laureate. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Dick Allen (1939-2017) was an American poet and essayist.
Allen grew up in Round Lake, NY. He received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and a master's from Brown. He was recognized many times for his poetry, including the New Criterion Poetry Prize, Connecticut Book Award, Robert Frost Prize, Pushcart Prize, Hart Crane Poetry Prize, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ingram Merrill Foundation. He was influenced by major poets such as Emerson and Robert Frost, as well as by his lifelong study of Zen philosophy. He was Poet Laureate of the State of Connecticut from 2010-2015.
The Dick Allen Papers contains manuscripts, correspondence, and other material of the American poet.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
Access Restrictions:
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Persons
Allen, Dick, 1939-2017
Subjects
American poetry.
Poets laureate -- Connecticut.
Poets, American.
Places
Connecticut -- Intellectual life.
Genres and Forms
Audiocassettes.
Audiotapes.
CD-ROMs.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Tape reels.
VHS.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Dick Allen Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Tanya Allen and Lori Allen, 2019.
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.