MS 34 Gitin Collection The David and Maria Gitin Collection BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH MS 34 David Gitin was born December 19, 1941 in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a B.A. in 1966; from San Francisco State College with an M.A. in ; and did graduate study at the University of Wisconsin from 1972- A poet, Mr. Gitin lived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district from 1967-1970. He was co-founder of Poets Theatre in 1968. He taught at Free University in 1968, at the University of Wisconsin Extension School from -, and at Chapman University, Orange, CA and Monterey Peninsula College, --. He held many different jobs, from coffeehouse counter person to postal clerk, social caseworker, record salesperson and library page. Mr. Gitin has published several books on poetry, and his work is in many anthologies, journals, and magazines. He received the Arx Foundation award in 1970 for four poems appearing in Arx magazine. His work was represented with that of eleven other poets for National Poetry Month on MSNBC in 2000. Mr. Gitin lives in Monterey, CA. [Note: the above information is from Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2007] SCOPE AND CONTENT The collection includes correspondence to David and Maria Gitin from various writers and editors. There is a mix of both personal and professional correspondence. There are also many drafts of poems and a few manuscripts sent to Gitin to read through. None Series I: Correspondence from Writers Box 01 Folder 01 MS 34_01 November 20, 1972 - October 15, Correspondence with Bruce Andrews 11 Items postmarked from Novermber 20, 1972 to October 15,. Three of the letters are undated/postmark unclear. Box 01 Folder 02 November 17, - March 18, Correspondence with David Bromige 7 items postmarked from November 17, - March 18,. Box 01 Folder 03 February 19, 1970 - November 16, Correspondence with William Bronk 6 items dated from February 19, 1970 - November 16, Page 1
Box 01 Folder 04 September 25, - December 3, Correspondence with John Cage 2 items dated from September 25, - December 3, Box 01 Folder 05 Box 01 Folder 06 Box 01 Folder 07 Box 01 Folder 08 May 25, - April 28, Correspondence with Robert Creeley 2 items dated from May 25, - April 28, August 21, 1968 - August 6, Correspondence with Andrew Crozier 9 items dated from August 21, 1968 - August 6, August 17, - October 2, 1972 Correspondence with Diane Di Prima 8 items dated from August 17, - October 2, 1972 September 10, 1968 - October 31, Correspondence with Richard Duerden 1968 4 items dated from September 10, 1968 - October 31, 1968 Box 01 Folder 09 Box 01 Folder 10 July 11, - September 14, Correspondence with Theodore Enslin 4 items dated from July 11, - September 14, February 16, - November 13, Correspondence with Allen Ginsberg 3 items dated from February 16, - November 13, Box 01 Folder 11 Box 01 Folder 12 August 4, 1972 - August 3, Correspondence with Darrell Gray 17 items dated from August 4, 1972 - August 3, September 30, 1968 - November 7, Correspondence with Edward Kissam 1962 6 items dated from September 30, 1968 - November 7, 1962 Box 01 Folder 13 September 19, - February 14, Correspondence with Denise Levertov 5 items dated from September 19, - February 14, Box 01 Folder 14 Box 01 Folder 15 Box 01 Folder 16 Box 01 Folder 17 Box 01 Folder 18 April 11, 1968 - December Correspondence with Lewis MacAdams 13 items dated from April 11, 1968 - December. 2 items not dated/postmark unclear. December 31, 1972 Correspondence with Michael McClure 3 items, one dated December 31, 1972. 2 items not dated/postmark unclear. August 18, 1968 - May 1, Correspondence with David Meltzer 13 items dated from August 18, 1968 - May 1,. 1 item not dated/postmark unclear. 1972 - September 27, Correspondence with Alice Notley 5 items dated from 1972 - September 27,. 3 item not dated/postmark unclear. November 1, - October 4, Correspondence with Michael Palmer 2 items dated from November 1, - October 4,. Box 01 Folder 19 December 1, 1969 - December 1, Correspondence with Charles Potts #1 12 items dated from December 1, 1969 - December 1, Page 2
Box 01 Folder 20 February 9, 1972 - November 22, Correspondence with Charles Potts #2 19 items dated from February 9, 1972 - November 22, Box 01 Folder 21 Box 01 Folder 22 May 18, - November 21, Correspondence with Carl Rakosi 5 items dated from May 18, - November 21, September 5, 1968 - August 11, Correspondence with Peter Riley 4 items dated from September 5, 1968 - August 11, Box 02 Folder 23 January 1, - December 15, Correspondence with Ron Silliman, 9 items dated from January 1, - December 15,. 1 item undated. Box 02 Folder 24 February 1, 1972 - November 24, Correspondence with Ron Silliman, 1972 1972. 15 items dated from February 1, 1972 - November 24, 1972. Box 02 Folder 25 February 9, - October 30, Correspondence with Ron Silliman, 8 items dated from February 9, - October 30, Box 02 Folder 26 January 13, - November 24, Correspondence with Ron Silliman, 11 items dated from January 13, - November 24, Box 02 Folder 27 Box 02 Folder 28 Box 02 Folder 29 June 29, 1972 - May 25, Correspondence with John Oliver Simons 2 items dated from June 29, 1972 - May 25, June 29, 1970 - April 23, Correspondence with Stephen Vincent 5 items dated from June 29, 1970 - April 23,. 1 item undated. October 14, 1970 - February 22, Correspondence with John Wieners 2 items dated from October 14, 1970 - February 22, Box 02 Folder 30 August 27, 1968 - June 29, Correspondence with Miscellaneous 11 items dated from August 27, 1968 - June 29,. 1 item undated. Item 1: Peter Wild Item 2: Bob Dawson Item 3: Signed EZ, return address says "Uncle Toby" Item 4: Ted Berrigan Item 5: Weldon Kees Item 6: Anselm Hollo Item 7: Dave Morice Item 8: Charles Amirkhanian Item 9: Paul Carroll Item 10:Sidned Ed Item 11: Phillip Whalen Page 3
Series II: Correspondence from Editors MS 34_02 Box 02 Folder 01 January 29, 1972 - July 11, Correspondence from Barbara Baracks 3 items dated from January 29, 1972 - July 11, Box 02 Folder 02 February 20, - October 24, Correspondence from Carol Berge 13 items dated from February 20, - October 24,. 3 items undated. Box 02 Folder 03 September 20, - December Correspondence from Bill Berkson with David Gitin 7 items dated from September 20, - December. Box 02 Folder 04 March 17, 1972 - November 5, Correspondence from Bill Berkson with Maria Gitin 5 items dated from March 17, 1972 - November 5,. Box 02 Folder 05 Box 02 Folder 06 Box 02 Folder 07 Box 02 Folder 08 Box 02 Folder 09 Box 02 Folder 10 Box 02 Folder 11 March 7, - February 5, 1972 Correspondence from James Bertolino 2 items dated from March 7, - February 5, 1972. June 19, 1972 - June 26, 1972 Correspondence from Robery Bly 2 items dated from June 19, 1972 - June 26, 1972. February 1, 1972 - July 12, Correspondence from Tom Clarke 2 items dated from February 1, 1972 - July 12,. July 1, 1972 - August 30, Correspondence from Andrei Codrescu 6 items dated from July 1, 1972 - August 30,. July 19, 1970 - September 22, Correspondence from David Cunliffe 8 items dated from July 19, 1970 - September 22,. September 17, Correspondence from John Jacobs 1 item dated September 17,. August 5, - November 30, Correspondence from James Laughlin 4 items dated from August 5, - November 30,. 1 item undated Box 02 Folder 12 September 28, - October 18, Correspondence from James MacLaw. 2 items dated from September 28, - October 18,. Box 02 Folder 13 Box 02 Folder 14 May 18, 1972 - July 10, 1972 Correspondence from Opal L. Nations 2 items dated from May 18, 1972 - July 10, 1972. March 12, - December 29, Correspondence from Thomas Veitch with David 1972 10 items dated from March 12, - December 29, 1972. 3 items undated or unclear. Page 4
Box 02 Folder 15 Box 02 Folder 16 Box 02 Folder 17 Box 02 Folder 18 Box 02 Folder 19 August 7, 1972 - April 22, Correspondence from Thomas Veitch with Maria 12 items dated from August 7, 1972 - April 22,. 4 items undated or unclear. October 20, - Correspondence from Anne Waldman 3 items dated from October 20, -. August 31, 1972 - July 25,. Correspondence from Lewis Warsh 2 items dated from August 31, 1972 - July 25,. May 26, 1967 - February 5, 1970 Correspondence from Carl Weissner 4 items dated from May 26, 1967 - February 5, 1970. February 23, 1970 - September 9, Correspondence from Miscellaneous 9 items dated from February 23, 1970 - September 9,. 1 item undated. Item 1: Jane Herman Item 2: Clayton Eshleman Item 3: Larry Fagin Item 4: Richard Grossinger Item 5: Joyce Holland Item 6: Donald Hall Item 7: Kathleen Fraser Item 8: John Giorno Item 9: Marguerite Harris Series III: Miscellaneous Correspondence Box 02 Folder 01 MS 34_03 December 4, 1972 - January 10, Correspondence with Edward Dorn Edward Dorn, English Professor, Kent State University 2 items dated from December 4, 1972 - January 10, Box 02 Folder 02 Box 02 Folder 03 December 12, - Correspondence with Kenward Emslie 2 items dated one dated December 12,. 1 item date unclear November 16, 1968 - October 7, Correspondence with Miscellaneous. 4 items dated from November 16, 1968 - October 7,. Item 1: Diane Wakowski Item 2: John Logan Item 3: Lawrence Ferlinghetti Item 4: Morton Marcus Page 5