R. S. Gwynn Papers

1976-1994

   

.25 linear feet

5 folders

 

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Acquisition:  Gift donated by R.S. Gwynn, 1991.

 

Access:  Direct inquiries to Archivist, Albert B. Alkek Library, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, Texas 78666-4604.  (512) 245-2313.

 

 

Processed by:  Amanda Oates, 1999.

 

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Robert Samuel Gwynn  was born May 13, 1948, in Leaksville, North Carolina, and earned his MastersÕ in Fine Arts from the University of Arkansas in 1973. He taught English at Southwest Texas State University from 1973-1976, and since then has taught at Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas. He has published several books of poetry and contributed to many poetry anthologies and dictionaries of literary biography.

 

Books published:

            Bearing and Distance. New Braunfels, TX: Cedar Rock Publishers, 1977.

            The Narcissiad. New Braunfels, TX: Cedar Rock Publishers, 1981.

            The Drive-In. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1986.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

This collection is comprised of annotated typescripts and page mock-ups for GwynnÕs three books of poetry, and one poem written for a wedding ceremony. Dates range from ca. 1976-1994.

 

 

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