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Rick DeMarinis Accessions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-11192

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of articles, personal and biographical materials, drafts, proofs, galleys, and notes related to several novels and anthologies written by Rick DeMarinis. Within this collection is correspondence from friends including other writers, editors, agents, and family spanning from 1963 until 2009, of special significance are letters from James Crumley, Dagoberto Gilb, and one letter from Larry Brown.

Dates

  • 1963-2012

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials from the Wittliff Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user assumes responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish, and abiding by U.S. copyright laws. https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/visit/policies/publication.html

Biographical Notes

Rick DeMarinis is the author of seven novels, including The Year of the Zinc Penny (1989), The Mortician's Apprentice (1994), and A Clod of Wayward Marl (2001), and five collections of short fiction. His Borrowed Hearts: New and Selected Stories appeared in 1999. He has also written The Art and Craft of the Short Story, which was published in 2000. His short stories have appeared in Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, GQ, The Paris Review, The Iowa Review, and other journals. DeMarinis has taught creative writing at the University of Montana, San Diego State University, Arizona State University, and the University of Texas at El Paso. Among his awards are two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, the Drue Heinz Prize for short fiction (1986), the Literature Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1990), the Jesse H. Jones Award for fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters (1999), and the Independent Publishers Award for the best book of short fiction (2000).

Extent

14.5 Linear Feet

16 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • The descriptive data created for this finding aid is licensed under the CC0 Creative Commons license and is free for use without restriction.

Abstract

This collection consists of articles, personal and biographical materials, and correspondence, drafts, proofs, galleys, and notes related to several novels and anthologies written by Rick DeMarinis.

Physical Location

Materials may be stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use: https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/makearesearchappointment.html.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Rick DeMarinis, 2011, 2012, 2013

Title
Guide to the Rick DeMarinis Accessions
Author
Mary DeBrecht
Date
2011, 2012, 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2021: Revised for ArchivesSpace by Sherri Turner-Herrmann

Repository Details

Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository

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