Preliminary Guide to the Dan McLachlan Papers on Howard McCord circa 1970-2004
MS.2004.19

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
McLachlan, Dan H.
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Dan McLachlan Papers on Howard McCord
ID
MS.2004.19
Date [inclusive]
circa 1970-2004
Extent
0.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Box
Location
(MASC staff use): 2-15-26-4
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Audiovisual media, unpublished poems, unpublished articles, galley proofs of works by Howard McCord, articles about McCord, correspondence between McLachlan and McCord, and ephemera.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Dan McLachlan Papers on Howard McCord, circa 1970-2004 (MS.2004.19)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Author Dan McLachlan earned a master's degree in creative writing from Washington State University in 1969. During his studies at WSU, he became friends with Howard McCord, poet and WSU faculty member.

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Biography/History

From the guide to the Howard McCord Papers, Cage 578:

Howard McCord was born on November 3, 1932, in El Paso, Texas. After a hitch in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he returned to El Paso and attended Texas Western College receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business. The following year he received a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Utah. In 1960, he began teaching at Washington State University offering courses in Poetry and Eastern Civilizations. He also began the graduate program in Creative Writing. In 1965 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship which allowed him to travel extensively in India and Nepal and study for a year at the University of Mysore. In 1971, he was appointed Professor of English and Director of the MFA program at Bowling Green State University. The North Carolina Poetry Circuit selected him as visiting poet for the fall of 1971, and he gave readings at campuses throughout the state. Besides his studies in India, he also traveled through Iceland and published a book of poetry about his trip. His published works include poems in over 15 collections of poetry, as well as inclusion in numerous journals and monographs. From 1960 to 1977 his Tribal Press published many works of poetry in various formats.

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Scope and Content

This collection includes audiovisual media, unpublished poems, unpublished articles, galley proofs of works by McCord, articles about McCord, correspondence between McLachlan and McCord, and ephemera. (A detailed transmittal list is available from the repository.)

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Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2020

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

Dan McLachlan donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2004 (MS.2004.19).

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Related Materials

Related Material

Howard McCord Papers, 1953-1979 (Cage 578)

Howard McCord Papers, 2003-2005 (Cage 697)

Preliminary Guide to the Howard McCord Papers, circa 1950-2012 (MSSM.032)

Separated Material

Books received with this collection were separated and individually cataloged.

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Names and Subjects

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • McLachlan, Dan H. -- Archives.
  • McCord, Howard, 1932- -- Archives.
Creator(s) :
  • McCord, Howard, 1932-

Subject(s)

  • Literature

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