David Allan Evans Papers

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David Allan Evans Papers
Finding Aid
South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections
Briggs Library (SBL) Room 241 Box 2114
1300 North Campus Drive
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Collection Summary
Identifier
UA 53.16
Title
David Allan Evans Papers
Creator
David Allan Evans, 1940-
Dates
1957-2012
Extent
14.15 linear feet (12 records center boxes, 1 oversize box) electronic
records, photographs
Language
English
Repository
South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton
M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.
Access note
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The
materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house
only.
Preferred Citation
Name of item. David Allan Evans Papers. UA 53.16. South Dakota
State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M .Briggs
Library, Brookings, South Dakota.
Abstract
American poet, poet laureate of South Dakota (2002-2015). This
collection is composed of manuscripts, publications, correspondence,
reviews, and writings by David Allan Evans
Biographical Note
Born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1940, David Allan Evans went to college on a
football scholarship, and by the time he graduated, he was writing poems
and short stories. He has degrees from Morningside College in Sioux City,
Iowa, the University of Iowa, and the University of Arkansas, where he got
his MFA in creative writing.
He has lived in Brookings, South Dakota since 1968, where he is a professor
of English and Writer in Residence at South Dakota State University. He is
the author of five books of poetry, and the author or editor of seven other
books.
In 1974 he was the first South Dakotan to receive a National Endowment for
the Arts grant. He also has writing grants from the Bush Artist foundation in
St. Paul, Minnesota, and the South Dakota Arts Council. His poems, short
stories, and essays have been published in many magazines and journals
and in over 60 anthologies, including Best Poems of 1969 (The Borestone
Awards), Heartland II: Poets of the Midwest, The Norton Book of Sports, The
Sporting Life, Imaging Home, Poetspeak, Motion: American Sports Poems,
and Fathers.
A number of his poems have been re-printed frequently in well-known sports
literature anthologies as well as K-12 text books. He has been a Fulbright
Scholar to China twice, once in Nanjing, China and once in Guangzhou. He
has done residencies for the South Dakota Arts Council, Iowa Arts Council,
and Wyoming Arts Council for over 25 years. He is listed in Contemporary
Authors, International Authors and Writers Who's Who, and Who's Whos in
America.
Education:
• B.A., English, Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, 1962.
• M.A. English, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1964.
• M.F.A., Creative Writing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1976.
Employment:
• Assistant Professor of English, Adams State College, 1966-68;
• Assistant Professor of English to Professor of English/ Writer-In-
Residence, South Dakota State University, 1968-Present.
Honors and Awards:
• Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference Scholar, 1972;
• National Endowment for the Arts grant, 1975; 1976;
• Bush Artist Fellowship, 1990;
• Pushcart Prize nomination, 1994;
• Fulbright Scholar to China, 1992-93 and 1999;
• Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who in America;
• Poet Laureate of South Dakota by the governor from June, 2002 to
October, 2015
Readings, lectures, and workshops at over 70 schools, universities,
bookstores, and literary conferences, including Southwest Minnesota State
University, Moorhead State University, Gustavus Adolphus, The University of
Minnesota, The University of Nebraska, The University of North Dakota,
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England, Nanjing
University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 13 series:
Series 1. Activities
Series 2. Articles About Evans
Series 3. Book Reviews By Evans
Series 4. China
Series5. Collected Material
Series 6. Correspondence
Series 7. General
Series 8. Periodicals: Essays, Articles, and Short Stories
Series 9. Periodicals: Poetry
Series 10. Published books
Series 11. Reviews of Evans
Series 12. Works in anthologies, textbooks, and other publications
Series 13. Writings
Contents Note
This collection is composed of material related to activities in which Evans
was involved in during his career, newspaper clippings of articles featuring
Evans, reviews of books and poetry written by Evans, material collected and
gathered by Evans over the course of his trips to China and the writings the
occurred as a result of these trips, publications, poems and books authored
or co-authored by Evans and published, Evans works as they appeared in
anthologies, textbooks and other publications, reviews of Evans works as
reviewed by his peers, and manuscripts of poems, essays, writings and
talks.
Included are files related to his work as Poet Laureate of South Dakota,
articles related to his career as a writer, correspondence, diaries, research,
copies of published books, clippings, journals, and manuscripts of early
versions of Evans works that include notations by the author.
Series 1. Activities.
Composed of material related to activities in which Evans was involved
in during his career. Included are files related to lectures, workshops,
conferences, and festivals and writers-in the schools programs as well
as material related to his work as Poet Laureate of South Dakota.
Series 2. Articles About Evans.
Composed mainly of newspaper clippings of articles featuring Evans.
The articles relate to his career as a writer and focus on his
accomplishments, readings, workshops, work as writer-in-residence,
publications, and work as Poet Laureate of South Dakota. This material
is arranged chronologically by year. The article title is noted in the
folder description.
Series 3. Book Reviews By Evans.
Composed of reviews of books and poetry written by Evans and
published in periodicals.
Series 4. China.
Composed of material collected and gathered by Evans over the course
of his trips to China and the writings the occurred as a result of these
trips. Included is correspondence, diaries, research and writings.
Series 5. Collected Material.
Composed of material found in the collection that the arranger did not
find any direct relation to Evans. It is assumed that Evans collected
this material because it related to his interests. Included are some
poetry books, business cards, material related to Sioux City, Iowa, the
National Federation of State Poetry Society, and South Dakota State
University, as well as some various journals.
Series 6. Correspondence.
Composed of acceptance letters, letters from friends, fan mail, and
letters of recommendation.
Series 7. General.
Composed of material related to his work in college, alumni reunions,
honors and awards, biographical material and a file related to a
creative writing scholarship established by Evans at South Dakota
State University.
Series 8. Periodicals: Essays, Articles, and Short Stories.
Composed of publications containing essays, articles, and short stories
written by Evans and published inPeriodicals: such as peer reviewed
journals, magazines, and newspapers. Included is clippings, journals,
and some correspondence.
Series 9. Periodicals: Poetry.
Composed of poems written by Evans and published inPeriodicals:
such as peer reviewed journals, magazines, and newspapers. Included
is clippings, journals, and some correspondence.
Series 10. Published books.
Composed of books authored or co-authored by Evans and published.
Included are copies of the published book, correspondence, and book
promotion material.
Series 11. Reviews of Evans.
Composed of reviews and criticism of Evans works as reviewed by his
peers as found in newspapers, peer reviewed journals, and magazines.
Included are reviews of his poetry and books. This material is arranged
alphabetically by title of the article.
Series 12. Works in anthologies, textbooks, and other publications.
Composed of Evans works as they appeared in anthologies, textbooks
and other publications. Included are short stories, essays, poems, and
articles. This material is arranged alphabetically by title of the
publication. Evans contribution is listed within the folder description
with a page notation.
Series 13. Writings.
Composed of manuscripts of poems, essays, writings and talks. These
manuscripts are early versions of Evans works and include notations
by the author. Also included are a few clippings and two original
musical scores, "Three poems for chorus," and "Looking out my
window," composed by M. William Karlins with lyrics written by David
Allan Evans.
Bibliography
Publications (poetry collections)
After the Swan Dive by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 A67 2008
Publication Date: 2008

Among Athletes by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PN6110.S65 E9
Publication Date: 197-

Decent Dangers by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 D43 2000
Publication Date: 2000

Each Day You're Gone by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 E32 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Hanging Out With the Crows by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 H36 1991
Publication Date: 1991

Images of Place : Paintings and Poems by David Allan Evans and Gary
Steinley
Call Number: ND230.S8 E92 2007
Publication Date: 2007

Real and False Alarms by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 R4 1985
Publication Date: 1985

The Bull Rider's Advice : New and Selected Poems by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 B85 2003
Publication Date: 2003

This Water, These Rocks by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 T44 2009
Publication Date: 2009

Train Windows by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 T7
Publication Date: 1976
Books
Double Happiness: Two Lives in China by David Allan Evans and Jan Evans
Call Number: DS712 .E88 1995
Publication Date: 1995

(journals, with Jan Evans)
New Voices in American Poetry by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS613 .E9
Publication Date: 1973

(editor) [anthology]
Remembering the Soos by David Allan Evans
Call Number: PS3555.V214 R45 1986
Publication Date: 198
Skeletons of the prairie : Abadoned rural Codington County, South Dakota
by text by Ried Holien ; photographs by S. Paul Tuszynski, with a foreword
by David Allan Evans
Call Number: F657.C8 H65 2000
Publication Date: 2000

What the Tallgrass Says by David Allan Evans
Call Number: F656 W45
Publication Date: 1982
(writer and general editor)
Poems, Short Stories, and Essays
Beyond borders : an anthology of new writing from Manitoba, Minnesota,
Saskatchewan and the Dakotas by Mark Vinz and Dave Williamson, editors.
Call Number: PS536.2 .B48 1992
Publication Date: 1992

A harvest of words : contemporary South Dakota poetry by edited by Patrick
Hicks
Call Number: PS571.S8 H37 2010
Publication Date: 2010

Imagining home : writings from the Midwest by Mark Vinz and Thorn
Tammaro, editors
Call Number: PS563 .I46 1995
Publication Date: 1995

Over 250 poems published or forthcoming in Southern Review, North
American Review, Esquire, Shenandoah, Poetry Northwest, Chariton Review,
Prairie Schooner, The New York Times, The Mid-America Poetry Review,
South Dakota Review, Witness, Kansas Quarterly, Aethlon: The Journal of
Sports Literature, and others.
Poems, short stories, and essays have been reprinted in over 60 anthologies
and textbooks including Heartland: Poets of the Midwest, The Sporting Life,
Splash!: Great Writing About Swimming, American Sports Poems, Imaging
Home: Writing About the Midwest, The Norton Book of Sports, Best Poems of
1969 (Borestone Awards), and others.
Key Words
American poetry -- 20th century
China -- Description and travel
Evans, David Allan, 1940-
Middle West -- Poetry
South Dakota -- Literature
South Dakota -- Poetry
West (U.S.) – Poetry
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Crystal J. Gamradt, Archivist, 2013 May 13.