Item: Ivan Doig Archive, 1939-2015
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Finding Aid Title: Ivan Doig Archive, 1939-2015
Finding Aid Collection Number: 2602
Date Range of Collection: 1939-2015
Creator of Materials: Doig, Ivan
Content Description: The Doig Archive consists of manuscripts, proofs and galleys, typed and handwritten writing fragments, pocket notebooks, note cards, diaries, journals, photographs, audio/visual material, and memorabilia. The material has been sorted into twelve series based on subject and/or document type, and there is some overlap between these divisions. The first series consists of Doig's diaries and biographical information. The second series is the largest and consists of the various manuscript drafts and revisions, along with associated research and some publisher and promotion correspondence, all relating to sixteen books by Doig published between 1978 and 2015. The series of correspondence includes letters to and from other writers, publishers, and friends. Series three consists of essays, letters, and other materials by Doig on the process of writing and are not necessarily related to any given book title. His practice of taking notes on small pocket spiral notebooks, and also typing research findings or other writing ideas on note cards, are represented in two separate series. The note cards in particular relate back to the composition of Doig's books and some boxes bear the titles of those works. Other series include photographs, slides, audio and video recordings used for research purposes as well as readings and interviews with Ivan about his work. A series of material titled 'Medical Journey' documents Doig's struggle with his final illness and includes both his own thoughts on the process as well as actual medical records. Finally, there is a small selection of Doig's favorite research books that were taken from his office library. The arrangement and description of the collection closely follows a preliminary inventory created for the papers by Ms. Betty Mayfield, a close friend of the Doigs and the person who prepared the material for donation in 2015.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv72027
Keywords: montana, books, montana writers, writers, writing, manuscripts, diaries, photographs, audio recordings
Subjects: The People of Montana Regional Writers and Narratives
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