Craig Carlson papers

Collection

Identifier: PP-10

Staff Only

Content Description

Collection inclues original published and unpublished poetry written by Carlson, evaluations from students for individual contracts and programs, and correspondence from Carlson's involvement with the Washington State chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

Dates

Creation: 1966-1994

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public and must be viewed in The Evergreen State College Archives and Special Collections reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright in the collection materials may not lie with The Evergreen State College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials in this collection must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Evergreen State College Archives and Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and does not extend to any copyright holders in the materials. Researchers are solely responsible for clearing any necessary copyright permissions.

Biographical / Historical

Craig Carlson worked at The Evergreen State College from 1973 to 2001, when he died in a swimming accident. He was part of the culture, text and language faculty. He often taught poetry and especially enjoyed the works of Shakespeare, William Blake and Pablo Neruda.

He also founded the college's Institute for Village Studies. He traveled to Belize, Thailand, Nepal and elsewhere with students.

From 1987 to 1995, he worked on the Native American Studies Program. He was a speech coach for the Special Olympics and a mediator for the Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center.