Craig Carlson Personal Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: PP-0010

Staff Only

Content Description

Original poetry and correspondence from Craig Carlson's time at Evergreen. Includes two framed pictures, one a photograph and the other a drawing entitled "Frazzled" by Chris Gunn, 1996; other photographs; a collection of audio tapes recording oral histories from the program Native American Studies: other audio tapes; Respect 1988; a professional leave report from 1996-7 on Alternative Healing; evaluations of Craig by students and faculty.

Dates

Creation: 1969-1994

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public.

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.

Extent

.66 Cubic Feet (2 gray archival boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

These papers document a wide range of aspects of Craig Carlson's work at Evergreen, including program documents, a large collection of personal poetry, photographs, and audio tapes.