This series include records related to Davis' teaching appointments at the University of California San Diego, Bard College, and the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). The majority of the material relates to courses taught at University at Albany. The files also include records for master classes and other writing classes given at New York University and the New York State Writers Institute.
These records include appointment and other general records, teaching files on particular writing subjects, and teaching files for specific classes. These records include correspondence, contracts, class lists, evaluations, exercises, handouts, questionnaires, notebooks, plans, syllabi, and other material. Most files related to specific classes are restricted to protect student privacy as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Although class rosters were not routinely kept, many of Davis' other class records include students' full names and are restricted due to FERPA.
Subseries V.1: Business and General Records, 1981-2012
This subseries include records related to Davis' teaching appointments and general business at the University of California San Diego, Bard College, the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), and other master classes and writing seminars. This subseries also includes some general records related to writing programs.
Box 97 Folder 1
University of California San Diego (UCSD), 1981
Box 97 Folder 2
University of California San Diego (UCSD)--Freilicher Letter to Department About Writing Program, 1984
Box 97 Folder 3
University of California San Diego (UCSD)--Short Fiction Class and Catalogue Course Description
Includes Davis' letter to Dr. Pearce about the writing program.
Box 97 Folder 4
University of California San Diego (UCSD)--Student Anthology, 1981
Box 97 Folder 5
University of California San Diego (UCSD), 2002
Correspondence from a former student
Box 97 Folder 6
Bard, 1986-1995
Catalogs, creative writing journal
Box 97 Folder 7
[Bard] Behrendt, Lynn, 2000
Includes samples of Behrendt's work
Box 97 Folder 8
Bard MFA, 2000-2006
Box 100 Folder 1
Bard MFA--Correspondence and Addresses, 1988-2000
Box 97 Folder 9
Bard (Miscellaneous), 1986-1998, undated
Primarily appointment letters.
Box 97 Folder 10
Bard College Library / Brad Morrow's Gifts
Box 97 Folder 11
SUNY Albany--Business, 1999-2004
Box 97 Folder 12
SUNY Albany--Business, 2000-2002
Box 97 Folder 13
SUNY Albany--Contracts (Lynne + L.), 2002
Box 97 Folder 14
SUNY Albany--General (to carry), 2003
Box 97 Folder 15
SUNY Albany--Business, 2003-2004
Box 97 Folder 16
SUNY Albany, 2003-2006
Box 97 Folder 17
SUNY Albany--Business, 2006-2008
Box 97 Folder 18
SUNY Albany, 2009
Box 97 Folder 19
SUNY Albany, 2010
Box 97 Folder 20
State University of New York (SUNY) Albany Suspension of Programs, 2010 Fall
Box 97 Folder 21
SUNY Albany--Miscellaneous (Other Faculty) (and Grad Students), 2011
Box 97 Folder 22
New York University (NYU)--Hiring Process, 2009, 2011
Box 97 Folder 23
Creative Writing Programs, undated
List of graduate programs
Box 97 Folder 24
MFA Programs Rutgers-Newark, 2007 or later
Subseries V.2: General Course Material, 1980s-circa 2016
This subseries includes general class plans, course descriptions, handouts, syllabi, quizzes, and general notes for teaching.
Box 97 Folder 25
Assignments, Ideas for Class, undated
Box 100 Folder 2
Book Lists, 1987-1991, undated
Box 100 Folder 3
Book Lists and Recommendations, 1980s-2002, undated
Box 97 Folder 26
Class Notebook--[General], undated
Box 97 Folder 27
Class Material, 2002
Box 97 Folder 28
Course Descriptions, 1997, 2002
Box 97 Folder 29
Syllabi / Course Plans, 1980s, 2002, undated
Box 97 Folder 30
Syllabuses, Others', 2006-2011
Handouts (General)
Box 98 Folder 1
Future Handouts / Material, undated
Box 98 Folder 2
Handouts, Originals, 2002-2003
Box 98 Folder 3
Handouts, Extras, 2002-2003
Box 100 Folder 4
Xerox, undated
Box 98 Folder 4
Handouts, Past, undated
Box 98 Folder 5
Handouts, my annotated copies, 2002
Box 98 Folder 6
Handouts, various, 2012
Box 98 Folder 7
Master Class Material / Class Organization, 2005-2006, undated
Box 98 Folder 8
Master Class / Originals for Xeroxing, undated
Box 98 Folder 9
Xerox
Box 98 Folder 10
Material, possible, undated
Box 98 Folder 11
Quizes, 1997, 2002, undated
Box 98 Folder 12
Semester Plan / Week Plan, undated
Box 98 Folder 13
Writing Course Ideas / Methods
Box 98 Folder 14
Topics for Writing Class, undated
Box 96 Folder 1
Writing Workshop Exercises, Quotes, etc., undated
Index card file. This file was originally in its own plastic card box; it has been rehoused into a new box.
Box 96 Folder 4
Notes for Teaching / Short Fiction Course, undated
Index card box of cards for teaching. Index card file. This file was originally in its own plastic card box; it has been rehoused into a new box.
Subseries V.3: Topical Course Material, 1980s-circa 2016
This subseries contains files on various topics that Davis taught in her classes.
Box 98 Folder 15
Adjectives, undated
Box 98 Folder 16
Anglo-Saxon vs. Latinate, undated
Box 98 Folder 17
Autobiography, Art of
Box 98 Folder 18
James Wood on Saul Bellow's Style, undated
Box 98 Folder 19
Character, undated
Box 98 Folder 20
Child's Point of View (POV)--Examples, undated
Box 98 Folder 21
Critiquing, undated
Box 98 Folder 22
Critiquing, undated
Box 98 Folder 23
Description, Objective - Class Notes, undated
Box 98 Folder 24
Description, Objective / S. Johnson (1775), undated
Box 98 Folder 25
Description, Objective, by student
Box 98 Folder 26
Dialogue--Examples
Box 98 Folder 27
Dialogue--Examples, undated
Box 98 Folder 28
Dialogue--Punctuation
Box 98 Folder 29
Dictionary Page Handout, undated
Box 98 Folder 30
Dreams, 2007-2009, undated
Box 98 Folder 31
Orwell Ecclesiastes translation, undated
Box 98 Folder 32
Endings - Examples, undated
Box 98 Folder 33
Errors, Common
Box 98 Folder 34
Etymology (ies), undated
Box 98 Folder 35
Exercises, undated
Box 98 Folder 36
Exposition, 2002
Box 98 Folder 37
First Pages - Various Authors / Master Class - First Pages, undated
Box 98 Folder 38
First Class Meetings [E516], 2002 or later
Box 98 Folder 39
Future Class (Ideas) including First Class Meeting, undated
Box 98 Folder 40
Grammar Handouts, 2002
Box 98 Folder 41
Hunt, Laird (Teaching Folder)
Box 98 Folder 42
Linked Stories (list), 2009, undated
Box 98 Folder 43
Metaphor, undated
Box 98 Folder 44
Mixed Emotions, undated
Box 98 Folder 45
Notebooks, Writer's, 2012, undated
Box 98 Folder 46
Writer's Notebook Handouts, 2012
Box 98 Folder 47
Order of Elements - Handout
Box 98 Folder 48
Openings (Stories), 2002
Box 98 Folder 49
Plots, undated
Box 98 Folder 50
Poetry and Poetic Form, 2007, undated
Box 98 Folder 51
Point of View
Box 98 Folder 52
Prefixes and Roots (Greek and Latin), 2002, undated
Box 98 Folder 53
Punctuation, 2012
Box 98 Folder 54
Rhetoric Course
Box 99 Folder 1
Sentence Fragments, undated
Box 99 Folder 2
Sentence Openers, undated
Box 99 Folder 3
Showing, Not Telling, undated
Box 99 Folder 4
Storytelling, Article on
Box 99 Folder 5
Translations, Texts for (sound)
Box 99 Folder 6
Writing, Quotes About (General)
Box 99 Folder 7
Writing, Thoughts About (General)
Box 99 Folder 8
Writing Process, Article
Box 99 Folder 9
Writing Process, Initial Inspiration
Box 99 Folder 10
William Carlos Williams Story
Davis notes that she taught this story and sometimes other Williams stories in writing workshops.
Subseries V.4: Class Records, 1983-2016
The majority of these files are restricted for 80 years.
These records document specific classes. The majority of the material relates to courses taught at University at Albany. These records include correspondence, contracts, class lists, evaluations, exercises, handouts, questionnaires, notebooks, plans, syllabi, and other material.
Most files related to specific classes are restricted to protect student privacy as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). These files have been restricted for 80 years.
Box 99 Folder 11
[UCSD] Course Plans, 1983
This is a letter from Davis to Dr. Pearce
Box 100 Folder 5
Bard--Questionnaires, 1996 Spring
Box 99 Folder 12
Bard--Course Evalutions, 1996
Box 100 Folder 6
Bard--Advanced Fiction Workshop, 1996 Spring
Box 100 Folder 7
Bard--Class [Advanced Fiction Workshop], 1996-1997
Advanced Fiction Workshop.
Box 100 Folder 8
[Bard College] [Class Binder], 1997
Box 99 Folder 13
Bard MFA--Evaluations and Other MFA Material, 1997
Box 100 Folder 9
Class Plans--Others, 1996-1997, 2002
These appear to be related to Davis, not others, and are primarily from Bard College.
Box 99 Folder 14
SUNY Albany--3022, 2002
Class roster was deacessioned and file is now empty; there is a list of handouts / dates on the front of the folder.
Box 100 Folder 10-11
[SUNY Albany]--3022, 2002-2003, 2 folders
Box 100 Folder 12
[SUNY Albany]--3022 Class Plans, 2002
Box 100 Folder 13
SUNY Albany--3022 Class Record, 2002
Box 100 Folder 14
SUNY Albany--3022 Questionnaires, 2002
Box 100 Folder 15
[SUNY Albany]--3022 Objective Descriptions, Copies, 2002
Box 100 Folder 16
[SUNY Albany]--3022 Submissions, 2003
Box 100 Folder 17
SUNY Albany--3022 Class List and Plan, 2003
Box 100 Folder 18
[SUNY Albany]--3022 Questionnaires, 2003
Box 100 Folder 19-20
SUNY Albany--3022 Questionnaires, 2003, 2 folders
Box 100 Folder 21
SUNY Albany--3022 Previous Material including class plans, 2003
Box 99 Folder 15
[SUNY Albany]--3022 Complete File - Less Useful, 2002-2003
File contains general syllabi, class plans, and other material.
Box 99 Folder 16
[SUNY Albany]--3022 Complete Computer File, 2002-2003, undated
File contains general syllabi, class plans, and other material.
Box 100 Folder 22
SUNY Albany--E516, 2009
Box 100 Folder 23
SUNY Albany--E516 Questionnaires, 2009 Fall
Box 100 Folder 24
SUNY Albany--E516 Class Plans etc., 2010
Box 100 Folder 25
SUNY Albany--E516 Questionnaires, 2010 Fall
Box 100 Folder 26
SUNY Albany--E516 Previous Material, 2002
Box 100 Folder 27
[SUNY Albany]--E516 To Sort for E516, 2003, 2009-2010, undated
Box 100 Folder 28
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Class Plan, 2010
Box 99 Folder 17
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Author Report Pages, 2010
Box 100 Folder 29
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Class Folder, 2011
Box 100 Folder 30
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Past Material, 2009 Fall
Box 99 Folder 18
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Keep at Home, 2011
List of English Department faculty and schedules
Box 100 Folder 31
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Class Notebook, 2011
Box 100 Folder 32
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Class Plan, 2012 Fall
Box 100 Folder 33
[SUNY Albany--E516?] Exercises, 2012
Box 100 Folder 34
Past Material, 2012 Spring
Box 100 Folder 35
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Class Notebook, 2012 Fall
Box 100 Folder 36
SUNY Albany--Questionnaires, 2012 Fall
Box 99 Folder 19
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Syllabus, 2011
Box 100 Folder 37
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Questionnaires, 2011
Box 100 Folder 38
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Past material, 2011
Box 100 Folder 39
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Class Plans, 2011
Box 100 Folder 40
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Previous material, 2003
Box 100 Folder 41
[SUNY Albany]--E516 Handouts - Xerox, 2002
Box 100 Folder 42
[SUNY Albany]--E516, 2003 Fall
Writing samples marked accepted or rejected
Box 100 Folder 43
Class Notebooks, unidentified, undated, 2 items
Two class notebooks, unidenfied, but probably for SUNY Albany.
Box 100 Folder 44
Student Work, Past, 1996, undated
Box 100 Folder 45
[Student] Evaluation, 2011
Evaluation of PhD student teaching
Box 100 Folder 46
[Student] Class Observation, 2012
Evaluation of PhD student teaching
Box 100 Folder 47
[Student File], 2012
Box 100 Folder 48
[Student File] (Private Student), 2007
Box 100 Folder 51
Masterclass [New York State Writers Institute], 2004
Box 100 Folder 52
Masterclass [New York State Writers Institute], 2005
Box 100 Folder 53
[NYS Writers Institute] Masterclass, Miscellaneous, 2006
Box 100 Folder 54
[NYS Writers Institute] Masterclass, 2007
Box 100 Folder 55
[NYS Writers Institute?] Masterclass, 2008
Box 100 Folder 56
Albany--Writers Institute Master Class, 2008
Box 99 Folder 20
Writers Institute Class--Handouts and Exercises, 2013
Box 100 Folder 57
New York State Writers Institute (W.I.) Class, 2014
Box 100 Folder 58
[Writers Institute?] [Student File], 2015
Davis Master Class student? Seems to have some of his work and maybe his critique letters of other students work?
Box 100 Folder 59
Writers Institute Workshop Class Plan, 2015
Box 100 Folder 60
Writers Institute Readings Lists (Theirs) (Lists of their reading over one year), 2015
Box 100 Folder 61
Writers Institute Past Material, 2015
Past (used) material, Writers Institute Fiction Workshop
Box 99 Folder 21
Material [NYS Writer's Institute?], 2009, undated
Box 100 Folder 62
New York University (NYU) Writing Intensive, 2006
Box 100 Folder 63
New York University--Summer Writing Institute Materials, 2006 June
Box 100 Folder 64
New York University Fiction Workshop, 2009 Spring
Box 100 Folder 65
New York University, 2012 Spring
Box 100 Folder 66
New York University Applications, 2012 Spring
Box 100 Folder 67
New York University--Class Notebook, 2012 Spring
Box 100 Folder 68
New York University--Class Plan [Fiction Workshop], 2012 Spring
Box 100 Folder 69
New York University--Questionnaires [Fiction Workshop], 2012 Spring
Box 100 Folder 70
New York University "Process" Handouts (Theirs), Probably 2009 or 2012
Box 99 Folder 22
New York University Master Class, 2016