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Lang, Doug, 1941-2022

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1941-04-11 - 2022-11-22

Biographical note

Poet Doug Lang was born in Swansea, Wales on April 11, 1941 as William Douglas Allen. His father left when he was a young child; Lang and his sister adopted their mother's maiden name Lang shortly thereafter. Lang settled in Washington, DC in 1973 and ran an influential reading series at Folio Books from 1976 to 1978. He joined the Corcoran School of Art at George Washington University in 1976 as a writing teacher. During the course of his 37 year career there, he served as a Faculty Association President, department chair, and Interim Dean. In 1983, Lang helped found ACE Exhibits (Active Culture Exhibits, formerly known as United Artists), a production company for promoting the expansion of art in Washington, DC. Also in the late 1980s, Lang taught summer writing workshops at Bard College. He died on November 22, 2022.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Doug Lang papers

 Collection
Abstract

Papers document the life and career of Washington, DC-based Welsh poet Doug Lang through correspondence, creative writing notebooks, handmade artwork, ephemera such as fliers and posters, manuscripts and typescripts including annotated drafts, and photographs. Materials highlight the poetry and art scenes of Washington, DC in the late twentieth-century.

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Box 3, Folder 3 is closed until 2034 due to privacy concerns. Box 10, Folder 1 is closed pending conservation review.Audiovisual materials are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.Negatives in Shared box 1274 are not an access medium and are not available for...
Dates: 1948-2023; Majority of material found within 1972 - 2010