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THE DON WELCH DIGITAL ARCHIVE
![Image by Mr Cup / Fabien Barral](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6f3647455051586e714d59~mv2_d_4288_2848_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/nsplsh_6f3647455051586e714d59~mv2_d_4288_2848_s_4_2.jpg)
A R C H I V E
Correspondence, Drafts of Poems, Unpublished Poems, Media, and Interviews
1966Â - 2005
Personal drawings, postcards, and letters from literary figures such as William Stafford and Ted Kooser.
![TK Postcard Feb.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e26_be3590430b4f488181caf74cadec75a5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_460,h_400,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/TK%20Postcard%20Feb.png)
1966 - 2016
A close look at multiple versions of the same poem as each went through the process of revision (either on long walks or at his desk).
![DW Desk. crop.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e26_d881da121ec044d6866bb96c1a89f696~mv2_d_1536_1485_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_460,h_400,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/DW%20Desk_%20crop.jpg)
1951 - 2016
Draft versions of everything from the poet's most ambitious poems to his most personal poems written especially for his wife.
![Bill Klefkorn, Ted Kooser, and Don Welch](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e26_0027e65b6cd540db95a0fc2e7743c16e~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_408,y_24,w_1052,h_915/fill/w_115,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Bill%20Klefkorn%2C%20Ted%20Kooser%2C%20and%20Don%20Welch.jpg)
![Photo for "Bronzeing" (c. 2001)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e26_9dc4e1efcfec4203a3ea09c193069683~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_163,w_1174,h_969/fill/w_115,h_95,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Photo%20for%20_Bronzeing_%20(c_%202001).png)
1976 - Present
Read the original reviews of Don's works published in journals, newspapers, and books.
![Cover.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e26_3891acfb63354f21ac50b5ca18269021~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_717,w_2302,h_2001/fill/w_115,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Cover.jpg)
2022
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Funding for this project has been provided by the Nebraska Arts Council and North Carolina State University.
![Image by Bill Oxford](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2d66477173657774734a59~mv2_d_7952_5304_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_77,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Image%20by%20Bill%20Oxford.jpg)
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