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Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Series English
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Manuscripts, correspondence and other records relating to Flood's novels

Series consists of records relating to Flood’s two novels, one published and one unpublished. Records include handwritten and typed manuscripts, correspondence, drafts, research materials, publishing records and a published excerpt. The series is divided into two sub-series: The woman in the window (1974-1980) and Making a stone of the heart (1994-2004).

Essays, talks, reviews and related records

Series consists of records relating to essays, talks and reviews written or given by Flood. Records include drafts, notes and correspondence. Series also includes seven publications in which Flood’s stories are printed: "Paris Transcontinental" (1995); "Event" (1991); "Canadian Forum" (1983, 1993); "The Reader" (Summer 1994, Winter 1994); and "Books In Canada" (1993).

Photographs

Series consists of various production, personal and publicity photographs as well as photographs used for legal purposes.

General correspondence and personal records

This series is comprised of some of Laurier LaPierre’s personal records, including legal and medical records, newspaper articles and both personal and general correspondence. It contains primarily textual records, but also photographs and some ephemera. Included also are programs, cards and ephemera from LaPierre’s funeral.

Records related to term in Senate

This series contains any records related to Laurier LaPierre’s term in the Canadian Senate (2001-2004). These records are primarily comprised of correspondence, official documents, reports and copies or drafts of speeches. Related records can be found in Series 5: Records related to work with charities and organizations and Series 6: Records related to public speaking engagements

Correspondence

This series consists of letters, notes and postcards created and received by various members of the Woodsworth/MacInnis families, primarily Grace MacInnis. Key events mentioned in this correspondence include the Woodsworth family's years in Gibson's Landing, B.C., the period of time between the arrest and release from jail of J.S. Woodsworth in the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, Lucy Woodworth's participation in the Women's International League conference of 1924, an extended European tour that J.S. and Lucy took in 1932, and the general course of Grace and Angus MacInnis's political careers from the 1930's through the 1960's.

Court case records

Series consists of records related to the court case between the City of Vancouver and Sean O’Flynn-Magee, Jane Doe, John Doe and other unknown persons. It includes: affidavits of Garrick Bradshaw, Penny Ballem, Murray Wightman, Frank Dodich, John McKearney, Cael Hopwood, Brenda Proksen, Blake Chersinoff, and Will Johnston; short leave requisition; notice of civil claim; and notice of application.

Adbusters

Series consists of material relating to Occupy Vancouver either created or received by Adbusters. Included are two flags similar to the American and Canadian flags. The first flag contains the symbols of large corporations. The second flag is decorated with multiple maple leaves that form “99%.” It also includes a copy of the Adbusters magazine The Big Ideas of 2012 and a copy of the book Meme Wars: The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics.

General business correspondence

Series consists of records related to Duke’s personal and administrative affairs. This diverse series includes:
• Personal notes and memos written by Duke for family, friends and staff
• Correspondence received by Duke from family, friends and business associates
• Administrative correspondence received by Duke from agents, publishers and other associates
• Receipts, bills and other financial records
• Personal and administrative faxes

Personal journals

Series consists of notebooks, journals, notes and press clippings. From about 1945 to 2005 Duke made nearly daily entries in notebooks. These notebooks contain Duke’s thoughts, observations and concepts for future projects ranging from articles to screenplays, legal proceedings, housing plans and travel accounts.

Notebooks

Series consists of notebooks kept by Gladys Maria Hindmarch. Notebooks contain journal entries, notes and drafts for her writings, drafts of outgoing letters, and other personal notes.

Writings

This series contains textual materials that Martin Bartlett wrote during the course of his career. Some are academic texts on composition and the use of electronics or tuning systems. Others are published works from yachting magazines, others are musings on the nature of art, beauty, and nature. There is also some information from grant applications and concert programs.

Press clippings

Series consists of newspaper clippings of advertisements, announcements, articles and letters to the editor documenting the activities of and publicity received by Duthie Books Ltd., including those addressing the subject of Duthie Books' bankruptcy and financial restructuring.

Publication files

Series consists of records relating to Duthie Books’ publishing activities, including their book review periodical “The Reader,” “The New Reader,” as well as catalogues, guides and various staff, customer and employee newsletters. Series is divided into three sub-series: Original reader files (1986-1995); New Reader files (1996-1999); and Catalogue and newsletter files ([198-]-1999).

Virtual bookstore venture records

Series consists of records generated from the operation of Duthie’s online bookstore, launched in Spring 1994. Duthie Books’ virtual bookstore was a browsable database containing 50,000 titles in 150 subject areas indexed by author, title, subject and ISBN. The bookstore was located at literascape.com.

Bookmarks

Series consists of original bookmarks produced by Duthie Books. Bookmarks were designed and printed by artists and printmakers like Takao Tanabe, Chris Bergthorson, Hugh Michaelson, Reinhard Derreth and Barbarian Press, among others. The company published approximately nine million bookmarks between 1957 and 1999. A selection of bookmarks have been reproduced in “Duthie’s Bookmarks: 50 years of Bookmarks for Duthie’s Books,” published in 2008 by the Alcuin Society.

Ephemera

Series is comprised of ephemera collected by Duthie Books, Ltd. Ephemera includes buttons, flyers, magnets, a patch, sticker and backstage pass for a 1995 Bryan Adams show.

housepress

Series consists of the publications and other records generated from the publishing activity of housepress over its seven-year existence. Series contains the following sub-series: housepress publications (1997–2007), Editorial files (1997–[before 2005]), Administrative files (1998–2004), Financial records (1999–2007), Electronic file backups ([ca. 1999]–[ca. 2003]), and Objects ([between 1997 and 2004]).

housepress

Politics and law

This series consists of 9 sub-series: Quebec politics and sovereignty (1965-2011); Federal government and constitutional law (1964-2013); Reports, testimonies, advisory committees, and essays (1953-2013); Professional correspondence (1952-2014); Vancouver Quadra (1951-2015); B.C. politics (1979-2006); Aviation law (1955-1996); Foreign policy, treaties and international courts (1963-2014); Research on international politics or legal issues (1943-2015)

Publications and reviews

This series consists of 3 sub-series: Works authored by McWhinney (1956-2013); Works about McWhinney (1963-2012); Works edited or reviewed by McWhinney (1974-2015)

"Selling Canada" - Daniel Francis

This series is comprised of records related to the conception and publication of the book “Selling Canada: Three Propaganda Campaigns that Shaped the Nation” published in 2011.
The series is divided into the following 6 sub-series: Drafts, proofs and edits ([ca. 2009]), Project development and correspondence (2010-2011), Post-production, promotions, and reviews (2011-2012), Image copyright requests and agreements (2005-2010), Images collected for use in “Selling Canada" ([2005?]) and Research conducted for "Selling Canada" (2004-2010).

"The Wild Ride" - Charles Wilkins

This series is comprised of records related to the conception and publication of the book “The Wild Ride: A History of the North West Mounted Police 1873-1904” published in 2010.
The series is divided into the following 7 sub-series: Drafts, proofs and edits (2008-2010), Agreements and contracts (2008), Project development and correspondence (2009-2010), Post-production, promotions, and reviews (2009-2012), Image copyright requests and agreements (2009-2010), Images collected for use in “The Wild Ride" ([ca. 2009-2010]), and Research conducted for "The Wild Ride" (2009-2010).

Video recordings

This series consists of multiple video cassettes in various formats, as well as 2 DVD’s. Some of the same recordings – especially speeches and produced content - exist across multiple formats.

Contracts

Series contains correspondence (both incoming and outgoing), contracts for book publishing and movie adaptations, and copyright applications for June Skinner's novels.

Skinner, June Margaret

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