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Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Daphne Marlatt Fonds
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Daphne Marlatt Fonds

  • MsC-142
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1958]-2014

Fonds consists of records created or accumulated by Daphne Marlatt through her personal and professional activities, predominantly after the year 1990. Records document her activities as a writer of poetry and prose, an editor, and as a teacher of writing and literature, and include manuscripts, notes, research records, correspondence, photographs, grant applications, reviews, and audio and video recordings of poetry readings.

The fonds has been arranged into the following eleven series: Background research records ([ca. 1965-2000]), Fiction - poetry records (1958-2014), Fiction - drama records (2000-2011), Non-fiction works records (1975-2008), Awards and grants records ([ca. 1965-2012]), Correspondence with publishers ([ca. 1977-2013]), Professional activities records (1983-2013), Teaching records (1973-2010), Electronic records and other media (1974-2012), Personal records (1966-2014), and Personal and professional correspondence (1961-2014).

Marlatt, Daphne

Personal and professional correspondence

Series consists of correspondence created or received by Marlatt for personal and professional purposes. The correspondence is with family, friends, and professional colleagues, as well as political authorities on a variety of issues important to Marlatt. For correspondence with publishers, see series MsC-142-0-6.

Awards and grants records

Series contains records relating to honours Daphne Marlatt has received, grants she has applied for, recommendations she has written for others, and literary competitions she has judged. Records include correspondence, brochures, advertisements, programs, and photographs.

Series has been arranged into the following three sub-series: Awards and honours ([ca. 2002-2012]), Letters of recommendation and competition records ([ca. 1984]-2012), Grant applications ([ca. 1965-2006]).

Background research records

Series consists of records pertaining to Daphne Marlatt’s research for professional projects, including those created for her oral history project with Carole Itter, entitled "Opening doors - in Vancouver's East End: Strathcona", as well as for her general writing and teaching work. Records include oral history transcripts, photographs, transparencies, articles, and other research records.

Series has been arranged into the following two sub-series: “Opening doors - in Vancouver's East End: Strathcona" records (1972-1988) and Research records for teaching and writing ([ca. 1965-2000]).

Grant applications

Sub-series consists of Daphne Marlatt's grant applications and supporting material, including photographs, biographical information, promotional articles, and correspondence.

Personal records

Series consists of records relating to Marlatt's personal activities, including some works of others and responses to her writings. Records include correspondence, writings, land title documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and brochures.

Broadsides

File consists of 7 poetry broadsides, many produced by Co-op Press. Includes the poem "Imagine: a town" by Marlatt, from her book "Steveston," as well as poems by Sam Hamill, Bob Rose, Lew Welch, Gerry Gilbert, and John Marshall.

MsC 142.748

Item is a historic b&w photograph by J.A. Brock, Portrait and Landscape Photographer, Brandon, Man., and Vancouver, City, B.C.
Item appears to have been taken out of an album. Descriptive information is on a black border added later, such as TR N 11 P.13.
Label on the left side says “Cut down, Alex Russell, see 'Herald' Feb. 19 1886".
Label on the top says “GEORGIA st, 1886, log of famous stump at lane cor. Granville & Seymour, 10’4”, some say stump 14’4” widest part, looking N.W. to forest on Burrard. Log lay true N & S across N.E. cor. Granville. J.W. Horne on top. Photo belonged to Dr. J.M. Lefevre. Approx date, fall 1886. JSM”.
Stamp on the back says “City Archives Vancouver, B.C. Canada; for research purposes only no reproduction without permission”.

MsC 142.752

Item is a transparency depicting a woman reading, sitting at a table at a diner.

General drafts and related records

Series consists of records relating to Daphne Marlatt's general poetry writing projects. Records include notes, drafts of poems, and correspondence with legal permissions.

MsC 142.750

Item consists of 1 transparency. The label reads “GRANVILLE, (west end of) at foot of Abbott Street, said to be 1882, copy of original print in possession of Miss Marion W. Thompson, (dau. of Rev. C.L. Thompson), born in the Methodist Parsonage; a few steps to right, and to west of, big stmp. JSM. 1933”
“Mr. Robertson and Dr. Masters by Robertson’s tavern and Dr. Master’s office; Robertson Home / Blairs’ home / Granville B.C. 1882.”

MsC 142.751

Item consists of 1 b&w photograph and 1 transparency of “MR. & MISS ISL” written in graffiti on a cracked brick wall.

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