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Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Series
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Written works records

Series consists of written works by Billy and related materials. Records include drafts, notes, handmade magnets, event posters, newsletters that feature Billy’s work, Billy’s column in The Squamish Chief newspaper and two cassette tapes with speeches.

Union action records

Series consists of correspondence, legal records, photographs, and other material relating to the Canadian Farmworkers Union’s promotion and certification of the union in individual work sites; negotiations with farm owners; individual workers’ complaints; strikes; and participation in rallies for a variety of causes.

The series is arranged into four sub-series: Unionization and organizing notes, photographs, and other records ([198-]-1985); Certification correspondence, contracts, and photographs (1980-1992); Photographs, legal records, and correspondence relating to complaints, strikes, and rallies (1979-[199-?]); and General planning and research newspaper clippings, notes, and photographs ([1978]-1997).

Publications

This sub-series contains publications created or collected by Valhalla Society and its affiliating organizations and partners.
The series is divided into four sub-series: Valhalla Newsletters; Other Publications; Reports and Clippings.

Writings and correspondence

This series consists primarily of Ruth’s correspondence regarding certain dance pieces, her personal notes and writings, or articles she authored for publication.

Correspondence with publishers

Series consists of correspondence between Daphne Marlatt and publishers of her various works. Also contains attachments and related records, including contracts, memoranda of agreements, financial documents, newspaper clippings, promotional material, manuscripts, and administrative records.

Author correspondence

Series consists of correspondence between the publisher and various authors regarding current and future projects, editorial discussions and decisions, revisions, biographical information, book tour information, financial estimates and payments, and press coverage. Records include: correspondence, invoices, orders, receipts, notes, contracts, trade publications, photographs and newspaper clippings.

For related materials, see also: Series 5: Editorial correspondence and related records and Series 8: Royalties and related correspondence

Deol Society records

Series consists of records relating to the administration and activities of the Deol Agricultural Education and Research Society (the Deol Society), including financial records, meeting minutes, correspondence, project records, newsletters, and other publications.

The series is arranged into five sub-series: Administrative records and correspondence (1982-1995); Financial records (1981-1998); Programming and project reports, correspondence, and photographs ([198--ca. 1997]); Employment and grant records (1977-1990); and Publications (1982-1995).

Teaching & Events

Series consists of Thesen's work teaching at Concordia University, Dawson College, and the Sage Hill Writing Experience. Materials include correspondence, department course guides, schedules, students’ work, newspaper clippings, posters, event programs, cassette tapes, tickets, letter of agreement, poems, class announcements, department news, photographs, and other materials.

Agendas

Series consists of 8 Economist hard-bound agendas. These agendas outline Duke’s personal and professional schedules during this time period.

Douglas & McIntyre files

Series consists of correspondence, notes, memos and minutes documenting the sale of Antonson Publishing’s assets to Douglas & McIntyre (D&M), and Rick Antonson’s subsequent role as Vice President, then member of D&M’s board of directors.

Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society

This series consists of records related to the work of Peter Legebokoff as a curator of the Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society, including organization of the Doukhobor Village Museum and other projects aiming at preservation of the Doukhobor culture.

Sound recordings

Series consists of sound recordings of Al Neil's group and solo performances, source tapes, and interviews.

Interviews

Series consists of 18 audio cassette tapes containing 10 interviews. Series also consists of word-for-word transcriptions of the interviews and versions of the interviews that have been edited and condensed for publication.

Photographs

This series consists of 158 images taken by Peter Ogloff of Doukhobor community and Anna Markova’s funeral. The images are duplicates of the original images found on CD-ROMs (MSC121-6-3-0-0-1)

CD ROMs

This series consists of 3 CD-ROMs containing original digital records of photographs of elders taken in 1975 and of Anna Markova funeral in 1978. [Stored with textual records]

Interviews

This series consists of a photocopy of transcripts of 18 interviews with members of Doukhobor community. Transcripts are in Russian and English.

Official sources files

Series consists of photocopies and microfilm of archival records on the subject of the Komagata Maru and South Asians in Canada, and handwritten research notes. Archival records were generated by non-governmental organizations; they include manifests, registers, and case law reports.

Non-fiction works records

Series consists of records relating to non-fiction works written by Daphne Marlatt. Records include manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Series has been arranged into the following three sub-series: "Readings from the labyrinth" records (1981-1998), "At the river's mouth: writing migrations" records (2008), and Reviews of other writers (1975-2002).

Sales figures records

Series consists of balance sheets detailing book sales by title per month, grouped by year. The reports visibly grow more complex over the years as computerization and software allowed for greater detail in accounting. Records include: balance sheets, both handwritten and printouts.

Draft manuscript files

Series consists of one file labeled “Manuscript – A Very Ordinary Life”. The papers inside are annotated and heavily edited at times.

Readings, festivals and events records

Series consists of records relating to Peter Trower’s readings, his musical performances, and his participation in various literary festivals, conferences and other events. Series includes video and sound recordings of readings by Trower and readings by other authors, including Al Purdy and Patrick Lane. Also included are video and audio recordings of Caulk Boots & Marlin Spikes performances that Trower participated in, and a video recording copy of the "Between the Sky and the Splinters" documentary, filmed by the CBC in 1976. Record types include correspondence, notes, reading programs, set lists, newspaper articles and clippings, as well as posters, brochures, and other promotional material.

Buttons

This series contains campaign and commemorative ca. 84 buttons and 2 small metal plaques used in various campaigns of the BC Social Credit Party between years 1974-1996. The buttons cover the subject areas of candidates, elections, government initiatives and programmes, leaderships, party events and protests.

Government and book information files

Series consists of records documenting government grants, general book business reference material, and the publishing association and group activities of Nunaga Publishing and Rick Antonson. Associations and organizations include the Canada Council, BC Publishers Group, Canadian Book Information Centre and the Independent Publishers Association.

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).

Teaching records

Series consists of records relating to Marlatt's work as an instructor of writing and literature at various institutions. Records include articles, correspondence, administrative records, posters, student evaluations, lecture notes, syllabi, and other course material.

Series has been arranged into the following eight sub-series: Administrative records (1991-2009), Creative writing course development records (1989-2007), "Mother-daughter relationships" course development records ([ca. 1993-1999]), "Four modernist women" course development records (1993-1996), "Tradition and modernity" course development records (1976-1993), Women's studies course development records (1986-1996), Sage Hill Poetry Colloquium development records (1998-2010), and General course development records (1973-2007).

Administrative records

Series consists of records relating to the administration of the Canadian Farmworkers Union, including financial records, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, membership information, publications, and photographs of events.

The series is arranged into nine sub-series: Minutes and executive reports (1978-1994); Account books and other financial records (1980-1997); Fundraising correspondence, photographs, and other records (1978-1997); Membership surveys, photographs, and other records ([1979-ca. 1999]); Publications, publicity records, and ephemera (1975-2010); Correspondence (1978-1998); Convention and meeting minutes, photographs, and other records (1979-1995); Reports (1974-1997); and General administrative records ([1975]-1996).

Production files

Series consists of materials related to the production of the work Poets and Print, including a grant application, notes, chapter drafts and completed work drafts, correspondence, and layouts.

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