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Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Sub-series
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Royalty statements

Sub-series contains royalty statements from Macmillan, Gollancz, Longmans Green, Dial Press, Beaufort Books, and Second Chance Press for the sales of Skinner's novels.

Skinner, June Margaret

Income tax

Sub-series consists of income tax return forms, tax assessments from National Revenue Service, lists of expenses and receipts for Skinner's writing career, and correspondence from Skinner's accountant and the National Revenue Service.

Skinner, June Margaret

Personal

This sub-series contains June's incoming correspondence from family and friends. Some of the correspondence is addressed to June's children or both her and her husband Fred.

Skinner, June Margaret

General

The sub-series contains correspondence with the Authors Guild (including bulletins), Canada Council, fans, Skinner's family, the Public Lending Right Commission, and the author Shirley Suttles.

Skinner, June Margaret

Correspondence with Al Hart

Sub-series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between Skinner and Al Hart. Hart was first Skinner's editor at various publishers and later he was her literary agent.

Skinner, June Margaret

Correspondence with agents

This sub-series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between June Skinner and agents; both literary agents and her Hollywood agent. Content mostly relates to June's attempts at getting novels published, rejection notices, and details about her books that were being published.

Skinner, June Margaret

Unpublished

Sub-series consists of drafts and manuscripts of novels, short stories, plays, and poems written by June Skinner. Material is typed and handwritten. Some writings had no identifiable title or date.

Skinner, June Margaret

Published

Sub-series consists of handwritten and typed manuscripts and drafts of novels that were eventually published. Includes galley proofs used during the publishing process.

Skinner, June Margaret

Visual art

Sub-series consists of original works of art created by Mootoo in various media.

Exhibitions, portfolios and sketches

Sub-series consists of records relating to exhibitions of Mootoo’s visual art and video installations and portfolios relating to the same. The sub-series also includes sketches by Mootoo in various media.

Miscellaneous works

Sub-series consists of drafts of various short works written by Mootoo over a span of years, mainly works that are as yet unpublished. The sub-series also includes draft essays and lectures given by Mootoo on various occasions.

In His Image

Sub-series consists of In His Image, a work composed by Mootoo sometime prior to the publication of her short story collection Out On Main Street. Mootoo may have drawn on In His Image when writing He Drown She in the Sea.

Out on Main Street

Sub-series consists of draft short stories and drafts of the collection of short stories published as Out on Main Street in 1993. A small amount of correspondence dates to 1998.

The Predicament of Or

Sub-series consists of loose drafts of poems and drafts of the collection of poetry published as The Predicament of Or. The sub-series also includes a small amount of correspondence relating to the collection.

Cereus Blooms at Night

Sub-series consists of drafts and manuscripts for the novel published as Cereus Blooms at Night in 1996.

Cane|Fire

Series consists of drafts for Cane|Fire, a book of poetry by Mootoo.

He Drown She in the Sea

Sub-series consists of drafts, manuscripts and final proofs for the novel published as He Drown She in the Sea in 2005. Working titles for this novel included Harry the Egg-Man; The Woman Who Gave Love Birds as a Present; Once, A Raleigh Man; The Summer of Rose; and The Servant’s Son. The many drafts in this sub-series show the progression from first writings to finished work.
The drafts also show that Mootoo worked on her novel in sections, assigning alpha-numeric designators to each section during the draft stages of the work (eg. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C and so on).

Grant applications

Sub-series consists of grant applications and supporting materials submitted by filling Station Publications Society to granting organizations such as the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Correspondence

Sub-series documents general correspondence and submissions received by "filling Station" magazine in the 1990s.

General administrative records

Sub-series consists of records generated from the administration of "filling Station" magazine. These include forms, letterhead, distribution requests, serials registration, subscriber lists, contact lists, and a stamp.

Minutes

Sub-series consists of minutes and notes resulting from meetings of the filling Station Publications Society.

Publications

Subseries contains a map, magazines, zines, clippings, photocopies, art catalogues, and broadsides.

Talks

Subseries contains notes, drafts, typescripts, and recordings of readings and lectures. Includes work by others.

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