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Aidan Higgins fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC055
  • Fonds
  • 1957-1989

The fonds consists of manuscripts of novels, notebook, typescripts, galley proofs, sound recordings, and transcripts of radio plays and interviews with Higgins, and correspondence, including that with John Montague, from 1961 to 1971. The fonds includes manuscripts and other material relating to "Felo De Se", "Langrishe, Go Down", "Balcony of Europe", "Images of Africa", "Scenes from a Receding Past", "The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand", "Uncontrollable Laughter", "Discords of Good Humour", "Vanishing Heroes", "Texts for the Air", "Winter is Coming", "Bornholm Night Ferry", "Helsingor Station", and "Ronda Gorge".

Higgins, Aidan, 1927-

Al Purdy fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC420
  • Fonds
  • 1972-1999

The fonds consists of correspondence from Lorna Crozier, William Deverell, Kuldip Gill, Martin Gray, Eldon Grier, George Johnston, Peter Trower, Miriam Waddington, George Woodcock and William New. Signed manuscript of Purdy's poem "Winter at Roblin Lake".

Purdy, Al, 1918-2000

Alan Drengson fonds

  • CA UVICARCH AR044
  • Fonds
  • 1945; 1968-2016

The fonds consists of two accessions of material primarily related to Alan Drengson’s academic career. These include drafts of papers, books, and poems, as well as university course materials, grant applications, professional correspondence, and documents for The Ecostery Foundation and The Trumpeter Journal. The fonds also includes some personal records.

Drengson, Alan R.

Alexander Hutchison fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC061
  • Fonds
  • 1965 - 1985

The fonds consists of correspondence with George Woodcock, editor of "Canadian Literature" in 1971, re his submission of a review of Robin Skelton's poetry, plus a first draft of the review; correspondence with Rampant Lions Press (Will and Sebastian Carter), 1976-1977, regarding the printing of a collection of Hutchison's broadsides, plus copies of the broadsides; manuscripts, correspondence, artwork, notebooks, research materials and miscellaneous [This large collection (1996-020) is only roughly sorted and is on loan]. Notable correspondence includes George Woodcock, Susan Musgrave, Dennis Brown and the Rampant Lion Press.

Hutchison, Alexander

Alfred Bergan collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC154
  • Collection
  • ca. 1941

The collection consists of 2 typescript articles: on James Joyce and on John Stanislaus Joyce, plus a manuscript of the article on James Joyce.

Bergan, Alfred, 1887-1941

Alfred Carmichael fonds

  • CA UVICARCH AR028
  • Fonds
  • 1953

The fonds consists of a compilation of west coast native legends, including some published in 1922 in Carmichael's monograph, Indian legends of Vancouver Island. The legends include: Ohyaht legends, Loquala, Seshaht and Opitchesaht legends, legends of Sproat and Great Central Lakes, and Great Central Lake by river. The manuscript also includes photographs of native artifacts, and paintings by Judith Phyllis Morgan and J. Semeyn.

Carmichael, Alfred

Alfred Perles fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC093
  • Fonds
  • 1938 - 1996

The fonds consists of an unidentified manuscript [unpublished novel?, 1955?]; typescript and corrected page proofs of "Alien Corn", 1944; typescripts, carbon typescripts, and galley proofs of "Art & Outrage", 1959, and "My Friend Henry Miller", 1955; plus some
correspondence with writers and publishers. Correspondents include Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin, Lawrence Durrell, Anne Rives and Neville Spearman Ltd. The fonds also consists of 5 watercolours by Alfred Perlès; correspondence to Jacqueline Randal from Anne Barret and her daughter, Isobel; newspaper articles; Alfred Perlès' typewriter; and a watercolour print by Henry Miller.

Perlès, Alfred

Ambrose Parsons collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC276
  • Collection
  • 1850

The collection consists of a leather bound manuscript (probably unpublished) with the page ends gilded. All of the contents are handwritten. The contents consist of a title-page; a dedicatory epistle to the Rev. R.W. Dibdin (4 pp., both sides); and the text (36 pp., rectos only). Inscribed on the flyleaf in pencil are the words ""Presumably the original MS and unique. It is probable that this is unpublished (not listed in NUC).

Parsons, Ambrose, 1815-1891

Andy Bigg fonds

  • CA UVICARCH AR351
  • Fonds
  • 1940-1999

Fonds consists of the following series: Correspondence, 1947-1995; Autobiography manuscripts, 1948-1995; Photographs, 1948-1980; Writing, 1940-1996; Subject files; Newspaper subject files; Newspaper reprints; Newspapers, 1958-1978; Scrapbook of B.C. provincial campaign, 1975; Recording of meeting with Andy Bigg and staff of Cowichan Pictorial regarding joining Union, 1973. The Newspapers include: a complete set of the Western Advocate, 1958-1959, and a complete set of front covers of the Cowichan Pictorial, 1966-1978.

Bigg, Andy, 1915-2003

Anne Petrie fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC534
  • Fonds
  • 1960 - 1999

The fonds consists of manuscripts, journals and research materials relating to "Gone to An Aunt's" and "A Guidebook to Ethnic Vancouver" (the book and CBC Vancouver series). Fonds includes original recordings (and many transcripts), plus voluminous research material relating to Gone to an Aunt's with correspondence, drafts, publicity, clippings. Includes background research materials for Petrie's books on Vancouver, including correspondence, tapes, photographs. Includes CBC Radio work, 1975-1985, comprising tapes, scripts, notes, commentaries. Includes CBC Television work 1983-2003, including scripts, notes, correspondence.

Petrie, Anne

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