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2-way correspondence with Anna Porter (Editor-in-Chief and Publisher at McClelland and Stewart), November 1979-May 1982

2-way correspondence with Christian Bailey, London researcher, February, 1979-January 1990

2-way correspondence with Jack McClelland, Publisher, McClelland and Stewart, November1976-November 1986 (Troika and A Woman Called Scylla)

2-way correspondence with publishers, March 1980-July 1981. Includes correspondence from

2-way correspondence with Vivienne Schuster (John Farquharson Ltd Literary, London, UK), January 1979-October 1983

3300 Lakeshore Blvd., Burlington, Ontario, 1966 (4 sheets)
Comment: First plan drawn & house built by & for DG personal residence (when DG appointed to Hydrofoil HMCS Bas D'Or computer team at Westinghouse, Hamilton.). Post & Beam construction. All West Coast materials shipped by train from BC to Ontario. The property was level.

357 Kentwood Terrace, Broadmead, Victoria, 1972 (3 sheets)
Comment: For commercial sale, drawn & built by DG. The Broadmead subdivision required a higher-priced house. The Kentwood property was on a sloping rock face. 2 storey, full Post & Beam, with view south-east to Mount Douglas. Value circa 1971, $72,000

3965 Wolsey Place, Ten Mile Point, Victoria, 1973 (1 sheet)
Comment: For commercial sale, drawn & built by DG. A slightly augmented version of the Post & Beam Leota house (file 5), sited behind and incorporating a large rock and backing onto and adjacent park. Sold to artist Stephen Lowe.

4025 Locarno Lane, Victoria, 1975 (12 sheets)
Comment: For Owners, drawn & built by DG. A three story Post & Beam construction. The property was large and level, waterfront, facing North-East. The staircase, built around a 16x16 inch Douglas Fir post, has treads also cut from solid fir.

4031 Prospect Lake Road, Saanich, 1978 (7 sheets)
Comment: Drawn & built by DG for DG personal residence. A large (3000 square feet on Main) Post & Beam, with a partial lower floor for children's rooms. The property was rural, 5 acres, sloping, facing south, with a creek and created ponds. An interesting note on the glazing: in May, 1982, the volcano Mt St Helens erupted, (200 miles away). The large (10 feet wide,