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Only top-level descriptions Canadian poetry (English)--20th century
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A. M. Klein collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC243
  • Collection
  • 1948

The collection consists of a one page holograph letter signed, to Mr. Crawley regarding poetry publications and Klein's work on Joyce's Ulysses.

Klein, A. M. (Abraham Moses), 1909-1972

Brian Brett fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC384
  • Fonds
  • 1935 - 2019

The fonds consists firstly, of correspondence from many well known writers such as Margaret Atwood, Doug Beardsley, bill bissett, George Bowering, Marilyn Bowering, Robert Bringhurst, Barry Callaghan, Lorna Crozier, William Deverell, Timothy Findley, John Glassco, Robert Harlow, David Homel, Patrick Lane, Dennis Lee, Charles Lillard, Dorothy Livesay, Susan Musgrave, John Newlove, Sharon Olds, Michael Ondaatje, P.K. Page, George Payerle, Al Purdy, Joe Rosenblatt, Jane Rule, Jane Urqhuhart, and Sean Virgo. It is arranged in alphabetic series. Secondly, there are prose and poetry manuscripts. These are roughly divided into poetry and prose, with some large sections of late drafts intact. Thirdly, there are materials relating to the Writer's Union of Canada, Writers in Electronic Residence, political press clippings, material about his libel trial, and miscellaneous printed material.

Brett, Brian

Don Gutteridge fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC220
  • Fonds
  • 1972

The fonds consists of a handwritten letter to Stephen Scobie. He mentions his own book "Saying Grace" and also comments on Scobie's poetry.

Gutteridge, Don, 1937-

Henry Sands fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC430
  • Fonds
  • 1934 - 2008

The fonds consists of a manuscript of poetry by Henry Richard Sands, correspondence re Sands, biographical sketches of Sands written by his children, a photograph of Sands, and a photograph of Sylvia E. (Sands) Johnson.

Sands, Henry, 1900-1969

M. Eugenie Perry collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC279
  • Collection
  • ca. 1950

The collection consists of a corrected typescript of a one-act play for children titled 'The little gardeners'.

Perry, Martha Eugenie, d. 1958

Marjorie Pickthall collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC282
  • Collection
  • 1910 - 1916

The collection consists of a handwritten letter (1910) to Mrs. Edgar (Pelham?) referring to her mother's death and asking " if you could see your way ...to leaving me out of your anthology entirely." Also included is a handwritten "fair copy" of four Pickthall poems ( "Gold Dawn", Song from "Little Hearts", Song from "The Sleeping Fawn", and "Birds at Evening") together with a dealer's description on an envelope.

Pickthall, Marjorie L. C. (Marjorie Lowry Christie), 1883-1922

Michael Ondaatje collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC272
  • Collection
  • ca. 1969

The collection consists of a Xerox copy of the original typescript for projected publication, with a letter dated October 10th, 1969, (1 p. part holograph, signed) from the author to Alan Brilliant (Unicorn Press) about the possibility of publication of "The Man with seven toes" in the U.S. There is a carbon copy of Alan Brilliant's reply.

Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-

R. G. Everson collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC199
  • Collection
  • 1969

The collection consists of a typewritten letter to Alan Brilliant (Unicorn Press), together with its envelope. In the letter, he mentions Dudek, Gnarowski, Siebrasse, and Gabrielle Roy. Also included is a copy of a mailer for Everson's book "The dark is not so dark", with Everson's handwritten instructions inside.

Everson, R. G., 1903-1992

Tim Lander collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC247
  • Collection
  • ca. 1987-2000

The collection consists of pages of holograph poetry removed from a copy of Lander's Like Stepping Stones above the Traffic (1987), plus other leaves of holograph poetry.

Lander, Tim

Watson Kirkconnell collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC242
  • Collection
  • 1935

The collection consists of a 2 page, 1 leaf letter to Professor [George R.] Noyes explicating Kirkconnel's poem "The Way of a Scholar".

Kirkconnell, Watson, 1895-1977