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R.N.G. Marken fonds

  • MG 187
  • Fonds
  • 1915-1997, predominant 1978-1994

This fonds contains correspondence and memoranda pertaining to Marken's teaching and writing, published and unpublished poems, plays, stories, reviews, articles and addresses as well as miscellaneous reference and resource material.

Marken, Ronald Norman George, 1939-

Elizabeth Philips fonds

  • MG 646
  • Fonds
  • 1978-2017 (inclusive) ; 1978-2000 (predominant)

This fonds contains mainly textual material relating to the writing of Elizabeth Philips. Much of it is notes, rough drafts, and copies of poems and some prose work. There is also correspondence which relates to the business side of writing and getting published as well as some personal correspondence that relates to every day life and also on writing, as she corresponded with other writers.

Philips, Elizabeth

K.M. Gunvaldsen fonds

  • MG 170
  • Fonds
  • 1936-1989

This fonds primarily deals with Gunvaldsen's unpublished manuscript, "The Undiscovered Franz Kafka". There are drafts, notes, clippings, books, and correspondence. There are also several files of a more general nature dealing primarily with German intellectual history. Material is in English and German.

Gunvaldsen, Kaare Martin

Paul Denham fonds

  • MG 254
  • Fonds
  • 1964-2003

The material in this fonds relates to Denham's career as a Professor of English, as well as a significant amount relating to his association with "NeWest Review" from 1983 to 1999. Denham served primarily as literary review editor for NeWest (the book review section was one of the more popular features of the magazine) and more generally as a member of the editorial board. The fonds contains materials collected and/or created by other NeWest editors, including Margaret Gail Osachoff (theatre reviews), Lewis Horne (fiction reviews), Jim Miller, Bill Waiser, and David Carpenter.

Denham, Paul

John Livingstone Clark fonds

  • MG 274
  • Fonds
  • 1981-2002., predominant 1981-2002.

The bulk of this fonds deals with the literary creations of John Livingstone Clark and contains correspondence, clippings, cartoons, drafts, notes and publications.

Clark, John Livingstone 1950-

A.J. Harding fonds

  • MG 332
  • Fonds
  • 1966-2004 (inclusive) ; 1980-2002 (predominant)

This fonds contains materials relating to Dr. Harding's scholarly work, including his thorough preparation and background work for his teaching; his correspondence with colleagues; his articles and conference papers; and drafts and notes for the Coleridge "Notebooks."

Harding, Anthony John

A.L. Karras fonds

  • MG 381
  • Fonds
  • 1937-1997

This fonds contains materials relating to Art Karras' three books, including correspondence with publishers; with fans; with trappers; drafts and typescripts.

Karras, Art, 1914-1999 (author)

Shirley Serviss fonds

  • MG 617
  • Fonds
  • nd, 1975-1992 (inclusive)

This fonds contains correspondence from Reta Cowley, and John Hicks. The Cowley correspondence in part, discusses her painting process; and the Hicks correspondence discusses the Saskatchewan writing scene (particularly Prince Albert); his publications and awards, and his ideas about writing.

Serviss, Shirley

Doris Hillis fonds

  • MG 444
  • Fonds
  • 1960-2004

This collection includes working papers and completed versions of Hillis’ published and unpublished poetry, drama, and fiction, as well as research and correspondence related thereto. The collection includes a range of interviews conducted by Hillis with a number of Saskatchewan authors for her books Voices and Visions and Plainspeaking. This collection also includes chapbooks published by Andrew Suknaski, Lorna Uher, and Mick Burrs.
Further, the collection contains a range of materials gathered by Doris on the subject of puppetry for her work with the Macklin Puppeteers throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her personal memoirs are also included, as are materials from her involvement in Saskatchewan’s literary community, including helpful information on the art of writing from her workshops.

Hillis, Doris

Ida Janet Munro (Clarke) Thompson fonds

  • MG 484
  • Fonds
  • 1882-1953 (inclusive) ; 1905-1953 (predominant)

Correspondence, accounts books, and other textual material.

Thompson, Ida Janet Munro (Clarke)

William Deverell fonds

  • MG 262
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1940]-2003, predominant 1979-2001

The fonds includes material documenting William Deverell’s career primarily as a writer and a lawyer. Among other material, included are research and drafts relating to most of his books and screenplays; other writing; documents re court cases, particularly those used as background for books and screenplays (including the CBC series Scales of Justice); records relating to The Writers Union of Canada; material relating to early activities including newspaper articles written by Deverell and clippings etc. relating to his election campaigns and trials he was involved in; videocassettes of his films Shellgame and Mindfield; correspondence with agents, publishers, producers, fans, etc., and other records relating to the publication and promotion of his books and films; and professional and personal correspondence with Carol Shields, Marian Engel, Margaret Atwood, Susan Musgrave, Stephen Reid and others.

Deverell, William

David Glaze fonds

  • MG 390
  • Fonds
  • 1953-2014

The material in this fonds deal with Glaze’s life including school and extracurricular interests as a youth and later as a journalist, fiction writer, editor and educator.

Glaze, David

Mansel Robinson fonds

  • MG 358
  • Fonds
  • 1915-2006

This fonds contains material related to the literary career of Mansel Robinson. There is correspondence regarding publishing, staging productions, residencies and grant applications. The fonds also contains drafts and edited scripts, research material, reviews and published material related stage productions. In addition the fonds contains five war diaries and an address book of Geo. J. Collinson who was stationed in France during the Great War.

Robinson, Mansel, 1955- . (playwright)

Robin Maugham fonds

  • MG 464
  • Fonds
  • 1967-1981 (inclusive)

This fonds consists of a small portion of Maugham's manuscript and published items. The majority of the material relates to "The Deserters" and includes manuscripts, proofs, and a published copy of this work. The incident which forms the central theme of "The Deserters" is a meeting between an English and German soldier during World War Two. This incident is based on an event that happened to Maugham while he was fighting in the Western Desert during World War Two.

The fonds also includes heavily annotated manuscripts of "Winter in Ischia: A Novel" and "The Account: A Novel". "The Account: A Novel" was based on Maugham's play, "Enemy." There is also a manuscript of the play, "A Question of Retreat." The fonds also includes a first printing paperback copy of "The Wrong People," a monograph which was originally published by Maugham under the pseudonym David Griffin. The fonds includes a handwritten note and published tribute written by Peter Burton, who worked closely with Maugham for many years and was one of his literary executors. The fonds also contains two newspaper clippings.

Maugham, Robin

NeWest Review fonds

  • MG 268
  • Fonds
  • 1981-2000, predominant 1985-1995

This fonds contains administrative and financial records relating to the management of NeWest Review. Additionally there are some files relating to submissions, contributors and content.

NeWest Review

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