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In 1960 they moved to Calgary where Ian joined the University's English Department. Over the course of a long and varied teaching career, he would serve as Department Chair and editor of the journal, Ariel. He retired in 1997.
Ian was a prairie poet whose works were widely published and broadcast: Songs from the Star Motel (1987) and The Nomadic Marchesa (2003) amongst them. He edited numerous volumes including the urban anthology, Glass Canyons (1985), and a family memoir, As I Remember Them (2002). Ian served on the boards of Dandelion and Prairie Forum, and on the executives of the League of Canadian Poets and The Writers Guild of Alberta.
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Fonds consists of records created and collected by Professor Ian Adam an emeritus professor in the Department of English. Records relate to Dr. Adam's academic career and his attempts to be elected as an NDP member of parliament
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Administrative records are restricted for a period of 15 years as authorized under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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A manuscript by Ian Adam can be found in the Cecelia Frey fonds.
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- Adam, Ian (Subject)