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• Correspondence between John Metcalf, Membership Committee and Quebec Representative, Writers' Union of Canada, and various Canadian authors and publishers.
• File consists of letters relating to J. Metcalf's activities on the membership committee involved in establishing the Writers' Union of Canada and as Quebec representative of the Union. Membership committee correspondence includes letters relating to invitations to authors to join the Union and discussing criteria for membership in the Union; list of members originally contacted as potential members; and report of membership committee. Correspondence relating to J. Metcalf's acting as Quebec representative includes letters dealing with publishing problems encountered by members. Also includes letters relating to J. Metcalf's resignation from the Union. Includes duplicates of some outgoing letters.
• Typescript, signed; holograph, signed; typescript (carbon copy); typescript (mimeograph); typescript (photocopy).

• File consists of partial manuscript of anthology. Original file folder contained J. Metcalf's holograph annotation "MS of 16 X 12 returned by McGraw-Hill - original typescripts with alterations etc. in author's hand.". Includes J. Metcalf's Introduction; Author's commentaries by Morley Callaghan, Hugh Garner, Mordecai Richler, Alice Munro, Shirley Faessler, Alden Nowlan, George Bowering, David Helwig, John Metcalf and Ray Smith; Hugh Garner's Biography; and short stories A basket of apples by Shirley Faessler and A bag of cherries by J. Metcalf. M. Richler's Author's commentary was written to accompany story The summer my grandmother was supposed to die. This story was later withdrawn and replaced with story Bambinger. Also includes J. Metcalf's short promotional blurb published on half-title page and note of enclosure to David _____.
• Holograph; typescript (carbon copy) with holograph revisions; typescript (photocopy) with holograph revisions and cut and paste; typescript with holograph revisions. Most manuscripts contain printer's instructions.
• Includes references to the following: Sixteen by twelve; Sixteen by twelve : Introduction; A bag of cherries; Introduction to Sixteen by twelve; Author's commentary; Sixteen by twelve : Author's commentary.

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Consists of uncorrected proof copy for publishers Quartet Books.

File consists of review published in book review column in Montrealer. Includes reviews of Garrett Mattingly's The Armada, John Hersey's The War Lover, Lately Thomas's The Vanishing Evangelist, Stephen Birmingham's Barbara Greer, and briefly mentions 4 recently received books.

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Carbon copy of signed typed letter extending an invitation to The last chalice premiere and mentioning filming of the television adaptation of Artichoke (September 6, 1977).

Typed letter relating to Canada Council Arts Grant application (March 22, 1976). Includes Glass's holograph annotation "Thank you 3/29/76".

Carbon copy of signed typed letter discussing Canada Council grant application appeal and enclosing letter, probably a copy of the one sent to Timothy Porteous (MsC 23 02.08.17) (May 26, 1976).