Fonds consists of correspondence; manuscripts of poetry, novels, short stories, speeches, essays and reviews; notebooks; audio visual material; awards and honours; teaching materials; works on R. Kroetsch; published work; and works by others. MsC 42, the speech given by R. Kroetsch on the occasion of the presentation of the Robert Kroetsch papers to the University of Calgary, is an appendix to MsC 27.
Kroetsch, RobertFonds consists of the following:
- Correspondence and family papers (1943-1981)
- Diaries (n.d., 1978-1981)
- Poetry (n.d., 1967-1982)
- Editorial (1981)
- Creative writing (n.d., 1978-1979)
- Miscellaneous (n.d.).
Fonds consists of correspondence; research material; notes; manuscripts of novels, short stories, children's literature, television plays and screenplays; speeches; lectures; works on R. Wiebe; and material relating to R. Wiebe's editing of short story anthologies. Includes material relating to R. Wiebe's teaching creative writing courses at the University of Alberta and to his involvement with the Writers' Union of Canada and Canada Council, as well as conferences, writers' festivals, committees, workshops, juries and readings. Accession 349/84.16, consisting of Glenbow Foundation manuscript Frank Collicutt and his Willow Springs Herefords, 1957 (photocopy), Accession 350/84.17 consisting of Glenbow Foundation manuscript Claude Gallinger and his Killearn Shorthorns, 1957 (photocopy), and Accession 386/86.08, consisting of Foothills, v. 1, no. 1, April 2, 1985 with article Wiebe: Riel is a legitimate, authentic, mythic hero by Kelly Pitman and 2 audiocassettes with a Riel workshop and a reading by R. Wiebe, filed with Accession 329/83.26 (box 44).
Wiebe, Rudy HenryFonds consists of records created or accumulated by Harris during her lifetime and career. Records include business and personal correspondence, manuscripts from her literary output of novels, short stories, poetry, radio plays and non-fiction works, speeches and workshops.
Harris, Christie Lucy IrwinFonds consists of correspondence; research material; manuscripts, ranging from rough to final drafts, of poems, poetry collections, short stories and novels; scrapbook; promotional material for poetry readings; and published works.
Likely the last accrual (Acc. 2016.024) of 4 boxes of material, with a date range of 1973-2008, was received in 2016. It includes manuscripts, correspondence and research for last novel Exclusion Principle (box 1-2), correspondence relating to novels, Hating Gladys, After Image, Double Negative, and Freeze Frame as well as a poetry collection Collected Poems. There are also notes for an early film script and early radio plays. Also included are some contracts, reviews of her work in newspapers and other publications, interviews and readings she gave for the media including CBC and the National Film Board which are recorded on audio cassette tapes, film (NFB), and VHS. Ms. Gom maintained a separate general correspondence series which she divided in literary and personal correspondence.
Fonds consists of the following series: correspondence; poetry; fiction; drama; prose; published work; works on Earle Birney; audio-visual; miscellaneous; and works by other authors.
Birney, EarleFonds consists of manuscript and published edition of poetry chapbook Centaurs of the wind. - Toronto : Ryerson Press, 1956; reviews of and other material relating to Centaurs of the wind; manuscripts of thirty-five poems; biographical sketches of the poet; newsclippings of poetry by and articles about M. K. Henry; photographs of the author and others; and sketches and watercolours by M. K. Henry. Includes explanatory notes by M. K. Henry's daughter, Joyce Goodwin.
Henry, Marion KathleenFonds consists of manuscripts of poetry, articles, short stories and talks; scrapbooks containing newsclippings of articles about and poetry by Calgary authors and others; published work; and miscellaneous material.
Hill, Agnes Isabel AstonFonds consists of letters from poets Earle Birney, George Bowering, Frank Davey, David Dawson, Al Purdy and others, discussing poetry, the TISH poetry group and various other topics; letters from Louis Dudek, Fred Cogswell and Victor Coleman relating to D. Bromige's submission of poetry to various periodicals for publication consideration; correspondence with Atlantic Monthly relating to a poem by G. Bowering published in that periodical; and manuscripts of poetry by G. Bowering and an analysis by D. Bromige of G. Bowering's poem The red hot element.
Bromige, DavidFonds consists of correspondence and manuscripts of poems, poetry collections, prose, novels, short stories, speeches and book reviews as well as manuscripts submitted to various journals/anthologies and granting agencies. Also includes notebooks, diaries and journals, photographs, published works in journals and anthologies, reviews and articles about R. Hilles and miscellaneous material, including works by others.
Hilles, Robert