Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1960-2007 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
75 cm of textual records.
10 photoprints
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian author and screenwriter James DeFelice was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1937. He has lived in Edmonton, Alberta, since 1969. Biographical information available in Who's who in Canadian literature, 1992-93, p. 87.
Archival history
Donated by James DeFelice between 1995 and 2007.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of material relating to James DeFelice's theatrical work as a writer, actor, director and dramaturge. Includes correspondence, manuscripts of screenplays, stage plays and radio play including adaptations of Max Braithwaite's novel Why shoot the teacher? as well as books by Grant MacEwan and Sinclair Ross; and playbills, articles and reviews about J. Defelice and his work.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Related fonds is Max Braithwaite fonds.
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.