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Title
Date(s)
- 1973-2023 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
22.03 m of textual records and other material.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian author and journalist Katherine Govier was born in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 4, 1948. Biographical information available in Contemporary Canadian authors, v. 1, p. 171-173; and The Oxford companion to Canadian literature, 2nd ed., p. 485.
Archival history
Donated by Katherine Govier between 1999 and 2013, and in 2023
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consist of correspondence; notebooks; manuscripts of novels, short stories, articles, radio and television scripts, stage play, speeches, book reviews, travel anthologies and miscellaneous manuscript material; proposals for various projects; material relating to Writers in Electronic Residence and Writers' Development Trust ; published works; works on K. Govier; and university and teaching related material, promotional material, financial and legal documents, research documents, and conference material.
Also includes records relating to The Shoe Project, an organization initiated by Govier that held workshops on writing and performances for immigrant women to describe their experiences.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some items restricted or have personal information in the records
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
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Note
Includes ca 400 photographs, ca 50 slides, 25 audio cassettes, 17 videocassettes, 2 audio discs, 16 computer diskettes, 4 posters, 4 photo negatives.
Note
Further accruals expected.