Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1959-2009 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
6.5 m of textual records
56 photoprints : col ; 4x6" ; 8x10"
4x 5.25-inch diskettes
4x 1/4-inch reels
1 VHS
1 CD
13 Audio Cassettes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian poet and novelist Leona Gom was born in Fairview, Alberta, on August 29, 1946. She received a B.Ed and M.A. from the University of Edmonton and held teaching roles at Kwantlen College, Douglas College, the University of Alberta and the University of British Columbia. She published 8 novels, 6 poetry collections and held writer-in-residence positions at the University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge and University of Winnipeg. Her poems were included in publications across Canada and she was editor of the Kwantlen College publication "Event."
Archival history
Acquired between 1992 and 2007.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds 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; published works; audio-visual material; and, works by others about Gom's literary works.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some items restricted and are closed for the author's life time:
- Accession 612/97.11: 8 folders in boxes 3 and 4 of grant applications, literary and personal correspondence.
- Accession 718/02.5: 17 folders in boxes 2, 3 and 4 of literary and personal correspondence.
- Accession 821/07.11: 13 folders in boxes 1, 2, 3 and 5 of literary and personal correspondence.
- Accession 2016.024: 6 folders in box 4 of literary and personal correspondence.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
English
French
German
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English. Some records are in French and German.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
All accessions were intellectually arranged in 2024.
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
Further accruals expected.
Alternative identifier(s)
ckey
Access points
Subject access points
- Poets, Canadian
- Authors, Canadian
- Canadian Literary and Cultural Archives
- Manuscripts
- Poetry
- Fiction
- Photographs
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Publicity
- Canadian literature
- Contracts
- Creative writing
- Editorials
- Books--Reviews
- Scrapbooks
- Sound recordings
- Video recordings
- Radio scripts
- Electronic records
Place access points
Name access points
- Gom, Leona (Subject)
- Kwantlen College (Subject)
- Douglas College (Subject)
- University of Alberta (Subject)
- van Herk, Aritha (Subject)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Subject)