• File consists of research notes titled Pigs, rough draft fragments, and good and clean copy drafts of radio script commissioned by Canadian Broadcasting Company for program State of the Arts. Item 4 contains John Metcalf's handwritten annotation "Typescript Xerox of this mailed to CBC on Sept 2nd 1986."
• Handwritten with handwritten revisions; computer printout.
• Includes references to the following: A Sense of Place; A Sense of Place : Memoir of a Farm; A Sense of Place : An Old Farmhouse and The Rideau Lakes; A Sense of Place : In the Village of Delta; Acts of Kindness and of Love; Freedom From Culture : Essays; Pigs.

Subseries consists of photographs of events and attendees at Alcalá de Henares - Crossing Boundaries - 8th International Conference on the Short Story in English, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain [photographs]. 2004-2006.

• Consists of correspondence between representatives of Algoma University College, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and John Metcalf.
• Letters relating to a reading given by John Metcalf at the College, May 30, 1984, and to an invitation extended to John Metcalf to teach a creative writing class in 1987; and bookmark promoting the 1984 reading series.
• Handwritten, signed (some photocopy); typescript, signed;
• Includes references to the following: The Teeth of My Father : Short Stories; General Ludd.

Consists of two coil-bound copies of proofs. The first is dated 14-02-10. The second (advance reading copy of uncorrected proof) has embargoed publication date on title page; 12 April, 2003, and has note "One of a very small number of proofs - perhaps as few as ten. Sent me by Patrick Crean." Both copies are signed by Metcalf.

• File consists of letter arranging date for John Metcalf to read at Carleton University as part of reading series sponsored by the periodical ARC, information about the series and poster promoting John Metcalf's reading, September 17, 1987.
• Handwritten, signed; typescript (photocopy); poster.
• Includes references to the following: Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; The Lady Who Sold Furniture : Short Stories; Going Down Slow; The Teeth of My Father : Short Stories; Girl In Gingham; General Ludd; Selected Stories.
• Letter and information relating to the ARC Reading Series from Christopher Levenson, English Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, to John Metcalf.

• Consists of correspondence between Thomas R. Cleary, President, Association of Canadian University Teachers of English, Victoria, B.C., and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario
• Letters arranging John Metcalf's reading at the ACUTE conference in Hamilton, Ontario, May 24, 1987.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (some photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: Adult Entertainment.

• Consists of correspondence between Phil Milner, Atlantic Universities Reading Circuit, Antigonish, N.S., and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario
• Letters arranging John Metcalf's reading tour of Atlantic Canada, November 17-27, 1987. Item 4 encloses two copies of tour itinerary.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (photocopy); typescript (photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: Adult Entertainment.

• Subseries consists of audio recordings relating to John Metcalf.
• Includes various formats.

Series consists of reels, audio cassettes and other video recordings of CBC programs, readings and interviews. Audio cassettes include interviews on such programs as CBC's Peter Gzowski Show; readings on Gom's work read by herself or on such programs as the Garrison Keilor Show and The Vinyl Café; reviews (mostly on CBC) of Gom's work; and CBC Radio productions of two of Gom's plays.

• File consists of lists of books with John Metcalf's handwritten annotations "Books needed for the novel: The Bronze Age Business" on item 1 and "First Editions and Limited Editions Sold to Hugh Anson-Cartwright (Toronto) Jan. 1st 1980" on item 2.
• Handwritten.
• Includes references to the following: Book lists; The Bronze Age business.

• File consists of letters relating to reading given by John Metcalf, October 6, 1980. Item 2 includes John Metcalf's handwritten note to Hugh, probably Hugh Hood, relating to expenses claimed for the reading.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed.
• Letters from Ray C. Howell, Chief Librarian, Brockville Public Library, Brockville, Ontario, to John Metcalf, Delta, Ontario.

• File consists of letters requesting photograph and sample manuscript for John Metcalf's entry in Dictionary of Literary Biography : Canadian writers since 1960, and relating to proofreading the entry.
• Typescript, signed.
• Letters from Margaret V. Hill and Joseph Caldwell, Editors, Bruccoli Clark Layman, Inc., Columbia, S.C., to John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario.

• File consists of letters arranging reading by John Metcalf, part of the Ink Alive Prose and Poetry Readings series, at Calgary Public Library, March 9, 1984; and handbill promoting the reading.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: General Ludd; Streaking Through The Ivory Tower.
• Correspondence between representatives of Calgary Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario.

• File consists of letters relating to evaluations by John Metcalf of manuscripts submitted by various authors applying to Canada Council for grants; and to John Metcalf's participation on juries assessing applications for short term, project cost and travel grants, arts grants and honoraria for public readings and short-term residencies. Includes several letters of recommendation written by John Metcalf supporting authors' applications for grants.
• Typescript, signed (some with handwritten annotations); typescript (carbon copy).
• Correspondence relating to grant recommendations between various officials of Canada Council, Ottawa, Ontario, and John Metcalf.

• Consists of correspondence between various officials of Canada Council and John and Myrna Metcalf.
• Letters discussing author compensation for library use of books, proposed freedom of information legislation, public reading program sponsored by Canada Council and various other topics; and concerning selection of John Metcalf as a finalist for 1986 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction for short story collection Adult Entertainment. Includes list of finalists for 1986 Governor General's Literary Awards and invitation to Awards ceremony.
• Typescript (photocopy); typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: Adult Entertainment.

• Consists of correspondence relating to financial matters between various officials of Canada Council, Ottawa, Ontario, and John Metcalf.
• Letters relating to applications for and receipt of arts bursaries and grants; and to honoraria and expenses for participation in the Canada Council's Public Reading Program, for terms as writer-in residence and for short-term residencies. Includes several completed grant application forms.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (some photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: Adult Entertainment; Travelling Northward.

• File consists of letters, telexes and grant agreements relating to John Metcalf's participation in reading tours in Europe and the United States and conferences or lectures in Grainau, Federal Republic of Germany (1984), University of Bologna, Italy (1985), Lake Bled, Yugoslavia (1987) and University of Catania, Sicily (1988). Partial funding provided by Department of External Affairs. Includes John Metcalf's reports on the Italian Association for Canadian Studies VII International Symposium (Sicily) and Symposium on Contemporary Literatures and Cultures of the United States of America and Canada (Yugoslavia).
• Handwritten, signed (photocopy); typescript, signed; typescript (photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: Selected Stories; Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; Making It New.
• Correspondence between various officials of the Canadian Department of External Affairs and John Metcalf.

• File consists of telex and letters arranging itinerary for John Metcalf's reading tour in the Federal Republic of Germany and participation in the Association for Canadian Studies in the German Speaking Countries (Gesellschaft fr Kanada-Studien) conference in Grainau, FRG, February 1984; and inquiring about articles sent to J. Jurkovic following the conference.
• Typescript (photocopy); typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (photocopy).
• Correspondence between officials of the Canadian Embassy, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, chiefly Josef Jurkovic, Second Secretary, Culture & Information, and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario.

• File consists of letter enclosing a cheque for honorarium and expenses for John Metcalf's lectures and readings as writer-in-residence at the University of Bologna, April-May, 1985.
• Typescript, signed.
• Letter from Franca Mazzolani, Information Officer, Canadian Embassy, Rome, Italy, to John Metcalf, Bologna, Italy.

• File consists of letters relating to John Metcalf's reading at the Springboards 83 conference sponsored by CCTE, and discussing the delay in receiving expenses and honorarium for the reading.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (some photocopy); typescript.
• Correspondence between representatives of Canadian Council of Teachers of English, Montreal, Quebec, and John Metcalf and Myrna Teitelbaum.

• File consists of letters arranging reading by John Metcalf, March 16, 1987, in Montreal, Quebec. Letters enclose three issues of newsletter Culturama, one featuring John Metcalf and promoting his reading; and letter to Canada Council for the Arts applying for reading honorarium.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (some photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: Travelling Northward.
• Correspondence between Jeannette Moscovitch, President, Canadian Cultural Programmes L.A.E. Inc., Westmount, Quebec, and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario.

• File consists of letters relating to submission and publication of short stories and novellas in Canadian Fiction Magazine; discussing current literary projects, editing Canadian Fiction Magazine, various issues of the periodical, including the Kingston Conference issue (no. 65, 1989) and issues containing works by John Metcalf and G. Hancock's interview of John Metcalf; discussing Canadian publishing, literature and authors, jazz recordings, Harbourfront reading and reception celebrating Canadian Fiction Magazine's tenth anniversary, John Metcalf's receiving Canadian Fiction Magazine's Annual Contributor's Prize for Private Parts : A Memoir (no. 24/25, 1977) and various other topics; and relating personal news. Letter (1978 January 3) encloses typescript (carbon copy) manuscript of G. Hancock's essay Here and Now : innovation and change in the Canadian Short Story, published in Canadian Fiction Magazine, No. 27, 1977.
• Typescript, signed; typescript (carbon copy); handwritten, signed (some photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: Beryl; Going Down Slow; Private Parts : A Memoir; Here and Now; General Ludd; 77 : Best Canadian Stories; 78 : Best Canadian Stories; 80 : Best Canadian Stories; The Eastmill Reception Centre; Punctuation As Score; Writers in Aspic; The Bumper Book; First Impressions; Second Impressions; Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; Single Gents Only; Adult Entertainment; Travelling Northward; The New Press Anthology #1; The New Press Anthology #2; The Video World.
• Correspondence between editors of Canadian Fiction Magazine, chiefly Geoff Hancock, and John Metcalf.

Sub-subseries consists of album containing photographs of Canadian Writers (various). Contains some Sam Tata portraits not previously printed Book 1." (Photo album/Book 1).

• Consists of correspondence between G. Capone, Bologna, Italy, and John Metcalf.
• Letters relating to John Metcalf's reading/lecture tour in Italy (1985) and to G. Capone's interview of John Metcalf; discussing current literary projects, the 1988 Italian Association for Canadian Studies conference and various other topics. Includes program for a seminar on English Canadian Literature at the Universitá di Bologna, May 2, 1985, at which John Metcalf lectured. Item 4 enclosed manuscript of G. Capone's interview of John Metcalf, removed to Works on John Metcalf Series.
• Handwritten, signed (some photocopy); typescript, signed;
• Includes references to the following: The New Press Anthology #2; Adult Entertainment; The Nipples of Venus; The Bumper Book; Carry On Bumping; Writers in Aspic; The Curate's Egg; What is a Canadian Literature? : Essay.

Consists of correspondence between John Metcalf and Carbert regarding various titles and publications, research, reading materials,