Sub-subseries consists of draft, proof and other manuscripts of Cecelia Frey's novel "A fine mischief". Earlier titles include "Dancing on a blue moon", "The true nature of love", "The nature of true love", "The nature of love, a comedy", "Once in a blue moon", "Blue moon at Blind Bay", "Blue moon at the Shuswap", "Sylvia's blue moon", and "Venus Ascending"

• 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.

File consists of photographs of men's basketball team members dressed in suits, or shirts and ties, and posing for a poster entitled, "Strictly Business".

• File consists of letter relating to John Metcalf's article The Hard-won Simplicity of David Bolduc, published in Canadian Art, V. 3, No. 2, Summer 1986; letter to unidentified correspondent requesting slides of D. Bolduc's paintings; and two posters promoting D. Bolduc's art exhibitions.
• Handwritten, signed (photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: The Hard-Won Simplicity of David Bolduc; David Bolduc : New Directions.
• Letter from John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario, to D. Bolduc; and related material.

Consists of handwritten and typescript letters (including emails) exchanged between Bursey and Metcalf. Includes copies of articles and promotional poster.

Series consists of material related to Cecelia Frey's business activities including press and promotional material for her novels and her involvement as co-editor of Touchwood Press.

Candidates include Calvin Helmer, Robert Alderman, H. A. Wiertz, Ken Tory, and Aylmer Liesemer.

• Consists of correspondence between George Sipos, College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C., and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario
• Letters arranging readings by John Metcalf in Prince George and Kamloops, B.C., November 1984, and expressing appreciation for the hospitality of G. and Bridget Sipos. Includes reading poster for the Prince George reading.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (some photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: General Ludd; Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; Private Parts : A Memoir.

• Consists of correspondence between various faculty members, Concordia University, and John Metcalf.
• Letters requesting information about press-passes for General Ludd research; inviting John Metcalf to be writer-in-residence at Concordia University; discussing the creative writing program at the University, supervision of graduate student and various other topics. Includes poster promoting a reading by John Metcalf and brochure describing creative writing program.
• Typescript (carbon copy); typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: General Ludd; Going Down Slow; The Lady Who Sold Furniture : Short Stories; What Happened To CanLit?; 77 : Best Canadian Stories.

Subseries consists of material related to Robert Hilles' family including photographs and personal records.

File consists of photographs of cabbage patch dolls in the Foothills Hospital neo-natal intensive care unit, and of a poster inviting readers to a Cabbage Patch Kids Birthday Party at Calaway Park. All concern a promotion for the Foothills Hospital at Calaway Park

Shots of staff with patients

• Consists of correspondence between representatives of Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien, chiefly Walter Pache, Trier, Federal Republic of Germany, and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario
• Letters arranging for John Metcalf to present a paper at the Fourth Annual Conference of Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien, held in Grainau, FRG, February 16-19, 1984. Includes John Metcalf's itinerary while in Germany, poster for reading given by John Metcalf at Universität Trier (1984 February 7) and two copies of Conference program.
• Typescript (carbon copy); handwritten, signed (photocopy); typescript, signed (some photocopy); typescript;
• Includes references to the following: The Curate's Egg; The Canadian Short Story : Historical Background and Contemporary Tendencies.

File consists of a photograph of a poster advertising the availability for sale of a video of the University's graduation ceremony, produced by Com/Media Program Services. The negative envelope suggests that the poster was designed by Mothis must be Mo Keshavjee.

Shots of this swimmer for poster.

• Consists of correspondence between Hugh Hood and John Metcalf.
• Letters regarding readings by the Montreal Story Tellers; discussing current literary endeavours, publishing possibilities, Canadian publishers and various other topics; commenting in detail on John Metcalf's fiction, including Girl In Gingham, Private Parts : A Memoir, General Ludd, Travelling Northward and The Nipples of Venus; requesting letters of reference for grant applications by John Metcalf and Hugh Hood; and relating personal news. Includes photograph of Hugh Hood, newspaper clippings on various topics sent by Hugh Hood, typescript (photocopy) manuscript of Hugh Hood's Two Bridport Tales, photocopies of letters sent by Hugh Hood to General Publishing Company and Macmillan of Canada, and poster promoting the Hugh Hood Symposium (October 17-18, 1979).
• Handwritten, signed (some photocopy); typescript, signed; typescript (carbon copy);
• 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.
• Includes references to the following: Girl In Gingham; General Ludd; Captain Ludd; Private Parts : A Memoir; Dreams Surround Us; The Teeth of My Father : Short Stories; Soaping a meditative foot; Notes On Writing a Story; The musical ride; Polly Ongle; Travelling Northward; The Nipples of Venus; The Bumper Book; Carry On Bumping; The Macmillan Anthology 1; Writers in Aspic.

Consists of correspondence, catalogues, newspapers clippings, poster, typescript (computer printout) of The Hope Slide, by Joan MacLeod (12 p.).

• Consists of "Jonathan Cape celebrates sixty years of fiction publishing with a competition quiz."
• Poster with photographs of sixty authors which need to be matched with sixty book titles published by Jonathan Cape Limited between 1921 and 1981. Poster includes a headshot of B. Moore to be matched with the title: Catholics.

File consists of photographs of a pair of judges in robes, holding books and a gavel, for a Faculty of Law promotional poster

Series contains manuscripts of Robert Hilles' various fiction works including his poems, short stories, and novels.