Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, audio-visual material, photographs, slides, minutes and other records for a variety of Junior League of Calgary projects.

• Correspondence between P. Behrens and John Metcalf.
• Letter from P. Behrens requesting John Metcalf's comments on enclosed short story, titled Accident Scenes; and letters discussing the story, and requesting letter of reference for P. Behrens' grant application. Item 1 encloses typescript (photocopy) manuscript of the short story.
• Typescript, signed; typescript (photocopy); handwritten, signed (photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: Second Impressions.

Consists of correspondence between John Metcalf and various individuals at The Canadian Heraldic Authority regarding granting and registering of armoral bearing in Canada. Includes exchanges with Bruce Patterson (Saguenay Herald, Robert Tunstall (artist), Francine Cayer (Directorate and Production Assistant), Shirley Mangione (calligrapher). Includes colour print of Metcalf coat of arms (1 copy).

• 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 John Metcalf and Marcel Hull (Program Officer), Paul Seesequasis (Writing and Publishing), Margaret Eaton (Association of Canadian Publishers), Janet Riedel Pigott (Acting Director, Endowments and Prizes) regarding various grants and awards.

• 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.

• Consists of correspondence between J. David and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario
• Letters relating to John Metcalf's request for letter of reference for grant application and to Polly Ongle. Includes photocopy of J. David's letter of reference.
• Handwritten, signed (photocopy); typescript, signed (some photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: Polly Ongle.

• Consists of correspondence between D. Dickinson, Lillooet, B.C., and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario
• Letters expressing appreciation for inclusion of D. Dickinson's literary works in Third Impressions, and relating to D. Dickinson's request for letter of reference for grant application.
• Handwritten, signed (some photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: Third Impressions.

• Consists of correspondence between S. Drache and John Metcalf.
• Correspondence discussing current literary projects, reviews of John Metcalf's books, John Metcalf's entry in The Canadian encyclopedia to be written by S. Drache; and requesting comments on short stories by S. Drache and letter of reference for grant application. Includes invitations to launch of S. Drache's The Mikveh man and other stories and to luncheon honouring Henry Kreisel.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (some photocopy); typescript (photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: General Ludd; Men in bowler hats; 82 : Best Canadian Stories; First Impressions; Streaking Through The Ivory Tower; Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; Adult Entertainment; The Bumper Book; Travelling Northward.

• Subseries consists of materials related to John Metcalf's various business and financial activities.
• Includes income tax and book sale receipts, employment records, grants and fundraising, etc.

• Consists of correspondence between J. Fitzgerald and John Metcalf.
• Letters discussing current literary projects, works being published and J. Fitzgerald's editing for General Publishing Company; requesting letters of reference for grant applications by J. Fitzgerald; and relating personal news. Includes photocopy of book review by J. Fitzgerald, promotional material for J. Fitzgerald's poetry collection Given Names, several manuscripts by J. Fitzgerald of poems and untitled review of essay collection The Montreal Story Tellers, and John Metcalf's comments on the review.
• Handwritten, signed (some photocopy); typescript, signed; printed material (photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: What Happened To CanLit?; Travelling Northward; General Ludd; Single Gents Only; Making It New; Writers in Aspic; The Bumper Book; Adult Entertainment; Carry On Bumping; What is a Canadian Literature? : Essay; The Macmillan Anthology 1.

• Consists of correspondence between K. Fraser and John Metcalf.
• Letters relating to publication of K. Fraser's short story collection Taking cover and to various stories by K. Fraser published in Anthologies edited by John Metcalf; discussing Canadian publishers, authors and various other topics; requesting letters of reference for grant applications submitted by K. Fraser; and relating personal news. Includes published excerpt of K. Fraser's story The Emerald City containing Handwritten corrections to be made before publication in The New Press Anthology #1.
• Typescript, signed (some photocopy); handwritten, signed (photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: 82 : Best Canadian Stories; General Ludd; Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; Streaking Through The Ivory Tower; Polly Ongle; Going Down Slow; Literary Review [1985 Canadian issue]; Private Parts : A Memoir; Writers in Aspic; Adult Entertainment.

• Consists of letters from R. Fraser to John Metcalf.
• Letters discussing R. Fraser's current literary projects, requesting letters of reference for grant applications and promotional quote for R. Fraser's short story collection, and relating personal news.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed.
• Includes references to the following: The Lady Who Sold Furniture : Short Stories; Adult Entertainment.

• Consists of correspondence between G. Furtwangler and John Metcalf.
• Letters relating to John Metcalf's editing G. Furtwangler's short story collection At peace, published by Oberon Press, 1978; discussing current literary projects, Writers' Union of Canada and various other topics; requesting letters of reference for G. Furtwangler's grant applications; and relating personal news. Includes John Metcalf's editing comments and suggested revisions for short stories The Lord's supper, Higher learning, Cloister, At Peace, The Golden Thread and Jubilee; and G. Furtwangler's responses to the comments.
• Typescript, signed; typescript (carbon copy); handwritten, signed.
• Includes references to the following: Girl In Gingham; General Ludd; Men in bowler hats.

• Consists of correspondence between representatives of General Publishing Company, Don Mills, Ontario, and John Metcalf; and royalty statements.
• Letters relating to publication of Going Down Slow, General Ludd, Adult Entertainment and The New Press Anthology Series, co-edited by John Metcalf and Leon Rooke; promoting various authors and book ideas for General Publishing Company's publication consideration; and relating to grant applications.
• Includes royalty statements (1981-1987) for General Ludd, The New Press Anthology #1 and The New Press Anthology #2; and contracts for publishing Going Down Slow and The New Press Anthology Series.
• Typescript, signed (some photocopy); typescript (carbon copy); handwritten, signed (photocopy); typescript (photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: General Ludd; Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; Polly Ongle; Adult Entertainment; Private Parts : A Memoir; Girl In Gingham; Selected Stories; The New Press Anthology #1; The New Press Anthology #2; The Lady Who Sold Furniture : Short Stories; Travelling Northward; Going Down Slow; The Eastmill Reception Centre; Single Gents Only; The Narrative Voice; Here and Now; The wake; Boat people.

• Consists of letters from S. Gollay, Ottawa, Ontario, to John Metcalf.
• Letters relating to John Metcalf's providing a letter of reference for S. Gollay's grant application.
• Handwritten, signed.

Consists of applications to and correspondence with granting agencies including Canada Council for the Arts, artsnb, British Columbia Arts Council, and the University of New Brunswick.

Subseries consists of records related to the pursuit of funding and financial support for writing and publishing initiatives by the author. Includes grants applications.

Subseries consists of correspondence, grant applications, project descriptions for federal and provincial granting programs.

• 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 "A lecture given in Catania, Sicily (88? 89?) and used as the base for Roast Beef."

• File consists of clean copy drafts of John Metcalf's address, May 21, 1988, to 7th International Symposium of the Italian Association for Canadian Studies, held in Acireale (Catania), Italy. Original file folder contained John Metcalf's handwritten annotation "Immigrants Need Not Apply manuscript and Typescript Written Feb 6th and 7th."
• Handwritten; computer printout.
• Includes references to the following: Immigrants Need Not Apply; Roast Beef and Two Veg; Freedom From Culture : Essays.

• File consists of research material for John Metcalf's address, May 21, 1988, to 7th International Symposium of the Italian Association for Canadian Studies, held in Acireale (Catania), Italy. Includes form letter from John Metcalf to Canadian authors who have immigrated to Canada, requesting comments on reaction of critics, reviewers and others to their literary works; list of authors contacted; letters from authors responding to John Metcalf's letter; and essays on Italian-Canadian writing and authors. Letters from authors enclose essays, poetry, book reviews, interview and correspondence with others, all relating to John Metcalf's topic.
• Handwritten; typescript, signed (some photocopy); computer printout, signed; printed material (some photocopy).
• Includes references to the following: Immigrants Need Not Apply; Roast Beef and two veg; Kicking Against the Pricks : Essays; The Bumper Book; Freedom From Culture : Essays.

• Consists of correspondence and other material relating to the 7th International Symposium of the Italian Association for Canadian Studies - Images of Canada : The Borderline Stance.
• Letters arranging John Metcalf's participation in the 7th International Symposium of the Italian Association for Canadian Studies, held in Acireale (Catania), Italy, May 18-22, 1988; Conference programs; and menus from Conference dinners.
• Typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (photocopy);
• Includes references to the following: Immigrants Need Not Apply.