Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1967-2008 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
13.97 m of textual records and other material.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian poet, author and journalist Zoë Landale was born in Toronto, Ontario, on June 29, 1952. Studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia; teaches at Kwantlen University College, Richmond, British Columbia. Biographical information available in Who's who in Canadian literature, 1997-1998, p. 190, and in The encyclopedia of literature in Canada, p. 608.
Repository
Archival history
Donated by Z. Landale between 2003 and 2013.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence and manuscripts of poems, poetry collections, novels, short stories, prose, articles, book reviews, columns, essays and speeches. Also includes journals, notebooks and daytimers; university files including creative writing assignments and teaching-related material; Federation of British Columbia files; Vancouver Industrial Writers Union files including manuscripts for poetry anthology Shop talk edited by Z. Landale; articles, reviews and other material about Z. Landale and her family; material relating to conferences, courses and readings; miscellaneous material; works by others; and published works. Accession 933/13.32 includes records that are additions to existing series: Federation of British Columbia Writers (an award for service acknowledging Landale's presidency, 1989); Works about (articles, catalogues and reviews, 2008-2010); Daytimers and notebooks (2007-2010); Journals (including descriptions of Landale's travels in British Columbia and to New York, and reflections on faith). The accession also consists of personal and business correspondence and manuscript materials for the young adult novel, "Waterlight." A new series is included in this accession on Editing and includes records related to Landale's role as compiler and editor of the anthology "Slice Me Some Truth" (2008-2009).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some items restricted.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
File level inventory available at repository.
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 21 photographs, 8 negative strips and 1 contact sheet.
Note
Further accruals expected.