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archival descriptions
Harold Griffin fonds
CA SFL MsC 44 · Fonds · [193-?-1997?]

The fonds consists of manuscripts, press clipping, correspondence, etc.

Griffin, Harold
George S. Forsythe fonds
CA SFL MsC 45 · Fonds · [1990?-1935?]

The fonds includes photographs and examples of the stock sold by the company including ruled account books, greeting cards, religious books, games, etc.

Forsythe, George S.
James Hawthornthwaite fonds
CA SFL MsC 47 · Fonds · 1901-1911

Fonds consists primarily of incoming correspondence addressed to Hawthornthwaite in his capacity as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from his constituents and other residents of British Columbia. The fonds contains a file consisting of legislative bills, resolutions, and acts tabled during Hawthornthwaite's tenure in the Provincial Parliament and other records that Hawthornthwaite made or received in the course of his service to the people of Nanaimo, as well as published records of the legislative assembly of British Columbia for the years 1909 and 1910. The fonds also contains: a certificate for Hawthornthwaite's share in the Western Socialist Publishing Company which published The Western Clarion, the newspaper of the Socialist Party of British Columbia; a postcard depicting Joseph Mairs, one of Hawthornthwaite's contemporaries in the Socialist Party of Canada; and a copy of a book titled The changing order: A study of democracy, given to Hawthornthwaite by his friend Harry Sibble.

Hawthornthwaite, James
CA SFL MsC 48 · Fonds · 1991-1992, 2002

Fonds consists of naterial relating to the end of the Communist Party of Canada; includes newspapers, correspondence, legal documents; ephemera.

Communist Party of Canada
Robert Jackson fonds
CA SFL MsC 49 · Fonds · 1933-2000

Fonds consists primarily of records related to Robert Jackson's political interests and activities. Included are many original and reproduced documents from labour events in the 1930s, particularly the On to Ottawa trek but including information on other labour-related events and figures, including the Spanish Civil War and the unionism in primary resource industries. The fonds also includes many records gathered by Jackson in the 1980s and 1990s in his work commemorating the On to Ottawa trek and participating in labour-related events. It contains newsletters, bulletins and other publications, newspaper clippings, essays, and articles, correspondence, recollections and testimonials, obituaries, notes from speaking engagements, leaflets, posters, press releases, petitions, minutes, financial records, project proposals, a script, work documents, certificates, legal documents, photographs, and other records related to Jackson's political life. The file level arrangement of this fonds is based on an arrangement established in 2001 by David Yorke who undertook to order Jackson's paper by subject. The order in which Jackson kept his records is unknown. The fonds is arranged in four series: On to Ottawa Trek (1934-2000); Labour history subject files (1933-2000); Memorials (1985-2000); and Photographs ([193-?]-2000).

Jackson, Robert
John Mills fonds
CA SFL MsC 5 · Fonds · [ca. 1970-1992]

The fonds consists of correspondence and manuscripts including the corrected manuscript of an unpublished novel "The Black Nightingale" two published novels, a group of short stories and a radio play.

Mills, John, 1930-
CA SFL MsC 50 · Fonds · [195?-198?]

The fonds consists of press releases, clippings, typescripts of speeches, photographs, etc.

International Woodworkers of America Association
Ian Walker fonds
CA SFL MsC 51 · Fonds · 1938-1951

The fonds consists of minutes of B.C. Pipers' Association meetings; correspondence; musical scores; photographs, etc.

Walker, Ian
Doukhobor collection
CA SFL MsC 52 · Fonds · 1886-1999, predominant 1898-1937

Collection comprises photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, ephemera, books and periodical material resulting from and pertaining to the settlement and subsequent history of Doukhobors in Western Canada. Books and periodical items have been catalogued in the SFU Library Catalogue. Digitized images and accompanying descriptions of approx. one third of the collection are available on the Doukhobor Collection, 1898-1930 website.

Nightwood Editions fonds
CA SFL MsC 55 · Fonds · 1983-2000

The fonds consists of textual records.

Nightwood Editions
Wayson Choy fonds
CA SFL MsC 56 · Fonds · 1963, 1979, 1995-1997

The fonds consists of correspondence; news clippings, photographs, inscribed copy of Choys novel The Jade Peony,

Choy, Wayson, 1939-
Harrison Brown fonds
CA SFL MsC 57 · Fonds · 1914-2002

The fonds consists mainly of textual materials, including correspondence and diaries. Also present are photo albums, photographs and negatives. The fonds has been arranged into the following seven series: Personal correspondence (1934-1988), Diaries (1914-1973), Desktop diaries (1962-1973), Personal miscellaneous items (1937-1978), Photographs (1927-2002), and Outlawry of War (1921-1960).

Brown, George Harrison
Hilary Brown fonds
CA SFL MsC 58 · Fonds · 1909-2007

The fonds consists mainly of textual materials, including correspondence and diaries. Also present are photo albums, scrapbooks, photographs, slides, and audio cassettes. The fonds has been arranged into the following eighteen series: Heron Rocks Friendship Centre Society (1968-2005), Heron Rocks Camping Co-op (1952-2007), Tomorrows Ancestors (1964-1985), China (1936-1996), Personal correspondence (1932-2005), Island’s Trust (1970-2002), Community activities and interests (1942-2004), Women’s issues (1938-2003), Writing, lecturing and broadcasting (1933-2000), Memoirs (1909-2000), Diaries (1929-1984), Notebooks (1930-1990), Address books (1970-1980), Correspondence to Harrison Brown (1935-1971), Correspondence from Harrison Brown (1931-1975), Photographs and slides (1909-2007), Audio cassettes (1974-1992), and Ephemera (1910-2003).

Brown, Hilary
Tamahnous Theatre fonds
CA SFL MsC 59 · Fonds · 1971-1994

Fonds consists of records related to theatrical productions mounted by the Tamahnous Theatre Workshop Society and general and administrative records related to the company's operations. The fonds contains scripts, stage manager's notes and directorial notes, props lists, correspondence and memoranda, contracts, budgets, touring schedules, original artwork for posters, programs, and handbills, printed posters, programs, handbills, press releases, public service announcements, and other promotional material, clippings of reviews and paid advertisements, audience surveys, drawings and photographs, negatives, audio and video cassettes and reels, accounting records and financial statements, and other records. The fonds is arranged in five series: Scripts (1971-1994); Theatrical productions (1971-1994); General and administrative files (1971-1994); and Tamahnous Theatre Workshop Society photo history (1971-1994); and Audio-visual records (1971-1994).

Tamahnous Theatre
Pacific Nation fonds
CA SFL MsC 6 · Fonds · 1967-1969

The fonds consists of manuscripts, layout sheets, notes and miscellaneous records relating to the printing of Pacific Nation.

Pacific Nation
Christian Bok fonds
CA SFL MsC 60 · Fonds · [1985?]-2007

The fonds consists of correspondence (e-mail), manuscripts, photographs, and graphic material.

Bok, Christian
Room of One's Own fonds
CA SFL MsC 61 · Fonds · 1975-2006, predominant 1993-2006

The fonds consists of material related to the process of selecting, accepting, and editing manuscripts for journal publication, including annotated envelopes, publication agreement forms, correspondence between contributors and collective members, artist and author biographies, artwork reproductions, submitted manuscripts in both electronic and hardcopy format, edited publication proofs, editors notes and internal correspondence, and published copies of the competed volumes.

Room of One's Own
Norm Sibum fonds
CA SFL MsC 62 · Fonds · [196?]-[1999?]

Fonds consists largely of drafts of poems; plus correspondence, notebooks, miscellaneous writings.

Sibum, Norm
Alan Twigg fonds
CA SFL MsC 63 · Fonds · 1975-2008

The fonds consist of materials that relate to Twigg’s work as a writer, publisher and co-founder of the B.C. Book Prizes in the years 1975 to 2008. The fonds is arranged in fourteen series: Correspondence, Political Campaign and Poetry of Bud Osborn, Vancouver Theatre, Television Interviews, Twigg’s Book Research, George Woodcock’s Translation of Proust, Audio Cassette Interviews, Transcripts of Interviews, Authors’ Photographs and Negatives, Special Items, B.C. Book Prizes, Miscellaneous, Prairie BookWorld Founding Records and Twigg’s Newspaper and Magazine Articles.

Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence, taped television interviews, transcripts of television interviews, drafts of Twigg’s literary works, unpublished manuscript of George Woodcock’s translation of Proust, audio cassette interviews, transcripts of interviews, photographs, banners, awards, legal documents, financial records, notes and newspaper and magazine clippings of Twigg’s published articles.

Twigg, Alan
CA SFL MsC 64 · Fonds · 1988-2001

The fonds consists of postcards, comics, first issues of stamps, and other materials.

Henshaw, Blair
Thomas Carnie fonds
CA SFL MsC 65 · Fonds · 1942-1943

The fonds consists of a journal of Carnies experience in Canadian Armed Forces in World War II. Includes photographs, medals, etc.

Carnie, Thomas, 1915-
CA SFL MsC 68 · Fonds · 1984-1994

The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, organizational and financial files, minutes, publicity, news clippings, audio-cassette tapes of readings held by and at the School, etc.

Kootenay School of Writing
CA SFL MsC 69 · Fonds · 1993-1999

The fonds includes correspondence, manuscripts, posters, computer discs, etc.

Recovery of the Public World
Archibald Lampman collection
CA SFL MsC 7 · Fonds · 1859-1965

The collection consists of Lampman's manuscripts, letters by Lampman to Maud Playter Lampman (1885-1898), letters to family members, correspondence with other poets and editors (1882-1897), letters exchanged between Lampman family members and friends (1859-1950) and miscellanea (1887-1965). Correspondents include Bliss Carman and Hamlin Garland. Collection includes photographs of Lampman, the Lampman family, and various Lampman residences.

Tsunami Editions fonds
CA SFL MsC 70 · Fonds · 1986-2001

The fonds includes manuscripts and proofs.

Tsunami Editions