The collection consists of a handwritten postcard to Ted Berrigan.
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997The collection consists of a woodblock and a signed pencil drawing of a "Mother and Child" (used as a Christmas card for the Peace Pledge Union); a collotype reproduction of a signed pencil drawing of David Pepler; a typed, signed letter to ? Henderson re: the Catholic Church and the Trade Union Movement, with a pencil draft on verso (illegible?); and eight signed engravings to illustrate Patrick Miller's "The Green Ship" (Golden Cockerel Press).
Gill, Eric, 1882-1940The collection consists of a handwritten note to an unknown correspondent, in which he outlines the Shakespearian music that he has composed. Additions, in a different colour ink, (probably in a different hand) have been made at the beginning.
German, Edward, Sir, 1862-1936The collection consists of a handwritten letter to G. Lappe(?), a handwritten note, and a prospectus for “Chateaubriand: La Jeunesse de Rene en Bretagne”. All are in French.
Gastard, Joseph, b. 1889The collection consists of a copy of the press release from Anansi, a photocopy of a corrected typescript of the preface (13 l.), and galley proofs (155 l.) of The Bush Garden: Essays on the Canadian Imagination by Northrop Frye.
Frye, NorthropThe collection consists of two typed rough drafts of 2 pages of the play “A Sleep of Prisoners”, page eleven plus one rough draft of page seventeen, all with Fry's handwritten corrections. Also included is a handwritten cover note, signed.
Fry, Christopher, 1907-2005The collection consists of an undated, handwritten letter to Mr. Thornton.
Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894The collection consists of two copies of a typescript “Fall of Nanking”.
Fitch, George A.The collection consists of a handwritten postcard to Moira (Troup), a former employee of the McPherson Library, University of Victoria. It is signed “Tiff”. In addition, there are two theatre programmes, which feature both Troup and Findley in the respective casts: Crest Theatre Foundation (Toronto) production of The Entertainer by John Osborne, and The Straw Hat Players (Port Carling) in Escapade By Roger MacDougal (Findley also directed), plus a hc from “Tiff”.
Findley, TimothyThe collection consists of a handwritten letter to Viscount Dillon regarding the recent publication of this book and matters concerned in it.
Ffoulkes, Charles John, 1868-1947The collection consists of a typed, signed letter to Alan Marlowe, on behalf of City Light Books. In the letter, Ferlinghetti refers to his trip to New Mexico and the “hippie” situation there. He also requests him to send copies of his books “Huncke's Journal” and “Love Poems From The Middle Latin”, as they are running out of copies. He refers to Timothy Leary's “1000 Prayers” and requests him to send as many as possible.
Ferlinghetti, LawrenceThe collection consists of a handwritten letter from Josephine Letitia Fairfield, thanking her for the loan of a book by Gertrude Stein and making a few comments about it
Hamilton, Mary Agnes, 1884-1966The collection consists of a typewritten letter to Alan Brilliant (Unicorn Press), together with its envelope. In the letter, he mentions Dudek, Gnarowski, Siebrasse, and Gabrielle Roy. Also included is a copy of a mailer for Everson's book “The dark is not so dark”, with Everson's handwritten instructions inside.
Everson, R. G., 1903-1992The collection consists of a scrapbook containing autographs of English notables including Wellington, Peel, Palmerston, Disraeli, and George Cruikshank.
The collection consists of a handwritten letter to Mr. R. Hunter (publisher) concerning the proofs for a proposed edition of Edgeworth's “Little plays, warrented harmless.”
Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849The collection consists of a handwritten letter to an unknown correspondent, in which he declines “to address the Shirley Society” due to rehearsals and his forthcoming trip to Greece.
Dukes, Ashley, 1885-1959The collection consists of Downton's handwritten (photocopied) reminiscences of the Great War, 1914-1918. Also included is "A short account of a pilgrimage made by my wife and myself" in 1928. There are two copies of each. The second copy has a handwritten note to Downton from Reg (Roy) in 1968. The first copy has the stamp of G. Smedley Andrews.
Downton, Geoffrey Murray, 1880-1972The collection consists of a handwritten letter to an unknown correspondent, telling him that the three copies he requested “are being despatched to you this afternoon.”
Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952The collection consists of two handwritten letters to Mrs. Vane-Tempest, in which he discusses the poems which she sent to him and thanks her for her praise of his own.
Douglas, Alfred Bruce, Lord, 1870-1945The collection consists of five typewritten leaves of poems, with the author's holograph corrections. Each of the poems also has the author's autograph.
Di Prima, DianeThe collection consists of a handwritten letter to "David", in which he mentions Ellery Queen, (Eneas) Dallas, Drinkwater, and Cape's (Jonathan Cape Ltd), and two handwritten poems: "Epitaph for a Knife-Grinder" and "Photograph of a Bacchante" (published in Country Comets [1928]).
Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972The collection consists of a handwritten letter to Charles Lahr. In the letter, he mentions his story? "Waxworks" which he had sent him. He also mentions that he has received a letter from Jack Lindsay, who likes his story "A Bed Of Feathers", which Lindsay hopes to publish in his magazine.
Davies, Rhys, 1901-1978The collection consists of a revised typescript with autograph annotations of Daniell's book "The Interpreter's House; a critical assessment of the work of John Buchan".
Daniell, DavidThe collection consists of 11 mounted leaves of pen and ink drawings copied from various sources, with holograph notations. The costumes are from 1400-1720.
The collection consists of a handwritten review of “Poems Ancient and Modern” by Peter Porter, “Sjambok” by Douglas Livingstone, “The Loss of India” by Zulfikar Ghose, “Londoners” by Gavin Ewart, “Old Savage, Young City” by Nathaniel Tarn, and “This Cold Universe” by Patric Dickinson.
Connolly, Cyril, 1903-1974