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Personal and Biographical Documents

The series consists of documents showing Arthur Vineberg's personal aspects. Series is divided in seven sub-series : (P126/A1) General Correspondence, (P126/A2) Correspondence regarding Family Matters, (P126/A3) Curriculum Vitae, Honours and other personal informations, (P126/A4) Legal Affair, (P126/A5) Properties, Appartment and Gardening, (P126/A6) St.Sauveur Clinic, (P126/A7) The Christmas Shop. Includes correspondence, statements,

Original compositions, rough drafts, and manuscripts

There is one box of files for two magazines that Stephen Morrissey edited and published, what is and The Montreal Journal of Poetics, between 1973-1985. There are also three boxes of documents and literary archives relating mostly to the Montreal poetry scene. These boxes contain audio and video tape recordings of poetry readings; photographs by Stephen Morrissey including colour slides and black and white photographs of poets giving readings and colour photographs of poets; a collection of poetry magazines; posters for poetry readings, and information on poets handed out at their readings; and broadsides of poems, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. There are also items from the 1990s.

The eleven boxes of papers in series A contain original manuscripts, including working drafts and final drafts of texts from 1966 to 1998. These manuscripts, working drafts, and notebooks of Morrissey’s writings have resulted in seven published books of poetry; these are The Trees of Unknowing (Montreal : Vehicule Press, 1978), Divisions (Toronto : Coach House Press, 1983), Family Album (Vancouver : Caitlin Press, 1989), The Compass (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1993), The Yoni Rocks, (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1995), The Mystic Beast (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1997), and Mapping the Soul, New and Selected Poems 1978-1998 (Winnipeg : The Muses' Company, 1998). As well, there are five chapbooks; these are Poems of a Period (Montreal, 1971), The Divining Rod (Edmonton : Greensleeve Editions, 1993), The Beauty of Love (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1993), The Carolyn Poems (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1994), 1950 (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1996), and several broadsides. Copies of the poetry books are included in the respective boxes.

Subject Files, 1934-1981

Series A contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, research and teaching materiel, photographs and drafts of work from Dr. McNaughton’s association with McGill University, the Montreal Neurological Institute, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Neuro Musical International, and various professional associations. Of special importance are the biographical files pertaining to Dr. Wilder Penfield. A large portion of this series is devoted to the study of headaches including drafts of works on this topic.

Professional Correspondence

Series A contains correspondence concerning a wide variety of medical topics. The majority of this correspondence concerns Dr. Cone and his association with the Presbyterian Hospital, McGill University, the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Neurological Institute. Correspondence relating to the development of improved neurological instruments is also included in this series. Also includes obituaries of Dr. Cone.

Ojibway language instruction cassettes and textbooks

Series consists of cassettes of beginner level Ojibwa language lessons and accompanying textbook "The Ojibway language Course Outline for Beginners," by Basil Johnston. The series includes one edition of this textbook, and two spiral-bound copies of the original compiled from photocopies.
Johnston’s course was published in 1978 by the Indian and Inuit Affairs Program (now Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs), Education and Cultural Support Branch, under the authority of Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs J. Hugh Falkner. Lessons cover nouns and commonly used verbs, followed by an extensive list of prefix and suffix modifiers. The lesson format emphasizes listening and repetition.

Correspondence

The Correspondence Series contains letters to or by Charles Reiner, in addition to correspondence about him or pertaining to his career. Arranged chronologically by time period as indicated.

Chronological files

This series consists of correspondence between Thesen and other poets, writers, professors, and personal acquaintances from 1972-1989. The letters range from business to personal matters. The records feature correspondence from prominent writers like Michael Ondaatje, Phyllis Webb, Judith Fitzgerald, Ken Norris, etc. Within the letters are poems, articles, newspaper clippings, and various other items.

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