Manuscript Collection MS COLL 103D - Dayv James-French Papers

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Reference code

CA OTUTF MS COLL 103D

Title

Dayv James-French Papers

Date(s)

  • 1972 - 2016 (Creation)

Level of description

Manuscript Collection

Extent and medium

11 boxes (1.6 metres)

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Name of creator

(1953-1916)

Biographical history

David James French (now Dayv James-French) was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island on August 18, 1953 and died in Toronto on September 1, 2016. He obtained his bachelor of arts in Religion (1979) from Carleton University and in Creative Writing (1980) from the University of Victoria. James-French was a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada and was the recipient of several awards, including the Canada Council of Explorations Grant (1982), Nepean Public Library Short Story Award (1989), and the Ontario Arts Council Works-in-Progress Grant (1991). James-French was published several times in the Antioch Review: “Domestic Order” (The Merry Chase: Juggling Words and Other Fictions, vol. 43, no. 1, 1985); “Heaven Full of Astronauts” (All Fiction Issue, vol. 45, no. 2, 1987); and “Cows” (Changing Fashions in Baseball, vol. 46, no. 3, 1998). His poems were published in Canada, the USA, England, and Australia. His publications include Victims of Gravity (1990) and What Else is a Heart For (revised as The Afternoon of Day Five, 2006).

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of David K. Bernhardt

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Scope and content

This accession of Dayv James-French’s papers includes many drafts of his writing including short stories, poetry, and novels, including drafts for Victims of Gravity (1990) and other unpublished work; professional and personal correspondence with authors and publishers; submissions; book reviews; personal journals and other material related to his life and work.

Contains series:

  1. Manuscripts and other writing files
  2. Professional correspondence
  3. Personal correspondence
  4. Professional files
  5. Personal and miscellaneous files

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Folder descriptions are taken directly from titles given by James-French.

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Conditions governing access

Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-form

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  • English

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Uploaded finding aid

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Description identifier

CA OTUTF MS COLL 103D

Institution identifier

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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