Manuscript Collection MS COLL 00352A - Elise Levine Papers

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Reference code

CA OTUTF MS COLL 00352A

Title

Elise Levine Papers

Date(s)

  • 1955-2019 (Creation)

Level of description

Manuscript Collection

Extent and medium

41 boxes (ca. 4.5 metres)

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Elise Levine is a writer and educator, and has worked as a managing editor, freelance copy editor, and production editor. Levine was born in Toronto. She received a diploma for Book and Magazine Publishing from Centennial College in 1988, a BA in English Literature from the University of Toronto in 1989, and an MFA in Writing Program – Fiction, from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2008. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including Grain, The Gettysburg Review, The Antigonish Review, and Best Canadian Stories. Levine has worked at John Hopkins University as the Director of the MA in Writing Program. She has also worked as a Lecturer at Chatham University’s low-residency MFA program, and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Dickinson College, amongst other educational roles. Levine has presented at several conferences and participated as a panelist, including the Baltimore Writers Conference and the CityLit Stage at the Baltimore Book Festival in 2019.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of Elise Levine, 2019

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Scope and content

Collection documents Levine’s writing process for several publications, poems, and short stories. This includes drafts, edited manuscripts, and handwritten notes. Collection also contains personal and professional correspondence, educational records, documents from promotional events, familial records, and teaching materials. Additionally, the collection contains publications of Levine’s work.

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Some restrictions on 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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      Uploaded finding aid

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      Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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