Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 227A
Title
George Elliott Clarke Papers
Date(s)
- [193-]-2017 (Creation)
Level of description
Accession
Extent and medium
223 boxes and items (37.16 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
(1960-)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of George Elliott Clarke, 2017
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes original holograph notebooks, drafts, research, voluminous correspondence (129 boxes), ephemera, and all manner of material related to the life and work of poet, performer, activist and professor George Elliott Clarke. Major works included: The Motorcyclist; Canticles; Gold; Trudeau; Red/I & I; as well as short pieces; reviews, essays, remarks, lectures, editorial work.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No 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://aeon.library.utoronto.ca