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Fred Flahiff fonds
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Fred Flahiff fonds

  • CA ON00389 F15
  • Fonds
  • 1956-2006

Fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts and transcripts of archival material and accumulated by Fred T. Flahiff, professor of English at the University of St. Michael's College. Includes research materials and manuscripts related to Flahiff's biography of author Sheila Watson, "Always Someone to Kill the Doves: A Life of Sheila Watson", and his role as executor of her estate and custodian of her personal papers.

Includes five series:

  1. Incoming correspondence
  2. Collected Material after Sheila Watson's death
  3. Collected Material for biography
  4. Material related to publication of biography

Flahiff, F. T. (Frederick Thomas)

Photocopies of archival material from Wilfred Watson fonds

Sub-series consists of photocopied archival material from the Wilfred Watson fonds at the University of Alberta. It was accumulated by Flahiff in the course of writing of "Always Someone to Kill the Doves: A Life of Sheila Watson", published by NeWest Press, in 2005. The material consists predominantly of correspondence between Marshall McLuhan and Wilfred Watson and Marshall McLuhan and Sheila Watson. The material copied ranges in date from 1959-1979, predominately 1962-1979.

Collected material for Biography

Series consists of material accumulated by Flahiff during the course of writing "Always Someone to Kill the Doves: A Life of Sheila Watson", published by NeWest Press, 2005.

Series consists of 4 sub-series:

  1. Collected letters
  2. Collected records from Wilfred Watson fonds
  3. Transcriptions of selected letters from Wilfred Watson fonds
  4. Finding Guides and Research Tools

Posthumous material regarding Sheila Watson

File consists of photocopied articles, obituaries, photographs, a large informational poster and news paper clippings of material collected and accumulated by Fred Flahiff following Sheila Watson's death on February 2, 1998, regarding her, her family, and her impact as a Canadian author. Includes: one article in Folio, University of Alberta, one article on McLuhan, postcard for book launch (of biography) and one photograph of Watson from the Globe and Mail archives by Barbara Mitchell entitled "Sheila Watson: A Tiny Output, but a Disproportionate Literary Influence" (used Feb. 3, 1998).

Correspondence from Sheila Watson

File consists of 53 hand-written letters from Sheila Watson, including three short notes. Also contains a copy of a 1995 letter to Watson from President Alway of the University of St.Michael's College regarding an honourary degree.

Watson, Sheila

General correspondence

File consists of one letter from B.J. Mitchell; one letter from a Mike (last name unknown), regarding an entry on Sheila Watson in the UBC yearbook "Totem" from 1931; one letter from Douglas M. Gibson, publisher at McClelland and Stewart.

Correspondence from Wilfred Watson

File consists of three letters from Wilfred Watson, including three drawings in pastel and ink, 17 photocopies of drawings in ink and pencil, and 34 pages of Watson's number poetry.

Watson, Wilfred

Incoming correspondence

Series consists of Fred T. Flahiff's personal correspondence, deposited with the library due to its relevance to Flahiff's work on Sheila Watson. Includes 53 letters from Sheila Watson, 3 letters and 34 pages of poetry and 20 illustrations in ink and pastel (17 of which are photocopied) from Wilfred Watson. Also includes letters from others: one letter from B.J. Mitchell; one letter from a Mike (last name unknown), regarding an entry on Sheila Watson in the UBC yearbook "Totem" from 1931; one letter from Douglas M. Gibson, publisher at McClelland and Stewart.