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University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections File
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Diary from Edmonton

File consists of a bound journal kept by Wilfred Watson after 1958. The journal contains an illustration on the cover, presumably by Watson, and is titled "True & Free = Man". The journal contains 110 pages of hand written reading notes, reflections on academia, sexuality, Canadian literature, Wyndham Lewis and other writers.

Diary from Nanaimo

File consists of a bound journal kept by Wilfred Watson between 1984 and 1993. The journal contains 132 pages of hand written reflections on his health and wife Sheila Watson's hospitalization after a fall, descriptions of visits from friends and other writers, letters he received, ideas for stories, and current events.

Sketches and artwork

File consists of seventeen drawings and doodles by Wilfred Watson, predominantly of abstract female figures. The majority of these drawings are most likely from the period when Watson was living in Nanaimo, B.C.

Rhyme in Modern Poetry

File consists of David Clandfield's University of Alberta, Department of English, Master of Arts thesis "Rhyme in Modern Poetry", dated September 5, 1959.

Audiovisual material

File consists of three 1.5 mm audiotape reels, presumably sound recordings of Wilfred Watson's theatrical productions or his public readings.

Ephemera, loose notes and other material

File consists of ephemera, loose notes, poetry fragments, word play, jottings and scraps of citations made by Wilfred Watson on scraps of paper, cigarette packages and used envelopes.

Correspondence from artscanada

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 545
  • File
  • October 28, 1966 - October 24, 1973
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of correspondence from Anne Brodsky, Shirley Gibson and Barry Lord, on behalf of the magazine artscanada (formerly Canadian Art magazine), regarding a special issue on Wyndham Lewis written by Watson. Also includes two advance copies of the issue, the publishing contract, and a letter from Lewis' widow, Anne Wyndham Lewis.

Correspondence from books/

File consists of a letter from Jerome Agel, on behalf of books/, a newspaper based in New York City, soliciting an article on Wyndham Lewis from Watson.

Correspondence from Bruccoli Clark Inc.

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 552
  • File
  • April 1, 1986 - December 5, 1987
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of correspondence from Margaret V. Hill, editor of the Dictionary of Literary Biography, on behalf of Bruccoli Clark Inc. (Columbia, S.C.), requesting biographical information from Watson.

Correspondence from The Capilano Review

File consists of two versions of a letter from Pierre Coupey, editor of The Capilano Review, thanking Watson for her permission to publish her work, and a letter from Daphne Marlatt, associate editor, regarding Watson's interview that was published in the periodical.

Correspondence from Canadian Literature

File consists of correspondence from George Woodcock, editor of the periodical Canadian Literature, soliciting articles and book reviews regarding Wyndham Lewis, and requesting Watson's opinions of potential contributors.

Correspondence from Coach House Press

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 560
  • File
  • February 6, 1980 - October 16, 1996
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of correspondence from Stan Bevington, Sarah Evans, Carolyn Guertin, Clifford James, Margaret McClintock, Karen Mac Cormack, David McFadden, Sarah Sheard and Karen Shook on behalf of Coach House Press, regarding royalty statements and reprint premissions regarding her short story collections published by the press, as well as solications for her translations of Madeleine Ferron's stories and correspondence from HBJ-Holt, Heather Jones, Lester & Orpen Dennys, Gerald Lynch, regarding publishing rights forwarded to Watson by Coach House staff. Also includes a page of editorial corrections by Watson of the 1985 edition of "Five Stories".

Correspondence from Descant

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 562
  • File
  • January 12, 1991 - April 29, 1991
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of correspondence from Donna Bennett and Helen Hacksel on behalf of Descant regarding the journal's twentieth anniversary and Watson's donation of several books of poetry by Wilfred Watson.

Correspondence from Edge

File consists of a copy of Edge : an independent periodical edited by Henry Beissel. The issue, mailed to Watson, contains handwritten annotations by her.

Correspondence from English Studies in Canada

File consists of correspondence from Patricia Demers, managing editor of English Studies in Canada requesting that Watson evaluate a submitted manuscript on Ezra Pound's "Cantos". Includes the 24 page manuscript and three pages of handwritten notes by Watson.

Correspondence from Eighteenth-Century Studies

File consists of correspondence from Robert H. Hopkins, editor of Eighteenth-Century Studies : a journal of literature and the arts, inviting Watson to submit her article "Swift and Ovid : the Development of Metasatire" to the journal.

Correspondence from Eskind Waddell

File consists of correspondence from Malcolm Waddell on behalf of Eskind Waddell, soliciting an essay from Watson for a proposed millennium book.

Correspondence from Essays on Canadian Writing

File consists of correspondence from Ken Norris and John Harris, guest-editors of Essays on Canadian Writing, Norris soliciting a contribution to a special issue on George Bowering and Harris soliciting a contribution regarding criticism of B.C. writers.

Correspondence from Faber and Faber Ltd. Publishers

File consists of correspondence from T.S. Eliot and Charles Monteith regarding Watson's submission of her husband Wilfred's poetry "Friday's Child" and Peter Montgomery's manuscript "The Waste Land as City" for publication, and her efforts to publish her work on Wyndham Lewis and regarding the death of T.S. Eliot. Includes a two page typed and annotated draft letter from Watson responding to Eliot's acceptance of Friday's Child.

Correspondence from The Fiddlehead

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 571
  • File
  • December 28, 1953 - March 28, 1954
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of correspondence from Fred Cogswell, editor of The Fiddlehead, regarding Watson's subscription to the journal, and the submission of her husband Wilfred's poetry to the publication.

Correspondence from Gage Educational Publishing Limited

File consists of correspondence from Lucile Black, Joan Compton, (later Joan Parker),Sylvia Smith, Nancy Visee, C. Wieczorek, Irmgard Wieler and Pam Young on behalf of Gage Publishing Limited (prior to 1972 known as W.J. Gage Limited), regarding distribution rights and royalty statements related to the inclusion of "Antigone" in a number of their textbooks.

Correspondence from Branko Gorjup

File consists of correspondence from Branko Gorjup, asking for Watson's permission to include "Antigone" in his Italian translations of Canadian short fiction, to be published by Supernova publishers in Venice, Italy.

Correspondence from and regarding Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.

File consists of correspondence from Paul D. Corbett and Dan Wickenden, on behalf of Harcourt Brace and World Inc., addressed to Marshall McLuhan (presumably forwarded to Watson), regarding his submission of "The Double Hook" for publication, as well as the typed copy of a letter from Sheila Watson addressed to Prof. Cleanth Brooks regarding his response to the manuscript (also sent to him by McLuhan), and her plans to submit it to Harcourt Brace.

Correspondence from Harcourt Brace Canada

File consists of a letter from Nancy S. Ennis on behalf of Harcourt Brace Canada, requesting permission to reprint Watson's translations of Madeleine Ferron's short story "Le peuplement de la terre" (translated as "Be Fruitful and Multiply"), for a college textbook.

Correspondence from L'Herne

File consists of two versions of a letter from Bernard Lafourcade on behalf of L'Herne, and its journal Les Cahiers de l'Herne (Carthage, Tunisia), soliciting a contribution from Watson on Wyndham Lewis.

Correspondence from the Humanities Association Review

File consists of correspondence from Phillip W. Rogers, editor of the Humanities Association Review and John Stedmond, president of the Association, soliciting the submission of a lecture presented by Watson at the Humanities Association session held that year in Kingston for publication in the group's journal.

Correspondence from Kontakte

File consists of correspondence from Paul Dutton and Steven Smith of Kontakte, soliciting a contribution from Watson to a festschrift for bpNichol.

Correspondence from Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 582
  • File
  • February 27, 1990 -January 29, 1991
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of correspondence from Kirsten Hanson on behalf of Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers, regarding Watson's permission to include her English translation of Madeleine Ferron's short story "Be Fruitful and Multiply"(originally "Le peuplement de la terre") in the anthology "From Ink Lake", edited by Michael Ondaatje.

Correspondence from Sam Koplowicz

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 581
  • File
  • January 25, 1971 - March 26, 1973
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of three draft versions of Sam Koplowicz's film script adaptation of "The Double Hook"; the first draft and outline is 53 pages, the third draft 64 pages, and the fourth draft 92 pages.

Correspondence from Macmillan of Canada

File consists of correspondence from Christine Bower, Douglas M. Gibson, Ronald M. Paulson and Leon Rooke on behalf of the publishers Macmillan of Canada, soliciting material from Watson, and obtaining permission to reprint her short stories in two anthologies.

Correspondence from McGill University Press

File consists of a letter from Robin H. Strachan, Director of McGill University Press (Montreal, Quebec) regarding Watson's submission of Elizabeth Bruce's thesis for publication, and her opinion of the piece.

Correspondence from Brian McGugan

File consists of a letter from Brian McGugan, inquiring about the film rights to "The Double Hook", and including a 49 page playscript "The Man With The Jelly Mask" and newspaper clippings of his theatre work.

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