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File consists of the manuscript score for a piece commissioned for performance at the international conference "The Legacy of Northrop Frye" at Victoria University, University of Toronto (October 29, 1992). The premiere performance was by Jerry Franken, narrator; Monica Whicher, soprano; Erik Oland, baritone; Robert W. Stevenson, clarinet; John Beckwith, keyboard; and Omar Daniel, tape and keyboard. Text by James Reaney. File also includes recordings for the soundtrack or tape part, created by Dennis Patrick for a performance in 2023.

Fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, sound recordings, drawings and diaries created and accumulated by the poet and playwright Wilfred Watson, husband to Sheila Watson. Material has been arranged to align with the Wilfred Watson fonds held by the University of Alberta Archives.

Fonds is comprised of 8 series:

1. Journals and Notebooks
2. Literary Drafts/Writings
3. Sketches/Artwork
4. Correspondence
5. Student Records-Watson (held within the University of Alberta’s Wilfred Watson fonds)
6. Reference Material
7. Personal Papers
8. Audio-Visual Records