2022 Accession:
This accession includes drafts and notes related to The Illegal (2015), The Book of Negroes (2007), Some Great Thing (1992), Café Babanussa (2016) by Karen Hill and an outline for The Deserter’s Tale (2007); unpublished short stories written between 1979-1986; materials relating to The Book of Negroes CBC television series and a movie adaptation of The Illegal; files relating to speaking engagements, publicity, and interviews; media clippings; awards; personal and professional correspondence, and other documents relating to the life, work, and family of Lawrence Hill.
Contains series:
Series 1: Manuscripts and other writing
Series 2: Publicity, speaking engagements, media clippings, promotional materials, awards
Series 3: Correspondence, fan mail, greeting cards
Series 4: Personal and other files
2023 Accession:
This accession includes drafts and reader notes for the books Beatrice and Croc Harry, The Illegal, the play “Sensitivity,” and the essay “All of This;” magazine and newspaper articles written by Hill; reviews, interviews, profiles, and articles on Hill and his work; drafts of Hill’s public talks and remarks, as well as programs, itineraries, and promotional material for public talks; personal and professional correspondence, photographs of Hill and family; awards and honours, including an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Toronto, and a Library and Archives Canada Scholars Award; as well as other material relating to the life, work, and family of Lawrence Hill.
Contains series:
Series 1: Manuscripts and other writing
Series 2: Public talks and remarks
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 4: Personal materials
Series 5: Publicity, awards, and other professional materials