Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1977-2011 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
19 boxes (2.5 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Ray Smith, 2011.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection consists of novel manuscripts for various novels, including The Man Who Loved Jane Austen; The Man Who Hated Emily Bront?; Flushed with Victory: Jack Bottomly Among the Virgins; drafts of a new novel, It Floats: Jack Bottomly Among the Politicians; journalism; correspondence with business associates, including publishers and personal correspondence with authors and friends; and other material related to the life and work of Ray Smith.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Series 1. Books and Book Manuscripts
Series 2. Short Essays – Nonfiction (Journalism)
Series 3. Business Correspondence (including correspondence with publishers)
Series 4. Personal Correspondence
Series 5. Readings
Series 6. Reviews
Series 7. Personal Files and Miscellaneous Items
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing 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
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English