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Austin Clarke fonds - Fifth accrual.
CORRESPONDENCE
The correspondence which follows dates from 1985-1988 except where otherwise
indicated.
Box 79 Correspondence, A-M
F.1 A Miscellaneous
Adams, Jasmine
Adult Literacy For Action Centre (A.L.F.A.)
African and Carribean Student Association (A.C.S.A.)
Afro-Caribbean Education Resource Centre (ACER)
Anderson, Fitzroy (Oji)
Arratia, Mane (2)
Asquith-Fearon, A.
F.2 Algoo-Baksh, Stella 1986-1988; from: 10, also one from James Baksh;
to: 3;-see also Baksh, James
F.3 Alliance Entertainment Corporation 1986-1987 (via Wendy Shmaltz, Harold
Ober Associates)
from: 7 (and some duplicates); to: 2
F.4 Arts and Letters Club 1987-1988; from: 10 items
F.5 B Miscellaneous
Baillie Birdathon
Barbadian Canadian and Friends Association (2)
Barbados Old Scholars' Association
Barbados Boards of Tourism
Bell, George
Brandt, Andy
Brown, B.
Butts, Richard
F.6 Baksh, James 1987-1988; from: 9; to: 7
F.7 Brathwaite, Edward 1986-1988; from: 1; to: 2
F.8 Brown, Lloyd 1985-1987; from: 17; to: 5
F.9 Burnett, David 1966-1988; from: 12; to: 10-see also Gollancz
F.10 Burstein and Greenglass 1986; from: 5; re. Travis bankruptcy
F.11 C Miscellaneous
Callender, M.
Canada Council - readings
Canadian and Caribbean Excelsior Assoc.
Canadian Scholars' Press
Canadian Stage Company
Caribbean Review
Cartey, Wilfred
Cayette [?], A.
Central Peel Secondary School
Chapman, Mim
Chatelaine
Chelsea (2)
Chissamba Chiyuka Arts Inc.
CJMR Radio
[Clarke], Loretta (2)
Commonwealth Club of Ottawa
Community Theatre, Barbados
Consulate General of Barbados
Consulate General of Peru
Coombs, Jim
F.12 Callaghan, Barry 1986 & 1988; from: 2
F.13 Canada Council - Project and Travel Competition Jury 1988; from:
7 items
F.14 Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission 1987-1988;
from: 3; to: 2
F.15 Carew, Jan 1986-1987; from: 4; to: 1
F.16 Centre Stage 1988; from: 1; to: 1
F.17 D Miscellaneous
Deighton, Bell & Co.
Dey, Cedric and Myrna (3)
Dillon, Pat
F.18 Dabydeen, Cyril 1986; from: 1; to: 2
F.19 E Miscellaneous
Eaton, George
Edmonds, Les
English, J.
Estill, L. (2)
Exile Magazine - see also Callaghan, B.
F.20 F Miscellaneous
Family Crisis Center
Farrell, L.
Fenty, D.
F.21 G Miscellaneous
Gairey, Harry - Scholarships
Gallery 203
Gann, Andrew (2)
Gilbey Jubilee Collection
Gool, R.
Government of Canada
Governor Simcoe Secondary School
Grace, Bill
Green
Grossman, L. (3)
F.22 Gerard, Rhoda 1986; 2 items and envelope
F.23 Gibson, Graeme 1987-1988; from: 3
F.24 Gollancz, Victor Ltd. 1985-1987; from: 14 (also some photocopied
duplicates) ; to: 12
Correspondence concerns the English edition of Proud Empires and
also includes reviews and publicity relating to the novel. (See also Burnett,
David)
F.25 H Miscellaneous
Haddad, Roslyn
Hamilton Public Library
Harper-Wills, Doris
Howie, Allan
Huang, E. (2)
F.26 Harbourfront - Readings 1988; from: 5
F.27 Harewood, John 1985-1987; from: 17; to: 6
F.28 Harewood, John 1988; from: 7; to: 13
F.29 Harvard, John Milton 1987-1988; from: 37; to: 1
F.30 Henry, Keith 1985 & 1988; from: 1, copy of an article to: 1
F.31 Higham, David Associates (Bruce Hunter) 1985 & 1987; from: 2;
to: 2
F.32 Hoyte, Harold 1987-1988; from: 4; to: 7
F.33 J Miscellaneous
Jackman, N. (envelope only)
The Jamaica Pegasus
Jane-Finch Anti-Apartheid Coalition
Jane-Finch Concerned Citizens Organization
Jelinek, Otto
Johns Hopkins University Press
F.34 Kelman, Melissa
F.35 L Miscellaneous
Lamarche, L.
Larcher, J.
Latimer, J.
LeSeul, G.
Lovell, L.
Luke ("Granny")
[?Lukman, Gladys] ("Mother")
F.36 La Longe, Helen 1986-1988; from: 6; to: 3
F.37 Little, Brown and Co. 1984; from: 1; to: 2
Correspondence re. An American Dutchman.
F.38 Lukman, Mphahlele ; from: 12; to: 7
F.39 M Miscellaneous
MacInnis, Ian
Manchur, P.A.
Marshall, H.A.
Mason, Ian (2)
Massiah, W.J.
Mayfield Secondary School (5)
McFarlane, Keeble H.
McGill Club
McGill-Granby Village Residents' Assoc.
McGuire, Allan
McMaster University
Minister of State for Multiculturalism
Ministry of the Attorney General
Mitzithras, Constatin
Montreal Trust
Morgan, Pearson
Municipal Enumeration Notice
Murray, A.R.
F.40 Manning, Frank 1986-1988; from: 6; to: 2
F.41 Marianopolis College 1986; from: 3
F.42 Marshall, Harold A. 1988; from: 3; to: 4
F.43 Marshall, Paule 1986 & 1988; from: 1; to: 1
F.44 McClelland, Jack 1985-1987; from: 10; to: 3. Also some newspaper
clippings re. J. McClelland and photocopies of correspondence with others
at
McClelland and Stewart.
F.45 McClelland and Stewart (Lily Miller) 1985-1986; from: 18
F.46 McLaren, Peter 1985; from: 4
F.47 McMurtry, Roy 1985-1987; from: 12; to: 7 Also article about McMurtry
F.48 Metcalfe, John 1988; from: 1
F.49 Moe, Henry 1985-1986; from: 6; to: 7
F.50 Morgan, Peter 1986-1988; from: 4; to: 1
F.51 Morris, Mervyn 1985-1986; from: 1; to: 3
BOX 80 Correspondence, N-Z
F.1 N Miscellaneous
National Association of Japanese Canadians (Joy Kogawa)
National Coalition for Japanese Canadian Redress
National Council of Barbadian Associations (3)
New College
Nicholls, F.
Nicholls, John
North York Central Library (3)
North York Public Library
F.2 O Miscellaneous
Ontario Black History Society
Ontario Congress of African and Carribean Cultures
Ontario Council of Teachers of English
F.3 Ober, Harold Associates 1985-1988 (Phyllis Westberg); from: 51; to:
9
F.4 Ontario Progressive Conservatives 1986-1988; from: 16
F.5 P Miscellaneous
Parkdale Library
Pepino, Jane
Polin, Sandra
F.6 Packer, Bernard 1987-1988; from: 3; to: 3
F.7 Penguin Books Canada Ltd. 1985-1988 (Cynthia Good); from: 21; to:
5
F.8 Peters, Gordon 1986-1988; from: 2; to: 2
F.9 R Miscellaneous
Rickards, Colin
Riddell, J.
Rooke, L.
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Commonwealth Society
Royal LePage
F.10 Robinson, Mike 1985-1987; from: 9; to: 5
S
F.11 S Miscellaneous
Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies
Secretary of State of Canada
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Simmons, E.A.
[Simmons?], Mike
Simon, Emily
Skeete, C.
Sobel, Richard
Stage One Theatre Productions
F.12 Salkey, Andrew 1985-1986; from: 28; to: 20
F.13 Salkey, Andrew 1987-1988; from: 48; to: 45
F.14 Sandiford, Keith 1985-1988; from: 14; to: 7
F.15 Scott, John 1987; from: 1 (letter to Errol Barrow)
F.16 Selvon, Samuel 1985-1988; from: 17 ; to: 10
F.17 T Miscellaneous
Taylor, Sheldon
Theatre Fountainhead
Toronto Arts Council
Toronto Board of Education (3)
Toronto General Hospital Fund
Toronto Hydro
Tory, John H.
Turney, Clyde
F.18 Toronto Star, 1984; from: 1
F.19 T.V. Ontario 1986; from: 2
F.20 U Miscellaneous
United Achievers' Club
University of the West Indies
Urban Alliance on Race Relations
F.21 V Miscellaneous
Vines
F.22 W Miscellaneous
White, Claudette
Writers' Directory
Writers' Union of Canada (2)
F.23 Walmsley, Anne 1985; from: 2; to: 1
F.24 Walter, Jan 1985-1986; from: 2; to: 2; also copies of letters to
others at McClelland and Stewart.
F.25 Whylie, Dwight 1987; from: 1 (published article)
F.26 Wiltshire, Jeff 1986- 1988; from: 22, also 2 from Honor; to: 14
F.27 Y Miscellaneous
Yale Co-op
York University (3)
York West Annual
F.28 Ziolkowksa, A.
F.29 Correspondence identified by first name only:
Ben
Betty
Branford
Charles
Chris
Courtnay
Earl
George
Gertz
Jonathan
Lawson
Marson
Minister
Patrick
Praggs
Ria
Ruby
Umesh
F.30 Financial Correspondence, 1965-1988
Royalty statements, invoices, bank statements etc.; 32 items.
Box 81 [Embargoed]
Material relating to the Ontario Film Review Board
F.1 Personal Reports, April-August 1985 (black binder)
F.2 Personal Reports, September-December 1985 (black binder)
F.3 Personal Reports, January-February 1986
F.4 Personal Reports, February-March 1986
F.5 Personal Reports, March-May 1986
F.6 Personal Reports, May-June 1986
F.7 Personal Reports, June-August 1986
F.8 Personal Reports, September-October 1986
F.9 Personal Reports, October-November 1986.
Box 82 [Embargoed]
Material Relating to the Ontario Film Review Board
and Correspondence Files.
Ontario Film Review Board
F.1 Correspondence regarding Film Review Board, 1981-1985
F.2 Correspondence regarding Film Review Board, 1986-1987
F.3 Ontario Film review Board, pamphlets and circulars
Embargoed Correspondence Files
F.4 Boxhill, Neville 1985-1988
F.5 Clarke, Greville 1986-1988
F.6 Haddad, Roslyn 1985-1987
F.7 Haddad, Roslyn undated
F.8 Petraschuk, Veronica 1985-1986
Published Book Manuscripts
Box 83 Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack
Proud Empires
F.1 Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack
Early draft entitled Amo, I Love: Amas, Thou Lovest,
Last page dated "Toronto-6 July 1979", annotated ts., 324pp. (See also
First Accession, Box 11).
F.2 Rejected page, perhaps from above draft, p.46. Ts., 1p.
F.3 Growing Up Stupid ... Sections from page proofs, pp. 20-22,
39 -43 and 110-114.
F.4 Growing Up Stupid ... Cover mock-up with note attached
from Lily Miller dated Feb. 4 1980.
F.5 Growing Up Stupid ... Reviews, cuttings and photocopies, 1980.
F.6 Growing Up Stupid ... Review in New York Review of Books,
May 27 1982.
F.7 Proud Empires, Notes for the book, ms., 4pp.
F.8 Proud Empires, Rejected pages[?], ts., 9pp.
F.9 Proud Empires, Rejected pages[?], photocopied ts. with some
annotations, 21pp.
F.10 Proud Empires, Early version of the novel, marked "revision",
margins punched for spiral binding, red cardboard covers, lightly annotated
ts., first half, pages 1 to 275.
F.11 Proud Empires, As F.10, spiral bound with red cardboard covers,
second half, pages 276-550.
F.12 Proud Empires, Another copy of F.10 above, very lightly annotated.
F.13 Proud Empires, Another copy of F.11 above, unannotated.
F.14 Proud Empires, Later version of the novel, the title Letter
of Appeal has been deleted by the author and replaced with Proud
Empires on the title page,
annotated ts. Spiral bound with red covers,[cover labels in Lily Miller's
hand], pages 1-183.
F.15 Proud Empires, As F.12, dated 24 March 1984, pages 184-453.
F.16 Proud Empires, Another revised version, same draft as F.8
above but with more recent revisions than F.12, annotated ts., pages 13-265.
Box 84 Proud Empires (cont.)
F.1 Proud Empires, As F.16 above, pages 266-549.
F.2 Proud Empires, Final version, used for 1986 Gollancz edition,
annotated ts. with preliminaries and markings for printer, ts., pp.1-275.
F.3 Proud Empires, As F.2, pages 276-549.
F.4 Proud Empires, 1988. Reviews, some in multiple copies.
F.5 Proud Empires, 1988. Reviews and promotion.
Nine Men Who Laughed
F.6 Nine Men Who Laughed, draft introduction, dated 8 October 1985,
ms. and annotated ts., 12pp.
and annotated file folder.
F.7 Nine Men Who Laughed, another copy of F.6 in file folder.
F.8 Nine Men Who Laughed, editorial revisions, 1986, notes from
editor Kathryn Dean, rejected and annotated pages, ts., 80pp.
F.9 Nine Men Who Laughed, fragment: "Doing Right", unannotated
ts., paginated 3-12, 13pp.
F.10 Nine Men Who Laughed, Early draft of complete manuscript,
unannotated ts., paginated 1-302.
F.11 Nine Men Who Laughed, fragment: "If Only: Only If", unannotated
ts., paginated 21-48, apparently from version above but not in final
version.
F.12 Nine Men Who Laughed, Final [?] draft, unannotated ts., spiral
bound in red covers, the story "The Man" marked "not included", paginated
1-302.
F.13 Nine Men Who Laughed, Reviews, cuttings and photocopies, some
in multiple copies.
When Women Rule
F.14 When Women Rule, Cover material (some duplicates) and folder
listing variant titles for the novel, 4 items and duplicates.
F.15 When Women Rule, Page proofs, November 27 1984, 174pp.
F.16 When Women Rule, Reviews: cuttings and photocopies. Unpublished
novels
An American Dutchman
F.17 An American Dutchman, First [?] draft, dated New York, Sept.7
1969, incomplete unannotated ts., title page and first page unpaginated,
others numbered 81-85, 141-403. (see First Accession, Box 13)
F.18 An American Dutchman, Notes [for revision], [1985], ms., 7pp.
F.19 An American Dutchman, Notes [for revision], 1985, ms. and
ts., 6pp.
F.20 An American Dutchman, Rejected pages, ts., 5pp.
F.21 An American Dutchman, Fragments of revised draft, 1986, ms.
and ts., 12pp., also map of Eastern United States.
F.22 An American Dutchman, Fragments of revised draft, 1986: Plot
summary page, carbon ts., 1p. Section of novel paginated 394-411, 435,
471-2, 497, 502 and 507.
F.23 An American Dutchman, First half of revised draft of the novel
with acknowledgement card taped to title page from Harold Ober Associates,
June 2 1986.
Annotated ts. in blue covers, spiral bound, pp. 1-250.
Box 85 An American Dutchman (cont.)
F.1 An American Dutchman, Second half of revised draft of the novel,
final page inscribed "4.15am. 5 July 1986, Toronto", Annotated ts. in
blue covers, spiral bound, pp. 251-517.
F.2 An American Dutchman, Excerpt from the novel, "A Southern Storm",
Annotated ts., paginated 41-60, in blue covers.
F.3 God and Mammon at Yale, Memoir [?], Ms. notes, 2pp. Ts. opening
page, unfinished, 1p., Carbon ts. draft, paginated 1-211, lacking p.2.
F.4 More, First half of manuscript, Heavily annotated and revised
ts., 1978 version, paginated 1-219.
F.5 More, Second half of manuscript, As F.4 above, paginated 320-644.
F.6 I'm Running For My Life, [More], Sections which appear
to be from a variant version of the novel, Ms. notes, 4pp.,
"Sermon of Maybelle Beulah James": ms. draft, 5pp., ts. version, 6pp.,
Ts. fragments, paginated 265, 316, 345-7, 364, 376, 385, 389, 397, 417,
448, 569(4 variants), 578, 583-5(2 variants), 592, 611.
F.7 More, source material, [for revised version?], ms.,
pages dated 1979 & 1987, 28pp. Also printed articles, 1977-1978.
F.8 More, Notes and source material, ms., pages dated 1987, 20pp.
Also newspaper cutting, 1987.
F.9 More, Notes and outlines, ms., pages dated 1987 and 1988, 16pp.
F.10 More, Notes and outline of 3rd. version, ms., undated, 6pp.
F.11 More, fragments, from at least two different versions, ts.,
undated, 4pp.
F.12 More, fragments, ts., [1988], 11pp.
F.13 More, fragments, ts., [1988?], 9pp.
F.14 More, 4 variant drafts of the opening of the novel, ts., undated,
87pp. total.
F.15 More, [rejected?] section of the novel, heavily annotated
ts., pp. 123-183.
F.16 More, [rejected?] section of the novel, unannotated ts., pp.
1-142.
F.17 More, "Notes for a novel" (A.C.'s file folder heading), unannotated
(except for the first page) ts., [1988?] revised version, incomplete,
211pp.
Book Reviews by Austin Clarke
F.18 Bradley, J.E. Tulepo Nights, ms. notes, 3pp. Ts., 4pp. and
copy, 4pp. Cutting of published version, Toronto Star Saturday
Magazine, Aug. 20 1988.
Also cutting of another review of the book, not by A.C.
F.19 Hawkes, John Whistlejacket, ms. draft, 4pp. Carbon ts., 7pp.
Cutting of published version, Toronto Star Saturday Night Magazine,
Sept. 10 1988.
F.20 Morrison, Toni Beloved, ms. notes, 4pp. Heavily annotated
ts., 7pp. Retyped version, carbon ts., 6pp. Cutting of published version
(2 copies),
The Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 27 1988. Also invoice and payment stub.
F.21 Mukherjee, Bharati The Middleman, ms. notes, 1p. Ms. draft,
3pp. Cutting of published version, The Globe and Mail, July 16
1988.
Also cuttings of 2 other reviews of the book, not by A.C.
Short Pieces
F.22 [Black History Month] Speech, Ottawa, 27 February 1988. Ms., 4pp.
Also event programme.
F.23 [Calvin] [Untitled] Short story[?]. Section of larger work in brown
covers marked "A Short Story". Unpaginated ts.; possibly a section from
An American Dutchman. 8pp.
F.24 "Canadian Experience", Short story, Ts., 30pp.
F.25 "The Certainty", Short story, Ts., 35pp.
F.26 "Grenada Secret Documents No." "Eugenious Arguments", Quotations
selected from the Globe and Mail, 1 February 1984, Ts., 2pp.
F.27 "The Letter of the Law of Black", [Short story in the form of a]
letter to a student in his first year in Toronto, Ms.(photocopy), 24pp.
F.28 "Letter of the Law of Black", Annotated ts. in green file folder,
folder is marked "A Short Story (first draft)". Last page is dated "4
March 1987 (to be sent to Chelsea, in the U.S.A.)", 25pp.
F.29 "Letter of the Law of Black", Revised version, Ts., 24pp.
F.30 [The Nation], Series of 3 articles, undated, Ts.(carbon),
19pp. total.
F.31 The Pelican, "Cane cut; cane reap!", Article, April 3 1980,
cutting of published version.
F.32 The Sandbox Tree, Fragment of a novel intended to be segmented
as a short story[?], [late 1960s?], Ts.(photocopy), paginated 250-272.
In buff coloured folder advertising Florida business.
F.33 The Sandbox Tree, As F.31, paginated 251-272.
F.34 "A Short Acquaintance", Short story, in red cardboard covers, Ts.,
27pp.
F.35 "A Small Comb", Speech, to conference on Calypso, ms. and ts., 10pp.
Box 86 Notebook, Interviews, Book Contracts, Teaching Files,
Political Files and Conferences.
F.1 Notebook
"The Personal Thoughts Of Austin C. Clarke, As They Destroy His Respective
Faiths, realities and Illusions of Life, 1966 -"
Large green hardcover notebook, 21 x 35 cm., with ms. entries, pages numbered
9-200, pages only written on up to p.110. The notebook contains a large
number of poems.
[Diary entry], description of an Barbadian immigrant's arrival in Toronto,
undated, p.13.
"The Collector", a short story, 19 May 1966, pp. 14-29.
"Who Shall Have the Cake?", a short story, 2 June 1966, pp. 30-54.
[Aphorism], 11 November 1966, p.54.
"What About the Children? What About Them?", a short story, begun 11 November
1966, pp. 54-60; note on p. 60 "unfinished still at 1 April 1968".
"What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?", a children's story, started
1 April 1968, pp. 60-78, last page dated 22 April 1968.
["In the reservations of city streets ..."], poem, 23 April 1968, pp.
78-79.
["I do not like to hear the blues ..."], poem, 23 April 1968, p. 80.
["Love is the breath of the memory ..."], poem, 25 April 1968, p. 80.
["The Children Thank You"], diary entry, 27 April 1968, pp. 80-81.
[Short poems], undated, p. 82.
["An Indian, a man, a Mohawk"], diary entry, 7 May 1968, pp. 82-83.
"The Indian in the Skyscraper Air", poem, related to incident described
in diary entry above, 9 May 1968, pp. 83-84.
"Autobiography -- the long line of convicts...", undated, p. 84.
"Novel 3rd. Book in Trilogy", note, undated, p. 84. [Diary entry], January
13 1969, p. 84.
"The Pin Point of Love and Rage", poem for Mary Elizabeth James, 14 January
1969, pp. 84-85.
"For Mary", poem, 14 January 1969, p. 86.
"Power", poem, 14 January 1969, p. 86.
"Lifetime, Deathtime, Springtime, Floweringtime", poem for Mary, 14 January
1969, p.87.
["Let us build a bridge ..."], poem, Yale, 18 February 1969, p. 87.
"Dreams", poem, Yale, 23 February 1969, pp. 87-88.
["They tell me and they like to tell me ... "], poem, Yale, 23 February
1969, pp. 88-89.
["Let me be able to stand up ..."], poem, 23 February 1969, pp. 90-91.
"Thirty-Nine Lashes of a Hebrew Background", poem, 18 March 1969, p.91.
Quotation from Winthrop Jordon, undated, p.91.
Quotation from James Baldwin, 28 May 1969, p. 91.
"She Was Driving to the Farm of No Friend of Mine", poem, 18 September
1969, p. 92.
"A Buccaneer in Black", poem, 24 September 1969, pp. 92-93.
"Durham, North Carolina", diary entry, 14 March 1972, p. 94.
"To Name the Bigger Light", draft sections for the autobiography [?],
including letters, one dated 15 October 1970, pp. 94-98.
["Your mother's voice has changed ...", poem, undated, p. 98.
"If", poem, undated, pp. 98-99.
"Let Me Stand Up", poem, undated, p.99.
"They Tell Me", poem, undated, pp. 100-102.
"Lifetime, Deathtime, Springtime, Flowertime", poem, undated, pp. 102-103.
"Let Me Stand Up", poem, undated, p. 103.
"The Paper Flower-Maker" by Linda Lindsay, poem, pp. 104-105.
"On Saying Goodbye", poem, undated, pp.105-106.
"Could He See Her From This Distance?", short story, undated, unfinished,
pp. 106-108.
["Thirteen years is a long time to spend in a country ..."], draft speech
[?], undated, pp. 108-109.
"The Third Conversation", diary entry [?], 31 January 1971, p.109.
"Claude Brown-'Manchild in the Promised Land'", transcribed excerpt
[?], undated, pp. 109-110.
F.2 Carmichael, Stokeley. Speech to the Negro Citizens Association,
followed by an interview by A.C., Carbon ts., 33pp.
Also another copy, 33pp. And a further copy, lacking final page, 32pp.
F.3 Inniss, Roy. Interview with co-chairman of CORE, Harlem, 1967, carbon
ts., 21pp. Also another copy, 21pp.
F.4 King, Dr. Joseph. Interview with a black psychiatrist, [c.1967], carbon
ts., 49pp. Also another copy and 2 other incomplete copies.
Reviews of Austin Clarke's Published Work and Book Contracts.
F.5 Meeting Point, 1967. Review in The Globe Magazine.
F.6 Book Contracts, undated and 1963-1980.
Contracts for:
The Meeting Point, Heinemann, undated;
Survivors of the Crossing, Heinemann, undated;
Survivors of the Crossing, McClelland and Stewart, 1963 (2 copies);
Amongst Thistles and Thorns, Heinemann, 6 May 1964;
Amongst Thistles and Thorns, McClelland and Stewart, 22 May 1964;
[Short Stories], offer from Macmillan [not accepted], 8 August 1964;
[Biography of Abraham Allan Veffer], agreement to write his life story,
24 December 1964;
Four Stations in His Circle, Macmillan Company of Canada, 21 February
1967;
[Autobiography], Norton Bailey & Co., 16 August 1968;
Four Stations of His Circle(Selected Short Stories), House of Anansi
Press, 5 November 1970 (2 Copies);
Storm of Fortune, Film Agreement with Dennis Miller, 6 August 1971;
The Meeting Point, Little, Brown and Company, 18 August 1971;
A Storm of Fortune, Little, Brown and Company, 18 August 1971;
"Do I Love You Beauna", short story for broadcast by C.B.C., November
10 1971;
When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks, Little Brown
and Company, 29 August 1972;
Amendment to above contract, April 6 1973;
List of books published, 1964-1973;
To Name the Bigger Light, Little Brown and Company, 26 December
1973;
Austin Clarke: The Collected Stories, House of Anansi Press, 20
February 1978;
Amo, I Love; Amas, You Love, McClelland and Stewart, 13 August
1979 (2 copies);
Memoirs: Volume ll, McClelland and Stewart, 6 November 1980;
["Untitled Novel"], McClelland and Stewart, 7 November 1980;
When Women Rule, amended version of contract above,7 November 1980.
Under the Sandbox Tree, second volume in the memoirs - annotated
file folder only.
Teaching Files
F.7 1968-1969: Black Literature in the Twentieth Century - course offered
at University of Texas at Austin,
Ts. outlines and ms. notes, with dates of lectures, 120pp. and annotated
file folder.
F.8 1973: University of Texas at Austin, memos and class lists, 5 items.
F.9 1973: University of Texas at Austin, photocopied material for classes,
memos and circulars, 118pp.
Political Files
F.10 1977: [Campaign Journal]
Large format (21 x 26.5cm.) diary for 1976 , but actually used for entries
during 1977, focuses on A.C.'s efforts to secure P.C. provincial nomination,
Notes of meetings and telephone calls, strategy outlines, names and addresses,
Entries made up to May 1977. Also some notes dated 6 Dec. 1977 concerning
Austin Clarke Associates.
F.11 1980: Report of the Commission of Enquiry into Unsolved Murders,
copy of report from Barbados government, ts., 231pp.
F.12 1984-1986: P.C., Ontario - Multiculturalism, Reports, speeches,
newspaper cuttings, 13 items.
F.13 1985: P.C., Ontario - Multiculturalism, A.C.'s notes and photocopies,
43pp.
F.14 1986: P.C. Policy Advisory Group, Notes, circulars and photocopies,
11pp.
F.15 1986: Ontario Liberal Party Multiculturalism Action Plan, Policy
statement, reports, photocopies and A.C.'s notes, 83pp.
F.16 1986: Ontario Liberal Party Multiculturalism Action Plan, Report
and comments, 82pp.
F.17 1986: Adam, Carlos Multiculturalism Canada, Report with inscription
to A.C., in blue covers, ts., 20pp.
F.18 1986: P.C., Ontario and Federal, Notes and copies of correspondence,
15pp.
F.19 1987: P.C., Ontario - Multiculturalism, Policy statements, notes,
memos, questionnaires, cuttings, 45 items.
F.20 1987: P.C., Ontario - Multiculturalism, Draft position statement,
campaign flyers and cuttings, 7 items.
F.21 1987: P.C. Services Bureau - Ethnic Press Survey, list of contacts,
71pp.
F.22 1987: Ontario Blacks, list of contacts, 315 names.
F.23 1987: Ontario Black Coalition for Employment Equity, News releases,
correspondence, notes and circulars, 18 items.
F.24 1987: Fort York Riding Association, Constitution, agenda, minutes,
notes, cuttings, and campaign literature, 22 items.
Conferences
F.25 1986: Carribean Writing Conference, Commonwealth Institute, London,
Correspondence, publicity, reports, invitations and travel-related materials,
22 items.
F.26 1987: Connections '87, Student Authors Conference, Toronto, 1 folder
containing lists of workshops.
F.27 1986-1988: Invitations, 30 items.
F.28 Business cards, 7 items.
F.29 Notes by A.C., 10 items.
F.30 Leaflets and other printed material received, 42 items.
Box 87 Material received:
Works by others about Austin Clarke
F.1 Cuttings of articles about Austin Clarke, 1980-1988, 5 items.
F.2 Barbados Visit, 1988, Cuttings about A.C.'s return, also some photocopies,
22 items (some are duplicates).
(See also correspondence with Hoyte, Harold).
F.2a Birbalsingff, Frank, "The Immigrant Theme in Austin Clarke's
Fiction"
F.3 Brown, Lloyd W., Book (thesis?), dated March 31 1987, Bound volume,
inscribed by A.C., 270 pp.
F.4 Brown, Lloyd W., 2 copies of Chapter 1 of book above, each in brown
covers inscribed by A.C., ts. and ts.(photocopy), 43pp. each.
F.5 [Canadian Encyclopedia], Entry for A.C. by Terrence Craig,
photocopy, 1p.
F.6 Contemporary Novelists, Entry by Lloyd W. Brown, photocopied
ts., 3pp. Also 5 other copies.
F.7 Dictionary of Literary Biography, Entry by Anthony Boxill,
Photocopied ts. in brown covers, 6pp. Also another photocopy, 6pp.
F.8 Gool, Reshard, "A Tourist in Paradise", article on The Prime Minister,
photocopied ts. in brown covers, 15pp. Also another photocopy, 15pp.
F.9 Haddad, Matthew, Child's essay about A.C., Ms. and ts., 14pp.
F.10 Henry, Keith S., "An Assessment of Austin Clarke, West Indian-Canadian
Novelist", photocopied ts., 33pp. with photograph of Mphahele Ibn Lukman
attached. Also copy of the published version from C.L.A. Journal,
vol. XXIX, number 1, 1985, pp.9-32. In green covers with an inscription
by K.H.
F.11 Keith, W.J. Canadian Literature in English, London: Longman's,
1985. Excerpt referring to A.C.'s work, pp.169-170, photocopy, in brown
covers,
2pp. Also another photocopy, 2pp.
F.12 Leseur, Geta J. The Bildungsroman in Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean
Fiction: An Integrated Consciousness, Ph.D. thesis, Department of
English, Indiana University, July 1982. Thesis makes many references to
Clarke's work. Spiral bound in blue covers, 201pp.
F.13 Sanders, Leslie. "Austin Clarke", Profiles in Canadian Literature,
Dundurn Press, 1982. Printed booklet, paginated 93-100. Also another copy
and printed folder.
F.14 Sunday Star, Cutting of article in "Sunday Cook" series, "He
cooks when he's happy" by Jim White. Also 2 photocopies of article.
F.15 Times Literary Supplement, 16 September 1965, Commonwealth
Writers issue. Reference to A.C. on p.793.
Works without reference to Austin Clarke.
F.16 Ayres, William Kennedy. The Islanders, Incomplete draft of
a play, Photocopied ts. with annotations, 34pp.
F.17 Bey, Salome. "The Girl in the Red Blouse", Short story, Photocopied
ts., 7pp.
F.18 Dickinson, Mary Lou. "The Crystal Ball", Short Story, Ts., 10pp.
F.19 Estill, Lyle. The Political Testament of Byron Ellerbee, Novel,
Ts., 260pp.
F.20 Farrell, Lennox. "Mr. Lindo the Apostle", Short Story, Ts., 7pp.
and accompanying biographical note, 1p. Also retyped version, 9pp. with
biographical note, 1p. and covering letter from L.F. dated 27 Feb. 1987.
F.21 Foster, Cecil. [Untitled] novel, author information page, synopsis,
and first half of manuscript, ts., 262pp.
F.22 Foster, Cecil. As above, second half, pp.260-409.
F.23 Khan, Ismith. The Crucifixion, Novel, Ts., 151pp. With covering
letter dated Nov. 29 1977.
F.24 Nicholls, Freida V. "The Impact of Barbadians in Canada", Speech,
Delivered Nov. 22 1986, 15pp. + 4pp. introductory material.
F.25 Sheppard, Jill. The "Redlegs" of Barbados, Historical study,
Ts., 192pp.
F.26 Taylor, Sheldon. "Marcus Garvey and One of his Disciples, Don Moore",
Speech, Delivered Oct. 4 1987, Ts., 10pp.
F.27 Newspaper cuttings, not related to A.C. or his work, cuttings and
photocopies of articles, 20 items.
F.28-F.30 Letters from A.C. to John Harewood, [1975]-1989. [Clarke's originals,
acquired from Harewood].
F.28 Letters to John Harewood, [1975] and 1978-1987, ALs and TLs, 21
items. Also 7 explanatory notes by J.H. and 3 envelopes.
F.29 Letters to John Harewood, 1987-1988, ALs and TLs, 20 items. Also
fragment of I'm Running for My Life, prefactory note by J.H. and 3 envelopes.
F.30 Letters to John Harewood, 1988-1989, ALs and TLs, 7 items. Also title
page by J.H.
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