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Matt Cohen fonds. Fifth Accrual

I. Book Manuscripts

Box 54

F.1-2 The Spanish Doctor. Page proofs. 193 + 151 pp.
F.3 The Spanish Doctor. Uncorrected advance proof copy of the American edition.
F.4 The Spanish Doctor. Preview copy.
F.5 Le Médecin de Tolède. (French translation of The Spanish Doctor). Photocopy of page proofs. 215 pp.
F.6 The Spanish Doctor. Photograph of cover for paperback edition. (Viking, 1986 )
F.7 Two notebooks with notes and drafts.

Box 55
F.1-2 Early drafts, notes etc. 186 + 189 pp.
F.3-5 Draft dated Fall 1984 ("2nd-3rd draft"). 252 + 205 + 174 pp.

Box 56
F.1 Fall 1984 draft 101 pp.

Box 57
F.1-2 Draft of November/December 1985. 200 + 187 pp.
F.3 Partial draft of January/February 1986. 67 pp.
F.4-5 "Transitional draft" of February 1986. 191 + 185 pp.

Box 58
F.1-2 Second copy of same. 186 + 172 pp.
F.3-4 Third copy of same, with Patsy Aldana's comments. 184 + 174 pp.
F.5-6 Late draft, with Penguin editor's comments. 182 + 206 pp.

Box 59
F.1-2 Same, copy no. 2. 165 + 203 pp.
F.3-4 Same, copy no. 3. 176 + 213 pp.
F.5-6 Same, copy no. 4. 206 + 183 pp.

Box 60
F.1-2 Another late draft. 196 + 179 pp.
F.3 Revised draft of Book V, April 1986. 43 pp.
F.4-5 Final copyedited ts., May 1986. 165 + 198 pp.
F.6 Corrected proofs. (In Map Cabinet).

Other Book Manuscripts

Box 61

F.1 The Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone. Radio dramatization by Michael Cook. 2nd. draft. Ts.(photocopy), 133pp.
F.2 Same. Final draft. Ts.(photocopy), 111 pp.
F.3 Café Le Dog. Photocopies of tss. and published versions of stories, with corrections. 177 pp.
F.4 Café Le Dog. Setting copy. 205 pp.
F.5 Café Le Dog. Page proofs. 75 pp.
F.6 Introduction to Café Le Dog. 3 drafts. 5, 5, 4 pp.
F.7 Café Le Dog. Partial ts.(photocopy), with cover letter from McClelland &Stewart editor. 55 pp.
F.8 "Life On This Planet", a story from Cafe Le Dog. Ts. and ms. , 41 pp.
F.9 Outline of a screenplay of "Golden Whore of the Heartland," a story from Café Le Dog. 23 pp.
F.10 French translation of "Café Le Dog," a story from Café Le Dog. 21 pp. (4 copies).

Box 62

F.1 French translation of Café Le Dog. Ts., 265 pp. (including Cohen's comments etc.)
F.2 A copy of Café Le Dog: Nouvelles (Montreal: Quebec/Amerique, 1985).
F.3 Café Le Dog. Promotional material.
F.4 In Search of Leonardo. Line-printer proofs (3 sets). 54,34(incomplete),34(inc.) pp., the first set marked up.
F.5 In Search of Leonardo. Unbound signatures. 64 pp.
F.6 Photocopies of articles, with accompanying correspondence, for a proposed book to be called Literary Snapshots (not published). 67 pp.
F.7 Intimate Strangers: New Stories From Quebec. Edited by Matt Cohen and Wayne Grady. (Penguin, October 1986). Notes, 29 pp.
F.8 Intimate Strangers. General introduction. 33 pp.
F.9 Intimate Strangers. Notes on individual writers. 29 pp.
F.10 Intimate Strangers. "The Red Boots" by Jean-Yves Soucy, translated by Matt Cohen. 2 drafts. Tss., 14, 13 pp.
F.11 Intimate Strangers. "The Man Who Stopped" by Francois Barcelo, trans. by Matt Cohen. 2 drafts (+ 2 photocopies of no.1). Tss., 18, 18, 18, 17 pp.
F.12 Intimate Strangers. "The Elevator Messengers" by Gaetan Brulotte trans. by Matt Cohen. 2 drafts (+ 2 photocopies of no.1). Tss., 15, 15,1 5,14 pp.
F.13 Intimate Strangers. "Missus Anna" by Yves Theriault, trans. by Ray Ellenwood. Ts.(photocopy), 26 pp.
F.14 Intimate Strangers. Emergency In-it by Suzanne Jacob, trans. by Patricia Gariepy. Ts.(photocopy), 53 pp.
F.15 Intimate Strangers. "La Survie" by Suzanne Jacob, trans. by Patricia Gariepy. Ts.(photocopy), 13 pp.
F.16 Intimate Strangers. "Feint of Heart" by Monique Proulx, trans. by Sheila Fischman. Ts.(photocopy), 20 pp.

Box 63

F.1 Intimate Strangers. 'The Seven Dreams and the Reality of Perrine Blanc" by Andre Carpentier, trans. by Wayne Grady. Ts.(photocopy), 2 copies, 26 ,26 pp.
F.2 Intimate Strangers. "A Change of Air" by Andre Berthiaume, trans. by Wayne Grady. Ts.(photocopy), 2 copies, 12,1 2 pp.
F. 3 Intimate Strangers. Photocopies of various French texts. 76 pp.
F.4 Intimate Strangers. Correspondence. 36 pieces.
F.5 Intimate Strangers. Photocopies of articles. 87 pp.

II. Other Manuscript Material
Short Stories
F.6 "Leaving Piakowski. " Ts., 16 pp .
F.7 "Last Days of the Empire." Ts., 23 pp .
F.8 "Remember Me to London." Tss. (4 drafts) , 22, 18, 18, 18 pp.
F.9 "Sentimental Meetings". Ts. , 23 pp.
F.10 "The Zeidman Effect." Ts., 21 pp.
F.11 "Chinese Proverbs. " Ts., 13 pp . Articles, Reviews etc.
F.12 Book reviews (5). 12, 3, 7, 11, 8 pieces.
F.13 "The Books In Canada First Novel Contest." Ts., 2 pp.
F.14 "The Country North of Kingston." Ts., 8 pp. (with correspondence).
F.15 "What Is Literature About?" Ts., 7 pp. Published in the Globe and Mail.
F.16 "Queen in Exile." Ts. and other material, 47 pieces. Article on Anne Hebert published in Books in Canada (August/September 1983).
F.17 Mermaid Inn article for the Globe and Mail. Ts. and notes, 26 pp.
F.18 "Rebel Angel", article on Margaret Laurence for Books in Canada. Ts. and notes, 36 pp.
F.19 "The Birth of the Spanish Doctor." 4 drafts. Ts. 7, 13, 12, 13 pp. + clipping. Article published in the Globe and Mail.
F.20 "Discours Pour L'Alliance Française ." Ms., 3 pp .
F.21 "Gothenburg." Ts.(photocopy), 8 pp.
F.22 Article on "The New-Rich." Notes etc. 9 pp. + clipping, letter and photocopied article.
F.23 "Realism in Modern English Canadian Fiction." Ts., 11 pp. + correspondence, 4 pp.
F.24 "Older Men and Younger Women." Ts. (2 drafts), 24, 15, pp. + galley proofs, 7 pp. Article published in Quest.

Box 63A

F.1 Articles on unemployment. Ts. (various drafts), 19, 14, 23 pp. + research notes (35 pieces).

Box 64
Cathy Smith, Chasing the Dragon
F.1-2 Research material, mainly photocopies of newspaper articles
F.3 Outline, chronology, ts., 3 p. re John Belushi
F.4 Obsolete drafts, computer printouts
F.5-6 Incomplete transcript, photocopy of computer printout
F.7 Chapter 1
F.8 Chapter 2

Box 65
F.1-2 Chapter 4
F.3 Chapter 5
F.4 Chapter 6
F.5 Chapter 7
F.6 Chapter 8
F.7 Chapter 9
F.8 Chapter 10
F.9-10 Setting copy

Box 66
Writers' Union of Canada material.

Box 67
Writers' Union of Canada material.
"The Fictional Town, Salem, in the Work of Matt Cohen" by Véronique Kolp. Thesis for Licientiate in Germanic Philology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1983. iv, 122, ix pp.
"Matt Cohen: A First Reconnaissance" by John Pouw. Dissertation (?) for the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. v, l04 pp.

Box 68

F.1 Correspondence. 14 pieces. 1983-84
F.2 Ts.(photocopy) of Christ, That My Love by Dennis Lee, with correspondence. 145 pp.
F.3 Magazines etc. with contributions by Matt Cohen.
F.4 Photographs (36 pieces).
F.5 Publicity material.
F.6 Upper Canada Writers' Workshop. 6 pieces.
F.7 York University teaching. 34 pieces.
F.8 Italy. 55 pieces.
F.9 Miscellaneous. 2 items.

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