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Matt Cohen fonds. Seventh accrual.

I. Book manuscripts
Box 72
Nadine. 1986.
File 1 Ts.(x) of manuscript. 374 p.
File 2 Futures, notes. 24p.

Box 73
Living on Water. 1988.
File 1 "The Bone Fields". Ts. 3 drafts, with holograph annotations and notes. 125p.
File 2 "The Eiffel Tower in Three Parts". 1987. Ts. and Ts.(x). of published version. 9p.
File 3 "Lives of the Mind Slaves". 1987. Various drafts, Ts. and Ts(x), heavily annotated. 200 p.
File 4 "Living on Water". February 1987. Ts. and Ts.(x). 4 drafts (copies), annotated, holograph notes. 350 p.
File 5 "Mirrors I & II". Ts. 5 draft versions.
Ts., Ts.(x)., with holograph notes. 140p.
File 6 "Mostly Madame Larousse". February 1987. Ts., Ts(x), heavily annotated. 27 p.
File 7 "Racial Memories". Various versions. Ts. Ts(x), annotated. 120 p.
File 8 "Remember Me to London". Clip of published version. 4 p.
File 9 "The Romantic". May 24, 1987. Ts., Ts(x). and holograph notes. 85 p..
File 10 "The Zeidman Effect". Xerox of clip from Canadian Forum, October 1985. 4 p.

Box 74
Living on Water. 1988.
File 1 Matt's stories, March 1987:
"Lives of the Mind Slaves" Ts.(x). 30p.
" Racial Memories". Ts(x). 30p.
"The Romantic". Ts. 26p.
"The Eiffel Tower in Three Parts". Xerox of printed version. 6p.
"Paris/Stories". Ts. with heavy annotations. Incomplete. 13p. and 1 holograph notebook.
File 2 Living on Water. Ts. draft. Oct/Nov. 1987.
File 3 Living on Water. Ts(xerox) of draft. Nov. 1987.
File 4 Living on Water. Entire ts. of the short stories. Nov. 87-Jan. 88, annotated.
2 magazine articles by Cohen and correspondence: 1 TLs. Lee, Dennis, Dec. 12, 1987.
File 5 Living on Water. Holograph notes and correspondence:
Good, Cynthia. 1 TL. [1987].

II. Articles, short stories, scripts and reviews
Box 75
File 1 Colours of War. Ts. scripts 115p.; 133p. (with Chris Whynot).
File 2 Correspondence re: proposed article/talk on BBC on French literary prizes:
Perry, David. 1 TLs, May 27, 1987. [TO] 1 Hls. [June 1987].
File 3 "Letter from Paris". Broadcast BBC London. Nov. 21 or 23 1987. Ts. drafts.
File 4 State of the Arts talk. CBC. [1987?]. Ts. with corrections. 3p.
File 5 French literary prize article. Books in Canada. February 1987. Ts.; ms., correspondence: Cowan, Doris. 1 ALs. Dec. 16, 1986.
File 6 "Kingston". Ontario Living. Summer 1986. Ts., annotated notes, copy of published version.
File 7 "San Francisco". Up Magazine. January 1987. Ts., ms. notes.
File 8 "Strike dims the sparkle that is Paris". Globe January 15, 1987. Ts., annotated and clip.
File 9 "The Thinker". Radio Guide. January 1986. printed copy.
File 10 "Lilacs in January". Ts. 4p.; Ts. 4p. French translation., Ts.(x). 4p. annotated.
File 11 "The Love Lesson". Ms. notes. 2p.
File 12 "Rosamund". Ts. 4p. annotated; Ts. 4p. French translation; Ts. 4p.
File 13 "Trevanien". Ts., holograph, with notes. 28p. Various titles including "How it happened", "Freud".
File 14 "A Week in New York" printed copy. In Saturday Night Magazine. 1980.
File 15 "White Nights/If You Have to Talk/Chinese Proverbs". Ts., various versions with different titles. Holograph notes.
File 16 Coover, Robert. Gerald's Party. January 1986 for San Jose Mercury. Ts. and correspondence. 3p.
File 17 Halter, Mark. The Book of Abraham. July 1986 for Ottawa Citizen. Ts. and annotated copy. 4p.
File 18 Helwig, David. Kingston Quartet for Saturday Night. May 1983. Clip.
File 19 Hemingway, Ernest. The Garden of Eden. July 1986, for Ottawa Citizen. Ts. and correspondence and copy. 4p.

III. Personal and other material
Box 76
File 1 Notebooks 3- partially full, 1 with Benares Collection.
File 2 The Spanish Doctor - film, T.V. contract (draft).
File 3 Appointment diaries - 1982, 1983, 1984(2).
File 4 About Matt Cohen - clippings.
File 5 Interview with Matt Cohen by Geri Sinclair.
File 6 Reviews of Cohen's books: Columbus and the Fat Lady.
File 7 "Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone, CBC radio, 1984.
File 8 "The Disinherited.
File 9 "Flowers of Darkness.
File 10 "Cafe Le Dog. 1983.
File 11 "Life on the Planet and Other Stories. 1985.
File 12 "The Spanish Doctor. 1986.
File 13 "Nadine. 1987.

IV. Personal correspondence
Box 77
File 1 `A'
The Academy on The Short Story. 1 Ts. [n.d.].
Aldrovandi, Daniela. 1 ALs., May 14, 1986.
Anaouil, Louise [TO] 1 TL(c). 1983.
[Atwood, Margaret]. 1 ALs. Nov. 7, 1986. 1 Apcs. Feb. 15, 1987. August [ ]. 1 TLs., May 24, 1987.

File 2 `B'
The Banff Centre - School of Fine Arts. 1 TLs., August 16, 1983.
Bantam Books. 1 TLs., June 13, 1983.
Books in Canada. 1 ALs., March 31, 1987. 1 ALs., April 14, 1987. 1 ALs., May 25, 1987.
Bowering, George. 1 TLs., Dec. 15, 1980. 1 TLs., May 4, 1986. 1 TLs., July 18, 1986.
Bowering, Marilyn. 1 TLs., Feb. 24, 1980. 1 TLs., Jan. 7, 1981.
Burnett, T. 1 Apcs. May 30, 1983 + env.
Butovsky, Marian. 1 ALs. April 19, 1983.

File 3 `C'
Caine, C. 1 ALs., April 21, 1987.
Canada Council. 1 TLs., May 26, 1983. w/enclosure.
Canadian Authors' Association. 1 TLs. August 8, 1986.
Canadian Book Information Centre. 1 TLs(x)., April 29, 1986.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 TLs., May 2, [1983]. w/2 enclosures.
Canadian Consulate General. 1 TLs., Dec. 14, 1983. w/2 enclosures.
Canadian Embassy. 1 TLs(x), Oct. 21, 1983. w/enclosure and env. 1 TLs., Oct. 14, 1986. 1 TLs., Nov. 20, 1986.
Canadian Fiction Magazine. 1 TLs., Dec. 15, 1982. 1 TLs.,May 18, 1983. 1 TLs., May 30, 1983. w/enclosures.
Canadian High Commission.
1 TLs., Sept. 25, 1986.
1 TLs. Nov. 27, 1986.
1 TLs. Jan. 22, 1987.
1 TLs., Jan 23, 1987.
1 TLs., Jan. 26, 1987.
1 TLs., Feb. 6, 1987.
Canadian Who's Who 1 TL(x). 1981. w/computer printout.
Casey, Constance. [TO] 1 TL(x). May 19, 1987. w/attachment.
Close-up Film Productions. 1 TLs(x). March 3, 1987. w/enclosures.
Cohen, Mrs. M. 1 ALs. Nov. 2, [1987]. 1 Apcs. February 24, 1987. [TO] Petulia [ ]. 1 TL. [1983].
Cohen, Patsy. 1 TLs. April 16, 1981. w/enclosure.
Columbia: A Magazine of Poetry & Prose. 1 ALs. March 16, 1983. w/encl. 1 TLs. Oct. 7, 1983. w/encl.
Cude, Wilf. 1 TLs. May 2, 1986.

File 4 `D'
Daurio, B. 1 TLs. Feb. 21, 1983. w/enclosure.
Devlin, Barbara. [TO]. 1 TL(c). Dec. 7, 1983.
Descant. 1 TLs. August 13, 1982.

File 5 `E-H'.
ECW Press. 1 TLs. August 19, 1982.
EULAMA. 1 TLs. June 29, 1982. w/enclosure.
External Affairs. Canada. Memo and message. [n.d.].
Franco [ ]. [TO] 1 TL(c) with holograph notes on additional page. August 20, 1983.
Fry, A.J. 1 booklet. May 9, 1983.
General Publishing Co. Limited. 1 statement. June 1983. 1 TLs. August 24, 1983. w/encl.
Goodden, Herman. 1 TLs. Jan. 9, 1984.
Group Risq' Assur. 1 TLs. September 9, 1986.
Grady, Wayne. 1 TLs. [1987].
Heidi [ ]. [TO] 1 TL(c). August 15, 1983.
Hollinger House Limited. 1 statement. Jan. 31, 1986.
Hollingshead, Greg.
1 ALs. Jan. 6, 1983.
1 ALs. Sept. 26, 1983.
1 ALs. Oct. 13, 1983.
1 ALs. Nov. 28, 1983.
1 Als. Dec. 7, 1983.
1 ALs. Dec. 8, 1986.
1 ALs. July 18, 1986.
1 ALs. Jan. 29, 1987.
1 ALs. April 5, 1987.
Homer, Garth. 1 ALs. [n.d.]. 1 ALs. [n.d.].

File 6 `I-J-K'
Ib, [ ]. [TO]. 1 TL. [1983]. Jan [ ]. [TO 1 TL(c). July 15, 1983.
Jarman, Mark A. 1 TLs. February 8, 1981. 1 Apcs. [ ] 3, 1983.
Jenkins, Phil. 1 ALs. April 10, 1983.
Johanne [ ]. 1 ALs. Sept. 7, 1983.
Julie [ ]. [TO] 1 TL(c).
Ken [ ]. 1 TLs. February 11, 1980.
Kerkham, Duncan. 1 Ac. December 17, 1980.
Key Porter Books. 1 TLs. June 17, 1983. 1 TLs. Nov. 4, 1983.

File 7 `L-M'
Larriere, Claire. 1 ALs. Feb. 8, 1987.
[Lee], Dennis. 1 TLs. Jan. 8, 1986. 1 TLs. Feb. 23, 1987.
Linda [ ]. 1 TL(c). April 16, 1983.
Loden, Karen. 1 ALs. Jan. 23, 1983.
Maclean's. 1 TLs. Feb. 12, 1981.
McMahon-McAuley, Mary Lee. 1 ALs. Oct. 23, 1986.
Maggie [ ].[TO] 1 TL(c). July 10, 1983.
Maly, Curt. 1 ALs. March 30, 1983. w/envelope.
[Marlatt], Daphne. 1 TLs. May 25, 1981.
Marie [ ]. 1 TLs. February 1, 1987.
Mary, Michael, Anton & Leah [ ]. 1 ALs. Jan. 9, 1987.
McAllister, C. 1 ALs. [n.d.].
McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
1 TLs. Feb. 9, 1981.
1 TLs. March 5, 1981.
1 royalty report. June 30, 1982.
1 TLs(x). March 25, 1983.
1 TLs(x). March 29, 1983.
1 TLs. April 15, 1983.
1 TLs., April 27, 1983. w/reply TL(c) May 27, 1983.
1 TLs. June 21, 1983.
1 TLs. June 29, 1983.
1 TLs. Sept. 30, 1986.
1 TLs. Oct. 6, 1983.
1 TLs. Oct. 18, 1983.
1 TLs. Nov. 27, 1986.
McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
1 TLs. Jan. 18, 1983.
1 TLs. June 15, 1983.
1 TLs. August 14, 1985.
1 TLs. Sept. 5, 1985.
Metcalf, John. 1 ALs. April 20, 1983.
[Musgrave, Susan]. 1 Apcs. Dec. 30, 1980. 1 TLs. Feb. 18, 1981. 1 TLs. April 8, 1983. w/enclosures. 1 TLs. April 21, 1983. w/enclosures.

File 8 `O'
Harold Ober Associates Inc. 1 TLs. Jan. 15, 1981.
Obidowski, DeeAnn. 1 TLs. Nov. 5, 1983. w/2 encl. 1 Ac. Nov. 23, 1983.
Onley, Tony. 1 ALs. Nov. 17, 1986.
Ottawa Woman. 1 TLs. Jan. 21, 1987.
Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Canada. 1 TLs. Nov. 7, 1983.
Oxford University Press Canada.
1 TLs. Jan. 9, 1983.
1 TLs. May 31, 1983.
1 TLs. June 6, 1983.
1 TLs. June 20, 1986.
1 TLs. July 2, 1986.
1 TLs. Aug. 11, 1986.
O[ ]., Edward. 1 TLs. Nov. 25, 1983.

File 9 `P'
Penguin Books Canada Ltd. 1 TLs. July 22, 1983. w/encl. 1 TLs. Feb. 24, 1986.
Phillips, Ted. 1 TLs. Nov. 14, 1983. 1 Acs. Dec. 1, 1983. w/encl.
Pouw, John. 1 TLs. June 12, 1983 w/reply 1 TL(c) [n.d.]. 1 TLs. Oct. 3, 1983. 1 Acs. 1984. w/encl.

File 10 `R'
Redwood Productions Inc. 1 TLs. Nov. 29, 1985. 1 TLs. Jan 21, 1986.
Reference Press. 1 TLs(x) April, 1983.
Rikki [ ]. 1 ALs. July 29, [1982]. 1 ALs. Sept. 3, [1982]. 1 Apcs. March 29, 1983. 1 Apcs. April 18, 1983.
Robinson, Gillian. 1 TLs. March 27, 1983. w/encl.
Robinson, I. 1 TLs. Oct. 28, 1986.

File 11 `S'
Sandercombe, W. Fraser. 1 TLs. Feb. 2, 1987.
Saul, John Ralston. 1 TLs. Nov. 8, 1985.
Schier, Libby. 1 ALs. Jan. 4, 1980. 1 Apcs. Jan. 28, 1981. 1 TLs. Nov. 3, 1983.
Sinats, Andy. 1 TLs. Dec. 5, [ ].
Staines, David. 1 TLs. Jan. 29, [ ]. 1 TLs. March 4, [1981].

File 12 `T-U'
TV Ontario. 1 TLs. March 5, 1986.
Thunder Bay Public Library. 1 TLs(x). Dec. 22, 1986.
Toronto Life. 1 TLs. July 7, 1983.
University of South Florida. 1 TLs. Feb. 2, 1987.
University of Toronto. Hart House. 1 TLs. Oct. 17, 1983. 1 TLs. Nov. 1, 1983.
University of Toronto. Scarborough, College. 1 ALs. Jan. 3, 1982.
UP Magazine. 1 TL(x). Dec. 18, 1986.
Urbanyi, Pablo. 1 ALs. [n.d.].

File 13 `W'
Wakayama, Tamio. 1 TLs. Oct. 17, 1983.
Winter, Warner. 1 TLs. March 29, 1986.
Woodcock, George.
1 TLs. Jan. 8, 1981.
1 TLs. Feb. 12, 1981.
1 TLs. Nov. 26, 1982.
1 TLs. March 13, 1983.
1 TLs. May 27, 1983.
1 TLS. Nov. 8, 1983.
1 TLs. Feb. 27, 1985.
1 TLs. Sept. 11, 1985.
The Writers Union of Canada. 1 Ts(x). Aug. 27, 1981. w/encl. 1 Ts(x). Itinerary. March 1986.
The Writers Development Trust. 1 TLs. May 16, 1986.

File 14 `Y'
York University. 1 TLs. May 9, 1983.
File 15 Miscellaneous. Receipts, notes, envelopes etc.

V. Business correspondence, reviews, publicity, clippings and other.
Box 78
File 1 ACTRA. Pamphlets, newsletters, forms. 1983.
File 2 Bruccoli-Clark Inc. 1 TLs. June 12, 1986.
File 3 Canada Council. Grant applications 1984-1986.
File 4 Italy. Notes, pamphlets, contacts. 1983-1986.
File 5 McMaster University Library. 1 TLs. March 27, 1986. w/encl.; 1 TLs. May 1, 1986. w/encl.
File 6 Ontario Arts Council. 1 TLs. April 8, 1985.
File 7 Quest. 1 TLs(x). Oct 6, 1982.
File 8 Nadine. Readings and research notes. 1986.
File 9 Nadine. Photos for cover, contacts, itinerary.
File 10 Readings - 1983. Notices, flyers, clippings.
File 11 The Spanish Doctor. Holograph notes of U.S. contacts. [n.d.].
File 12 Newsclippings of reviews of books by Cohen. 1981-1987.
File 13 Journals containing reviews of books by Cohen.





 
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