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Antonio d’Alfonso. First accrual

Series 1
Correspondence. – 1976-2009. – 3.23 m of textual records. – Title based on contents of series.

Sub-series
General correspondence. – 1999-2009. – 2.75 m of textual records. – Title based on contents of subseries.
Note: This correspondence is sorted by date and consists mainly of emails.

Box 1
F.1 1999-2003
F.2 January 2004
F.3 February 2004
F.5 March 2004
F.6 April 2004
F.7 May 2004
F.8 June 2004

Box 2
F.3 July 2004
F.4 August 2004
F.5 September 2004
F.6 October 2004
F.7 November 2004

Box 3
F.1 December 2004
F.2 January 2005

Box 4
F.1 February 2005
F.2 March 2005
F.3 April 2005

Box 5
F.1 May 2005
F.2 June 2005
F.3 July 2005
F.4 August 2005
F.5 September 2005

Box 6
F.1 October 2005
F.2 November 2005
F.3 December 2005

Box 7
F.1 January 2006
F.2 February 2006

Box 8
F.1 March 2006
F.2 April 2006
F.3 May 2006

Box 9
F.1 June 2006
F.2 July 2006
F.3 August 2006

Box 10
F.4 September 2006
F.5-6 October 2006

Box 11
F.1-2 November 2006
F.3-4 December 2006

Box 12
F.1-2 January 2007
F.3 February 2007
F.4-5 March 2007

Box 13
F.1 April 2007
F.2 May 2007
F.3 June 2007
F.4 July 2007

Box 14
F.1-2 August 2007
F.3 September-October 2007
F.4-5 October 2007

Box 15
F.3-4 November 2007
F.5 December 2007
F.6 January 2008
F.7 February 2008
F.8 March 2008
F.9 April 2008

Box 16
F.1 May 2008
F.2 June 2008
F.3 August/September 2008
F.4 October 2008
F.5 November 2008
F.6 December 2008

Box 17
F.1 January 2009
F.2 February 2009
F.3 March 2009
F.4 April 2009
F.5 May 2009

Box 18
F.1 June 2009
F.2 July 2009
F.3 August 2009
F.1 September 2009

Box 19
F.1 October 2009
F.2 November 2009
F.3 December 2009

Subseries
Personal correspondence. – 1976-2007. – 48 cm of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on contents of subseries.
Note: Some files are identified as being embargoed for 25 years. These files have been removed from the boxes listed below and will be refiled in 2024.

Box 20
F.1 D’Agostino, Antonella , 1984-1987; 12 photographs [EMBARGOED]
F.2 D’Alfonso, Antonio, 1988-1991; 6 photographs
F.3 D’Alfonso, Gino, 1986
F.4 De Vito, Silvia, 1987
F.5 Desbiens, Patrice, 1988-1991
F.6 di Michele, Mary, 1982-1987
F.7 Di Pardo, Patricia, 1977-1992; 5 photographs
F.8 Dick, Jane, 1975-1990
F.9 Donazzan, Antonella, 1986-1991
F.10 Dudek, Louis, 1983-1989
F.11 Engelmann, Barbara, 1984-1992
F.12 Eusebi, Carla, 1993
F.13 La Foundation Les Forges Inc., 1971-1986
F.14 Fredette, Andrée, 1971-1972
F.15 Fredette, Micheline, 1973-1986 [EMBARGOED]
F.16 Friggi, Carla, 1985-1989

Box 21
F.1 Gagnon, Daniel, 1987-1990
F.2 Gagnon, Jean, 1987
F.3 Garosi, Lori, 1981-1985
F.4 Gaudet, Gerard, 1987
F.5 Grimard, Hélène, 1989 [EMBARGOED]
F.6 Haeck, Philippe, 1983-1992
F.7 Heissat, Martine, 1988-1993 [EMBARGOED]
F.8 Horne, Tina, 1982-1987
F.9 Ivarone, Nunzia, 1976-1988 [EMBARGOED]
F.10 Jeanmougin, Jean, 1981-1983
F.11 Jones, Douglas, 1983-1986
F.12 Kearns, Lionel, 1983
F.13 Khazzam, Ruth, 1983 [EMBARGOED]
F.14 Kürtösi, Katalin, 1990-1992
F.15 Laederach, Monique, 1986-1988
F.16 Lane, Patrick, 1983
F.17 Langevin, Gilbert, 1986-1988
F.18Lapointe, Gatien, 1983
F.19 Lazare, Luca, 1976-1988 [EMBARGOED]
F.20 Luzio, Luigi, 1979-1989
F.21 MacEwan, Gwendolyn, 1986
F.22 Maiovana, Alfonso, 1991-1992
F.23 Marchamps, Guy, 1986-1991
F.24 Michelutti, Dorina, 1985-1988
F.25 Mavian, Isabelle, 1988
F.26 Mcurray, Lyne, n.d.
F.27 Melançon, Robert 1989
F.28 Miraglia, Anne Marie, 1987-1989
F.29 Molnar, Judit, 1984-1993; 1 photograph

Box 22
F.1 Montovani, Milena, 1988-1989
F.2 Morecco, Lina, n.d.
F.3 Morsella, Margherita, 1988-1989
F.4 Paradis, Murielle, 1980 [EMBARGOED]
F.5 Parent, Marie-Thérèse, 1973-1988 [EMBARGOED]
F.6 Picciafuoco. Silvia, 1984-1988 [EMBARGOED]
F.7 Poulin, Gisele, 1978-1986; 5 photographs
F.8 Pontbriand, Françoise, 1985 [EMBARGOED]
F.9 Pozier, Bernard/Blain, Louise, n.d.
F.10 Preston, Barbara, 1984-1985
F.11 Puggioni, Chiara, 1980-1987
F.12 Puglisi, Rosa, 1987-1990
F.13 Rogers, Linda, 1987-1990 [EMBARGOED]
F.14 Salvatore, Gabriela, 1976 [EMBARGOED]
F.15 Salvatore, Tony, 1980-1992
F.16 Solinol, Nuemi, 1979-1990
F.17 Volkmar, Ziegler/Birraux, Pierrette, 1977-1980
F.18 Miscellaneous cards, postcards and invitations, 1989-2007

Series 2
Published and unpublished works. – 1.3 m of textual records and graphic material. – 1973-2007. – Title based on contents of series.
Note: Includes scripts for films. Filed alphabetically by title. If title is a “working title” it is listed under the published title.

Box 23 L’aimé (Leméac 2007)
F.1 “Ces doigts ont touché l’amour”.  Early draft.  No title page. Ts. with editing; most chapter numbers not present.  [2005-2007]. [371 p.].
F.2 “Ces doigts ont touché l’amour”.  First draft with working title.  Ts.; heavy editing; no continuous pagination; reworking and repetition of chapters. [2005-2007], [410 p.].
F.3 “C’est doigts ont touché l’amour”.  Revised first draft.  Ts., with corrections.  [350 p.].
F.4 “Ces doigts one touché l’amour”.  Second draft with working title. Ts. with some editing.  Continuous pagination. [ 2005-2007]. 365 p.

Box 24 L’aimé (cont’d)
F.1 “ Ces Doigts ont  touché l’amour”.  Ts. draft.  15 January 2007.  278 p.
F.2 “Ces doigts  ont touché l’amour”.  Ts., edited  draft. 15 January 2007. 277 p.
F.3 “Comment fais-tu pour vivre sans moi? (Doigts ont touché l’amour)” working title.  8 February 2007.  255 p.
F.4 “Peut-tu vivre sans moi?” working title.  Ts., revised.  12 February 2007.  255 p.

Box 25 L’aimé (cont’d)
F.1 “Amour opium” alternate working title.  Ts. 8 March 2007.  254 p.
F.2 L’aimé.  Ts.  8 March 2007.  266  p.
F.3 L’aimé.  Final page proofs.  11 July 2007. 168 p.
F.4 L’aimé.  Photocopies of final corrected page proofs ( selected pages).  24 July 2007. [12 p.]

L’amour panique (Lèvres urbaines: 1987, 1991)
F.5 Ts. drafts: 2 early, edited and 2 later, revised.  Also contains poems in manuscript.  [1985-1987].
F.6 Correspondence regarding editing and proofing of 1991 edition.  1987-1991.
F.7 Corrected page proofs and correspondence re 1991 edition.  1990-1991.
Antigone  (Lyricalmyrical Editions: 2004)
F.8 Antigone.  Early ts. draft with photocopy of ts and editing in pen. [1980-1982?] 48 p.
F.9 Corrected proofs and correspondence with publisher Luciano Iacobelli,  June 2004.
F.10 Final proofs, with correspondence re talk to graduate students at University of Ottawa.  August-  September 2004.
F.11 Proof with correspondence to publisher Luciano Iacobelli, August-September 2004.
F.12 Proofs, mostly photocopies with corrected pages added.   47+4 p. [2004].
F.13 Antigone.  Prototype.  2004. 48 p.

Box 26 L’autre  rivage: poesie. (vlb éditeur: 1987). [Translation of The Other Shore, 1986].
F.1 The Other Shore.  1986.  Correspondence re the funding of the book. 1985-1986.
F.2 “Rivages italiens”, working title.  Early edited  ts. draft of compilations in French. [1985].
F.3 “L’autre rivage.  Ts. of entire manuscript.  [ 1986-1987]. [133 p].
F.4 Two photocopies of early ts. draft of section entitled “ Le Nouveau Baroque”;  one copy corrected.
F.5 Ts. of section entitled “Le Nouveau Baroque”.  Later draft.  [1985-1986].
F.6 “Le jour présente son intelligence”.  Early ts. of poem.  1985.
F.7 Ts. revised of section entitled  “ De L’autocritique”.  1985.
F.8 Paste-ups of printed text as early version of section entitled “L’homme seul”, working title.
F.9 Partial ts. with photocopies.  [1986-1987].
F.10 Notes, various compilations, course syllabus by Phillipe Haeck, incorporating L’autre rivage  in lectures. [198?-1989].
Avril ou l’anti-passion
F.11 Avril ou l’anti-passion (VLB éditeur: 1990). Ts., Early chapter drafts with extensive revisions.  (Note all chapters present), 1987-1988.
F.12 Avril ou l’anti-passion. Ts., second drafts of chapters, with revisions. 1988.

Box 27
F.1 Avril ou l’anti-passion.  Final ts., spiral bound.  [1990]. 375 p.
F.2 Black Tongue (Guernica Editions: 1983). Early compilations of poems.  Ts. with corrections and ms. notes. 1979-1980.
F.3 Black Tongue.  Ts. draft corrected. 1981. 78 p.
F.4 Black Tongue.  Jacket proof, publicity, correspondence; 1 black and white photograph of D’Alfonso.  1980-1985.
F.5 La chanson du shaman à Sedna. (Self published, 1973).  Early ts. draft for typesetting. 
F.6 La chanson du shaman à Sedna.  Printed copy with covers, corrected.  1973.
F.7 Extracts from La chanson du shaman à Sedna, published in L’Esplumoir, May 1979, p. 12.
F.8 L’homme timide: poems” “La chanson du chaman à Sedna 1973” and La chanson du chaman à Sedna, Variante.  Ts. drafts, reworking of original title. [2002].
F.9 The clarity of voices: selected poems 1974-1981. By Philippe Haek. (Guenica editions 1985).  Translated by D’Alfonso.  Edited ts. with ms. notes.  Spiral bound, unpagingated.
F.10 Fabrizio’s passion (Guernica: 1995). Originally published as L’avril ou l’anti-passion (1990).  Early ts draft, corrected , with 1 p. of ms. inconsistencies noted. [1988-1992].  Not paginated.  [198 p]. 

Box 28
F.1 Fabrizio’s passion. Page proofs, spiral bound. 1995.
F.2 [Fabrizio’s passion. Guernica: 1995 ]. La Passione di Fabrizio. (Italia: Isernia, 2002). Ts., draft, corrected.  Accompanying agreement and correspondence, 2001-2002.
F.3 The films of Jacques Tati de Michel Chion.  [Translated by Antonio D’Alfonso].  (Guernica: 1997). Photocopy of  early ts. draft, . with note by D’Alfonso.  [1997].
F.4 The films of Jacques Tati (Guernica: 2003).  Translated by Antonio D’Alfonso.  Page proofs, corrected. 2003.  165 p.
F.5 Gambling with failure : essays. (Toronto: Exile editions, 2005).  Ts. first corrected draft. Unpaginated. [2000-2003], [349 p.]. With accompanying letter to Mercury Press, Oct. 1, 2004.
F.6 Gambling with failure.  Edited page proofs. June 12, 2004.

Box 29
F.7 Un homme de trop: poèms.  (Montréal : Éditions du Noroît, 2005). Final proofs.  127 p.  With accompanying correspondence with Paul Bélanger.  ).
F.8 “ If you will be like us: A new book of essays”.  [2003].  Manuscript in ink. Used in Gambling with failure and translation of Je m’accuse.[140 p.]. (Title taken from file folder).
F.9 In Italics: In Defense of Ethnicity (Guernica: 1996).  Early revised ts. draft.  1993.  [554 p.]
F.10 Corrected page proofs, p. 7-225 and added ms. instructions to publisher, corrected chapters.
F.11 In Italics: In Defense of Ethnicity.  Corrected page proofs, p. 226-378.
F.12 In Italics: In Defence of Ethnicity. Source materials, research, essays, correspondence.  [1983-1993]

Box 30
F.1 The Last Woman: Selected Poems 1991-2002 by Claudine Bertrand.  Translated by D’Alfonso. (Guernica: 2007).  Page proofs, edited with manuscript revisions and additions.  28 p.
F.2 “Liaisons du Jour”.  Ts. script of unmade film, synopsis, correspondence and forms, 1976-1979.
F.3 “Le Noyau”. Working title.  Ts. of script: 1 edited, 1 photocopy. May 1981.  42 p.  Film released as Pour t’aimer (1987). See F.6
F.4 “Le Noyau”. Working title.  Ts. June 1981.  44 p.
F.5 [“Le Noyau].  Titled as “Le Choix”, alternate working title.  Ts. May 1981.  41 p.
F.6 Pour t’aimer.  Posters (6) for film by D’Alfonso.  1987.
Un vendredi au mois d’août. (Leméac, 2004).
F.7 Un vendredi au mois d’août.  Ts. draft of variant title.  183 p.  Accompanied by correspondence, and C.V. 2002.
F.8 Un vendredi au mois d’août. Variant title.  Ts. edited  early draft, 181 p.  20 May 2004. 
F.9 Un vendredi du mois d’août.  Ts, edited draft. 6 June 2004. 173 p.
F.10 Un vendredi du mois d’août.  Ts., final draft.  7 June 2004. 172 p.

Box 31
F.1 Un vendredi du mois d’août.  Page proofs. 15 Sept. 2004. 142 p. Added editor’s note.
F.2 Un vendredi du mois d’août.  Final page proofs with corrections.  15 Sept. 2004.  142 p.

Series 3
Literary readings, tours, lectures, conferences. – 16 cm of textual records. – 1974-2004. – Title based on contents of series.

Box 32
F.1 Poetry submissions, related to correspondence, printed material and miscellaneous documents.  1974-2004.
F.2 Articles, clippings and printed material on Italian writers, including D’Alfonso.  1983-1986.
F.3 Readings 1998.  Contacts, correspondence relating to the readings. 1987-1988.
F.4 Hungarian lecture tour. September 1990.  Correspondence, itinerary, printed material. 
F.5 Colloque “Les Québécois des communautés culturelles et les etudes supérieures en françcais”. Université de Montréal, 5 avril 1991.
F.6 Conference papers and talks given. American Italian Historical Association conference paper presented by d’Alfonso.  Ts. of “One plus one does not make two”, 25 Oct, 1994 ; talk on Guernica Press, “ One Last Talk on Publishing” Toronto, 10 May 1996.  Includes related correspondence and printed material.
F.7 German tour,  November 1997.  Includes correspondence and applications and printed material.

Series 4
Sound recordings and moving images. – 1973-2006. – 16 cm of sound recordings and moving images. – Title based on contents of series.

Box 33
Music
Night Talks.  Music  CD. 1997.  2 copies.
Films
1.Trois courts métrages. VHS cassette, 40 minutes.  Includes: La coupe de Circé (short 16 mm, black and white, 1974); L’ampoule brulée ( short 16 mm, black and white, 1973); Pour t’aimer ( one-half hour, 16 mm black and white, 1982-1987).
2 Five Films.  DVD.  Contains: Nonna (short, 16 mm, black and white, 2005); La Coupe de Circé (short , 16 mm, black and white,2005); Pout t’aimer (one-half hour, 16 mm,  black and white, 2005); Consent (unproduced screenplay co-written with Jennifer Dale); My Trip to Oaxaca (Video, 90 minutes, 2005).
3 My trip to Oaxaca. DVD, 90 minutes, 2005. 2 copies.
4 Trois films.  DVD.  See item 1.
5 Bruco. DVD. 2005
6 Bruco. DVD. 2006
7 Bruco. DVD . 2006.  With French sub-titles.

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