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McNamara, Eugene

Eugene McNamara fonds. Second accrual.

Series 1 Journals and notebooks. -- 1990-1999. -- 16 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 33
10 journals and notebooks containing daily notes, mss. of poems and fiction and addresses. 1990-1999.

Series 2 Poetry. -- [199-?]-2002. -- 32 cm of textual records. -- 2 floppy diskettes. -- 1 compact disc. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 34
File 1"Adagio for Martin". [199-? ]. Two ms. versions, edited ts. and final ts., 5 p.
File 2 "Excursions: Poems" . [199-? ]. Photocopy of early draft. 65 p.
File 3 "Excursions: Poems". [199- ?]. Photocopy of final edited draft, 67 p. and partial edited draft, 50 p. File 4 "For Roy Orbison". 2002. Text of poem and contract with Queen West Productions, re film adaptation. Poem originally published in anthology Keeping In Touch: New & Selected Poems, 1998. 11 p.
File 5 Keeping In Touch: New & Selected Poems. (Mosaic Press, 1998). Ts. (mimeograph?) of "Running Rivers of My Youth Running Rivers Run", 1986, to be included in this anthology. 5 p. File 6 Keeping In Touch. Ts. with editing, and list of corrections marked on separate sheet; three title-pages with excised titles, not used. 113 p. File 7 Keeping In Touch. Final ts. 110 p. File 8 Keeping In Touch. Final proofs. 137 p. File 9 Keeping In Touch. Ts., incomplete, with edited cover proof. 109 p. File 10 Keeping In Touch. Partial ms; notes, title-page (not used), and correspondence with Mosaic Press. 1998-2002. 151 p. File 11 Keeping In Touch.. Partial ts. 51 p. File 12 Keeping In Touch. 2 floppy diskettes. For the above title, see also Box 3 file 3.

Box 35
File 1 Matins and Heartland. (Windsor: 1995). Page proofs and unbound sheets for chapbook. 6 p.
File 2 Matins and Heartland. Prelims and mock-up for chapbook. 14 p.
File 3 Matins. CD performance by the Windsor Classic Chorale. Music by John Burge and poems by McNamara. May 7, 2000.
File 4 "There is a Fountain Filled with Blood". 1998. Edited ts. Later published as Keeping in Touch. 98 p.
File 5 "Winter Apples". 1998. Ts., edited and with original title-page "Winter Apples: New and Selected Poems (1965-1996)" not used, and published as a sequence in Keeping in Touch. 51 p.
File 6 "Winter Apples". 1998. Ts., edited and with original title-page. 56 p.

Series 3 Short stories and fiction. -- 1985-2000. -- 4 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 36
File 1 "Anything Could Happen: Selected and New Stories". 1999. Ts. with editing. 72 p.
File 2 "Anything Could Happen: Selected and New Stories". 1990-1999. Variant ts. with editing and correspondence with Dave Margoshes. 163 p.
File 3 "Anything Could Happen: Selected and New Stories". 1990-1999. Early ts. and compilation. 181 p.
File 4 Children of the Night. A Novel. [199-? ]. (unpublished?) Ts. 121 p.
File 5 "The Dark Summer". [199-? ]. Ts. of two early drafts, 12 p. each and later version, 15 p.
File 6 Fox Trot. 1994. Early ts. [199-? ]. File 7 "Fox Trot: Short Stories". Photocopy of cover ideas. 6 p. Box 37
File 1 "Freeze Frames". 1998. Ts., 15 p. and off-print, 10 p.
File 2 "Home In the Dark". 1998. Ts. 126 p.
File 3 "Home In the Dark". 1998. Ts, with re-written pages, and ms. notes. 140 p.
File 4 "Homecoming". 1998. Ts. [30 p.]: pp. 96-126.
File 5 "Homecoming". 1998. Ts. Revisions of pp. 10-119.
File 6 "Hubba-Hubba". 1993. Early ts. with editing and cut and paste. 76 p.
File 7 "Hubba-Hubba". 1998. Final ts. 41 p.
File 8 "Hubba-Hubba". 1998. Ts. with portions of variant drafts. 36 p.
File 9 "The Island of Sponges". 1996. Early draft and ms. additions and notes. 43 p.
File 10 "The Island of Sponges". 1996. Ts., with additions, 62 p.

Box 38
File 1 Spectral Evidence: Short Stories. (Black Moss Press: 1985). Photocopy of cover and printed version of text, pp. 107-119.
File 2 "Stories New and Old". 1996-1998. Ts. and ms. excerpts of stories; notes, editorial correspondence and notes for Dave Margoshes, research material. 96 p.
File 3 "Stories New and Selected". 1998-1999. Ts. Third drafts of compilations which include: "The Dream", "Hubba-Hubba", "The Island of Sponges", "Travelling Through the Dark" and "Waterfalls". 97 p.
File 4 "Things That Break". Ms. and ts. partial draft, partial notes, unpaginated. 106 p. File 5 "Travelling Through the Dark". 1998. Ms. draft, 11 p., variant ts, drafts, 80 p.

Box 39
File 1 Waterfalls: Selected and New Stories. (Coteau books, 2000). Early edited partial draft of compilation. Ts. and ms. notes, 61 p.
File 2 Waterfalls. Ts. draft, with original title, "Anything Could Happen: Selected and New Stories". 320 p.
File 3 Waterfalls. Production schedule, correspondence with Coteau Books 1999-2001. 140 p.
File 4 File containing off-prints of various short stories. 1987-1998. 76 p.

Series 4 Non-fiction. -- [after 1979]-2001. -- 16 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 40
File 1 "Henry and Edith". [after 1979]. Ms. notes and partial ts. 8 p.
File 2 "Imagining Island: The Art of Mary Celestino". 1996. Ts. and photocopy of early draft 9 p. each; final draft, with additions, 12 p.
File 3 "Imagining Island". Page proofs. 1996.
File 4 "The Journal of John Kaspar". [199- ]. Ts. 30 p.
File 5 "Memories of Shame". Ts. [199- ]. 17 p.
File 6 "St Gauden's Shaw Memorial, Berryman, Lowell and the Film Glory". 1997. Book and film review. Ts. 19 p.
File 7 Book review on four works by Thomas Wolfe. Ts. 1984. 14 p.
File 8 Promotion and publicity for Waterfalls and For Roy Orbison. 2000-2001.
File 9 Publicity, sales and promotion for Spectral Evidence. 1985.
File 10 Publicity and reviews, clippings of Fox Trot. 1994.
File 11 Book review clippings of McNamara's works. 1986-1997.

Series 5 Correspondence. -- 1981-1998. -- 16 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 41
File 1 A-B Abson, Shannon, 1996. Bogusky, Alf, 1987. Bonazzi, Roberto, 1998. Burke, Sharon, 1983.
File 2 C Camilleri, Lillian, 1995. Carlson, Patricia Ann, 1984. Cariboo College (Ginny), [1989]. Celestino, Mary, 1996 Colbert, Nancy, 1983.
File 3 D-E DiCicco, Pier Giorgio, n.d. Eady, David, n.d. Einstein, Susanna, 1997. Elouard, Patricia, n.d.
File 4 F-G The Fiddlehead, 1990. Fitzgerald, Judith, 1985-7 Gaskin, Geraldine, 1982. [Gervais, Marty], 1989. Gibson, Doug, 1982. The Globe and Mail, 1997. Gregory, Blanche, 1988. Greenwald, Roger, 1985.
File 5 H - I Hall, Phil , 1985-1998. Hoover, Gwen, 1982. Ianni, Ron W., 1996.
File 6 J - K Jacobs, Maris, 1984. Jones, W.E., 1996. Kennedy, Bill, 1984. Kogon, Nicolaus, 1987. Kollintzas, Elaine, 1986.
File 7 L Lee, David, 1983-1985. Lemm, Richard, 1987. Linman, Claude, 1984.
File 8 M [McNamara], Michael, n.d. Maltin, Leonard, 1988. Martindale, Sheila, 1985. McKay, Don, n.d. Mershart, Ronald V., 1981-1997. Michaels, Anne, 1981. Miracle, Faith B., 1991. Mohyde, Colleen, 1988 Mueller, Martin, 1984. Murrah, Charles C., 1995. Murray, Jacqueline, 1996. Musgrave, Susan, 1996.
File 9 N-O O'Reilly, Pat, 1996.
File 10 P Pair, Joyce, 1987. Pakassar, Helga, 1995-1996. Panepinto, Nicolo, 1982. Power, Michael, 1990. Purdy, Al, n.d.
File 11 R Reid, Mike, 1990. Rosenblatt, Joe, 1985. Rosenman, Jane, 1981-1982. Ross, Frank E., 1985.
File 12 S Sheridan Health Care Center, 1984. Sparshott, Francis, 1982-1987. St. Amand, Matt, 1997. Steinhoff-Smith, Carolyn, 1986. [Stevens], Peter, 1998. Stocking, Kathleen, 1990. Struthers, J.R. (Tim), 1984-1990.
File 13 T - W Thomas, Alphonsus, 1989. Vasey, Paul, 1981. Wayman, Tom, 1985-1996. Willeman, Ray, 1986-1987.
File 14 Unidentified correspondence.
File 15 Contacts - business cards, names and addresses.
File 16 Editorial correspondence 1993-1998.
File 17 Correspondence relating to published works 1992-1997.

Series 6 Personal. -- 1990-2001. -- 16 cm of textual material. -- 1 photograph: b&w. -- 2 floppy diskettes. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 42
File 1 Photograph of Eugene McNamara, c.1990. Back and white, 8"x10" portrait.
File 2 Curriculum vitae, 1994.
File 3 Doctor of Laws citation. Awarded to Eugene McNamara from Assumption University, Windsor, 2001.
File 4 Popular Culture Association. Conference materials, business correspondence, 1991-1996.
File 5 Popular Culture Association. Conference brochure, March 26-29, 1997.
File 6 Sabbatical leave, 1993-1994.
File 7 Teachers Awards, 1994.
File 8 Workshops and readings, 1990.
File 9 Two floppy diskettes labelled ‘Christopher McNamara'.

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