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Eugene McNamara. --  Fifth accrual. – 1960-2012.  --  80 cm of textual records and graphic materials. 

Note: Box numbers are sequential, following the fourth accrual

Series 1

Notebooks.  –  [1999]-2004. -- 3 cm of textual records.  -- Title based on contents of series.

Note: These 3 items contain literary notes, revisions, daily activities, and correspondence.  They were not used sequentially but in a concurrent fashion. Often there are substantial gaps in the text, with many blank pages. McNamara edited some entries at a later date, supplying missing dates.
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Arrangement is alphabetical by title/description

Box 51

F. 1
a)Yellow note pad with cover. Contains holograph  revisions of early versions of  working titles for novel published as The Orphan’s Waltz (Black Moss Press: 2008).

b)Yellow note pad.  Contains mainly holograph biographical notes and sent correspondence. [2010].

F. 2
Notebook.  Contains holograph entries and notes beginning March 2000, sporadic until January 19, 2004.  Also contains section titled as “New Novel”.

Series 2

Poetry. --  1986 -2012. -- 20 cm of textual records and graphic materials. – Title based on contents of series.

Note: Arrangement is alphabetical by title.

F. 3 The Canonical Hours. (Tree Leaf Press: 2010).  Photocopies of poems from chapbook and edited draft of Acknowledgements.

F. 4 Dreaming of Lost America  (Guernica Editions: 2012).  Compilation of holograph and ts. draft worksheets, with revisions and additions,  [2010]-2012.

F. 5 Dreaming of Lost America.  Ts, edited draft [2010].

F. 6 Dreaming of Lost America.  Photocopies of  two ts draft versions.  [2010].

F. 7 Dreaming of Lost America.  Ts and ts. edited drafts of Table of Contents and outline of poems to appear.  2012.

F. 8 Dreaming of Lost America.  Page proofs.  2012.

F. 9 Dreaming of Lost America.  Ideas and images for cover. 2012.

F. 10 Dreaming of Lost America.  Cover design and image, including correspondence.  2012.

F. 11”Heart Land” and “So Long”.  Ts. of poems with holograph note indicating that the poems were collected in The Moving Light  (Wolsack & Wynn 1986).

F. 12 “Ives” Letter-press broadsheet with ts. of bibliographical information about poem. 2004.

F. 13 “New Poems”. Holograph poems, ts. drafts, notes.  [2000].

Box 52

F. 1 “New Stuff”.  Holograph and edited ts. and associated correspondence.  [1997-2004].

F. 2 “Poems in Progress”.  Compilation and re-working of older poems, many in holograph and added ts. of recent poems. [1990s-2004].

F. 3  Spindrift: Poems.  Early ts. draft  compilation with original title on page text excised and holograph title added; with revisions and holograph note.  2007.

F. 4 Spindrift: Poems. Ts., final draft, 2009.

F. 5 “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood: New and Selected Poems” [working title].  Holograph and ts. drafts; compilations of various sections with correspondence (2002) for book, published as Grace Notes: New and Selected Poems (Black Moss Press: 2004).

F. 6 “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood: New and Selected Poems”[working title].  Edited drafts of sections and compilation with Table of Contents including a later ts. draft.  [2002-2004]. Published as Grace Notes: New and Selected Poems (Black Moss Press: 2004).

F. 7 Holograph notes re Grace Notes and list of new poems.  2003. 

F. 8 “Three Horses: A Song for Jennifer”.  Holograph, ts, edited and variant version photocopy. n.d.

Series 3

Fiction. – 1998-2008. -- 6 cm of textual records. – Title based on contents of series.

Note: Arrangement is alphabetical by title.  This series includes short stories, novella and novels.

F. 9 “The Dark Summer”. Ts. draft (photocopy?),  n.d.                         

F. 10 “Home in the Dark”.  Novella. Ts. edited drafts (document summaries) of chapters 4 and 5, 1998 and early variant drafts of portions of text with cut and pasted paragraphs, 1998.

F. 11 “Home in the Dark”.  Holograph notes and outline for novella and heavily edited partial pages, 1998.

F. 12 “Home in the Dark”. Final ts. draft.  1998.

F. 13 “Life and work of Jeffrey Darden”.  Ts., edited with holograph page at end; ts. copy.

F. 14 “Made in Canada”. Ts., edited drafts “Canada.doc”, January 13 and January 16, 1998.

Box 53

F. 1  The Orphan’s Waltz (Black Moss Press: 2008).  Ts. edited draft of pages 2-137.

F. 2. The Orphan’s Waltz. “Lucy in Weimar” and “Lucy in the Southwest”.  Ts. drafts with chapter headings.  [2008].
 
F. 3 The Orphan’s Waltz.  Ts. drafts for Jack Kaspar chapters.  Includes edited re-worked document summary “Kaspar.doc”, later draft of “Jack Kaspar’s Notes on Louis Sullivan”, pages 138-174. 1999-[2008].

F. 4 The Orphan’s Waltz. “That Hot Sad Aching Summer”.  Ts. draft for chapter.  [2008].

F. 5 The Orphan’s Waltz.  Ts., drafts, edited chapters on Jack Kaspar, with variant titles and research photocopies.  [1999-2008].Insertion portions identified. 

F. 6 The Orphan’s Waltz. Re-worked ts. draft of non-sequential pages,  numbered in holograph as pages 1-7, of Jack Kaspar chapters.  [2008].

F. 7 The Orphan’s Waliz. Holograph note “Ideas for cuts”, correspondence with Dave Margoshes re manuscript for novel.  2006.

F. 8 The Orphan’s Waltz.  Press Release, September 2008 and pages with biography, cover texts. 

F. 9 Miscellaneous holograph notes on various topics of fiction and poetry writing.  [1999-2010].

Series 4

Seminars, Teaching, Readings and Awards. --   10 cm of textual records and . – [1960s-2006. --  Title based on contents of series.

Note: Arrangement  is chronological by date.

F. 10 American Literature class, University of Windsor, 1966-1993.  Seminar topics and class list, holograph notes and photocopies on American authors.  Includes partial edited ts. draft of essay by McNamara, “ An Exegis of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn & A note on the unpublished sequel”. [c1960] and photocopy of essay “Huge lights out for the territory: Mark Twain’s unpublished sequel”. [1960s].

F. 11Mark Twain seminars, University of Windsor, 1995.  Schedule, class lists, course evaluations, submissions by students, holograph notes for seminar.  Also includes ts. (car) of McNamara’s essay, : Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Again: A Description of Mark Twain’s Literary Strategy”, [1960s?].

F. 12 W.O. Mitchell Award and readings, 1998.  Includes correspondence From Tom Wayman to McNamara and Alistair McLeod.

F. 13 Western reading tour. May 1999.  Includes correspondence.

F. 14 Western trip, Sept-Oct. 2000.  Includes correspondence.

F. 15 Thunder Bay reading, Oct. 2001.  Includes correspondence and evaluations of reading by students of Lakehead University.

F. 16 Seminar speech on “Whitman’s Three Ring Circus”.  Ts., edited draft and research materials, 2003-2005.

F. 17 Chautauqua Institution.  Summer School, June 30-July 14, 2003.  Includes correspondence.

F. 18 “Springs of Bright Waters: Transcendentalists and Visionaries”.  The Centre for Learning in Retirement, University of Windsor, Sept. 29-Nov. 28, 2003.  Includes holograph notes and research materials.

Box 54

F. 1 “Windows On the World: Reading and Examining Poems.”.  Centre for Learning in Retirement, University of Windsor, Sept.-Nov., 2004.  Includes correspondence.

F. 2 Romanticism lectures.  Includes holograph notes.  2005.

F. 3 “Huck and Holden” lectures: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  and The Catcher in the Rye.   Holograph notes and research material.  The Centre for Learning in Retirement, University of Windsor, Oct. 2-Nov. 2006.

F. 4 Report/Critique of A Survey of Seventy Years of the American Prison Film by Professor Gonthier.  Ts.,2006.

F. 5 Itinerary and notes for Chicago trip, n.d.

Series 5

Correspondence. --   1985-2012. – 8 cm of textual records and printed material. – Title based on contents of series.

Note: correspondence can also be found in Series 5.  Arrangment is alphabetical, by Last name.

Box 55

F. 1 A Correspondence
(Abracadabra Booksearch International [Culpin, Alan] n.d.

F. 2 B Correspondence.
 (Batsford, Brian 1985; Boyde, Jack 2008; Brandt, Di 2005; Burchnall, Christine 2006, 2009, 2012; Burton, Nik 2005, 2006)

F. 3 Bonazzi, Robert (with material on John Howard Griffin) 1997.

F. 4 C Correspondence
 (Canadian Council for the Arts, n.d.; Caruthers, Tim 2004, 2008; Chmara, Sandra 2006; Cran, Chris 2008)

F. 5 D Correspondence
 (Danielewska, Emilia 2010; Dempster, Barry [Brick Books] 2008; Dougall, Rosemary 2006)

F. 6 G Correspondence
 (Gasparini, Len 2009, 2010, 2011; Gervais, Marty 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008; Glenny, Elizabeth 2003; Grozier, Tracey [Windsor Review] 2004)

F. 7 H Correspondence 2002-2012. (Hall, Phil 2006; Hebb, Marian & Associates, 2002; Henighan, Tom 2010; Holbrook, Susan (Palimpsest Press) 2012; Holden, Jonathan 2002, 2008)

F. 8 J Correspondence
(Janisse, Melanie 2010; Jirgens, Karl (Rampike) 2010)

F. 9 K Correspondence
 (Kowalcyck, Marysin 2010)

F. 10 L Correspondence
(Lang, Lenore 2008; League of Canadian Poets,  1999; Leddy, Francis, n.d.; Levenson, Chris 2010; Liman, Claude 2002, 2003; Little, Melanie 2008)

F. 11 M Correspondence.
 (MacLeod, Alistair 1995; McNamara, Christopher n.d.; McNamara, Mary , n.d.; Margoshes, Dave 2002, 2010; Mershat, Ronald 2008; McLuhan, Eric 1999; McMaster University 2003; Mirolla, Michael 2012; Monck, Karen 2008; Murrah, Charles 1984, 1985)

F. 12 O Correspondence
(Oates-Smith, Joyce Carol 2008)

F. 13 Q Correspondence
(Quinsey, Katherine 1998)

F. 14 P Correspondence
 (Pepper, Danny 2004)

F. 15 R Correspondence.
(Reaume, Marissa [Rampike] 2009; Rowland, Dara 2008; Ryan, Ellen 2010)

F. 16 S Correspondence
 (Sargent, Howard 1982, 1985; Schultz, Patricia 2006; Seabourne, Lillian 1994; Seguin, Gabe 2005; Shields, Carol 1998; Solomon, Kathy (forwarded by Michael McNamara) 2003; Stevens, Peter 2008)

F. 17 T Correspondence
 (Thompson, Leslie 2010)

F. 18 U Correspondence
 (University of Windsor 1997)

F. 19 V Correspondence
(Vaira, Ursula [Leaf Press] 2007, 2010; Vassey, Paul 2005)

F. 20 W Correspondence
 (Warren, Carolyn (CBC Literary Awards) 2004; Watson, Edward 2008; Wayman, Tom 2007, 2008; Wells, Dan 2004; Wilcox, Alana 2010, 2011; Wilkins, Charles 2001, 2008)

F. 21 First Names/Illegible  (Bob 2000; Dolores, n.d.; Dorothy 2004; Geoff 2009; Jack 2010; Robert, n.d.; S… 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008; Salvatore 2010; Sam 1985)

F. 22 Miscellaneous Cards n.d.
 (Congratulations; Farewell; Father’s Day [x2]; Retirement)

F. 23 Correspondence regarding publishing Attempts for “Things that Break” 2002-2003.

Series 6

Personal, Business and Other. –  1960-2010. -- 16 cm of textual records, printed material and graphic records. – Title based on contents of the series.

F. 24 Curriculum vitae, 1986; resumé, after 1991.

F. 25 “My Birthday Headlines” for March 18, 1930.  Souvenir printout from The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.  1987.

F. 26 Photographs: 12 black and white photos of family taken in 1960 and 1961.

F. 27 Photograph: 1 black and white photo of concert with orchestra, with initials “IPL2L -95” printed on photo.

F. 28 Photographs and negatives: 1 sheets with 12 black and white proofs of McNamara [in office?], with books in background, and 1 sleeve of negatives.  [pre 1995].

F. 29 Address given by McNamara on the occasion of his Honorary degree given at Assumption University [University of Windsor], Oct. 20, 2000.  Includes address by Stan Cunningham and brochure of event.

F. 30 Scholarship speech given by McNamara, and email from daughter Mary, with comments.  [2008].

F. 31 Eulogy for Bob Monks.  Holograph and ts. , n.d.

F. 32 Black Moss Press:  Contract for “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood”, 12 My 2003, signed by McNamara and Marty Gervais.

F. 33 Black Moss Press: Contract for The Orphan’s Waltz, unsigned.  [2008].

F. 34 Cranberry Tree Press:  Contract for Spindrift, June 30, 2008.

F. 35 Mosaic Press:  Invoice for Keeping in Touch and receipt, 2002;

F. 36 Coteau Books:  Royalty statement, 2004; shipping invoices, 2004, 2006 and correspondence 2002.

F. 37 Petra Kenney Poetry Competition submission guidelines, annotated, 2004-2005.

F. 38 Ontario Arts Council.  Grant information for “Irving’s Coat”, 2004.  Includes correspondence.

F. 39 The Windsor Star clippings about McNamara: Oct. 25, 2008; Dec. 9, 2009.

F. 40  Premiere performance of “Matins”, a poem by McNamara.  Photocopy of creative writing by Jon Burge at Performance, University of Windsor, May 7, 2000.

F. 41  Announcements and posters of publications, poetry readings and book festivals re McNamara’s works, 2000-2010.

F. 42 Souvenir programmes of music concerts by Windsor Symphony. 1998-2004.

F. 43 Colour woodcut print  by McNamara entitled, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, signed and numbered 3/3, 2001.

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