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Susan Musgrave fonds. Seventh accrual. 1964- 2007; predominant 2001-2007. – 8 m of textual records, graphic material and sound recordings.

Series 1
Teaching. – 1993-2008; predominant 2005-2007. – 2.16 m of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series. – Files are arranged alphabetically by institution name where SM taught, then by date. Institutions are followed by various workshops where SM led a session, arranged alphabetically by workshop title.

Box 145
University of British Columbia (UBC):
Files contain printouts of electronic workshops and forums, class schedules and syllabi, and correspondence with administration and students.  All course related files are from online courses.  The title “workshop” refers to printouts of an online forum that includes student poetry submissions, SM and classmate feedback, and discussions between the entire class.

F.1       Low residency application, 2004
F.2       Low residency manuscript evaluation process, 2004-2005
F.3-4    Student correspondence, 2004-2005
F.5       Faculty meeting documents, 2005
F.6       Student manuscript submissions, Summer 2005
F.7       Class schedules, Summer 2005
F.8       Correspondence, 2005
F.9       Contracts, Summer 2005
F.10     Student’s favourite poems, Fall 2005
F.11     Administrative correspondence and course description, Fall 2005
F.12-14            Workshops, student submissions, Sept.-Oct. 2005
F.15     Workshops, discussion topics, group 1, Sept.-Dec. 2005
F.16     Workshops, discussion topics, group 2, Sept.-Dec. 2005

Box 146
F.1-2    Workshops, student submissions, Oct.-Dec. 2005
F.3-4    Workshops, Oct.-Dec. 2005
F.5       Faculty correspondence, 2005-2006
F.6       Student correspondence, 2005-2006
F.7       Course pack readings, 2005-2006
F.8       Workshops, term outline, Winter 2006
F.9       Workshops, group 1, February 2006
F.10     Workshops, group 2, Jan.-Feb. 2006
F.11     Workshops, group 2, Jan.-Mar. 2006

Box 147
F.1       Workshops, discussion topics, group 1, Jan.-Mar. 2006
F.2       Workshops, discussion topics, group 2, Jan.-Mar. 2006
F.3       Workshops, student submissions, group 1, March 2006
F.4       Workshops, group 1, March 2006
F.5       Faculty meeting correspondence and schedule, May 2006
F.6       Workshop notes and student writing examples, Summer 2006
F.7       Administrative correspondence, Summer 2006
F.8       Poetry panel, notes and correspondence, Summer 2006
F.9       Speech, ‘Buy My Book, It’s Better For You Than Beer: The Writer as a Commodity in the Noughties,’ presented at instructor talk, July 2006
F.10     Workshops, writing topics, Fall 2006
F.11     Correspondence and course outlines, Fall 2006
F.12     Correspondence and optional residency shortlist, Fall 2006
F.13     Workshops, group 1, September 2006
F.14     Workshops, group 2, September 2006

Box 148
F.1       Workshops, group 1, Sept.-Nov. 2006
F.2       Student correspondence, Sept.-Nov. 2006
F.3-4    Workshops, group 1, October 2006
F.5-6    Workshops, group 2, October 2006
F.7-8    Workshops, group 1, November 2006
F.9       Faculty correspondence, 2006-2007
F.10     Student correspondence, 2006-2007

Box 149
F.1       Course syllabus, 2006-2007
F.2       Correspondence re: publicity panel group, May-July 2007
F.3       Course pack and correspondence, 2007
F.4       Thesis panel correspondence and notes, July 2007
F.5       Workshops, group 1, January 2007
F.6       Workshops, group 1, Jan.-Apr. 2007
F.7       Workshops, group 1, Jan.-Feb. 2007
F.8-9    Workshops, group 1, February 2007
F.10     Workshops, group 2, Jan.-Feb. 2007

Box 150
F.1-2    Workshops, group 2, Jan.-Apr. 2007 
F.3       Workshops, group 2, Feb.-Mar. 2007
F.4-5    Workshops, group 1, March 2007
F.6       Workshops, group 2, March 2007
F.7       Student thesis, March 2007
F.8-9    Workshops, group 1 and 2, April 2007

Box 151
F.1       Course outline and schedules, Summer 2007
F.2       Administrative correspondence, 2007
F.3       Student work, Summer 2007
F.4       Final student portfolios, Summer 2007
F.5       Student applications, Fall 2007
F.6       Workshops, writing topics, Fall 2007
F.7       Workshops, September 2007
F.8-10  Workshops, writing topics, September 2007
F.11-2  Workshops, group 1, September 2007
F.13-5  Workshops, group 1, October 2007

Box 152
F.1       Workshops, 17 Oct 2007
F.2       Workshops, Oct.-Nov. 2007
F.3-6    Workshops, group 1, November 2007
F.7       Workshops, group 2, November 2007
F.8       Workshops, January 2008
F.9-12  Student poetry theses, [2008?]

Box 153
F.1-2    Student poetry thesis, [2008?]

University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC):
Files contain correspondence, class schedules and notes, class syllabi, and other administrative documents.

F.3       Contracts, 2002-2004
F.4       Administrative correspondence and instructor orientation package, Summer 2002; also included is a poster of a poetry reading given by Musgrave. 
F.5       Class list and course evaluation process, July 2002
F.6       Student correspondence and writing examples, July 2002
F.7       Notes, July 2002
F.8       Administrative correspondence, Summer 2003
F.9       Administrative correspondence and instructor orientation package, Summer 2003; also included is a poster of a poetry reading given by Musgrave. 
F.10     Notes, July 2003
F.11     Syllabus and course evaluation process, July 2003
F.12     Student correspondence and writing examples, July 2003
F.13     Administrative correspondence, Summer 2004
F.14     Student correspondence, Summer 2004
F.15     Course outline and marking guideline documents, Summer 2004
F.16     Course administration, 2005-2007
F.17     Assignments and handouts; notes, Summer 2007
F.18     Correspondence, class notes, contracts, July 2007

University of Victoria (UVIC):
F.19     Summer course administrative documents and orientation package, 2006-2007; also includes a UVIC course calendar for Summer 2007
F.20     Student correspondence, 2007
F.21     Ideas and notes on summer class, 2007
F.22     Summer school; syllabus and student writing samples, May 14 - June 6, 2007

Vancouver Community College (VCC):
F.23     Residency schedule, 2006; also includes promotional material for public reading by Musgrave
F.24     Administrative correspondence, 2006
F.25     Student correspondence, [2006?]; one drawing presumably by student

Box 154
Victoria School of Writing:
F.1       Orientation package, class schedule, photographs, Summer 2006
F.2       Contracts and administrative correspondence, Summer 2006

Writers in Electronic Residence (WIER):
Files contain mostly printouts of online workshops or salons (S1, S2, etc. refer to different salon groups or classes).
F.3       “The WIER Tap: A Selection of Writings from Writers in Electronic Residence,” publication with introduction by Musgrave, 1993
F.4       Contracts, 2004
F.5-6    Administrative correspondence, Winter 2004
F.7       Orientation and information package, Winter 2004
F.8       Student correspondence, Jan.-Feb. 2004
F.9-15  Workshops, S1-S3, 26 Jan. 2004-15 Mar. 2004
F.16-7  Administrative correspondence and course introductory documents, Fall 2004
F.18-20            Workshops, S1-S3, October 2004

Box 155
F.1-2    Workshops, S1-S2, 18 Oct. 2004
F.3       Workshops, S2, 8 Nov. 2004
F.4-5    Workshops, S3, 15 Nov. 2004
F.6-7    Workshops, S1-S2, 22 Nov. 2004
F.8       Administrative correspondence and documents, 2004-2005
F.9       Contracts, 2005
F.10     Correspondence, Winter 2005
F.11-2  Workshops, S1, Jan.-Feb. 2005
F.13-4  Workshops, S2, February 2005
F.15-6  Workshops, S1, February 2005
F.17     Workshops, S2, Feb.-Mar. 2005
F.18     Workshops, S2, 7 Mar. 2005
F.19     Workshops, S1, 14 Mar. 2005
F.20-1  Workshops, S1-S2, 21 Mar. 2005

Box 156
F.1       Correspondence, 2006
F.2       Workshops, S1, 30 Jan. 2006
F.3-4    Workshops, S1, Feb. 2006
F.5-7    Workshops, S1, Mar. 2006
F.8       Workshops, S1, 2 Apr. 2007
F.9       Workshops, S2, 9 Apr. 2007
F.10     Workshops, S1, 16 Apr. 2007
F.11     Correspondence, Apr.-June 2007
F.12     Workshops, S2, 7 May 2007

Box 157
F.1       Workshops, S1, 14 May 2007
F.2       Workshops, S2, 21 May 2007
F.3       Student correspondence, Fall 2007
F.4       Script and correspondence for podcast, Nov. 2007
F.5       Workshops, S1, Mar. 2008

Workshops and panel discussions:
Files may contain research notes, correspondence, promotional material, and instructor guides.
F.6       Miscellaneous workshop notes, 1998-2005
F.7       British Columbia Federation of Writers, workshop, Spring 2003
F.8       Camosun College Fictional Writing Workshop, administrative correspondence and contracts, May-Nov. 2006
F.9       Camosun College Fictional Writing Workshop, notes, Nov. 2006
F.10     Camosun College Fictional Writing Workshop, instructor guide, Nov. 2006
F.11     Camosun College Fictional Writing Workshop, workshop participant writing examples, Nov. 2006
F.12     Camosun College Fictional Writing Workshop, March 2007
F.13     Island Mountain Arts workshop, Wells, BC: correspondence, promotional material, and class syllabus, 2002
F.14-5  Island Mountain Arts workshop, Wells, BC: correspondence, promotional material, notes; photograph signed by four participants.

Box 158
F.1       Lynn Connell Creativity Art Retreat, July 2001
F.2       Lynn Connell Creativity Art Retreat, Dunedin, Summer 2002
F.3       Shelf Life and Hill School Readings, Vancouver, May 2003
F.4       Sunshine Coast School of Writing, October 2002
F.5       Thell Workshop, August 2002

Series 2
Correspondence. – 1964-2007; predominant 2003-2007. – 2 m of textual records, graphic material and sound recordings. – File titles are usually Musgrave’s. – Some files contain writing drafts. Most correspondence is outgoing, however, there are some incoming letters.

People and Organizations:
Box 159
A
F.1       Clark Abbott, 2000-07
F.2       Annick Press, 2003-04; includes Fall 2004 catalogue, some writing drafts
F.3       Jann Arden; see also Box 170, F.3
F.4       Ascent magazine, 2006

B
F.5       Anne Bayin, 2003-05
F.6       BC Book Prizes, 20 Years Gala, 2004 (SM was the Director of Ceremonies)
F.7       BC Ferries, 2006
F.8       Lanny Beckman, 1999-2003
F.9       Isabel Beveridge and Daniel Lynch
F.10     Black Alley Film Productions Ltd., 2003
F.11     Xan Bowering, 2007
F.12     Brian Breet, 2006-07; col. photograph
F.13     British Columbia Arts Council, 2003-07
F.14     Bukowski Agency, 1993, 2003-06
F.15     Bukowski Agency, re arranging American ITIN numbers, 2002-03
F.16     Bukowski Agency, re Musgrave/Reid book of essays, 2004
F.17     John Burden, 1993

C
F.18     Canada Council grants, 2002-07
F.19-20            CBC, Canada Reads, 2006

Box 160
F.1       CBC Literary Awards, Poetry Jury, 2005-06
F.2       CBC Radio, “This I Believe”, 2007; includes drafts of “The Canadian Specific”
F.3       Lori Callan, 2004; includes drafts of Callan’s interview with SM for Surface and Symbol
F.4       Justice James H. Clarke, 1998-2006
F.5       Clarke, Irwin, 1982-83
F.6       Alberta Cody, 2004
F.7       Lynn Connell, 2001-04
F.8       Malcolm Crockett, 2003-07
F.9       Lorna Crozier, 2006; includes “Till Death do Us Part”

D, E
F.10     Louise Dennys, 2002
F.11     William Deverell, 2003-04
F.12     Robert (Robbie) Dillon, 2003-04
F.13     Robert (Robbie) Dillon, 2006-07
F.14     Electronic Rights Licensing Agency (TERLA), 1998-99

F
F.15     Fan mail, 2000-07; see also Box 162, F.7-8
F.16     Marion Farrant, 2002-06
F.17     Mona Fertig
F.18     Focus on Women magazine, 2003-04
F.19     Focus on Women magazine, 2005-06

Box 161
F.1       Focus on Women magazine (Leslie Campbell), editorials, 2005-06
F.2       Focus on Women magazine, 2006-07
F.3       Melanie Friesen, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2006; includes program

G, H
F.4       Greater Victoria Public Library, 2006
F.5       Paul Grescoe, 2004
F.6       Lilija Gublis, 2004-07
F.7       Manda Heron, n.d., 2001, re menopause; includes notes and tear-sheets of articles
F.8       “Tina Horwitz: film”, 1999-2000; re Cargo of Orchids

K
F.9       Sophie Kazuba, 1996-99; re University of Toronto website on Canadian poetry
F.10     Keating Farm Co-op, 2006
F.11     Kathy Kiernan (Bookspan), 2001-06
F.12     Alice Klein, 2004

L
F.13     Re: Patrick Lane piece for Saturday Night, 2004
F.14     Alan Lampert, 2002-06
F.15     Laurier Lapierre, 2002-04
F.16     “Correspondence with literary magazines”, 1994-2003

Box 162
F.1       Literary Review of Canada (Bronwyn Drainie), 2006; includes draft of SM’s review of Linda Spalding, Who Named the Knife

M
F.2       Malaspina U.C., 1998
F.3       Diane Martin, Random House, 2000-03
F.4       James Marshall, 2004-05
F.5       McClelland & Stewart (Jack McClelland, Doug Gibson), 1986-2001; includes some royalties
F.6       Erick McCormick, 1998-2006

Scott Miller see Box 167

Miscellaneous Business:
F.7-8    2000-2005; includes some fan mail
F.9       2002-04
F.10     2003-04
F.11     2003-04
F.12     2003-04
F.13     2005

Box 163
F.1       2005-06
F.2       2006
F.3       2006
F.4-6    2006-07; original file divided in 3 parts; some letters are dated 2005

F.7       Misc.; letters found loose or in unmarked files
F.8       Misc.; includes letter from B. Guletz, 1964 and letter from Buckingham Palace to Mrs. Stevens, 1964

Misc. Friends:
F.9       “Sept. 29/03-June 19/04”
F.10     “Sept. 04” 2003-06

Box 164
F.1       2004
F.2       2004
F.3       2005-06
F.4       2006-07

F.5       Patrick Mitchell, 2000-04
F.6       Patrick Mitchell, 2001-05
F.7       Charlotte Musgrave, Feb.-March 2004
F.8-9    Charlotte Musgrave, 2006

Box 165
F.1-2    Charlotte Musgrave, 2007
F.3       Robert Musgrave, 2003-06
F.4       Robert and Patrick Musgrave, 2006, re SM’s website

N
F.5       National Parole Board, 2005
F.6       Tyson Nearing, 2004-05
F.7       Nelson family, 1982-2005; includes col. photographs. Note: Paul Nelson was SM’s second husband.

P
F.8       John Patterson, 2005, re Spiritualization of Cruelty panel
F.9       Peace Arch Entertainment Group, 2001-02; includes b&w photograph of Noam Chomsky from South End Press, photocopied bound issues of Monday magazine.
F.10     Robert Priest, 2004-07

R
F.11     Rosa Reid (Creators Inc.)
F.12     Reid family, 1993-2003; includes col. photographs. A few of the cards are addressed to Stephen Reid

Stephen Reid (includes some outgoing letters)
F.13     2005

Box 166
F.1       2005-06; 2 col. photographs
F.2       2005-06
F.3       Feb.-July 2006; col. photographs
F.4       Aug-Dec. 2006; encl. letters from others
F.5       Jan.-March 2007
F.6       May-Aug. 2007; 2 col. photographs, “Final Days” by Jeffrey S. Bell
F.7       Sept.-Dec. 2007
F.8       2007: sent by SR to SM in 2007: card from SM, 1999, card from his father, poem
F.9       2007; 1 col photograph, news clipping

F.10     Tim Reid, 2007

Box 167
F.1       Linda Rogers, 2002-06
F.2       Chipper Roth, 2004-06
F.3       Chipper Roth, 2006-07

S, T
F.4       Saskatchewan Writers Guild, 2005-06, re contest
F.5       Jack Sproule, 2004-05
F.6       Thistledown Press, 1996-2007; includes 2007 Fall catalogue
F.7       Thistledown Press, 2004-05, re Scott Miller’s Silence Invites the Dead; includes correspondence with Miller
F.8       Times-Colonist (Victoria), 2003-04
F.9       Bjarne Tokerud, 2003; includes a preface about Al Purdy, “Al Purdy Was Here”; 2 catalogues
F.10     Tyler Trafford, 2003-04
F.11     Terry Trowbridge (Poetgoat Press), 2004-05

Box 168
F.1       Vancouver Public Library, 2005, re writer-in-residence program; includes a brief biography
F.2       Vancouver Sun, July 2000, re Patrick Mitchell
F.3       Vice Magazine Publishing Inc., 2002-04; includes submissions
F.4       Seán Virgo, 2004, re interview for Linda Roger’s book
F.5       Tom Wayman, 1998-2004

Susan Williams:
F.6-8    2004
F.9-10  2005
F.11     2005-06

F.12     Holly Wilson, 2003-04
F.13     Barbara Yates, 1992-2007

Subjects/Events/Projects/Other:
Box 169
F.1       Alaska View Lodge, purchase of, 2005
F.2       Anthologies, 1999-2006

Christmas:
F.3       2003
F.4       2004
F.5       2005
F.6       2006
F.7       2007

F.8       Christmas Writers Festival, 2005
F.9       Courmayeur Noir in Festival, 2005; includes programs
F.10     Harmony Movement, 1998
F.11     Housesitting, 2006

Box 170
F.1       International Symposium on the Financial Status of the Writer
F.2       Italian edition of Cargo of Orchids by Meridiano Zero
F.3       Itemizer machine at William Head institution; includes correspondence with Jann Arden
F.4       Little Sisters bookstore case, Joseph Arvay, 2004
F.4a     Publication from file 4
F.5       Literary Benefits
F.6-8    “Missing Women”; includes lyrics for the song by SM, also includes printed materials, CD
F.9       Permissions for reprints; includes correspondence with Ellen Seligman, Susan Swan, Doug Pepper
F.10     Readings, 2003-04
F.11     Readings, 2006-07

Box 171
F.1       Sale of papers to McMaster University, 2001-03
F.2       Support letters for other writers’ grant applications, 1990-1997
F.3       Titles: selection of
F.4       Tip a Fool fundraising event, April 2006
F.5       Tow Hill Road vs. NIHO Land and Cattle Co., 2006; includes legal documents
F.6       Wall-Aid
F.7       “Writer as Abuser” anthology, 2001
F.8       “Rodney Yoder case and other Wackos”, 1999-2003; includes correspondence with Millie Strom, 4 col. photographs

Series 3
Writing and Royalties. – 1961-2007; predominant 2001-2007. – 2.14 m of textual records and sound recording. Arrangement is works by SM by genre, followed by works of others which SM has edited. Genres include novels, non-fiction books, anthologies, poetry, short stories, reviews, letters to the editor, magazine and newspaper columns, essays and articles, plays, radio essays, speeches and some juvenilia.

Books:
Novels:
“Given”, to be published by Knopf Canada, 2010

Box 172
F.1       “Notes, New Novel”; also drafts
F.2-3    Draft, various chapters, edited in Feb. 2001
F.4-5    Various chapters and notes, “not transcribed”
F.6       Draft 1, chapters 1-3 with draft 2 changes, [Sept. 2001?]
F.7       Draft, chapters 41, 51-52, 55-65. Edited. Printed 17 June 2001
F.8       Printed draft, chapters 1-6, 8-10, 12-18. Edited. Mar. 2002

Box 173
F.1       Printed draft, various chapters. Edited. Jan.-Feb. 2003
F.2       Printed draft, chapters 1-21. Edited. 21 Apr. 2003
F.3       Printed draft, Oct. 2003, chapters 1-10, 12-21. Edited. Nov.-Dec. 2003
F.4       Printed draft ,21 Mar. 2004, chapters 1-12. Edited. June 2004
F.5       Printed draft, various chapters. Edited. Sept. 2004
F.6       Printed draft, chapters 11-32. Edited. Oct. 2004
F.7       Draft 5, chapters 1-31. Edited. 21 June 2005
F.8       Draft, chapters 1-5, 41-53. Edited. 29 Sept. 2005

Box 174
F.1       Draft, various chapters. Edited. 28 Feb. 2006
F.2       Draft, various chapters. Edited. 22 Nov.-11 Dec. 2006
F.3       Draft 6, chapters 1-14. Edited. Jan. 2007
F.4       Draft 7, chapters 15-48. Edited. Jan. 2007
F.5       Draft 7, various chapters. Edited. 1 May 2007
F.6       Draft 7. Edited. June 2007
F.7       Draft 7 and 8. Edited. Aug.-Nov. 2007
F.8       Draft 7, various chapters with draft 8 notes and additions. Edited. Aug. 2007-Nov. 2007

Box 175
F.1       Draft 7, various chapters with draft 8 notes and additions. Edited. Aug. 2007-Nov. 2007
F.2       Draft, chapters 50-52 and notes. Edited. 1 Nov. 2007
F.3       “Additions to Given,” 2007
F.4-5    Printed draft, various chapters. Edited
F.6       Printed draft, chapters 4-6. Edited
F.7       Draft, chapters 13-20. Edited
F.8       Printed draft, chapters 4-5, 20-21. Edited
F.9       Printed draft, chapters 3-4, 8-10, 18. Edited
F.10     Printed draft, chapters 6-10. Edited
F.11     Printed draft, various later chapters. Edited

Box 176
F.1       Printed draft. Chapters 37-41, 45, 48. Edited
F.2       Printed draft. Chapters 11-15. Edited
F.3       Printed draft. Chapters 1-5, 11-18. Edited
F.4       “Novel: not to put on disk.” Contains notes and emails. 1999-2000
F.5       Notes on peacocks, hand-written notes, clippings and emails. 2002-2004
F.6       Notes, hand-written notes, clippings and emails. June 2004
F.7       Notes, printed

F.8       “Chapter 1 Draft 1” of unidentified novel, 2 drafts, 3 pp. and 6 pp., computer prints, notes

Non-fiction:
You’re in Canada Now Motherfucker (Saskatoon: Thistledown Press, 2005; essays)
F.9-10  “First Draft”
F.11-2  “Sean’s notes”, i.e. Séan Virgo, 2005
F.13     “First printed draft revisions April 2005”; large file split into 3 files

Box 177
F.1-2    “First printed draft revisions April 2005”; large file split into 3 files
F.3       “Essays revised after S. Virgo’s edit”
F.4       “Columns [i.e. essays] pulled from book”
F.5       Prelims, correspondence

“Mr. Winkerton” (children’s book, not published)
F.6       “Notes and Ideas”, ca. 1982
F.7       Correspondence with Carol Evans, 1983; includes draft
F.8       “Worksheets: Mr. Winkerton first draft”
F.9       Drafts
F.10     “Cuts to be Made to Draft 1”
F.11     Worksheets Draft 2”
F.12     “Draft 2”
F.13     Letter to Nancy Colbert, January 1984, outlining the history of the book
F.14     “Mr. Winkerton”, 1984?
F.15     “Revised for CBC Literary Competition”

F.16     “The Crook Book”; book proposal by SM and SR, 1991

“The Only Beautiful Prison in the World: A Memoir of Sorts” (collection of essays by SM and SR; not published)
F.17-8  Computer print, ca. 2004

Box 178
F.1       “Prelims, Contents, Intro”
F.2       Essays

F.3       “Book about Paul’s Case: Drug Bust”, notes

Contributions to Anthology and Books by Others:
F.4-6    PEN fundraising anthology: Writing Life: Celebrated Canadian and International Authors on Writing and Life (2006)
F.7       Introduction to James Tuohy, Spirit Catching (2007); includes CD, photographs, correspondence and news clippings

Poetry:
F.8       “Origami Dove: Poems New and Selected, 1985-2005” (book not published)
F.9       Poems, n.d., typescripts so 1970s?
F.11     Poems in Progress – Ideas”
F.12     “Poetry Worksheets [19]97”
F.13     “Poetry Worksheets 2002”
F.14     “28 Uses for Al Purdy’s Ashes”, 1999
F.15     “Al Purdy Took a Bus to the Town Where Herodotus was Born”, n.d.
F.16     “Carnal Garage”, n.d., ca. 1999
F.17     “The Coroner at the Taverna”, n.d.
F.18     “Ice-Age Lingerie”, n.d., ca. 1999
F.19     “Madagascar Vanilla”, n.d., ca. 1999

Box 179
F.1       “Signs of the Times”, for CBC, 1999; includes correspondence
F.2       “Lyrics for Songs”; includes letter to Tom and Daphne, 1993
F.3       Poetry and Prose, some pieces dated 1970; original file tile “Pornographic Notes Novel”, found empty inside “The Op[illegible] Grave”
F.4       Poetry, short story; possible submissions to CBC Literary contest, 2007

Short Stories:
F.5       “Ideas for Stories”
F.6       “Black Mummy: A Memoir”, 1980s
F.7       “Emily story: You’re So Mean”
F.8       “Dinner Guests – short story”
F.9       “Sophie Down Low: children’s short story”
F.10     “What Do We Talk about When We Talk about Christmas”

Focus on Women Magazine columns, “Musgrave at Large”:
F.11     “Ideas” for “Focus Magazine”; includes 2004 email, news clippings from 2005-07, notes, draft of article
F.12     Columns, 2004
F.13     Columns, 2004 to March 2005; includes correspondence
F.14     Article and interview with Don Ruggles (house inspector), Sept. 2004; correspondence
F.15     Columns, 2005-06
F.16     Tear-sheets, 2004

Letters to the Editor:
F.17     1996-1998; includes tear-sheets

Box 180
Times Colonist interviews:
Note: Files may contain correspondence, interview questionnaire, tear-sheets, notes, drafts
F.1       “People to Interview? Ideas
F.2       Brian Hughes, organic farmer, n.d.
F.3       “Pied Piper of Pests”, Gordon Conrad, exterminator, 7 Dec. 2003
F.4       “Talking Turkey”, Dan Ireland, organic farmer, 21 Dec. 2003
F.5       “Welding Women of the World”, Hilary Peach, Judy Kujundzic, 4 Jan. 2004
F.6       Lilija Gulbis, registered massage therapist, 18 Jan 2004
F.7       “Keeping Abreast of Bras”, Jackie Carter, 1 Feb. 2004
F.8       “Road Warrior”, Marci Bowcott, traffic guard, 15 Feb. 2004
F.9       “He’ll Save your Soles”, Louis Barahona, shoe repair, 29 Feb. 2004
F.10     “A Questions of Numbers”, Fred Wong, chartered accountant, 14 Mar. 2004
F.11     “Helping Bodies Heal Themselves”, Kristen Bovee, naturopath, 21 Mar. 2004
F.12     “By Choice, a Priest”, Jack Sproule, 4 April 2004
F.13     “He’s Got Horseshoes”, Geoff Kidd, 18 April 2004
F.14     “Captivating Collecting”, Aaltje Ottens and Clark Abbott, ethnic art dealers, 2 May 2004
F.15     “Mechanic by Aptitude”, Bill Broughton, 23 May 2004
F.16     “Bedecking the Bride”, Stephanie McKnight, 16 May 2004
F.17     “Puppy Love”, Sue Wilson, animal rescue, 6 June 2004
F.18     “The Vital Fill-Ins”, David and Grace Gerry, foster parents, 20 June 2004
F.19     “She Sells the Sizzle”, Chelsea Nicholson, condoms, 4 July 2004
F.20     “Paintball Aims for Fun”, Norman Trotter, 18 July 2004
F.21     “He Has Divine Line of Work”, Lloyd Hogarth, dowser, 1 Aug. 2004
F.22     “Hooked on Fishing”, Steve Roberts, 15 Aug. 2004
F.23     “They Raise Plants and Independence Together, Healthy Harvest Cooperative, 5 Sept. 2004

Box 181
Articles, Essays, Radio Essays, Reviews:
F.1       “Dear Dead Person”, for Event: The Douglas College Review, 2005
F.2       “Essays to be Reworked”, n.d. but before 2003
F.3       “An Excluded Sort of Place”, 2004, re Queen Charlotte Islands
F.4       Essay on Sidney, B.C. for the Imperial Oil Review, 2000; includes correspondence, research materials
F.5       “Sex in the Party”, i.e. the Communist Party
F.6       “Worksheets and Final Draft Guyana”, re Jamestown
F.7       Profile of Netonia Yalte for Women’s Calendar; includes news clippings
F.8       “Some of the Smelly Majesty of Living”, 1980s
F.9       “The Via Rail Great Canadian Literary Tour”, 1998; includes correspondence and a poem about Al Purdy

Note: in the following radio essays (F.10-15), the text appears as dialogue between Musgrave (SM) and PG (Peter Gzowski) for his CBC Radio programme, “Morningside”.
F.10     “Another Roadside Attraction”
F.11     “TheArt of Flirting”, 1994
F.12     “Crimes of Fashion”, 1994
F.13     “Eating Well Is the Best Revenge”
F.14     “Insulting the Anaesthetist”
F.15     “The Local Paper is Called The World”

F.16     “C.B.C. – Zen of Tightwaddery”; includes notes submitted to Willy Barth, Morningside, Feb. 1995
F.17     “The Dinner Party”
F.18     “The Parsley Racquet: CBC”
F.19     “What Makes Marriage Work”, 1989 or later

Reviews:
F.20     Erling Friis-Baastaf, Wood Spoken, 2004; includes correspondence
F.21     Kathy Page, Alphabet, 2004; includes tear-sheet from the Globe and Mail

Speeches:
F.22     “Notes for Speeches, Readings”, 1987-1995; also includes 2 lists of books by SM, response re abusive writers sent to Tina
F.23     “Key Note speech McBride April 02”
F.24     Notes for “NDP Event, Apr. 20/04”

Radio Drama, Play:
F.25     “How Long It Takes to Fall”, written with Séan Virgo, mimeograph, 1970s
F.26     “The Snow Owl”, 1970s

Box 182
Not classified:
F.1       Notebook, 2005-06
F.2       Juvenile, 1961-62
F.3       “Miscellaneous Prose”, 1970s-1980s
F.4       Untitled “to include in new book”, 1980s
F.5       “Fatso & Skinnyso”, 1970s
F.6       “Stranger in the House”
F.7       “Cause of Death Hotel”
F.8       “UWO: ‘The Dancing Chicken’”, 1993?
F.9       “Notes, One-Liners for the Hostage Revision”
F.10     Asa Notebook

Box 183
Writing by Others:
Note: SM edits other writers’ work. Files contain computer prints marked up by SM.
F.1-2    Paulette Dubé, “First Mountain Meditations”, 2005-06; includes correspondence
F.3-4    Alison Maher, “I, the Spy”
F.5-6    James Marshall, “Determination”; includes correspondence
F.7-9    James Marshall, “How to Avoid Spontaneous Combustion”; includes correspondence
F.10-1  James Marshall, “I Wanna Be Excommunicated’

Box 184
Scott Miller, “Silence Invites the Dead”
F.1-3    “First Edit”, March 2004
F.4-6    No. 2 draft
F.7-9    No. 3 draft, 9 July 1997

F.10-1  Jillian Harding Russell, “I Forgot to Tell You”, 2005-07
F.12     Catherine Kidd, Jack Beets, “Sea Peach”, mini-cd

Box 185
F.1-2    Richard Scarsbrook, Featherless Bipeds, 2004
F.3-6    “Sun on the Mountains, Alexander’s Light”, 31 March 2005; 21 June 2005

Royalties:
F.7       Beach Holm, 1992-3, 1996; includes correspondence, 1 b&w photograph
F.8       J.J. Douglas Ltd. / Groundwood / Douglas & McIntyre, 1975-1989
F.9       McClelland &Stewart, 1976-1989
F.10     McClelland &Stewart, 1990-1997
F.11     Orca Book, 1999-2006; includes correspondence
F.12     Sono Nis Press, 1977-1990; includes a catalogue from 1987
F.13     Stoddart, 1988-99; includes correspondence
F.14     Various publishers, 1992-2006

Series 4
Readings, Conferences, Appointment Books. – 1986-2007; predominant 2004-2006. – 51 cm of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series. – Files are arranged chronologically except for conferences which are arranged alphabetically.

Box 186
Readings:
F.1-F.2 Notes for poetry readings, 1986-1992, n.d.
F.3       Great Canadian Literary Tours, Via Rail, 1998-2000
F.4       South Shore Literary Club – South Shore Festival of Writers, 2002
F.5       Readings, 2003
F.6       Readings, 2005-2006
F.7       Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable, Point Ellice House, 4 June 2006
F.8       Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival, Oct. 2006
F.9       Bill Bissett Spoken Word Festival, Nov. 2006
F.10     Restorative Justice Conference, Edmonton Institution for Women, 16 Nov. 2006
F.11     “South African Reading Tour 2007”, 2006-2007
F.12     Readings, Saskatchewan, 2007
F.13     Printed poster, Seymour Art Gallery

Conferences:
F.14     The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), 2005
F.15     Saskatchewan Writers Guild, “Brave New Worlds,” 2007

Box 187
F.1       Sleeping Giant Writers Festival, Aug. 2006
F.2       Sleeping Giant Writers Festival, Aug. 2007; also 1 oversize broadside
F.3       Surrey International Writers’ Conference, 2004
F.4       Surrey International Writers’ Conference, 2005

Appointment Calendars:
F.5       1997
F.6       1998
F.7       2001
F.8       2002
F.9       Lists of deadlines, 2003-2006
F.10     2003; includes notes
F.11     2004

Box 188
F.1-2    2005
F.3       2005; includes notes
F.4       2006
F.5       2006; includes photographs and loose notes
F.6       2007

Box 189
F.1       Appointment calendar, 2007
Also oversize appointment calendars (placed in containers beside Box 188), 1996-2006

Series 5
Photographs, Artwork, Moving Images. – 1970-2006. – 9 cm of graphic material. – Title based on content of series. – See also Box 188, F.5

F.2       Black and white photo of SM; found in envelope with stamps dated 1947, package mailed in 2000
F.3       4 b&w photographs of young SM; 5 b&w photographs, SM with daughter and cat; 8 colour photographs, SM, SR and others at party; 2 photographs of paintings of SM and SR with artist; colour photographs, no captions or dates; 7 colour slides, SM and Sophie as a toddler.
F.4       Colour contact sheets.  Sheets and negatives, 1998; sheets and negatives, 2 Sept. 1999; sheets and negatives, 29 Aug. 2000 and 2 Nov. 1999; 13 Feb. 2001; 1 Apr. 2002; 1 Mar. 2005; 1 Sept. 2007.
F.5       Negatives. 1970; 1987; 14 Apr. 1987; 29 Dec. 1987; 1988-1990.
F.6       Negatives. 3 Sept. 1991; 1991-1993; 22 May 1994; 25 Aug. 1994; 1997.   
F.7-8    Negatives, n.d.
F.9       Artwork, drawings by Heather Spears, 1991, 1996
F.10     DVD, Canada Reads Preview, 2006

Series 6
Printed and Other Materials. – 1996-2007. – 21 cm of textual and graphic material. – Title based on content of series. Files are arranged as works by SM followed by works about SM. 

F.11     Focus on Women magazine, Feb. 2007, article by SM, ‘Talkin ‘bout my…medication”
F.12     Periodical, The Peter F. Yacht Club #4, poems by SM, “I was Happy Once” and “True Love
F.13     Vancouver magazine: May 1986, poem by SM; December 1986, article by SM, “Maximum Security”
F.14     The Globe and Mail West: March 1990, article by SM “The New Season”; Ascent: Winter 2006, article by SM “from Sangan River House”
F.15     Saturday Night: Sept. 1999, contribution by SM “Victoria, British Columbia: Visiting Rites”
F.16     The Malahat Review: Fall 2001, poem by SM “The Obituary of Light”

Box 190
F.1       Printed material, tear-sheets and photocopies
F.2       Newsclipping, article by SM “Robin Skelton: An appreciation of the friend and writer”, 29 Aug. 1997
F.3       Periodical, “Snail Splayed” a collection of poems
F.4       Articles about SM: The Cottage Magazine, Sept./Oct. 1999; Easy Living’s Victoria magazine, Mar. 1992; Word Works, Spring 2004.
F.5       Printed articles about SM; “Sophie, Springboard Counseling Fall 2004” documents for community counseling services.
F.6       Poem by Stuart Ross, “Because one thing bumped into another,” 2005
F.7       Sukhinder, “Children are not hamburger meat” book of poetry, 2005
F.8       Interview with SM from Writers’ Quarterly
F.9       Cover, “First Chapter: The Canadian Writers Photography Project”
F.10     Transparency, poem, Muse Poets Can’t Make Dough
F.11     Broadsheet, “Desireless” in memoriam of Tom York, poem by SM
F.12     Brochures, pamphlets for Al-Anon Family Groups
F.13     The Arthur M. Trono Community Justice Award for Creative Writing
F.14     Play script, “Bury the Dead”; SM a member of the cast
F.15     Misc. clippings, tear-sheets, book cover
F.16     Matsqui Institution, Abbotsford, visitors’ rules

Other
F.17     Vacation, Ireland; maps, emails, flight itineraries, pamphlets, 2001
F.18     Vacation, San Miguel, Mexico, 2003
F.19     Vacation, Ireland, 2004
F.20     Vacation, Long-Beach, Tofino, 2004-2005
F.21     Vacation, Ireland, 2005
F.22     Vacation, Ireland, 2006
F.23     Awards, Negative Capability Short Fiction Award, 1988
F.24     Bibliography, n.d.
F.25     Book orders, 2002-2003
F.26     Book orders, 2002-2007
F.27-8  Book orders