David Helwig fonds

First accrual. 1967-1986. -- 4.5 m

Material organized as follows:
I. Correspondence Boxes 1-3.
II. Full-length fiction Boxes 4-10.
III. Short fiction Boxes 11-12.
IV. Non-fiction Box 13.
V. Books edited Box 13.
VI. Poetry Box 14-16.
VII. Articles Box 17.
VIII. Book reviews Boxes 18-19.
IX. Notebooks Boxes 20-21.
X. Radio scripts Boxes 22-24.
XI. Television scripts Boxes 24-27.
XII. Film scripts Boxes 28.
XIII. Plays Boxes 28-29.
XIV. Printed material, miscellaneous Box 30.

 

I. Correspondence - Incoming

Box 1 A - K
file
1 Aide, William. [n.d., 1970s]. 6 ALs, 1TLs, 1ALs addressed David and Nancy".
2 Allan, Blaine. 1973. 1 ALs.
3 Allen, Randolph. 1973. [only 1 ALs dated]. 8 ALs + enclosures (poems).
4 Almon, Bert. 1974. 1 TLs.
5 Anderson, Emily. 1973. 1 TLs.
6 Annis (Miller), Susan. 1972. ALs.
7 Armer, Richard Thomas. 1971. 1 TLs.
8 Ariel (George Wing). 1973. 1 TLs.
9 Aspinall, Dawn. 1971. 1 ALs.
10 Atkinson, Stephen. 1979. 1 ALs.
11 The Atlantic Monthly Press (Natalie Greenberg). 1974. 1 TLs + printed article.
12 Atwood, Margaret. 1971-79. 2 TLs, 1 ALs.
13 Aya Press. (Glynn Davies). 1979. 1 TLs.
14 Julian Bach Literary Agency, Inc. (Wendy Weil). 1972. Photocopies of 2 TLs: from the Houghton Mifflin Co.
-(Daphne A. Erlich) and from Saturday Review Press (Irv.Goodman)).
15 Bailey, Don. 1969-73. 16 TLs + attached poems + broadside ["I have been taught..."] + article by Bailey "The Culture of Prisons".
16 Bairen, Nancy. August 8, [1970]. 1 ALs.
17 Ball, Nelson. 1973. 2 TLs.
18 Barbour, Doug. 1972-73. 3 TLs [1 TLs addressed "dear tom & david".].
19 Barnes, Sandra. 1973. 1 TLs.
20 Barrass, Godfrey. 1971. 1 TLs.
21 Bates, Ronald. 1972. 1 TLs.
22 Baugh, Edward. 1972-73. 2 TLs and 1 TLs (car) to Raymond Souster, 2 ALs.
23 Berg, Sharon. 1978-79. 2 TLs, 1 TLS (car) and 1 ALs.
24 Bissonnette, George F. 1969. 1 TLs + poem.
25 Blackman, F.W. 1973. 1 TLs.
26 Blaise, Clarke. 1973. 1 TLs and 1 ALs.
27 Boggs, Talbot. n.d. poem.
28 Books in Canada (Randall Ware, Doug Marshall). 1971-78. 2 TLs, 2 ALs and 1 form letter.
29 Georges Borchardt, Inc. (Rosemary Macomber). 1971-73. 4 TLs.
30 Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards (Waddell Austin). 1969. 1 TLs.
31 Bowering, George. 1977-79. 3 TLs + clipping of poem by Margaret Atwood.
32 Bramsle, Jody. 1972. 1 ALs.
33 Branden, Victoria. 1972. 1 TLs.
34 Buitenhuis, Peter. 1979. 2 TLs.
35 Burkman, Kay. 1973. 1 TLs.
36 Butler, Paula. 1978. 2 ALs.
37 Butt, William. 1974. 1 TLs.
38 Cameron, Silver Don. 1979. 1 TLs.
39 Canada Council (Charlotte Nadeau, Naim Kattan, Katherine Berg). 1969-79. 6 TLs, photocopy of 1 TL to the Canada Council from Katherine E. Waters , 1 form letter and 2 financial statements.
40 CAPAC (Mary Butterill). 1979. 1 TLs +membership card and legal agreement.
41 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Robert Weaver et al.). 1958-79. 29 TLs, photocopy of TLs, 2 form letters, and 1 telegram.
42 The Canadian Fiction Magazine (R.W. Stedingh). 1972-74. 2 TLs.
43 Canadian Penitentiary Service (Tho van Petegem). 1968. 1 TLs.
44 Canadian Radio-Television Commission (Peter Francis, John M. Johnson). 1974-77. 2 TLs.
45 Chapman, Dennis. n.d. 1 ALs + synopsis of film script.
46 The Charlatan (James Orr, Joanna M. Morgan). 1972. 3 TLs.
47 Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. (William Clarke). 1973. 1 TLs.
48 Clinton, Eddie. 1973. 1 TLs.
49 Cloutier, Pierre. 1972-73. 1 TLs.
50 Coach House Press. 1979. 1 TLs.
51 Cogswell, Fred. 1966. 1 ALs.
52 Cole, Barry. 1973. 1 TLs.
53 Coles, Jim. [1970s?]. 1 ALs.
54 Collier, D.G. 1974. 1 TLs.
55 Colombo, John Robert. 1979. 1 TLs. and 1 TPcs.
56 Commcept Publishing Ltd. (Edward Peck). 1978. 1 TLs.
57 Corrigan, Matthew. 1973. 1 TLs.
58 Crawford, Terry. 1973-79. 4 ALs + enclosure (photocopy of 1 TLs, Anansi (James Polk) to Crawford).
59 Crawley, Clifford. 1979. 1 TLs.
60 Cunnington, Bernice. 1972. 1 TLs.
61 De Roock, Mary E. Paton. 1972. 1 TLs.
62 Dempster, Barry. 1977-78. 2 TLs.
63 Denham, Paul. 1972-73. 4 TLs, 1 ALs.
64 DiCicco, Pier Giorgio. 1974. 1 TLs. + envelope.
65 Doubleday Canada Ltd. (Betty Jane Corson, Rick Archbold). 1977-78. 5 TLs. + form letter.
66 Douglas College (Leona Gom). [1970s]. 1 mimeographed letter signed.
67 Drew, Weyland. 1971. 1 TLs.
68 Duel (Michael Freedman). [1970s]. 1 TLs.
69 Duncan, Sandy. 1979. 1 TLs.
70 DuVerne, Silvia. 1969. 1 ALs.
71 Engel, Howard. 1973. 1 TLs.
72 Event (Mary Pat White). 1978. 1 TLs. + subscription card.
73 Ezergailis, Robert. 1972. 1 TLs.
74 Fanshawe College (Roma-Lynn Gillis). 1978. 3 TLs.
75 The Far Point (Myron Fuhrer?). 1969. 1 TLs + cheque stub.
76 Favro, Terri. 1979. 1 TLs.
77 Ferns, John. 1979. 1 ALs.
78 The Fiddlehead (Kent Thompson). 1970. 1 mimeographed letter signed.
79 Fiedler, Charlotte. 1973. 3 TLs, 1 Als.
80 Findley, Timothy. 1974-79. 2 TLs, 2 ALs.
81 Fischman, Sheila. 1972. 1 TLs.
82 Frontenac Broadcasting Co. (Allan J. Brooks). 1974. 2 TLs + enclosures (Photocopies of newsclippings, letters, and telegrams).
83 Frye, Northrop. 1973. 1 TLs.
84 Garnet, Eldon. n.d. 2 ALs.
85 Gasparini, Len. 1972. 1 TLs.
86 George, Graham. 1972-78. 2 TLs, 1 ALs, 1 form letter signed + enclosures (poems and flyer).
87 Georgian Bay Secondary School (Norah McCully). 1974. 1 TLs.
88 Gervais, Marty. 1969-72. 4 TLs, 1 ALs.
89 Gillee, Merrelley, R. 1974. 1 ALs.
90 Glassco, John. 1973. 2 TLs.
91 Gold, Alan. 1979. 1 TLs.
92 Gotlieb, Phyllis. 1973. 1 TLs.
93 Granger, Jean-Jacques. 1973. 1 ALs.
94 Grant, George. 1979. 1 TLs.
95 Greenway, Rex. 1973. 2 TLs.
96 Guiney, Frank. 1973. 1 ALs.
97 Gutteridge, Don. 1973-74. 1 TLs, 3 ALs.
98 Evan Haroly Collegiate Institute (Allan M. Forrie). 1979. 1 TLs and 1 form letter signed.
99 Harris, Shirley. n.d. 1 TLs.
100 Harvey, Rolf. 1978. 1 TLs.
101 Hauff, Winona M.L. 1972. 1 TLs.
102 Hodge, Gerald. 1979. 1 ALs.
103 Hogg, Robert. 1972. 1 ALs.
104 Horwood, Harold. 1972. 2 TLs.
105 House of Anansi Press (Ann Wall). 1979. 1 TLs.
106 Hughes, Olwyn. 1970-72. 2 TLs + enslosure (1 ALs from the Transatlantic Review (Joe McCrindle) to Hughes).
107 Intermedia Press (Ed Varney). [1979?]. 1 ALs.
108 International Reading Association (Dick Bellow). 1979. 1 TLs(car).
109 The Isaacs Gallery (Martha F. Black). 1973. 1 TLs.
110 Jaleel, Brenda. 1972. 1 ALs.
111 Jenoff, Marvyne. 1974.
112 Johnston, George. 1972-73. 11 ALs + enclosure (article).
113 Jones, Doug. 1973-74. 2 TLs, 2 ALs.
114 Journal of Canadian Fiction (David Arnason, John G. Moss, Lorraine McMullen). 1972-78. 3 TLs, 3 ALs.
115 Kelly, M.T. [1977?]. 1 TLs.
116 Kogawa, Joy. 1972. 2 TLs + envelope.
117 Krewen, Brenda P. 1978-79. 2 TLs, 2 ALs + enclosure (Issue of Alive and Well), vol. 4 no. 2).

Box 2 L - T
file
1 Lane, Patrick. 1974. 1 TLs.
2 Laurence, Margarret. 1972. 1 TLs.
3 League of Canadian Poets (Douglas Lochhead et al). 1971-79. 12 TLs, 4 form letters, photocopy of 1 TLs, and 2 TLs from Helwig.
4 Learned Societies (Barry Cole). 1973. 1 TLs + enclosure (Legal agreement).
5 Lee, Dennis. 1972. 2 ALs.
6 Levenson, Christopher. 1972. 3 TLs.
7 Levine, Norman 1970-72. 3 TLs, 1 Pcs, and 2 ALs.
8 Lewis, Roger C. 1972-73. 2 TLs.
9 Lewis, Stephen. 1974. 1 TLs.
10 Livesay, Dorothy. 1971. 1 TLs.
11 Macdonald, Alastair (addressed to Tom Marshall). 1971. 1 TLs.
12 Macdonald, Bernell. 1973. 2 TLs.
13 MacDonald, Flora (and her secertary). 1974. 2 TLs.
14 Maclean's (Courtney Tower). 1970. 1 TLs.
15 MacLennan, Anne. 1972. 1 TLs.
16 MacLeod, Alistair. 1970. 1 TLs.
17 Macmillan & Co. (Kevin Crossley-Holland). 1969. 1 TLs.
18 Madaire, P. 1972. 1 TLs.
19 Madden, Peter. 1972. 10 TLs, 1 TLs addressed "Dear Nancy and David" + enclosures (poems).
20 Maddott, Darlene. 1978. 2 TLs.
21 Mainprize, James. 1973. 1 TLs.
22 Marlein, Allan. 1979. 1 TLs.
23 Marshall, Andrew K. 1974. 1 ALs, 1 TLs (form letter) addressed "Dear Dr. Deutsch".
24 Marshall, Harold. 1971. 1 TLs.
25 Marshall, Tom. 1969-70. 11 ALs.
26 Peter Martin Associates Ltd. (Carol Martin). 1972. 1 TLs.
27 McFadden, David. 1974-79. 2TLs, 1 TLs addressed "Dear Joan".
28 McGovern, G. n.d. 1 ALs.
29 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. (Conrad T. Wiezorek). 1972. 1 TLs.
30 McNeal, David. 1972. 1 TLs.
31 McWhirter, George. 1971-73. 7 TLs, 2 ALs + enclosures (poems).
32 Metcalf, John. 1969-79. 2 TLs, 12 ALs, 2 TLs (form letters).
33 Mezei, Kathy. 1973-78. 3 TLs, 2 ALs.
34 Miles, Ron. 1979. 1 TLs.
35 Mitchell, Elizabeth. 1973. 2 TLS.
36 Morley, Patricia. 1973. 2 TLs.
37 Munro, Alice. 1973-79. 4 ALs.
38 Musgrave, Susan. 1973. 1 TLs.
39 Myke, Christal. 1979. 1 ALs.
40 National Arts Centre (Bruce Corder, James B. Carson). 1972. 2 TLs and photocopy of 1 TLs addressed to Robert Weaver.
41 National Film Board. 1979. mimeographed announcement.
42 Newlove, John. 1971-74. 3 TLs.
43 Oberon Press (Michael Macklem et al). 1972-79. 74 TLs, 1 TPcs, 1 APcs, 1 TL (car). R.C. Lewis to Macklem, 2 TLs from Marvyne Jenoff to Macklem, 1 TL (car) from Macklem to Jenoff, legal agreement + enclosures.
44 O'Brien, R.A. 1967. 1 TLs.
45 Ontario Arts Council (Ron Evans, Steve Stanovic). 1972-79. 9 TLs.
46 Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (C.J.S. Apps). 1971. 1 TLs.
47 Oxford University Press (Martha Dzioba). 1972. 1 TLs.
48 Pacey, Desmond. 1959. 1 TLs.
49 Paci, F.G. 1971. 1 TLs.
50 Parr, J.L. 1971. 1 TLs.
51 Peaker, Deborah. 1972. 1 TLs.
52 Pearce, Jon. 1978-79. 8 ALs.
53 Pillar, Leslie. 1971. 1 TLs.
54 Playwrights Co-op. 1978. issue of newsletter.
55 Plourde, Marc. 1971-73. 2 TLs.
56 Powell, Marilyn. n.d. 1 TLs.
57 Press Porcepic (Jennifer Robe). 1979. 1 TPcs.
58 Prison Arts Foundation (Marnie Knechtel). 1972-73.
59 Purdy, al. 1969-1979. 8 TLs, 3 ALs.
60 Quarry. 1970. 1 mimeographed letter.
61 Queen's Quarterly (H. Pearson Gundy, Kerry McSweeney). 1969-79. 5 TLs, 1 ALs, photocopy of 1 TLs from Peter Martin Associates Ltd., and 1 TL (car) to Peter Martin Associates Ltd.
62 Queen's University (Evelyn Reid). 1974. 1 TLs.
63 Reader's Club of Canada Ltd. (Carol Martin). 1972. 1 TLs.
64 Reader's Digest (Sherry Rogerstein). 1978. 1 TLs.
65 Reeve, John. 1974. 1 TLs, 1 ALs.
66 Richler, Mordecai. 1970. 1 TLs.
67 Riley, John D. 1972. 2 TLs.
68 Ritchie, Charles, Office of the High Commissioner for Canada (C.K. Dallmore, Jean E. McPhee). 1969. 2 TLs.
69 Robertson, Heather. 1979. 2 TLs.
70 Robertson, Robert. [1970s]. 1 TLs.
71 Rude (Kathy Pound). 1978. 1 TLs.
72 Rule, Jane. 1972. 3 TLs, 1 Acs.
73 Ryerson Press (Peter R. Shaw). 1970. 1 TLs.
74 Sandman, John. 1970-73. 2 TLs + enclosure (application for a Canada Council bursary).
75 Saturday Night (Robert Fulford, Bernadette Sulgit, Tecca Crosby). 1972-79. 8 TLs + enclosure (essay by Helwig, "Points of Reference").
76 Saunders, Leslie. 1978. 1 ALs.
77 Say, Daniel. 1972. 1 APcs.
78 Shearer, R. Allen. 1972. 1 TLs.
79 Anthony Sheil Associates Ltd. (Giles Gordon, Janet Moss). 1972-79. 32 TLs, photocopy of 1 TLs from BBC (Terence Tiller to Gordon), photocopy of 1 TLs from Victor Gollancz Ltd. (Liz Calder) to Gordon, photocopy of 1 TLs from W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd (Aubrey Davis) to Gorson, and readers' reports.
80 Sherman, Joseph. 1973-74. 16 TLs, 1 ALs + enclosure (poem).
81 Shohet, Linda. 1973. 1 ALs addressed to Quarry and envelope.
82 Shuttleworth, Eileen. 1972. 1 TLs.
83 Sifton, John. 1971. 1 TLs addressed "Dear Mr. Harcourt".
84 Sight and Sound (Sylvia Lock). 1968. 1 TLs.
85 Silversides, Mary. 1973. 1 TLs.
86 Simpson, Leo. 1972-73. 3 TLs, 1 ALs addressed to Helwig and J.
87 Slopen, Beverly. 1972. 1 TLs.
88 [Smith?], Helen. May 24, [197?]. 1 ALs.
89 Sorestad, Glen. 1979. 1 TLs.
90 Speal, George N. 1973. 1 TLs.
91 Spettigue, Douglas. 1973. 1 ALs.
92 Stanbury II, C.M. 1971. 1 TLs.
93 Stratford Festival (Thomas B. Hendry). 1969. 1 TLs.
94 Summers [Leviston], Merna. 1973-74. 1 TLs, 1 telegram.
95 Sward, Robert. 1979. 1 TPcs.
96 Talonbooks. 1971. List of forthcoming books.
97 The Tamarack Review (Robert Weaver). 1959. 1 TLs.
98 Tepperman, William N. 1972. 1 TLs.
99 Thistletown Press (Susan Wagner). 1979. 1 ALs.
100 Thompson, Kent. 1970. 1 TLs.
101 Thunder Bay Public Library (Penny Marshall). 1979. 1 TLs.
102 Toronto Daily Star (Peter Sypnowich, Ken Adachi). 1969-70. 5 TLs.
103 Toronto Life (Darlene Madott). 1979. 5 TLs + enclosure (proof of poem, "At the Pilot Tavern").
104 Traucht, G. 1974. 1 TLs.
105 Tribune (Elizabeth Thomas). 1969. 1 form letter.
106 Truro Junior Highschool (Earle Atkinson, Kevin MacNaughton, Ralph M. Guy). 1974. 1 TLs, 1 ALs.

Box 3 U-Z
file
1 University of Manitoba Students' Union (Debra Slade). 1979. 1 TLs, photocopies of 2 TLs.
2 University of Massachusetts Press (Hanna W. Hopp). 1980.
3 University of Nebraska Press (Frederick M. Link, Virginia Faulkner). 1974. 2 TLs, photocopy of 1 TLs to Oberon Press (Michael Macklem).
4 University of Toronto (David M. Hayne). 1958-59. 2 TLs.
5 Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd. (Phyllis Bruce, Campbell B. Hughes). 1972-73. 2 TLs.
6 Vardey, Lucinda. 1978-79. 3 TLs, 1 TLs from /vardey's assistant, Sophia Yurkevich + enclosure (author list).
7 Voyer, R.D. 1972. 1 TLs.
8 Wallace, Bronwen. [1978?]. 1 TLs + enclosure (article).
9 Wascana Review. [1970's]. Subscription form.
10 Westell, Jeannie. 1974. 1 TLs.
11 Whalley, George. 1973-79. 4 TLs, 2 ALs, photocopy of 1 TLs + enclosure (essay).
12 Whig-Standard (Warren Stanton). n.d. 1 ALs.
13 White, Jane. 1972. 1 TLs.
14 Wiebe, Rudy. 1971-73. 6 ALs.
15 Wolfe, Morris. 1973. 1 ALs
16 Woodcock, George. 1973-79. 10 TLs.
17 Writers' Union of Canada (Alma Lee et al). 1973-79. 10 TLs, 7 form letters, 2 APcs, + enclosure (correspondence re CRTC's infringement of Helwig's copyright, Ts(car) by Helwig titled "CBC Writers' Union Questionnaire [sic] etc.)
18 Yale Review (John Palmer). 1978. 1 ALs.
19 Zezulka, Joseph M. 1973. 1 TLs.
20 Zieroth, Dale. 1972. 3 TLs.
21 Miscellaneous or unidentified correspondence:
Ferris, W. Thomas M. 1974. envelope.
Nora. October 16, [1970s]. 1 TLs.
Ron and Marilyn. 1973. 2 TLs.
Ron. 1973. 1 TLs.
F. n.d. 1 ALs.
Brian. 1978-79. 3 ALs.
Eric. 1979. 1 TLs, 1 ALs.
Maroziak, Mary. n.d. envelope.
Patricia. 1979. 1 ALs.
Peter. 1973. 1 TLs.
Helen. 1973. 1 APcs, a Acs.

II. Outgoing correspondence

file
22 Apps, Syl. 1971. 1 TL(car).
Blaise, Clarke. n.d. photocopy of TL.
Books in Canada.
Callaghan, Morley. 1970. 1 TL.
CBC (Jean Roberts, Robert Weaver). 1979. 1 TL, 2 TL(car) + enclosure (poem).
Canadian Forum. n.d. 1 TL(car) + enclosure (poems).
Cloutier, M. Jan. 3, [1970s?]. 1 TL.
CRTC (Pierre Juneau). 1971. photocopy of 1 TL from Joan Harcourt.
Frontenac Broadcasting (Allen J. Brooks). 1974. 1 TL(car).
Globe and Mail. 1973-78. 2 TL(car).
Levine, Norman. 1970. 2 TL(car).
[Lewis], Stephen. 1974. photocopy of 1 TLs.
MacDonald, Flora. 1979. 1 TL, 1 TL(car).
Metcalfe, John. 1970. 1 TL(car).
Munro, Alice. 1970. 1 TL(car)
Reader's Digest (Charles Magill). 1978. 1 TL(car).
Richler, Mordecai. 1970. 1 TL(car).
Saturday Night (Robert Fulford). 1979. 1 TL.
Sifton, John, from Jean Harcourt. 1971. 1 TL.
Speal, George. 1973. 1 TL, 2 TL(car).
[Theatre Passe Muraille]. Addressed "Jim". 1969. 1 TL(car).
Times Literary Supplement (Ian Hamilton). 1970-73. 1 TL, 2 TL(car).
Whalley, George. 1973. 1 TL, 1 TL(car).
[Whig-Standard]. Addressed "Roger". 1979. 1 TL(car).

III. Correspondence re poetry readings at Queen's University (all incoming correspondence)

file
23 Canada Council (Naim Kattan). 1971. 3 TLs.
League of Canadian Poets (Gerald Lampert). 1972.
3 TLs, 1 form letter signed, photocopy of 1 TLs to Gerard Bessette.
Marty, Sid. 1972. 1 ALs.
Newlove, John. 1972. 1 TLs (typed on a photocopy of a TLs from Helwig), 2 ALs (1 ALs is written on a photocopy of a TLs from Helwig and the other is written on a photocopy of a TLs from the Canada Council) + enclosure (Newsclipping describing a poetry reading).
[Purdy], Al. 1971. 1 ALs.
Rosenblatt, Joe. [1972]. 2 TLs + envelope.
Stedmond, John. 1972. 4 ALs + enclosure (1 form letter signed from the League of Canadian Poets).

IV. Full-Length Fiction

Box 4 The Day Before Tomorrow. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1971; reissued as Message from a Spy. Don Mills: Paperjacks, 1975.
file
1 This file consists of articles, newsclippings and other assorted material (e.g. Jacques Barzun's "Meditations on the Literature of Spying", Anarchy no. 102 (August 1969), etc.).
2 Ms. notes and outline, 42 pp.; and small notebook.
3 "A Possible Truth" [early title]. Ts(car) with some pp. in Ts. 213 pp.
4 "A Crime in Silence" [early title]. Ts. 221 pp. + original file folder with Helwig's holograph notes on it.
5 "A Crime in Silence" [early title]. Ts. 113 pp. The last numbered page is 202.
6 Partial Ts. 47 pp.
7 2 Ts(car). 162 pp. One Ts(car) is paginated 19-61, and the other [1]-202 with pages missing.
8 Inserts and miscellaneous pages. Ms. (17 pp.), Ts (10 pp.), Ts(car) (21 pp.).
The Glass Knight Ottawa: Obernon Press, 1976.
9 "Two times One [early title; "A Game With Space" crossed out]. Ts. 253 pp.
10 Miscellaneous pages. Ms. (13 pp.), Ts. 6 pp.

Box 5 Jennifer. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1979.
file
1 Ts. 252 pp.
2 Incomplete Ts(car). 218 pp.
3 Inserts. Ts(car). 14 pp.
4 Photocopy of Ts(car). 29 pp.
5 Miscellaneous pages. Ts. (51 pp.), Ms. (1 p.).
The King's Evil. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1981.
6 Notes. Ms., 53 pp.
7 Notes for the Execution/The King's Evil:. Notes and draft. Ms. (4 cards and 2 pp.); Ts. first draft (115 pp., a few pages are Ms.).
8 "Notes for the Execution". [early title]. Ts. 203 pp.
9 "Notes for the Execution". [early title]. Ts(car). 184 pp.
10 Photocopy of Ts. (last page is Ts(car)). 164 pp.
11 "Report on Notes for the Execution". Reader's report. Ts. 2p. + card from Oberon Press (Michael Macklem).

Box 6 It Is Always Summer. Toronto: Stoddart, 1982.
file
1 Notes. Ms. (2 notebooks, 6 cards, 40 pp.), Ts. (15 pp) + calendar, Christmas card, and original file folder.
2 "Summer (working title)". Ts. 238 pp.
3 Ts.(car). 222 pp. (p. 110 missing).
4 Photocopy of Ts. 222 pp. (p. 110 missing).
5 Miscellaneous pages. Ts. (21 pp.), Ts(car), (17 pp.).
6 Printer's copy. Ts. 227 pp.
7 Corrected galley proofs. Galley's 17-18, 29-32, 77, 82. 5 sheets.
8 Photocopy of page proofs. 103 document sheets.

Box 7 A Sound Like Laughter. Toronto: Stoddart, 1983.
file
1 Notes, rejected pages. Ms. (39 pp.), Ts. (3 pp.) + original folder.
2 Ms. of part 1. 151 pp.
3 "A Windy Day in Spring" [early title]. Mixed Ts. mostly of part 1. 126 pp.
4 Early draft of incomplete Ts. of part 1. 90 pp.
5 Early partial Ts. of part 1. 122 pp.
6 "A Windy Day in Spring" [early title]. Photocopy of early Ts of part 1. 128 pp.
7 Photocopy of Ts. [pp. 1-28, 30-35, 43-44]. 36 pp.
8 Ts. of part 2. 100 pp.
9 Miscellaneous pages. Ts (a few pages are Ms.). 86 pp.
10 Miscellaneous pages and inserts. Ts. (a few pages are Ms. or photocopies). 50 pp.
11 Corrected Ts. 258 pp.

Box 8
file
1 Printer's copy. Photocopy of Ts. with some pages Ts. 269 pp.
2 Photocopy of printer's copy. This is a photocopy of the contents file 1.
3 First set of page proofs. 221 pp.
4 Second set of page proofs. 227 pp.

Box 9 The Only Son. Toronto: Stoddart, 1984.
file
1 Drafts of chapter 1. September 30, 1991. Ts.(5 pp.), Ts.(car) (4 pp.).
2 Draft of chapter 3. Ts. 23 pp.
3 Drafts of poems for chapter 4. Ts. 3 pp.
4 Pages from early draft. Ts. 35 pp.
5 Pages from later draft. Ts. 32 pp.
6 Miscellaneous pages. Ts. 22 pp.
7 Pages edited or rejected from final draft. Ts. 59 pp.
8 Notes. Ts. (7 pp.), Ms. (19 pp.), + newsclipping and newsletter.
9 Editorial correspondence. General Publishing Ltd. (Diane Young). 1982. 1 TLs; Helwig to General Publishing Ltd. 1982. 1 TL.; 2 readers' reports, one from Ed. Carson, 1983; and notes.
10 Copy 1, corrected. Ts. 159 pp.
11 Copy 2, corrected. Ts. 174 pp.
12 Printer's copy. Ts. 337 pp.

Box 10
file
1 Page proofs. 238 pp.
2 Page proofs, incomplete second set. 117 pp.
3 "Old War". Unpublished novel. [198?].
First Ts. 177 pp.
4 Photocopy of revised Ts. 202 pp.

V. Short Fiction

Box 11 The Streets of Summer. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1969.
file
1 Table of contents. Ms. 5 pp.
2 "Streetcar, streetcar, Wait for Me". 4 versions. Ts. (5 pp.), Ts. (4 pp.), Ts. (5 pp.), Ts. (5 pp.) + 1 p. of another Ts. and 1 p. of Ms.
3 "Heat of Summer". [Forum, May ?]. Ts. (13 pp.), Ts. (car). (9 pp.).
4 "The Pilgrim Streets" ["The Streets of Summer " crossed out]. Several versions in an incomplete state. Ts. 41 pp.
5 Early Ts. 14 pp.
6 Notes and early drafts. Ms. (25 pp. + notebook); "Heat of summer". Ts. (4 pp.); "The Year That Grass Grew Red". Ts. (4 pp. + 1 p. of ms.); and Ts. (3 pp.).
7 Early Ts. of Chapter 1. (14 pp. + 1 p. of Ms.).
8 First complete draft. Ts. 137 pp.+ original file folder.
9 Ts. 114 pp. (1 p. is Ms.). Lacks pp. 1-13, 96.
10 Ts.(car). 101 pp.
11 "Deerslayer". Ts(car). 4 pp. + issue of The Canadian Forum, September 1962, containing the story.
12 "A Hook into the Rough". 1 Ts. (13 pp.), 2 Ts.(car) (10 pp., 7 pp.).
13 "The Colonel". Ts. (5 pp.), Ts.(car). (4 pp.).
14 "Heather from Swanage". Ts. ( 8 pp.), Ts. (8 pp.), Ts.(car) (7 pp.), Ts(car) 7 pp.
15 "A Note from Jimmy" Ts. (2 pp.), Ts. (3 pp.), Ts. (2 pp.), Ts.(car) (2 pp.), Ts.(car) (2 pp.).
16 "Among the Trees of the Park". Ts. 7 pp., Ts.(car). (4 pp.)+ issue of The Canadian Forum, May 1968, containing the story.
17 "A Hundred Things Forgotten". Ms. (16 pp., 2 pp. are Ts), Ts. (10 pp., 2 pp. are Ms.).
18 "Something for Olivia's Scrapbook I Guess". Ts. (22 pp.), Ts(car.) (18 pp.).
19 "The Winter of the Daffodils". Ts. ( 8 pp.), Ts. (car.) (7 pp.) + issue of The Canadian Forum, November 1962, containing the story.
20 "In Exile". Ts. 11 pp.
21 "The Small Rain". 3 Ts. 11 pp., 8 pp., and 9 pp,. + mimeographed copy of poem.

Individual short stories (arranged alphabetically by title).
file
22 "An Act of Love". n.d. Ts. (11 pp.) and Ms. (5 pp.).
23 "Adam on the Art of Dying". n.d. Ts. (19 pp.).
24 "An Affair of Honour". n.d. 2 Ts. 4 pp., 4 pp.
25 "After school". n.d. Ts. (4 pp.), Ts(car) (4 pp.).
26 "The Age of Grants". n.d. Ts., 4 pp.
27 "Aria da Capa". n.d. 2 Ts. 24 pp. (including 3 pp. of Ms. and a card), 8 pp.
28 "At Night". n.d. 2 Ts. 4 pp., 2 pp.

Box 12
file
1 "Balcony". n.d. Ms. (13pp.), Ts. (15 pp.)
2 "Billy Magee". n.d. Ts. 5 pp.
3 "Bird Without a Song". n.d. 2 Ts. (16 pp. and 14 pp.), 1 Ts.(car). (11 pp.)
4 "A boy and a Sparrow". n.d. Ms. 1 pp.
5 "Clean Heart, Clean Hands". n.d. Ms. 2 pp. (1 leaf).
6 "Clever People". n.d. Ms. 2 pp.
7 "A Colloquy". n.d. Ts. 2 pp.
8 "The Comedown Rain". n.d. Ms. 3 pp. + notes consisting of 2 cards of Ms.
9 "Cool Gales Shall Fan the Glade". n.d. 3 Ts.(3 pp. 7 pp. and 4 pp. of which 1 p. is Ts.(car); Ts(car) (3 pp. of which 1 p. is Ts.).
10 "Courtney Hart". n.d. Ms. (23 pp.), Ts. (19 pp.).
11 "A Debt to Pay". n.d. 2 Ts. 11 pp. and 8 pp.
12 "Dinosaur of Radioland". n.d. Ts. (16 pp.), 2 Ts.(car) (12 pages of which 2 pp. are Ms., 14 pp.). The title has been crossed out on one of the Ts.(car). and retitled "The Road through Summer Fields".
13 "Dogfight". [c. July 3, 1957]. Ms. (11 pp.), 3 Ts. (3 pp., 3 pp., 3 pp.). On one of the Ts. the versos of the leaves contain an undated TLs. from Helwig addressed "Dear Jim" and a TL, 1957, to Helwig.
14 "Dreams and Mirrors". n.d. Ts. (19 pp. of which 2 pp. are Ms.), Ms. (2 pp.).
15 "The Fall of a Sparrow". n..d. 2 Ts. 4 pp. and 3 pp.
16 "The First Time I Saw Paris". n.d. Ts. 1 p.
17 "A Friday Night". n.d. Ms. (10 pp.), 2 Ts. 8 pp. & 10 pp.
18 "The Frog Project". n.d. Ts. 5 pp.
19 "The Hanging of Bokalewski". n.d. Ts. 14 pp.
20 "Homage Rendered", n.d. Ts. 2 pp.
21 "Home for the Holidays". n.d. Ts. 10 pp.
22 "The Incurable Optimist". n.d. Ts. 5 pp.
23 "Intermezzo". n.d. Ts. 2 pp.
24 "Islands". n.d. Ts. 7 pp.
25 "The Lost World". n.d. 3 Ts. 8 pp. 10 pp., and 8 pp.
26 "The Magic Carnival". n.d. 2 Ts. 5 pp. and 2 pp.
27 "The Mark of Abel". n.d. Ts. 4 pp.
28 "The Old Order Changeth ? A Matter of Decorum". n.d. Ms. 4 pp.
29 "One More Wise Man". [1968]. 2 Ts. 14 pp. and 13 pp. + newsclipping from the Toronto Daily Star, December 21, 1968, containing the story. On one of the Ts., the title "When Jacob Came Back" has been crossed out.
30 "Out on a Windy Sky". n.d. Ms. (8 pp. of which 5 pp. are Ts(car)), 4 Ts. (6 pp. each).
31 "Percy". n.d. 4 Ts. 7pp., 6 pp., 4 pp., and 5 pp.
32 "The Petal of a Rose". n.d. Ts. 6 pp.
33 "Presences". n.d. 3 Ts. 10 pp., 5 pp. and 8 pp.
34 "Prophecies for April". n.d. Ts. 7 pp.
35 "Prose Exercises". n.d. Ts. 3 pp. (1 p. is Ms. and 1p. is blank).
36 "Red Barn, Interior". n.d. Ts. 21 pp.
37 "A Room with Flowers". [1960]. 5 Ts. (18 pp., 19 pp., 16 pp. 16 pp. and 11 pp.), Ts.(car) (11 pp.) + issue of The Montrealer, December 1960, containing the story.
38 "Sketch". n.d. Ts.(car) (3 pp with the first page being Ts).
39 "Stille Nacht". n.d. 3 Ts. (each 2 pp.).
40 "Swimming Out, Swimming Back". n.d. Ts. (5 pp.), Ts. (car.) (5 pp.).
41 "Thanksgiving Weekend". n.d. Ts. (8 pp.), Ts.(car) (* pp.).
42 "Things That Happened Before You Were Born". n.d. Ms. ( 9 pp. of which the first two pages are Ts.), Ts. (9 pp. of which the first page is Ms.), Ts.(car). (7 pp.).
43 "The Town Within a Town". n.d. Ts. 5 pp.
44 "The Tongues of Angels". n.d. Ts. 3 pp.
45 "The Way Things Are" n.d. Ts. 3 pp.
46 "The Widower Bird". n.d. Ts. 9 pp.
47 "Winners and Losers". n.d. 2 Ts. 8 pp. and 18 pp.
48 "A Work in Progress". n.d. Incomplete Ts. 3 pp.
49 Untitled ["Once..." crossed out as title. Begins "I am in darkness..."]. n.d. Ts. 2 pp.
50 Notes and fragments. Ms. and Ts. combined. 16 pp. + notebook. (11 pp. in Ms., 1 p. blank).

VI. Non-Fiction

Box 13
file
1 A Book about Billie. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1972. Ms., Ts., and Ts(car.) combined. 53 pp. + 2 newsclippings , 2 on original file folders and photocopy of second page of a TLs, n.d., from Michael Macklem. Most of the Ms. is another hand which has been edited by Helwig.

VII. Books Edited

file
2 The Human Elements: Critical Essays. [Ottawa]: Oberon Press, 1978. Part of introduction. Ts. 3 pp. + original file folder. Kattan. "Dix ans de Litterature: un écrivain au conseil des arts". Ts. 14 pp.
Corrrespondence: Incoming.
Atwood, Margaret. 1977. 1 TLs.
Dragland, Stan. 1977. 2 TLs, 1ALs.
Harcourt, Peter. 1977. 2ALs.
Kattan, Naim. 1977. 2 TLs, 1ALs.
McFadden, David. 1977-78. 2TLs, 1TL.
Mezei, Kathy. [1977]. 1 TLs.
Owen, Ivon M. 1977. 1 ALs.
Woodcock, George. 1977. 3 TLs.
Correspondence: Outgoing. (all photocopies).
Atwood, Margaret. 1977. 1 TLs.
Dragland, Stan. 1977. 1 TLs.
Harcourt, Peter. 1977. 1 TLs.
King, Allan. 1977. 1 TLs.
Kattan, Naim. 1977. 1 TLs.
McFadden, David. 1977. 1 TLs.
Page, P.K. 1977. 1 TLs.
Wolfe, Morris. 1977. 1 TLs.
Woodcock, George. 1977. 1 TLs.
3 Love and Money: The Politics of Culture. [Ottawa]: Oberon Press, 1983.
Notes. Ms. (9pp.), Ts.(3 pp.).
Introduction. Ts. (9 pp.), Ts.(car.) (8 pp.).
Correspondence: incoming
Hathaway, Thomas. 1 TLs. 1980.
4 Love and Money (continued).
Contributors:
Metcalfe, John. ["The Musical Ride", excerpt from General Ludd] n.d. photocopy of Ts. 3 pp.
Hathaway, Thomas. ["A Clutch of Arbiters"]. Photocopy of Ts. 37 pp.
Robertson, Heather. "Starving Slowly: Notes from the Reservation". n.d. Photocopy of Ts. 22 p.
5. Love and Money (continued).
Research Material:
Anonymous. 2 untitled pages. [One begins "To many of us, the artist..." and the other begins "Canadian publishing...]. n.d. Photocopy of Ts. (30 pp. and 21 pp. respectively).
Excerpts from the Commons Debates, November 24, 1978.
Photocopies of correspondence between the Canada Council and the Writers' Union of Canada, 1980.
Issue of Humanities 8 (no. 2): May 1978.
The Future of the Canada Council. Ottawa: The Canada Council, 1978.
6 Coming Attractions. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1983. Martin, Sandra. Introduction. n.d. Photocopy of Ts. 4 pp.

7 "Best Canadian Stories" 1982-84. Probably for Coming Attractions. Incoming correspondence. (see letter addressed jointly to Helwig and Sandra Martin).
Abnett, Eileen. 1983. 1 TLs.
Ahearn, Catherine. 1983. 1 TLs addressed to Michael Macklem.
Antoshewski, Anne. 1983. 1 TLs.
Bacque, James. 1982. 1 TLs.
Baird, David. 198? 1 TLs.
Barclay, Byla. 1983. 1 TLs.
Barnes, Lilly. 1983. 1 TLs.
Bettrano, Frank. 1982. 1 TLs.
Berger, Joanne. [198?]. 1 ALs.
Benham, Mary Lise. [198?]. 1 ALs.
Beyer, Susan. [1983]. 2 TLs.
Birdsell, Sandra. 1982. 1 ALs.
Blythe, Aleata E. [198?]. 1 ALs.
Boyko, Elvina. 1983. 1 ALs.
Brewster, Elizabeth. 1982. 1 ALs.
Cabatoff, Anne. 1983. 1 TLs.
Charney, Ann. 1983. 2 TLs.
Cohen, Matt. 1983. 1 TLs.
Cumyn, Richard. 1982. 1 TLs.
Currie, Sheldon. 1983. 2 TLs.
Dickinson, Mary Lou. 1983. 1 TLs.
Donnell, David. [198?] 1 ALs.
Drache, Sharon. 1983. 1 TLs.
Dyba, Kenneth. 1983. 1 ALs.
Dyment, Margaret S. 1982-83. 2 ALs.
Engel, Marion. 1982-83. 2 TLs.
Estey, Dale. 1982. 1 ALs.
Finlay, M. Suzanne. 1983. 1 TLs.
Flood, Elvira M. 1982. 1 TLs.
Fouriezos, Carolyn. [1982?]. 1 TLs.
Furtwangler, Virginia. 1983. 1 TLs.
Galloway, Priscilla. 1982. 1 TLs.
Gottinger, Marie M. 1983.
Govier, Katherine. 1982. 1 TLs.
Gower, Richard E. 1983. 1 TLs.
Grant, Dorothy. 1983. 1 TLs.
Greenwood, G.P. 1983. 1 ALs.
Gunnars, Kristjana. [1982?]. 1 TLs.
Harris, Norma. 1983. 1 TLs. + resume.
Hartog, Diana. 1982. 1 ALs.
Harvor, Beth. 1982-83. 1 TLs, 1 ALs.
Havemann, E. [1982?]. 1 ALs.
Hesthammer, E. Margit. 1983. 1 TLs.
Holdene, Helene. [Nov. 17, 1982?]. 1 TLs.
Hollingsworth, Margaret. 1982-83. 2 TLs, 1 ALs.
Hospital, Janette Turner. 1982. 1 TLs.
Huggan, Isabel. 1982-83. 2 TLs, 1 TLs.
Jeays, Linda. 1983. 1 TLs.
Kalman, Judith. 1983. 1 TLs.
Klebeck, William J. 1983. 1 TLs.
Kreisel, Henry. 1982. 1 ALs.
Laing, Martha. [198?]. Acs.
Marlyn, John. 1983. 1 TLs.
Martin, Sandra. [198?]. 1 TLs, 1 TL.
Marshall, Joyce. 1982-83. 2 TLs.
Mason, Mike. 1983. 1 Als.
McFadden, David. 1983. 1 ALs.
McKay, Jean. 1982. 1 ALs. Addressed "Dear Sandra Martin".
Moller, Margaret. 1984. 1 TLs.
Murray, Rona. 1983. 1 TLs.
Noyes, Steve. 1983. 1 TLs.
Oberman, Sheldon. [Dec. 14, 198?]. 1 TLs.
Phillips, Edward O. 1983. 1 TLs. + resume.
Reynolds, Allan B. 1983. 1 TLs.
Robson, H.P. 1984. 1 TLs.
Ruskin, Ronald. 1983. 1 TLs.
Schoemperlen, Diane. 1983-84. 3 TLs.
Scott, Jane H. 1983. 1 TLs.
Shaw, Joan Fern. 1984. 2 TLs + autobiographical sketch.
Schroeder, Andreas. 1982. 1 TLs.
Schwartz, Herbert T. 1982. 1 ALs.
Sinclair, Gerri. 1982. 1 ALs.
Story, Gertrude. 1982-83. 2 TLs, 2 ALs + autobiographical sketch.
Szojka, Christine. 1983. 1 TLs.
Taylor, Richard. [1983?]. 1 TLs.
Watmough, David. 1982-83. 2 TLs.
Wolodarsky, Vladimir. 1983. 1 TLs.
Wright, A. Colin. 1982. 1 TLs.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. 1982. 1 TLs.
Zalan, Mayda. 1982. 1 TLs. + autobiographical sketch.
Zimmerman, Ian. 1983. 1 ALs.
Unidentified. "Morley". [198?]. 1 ALs.
Outgoing correspondence:
Cumyn, Richard. 1982-83. 2 TL(car).
Dyment, Margaret. 1982. 1 TL(car).
Furtwangler, Virginia. 1983. 1 TL(car).
Hollingsworth, Margaret. 1983. 1 TL(car).
Huggan, Isabel. 1982. 1 TL (car).
Marshall, Joyce. 1982-83. 2 TL (car).
Mason, Mike. 1983. 1 TL(car).
McFadden, David. 1983. 1 TL(car).
Murray, Rona. 1982. 1 TL(car).
Phillips, Edward O. 1982. 1 TL(car).
Shaw, Joan Fern. 1984. 1 TL(car).
Story, Gertrude. 1982. 1 TL(car).
Wright, A. Colin. 1983. 1 TL(car).
8 "Best Canadian Stories" (1972).
Introduction by Helwig and Joan Harcourt. Ts(car). 2 pp. + list of contributors.
9 "Best Canadian Stories" (1973).
Introduction. 2 Ts. (1p. each), 1 Ts(car) (1p).
10 "Best Canadian Stories" (1983).
Introduction. Ts (2 pp.), Ts.(car). (2 pp) + list of contributors.
11 "Best Canadian Stories" (1983).
Notes. 23 pp.
12 Meyer, Anita. "One Who Came Back". Photocopy of Ts. with Helwig's holograph editorial emendations. n.d. 177 pp.+ original file folder.
13 Meyer, Anita. "One Who Came Back". Photocopy of incomplete later Ts. (4 pp. are not photocopies) with Helwig's holograph emendations. n.d. 54 pp.

VIII. Poetry

Box 14
file
1 Figures in a Landscape. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1967.
Worksheets of individual poems. Ts. with a few pp. in ms. and ts.(car). 217 pp.
2 Figures in a Landscape. Worksheets of individual poems cut from the final text. Ts. 48 pp.
3 The Sign of the Gunmen. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1969. Worksheets of individual poems. Ts. with a few pp. in Ms. and ts.(car). 164 pp.
4 The Best Name of Silence. Worksheets of individual poems. Ts. with a few pp. in Ms. and Ts(car). 149 pp.
5 The Best Name of Silence. Worksheets of individual poems. Ts. with a few pp. in Ms. and Ts(car). 131 pp.
6 The Best Name of Silence. Worksheets of individual poems cut from the final text. Ts. and Ts(car). 32 pp.
7 Atlantic Crossings. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1974. Unused preface. 3 pp. and 4 pp.; notes. Ms. (3 cards, 2 pp.), Ts. (3 pp.).
8 Atlantic Crossings. Notes and research material. Ms.(notebook, 6 pp., the rest blank), article entitled "The Voyage of St. Brendan" + original folder.
9. Atlantic Crossings. Worksheets and notebook re poem "Voyage with Brendan". Ts. (35 pp.), Ms. (19 pp. + notebook).
10. Atlantic Crossings. Worksheets re poem "Voyage with Brendan". Ts (29 pp.), Ms. (17 pp.).
11. Atlantic Crossings. Ts. 23 pp.

Box 15
file
1 Atlantic Crossings. Drafts and worksheets re "The Middle Passage". Ts. (30 pp.; 1 p. is Ms.) + original file folder.
2. Atlantic Crossings. Drafts and worksheets re "Columbus in Jamaica". Ts(33 pp.), Ts.(car.) (5 pp.), Ms. (3 pp.; 7 cards) + orignal file folder.
3. Atlantic Crossings. Worksheets re "The Vineland Saga". Ts.(58 pp.), Ms. (4 pp., 2 cards), Ts.(car) (1p.) + original file folder.]
4. Atlantic Crossings. Draft Ts. of "The Vineland Saga". 16 pp.
5. Atlantic Crossings. Final Ts. 56 pp.
6. Atlantic Crossings. Issue of The Canadian Forum, August 1974, containing "Brendan".
7. A Book of the Hours. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1979. Worksheets. Ts. (114 pp.), Ms. (34 pp.), Ts.(car). (6 pp.).
8. A Book of the Hours. Worksheets. Ts. (73 pp.), Ms. (69 pp.) Ts.(car.) ( 1 p.).
9 The Rain Falls Like Rain. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1982. Combination of Ts. and Ms. 231 pp.
10. The Rain Falls Like Rain. Photocopy of Ts. 54 pp.
11 Catchpenny Poems. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1983. Combination of Ts. and Ms. 121 pp. + original file folder.
12. Catchpenny Poems. Ts. 25 pp.

Box 16
file
1. Poems, 1950s. Containing individual poems usually undated.
"Alfred at Ease". Feb. 6, 9:30 p.m. Ms., 3 Ts., Ts.(car). 1 p. each (1 Ts. is a cut part of a page).
"Arrival". Ms., 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Aube". Ts. 1 p.
["The autumn grew ripe..."]. 4 Ms., Ts. 1 p. each.
"Ballad". Ms., 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Before I Fell..."]. 2 Ms., Ts. 1p. each.
["Beyond the silent sash..."]. 2 Ms., 2 Ts. 1 p. each. 1 Ts. has the poem "Quartet" on it.
"The Blizzard". Ms., 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Brown walls are dying..."]. 3 Ts. 1p. each. 1 Ts. has the poem "Quartet" on it.
"A Certain Age". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Christ's on the cross..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"The courtship of Alfred King". 3 Ms. 1p. each.
"Cradle Song". 2 Ts. 1 p. + cut part of page.
"Dead for years". 5 Ts., 1 Ts.(car.). 1 p. each.
"Death by Drowning". 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Decline and Fall". Ms. 1p. torn.
"The Departure". Ts. 1 p.
"Donne Redone". Ts. 1 p.
"Elegy for a Dead God". Ms., Ts. 1p. each.
"Epigram". 3 Ts. 1 Ts. is a cut of a page and has the poem "Lyric" on it.
"Epigramme". Ts. Cut part of page.
"Evensong". 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Famine Winter". Ms. not in Helwig's hand. 1 p.
["Far underneath a deeply..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p.
"Fetch'er Fletcher!". Ms. 1 p.
["Flashing their black..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Fletcher and Newmen, aspiring..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"For Any Child". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"For My Father". 2 Ts., 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
"For Nancy" [begins "When nightmares walk..."]. 2 Ts., 1 Ms. 1 p. each. 1 Ts. is a int part of a page.
"From Baudelaire", "Spleen", "Not from Baudelaire" and "Romantic Poem". Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
"From Ritual to Romance". Ms. 1 p.
["Full brassiere and empty head..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Gifts and Givers". Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
["High in the clearing air..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Icarus Ascending". 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
"Illusion". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["In a world of eiderdown skies..."]. Ms. not in Helwig's hand. Cut part of page.
["In cruel spring creeks rise..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["into the room..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p.
["It was autumn again..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["I worship you as the vault..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Lead Gander". 1954-55? Ts. 1 p.
"Lenten Sonnet". Ms. 1 p.
"Litany". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Litany of Regret". Ms. 1 p.
["VI love me night...]. Ts. 1 p.
"Lyrique" and "Epigramme". Ts. 1 p.
"Mad Boy's Song". March 23. 3 Ts., 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
"II Marriage". Ts. 1 p.
["My actions never hasty..."]. Ts.
["My quiet life..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["My unforgiven rage to..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Narcissus Hunter". Printed on a cut piece of paper.
"New York, June, the Cloisters". 2 Ts., Ts (car.), 4 Ms. 1 p. each and 2 pp. of Ms. notes.
["Oh Frank, Frank..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Old, petite, and delicate..."]. Ms., Ts. 1 p. each.
The Ms. is at the bottom of a typed p of prose.
"On the Suicide of the Ambassador of Egypt". Ms. Cut part of a page.
"Outside the Window". Ms. 1 p.
["the papered walls and..."]. Ts. 1 p. On this page is Ms. is poem "For Any Child".
"Parade". November 16, 1957. 2 Ms., 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Poem". Ts. 1 p.
"Poetess Psychological". Ts. 1 p.
"The Porcupine Aspires". Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
"Quartet". Ts. 1 p.
["Reading for your fine..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Sestina". 5 Ts., 3 Ms. 1 p. each and 1 p. of Ms. notes.
["XI sex is a small bug..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Shakespeare, living world..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The snows are falling..."]. 2 Ms., 2 Ts.
"Solitary". Ts. 1 p.
["Someday he'll find..."]. Ts. Cut part of page and 1 sheet of a musical score.
"Sonnet". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Spleen". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["The sun shines this..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["There shall be night..."]. 2 Ms., 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Trapped in the wild..."]. 3 Ms., 1 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Two Poems for Nancy". ["When nightmares walk..."] and
["Before I fall..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"UC Carol". Ms. 1 p.
"The Uncondemned". 3 Ts., 1 Ms. 1 p. each and 1 p. of
Ms notes.
["When evening with..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Winter was falling off..."]. 1 Ms., 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Within the wind..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Your lips, valleyed and deep-canyoned..."]. Ms. 1 p.

2. Poems, 1960's. Containing individual poems mostly undated.
"(After Prevert)". 2 Ts., 1 Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
["and I imagine that somewhere..."]. Ts., photocopy of Ts. 1 p. each.
["And then one moment we awake..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Apprenticeship". 2 Ts. 2 pp. each.
"At an Unmarked Grave (for Che Guevera Octover, 1967)". 3 Ts., photocopy of Ts. 1 p. each.
"August 9". Ms. 3 pp.
"August 21, 1968". 3 Ts., 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
["Betty in her slippers..."[transcription unceratain]]. Ms. 1 p.
["Beyond an open door..."]. Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
["Bring them to hang on our door..."] November 13, 1967. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
["The centigrade thermometer..."]. 2 Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
"The Child as Swan: A Pastoral". 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
"The children". Ts. and photocopy of Ts. 1 p. each.
"The Conjugal Bed". Ts. 1 p.
["The daffodils are wrapped..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["The dark eyebrows of the ..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Day/Night". Ts. 1 p.
["The day when the dragons..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["a day when the stone..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Dead bodies when male float..."]. Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
"The Death of the Animals". Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
"The Disguises of Zeus". Ts. 1 p.
"Distances". Ts. 1 p.
"Dream [crossed out]". Ts. 1 p.
"Driving". Ts. (car.). 1 p.
["Driving home in March fog..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["drying and tightening into..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Early Sunday". 2 Ms., 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Elegy". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Encounters with the God". Ts. 1 p.
"End of a Long Trail". Ts. (car.). 1 p.
"Epilogue". Ts. 1 p.
"Epilogue on Canada". Ts. 1 p.
["The evening is grey..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The faces that will..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Fat Lady [and other poems]". A series of 9 number poem. "Fat Lady" is the first poem. 3 is titles "Acrobat", 4 "The Ulitmate Pornography" and, 8 "Day
of Joy", but the others are not titled. Ts. (2 pp. containing poems 1-4), Ts. (1 p., 1 "Fat Lady"),
Ts. (1 p. "Acrobat"), Ts. (4 pp., poems 1-9).
"Fashion". Ts. 1 p.
"For Murut". 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
"For NJB". Ms. 1 p.
"For Snorri Thorfinnsson (born circa 1005AD)". 2 Ts., 2 Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
"Found Poem Niagara Falls, N.Y. (AP)". Ts. 1 p.
"Fragments (after Sappho)". Ts. 1 p.
"The Freezing Point". 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
["The happenings of her days..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Here it is..."]. Ms., 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Holding hands with the children..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["`I am one sin, that comes...'"]. Ts. 1 p.
["I have time to pull up..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["I hope that bird..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["I remember another day..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["I saw her standing there..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["If so, the movement, the cluster..."]. Ms., 5 Ts., 1 Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
["It is a full afternoon..."]. Ms., Ts. 1 p. each.
"Kaleidoscope V The Day of Joy". Ts. 1 p. On another page is typed "Kaleidoscope (for Yorkville)".
["A land without dragons..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Last night on the midnight..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Light does all the trick..."]. Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. ea.
["The lines of beauty and use..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"The Lost House". 2 Ts., 1 Ts. (car.). 2 pp. each.
["The Rover is anarchist..."]. Mss. 1 p.
["The men who made the chain..."]. Ms. 2 pp.
["Maybe I met the Spider King..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"The Maze". Ts., Ms. 3 pp. each.
"The Messengers". 4 Ts., 1 Ms. 1 p. each. The page of one of the Ts. is torn.
"Metamorphoses". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["My only resolution to go..."]. January 1, 1966. Ms. 1 p. Initialled "NYD" at the top of the page. On the verso of the leaf is another poem in Ms ["Leave on whatever journeys..."].
"Naming". Ts. 1 p.
"The News Today January 13, 1970". Ts. (car.). 1 p.
"Night-Fries". 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
"Night Train". Ts. 1 p.
["Now, when responsibility..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["On the beach everything..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"The Only Way to Travel is to Go". 2 Ts. 1 p.
"On Unmasked Ultimate Questions". Ts. (car.). 2 pp.
["Out of the mills of Manchester..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Photographic History". 3 Ts., 1 Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
"Poem". Ts. 1 p.
"Poem for Nancy". Ts. (car.). 1 p.
["The poplar holds green leaves..."]. Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
"Portsmouth Harbour". Ms. 1 p.
["Pretty well every day..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"...Questions...". Ts. (car.). 4 pp.
"Rattling words". Ts. 1 p.
["Recalling and regretting..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Resolution". Ts. (car.). 1 p.
"Returning to Kew". Ts. (car.). 1 p.
"Rideau Street". Ts. 1 p.
"Saturday". 3 Ts. 1 p., 1 p. 2 pp.
"The Showing of Slides". Ms. 1 p.
["She has come again..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Slugs in the fat tomatoes..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Snow, this snow, the flakes..."]. Photocopy of Ts. 1 p.
"The Songs". Ts. 1 p.
"Still Life". Ts. 1 p.
"Stopping on Ice". Ts. 2 pp.
"Telephone: Speech at a Distance". Ts. 1 p.
["That telephone call in the locked..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["There is so much of Russia..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["There is oh such innocence in..."]. 6 Ts. 1 p. each.
["There were followed down..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["To turn away to..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Together we wait for spring..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Toward September". Ts. 1 p.
"Toward Winter". 2 Ts. 1 p.
["Trinidad, palms Tobago, sugar..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The vicarious mistress of our..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Visions of the Good witch". 2 Ts. 2 pp. each.
["Warm smell with..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["We drove home lost..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Weeds bloom under the water..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["What can I say?..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["When the pale curtains are..."]. Photocopy of Ts. 1 p.
["The wind cries out in..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["With the cash when..."]. Ts. Cut part of page.
["Within the month of the..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["You tell me, tell me..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Your body is an explosion..."]. Ts. 1 p.
Original file folder and indecipherable poem.

3. Poems, 1970-72. Containing undated poems from this period.
["The afternoon is only rain..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["And on the train..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["And then we slept..."]. 3 Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
["Apples are simple..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["At the drive in..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The articulate bending..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Besides me, there are voices..."]. Ms. 2 pp.
"The Best Day of the Week". Also titled "The Happiest
Day of the Week". 2 Ts. 1 pp.
["The betrayal became universal..."]. Ts. 1 p. each.
["birds the paradise of..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Birthday Gift: a [illegible]". Ms. 1 p.
"The Dead Speak". Ts. 1 p.
"The Death of Stalin". Ms. 1 p.
["Each day as I work..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Elegy". Ts. 1 p.
["The evergreen trees are..."]. 2 Ts., (1 p. each), Ms. (3 pp.).
["Every day I live now..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The eyes in the instrument of fire..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The figures at the bottom..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["For a second the landscape..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"For Al and Eurithe". 2 Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
"Fragments." Ts. 1 p.
"Ghost". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Halloween Sunday". Ts. 1 p.
["He finds you..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The houses is empty as..."]. The sixth part of a
larger poem. Ts. 1 p.
["I am alone in the kitchen..."]. Ts. 2 pp.
["I don't want to rember..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["I drive past, see..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["I no longer know how far..."]. The thirteenth part of a longer poem. Ts. 1 p.
["I resolve again..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Imbalance". Ts. 1 p.
["In the back shed..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["It begins on a street..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"A Kind of Letter (For Don Bailey)". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Lady turning at the edge..."]. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
"Last Poems". Ts. (2 pp.), Ts. (car.) (1 p.).
["Leaving, you leave..."]. Ts. and photocopy of Ts. 1 p. each.
["Light does all the work..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The light of islands is not only..."]. Parts 3-5 of a poem. Ts. 1 p.
["The light of November..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Like a bat I pass..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Losing your voice..."]. Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
["Maggie sits at my side..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["The maps ---- covered with names..."]. Ms. 3 pp.
["Mars at the edge of clouds..."]. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
["The moon is bright..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Night Train". Ts. 1 p.
["No motion. Sky and sea..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Not control (?) it..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Now in late afternoon..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"The Only Way to Travel Is to Go". Ts. (car.). 1 p.
"The Ownership of Dreams". Ms. 1 p.
"Pai Chu En: Legend". Also titled "Bethune Becomes a Legend". Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
"Passing the Cathedral". Ts. 1 p.
["Past midnight, past whiskey..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Poem in Retreat from a New Autobiography". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["The pond is the dark heart..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Reading Negatives". Ts. 1 p.
"Reading the Past as Future (for Peter Duffy)". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Refusal". Ts. 1 p.
"Returning to Kew". Ts. 1 p.
"Rose & Tulip [?]". Ms. 1 p.
["Say I could hold..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Secrets multiplied like verman..."]. Ts. Torn part of a page.
["The seeds lean where..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Seeing you at a distance..."]. 2 Ms., Ts. 1 p. each.
["---seven...[?]...from my heart..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The sight of children busting out..."]. 2 Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
["The slaughterhouse doesn't belong..."]. Titled "Poem
in Spring" and "Slaughterhouse in Sunlight". 3 Ts. 2 pp., 2 pp., 1 p.
["The snow is long..."]. 3 Ts., Ms. 1 p. each.
["Song of sixpence..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The sun turns like..."]. Ts. 1 p. each.
"Swallows". 2 Ts., Ts. (car.). 1 p. each.
["There is an hour of..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["These are real indians [?]..."]. Also titled "The Editorial Imperative". 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
["This poem is only..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["This someone, your lover..."]. Ts. 1 p. each.
"Three Part Invention". Also titled "The Rapist". 3 Ts. (2 pp., 1 p., 1 p.), Ts. (car.) (2 pp.), photocopy of Ts. (2 pp.). Ms. (3 pp.), 3 Ts. of one stanza (1 p.), and Ms. of one stanza (1 p.).
["To those who are..."]. Ts. 1 p. Verso of the last leaf is a printed poem, "Lines in Contentment: A Poem" by Gail Fox.
["The trees and wind perform..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Turn your glass to..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Walking in the first days..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["We drove on into..."]. Ms. 2 pp.
["When the pale curtains..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["When was it, I wonder..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The world expands like a..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["You tell me, tell me..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Your face asleep is..."]. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Your name was not..."]. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.

4. Poems, 1970's. Containing undated poems from this period.
["After the long rain..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Always careful, we obey..."]. Ms., Ts. 1 p. each.
["And thought was duty...(?)"]. Ms. 1 p.
["The annual assumption of mind..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Another Fall". 3 Ts., 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
["At the edge of sleep..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"August". Ms. 1 p.
["Before and behind, the cries..."]. Ms., Ts. 1 p. each.
"Beside the long solitude." Ms. 1 p.
["Black and yellow bee..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"The Blind Prince" [?]. 2 Ms. (2 pp. each), Ts. (1 p.).
["By an [?] argument we..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["a child at the window..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["children bursting out of..."]. Ts. 1 p. each.
["Children was..."]. MS. 1 p.
["The child's first pose is..."]. 3 Ms., Ts. 1 p. each.
["Contains [Cautions?]"]. Ms. 1p.
["Contains..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["My cousin Bernie at four or five]. Ms. 1 p.
["The City Phone..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["A Laura Secord box..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Counterpoints, the flutes of fire..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Crouched on a stone gargoyle...". Ts. 1 p.
"Dark Spring." Ms. 1 p.
"The day comes back...". Ts. with corrections. 1 p.
"Flute/apple in fire...". Ms. 1 p.
"Counterpoint...". Ms. 1 p.
"Daisy petals white...". Ts. 1 p. each.
"Dis/embodied...". Ms. 5 pp. (1 p. each).
"Easter Hymn.". Ts. Ms. 1 p. each.
"The face is familiar.". 1 Ts. 2 Ms. 3 p.
"Family Portrait.". Ms. 2 versions. 2 pp.
"The first picture is anonymous...". 1 Ms., 1 Ts. 2 pp. "To an old poem...". Ms. 1 p.
"Fragments.". Ts. 1 p.
"Friends...". Ms. 1 p.
"A girl rose to eternal light...". Ms. 1 p.
"Hair so thick...". Ts. 1 p.
"Hand cover...". Ms. 1 p.
"The heart beats...". 2 Ms. 2 pp.
"The heavy body of...". Ms. 1 p.
"Herbal...". Ts. 1 p.
"The Holy Spirit...". Ms. 1 p.
"I am the...". Ms. 1 p.
"I don't dare say it...". Ts. 1 p. with corrections.
"I had no stay...". Ms. 1 p.
"I stand at...". Ms. 1 p.
"I stare down at the crazed...". Ms. 1 p.
"I stare down at the crazed...". Ms. 1 p.
"I stare down at the crazed...". Ms. 1 p.
"I stare down at the crazed...". Ts. 1 p.
"I walked the empty rooms...". Ts. 1 p.
"I was born Christine Daae...". Ts. 1 p.
"I was born Christine Daae...". Ts. 1 p. with corrections.
"In my bed...". Ms. 1 p.
["I was hours in the front..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["I went last Tuesday to the Eastern..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["I will find..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["I will see what he does to her..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["I'm ended..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["In and Out of Season..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["In and Out of Season..."]. Ts. 1 p. with corrections.
"Is it that mind...". Ms. 1 p. crossed through.
"Is it the nature of islands...". Ts. 1 p.
"Is it the nature of islands...". Ts. 1 p.
"Is it the nature of islands...". Ms. 1 p.
"It's hard to find words...". Ms. 1 p.
"Landscape it...". Ms. 1 p.
"Landscape of the intoxicated gaze...". Ts. 1 p.
"Landscape of the intoxicated gaze...". Ms. 1 p.
["Landscape of the intoxicated gaze..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Late sun cover the city...". Ts. 1 p.
"Late sun cover the city...". Ms. 1 p.
"Like an empty mirror on an...". Ms. 1 p.
"Love Sick". Ms. 1 p.
"Meanwhile the inexplicable sun...". Ms. 1 p.
"Mengele". Ts. 6 p. 1 p. each.
"Dr. Mengele's Notebook". Ms. 2 pp.
"Mondrian". Ms. 1 p.
["My bosses at the secret police..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["My cousin Bernie..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["My children..."]. Ms. 1 p. (2 lines).
["My favourite props..."]. Ts. 1 p. with corrections.
["My hands enter her hair..."]. Ts. with corrections 1 p.
["My love is monstrous and unique..."]. Ms. 1 p.
[The nature of islands is to be apart..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"The Naturalist on the [station?]". Ms. 1 p.
"Natural Rhetoric: Two Trees". Ms. 1 p. with annotations/corrections.
"A night at the Movies". Ts. 2 pp.
"A night at the Movies". Ms. 2 pp.
["Nothing moves islands"]. Ts. 1 p.
"Nothing moves islands". Ms. 1 p.
["Nothing so [...] as the real: a schoolboy"]. Ms. 3 pp.
["Now you have gone..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The observer [...] up for his hands..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The one-eyed cat..."]. Ms. 2 pp.
["The one-eyed cat..."]. Ts. 2 pp.
["I only ever had one thing..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The only thing I ever learned..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The only thing Christine..."]. Ts. 2 pp.

5. ["Failed clay, the sculpture..."]. Ts. 2 pp.
["Failed clay, the sculpture..."]. Ms. 2 pp.
["Failed clay, the sculpture..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Intricate as the chemistry of generation..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Intricate as the chemistry of generation..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Mars at the edge of clouds..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Parts of speech"]. Ts. 1 p.
["The Paths through her hair are multiple..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The Paths through her hair are multiple..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Poems for Space." Ts. 1 p.
["The passionate reputation of generation"]. Ms. 1 p.
["A proof of congruence..."]. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
"Putting on Storms (After D.G. Jones)". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Putting on Storms (After D.G. Jones)". Ms. 1 p.
"Quotes from the City". Ms. 1 p.
"Secret Policeman". Ms. 1 p.
"Secret Policeman". Ts. 1 p.
"September Night". Ts. 1 p.
"September Spiders". 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
"The Sick Room". 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
"Saint". Ms. 1 p.
"Sand". Ms. 1 p.
"Shot Against the Light". Ms. 1 p.
"Small Poem". 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Some who will appear are dead..."]. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
["Spiders fill..."]. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
["Spiders to my seeing eyes..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Spleen". Ms. 1 p.
"Spring Song". Ts. 1 p.
"Streetcorner poem". 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
"Streetcorner poem". 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
["Stupidities of fate..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Sunlight fills the empty rooms"]. Ms. 1 p.
["Surrounded by children..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The test of our love..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["They [...] by the nostrils..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["There is always a landscape passing"]. 3 Ts. 1 p. each
["There was no-one to teach me..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["There was no-one to teach me..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["There is no word to fill silence"]. Ms. 1 p.
["Time passes by us..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The torches follow me..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The torches follow me..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["The trick is in the editing..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The trick is in the editing..."]. Ts. 1 p.
"Two Voices". Ms. 1 p.
"Two Wheeler". 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
"Voices at a Distance". 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
["Waking from dreams of death..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["Waking from dreams of death..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Was I the force of love..."]. Ms. 3 pp.
["The Wind like one of the more beautiful
passions..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["When Two Observers enter the landscape..."]. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
["We are packing away the opera..."]. Ts. and annotations. 3 pp.
["White lines on black snow..."]. Ms. 1 p.
["The whole family..."]. Ms. 1 p.
"Wolf Dying". 2 Ms. 2 pp. each.
"Wolfe". Ms. notes. 1 p.
"Woman/Muse". Ts. 1 p.
"Woman". Ms. 1 p.
["The world is my window..."]. 2 Ms. 2 pp. each.
["You walked away in the rain..."]. Ts. 1 p.
["Your house, assembled like a zigsaw puzzle..."]. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.

Box 17 Published and unpublished articles.
file
1 [Article on Connor Cruise O'Brien]. Ts. with holograph corrections. 3 pp.
2 [Article on television]. Ts. with holograph corrections. 4 pp.
3 [Article on pornography]. Ts. with holograph corrections. 17 pp.
4 "The Culture of Poverty." Research notes, tearsheets, etc. Published in Quest, May 1983. 68 pp.
5 "The Culture of Poverty." Ts. draft. 22 pp.
6 "The Culture of Poverty." Proof (photocopy). 9 pp.
7 "Introduction" [to booklet for The Writers' Union of Canada]. Ts. with holograph corrections; revised Ts. 4 pp.
8 "I'm in the Food for Love." Proof and tearsheet (Quest, October 1981). 10 pp.
9 "I'm in the Food for Love." Ts. and Ts. (corr.). 13 pp.
10 "Our Town." Proof and tearsheet (Toronto Life, March 1982). 35 pp.
11 "Our Town." Drafts--Ms. 8 pp. Ts. 23 pp.
12 "Our Town." Ms. notes and research. 28 pp.
13 "Points of Reference." Ts. (corr.). 23 pp.
14 "Theatre of Evil." Ts. with holograph corrections. 7 pp.
15 "Time in Fiction." Ms. and Ts. with corrections. 11 pp.
16 "To Hear the Angels Sing." Ts. drafts. 23 pp.
17 "To Hear the Angels Sing." Ts. (carbon) and tearsheets. 13 pp.
18 "To Hear the Angels Sing." Research notes, clippings etc. 23 pp.
19 "Trudeau Appealed to what was worst in us." Ts. with holograph corrections and tearsheet (The Whig Standard, October 28, 1978). 4 pp.
20 [Unpublished article on political radicalism]. Commissioned by Quest but not published. Drafts. Holograph and Ts. 60 pp.
21 [Unpublished article on political radicalism]. Commissioned by Quest but not published. Research notes. 31 pp.

Box 18 Book Reviews
file
1 Allen, Ted and Gordon, Sydney. The Scalpel, the Sword, the Story of Doctor Norman Bethune. Ts.(car). 3 pp.
2 Allen, Woody. Side Effects.
Stern, Richard. Packages.
Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp.
Ts.(car) 3 pp. Clip 1 p.
3 Atwood, Margaret. The Animals in That Country. Ts.(car). 3 pp.
4 Atwood, Margaret. Bodily Harm. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car). 4 pp. Clip, 1 p.
5 Atwood, Margaret. Surfacing. Ts. with holograph corrections. 5 pp,; Ts(x). 4 pp. and 1 p. clip.
6 Atwood, Margaret. True Stories. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts(car). 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
7 Bach, Richard. Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Bluker, Seymour. Schmucks. Ts. with holograph corrections. 4 pp., Ts.(x). 4 pp. and 2 p. clip.
8 Bagnall, Kenneth. The Little Immigrants. Ts. with holograph revisions. 5 pp. Ts.(car). 5 pp. Clip 1 p.
9 Bailey, Don. My Bareness is not just my body. Ts.(car). 3 pp. with holograph revisions.
10 Barbour, Douglas, ed. Writing Right. MacEwen, Gwendolyn. Earthlight. Bowering, George. Smoking Mirror. Deer, Glen. Excuses for Archery.
Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts(car). 3 pp. 1 TLs. Lew Gloin to David Helwig. 22 Oct., 1982.
11 Blaise, Clark. A North American Education. Thompson, Kent. The Tenants Were Corrie and Tennie. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp.; Ts(car). 2 pp.
12 Bowering, George, ed. Fiction of Contemporary Canada. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car). 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
13 Brewster, Elizabeth. Junction. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car). 2 pp.
14 same as above.
15 Bruccoli, Matthew, et al. The Correspondence of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Ts. with extensive holograph revisions. 6 pp. Clip. 1 p.
16 Callwood, June. Portrait of Canada. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts(car). 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
17 Campbell, Anne. No Memory of a Move. Blodgett, E.D. Arche/Elegies. Donnell, David. Settlements. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp.; Ts.(car). 3 pp.
18 Cary, Joyce. To Be a Pilgrim. Ts. with holograph corrections. 4 pp. Ts.(x) 3 pp. and clip 1 p.
19 Davey, Frank. Weeds. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp.; Ts.(car) 2 pp. (2 copies).
20 Davies, Robertson. Manticore. Ts. with holograph revisions, 5 pp.; Ts(car). 4 pp. and 1 p. clip.
21 Davies, Robertson. The Well-Tempered Critic: One Man's View of Theatre and Letters in Canada. Edited by Judith Skelton Grant. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts(car. 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
22 Durell, Lawrence. Constance, or Solitary Practices. Ts. with holograph revisions. 7 pp.
23 Fetherling, Doug, ed. A George Woodcock Reader. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts(car). 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
24 "Fiction Chronicle". Ts.(car). 7 pp.
25 Fitzgerald, Judith. Split Levels. Cook, Gregory M. Love en Route. Jones, D.G. A Throw of Particles. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts(car). 3 pp.
26 "Four Poets". Ts(car). 7 pp.
27 "Forum: A Canadian Storehouse of Treasures." Ts. with holograph corrections. 4 pp., Ts.(x). 4 pp. and 1 p. clip.
28 Frye, Northrop. Centre and Labyrinth. Ts. with holograph revisions. 7 pp.
29 Gasparini, Len. Cutty Sark. Ts.(car). 2 pp.
30 Grady, Wayne, ed. The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories. Ts. with holograph revision. 2 pp. Clip. 1 p.
31 Grant, George. Technology and Empire. Ts. with holograph revisions. 4 pp.; Ts.(car) 4 pp., 2 copies.
32 Gustafson, Ralph. Landscape with Rain. Marshall, Tom. The Elements. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car). 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
33 Hammett, Dashiel. [3 novels]. Ts. with holograph corrections, 4 pp., Ts.(x) 4 pp. and 1 p. clip.
34 Hancock, Geoff, ed. Magic Realism. Rooke, Leon. Cry Evil. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts(car) 3 pp. and clip, 1 p.
35 Hani, Francis. Rentee Bay. Joyce, Dianne. Stone Wear. Tihanyi, Eva. Blood. Solway, David. Selected Poems. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp., 1p. holograph.
36 Howes, Mary. Lying in Bed. Macpherson, Jay. Poems Twice Told. Waddington, Miriam. The Visitants. Page, P.K. Evening Dance of the Grey Flies. Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.

Box 19
file
1 Hyde, Montgomery. The Atom Bomb Spies. Ts. with holograph revision. 5 pp. Ts.(car) 5 pp. Clip. 1p.
2 Johnston, Jennifer. The Christmas Tree. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts.(car). 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
3 Keating, Diane. No Birds or Flowers. Fox, Gail. Houses of God. Furberg, Jon. Anhaga. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp.
4 Kinsella, W.P. The Moccasin Telegraph. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts. 4 pp.
6 Laurence, Margaret. The Diviners. Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp.; 1 copy of clilp in Books in Canada, Vol. 3, No. 4, June-July 1974.
7 Layton, Irving. A Wild Peculiar Joy. Bringhurst, Robert. The Beauty of the Weapons. Ts. wtih holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car). 3 pp. 1 clip.
8 Lee, Dennis. Civil Elegies and other Poems. Ts.(car). 4 pp.
9 Maclean's. Ts.(car). 7 pp.
10 Marlatt, Daphne. Vancouver Poems. Musgrave, Susan. Entrance of the Celebrant. Ts. with holograph revisions, 5 pp.; Ts.(car) 3 pp.
11 Marshall, Tom. Magic Water. Ts. with holograph corrections. 4 pp.
12 McCarthy, Mary. Ideas and the Novel. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp.
13 Metcalf, John. Going Down Slow. Ts. with holograph corrections. 4 pp. Ts.(xerox), 4 pp.; 1 p. clip.
14 Mitchell, W.O. How I Spent My Summer Holidays. Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp. Ts.(car). 4 pp. Clip 1 p.
15 Montgomery, L.M. My Dear Mr. M.: Letters to G.B. Macmillan. Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp. Clip 1 p.
16 Moore, Brian. The Revolution Script. Ts.(car), 3 pp.
17 Moss, John. A Reader's Guide to the Canadian Novel. Keith, W.J., ed. Letters in Canada. Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp. 1 clip.
18 & 19 Munro, Alice. Dance of the Happy Shades. Ts.(car). 7 pp. and 1 p. clipping.
20 Nabokov, Vladimir. Lectures of Russian Literature. Ts. with holograph corrections. 3 pp. Ts(car) 3 pp.
21 New, W.H., ed. Four Hemispheres. Ts. with holograph corrections. 3 pp.
22 Nowlan, Alden. Early Poems. Sparshott, Francis. The Cave of Trophonius and other Poems. Faludy, George. Learn This Poem of Mine by Heart.
Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp.; Ts.(car) 3 pp.
23 Olson, Charles. The Maximus Poems. Scheier, Libby. The Larger Life. Waltner-Toews, David. Good Housekeeping.
Ts. with holograph revisions, 2 pp.; Ts.(car). 3 pp.; 1p. holograph.
24 Oz, Amos. Where the Jackals Howl and Other Stories. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts(car). 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
25 "Poetry: Seven Recent Books." Ts.(car) with corrections. 11 p.
26 Purdy, Al. Poems for all the Annettes. Purdy, Al. Wild Grape Wine. Ts. 7 pp.
27 Reaney, James. Poems. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp.; Ts.(car). 3 pp.
28 Ritchie, Charles. Diplomatic Passport: More Undiplomatic Diaries, 1946-1962. Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
29 Scobie, Stephen. A Grand Memory for Forgetting. Gustafson, Ralph. Conflicts of Spring. Bly, Robert. The Man in the Black Coat Turns.
Ts. with holograph revisions, 3 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp. Clip. 1 p.
30 Scull, Joseph. Rebellion: The Rising in French Canada. Ts.(car). 2 pp.
31 Scrivener, Stephen. A Grand Memory for Forgetting. Colombo, John Robert. Poems of the Inuit. Barbour, Doug, ed. The Maple Laugh Forever. Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp. 1 clip.
32 "Stories around Death". Ts.(car). with holograph annotations and 1 p. holograph notes. 6 pp.
33 Sward, Robert. Half a Life's History. Evans, Hubert. Mostly Coast People. Dempster, Barry. Fables for Isolated Men. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp.; Ts(car) 3 pp.; 1p. holograph ms.
34 Virgil. Aeneid. Trans. by Allen Manedbaum. Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp.
35 Webb, Phyllis. Selected Poems: The Vision Tree. Conway, Rosalind, Eve. Townswomen and Other Poems. Fawcett, Brian. Agrressive Transport.
Ts. with holograph revisions. 3 pp. Ts.(car) 3 pp. 1 clip.
36 "Whole Lot of Poetry". Ts. with holograph revisions. 7 pp. and Ts.(car) 3 pp.
37 Wright, Richard B. In the Middle of a Life. Ts.(car). with holograph corrections. Ts.(car). 2pp.
38 Zwicky, Jan. Where Have We Been. Katz, Gertrude. Duet. Korn, Rachel. Generations. Ts. with holograph revisions, 4 pp. Ts.(car) 4 pp.

Box 20 Notebooks (1).
13 Notebooks [1950s-1970s].
Ms. notes, prose, drafts of poems and plays.

Box 21 Notebooks (2).
14 Notebooks [1950s-1970s].
Ms. notes, prose, drafts of poems and plays.

Box 22 Radio Scripts.
file
1 The Bird that Never was. (Ontario School Broadcast, 1971). Ts. with holograph revisions and holograph notebook. 11 pp. and notebook.
2 The Best Name of Silence. (BBC, 1974). First draft. Ts. (car.) script with holograph corrections. 21 pp.
3 The Best Name of Silence. Ts. (mimeograph). 3 copies. 39 pp.
4 You Can't Hear What I'm Saying. Holograph notes for play. 28 pp.
5 You Can't Hear What I'm Saying. Early draft. Ts. with extensive holograph notes and revisions. 40 pp.
6 You Can't Hear What I'm Saying. Ts. (photocopy) of early draft with changes in holograph. 41 pp.
7 You Can't Hear What I'm Saying. Ts. (photocopy). 37 pp.
8 You Can't Hear What I'm Saying. (BBC broadcast, 1978). Third stage. Ts. script. 37 pp.
9 You Can't Hear What I'm Saying. (CBC broadcast, 1978). Ts. (mimeograph). Production script. 52 pp.
10 You Can't Hear What I'm Saying. Miscellaneous holograph and Ts. (photocopy) notes. 42 pp.
11 Moving In. (CBC, 1980). Ts. (car.) outline. Ts. with holograph annotations--miscellaneous pages from first draft. Holograph notes.
12 Moving In. Ts. with holograph corrections. Second draft. 58 pp.
13 Moving In. (CBC, 1980). Ts. (photocopy) production script. 79 pp.
14 Heaven and Earth. Ts. (car.) outline. Ts. (car.) pages from second stage. Holograph notes. 43 pp.
15 Heaven and Earth. Ts. with holograph revisions. 58 pp.
16 Heaven and Earth. Ts. (photocopy) with holograph annotations. 49 pp.
17 Heaven and Earth. Ts. production script. 1981. 62 pp.
18 Old Wars. 1981. Ts. (carbon) outline. Holograph notes. Clippings. 46 pp.
19 Old Wars. Ts. (photocopy). 66 pp.
20 Old Wars. Ts. (photocopy) production script. 67 pp.

Box 23 Radio Scripts
file
1 Party Girl. Ts. (car.) outline. Ts. of first draft. Holograph notes. 39 pp.
2 Party Girl. Second draft. Ts. with holograph corrections. 45 pp.
3 Party Girl. Ts. (mimeograph) production script. 56 pp.
4 [Saving Grace][for the series] The Scales of Justice. Ts. and ts. (photocopy) of memos and script. 58 pp.
5 [Saving Grace]. First draft. Ts. (incomplete). 13 pp.
6 [Saving Grace]. Second draft. Ts. (photocopy). 48 pp.
7 Saving Grace. 1982/83? Ts. (mimeograph) production script. 51 pp.
8 Everybody's Got Something to Hide. 1983. Ts. (car.). Holograph notes. 32 pp.
9 Everbody Has Something to Hide. Ts. with holograph revisions. 78 pp.
10 Everybody Has Something to Hide. 1983. Ts. (mimeograph) production script and schedule. 73 pp.
11 Memory of Murder. Outline, notes. Ts. and holograph. 50 pp.
12 Memory of Murder. 1983. Ts. (photocopy) production script. 83 pp.
13 Memory of Murder. First draft (incomplete). 33 pp.
14 Memory of Murder. Second draft. Ts. with holograph corrections. 59 pp.
15 Disappearance. First draft. Ts. (script). Ts. (car.). Holograph notes. 28 pp.
16 Disappearance. Second draft. Ts. with holograph corrections. 30 pp.
17 Disappearance. 1984. Ts. (mimeograph) production script. 38 pp.
18 Fictional biographies for "Morningside", 1984.
i. Letter from Helwig to Jim Handman of Morningside. Ts. 1 p.
ii. "Charles Weatherby Brough and The Scroll of Time". Ts. 7 pp.
iii. "Jarvis Puttenham and the Puttenham Archives". Ts. and holograph. 16 pp.
iv. "Ralph Rogerson, Mackenzie King's Vet". Ts. (car.) and Ts. first draft. 14 pp.
v. ["Harold Britt-Hopkins, the man who created the Cold Piano."]. Ts. (car.) and ts. with holograph revisions (first draft). 25 pp.
vi. ["Christianus Landisius"]. Ts. (car.); Ts. and holograph. 19 pp.
19 The Secret Life of Christopher Marlowe. 1984. Ts. with holograph additions. Second draft. 87 pp.

Box 24 Radio Scripts.
file
1 Unlived Lives. Outline, notes. Ts. (car.) and holograph. 37 pp.
2 [Unlived Lives. Early draft. Ts. with holograph revisions. 46 pp.
3 Unlived Lives. 1985 Production script. Ts. (photocopy) with holograph annotations. 49 pp.
4 Atlantic Crossings. Production script [n.d.]. Ts. (photocopy) with holograph corrections. 67 pp.
5 [Notes for a radio novel]. Clippings and holograph notes. 20 pieces.
6 [Notes for a radio series on Gouzenko]. Ts.; holograph and clippings. 19 pp.
7 Something Wrong. [n.d.]. [unproduced]. Ts. with extensive holograph corrections. 107 pp.
8 The Sound of Poetry. [n.d.]. Ts. with holograph annotations. 4 pp.
9 "Backstretch" (mini-series), 1982. Notes, production schedule, etc. 28 pp.
10 "Backstretch". Outline proposal. Ts. with holograph corrections. 95 pp.
11 Backstretch. Second draft. Episode 1. Ts. (photocopy). 139 pp.
12 Backstretch. Episode 1. Pre-production script (incomplete). 21 pp.
13 Backstretch. Episode 1. Production script. Ts. (photocopy). 157 pp.
14 Backstretch. Episode 2. First draft. Ts. (photocopy) (incomplete). 43 pp.
15 Backstretch. Episode 2. Second draft. Ts. (xerox). 108 pp.

Box 25 Television Plays.
file
1 Backstretch: Episode two. "Field in motion". Second draft revised. Ts. Ts. (photocopy). June 29 [1982]. 121 pp.
2 Backstretch: Episode two. "Field in motion". Producitno script. Ts. (photocopy). August 2, 1982.
3 Backstretch: Episode three. "Harness racing". First draft. Ts. (photocopy) with holograph corrections [incomplete]. June-July [1982]. 83 pp.
4 Backstretch: Episode three. "Betty conquest". Second draft, revised. Ts. [1982].
5 Backstretch: Episode three. "Bright morning". Production script. Ts. (photocopy). August 6, 1982.
6 Backstretch: Episode ten. Production script. Ts. 184 pp. [1982].
7 [Backstretch]. Episode [...]. "Woman Driver". Outline. Ts. (car.) with revisions. [1982]. 34 pp.
8 Backstretch: Episode [...]. "Woman Driver". First draft. [1982]. Ts.; Ts. (photocopy). 91 pp.
9 Backstretch: Episode [...]. "Woman Driver". First draft. [1982]. Ts. (car.). 90 pp.
10 Backstretch: Episode [...]. "Woman Driver". Second draft. [1982]. Ts. (photocopy) and Ts. (car.). 138 pp.
11 Backstretch: Episode [...]. "Woman Driver". Ts. (car.). 31 pp. Outline. Ts. (car.). 31 pp.

Box 26 Television Plays
file
1 Backstretch: Episode [?]. "Harness Racing". First draft. Ts. 110 pp.
2 Backstretch: [unidentified episode]. Ts. (photocopy). 94 pp.
3 Backstretch: [unidentified episode]. Partial draft. Ts. (car.). 23 pp.
4 Backstretch. Miscellaneous notes. Ts. and holograph. 9 pp.
5 Backstretch. Index cards used for notes, etc. 129 pieces.
6 The perfect clamshell. [n.d.]. Ts. and holograph notes. 24 pp.
7 Man of God. [for TV series For the Record]. First draft. Ts. (car.) [n.d.]. 59 pp.
8 Man of God. [n.d.]. Outlines. Ts. and Ts. (photocopy) 43 pp.
9 Man of God. [n.d.]. First draft. Ts. (photocopy). 59 pp.
10 Something for Olivia's scrapbook. 1970. Script. Ts. and Ts. (car.). 42 pp.
11 A Place to Live. [c.1971]. Outline. Ts. with holograph notes and revisions. 31 pp.
12 A Place to Live. Early draft. Ts. (car.). 28 pp.
13 A Place to Live. Script (photocopy). 20 pp.
14 A Day that Didn't Happen. 1971. Draft. 28 pp.
15 A Day that Didn't Happen. 1971. Script. 43 pp.
16 Revenge. 1976-77. Outline. Ts. (car.) with revisions & annotations. 14 pp.
17 Revenge. Second draft. Ts. (car.). 83 pp.
18 The Blood is Strong. 1977. Draft. Ts. (photocopy). 153 pp.
19 The Blood is Strong. Ts. (photocopy) revised. 126 pp.

Box 27 Television plays
file
1 Maria Wait. 1977-78. Outline. Ts. (car.). 1o pp.
2 Maria Wait. Notes. Ts., Hl., photocopy. 9 pp. November 30/1977.
3 Maria Wait. First draft. Ts. (car.) and holograph. 1977-78. 84 pp.
4 Maria Wait. Notes on first draft. Ts. (photocopy). Jan. 16, 1978. 8 pp.
5 Maria Wait. Second draft. Ts. (car.) and holograph [incomplete]. 1977-78. 79 pp.
6 Maria Wait. Fourth draft. Ts. (photocopy). 77 pp.
7 Maria Wait. Fifth draft. Ts. (car.). March 14, 1978. 100 pp.
8 The Wolf Man. [197 ]. Notes. Ts. (car.) with holograph notes. 9 pp.
9 The Wolf Man. Outline. Ts. (car.). 49 pp.
10 The Wolf Man. First draft. Ts. 118 pp.
11 The Wolf Man. First Draft. Ts. (car.). 118 pp.
12 Death takes a curtain call. [1978]. Notes and brief outline. Ts. and holograph. 22 pp.
13 Death takes a curtain call. [1978]. Revised outline. Ts. (car.). 51 pp.
14 Death takes a curtain call. [1978]. Outline. Ts. (car.). 37 pp.
15 Death takes a curtain call. First draft. Ts. (car.) [1978]. 95 pp.
16 Death takes a curtain call. [1978]. Second draft. Tx. (photocopy). 150 pp.
17 Death takes a curtain call. Episode nine. Production script. 1978. Ts. (photocopy). 159 pp.
18 Death takes a curtain call. 1978. Camera script. Tx. (photocopy) [incomplete]. 103 pp.
19 Outline for propsed Great Detective. Tx. (car.) script. 3 pp.

Box 28 Film Scripts.
file
1 [National Film Board film on adolescence]. Correspondence. 1959. TLs. Outline. Ts. 12 pp.
2 [NFB film on adolescence]. Ms. notes. Ts. [n.d.]. 15 pp.
3 [NFB film on adolescence]. Script. Ts. 20 pp.
4 [NFB film on adolescence]. Contract, expense reports. 1959. 5 pp.
5 A Sense of Value. 1976. Ms. notes, research material. 43 pp.
6 A Sense of Value. Ms. Proposal. Ts. 41 pp.
7 A Sense of Value. Early draft of script. Ts. (car.). 30 pp.
8 A Sense of Value. First draft. Ts. (car.).
9 A Sense of Value. Final shooting script. Tx. (photocopy). 19 pp.
10 [Art forgery film]. 1979-80. Ms. Notes. 18 pp.
11 [Art forgery film]. Storyline, character sketches. Ts. 11 pp.
12 [Art forgery film]. July 1979. Outline. Ts. (car.).
13 [Art forgery film]. Outline. Aug. 1979. Ts. & ms. notes [incomplete]. 23 pp.
14 [Art forgery film]. Outline. October 1979. Ts. [incomplete]. 10 pp.
15 [Art forgery film]. Outline. Ts. [final version?]. 29 pp.
16 [Concerto for Memory and ghosts]. n.d. Outline. ts. 3 pp.
17 Concerto for Memory and Ghosts. Early draft [incomplete]. Ts.
18 [Concerto for memory and ghosts]. n.d. Early drafts. Ts. with holograph corrections. 38 pp.
19 Concerto for memory and ghosts. Late draft. Ts. (car.). 47 pp.
20 Concerto for memory and ghosts. Late draft. Ts. (photocopy). 47 pp.
21 [Various bits of early plays]. Ts., Ms. 52 pp.
22 Christmas in the woods. n.d. Ts. 2 pp.
23 [Untitled play]. n.d. Various drafts. Ts., Ts. (car.). 66 pp.
24 The ballad of Katy Cruel. [1959-60]. Miscellaneous draft pages. Ts. with holograph revision. 22 pp.
25 The ballad of Katy Cruel. [1959-60]. Ts. (car.).
26 [A Time of Winter]. n.d. Ts. 35 pp.
27 A Time of Winter. n.d. Partial script. Ms. and Ts. 8 pp.
28 A Time of Winter. n.d. Miscellaneous pages. Ms. and Ts. 16 pp.
29 A Time of Winter. Ts., Ts. (car.) script. 94 pp.
30 A Time of Winter. Later version. Ts. (photocopy) script. 71 pp.
31 The Time of Winter. Holograph Ms. (early). 28 pp.
32 The Tree by the Gate. 1957-58. Script. Ts. 16 pp.
33 The Tree by the Gate. 1958-59. Programme, Clip. 6 pp.

Box 29
file
1 The Dream book--a one act play. [n.d.]. Ts. 24 pp.
2 The Jacket. 1966. Ts. 8 pp.
3 The Jacket. 1966. Ts. 8 pp. and tearsheets. 12 pp.
4 The Dancers of Colbek. c.1968. Draft and Holograph notes. 16 pp.
5 The Hanging of William O'Donnell. Ts., Ts. (car.), holograph, drafts and fragments. 23 pp.
6 The Hanging of William O'Donnell. Ts. 94 pp.
7 The Hanging of William O'Donnell. Later Ts. (car.). 89 pp.
8 Barnardo Boy. [libretto]. Holograph notes. 5 pp.
9 Barnardo Boy. (Short verson of libretto). Tx. (photocopy). 30 pp.
10 Barnardo Boy. 1981. Ts., and Ts. (photocopy). 32 pp.
11 Barnardo Boy. 1981. Text (mimeograph?)(photocopy?). 31 pp.
12 Barnardo Boy. 1981. As above.
13 [Barnardo Boy]. Albert (working title?). Early. Ts. 37 pp.
14 Barnardo Boy. Score (photocopy). 100 pp.
15 Photos. David Helwig. 3 photographs from play [ ? ]. [n.d.].
16 Contracts. 1959-1979. 11 pieces.
17 [Not by Helwig]. Play entitled, "The Phoenix Team" by Stanley Colbert and Proposal for Production of a publication by Peter Lown [n.d.]. 53 pp.
18 Miscellaneous: poems, prose pieces, clips, holograph notes. 126 pp.

Box 30 Published Material:
file
1 Clippings and articles about David McFadden. Includes Jane Eadie's "Helwig's Kingston Tetralogy".
2 Issues of journals in which Helwig's work appears: The Tamarack Review, The Undergrad, The Varsity, Alphabet, Adam International Review, The University College Gargoyle, The Canadian Forum.
Miscellaneous files:
3 Unidentified partial script. Ts. pp 36-45 and miscellaneous holograph pages, 5 pp.
4 Miscellaneous pages: holograph, Ts., partially filled notebook.
5 Miscellaneous pages: incomplete scripts, Ts.
6 Jennifer. Information on Bliss symbolics and proposal for film
7 A Time for Winter. Ts.

Addendum to first accrual (previously unprocessed). – 1962-1984. – 46 cm of textual records; 2 photographs.

Series 1: Correspondence
Correspondence. – 1962-1984. -- 40 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series. -- Boxes 31-34.
Note: Correspondence has been rearranged from its original chronological order and dates supplied in square brackets where possible. However, since this addendum was found partially sorted, there have been some problems with arrangement and description. Explanatory notes are provided where needed.

Box 31:
F.1
Unidentified [W. ], Jim, letter, p. 2, n.d.
Bonnie, letter to, 1980
note written on sketch, n.d.
Faye, letter, 1984
Geo, letter, 1980
George, pc., 1971
Harvey, letter, 1971
Jane, letter, 1982
Jim, letter, n.d.; letter to, 1981
Leon, letter, 1982
Midnight Critic, letter, 1984
Mike, 5 letters, 1968-1969
Susan, letter to, 1981
Unsigned, pc., n.d.

F.2 A ACTRA (Paul Siren), 2 form letters, 1980
Aide, Bill, 15 letters, [1971, 1980-1981?], encl. tss., “Immense Answering of Human Skies: the Poetry of Margaret Avison”, “The Common Reader’s Sestina
(for P.K. Page)” Alphabet, letter, [1971?]
Anansi, The House of (Dennis Lee), 7 letters, 1969-1986, encl. photocopy
of letter from Dennis Lee to Tom Marshall, 11 February 1981
Andras, Robert, Minister of Manpower and Immigration, letter to, 4 February 1975; reply of 3 March 1975 is from Andras’ assistant, R.A. Button
Atkinson, Stephen, letter to, 6 January 1971
Archbold, Rick, 2 letters, 1982-1983. See also Doubleday Canada.
Arnott, Brian, 9 letters, [1971?]-1983
Arthur, Cathy, letter, 21 October 1975
Athens District High School (Albert Ongley), 2 letters, 1977
Atherton, Stan, pc., 14 January 1982
Atkinson, Stephen, 2 letters, 1975; letter to, 1975
Atlantic Monthly Press (Natalie Greenberg), 2 letters, 1971. See also Oberon, Box 33, F.7
Atwood, Margaret, 8 letters, 1971-[1978?]; letter to, 29 November 1971
Aurora (Morris Wolfe) letter, 26 October 1977

F.3 B Baker, Mark, letter, 30 July 1982
Barbour, Doug, letter, 6 April 1971. There is also a photocopy of an article by Barbour.
Barnes, Lily, letter, 21 February 1983
Beaufort Books Inc. (Marnie K. Goodman, Thomas Woll, Susan Suffes), 4 letters, 1982-1984), encl. questionnaires, dust-jacket for A Sound Like Laughter; letter to, 9 November 1982
Beissel, Henry, letter, 11 November 1966
Belleville Public Library (Sylvia Katzer), 2 letters, 1983
Benson, E.J., Minister of Finance, letter, 20 November 1970; letter to, 9 November 1970
Birdsell, Sandra, letter, 9 December 1982 Birney, Earle, pc., 30 September 1970
Books in Canada (Randall Ware, Douglas Marshall, Pier Girgio Di Cicco, et al.), 11 letters, 1971-1977, n.d., encl. fifth anniversary issue, May 1976
Borcharadt, Georges, letter, 12 August 1976; draft letter to, [1976]
Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards (Waddell Austin), letter 10 May 1971
Boseman, Yogi Lafayette, letter to, 9 May 1975
Bourne, Lesley, 2 letters, [1982-1983?], encl. poem, “Vendor”
Bowering, George, 5 PCs., 2 letters, 1970-1980, encl., order form for The Silver Wire Brooks, Eunice, letter, 2 January 1983
Brown, Jamie, letter, 14 October 1974
Bruce, Phyllis, letter, 24 August 1971
Burns & MacEachern (Rex Williams, Marc Foisy des Forges), pc., letter, 1977
Butcher, John C., letter, 1 August 1984, encl. poems

F.4 Don Bailey
Bailey, Don, 23 letters, 1968-1984, encl. tss., “The Long Fall Down”, “Swim for Your Life”, “The Ceremony of the Child”

 

F.5 C
Callwood, June, letter, 30 June 1981. See also National Magazine Awards Foundation and Writers’ Union of Canada.
Cameron, Elspeth, letter, 15 June 1982, encl. photocopy of authorization letter from Irving Layton
Canadian Business (Margaret A. Wente), letter, 2 December 1983; letter to, 31 October 1983
Canadian Dimension ( G. David Sheps), letter, 14 May 1969
Canadian Forum, The, (Milton Wilson, A. Rotstein) 5 letters, 1965-1970, n.d.
Canadian Literature (George Woodcock, Beverly Westbrook, W.H. New), 5 letters, 1969, 1982-1983 Canadian Penitentiary Service (Yvan Roy), letter, 9 November 1972
Canadian Who’s Who (K.P. Simpson), 2 letters, 1980-1981
Canadore College (Anthony E. Bos), 5 letters, 1982, encl. printed materials about Artsperience 1982. See also Seeley, Ruth
Cariboo-Thompson Nicola Library System (Barbara Watkins), letter, 21 December 1979
Carrier, Jean-Guy, 2 letters, 1974-1975
Catalyst (Etienne Boisjoli), 2 letters, n.d.
Centennial Public School, 25 letters from pupils of, 1971
Chapman, K.W., 3 December 1982
Chatelaine (Alemda Glassey, Liz Primeau, Mildred Istona), 4 letters, 1971-1981; letter to, 23 June 1981
Chicago Tribune (Marcia Lee Masters), 2 letters, 1970
CKWS TV, letter to, 13 September 1970
Clarke, Irwin & Company (Roy MacSkimming, John Pearce), 4 letters, 1968, 1981
Clarkson, Robert, 2 letters, 1984
Cogswell, Fred see Fiddlehead and Oberon Press, Box 33, F.2
Colombo, John Robert, 10 letters, 1967-1971, n.d. On the verso of Columbo’s letter of 30 December 1970, Helwig has written a brief ms. on the meaning of poems. See also Tamarak Review.
Commcept Publishing (Edward Peck), 5 letters, 1977, encl. copies of correspondence with Oberon Press Concordia University (Arthur Broes), 2 letters, 1977
Contemporary Literature in Translation, letter, n.d.
Cornwall Collegiate (Ronald McCabe), letter, 20 October 1971 Craig, Robert, letter, n.d.
Crawford, Terry, letter, 17 October 1974; letter to, 19 June 1973
Creative Artists Agency (Andrea Newman), letter to, 25 June 1984

F.6 Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Robert McCormack, Robert Weaver, Rudi Dorn, Robert Allen, Keith Gill, George Jonas, Selina Appleby, Anne Gibson, Joyce ?, John Douglas, Gordon ?, John Kennedy, John Hirsch, Stanley ?, Beverley Roberts, Peter A. Herrndorf, Joe Partington, Jana Kendall, Robert Sherrin, Howard Engel, Janice Murray, Bill Davis, Geraldine Sherman, Alice Sinclair, J.W. Barnes, Fred Diehl, John Reeves, 90 letters, 1966-1984; 14 letters to, 1983, encl. tss., untitled play proposal for the love affair between Thomas Wyatt and Anne Boleyn, 1971 and a story line for Sidestreet, “The Smell of Danger”, 1976. The file also contains contracts.

F.7
Canada Council
Naim Kattan, Katherine Berg, Mavor Moore, David W. Barlett, Gwen Hoover, James De Gaspé Bonar, Robert Stacey, Katharine Benzekri, 21 letters, 1971-1983;
6 letters to, 1971-1983. There are also two public reading notices and a cheque stub in the file.

F.8 D, E, F
Daigon, Ruth, letter, n.d.
Dalhousie University (S.E. Sprott, N.S. Poburko), 5 letters, 1975-1977
Darwiaw?, Duncan, letter, n.d.
Davenport, Michael, letter, 27 October 1982
Dawder?, Graham, letter, [1971?]
De Barde, Marianne, 2 letters, 2 pcs., 1980; letter to, 24 June 1908
De Rosa, Susan, letter, 26 September 1983; letter to, 29 September 1983
de Younge, George Edward, letter, [1983?]
DesJardins, Phil, letter, 4 April 1971
Dimension (C.W. Gonick), letter, 7 August 1969
Doubleday Canada Ltd. (Carolynne Hastings, Betty Jane Corson, Morris Wolfe, Janet Turnbull, Rick Archbold), 7 letters, 1977-1981
Douglas College (Maurice Hodgson), letter, 1979
Dragland, Stan, letter, 12 March 1971
Duel (Mike Rival), letter, 24 September 1984
Eckler, Kathy, letter, 11 July 1982
Edinborough, Arnold see Saturday Night
Ellipse (Sheila Jones, D.G. Jones), 2 letters, 1969-1970
Emery Collegiate Institute (Warner Winter), letter, 15 September 1976
Enns, Victor, letter to, 13 April 1982
Engel, Howard see Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Engel, Marian, 2 letters, n.d. See also Oberon Press, Box 33, F.4
Enright, Michael see Quest
Espanola High School (Karen Van Alstine), 4 letters, 1982
Faber and Faber see Hughes, Olwyn
Far Point, The (Myron Turner), 2 letters, 1969
Fawell, B., 2 letters, [1983?]
Fetherling, Doug, letter, 16 July 1984
Fiddlehead (Fred Cogswell, Kent Thompson), 17 letters, 1965-1971, encl. Conference Schedule
Findley, Timothy, 2 letters, 1976-1982
Freedman, Adele, letter, 11 July 1977
Frontenac County Board of Education (James A. Coles, Marion Watkins), 3 letters, 1980-1984, encl. printed material about Barnardo Boy and biographical
information on Helwig
Fulford, Robert see Saturday Night

F.9 G
Garner, Hugh, 2 letters, 1971
Gasparini, Len, 3 letters, 1971, n.d.
Geddes, Gary, letter to, 15 May 1975
Gelber, Arthur, letter to James Cole, Kingston Youth Orchestra, 21 July 1980
Gervas, C.H. (Marty), 4 letters, 1 pc., 1969-1971, n.d.
Globe and Mail, The (Herbert Whittaker, Kenneth Bagnell), 2 letters, 1968-1971; letter to, 19 November 1983, marked “never sent”
Gifford, Tony, letter, 12 March 1971
Goal, Réshard, 3 letters, 1982-1983; letter to, 9 January 1983
Godfrey, Dave, letter, 23 April 1971
Gold, Alan D., letter, 19 August 1981
Goldhar, Eleanor R., letter, 26 September 1983
Goodden, Herman, 2 letters, 1983
Gower, Peter, 3 letters, 1975-1976
Green, Alex, 2 letters, 1984
Greenwald, Roger, letter, 10 March 1984

 

F.10 General Publishing Ltd.
Susan Stoddard, Diane Lutynec [later Young], Debbie Backer, Peggy Archer, W.B. Hanna, Joan Leaning, Ellen Woodger, Edward J. Carson, Gerry Young, Sharon Cook, Anne Mackrell, Lyn Gent, Barbara Hehner, 68 letters, 1974-1984, encl. photocopy of letter from George Woodcock to Diane Young, 14 January 1981, editorial comments, blurb, photocopies of two different book covers and review for It Is Always Summer, photocopy of page from Follett, Modern American Usage, photocopy of book cover for Jennifer, photocopies of letters from Michael Macklem of Oberon Press, 1981, promotional tour schedule, April and May 1982, blurb and promotional information for The Only Son; 2 letters to, 1981-1983B

Box 32

F.1 H
Halliday, Kurt, letter, n.d.
Ham, Peggy, letter, 17 November 1974; letter to, 16 January 1975
Hamilton Spectator (Ken Kilpatrick), 3 letters, 1980-1982
Harcourt, Peter, 5 letters, 1977-1980
Harrison, Jeanne, 3 letters, 1980
Haskins, Doug, letter, 19 November 1962
Hathaway, Thomas S., 8 letters, 1 pc., 1979-1981, encl. ts., photocopy of letter from J. Ralph A. Turner, 1980 to Hathaway
Hehner, Barbara, letter, 9 July 1984. Note: The first two pages of this letter are missing.
Helwig, Maggie, 1 letter, 2 notes, 1981-1984, encl. poem
Hewitt, Sean, letter to, 15 January 1982
Hill, Douglas J., letter, 25 October 1971
Hind, Tommy, 2 letters, 1 pc., 1981-1983
Hirsch, John see Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Stratford Festival
Hodgson, Marina?, letter, n.d.
Hoffer, William, 2 letters, 1971, n.d.
Hood, Hugh, 2 pcs., 1970
Holt, Rinehard and Winston (Joseph Banel, Elaine Ellsworth), 3 letters, 1971
Hopkins, John, 2 letters, 1976
Howell, Bill, letter, 16 February 1975
Hudson’s Bay Company (Barbara Kilvert), 3 letters, 1969
Huggan, Isabel, letter, n.d.
Hughes, Olwyn, 2 letters, 1970-1971, encl. letter from Frank Pike of Faber and Faber to Hughes
Hurtig, M.G. (Mel), 4 letters, 1968-1971

F.2 I, J, K
Irwin, Pat, letter, 13 March 1977
Institute of Public Administration of Canada, The (J.J. Galimberti), letter to Frank Milligan, 22 November 1979
Jacobs, Maria, letter 3 March 1982
Jane Austen Society of North America (Jane Austen-Leigh), letter, 1 October 1982, encl. programme
Jany, Averil, letter, 6 November 1977
Jaw Breaker (Leonard Russo), letter, 5 June 1971
Journal of Canadian Fiction (John G. Moss), 2 letters, 1971
Johnston, George, 3 letters, 1967
Jonas, George see Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Kelly, M.T., letter, n.d.
Kendle, Judith, letter, 5 September 1980
Kerr, Bob, pc., 1983
King, Allan, letter, 11 March 1977
Kingston, City of (Gerretsen, John P.), letter, 14 March 1984
Kingston Public Library (Michael Dicketts), 2 letters, 1983
Knight, Lorna, letter, 20 July 1982
Knox, Grant, letter, 18 March 1982, encl. business card
Kogawa, Joy, 4 letters, 1968-1970

F.3 L
LaBrage, Dorothy, letter, 24 January 1983
Laureate-Gabriel, Chealsea, letter, 25 September 1980
Laurence, Margaret, letter, 25 August 1971
Layton, Irving, 7 letters, 1 pc., 1967-1968. Note: Letter of 8 July 1968 is written on the verso of a poem ts., “National Vices”. The letter of 11 July 1968 contains the poem “The Whole Bloody Bird”.
League of Canadian Poets (Raymond Souster, Gerald Lampert, Arlene Lampert, Gerald Gaskin), 15 letters, 1968-1982, encl. printed materials, newsletter, circular letter from Dennis Lee, 16 October 1970, photocopies of letters to the League from Ronald McCabe, Douglas Hill, and Kevin Murphy, all secondary school English Department Heads, biographical information on Helwig Note: Souster’s letter of 10 March 1969 has been torn in half, with only one-half remaining.
Lee, Dennis see Anansi, The House of and League of Canadian Poets
Lee, Clifford E., Award (Ben Tarver, Chris Fairbrother), 3 letters, 1975-1976, encl. information on the Award; letter to, 13 May 1976
Legal, Renée M., letter, 12 July 1982
Letters Bookstore (Nicky Drumbolis), letter, 7 November 1983
Levine, Norman, 6 letters, 1970-1971
Lewis, Stephen, letter, 13 May 1969
Lifton, Eric, 2 letters, 1974
Livesay, Dorothy, 4 letters, 1969, encl. ts. and proof of poem “Post-Operative Instructions”
Lomax, W.P., letter, 3 November 1974; letter to, 9 January 1975
Lord, Barry, 2 letters, 1979-1980
Lord, Peter, 2 letters, n.d.
Lorimer, James, open letter to Canadian publishers, March 1971
Loucareas, Dale, letter, 1982

 

F.4 M
Maddell, Peter, 1976-1976, 4 letters; 1 letter to, n.d.
Malahat Review, The (Helen E. Harris, Constance Rooke), 3 letters, 1982-1983
Manitoba Theatre Centre (Marjorie Morrell, Edward Gilbert, Armin Wiebe), 3 letters, 1968-1969; letter to, 1 December 1982 Marketing (Phil Murphy), letter, 2 March 1968
Marshall, Tom, 4 letters, 1967-1968
Martin, Sandra, 8 letters, 1982-1984, encl. birth announcement, photocopies of correspondence with Sue Laver, copy of letter to Dilshad Engineer of Oberon Press Mayer, Anita, 8 letters, 1980-1981, encl. photocopy of review of her book One Came Back
McArthur Student Council (Gloria Smith), letter, 15 December 1976. Note: Page one of the letter is missing.
McClelland and Stewart Ltd. (S.J. Totton, Judith Steed, Anna Porter, Catherine Wilson, Marilyn Fisher, Jack McClelland), 12 letters, 1965-1982, encl. report on A Step into the River; letter to, 22 March 1977
Macdonald, Rae, 2 letters, n.d.
McDonald, Roger, letter to Miss Jaquest, n.d.
McElroy, Gil, letter, 15 June 1981. Note: Ms. travel schedule notes by Helwig are attached.
McFadden, David, 2 pcs., 1977
McGraw-Hill (Conrad T. Wieczorek), 4 letters, 1971; letter to, 16 July 1971
MacLaren Advertising (Allan A. Jones), letter, 17 November 1967
Maclean’s Magazine (Charles B. Templeton, Linda Grey-Noble), 2 letters, 1969-1970
McNeal, Florence and David S., 4 letters, 1971
McWhirter, George, 7 letters, 1970-1975
Melvin, Mrs. John G., 1 card, 1 note, 2 letters, 1982, n.d. Note: The note is written on the photocopy of a letter from William in France to his father, 13 December 1916 Metcalf, John, 20 letters, 1970-1980
Miller, Peter, card, 6 June 1983 Milligan, Frank, letter, 30 November 1979, encl. letter to J.M. Galimberti, Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Mohnar, Betty, letter, 1984
Moore, Karen, letter, [1982]
Moore, Mavor see Canada Council
Mount Allison University (Doug ?), letter, 28 March 1977

F.5 N
National Council of Welfare (Ken Battle), letter, 30 July 1982
National Magazine Awards Foundation (June Callwood), letter, 4 December 1981, encl.printed materials, program
National Radio Theatre (Yuri Rasovsky), letter, 26 August 1980
Nelson, Joyce, letter, 26 August 1979; letter to, 12 October 1979
Nesbitt, Bruce, letter, 17 June 1971
Neufeld, F., letter, 26 February, 1982, encl. tear-sheet from Quest magazine, May 1982 with Neufeld’s letter to the editor about “The Case Against Skin Mags”.
Newlove, John, 5 letters, 1976
Newman, Jerry, letter, 28 November 1981
Northern Ontario Council of Teachers of English (Eve Kendel), 2 letters, 1980
Norton, W.W., draft letter to, n.d.
Novak, Barbara, letter, 7 May 1976

 

F.6 O
Oberon Press see Box 33
Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute (Gail Darling, Trina Wood), letter, 30 November 1977, encl. mimeo on Encounter Canada 77
Ontario Arts Council (Ron Evans, Karen du Toit, Steve Stevanovic, Zelda Heller), 9 letters, 1971-1983
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (Karen Gable), letter, 10 July 1980
Owen, I.M., 3 letters, 1977-1983
Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Canada (Theresa and Albert Moritz), letter, 21 November 1983 Oxford University Press (Ann McLellan), 3 letters, 1968

F.7 P
Paci, Frank, 2 letters, 1976-1981
Pakkala, Vern, letter, n.d.
PaperJacks (John Duff), card, 18 February 1975
Paterson, Tom, letter, 7 August 1984
Peace Arts 84 (Daniel J. Brooks), form letter, n.d., encl. mimeos
Pearce, Jon, letter, 31 July 1977, encl. mimeo “Interviews with Canadian Poets”
Phillips, Edward O., letter, card, 1983-1984
Pinkney, Arthur, letter, 3 September 1982
Plater, Alan, 2 letters, 1976
Poetry Singapore (Lee Tzu Pheng), 2 letters, encl. information on the journal
Pollock, Nancy, letter, n.d.
Porter, Anna see McClelland and Stewart
Poundmaker Productions (Barry Pearson), letter, 5 April 1982
Prism International (Robert Harlow, J. Michael Yates, Jacob Zilber), 5 letters, 2 form letters, 1966-1968
Prison Arts 71 (Marnie Knechtel), 6 letters, 1971-1972
Purdy, Al, 30 letters, 1 form letter, 1 card, 1967-[1984?], encl. ts. of poem “FLQ Kidnapping”

F.8 Q
Quarry (Johan Harcourt), letter to Irma McDonough, Ontario Library Review, 1971
Queen’s Quarterly (Albert Fell, Kerry McSweeney), 3 letters, 1966-1980
Queen’s University (George Whalley, Lilian Newkirk, Ronald L. Watts, Cliff Crawley, John M. Hartwick), 9 letters, 1974-1983, encl. pension plan form; letter to Whalley, 14 April 1980. There is also a note in Helwig’s hand on Queen’s University letterhead.
Quest (Lynn Cunningham, Jamie Tate, Michael Enright), 5 letters, 1981-1983, encl. letter to Quest from Paula Lemke; 4 letters to, 1981-1984

F.9 R
Reese, Peter, letter, 20 January 1980
Regteff [?], Gary, letter, n.d.
Richards, Dave, 2 letters, 1980
Robertson, Heather, 4 letters, 1979-1980
Rodriguez, Judith, letter, 1983
Rosebud Films (Barry Pearson), letter, 22 April 1980
Rule, Jane, 10 letters, 2 cards, 1970-1971
Ruskin, Ron, letter, 11 October 1970
Ryerson Press (Earle Toppings, Avo Erisalu), 4 letters, 1966-1968

 

F.10 S
Sandman, John, letter, n.d.
Saskatchewan Arts Board (Judy Krause, Jim Ellemers, Nik L. Burton, Victor Enns), 6 letters, encl. contract, printed material about literary awards
Saturday Night (Arnold Edinborough, Robert Fulford, Bernadette Sulgit), 16 letters, 1976-1982, encl. ts. of poem “Landscape”; 2 letters to, 1981-1982
Saunders, Leslie, letter, 23 October 1982, encl. periodical Next Exit.
Schoemperlen, Diane, letter, 15 March 1984
Schroeder, Andreas Peter and Sharon Elizabeth Brown, birth announcement card, n.d.
Schwarz, Herbert, letter, 7 January 1983, encl. p. 4 from a ts.
Scott, John J., letter, 9 April 1982, to Michael Enright
Seal Books (Jim Bacque), letter, 14 April 1977
Seeley, Ruth, 2 letters, [1982?]-1983, encl. Canadore College Creative Writing Class List
Shaw Festival (Brian Doherty), 2 letters, 1971
Shaw, Joan Fern, letter, 20 May 1984
Anthony Sheil Associates Limited (Giles Gordon), 25 letters 1973-1983, encl. letter from Peter Collenette at Macmillan; letter to, n.d.
Sibum, Norm, letter, n.d.
Simpson, Leo, 2 letters, 1971
Simon Fraser University (Kathy ?, Peter Buitenhuis), 3 letters, 1977-1979
Smith, Bobbie Jean, 3 letters, 1982-1983
Smiths Falls District Collegiate, letter, n.d.
Somerville, A., letter, 15 July 1968
Sorestad, Glen, 2 letters, 1976-1982
Souster, Raymond see League of Canadian Poets
Spindrift Dance Theatre, letter, 5 December 1983
St. George’s School of Montreal (Norma L. Passaretti, Gilbert H. Plaw), 2 letters, 1980, encl. mimeo
St. John’s College (David Arnason), letter, 2 October 1973
St. Martin’s High School (Alfredo da Cimba, Lynda Kinchsular), 2 letters, 1983, n.d.
Stein, David Lewis, 3 letters, 1975-1977, n.d.
Stevens, Peter, letter, 21 August 1981
Stratford Festival (John S. Hirsch, Thomas B. Hendry), 5 letters, 1968-1982
Stress & Pain Centre (John Walker), letter, 23 April 1982
Stuewe, Paul, 3 letters, 1979
Summers, Merna, 2 letters, 1980-1982, encl. review of Helwig’s book, The King’s Evil
Swan, Susan, letter, 8 December 1976
Sward, Robert, card, 15 February 1980

 

F.11 T
Tamarak Review (Robert Weaver, John Robert Columbo), 3 letters, 1965-1967. Note: The letter from Columbo is torn.
Tapestry Singers (Janice Schuyler), letter, 15 May 1984
Tarragon Theatre (Urjo Kareda), 3 letters, 1983; letter to, 1983
Taylor, Charles, letter, 17 March 1980
Templeton, Charles B. see Maclean’s Magazine
Theatre Toronto (Mavis Hayman), letter, 1968-1969
Thomas, Audrey, letter, 20 November 1974
Thompson, Kent, 3 letters, 1970-1976
Today Magazine (Judy Stoffman), 2 letters, 1981

F.12 U
Universal Productions (Alma ?), letter, 23 July 1980
University of Guelph (Patrick Holland), letter, 23 September 1982
University of Massachusetts Press, 3 letters, n.d.; letter to, 23 June 1980
University of Ottawa (David Staines, Glenn Clever, John ?), 6 letters, 1980-1981, encl. Callaghan Symposium leaflet
University of Saskatchewan (Paul Denham), letter, 10 September 1973
University of Toronto ( Jill Shefrin, Sarah Torgov, Frank W., Annabel Sissons, Peter Richardson, Bruce Gardham), 9 letters, 1967-1984. Note: the 1967 letter is incomplete and thus lacks a signature.
University of Victoria (W.D. Godfrey), letter, 16 January 1980, encl. job advertisement
University of Western Ontario (Joseph M. Zesulka), letter 20 September 1973
University of Windsor Review (Gene McNarma?), letter, 6 October 1971

F.13 V, W
Van Vierzen, Johanna, letter, 25 June 1969
Vaughn, Cleo, 2 letters, 1981
Vertolli, Lou, letter, 9 January 1983
Village Book Store (M. Ahvenus), letter, 19 September 1968
Wainwright, J.A.?, letter, [1971?]
Wallace, Aitken & Sheil, Inc. (Robert Cornfield), 2 letters, 1976
Wascana Review (Jayne Berland), letter, n.d.
Watmough, David, 2 letters, 1982-1983
Weekend Magazine (Jacqui Bishop), letter, 15 August 1975
Wente, Margaret A. see Canadian Business
Wiebe, Rudy, 2 letters, 1971, encl. ts.
Wien, Carol Anne, letter, 28 October 1982
Wilson, Robert, letter to, 16 October 1983
Welbourne Avenue Public School (Connie E. Taylor), 2 letters, 1984
Wendigo (Dave Sanderson), letter, n.d.
West Coast Review (Frederick Candelaria), letter, pc., 1967-[1971]
Westminster Films (Don ?), letter, 15 January 1981
Whalley, George see Queen’s University
Wild, Peter, pc. to Ed, 24 February 1969
Wolfe, Morris see Aurora and Doubleday Canada Ltd.
Wood, Ted, letter, 6 April 1976
Woodcock, George, 8 letters, 1975-1980. See also Canadian Literature and General Publishing Ltd.
Writers Directory, letter, n.d., encl. Helwig entry from previous edition.
Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (Gregory M. Cook), letter, 1 December 1981
Writers’ Union of Canada (Ellen Powers, June Callwood, Susan Crean, Harold Horwood, Mary Jacquest, Kate ?, Bob Collins, Randy Haunfelder, Bob Harlow, Janice Tyrwhitt), 17 letters, 1 card, 1977-1983, encl. printed materials; letter to Callwood, 19 December 1979. Note: The letter from Tyrwhitt is a form letter as Chairman of the Canada Writes Committee.

F.14 X, Y, Z
Young, David, letter, 17 October 1977
Young, Ian, letter, April 1969
York University (J. Paul Grayson, Maurice Elliott), 3 letters, 1977-1980 Zieroth, Dale, 6 letters , 1971-1976
Zwicky, Jan, letter, 11 January 1984

Box 33 Oberon Press

Michael Macklem, Anne Hardy, Gail Low, Sally Eaton, Nicholas Macklem, Dilshad Engineer. Note: The vast majority of the letters are from Michael Macklem.

 

F.1 1967
28 letters, 2 notes; 2 letters to. Also in file is a memorandum of agreement and copyright application for Figures in a Landscape, editor’s notes, and proofs of 3 poems, “Harlequin to Columbine”, “Coin”, and the title poem from the book.

 

F.2 1968
38 letters, 10 notes. Also in the file is copy of a letter from Anne Hardy, 9 March 1968 to Nan Dobson of the CBC and a letter from Fred Cogswell, 20 December 1968 of the Fiddlehead, praising Figures in a Landscape.

F.3 1969
22 letters, 5 notes, 1 card; letter to, 8 September. Also in the file is draft for the text of the jacket cover for Sign of a Gunman, a report (possibly two) on The Hanging of William O’Donnell, and a copy of a letter from Michael Macklem, 21 August 1969, to Victor De Barletta.

F.4 1970
31 letters, 2 pcs., 7 notes, encl. royalty statements and an invoice; letter to Peter Shaw, Ryerson Press, 10 March. Also in the file are copies of letters from Michael Macklem to Keith Gill of the CBC, Naim Kattan of the Canada Council, Tom [Marshall] at Quarry Press, Peter Shaw at Ryerson Press, Brittnell Book Shop, Marion Engel, two readers’ reports on “A Crime in Silence”, two notices about The Hanging of William O’Donnell, 1970/1971 catalogue, and a typed list of people associated with Oberon.

 

F.5 1971
47 letters, 1 pc., 5 notes, encl. income tax form. Also in the file are copies of letters to Ryerson Press, Miss Ellsworth, Canadian Press, Robert Weaver of Tamarak Review, D.G. Stephens, copy of letter from D.G. Stephens to Helwig, letters from Allan King and Leo Simpson to Macklem, a list of Oberon books and a book-cover for Fourteen Stories High.

 

F.6 1972
26 letters, 2 pcs., 7 notes, encl. invoice; letter to, 10 July. Also in the file are copies of letters to Paul P. Hewitt, John Newlove at McClelland and Stewart, to Anne Hardy from Jane Rule and Andy Suknaski, to Tom [Marshall] of Quarry Press, and Leo Simpson, letters from Paul Denham and Roger C. Lewis to Macklem, and the Fall List 72 with annotations by Helwig.

F.7 1973
44 letters, 1 pc., 5 notes; letter to Atlantic Monthly, 2 May 1974. Also in the file are copies of letters to Hugh Garner, Ontario Provincial Police, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Peter ?, George [Amabile?], as well as a mimeo outlining the financial picture at Oberon for 1973.

F.8 1974
42 letters, 7 notes. Also in the file are copies of letters to Ron ?, Fred Euringer, Frank Paci, Eldon ?, letters from Garry Fenton, Harry W. Coleman, Susan Stoddard, Eldon ?, 1 page of handwritten notes by Helwig headed “Andy Marshall.”

F.9 1975
10 letters; 1 note. Also in the file are copies of letters to Graeme ?, to and from Joyce Marshall and a list of authors of New Canadian Stories: 75 with payments to them.

F.10 1976. 11 letters

F.11 1977
26 letters, 3 notes. Also in the file are copies of letters to and from Terry Green of the Community Tape Resource Library Club, and from Gail Ellison of University of Southern California, as well as an invoice to Helwig for the purchase of 25 copies of The Best Name of Silence.

F.12 1979
5 letters. Also in the file is a copy of a letter to Tom Wilkinson of the Canadian Football League.

F.13 1980
46 letters; 1 pc., 1 note. Also in the file is are letters to Tom Wilkinson of the Canadian Football League, the editor of Quill & Quire and a blurb for The King’s Evil.

F.14 1981
41 letters, 2 notes. Also in the file are letters to and from Peter M. Sanger, including 2 letters from Helwig to Sanger and 1 letter from Sanger to Helwig; they concern Sanger’s complaint that Helwig was plagiarising Sanger’s work for The King’s Evil. A letter from Bruce Whiteman and a letter from David Richards to Helwig concern Whiteman’s poetry reading series at McMaster University.

F.15 1982
24 letters, 3 notes. Also in the file are letters to Sandra Martin and an unidentified firm concerning mass-market paperback rights for The Glass Night, from Mrs. Jay Robertson of General Publishing, and Bessie Lutyen.

F.16 1983
29 letters, 3 notes, encl. Beaufort catalogue; 1 letter to. Also in the file are copies of a letter to Bonnie Burnard, letter to from A.C. Wright, a pamphlet, Winter Poems: New Titles from Oberon Press, photocopy from Replay: Murder with a reference to Oberon Press and a ts. concerning the launch of 83: Best Canadian Stories.

F.17 1984. 8 letters.

F.18 n.d.
3 letters, 58 notes, 3 lists. Also in the file is a letter to John Newlove and proofs for Oberon advertisements. Note: One of the letters is page two of a letter, presumably by Michael Macklem, which could not be matched to a first page.

Miscellaneous

Box 34
Files 1-7 contain a variety of items that could not be identified as enclosures with the correspondence.
F.1 Interviews
Four interviews with Helwig published in Kingston Whig-Standard, 1977; The Nuggett, 1982; TV Times, n.d., and The Varsity, 1975.
F.2 News clippings
F.3 Photographs
Black and White photograph of Helwig; colour photograph of unidentified plaque.
F.4 Printed Materials
Biographical leaflet about Helwig; National Arts Centre programme, July 1972, containing biographical information on Helwig; leaflet by Patrick Lane, There are Still The Mountains; promotional material from publishing houses: Coach House Press for David Young’s Agent Provocateur, Intermedia Press, Ragweed Press, and Stoddart; tear-sheets from New Books, spring 1984; National Book Festival; Intersection Gallery; Canadians for Decency; Domino Theatre programme for 1966-1967 for Helwig’s A Time of Winter; Queen’s University reception; The Writer’s Development Trust; Terres des Hommes; Maritime Photographic Workshops 1982.

Posters
New Press colour poster of recent releases distributed by General Paperbacks.
Barnardo Boy poster for performance in Kingston, Ontario, 1982
Oberon Press new writings, 2 posters
Posters are filed in Map Cabinets.

F.5 Printed, Holograph and Typed Materials Copyright documents for Figures in a Landscape, The Sign of the Gunman, The Day Before Tomorrow and The Small Rain (published as The Streets of Summer); other printed, holograph and typed items.

F.6 Serials
Canadian Reader, 9, no. 3; 12, no. 3; Inner Circle, TWUC Newsletter; Next Exit, spring 1980; Ottawa Poetry News, July 1976; Poetry Canada, November 1970; West Coast Review, January 1971; Writers’ Union of Canada Newsletter, November 1979.

 

Series 2:
Manuscripts, Typescripts, and Proofs. – 1975-1982 -- 2 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. – Box 34.

Other Authors

F.7

S.D. Harasym. Photocopies of tss. of 5 poems.
R.N. Latreille. Photocopy of ts., “[Review of] A Book about Billie”.
Charmaine Lindsay. Photocopy of ts., “A Bibliography of the Published Works of David Helwig.”
Gail Seeley Fox. Ts. and two proofs of poem “Lines In Contentment”.
Gwendolyn McEwen. Ts. and proof of poem “Jewellery”.
Roger Prentice. Ts. of poem “Responsibility”.
Bronwen Wallace. Photocopies of tss. and tss. of poems and prose. There are also photocopies of published materials as well as a resume for Chris Whynot. One of Wallace’s poems is dedicated to Liz Whynot.
Unidentified. Ts. of poem “Summertime”.

Letters to the Editor

 

F.8
[Dennis Braithwaite’s column on television]. Ts./ts/ carbon, [3] p., 28 May 1975, to the Toronto Star.
[Peter Miller’s review of Nigel West]. Ts. carbon, [1] p., 11 January 1982, to the Kingston Whig Standard.
Cyril Greenland’s article on sex criminals]. Ts./ts. carbon, [2] p., 24 July 1982, to the Globe and Mail.
[Stratford Festival editorial]. Ts., [1] p., n.d.

Introductions
[Introduction to Human Elements: 2nd Series (Oberon, 1981)], ts., 4 p., n.d.; ts. carbon, 3 p., n.d.

Novels
It Is Always Summer. Photocopy of ts., [9] p., n.d. There is also a unsigned note commenting on the new material added to the novel. The Small Rain (published as The Streets of Summer). Ts., [2] p., n.d.

Poetry
Note: For a brief ms. by Helwig on the meaning of poems see Columbo, John Robert.
“Another Fall”, photocopy, [1] p.
“Hey, Bay”, ts., [1] p., n.d.
“A Kind of Letter (for Don Bailey)”, ts., [1] p., n.d. “Footnote to A Book about Billie”, ts., [1] p. Note: This poem is not in the book of the same name.

Reviews
[Review of books at Christmas]. Ts., 3 p., n.d.

Radio and Television Script Proposals
“Heaven and Earth”, photocopy of ts., [2] p., n.d. See also First Accrual, Box 22, F.14-17.
“It Isn’t Just Luck”, photocopy of ts., 7 p., n.d.
“The Smell of Danger”. See Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

Unidentified
Unidentified, unrelated ms./ts., [15] p., n.d.

F.9 Proofs
Figures in a Landscape see Oberon, Box 33, F.1.
The Best Name of Silence. Bound Proofs, n.d.
“To Hear the Angels Sing”, 5 p., n.d. See also First Accrual, Box 17, F. 16-18.
“The Case Against Skin Mags”, 8 p., n.d. See also First Accrual, Box 17, F. 3.

 

Series 3: Reviews and Published materials

Reviews of Helwig’s Books and Published Materials. – 1970-1982. -- 4 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. – Box 34.

Reviews of Helwig’s books
F.10
The Best Name of Silence (1972)
The Day Before Tomorrow (1971)
Figures in a Landscape (c1967)
The Glass Knight (1976)
It Is Always Summer (1982)
The Sign of the Gunman (1969)
miscellaneous writings

F.11 Fourteen Stories High (1971)

F.12 New Canadian Stories (1972-1975)

F.13 Published Materials
“At the Pilot Tavern”, tear-sheet from Toronto Life, April 1980 “CND Festival of Life Bethnal Green, Easter 1970”, tear-sheet from Tribune (London, England), 9 April 1971 “Poem for the End of the Revolution”, tear-sheet from Saturday Night, December 1970

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Second accrual. -- 1984-1988. – 1.15 m. (Accession No.: 20-1989)

Materials organized as follows:
I. Novels
II. Plays
III. Book Reviews
IV. Poetry
V. Correspondence

I. Novels:
Box 35 A Postcard from Rome. 1985-87.
file
1 Ts.(x) with holograph revisions. 270 pp.
2 Ts. 347 pp.
3 Ts.(x) of above, with holograph revisions. (later version). 360 pp.

Box 36 A Postcard from Rome. 1985-87.
file
1 Ts., Ts.(x). Various drafts. 245 pp.
2 Ts., Ts.(car) with extensive holograph notes and revisions 286 pp.
3 Ts. Incomplete; non-consecutive pagination. 75 pp.

Box 37 The Bishop. 1984
file
1 Ts.(car) and Ts.(x). 300 pp.
2 Ts. with some holograph notes and revisions. 300 pp.

Box 38 Of Desire. 1986-87 (unpublished?)
file
1 Ts. with holograph revision. 247 pp. 2 Ts. of various drafts. 150 pp. 3 Old Wars. [n.d.]
Ts.(x) and few pages of ts. 210 pp.

II Plays:
Box 39
file
1 La Tosca. 1985?
Ms., 49 pp. + photocopy of the play in French (not by Helwig).
2 Ts. and miscellaneous material. 50 pp.

III. Book Reviews:
Box 39
file
3 Book reviews, ts., ts.(car) with holograph revisions. 1985-1988. 44 reviews.

IV. Poetry:
Box 40
file
1 Obsessions: Gardens, CBC Radio 1987. Ts. 25 pp.; Ms. 50 pp.
2 The Hundred Old Names. [n.d.]. Ts., 67 pp.
3 Individual poems. [n.d.]. Ms., Ts. 250 pp.

V. Correspondence:
Box 41
file
1 Andrews, Jancis. [1985], 8 pieces.
Asper[?], Diana. [1985], 1 piece.
Association of Universities and Colleges
of Canada. [1987], 2 pieces.
Atwood, Margaret. [1984], 1 piece.
Authors Guild Inc., The. [1983-86], 4 pieces.
Bailey, Don. [1984-88], 153 pieces.
Baird, David. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Barclay, J.G. [1984], 3 pieces.
[---], Bill. [1987], 1 piece.
Birdsell[?], Sandra. [1985], 1 piece.
Board of Education Windsor. [1985] 5 pieces.
Border Lines. [1985], 9 pieces.
Bourdon, Grant. [1985], 1 piece.
Bradbury, Patricia. [1985], 1 piece.
Broadbent Election Fund, Ed. [1988], 1 piece.
Bruccoli Clark Inc. [1986], 2 pieces.
Burnara[?], Bonnie. [1987-88], 2 pieces.

2 Calcaterra, Janet. [1987-88], 6 pieces.
Cameron, David. [1985], 2 pieces.
Canada Council, The. [1985-88], 62 pieces + 4 replies from Helwig [1985-87].
Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies. [1985], 3 pieces + 1 reply from Helwig [1985].
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [1984-88], 18 pieces.
Canadian Encyclopedia, The. [1985], 1 piece.
Canadian Literature. [1987], 2 pieces.
Capital Films. [1986], 2 pieces. Caplan, Thea. [n.d.], 2 pieces.
Cartwright, Moira. [1988], 1 piece.
Cinegrad. [1987], 16 pieces + 13 notes by Helwig.
Clark[?], Joan. [1988], 2 pieces.
Clarkstown High School North. [1988], 2 pieces.
[---], Cliff. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Cohen, Matt. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Concordia University. [1987], 1 piece.
Contemporary Literary Criticism. [1985-88], 9 pieces.
Coteau Books, [1988], 1 piece.
Coulter, Peggy. [1988], 3 pieces.

3 Dalton, Sheila. [1985], 1 piece.
Dawson, Ted. [1988], 14 pieces.
Dillon, Jude. [1987], 2 pieces.
Drabek, Jan. [1985], 1 piece.
Drache, Sharon. [1984], 1 piece.
Duch, Maggie. [1986], 1 piece.
Dyment, Margaret. [1988], 7 pieces.
English, James. [1985-86], 4 pieces.
Equinox. [1986], 1 piece.
Esford, John. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Fawcett, Sheila. [1985], 2 pieces.
Federation of Canada-China Friendship Association. [1987], 6 pieces.
Fethering, Doug. [1987], 2 pieces.
Findlay, Timothy. [1985], 1 piece.
Fisher, Chris. [1987], 1 piece.
Flynn, Rozalyn. [1984], 3 pieces.
[---], Frank[?], [n.d.], 1 piece.
Fraser, Keath. [1986], 1 piece.
Friedman, Amy. [1988], 2 pieces.
Gargoyle, The. [1985], 2 pieces.
Geddes, Gary. [1987], 2 pieces.
General Publishing Co. Limited. [1984-86], 6 pieces.
Gerretsen, John. [1987], 1 piece.
Gloin, Lew. [1986-87], 4 pieces.
Glover, Douglas. [1985-1988], 11 pieces.
Gough, Bill. [1984], 1 piece.
Gourlay, Elizabeth. [1986], 1 piece.
Gowan, Lee. [1984], 1 piece.
[---], Graeme. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Grain. [1987], 1 piece.
Gunn, Genni. [1986], 1 piece.
Hansen, Elisabeth. [1986], 3 pieces.
Harlow, Bob. [1987-88], 6 pieces.
Harrison, Keith. [1987], 1 piece.
Harvor, Beth. [1985], 1 piece.
Heffron, Dorris. [1987], 3 pieces.

4 Helwig, David. [1984-88], 345 pieces.

5 Hill, Margaret. [1986], 1 piece.
Hillis, Rick. [1985-88], 13 pieces.
Hoover, Gwen. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Ilani[?], Frances. [1986], 1 piece.
International P.E.N. [1987], 1 piece.
James-French, Davy. [1985-86], 8 pieces.
Janis, Wida[?], [1985], 3 pieces.
Jenkins, Phil. [1985], 1 piece.
[---], Joan. [1985-88], 4 pieces.
John Abbott College. [1987], 1 piece.
Johnson, Marion. [1984-85], 2 pieces.
Juscik, Steve. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Keane, Mary. [1985], 2 pieces.
Kelly, M.T. [1987], 2 pieces.
Kinsella, Bill. [1984-85], 2 pieces.
Kirkpatrick, Daniel. [1985], 1 piece.
Krueger, Lesley. [1985-88], 6 pieces.
Kulyk-Keefer, Janice. [1976], 1 piece.
Langston, Patrick. [1985], 1 piece.
Lea, Mary. [1985], 1 piece.
Lenton, Peter. [1988], 1 piece.
Levine, Norman. [1985-87], 2 pieces.
Lowry, Lisa. [n.d.], 3 pieces.

Box 42
file
1 MacDonald, Flora. [1986-88], 2 pieces.
Macmillan of Canada. [1986], 2 pieces.
Madott, Darlene. [1985], 1 piece.
Malahat Review, The. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Marshall, Joyce. [1985], 1 piece.
Martin, Sandra. [1985-86], 2 pieces.
Massey College. [1987], 1 piece.
McCombs, Judith. [1986-87], 2 pieces.
McEwen, Daniel. [1984], 1 piece.
McMaster University. [1984-85], 26 pieces.
Melvin, Joan. [1985], 2 pieces.
Metcalf, John. [1986-88], 9 pieces.
Mistry, Rohinton. [1985-86], 7 pieces.
Montgomery, Douglas. [1986], 1 piece.
Nelvana. [1985], 1 piece.
New York Review of Books, The. [1987], 1 piece.
Nicholson, Christian. [1984], 4 pieces.
Nolin, Wanda. [n.d.], 1 piece.
[---], Norman. [1987], 1 piece.
North Public Library. [1987], 8 pieces.
Noyes, Steve. [n.d.], 1 piece.

2 Oberon Press. [1984-88], 72 pieces.
O'Neill, Dennis. [1985], 4 pieces.
Ontario Arts Council. [1984-88], 22 pieces.
Ontario Council of Teachers. [1988], 2 pieces.
Ottawa Citizen, The. [1987], 1 piece.
Ottawa Public Library. [1987], 1 piece.

3 Packer, Miriam. [1984], 3 pieces.
Penguin Books Canada Limited. [1984-88], 49 pieces.
P.H.[?], Helene. [1984], 1 piece.
Prism International. [1987], 1 piece.
Public Lending Right Commission. [1988], 1 piece.
Publishing Services. [1987], 1 piece.
Purdy, Al. [n.d.], 1 piece.

4 Quarry Press. [1986-88], 4 pieces.
Queen's Quarterly. [1986-87], 9 pieces.
Queen's University. [1986-88], 7 pieces.
Reference Press. [1985?], 1 piece.
Riches, Brenda. [1987], 1 piece.
Rigelhof, T.F. [1984-85], 20 pieces.
Robson, Nora. [1988], 2 pieces.
Rooke, Leon. [1986-87], 3 pieces.
Rule, Jane. [1985], 1 piece.
Ruskin, Ronald. [1986], 1 piece.

5 [---], Sally. [1987-88], 3 pieces.
Saskatchewan Arts Board. [1984-87], 9 pieces.
Saskatchewan School of the Arts. [1987], 6 pieces.
Saskatchewan Writers Guild. [1988], 1 piece.
Scheier, Libby. [1986], 1 piece.
Schoemperlen, Diane. [1984], 2 pieces.
Settler Film Productions, Inc. [1985], 2 pieces.
Shaw, Joan Fern. [1984-85], 2 pieces.
Sherman, Jason. [1987], 1 piece.
Sherrin, Robert. [1985], 1 piece.
Shields, Carol. [1984], 1 piece.
Sinclair, Alice. [1986], 1 piece.
Smith, Bobbie Jean. [1988], 1 piece + 1 reply from Helwig, [n.d.].
St. Francis Xavier University. [1984-85], 2 pieces.
St. Lawrence College. [1987-88], 3 pieces.
Stayer, Marcia. [1984], 1 piece.
Stoddart. [1986], 2 pieces.
Story, Gertrude. [1986], 2 pieces.
Stevens, Peter. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Summers, Merna. [1984-88], 7 pieces.
[---], Susan. [1985], 1 piece.
Svedndsen, Linda. [1986-88], 5 pieces.

6 Thousand Islands Playhouse. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Thunder Bay Public Library. [1986], 2 pieces.
Toronto Life. [1984-87], 5 pieces.
Trenton Memorial Public Library. [1986], 2 pieces.
University of Alberta. [1987], 1 piece.
University of British Columbia. [1985], 1 piece.
University of Toronto Press. [1985?], 1 piece.
University of Windsor. [1987], 1 piece.
Upper Canada Writers Workshop. [1984], 2 pieces.
Warren, Dianne. [1985], 1 piece.
Warwick, Terry. [n.d.], 1 piece.
Webb, Phyllis. [1988], 3 pieces.
Weiss, Allan. [1984], 1 piece.
Welland County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. [1988], 1 piece.
Weringh, Klaas Van. [1984], 1 piece.
Wesseler, Marliss. [1987], 1 piece.
West, Mary. [1986], 2 pieces.
Wheatley, Pat. [1985], 1 piece.
Whig-Standard, The. [1988], 5 pieces.
Wien, Carol Anne. [1987], 29 pieces.
Wilson, Andrew H. [1984], 6 pieces.
Wind, Chris. [1986-87], 3 pieces.
Windley, Carol. [1985], 1 piece.
Writers' Development Trust, The. [1987], 1 piece.
Writers Guild of Alberta. [1984-85], 7 pieces + 1 reply from Helwig, [1985].
Writers Union of Canada, The. [1985-87], 3 pieces.
Woodbury, Mary. [1985], 1 piece.
Woodcock, George. [1985-87], 3 pieces.

7 Ying, Xing-guo. [1988], 5 pieces.
York University. [1984], 2 pieces.
Zhan-qui, Liu. [1988], 1 piece.
Zundel, Eugenia. [1987], 2 pieces.
Zwicky, Jan. [1986], 55 pieces.

8 Unidentified correspondence. [1986], 3 pieces.
9 Miscellaneous items. [1984-88], 147 pieces.
-items include: photographs, receipts, clippings, notes, slides, etc.

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Third accrual (Acc. 11-1992) consists of books which will be catalogued as well as a ts. carbon of his M.A. thesis, "The Comedies of George Chapman", University of Liverpool. Location: Box 42 (second accrual).

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Fourth accrual. -- 1967-1993; 1988-1993 predominant. -- 1.7 m of textual records, sound recordings and graphic material.

Series 1:

Correspondence

Correspondence. -- 1972-1993; 1988-1993 predominant. -- .31 m of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. Boxes 43-45.
Note: Correspondence has been rearranged from its original chronological order and dates supplied in square brackets where possible. All letters incoming unless otherwise noted.

Box 43
F.1 Unidentified
[A. ], Mark, pc., 20 February 1993
[P. ], David, 6 PCs., 1 card with ts., "The Poems of Judith Pond" encl., 1992-1993
[W. ], George, card, 17 June [1991]
C.H., pc., 22 June 1992
[ ], A., card, [June 1991]
[ ], Diane, 2 letters, 1988, [November 1991]
[ ], E. [?], pc., 22 February 1990
[ ], George and family, card, [December 1992]
[ ], J., 2 letters, [March 1992]
[ ], John, letter, [November 1992]
[ ], Judy, 5 letters, 1989-1991
[ ], Larry [?], letter, 2 October [1992]
[ ], Nancy and Maurice, letter and pc., 1993
[ ], Patrick, letter, [summer 1993]
[ ], Sally, 4 letters, with encl. letter from Eleanor May, 1989-1991

F.2 A
Abbot, Mrs. D. (Helwig's grandmother), 2 letters, n.d.
Abley, Mark see Montreal Gazette
Aide, Haide, letter, December 1990 with postscript by William Aide
Aide, William, 4 letters and card, 1990-1992; 2 letters, to 1991-2. There are also two photocopies of book reviews by Aide. See also Cromwell, Thomas A.
Akenson, Don see CAIS Conference, McGill-Queen's University Press
Ally, Diane see Canada Council
Anderson, D.V., letter, 24 March 1992
ARC Reading Series (Christopher Levenson), 2 letters with encls., 1990
Archer, Colleen, letter, 25 February 1993
Armstrong, Brian, letter, 27 June 1989
Arnott, Brian see Oberon Press
Ashford, Valerie, letter, 30 January 1992 with photocopy encl. re Barbara Paul Memorial Award at Queen's University; 2 letters in support of Ashford, 1992
Ayre, Logan, 2 letters, 1992-1993, encls. submissions for Back Then: Voices of Memory

F.3 B
Bacque, James, letter, 30 January 1992, encl. ts., "The Polar Bear Express"
Barnes, Sarah, card, December 1992
Barton, Marie, 5 letters, 1992, encl. tss., "Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Cream", "A Memoir", and "The Rough Road of Rules". Note: one letter is written on a letter from Robert Weaver, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to Barton.
Bedford House Publishing (Nathan Rudyk), letter, 14 November 1988, encl. payment list
Beissel, Henry, pc., letter, 1993
Bell, Don, 2 letters, 1993
Bouchard, Benoit, letter, 20 July 1989; letter to, 7 May 1989
Boyce, Scott, letter and card, 1989-1990; letter to Canada Council in support of Boyce's grant application, n.d.
Broadhead, William D., letter, 27 October 1992
Burnard, Bonnie, letter, 16 September 1992, encl. Canada Council program of work, ts. "Ten Men Respond to an Air Brushed Photograph ..."; draft letter to Canada Council, in support of Burnard, [1992?]
Butala, Sharon, 4 letters, 1989, encl. resume; letter to, 11 February 1989
Brymer, Marjorie, letter, 29 January 1991
Burke, Stan see Coulter, Peggy
Burns, Susan see Knopf Canada

F.4 Back Then: Voices of Memory (Oberon, 1993)
Letters from writers who were not successful with their submissions.

F.5 Bailey
Bailey, Don, 18 letters, 1988-1993, 2 Christmas cards 1972, signed by Don and Anne and [1992?], signed by Don and Daile [Unruh], encl. several tss., letter to Michael Shapcott, 7 August 1992; letter to Canada Council, in support of Bailey's application, [1989?], 2 draft letters, in support of Bailey [1990?], letter to Manitoba Arts Council, in support of Bailey's application, 30 March 1992
Bailey, Debra, letter, [July 1992?]

F.6 C
CAIS 1991 Conference (James Noonan, Don Akenson), 8 letters, 1990-1992, encl. conference information. File includes notes Helwig made to speak at the conference.
Calcaterra, Janet, 2 letters, 1989
Campbell, James R., letter, 1989
Canada Council (Katharine A. Benzekri, Françoise Iqbal, Josiane Polidori, Gordon Platt, Diane Ally, Robert Richard), 17 letters, 1988-1993, encl., printed materials; 6 letters to, 1988-1993. Note: Helwig wrote several letters on behalf of other writers' grant applications which are filed under their names throughout this accession.
Canada India Village Aid (George Woodcock), letter, 16 April 1991. Note: Woodcock's letter is a request for an anecdote for a literary competition to assist Canada India Village Aid. There is a 2 p. draft ts. anecdote by Helwig attached.
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (Barry Morgan, Paul Mills, Damiano Pietropaolo, James Roy, Ivan Fecan, Jim Burt, Bill Lane, Ann Jansen, Robert Weaver, Dave Carley, Bernie Lucht) 1989-1993, 15 letters, encl. Helwig ts. of 16 p., "A Random Gospel", printed materials; 7 letters to, including Patsy Tehleman, Mr. Kotcheff, Bob Allen, [197-]. See also Radio Plays, Box 53, F.3; Poetry, Box 55, F.23.
Canadian Literature (Laurie Ricou), letter, 13 February 1989
Capilano Review, letter, [May 1993?]
Caplan, Thea, letter, 20 September 1989
Cardwell, Jamie, letter, 15 May 1991
Carin, Michael, open letter, 16 March 1992, encl. photocopy
Carter, Richard, letter, 14 June 1991
Chamberlain, Ted see Saturday Night
Child Life (Wayne ?), Christmas card, [December 1991?]
Collins, Anne see Saturday Night
Concordia University (Terry Byrnes), 22 February 1993
Copeland, Ann, letter, 20 October 1992
Corbett, Jonathan, letter, 18 October 1992
Cornell, Pamela, letter, 17 September 1991
Cosmic Initiation Centre (Yogi Lafayette Boseman, N. Shapiro), 3 letters, 1975
Coteau Books (Shelley Sopher), 2 letters, 1990
Coulter, Peggy and Stan Burke, letter, 5 November 1988
Cromwell, Thomas A. (Executor of William Aide), 2 letters, 1992
Cruickshank, John see Globe and Mail; Shinder, Neal
C.S.P. World News (Guy F. Claude Hamel), form letter, 4 March 1976, encl. open letter to the Legislature

F.7 D, E, F, G
Dalhousie Student Union (Frank DeMont), letter, 24 February 1989
Daurio, Beverley, letter, n.d.
Davies, Michael see Kingston Whig-Standard
DC Books (Steve Luxton), letter, [March 1989?]
Dennys, Louise see Knopf Canada
Descant (Elizabeth Mitchell), letter, 17 March 1993
Dinniwell, Douglas, letter to, 11 February 1989
Discord of Flags, A (Steven Heighton, Michael Redhill), 2 letters, 1991, encl. book review
DK Productions (Christine), letter, 1992
Downie, Mary Alice and Mary-Alice Thompson, letter 6 October 1989
Dyer, Bernadette, letter, 9 March 1991
Dyer, Heather see Kingston Whig-Standard
Dyment, Margaret, 2 letters, 1989-1991; letter to, 11 February [1989?]
Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential, letter, [June 1993?]
Fecan, Ivan see Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Fetherling, Doug see Kingston Whig-Standard
Fiddledhead, The, letter, September 1992
Fines, Beatrice, letter, 13 October 1992; letter to, 15 February 1993 with reply from Fines written on it
France Telecom, letter, 30 October 1989
Fraser, Keath, letter, 10 January 1989
Fred Victor Mission (Murray MacAdam), letter to, 13 February 1992
Friedman, Amy, 6 letters, 1989-1993, encl. Canada Council application; 2 letters to Canada Council in support of grant applications, [1990?, 1992?]
Galt, George see Saturday Night
Gatenby, Greg see Harbourfront Reading Series
Gage Educational Publishing Co. (Nancy Visée), 2 letters with encls., 1989
Gawman, Henry, letter, 10 July 1991
Giangrande, Carole, letter, 22 April 1991
Globe and Mail (John Cruickshank, David Olive), letter, 31 July 1992; 3 letters to, 1990-1992. See also Globe and Mail in Manuscripts, Box 46, F.2 for further correspondence.
Gloucester Public Library (Robert Price), letter, 22 June 1989, encl. program description
Graham, Dorothy [?], note with encl. poem, [1988?]
Grain (Geoffrey Ursell) letter, 14 October 1992
Grand Street, printed rejection, [late 1992 or early 1993]
Grol, Lini Richarda, letter, 10 September 1992

F.8 H, I, J
Hall, Nora Catherine, pc., 6 October 1992
Harbourfront Reading Series (Greg Gatenby, Shaun Bradley), 5 letters, 1989, encl. form letter
Harcourt, Peter, letter, 16 August 1992
Harlow, Bob, letter, 1 March 1989
Harpe, Susanne von, letter, 30 May 1992
HarperCollins (Laura Krakowec), letter, 18 January 1993
Harvey, Kenneth J., letter, 12 April 1992, encl. material on his book Directions for an Opened Body
Heighton, Steven, 4 letters and pc., 1988-1992, encl. ms. notes "This Thing of Darkness"; letter to, 11 February 1989. Note: Two of Heighton's letter are written on letters to him from Albert F. Moritz and Gill Foss of the Canadian Authors Association. See also Discord of Flags, A, and Quarry Press in correspondence and Reviews, Box 57, F.3.
Helwig, Margaret, 2 letters to her, one from an unidentified Margaret, 18 September 1990 with poem enclosed and the other from Hélène P. Holden, 7 January 1993; 2 pcs. from Margaret to David Helwig, 1993
Hertz, Ken, 3 letters, 1990-1992, with encls.
Hilderley, Bob see Kingston School of Writing, Poetry Canada Review, Quarry Press
Hillis, Rick, letter, 26 April 1990
Holden, Hélène P., 2 letters, 1991
Hoover, Claudette, 6 letters and card, 1990-1992, encl. poem by Soshana Pollock
Hornosty, Janina C., letter, [1989?]; letter to, [1989?]
Hospice Kingston (Ruth Crafts), letter, 4 August 1993
Hurley, Michael, letter, 17 May 1993, encl. poem in tribute to Tom Marshall
Indiana University Press, letter, 7 October 1991; letter to, 25 September 1991
International Biographical Centre (Dorothy Todd), letter, n.d.
Imperial Oil Review (Wynne Thomas, Sarah Lawley) 4 letters, 1991-1993; 3 letters to, 1 draft letter to, 1991-1993
James-French, Dayv, letter, 31 October 1988
Johnson, Cecilia, letter, 9 September 1990
Joyce, Catherine, note and letter, [1990?]-1991, encl. tss.

Box 44
F.1 K
Kingston Literacy (Anne Hopkins, Diane Lawford, Catherine Gold, Diane Schoemperlen), 3 letters, 1 card, 1989-1992, encl. printed materials concerning book auction
Kingston School of Writing (Bob Hilderley), letter, 20 April 1992
Kingston Symphony Association (Maura Rudden, Cyril Kalfin, Marion Westenberg), 4 letters, 1990-1992, encl. programmes; letter to, 6 April 1992
Kingston Whig-Standard (Douglas Fetherling, Neil Reynolds, Michael Davies) 1989-1990, 2 letters and 1 card, encl. letter from Heather Dyer, 27 June 1990; letter to Dyer, 11 July 1990
Kipp, Barbara, 1992-[1993?], 2 letters
Knight, Lorna, 2 letters, 1991
Knopf Canada (Susan Burns, Louise Dennys), letter, card [1992?]-1993, encl. returned ts.of 13 p., "A Random Gospel". See also Poetry, Box 55, F.23.
Konrad, Anne, letter, 21 May 1992
Krueger, Lesley, 5 letters, pc., 1991-1993, encl. ts. "Duckering"

F.2 L, M
Laumann, Silken see Penguin Books Canada Limited
Laycock, Lars D., letter encl. in card, 1992
Leaman Insurance Brokers (Chris F. Leaman), letter, 1993
Lester Publishing (Malcolm Lester), letter, 30 July 1992
Linder, Norma West, 2 letters, 1992-[1993?]
Literary Criticism Series (Sandra C. Davis), 2 letters, 1989-1990 with encls.
Literary Translators' Association of Canada (Howard Scott, Charlotte Melançon), 2 letters, 1992, encl. press release
Liu Zanqiu, poems, [March 1989?]
Lunn, Janet, letter, 9 March 1992
Madden-Burchett, A. Kelly, letter, 5 November 1991
Malahat Review, The (Cookshaw, Marlene), 2 letters, [1992-1993?]
May, Eleanor see Sally under Unidentified Correspondence
Manguel, Alberto, pc., 2 October 1990
Manitoba Arts Council (James Hutchinson), 2 letters, 1992
Margoshes, Dave, 2 letters, 1988-1989; letter to, 11 February 1989
McClelland & Stewart (Ellen Seligman, Douglas M. Gibson), 3 letters, 1991; 2 letters to, 1990-[1991?], encl. photocopies of British reviews
McCreight, Ruby E., letter, 3 October 1992
McDougall, Barbara (Correspondence Coordinator for), letter, 21 December 1990
McGill-Queen's University Press (Don Akenson, Diane Duttle), 4 letters, 1990-1991; letter to, 8 May 1991
McGraw-Hill Ryerson (Crystal Shortt, Jacqueline Donovan), 2 letters, 1993
McKay, Don, letter, 30 August 1992
Macknight, Doris, letter, 20 July 1991
McLean, Maud J., letter, 19 April 1991
McMaster University (Charlotte Stewart, J. Philip Hooper, Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace and Stephen Wallace), 5 letters and 1 Christmas card, 1989-1992, with encl..; letter to, 1 June 1989
Macmillan of Canada (Philippa Campsie), 2 letters, 1990-1991
Messelink, Anne, letter, [1989?]
Metcalf, John, letter, 25 March 1989
Milliken, Peter, letter, 23 May 1989
Mistry, Rohinton, letter, 26 September 1990; letter on Mistry's behalf, presumably to the Canada Council
Monte, Dan, letter, 9 January 1991
Montreal Gazette (Mark Abley), 4 letters, 1990, encl. newsclip of Helwig's review of The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
Munro, Alice, letter to, 11 February 1989
Muyssen, Wim, 2 letters, 1991
Newton, Christopher see Shaw Festival
Noonan, James see CAIS 1991 Conference

F.3 Ontario Arts Council
Margaret McClintock, Lorraine Filyer, 5 letters and 4 form memos, printed material, 1988-1991; 3 letters to, 1989-1990 and a completed application grant, 30 September 1991
F.4 Oberon Press
Michael Macklem, Nicholas Macklem, Dilshad Engineer, Marion Robertson, 68 letters, 14 notes, 2 pcs., 1 Christmas card, 1988-1993, encl. address list, letter from Michael Macklem, 8 June 1989 to unknown recipient, 2 letters, 16 June 1993, 28 July 1993 from Nicholas Macklem to Brian Arnott, printed book announcement, book launch; 2 letters to, 1990. The file also contains 2 mss. by Helwig, an untitled ms. about Helwig's role at Oberon in Helwig's hand, [January 1992?] and an untitled ms. about Bronwen Wallace, [June 1992?]

F.5 0, P
Ondaatje, Michael, 2 pcs., 1993
Ottawa Independent Writers (Don Cummer, Barbara Collishaw), 3 letters, 1988-1989
Owen, David, card and note, 1992, encl. ts. "To All the Fine Young Men"
Otvos, Mary, letter, 26 February 1992
Penaloza, Sarah, letter, [1990?]
Periodical Writers Association of Canada (Susan Thorne), letter, 1 February 1990
Peterborough Public Library (Penelope McKee), letter, 14 July 1989
Phillips, Edward O., 2 pcs., 1988-[1993?], encl. photocopy of printed materials
Poetry Canada Review ( Bob Hilderley, Linda Bussière, Melanie Dugan), 3 letters, [1990?]-1992; letter from [1991?], encl. 2 poems, "Recent Losses: 1 Brian Walker 2 John Hirsch". See also Poetry, Box 56, F.34, F.35
Possibles (Alexandra Jarque), 3 letters, 1 card, 1991-[1992?] re the publication of "Rearrangements". See also Manuscripts, Box 46, F.2.
Potvin, Liza, 3 letters, [1990?]-1991
Prentice-Hall Canada Inc. (Tanya Long), letter, 12 July 1990
Printed Passage Books Ltd., form letter, 1991
Public Lending Right Commission (Claude Le Bouthillier, David Homel, Jean-Yves Soucy), 3 form letters, 1989-1993, encl. earning summaries
Purdy, Al, 8 letters, [1990?]-1993. Note: The poem "Grosse Isle" as well as fragments of other poems are contained within the letters. Also in the file is an offprint from Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series on Purdy.
F.6 Penguin Books Canada Limited
Lorraine Johnson, Christine Chidley-Hill, Iris Skeoch, Laurel Bernard, Silken Laumann, Cynthia Good, Karen Dawson, Jeffrey Boloten, Jackie Rothstein, Barb Woodburne, 29 letters, 2 notes, [1988?]-1992, encl. catalogue listings, publicity itinerary, photocopy of letter to Stoddart Publishing, 4 January 1990, dust-jackets, cover copy, 15 p. of page proofs for Of Desire, a missing page from the ts. Of Desire copy-edited by Lorraine [Johnson], 29 August 1989. See also Manuscripts, Box 51, F.1-3.
Penguin USA (Paul Slovak), letter, 13 November 1990, encl. author questionnaire

F.7 Pickering Public Library
Note: Helwig was writer-in-residence at the library during 1990.
Valerie Ridgway, Alexander A. Cameron, 6 letters, 1989-1990, encl. draft agreement, grant application. The file also contains several letters from aspiring authors and a draft letter to one of them, Frank Tucker, as well as a newsclipping.

F.8 Q, R
QSPELL (Sheila Fischman), 3 June 1993
Quarry Press (Bob Hilderley, Steven Heighton, Cheryl Sutherland), 9 letters, 1990-1993, encl. review, sales and royalty report
Queen's Quarterly (Boris Castel), letter, 26 July 1991
Queen's University (George M. Logan, David C. Smith, Alison Morgan, Blaine Allan, Michael Dorland, Peter Taylor), 15 letters, 1 memo, 1990-1993, encl., photocopy of promotion policy, curriculum vitae of Frederic S. Colwell; 2 letters to, 1990-[1991?]
Queen's University Alumni Association (Dave Bennett), 2 memos, 1991, encl. information on the Literary Challenge
Queen's University Alma Mater Society (Neil Seeman, Paul Mayer), 2 letters, 1991
Rajani, Chetan, 2 letters, 1988-1989, encl. biographical information; letter to, 11 February 1989
Randall, William, note on newsclip, n.d.
Random House (Ed Carson, Douglas Pepper), 2 letters, 1990-1993
Real Special Productions, Inc. (Daile J. Unruh) 2 letters, 1990. See also Bailey, Don
Redman, Stanley R., letter, 27 April 1992, encl. information on his book Open Gangway
Reekie, Helen O., letter, [1993?]
Reidmore Books Inc. (Jillian Scrimger), letter, 22 February 1993
Renault, Thaddée, letter, 3 October 1990
Restorart Inc., letter, 4 February 1992
Revenue Canada, form letter, 19 December 1990, completed GST registration form signed by Helwig
Reynolds, Neil see Kingston Whig-Standard
Ridker, Mike, 3 letters, 1992-1993
Rives, John, 2 letters, 1 card, 1989-1992, encl. photocopy of newsclip
Robinson, Robert R., 2 letters, 1992-1993
Robson, Nora, 5 letters, 1989-1993, encl. ts. "Memoirs of a Balletomaniac"
Roth, Pam, letter, 23 October 1989

Box 45
F.1 S, T
Sarson, Paula, letter, 3 January 1993, encl. pc.
Saskatchewan Writers Guild (Regine Haensel), letter, 31 January 1990
Saturday Night (George Galt, Ted Chamberlain, Anne Collins), 3 letters, 1989-[1990?], encl. poem by Helwig, "Recent Losses: John Hirsch". See also Poetry, Box 56, F.35.
Shaidle, Kathy, card, 15 August 1989
Shapiro, Henry L., 19 letters, 1991-1993, encl. newsclip
Shard, Alan, 2 letters, 1992-1993
Shaw Festival (Christopher Newton), letter, 20 February 1993
Shaw, John Fern, 2 letters, 1989
Shinder, Neal, letter, 7 July 1992, addressed to John Cruickshank of the Globe and Mail for Helwig
Simpson, Leo, 2 letters, 1990, encl. Canada Council grant application; letter presumably to Canada Council, in support of Simpson, [1990?]
Slepokura, Orest, letter, 23 March 1992, encl. newsclip
Smallman, Bev, letter and card, [1992-1993?]
Smart, Carolyn, 2 letters, 1989-1991. See also Writers' Development Trust
Smith, Jim, letter, 3 June 1993
Smith, Judy, 4 letters, 1992-1993, encl. untitled ts. See also Books by Others, Box 51, F.5-6
Smith, Ray, letter, 2 December 1989
Spragge, Shirley, letter, 22 October 1991, encl. ts.
St. James Church, form letter, [1990?]
St. Lawrence College (David Schleich) 2 letters, 1988-[1989?], encl. article by Michael Rawdon, posters; 8 invoices to, 1988-1989. Note: Helwig was writer-in-residence.
Stafford, Ellen, 2 letters, card, 1991-[1992?]
Stein, David Lewis see Books by Others, Box 9, F.4
Stockland, Peter, 3 letters, 1988-1992; letter to, 11 February 1989
Story, Gertrude, letter, 3 June 1992
Strike, Maurice, letter, 10 August 1993
Stunt Makers, The (Jim Lethbridge), letter, n.d.
Summers, Merna, 7 letters, 1 card, 1 note written on photocopy of newsclip, 1991-1993
This Country Canada (R.J. Huggins), letter to, 6 September 1992
Thompson, Joanne, letter, 5 January 1990
Thompson, Mary-Alice see Downie, Mary Alice
Thorman, Richard I., letter, 16 October 1992
Toronto Life (Lynn Cunningham), letter, 2 February 1992; letter to, 29 January 1992
Trenton Memorial Public Library (Dorothy L. Davies-Flindall), letter, 11 November 1991
Tucker, Frank see Pickering Public Library

F.2 U, V, W
Universal Press Syndicate (Harriet Choice), draft letter to, 10 March 1993
Unruh, Daile see Bailey, Don; Real Special Productions, Inc.
Urquhart, Jane, letter, 16 April 1990, encl. photocopy of book review
Vancouver Review (Bruce Serafin), 2 letters, 1991
Vennewitz, Leila, letter, 25 July 1991, encl. photocopy of book review
Wallace, Bronwen see Oberon Press; Writers' Development Trust
Wertheimer, Leonard, 3 letters, 1992-1993
Whalley, Peter, letter, 31 January 1991
Wien, Carol Anne, 10 letters, 1 card, 1 pc., 1982, 1988-1993, encl. poems; draft letter in support, [February 1991?]
Williamson, Dave, letter, 29 March 1993
Wilson, Aileen U., 2 letters, 1992-1993
Witherspoon & Chernoff Associates (Dona Chernoff), letter, 15 October 1992
Woodcock, George, 3 letters, 1991; letter to, 26 March 1991 with encl. See also Canada India Village Aid.
Writers' Development Trust, The (Smart, Carolyn), letter, 9 May 1991, encl. list of Bronwen Wallace tribute participants. Also in file is a ts. of a poem written by Helwig to Bronwen Wallace. See also Smart, Carolyn
Writers Guild of Canada (Jack Gray, Margaret Collier), 3 letters, 1989-1991, encl. printed materials
Writers' Union of Canada (Penny Dickens, Liz Singer, Marguerite Anderson), 4 letters, 1989-1990, encl. printed materials; letter to, 5 July 1989

F.3 Y, Z
Yonge & Bloor Publishing (Elizabeth Wilson), 2 letters, 1 pc., 1990
Znang Tong, letter and 2 cards, 1989-[1993?]

F.4 Miscellaneous
This file contains a variety of items that were originally filed with the correspondence but were not related to the adjacent letters where they were located. File includes colour photograph of a boat, Mary Eileen, newsclippings, church programme, guide to the Samuel E. Weir Art Collection, student essays written for Tom Marshall, photocopy of unidentified ms. titled "Tom Marshall", photocopy of an article by Maggie Helwig, and other printed materials. There is also a 1992 calendar which was used by Helwig to record his appointments as well as his 1992-1993 registration form at McGill University.

Series 2:

Manuscripts and Typescripts

Manuscripts and Typescripts. -- 1971-1993; 1990-1993 predominant. -- 1.27 m of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. Boxes 46-57.
Note: Some manuscripts are filed with correspondence. See CAIS Conference and Canada Village Aid, Box 43, F.6; Oberon Press, Box 44, F.4

 

Newspaper Articles

Box 46
Note: Articles are untitled. Unbracketed titles have been taken from the newsclippings.

Globe and Mail articles
F.1 1990
"To the Beat of a Different Drummer", ts./ms., [5] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 20 July
"Where's the Pleasure in Having Fun?", ts./ms., [8] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 5 September
"In the End, There Are No Words", ts./ms. [6] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 1 October
"Transparently Altered States," ts./ms., [8] p., n.d.; photocopy of ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 24 October
[Canada's Political Arrangements], ts., 6 p., n.d.; ts. 6 p. with covering letter of 2 October
"Conversing with the Cathode Rays", ts., 5 p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 13 November
"Never Mind a Vote, What about a Lottery?", ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 14 December
[Failure of Meech Lake], ts./ms., [12] p., n.d.

F.2 1991
"Who Will Speak for Canada?", ts./ms., [8] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 29 January; response clipping by Terence Corcoran
"The Domain Beyond Insight", ts./ms., [9] p., n.d.; ts./ms., 6 p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 19 April
"Searching for the Good Life", ts./ms., [7] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 5 June
"Lost and Found in Translation", ts./ms., [12] p., n.d. plus photocopied pages from Books in Canada; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 24 July
"Of Crime and Punishment", ms., [7] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 29 August
"The Familiar Horrors of Moving Day", ts./ms., 4 p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d. with covering letter of 10 September to John Cruickshank; clipping of 1 October
[Judging Ourselves], ms./ts., [5] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.
"Rearrangements", ts./ms., [6] p.; ts. [5] p; French translation by Yvonne Richard, ts., 5 p.; rejection letter, 25 November, from Philip Jackman. See also Correspondence, Possibles, Box 44, F.5.
"Have Yourself a Merry Little ... Halloween", ms., [5] p., n.d.; ts., 3 p., n.d. with covering letter, 25 November, to John Cruickshank; clipping of 13 December

F.3 1992
"The Fine Art of Faking It", ts./ms., 5 p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d., with covering letter, 17 December, to Philip Jackman; clipping of 14 January
"The Canucking of Uncle Sam," ms., 8 p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 14 February
"A Personal Part in History's Newsreel", ms./ts. [5] p., n.d.; ts., 5 p., n.d.; clipping of 23 March
"A Very Taxing Time of Year", ts., [4] p., n.d.; ts./ts. carbon, 5 p., n.d., clipping of 16 April
"Driving to Byzantium, or St. Louis If I'm Lucky", ts./ms. [4] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 6 July
"On Hearing the Call to Arms", ms., [7] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 4 August
"A Question of Noise and Sound Judgement", ms./ts. [9] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; clipping of 11 September
[Unsolved Crimes], ts., [4] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.
"Haunted by Lives Unlived", ts./ms. [4] p, n.d..; ts., [4] p., n.d.; clipping of 19 October
"Qu'est-ce c'est, le softball?", ts./ms., [9] p.; ts., 4 p., n.d. with covering letter of 16 December to Warren Clements; clipping of 18 December; clippings mainly from Le Devoir

 

F.4
Kingston Whig Standard articles
"A London Journal", ts., [9] p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d.; ts. carbon, 6 p., n.d.; clipping of 15 October 1983
"The Family of Man," clipping of 27 February 1988
"A Rainy Night in Montreal and a Song of Triumph", ms., [6] p., n.d.; ts., [7] p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d. with fax to Neil Reynolds, 24 June; FLQ pamphlet; clipping of 25 June 1990

F.5
Montreal Gazette article
"Boris Pasternack", ms. notes, [15] p., n.d.; ts. notes, [2] p., n.d.; photocopy of Pasternack's Works; ms., 14 p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d.; clipping of 17 March 1990

Other Published Articles

F.6
"Points of Reference", ts. carbon, 9 p., n.d.; clipping of published version in Saturday Night, "East to West, Lightly: The Necessary Journey", April 1973. See also Box 17, F.13, First Accrual.
"The Case Against Skin Mags: Absolute Porn Corrupts Absolutely", research clippings; ms. note, [1] p., n.d.; ts. note, [1] p., n.d.; ts. carbon, 16 p., n.d.; clipping from Quest, March 1982, supplies title. See also Box 17, F.1, First Accrual.
"A Borderline Case," photocopy of published article, n.d.

 

Other Articles

F.7 [Conservation and Restoration of Art], research materials including clippings and Odon Wagner Gallery catalogue; ms. notes, [34] p., n.d.; ms. notes with photocopies, [3] p., n.d.; ts./ms., 24 p., n.d.; ts., 8 p., n.d.
F.8 "David Owen", ms. notes, [11] p., n.d.; ms. notes, 9 p., n.d.; ms., [7] p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d.; ts., 8 p., n.d.; ts., 11 p., n.d.; ts., [2] p., n.d.; ts., 7 p., n.d.
Box 47
F.1 "Brief to the Principal's Committee on Teaching and Learning", ts. carbon, 7 p., n.d.
F.2 [Canadian Conservation Institute], printed research materials; ms. notes, [26] p., n.d.; ts./ms., [13] p., n.d.; ts., 10 p.,
F.3 "Culture of Poverty", photocopy of ts., [1] p., n.d.; ts. carbon, 18 p., n.d. See also Box 17, F.5-7, First Accrual.
F.4 "Double Knit", ms., 12 p., n.d. These are partly autobiographical notes, concerning the 1960s.
F.5 [Drinking], ms. notes, [2] p., n.d.; ts., 4 p., n.d.; ts. carbon, 4 p., n.d.; ts. carbon, 4 p., n.d.
F.6 [It All Begins in Childhood ... ] ts. carbon, 3 p., n.d. Offprint from Har/rah, "Columbus in Jamaica" which includes this explanation of the poem.
F.7 [Maritimes Journal] photocopy of ts., [6] p., n.d.
F.8 "Mere Self", ms. notes [9] p., n.d.; ts./ms. notes [3] p., n.d.; ms., [16] p., n.d.; ts., [11] p., n.d.; ts., [11] p., n.d.; ts., 11 p., n.d.; ts. carbon, 11 p., n.d. Also letter from Bob, unidentified.
F.9 [Musee de l'Orangerie], Guide to the Museum; ts./ms., [7] p., n.d.; ts., 7 p., n.d.; ms./ts., 10 p., n.d.
F.10 "Our Town", ts. carbon, 18 p., n.d.; ts., [6] p., n.d. See also Box 17, F.10-12, First Accrual.
F.11 "A Place to Grow", ts. carbon, 7 p., n.d.
F.12 [Review of F. Scott Fitzgerald], ts. carbon, 5 p., n.d. See also Box 18, F.15, First Accrual.
F.13 "Storm Warning/Confession", ts., 1 p., n.d.
F.14 "Things That Will Never Happen", ms., 3 p., n.d. This is an article written to introduce two unidentified essays, one written in 1968, the other in 1990. One concerns the Senate, the other universities.
F.15 "Time in Fiction", ts. carbon, 5 p., n.d. See also Box 17, F.15, First Accrual.
F.16 "The Tube", ms., 3 p., n.d.
F.17 "Two Solitudes", ms. notes, 5 p.; ts./ms., 11 p. File also includes published article "In Memoriam: Hugh MacLennan" by Constance Beresford-Howe

 

 

Introductions

Box 48
F.1 [Introductions to Best Canadian Stories], ts., 1 p., ts .carbon, 1 p., [1989]; ts., 1 p., ts carbon, 1 p., ms. lists, [4] p., [1990]; ts., 1 p., [1992]
F.2 [Introduction to Some Impossible Heaven of the Senses: Last Poems of Tom Marshall (Oberon, 1994)], ms., 6 p., n.d. The file also contains a biographical sketch of Tom Marshall, ts., 9 p., n.d.; ts., 7 p., n.d.

 

Fiction

Short Fiction
F.1 "Murder in Black and White", ms. card notes, [10] p., n.d.; ms. notes, 14 p., n.d.
F.2 "Murder in Black and White", ts., 55 p., numbering begins with 128, n.d.
F.3 "Murder in Black and White", outline, ts. carbon, [1] p., n.d.; ts., 155 p., n.d.
F.4 "Murder in Black and White", Kingston Whig-Standard Magazine serialization, 24 February 1990 to 14 April 1990
F.5 Research newsclips, mainly on crimes
F.6 "Notes for an Unwritten Novella", ms., [7 ] p., n.d.; ms. cards, [ 8] p., n.d.; ts., [4] p, n.d..; ms., [1] p., n.d.
F.7 "Short Story Ideas", ms./ts., [16] p., June 1981

 

Novels
Box 49
Blueberry Cliffs and Just Say the Words. Just Say the Words had a working title of This Thing of Darkness. See Correspondence, Steven Heighton, Box 43, F.8, for his notes on this book.
Note: Blueberry Cliffs (Oberon, 1993) was originally written as section III of Just Say the Words (Oberon, 1994).
F.1 Ms./ts. notes and drafts, [233 p.], n.d., predominately Just Say the Words. File includes newsclips, photograph, photocopies of biographical data and a painting of Vera, and a pc.
F.2 Ms./ts. notes and drafts, [157 p.], n.d., predominately Blueberry Cliffs. File includes a photocopy of "Cosmic Evolution."
F.3 Original draft, Just Say the Words, with working title This Thing of Darkness, sec. I, "Nocturnes", ts., [202] p., n.d.
F.4 Continuation of original draft, sec. II, "An Open City", ts., [108] p., n.d.
F.5 Continuation of original draft, sec. III, "The Blueberry Cliffs", ts., [64] p., n.d.
F.6 Continuation of original draft, sec. IV, "The Appetites Blessed", [113] p., n.d.
F.7 Original draft, non-continuous., ts./ photocopy of ts., [26] p., n.d.
F.8 Draft, Just Say the Words using working title This Thing of Darkness revised to In The Cities of This World , non-continuous, ts./photocopy of ts., [51] p., n.d.
F.9 Draft, Just Say the Words, sec. III, "Two-Part Inventions", with working title of "Duets for Three", ts., 54 p., n.d.

Box 50
F.1 Draft of Blueberry Cliffs, with working title Janet's Notebook, ts./photocopy of ts., 79 p., n.d.
F.2 Draft of Blueberry Cliffs, photocopy of ts., 58 p., n.d.
F.3 Draft of Just Say The Words, with working title, This Thing of Darkness, photocopy of ts., sec. I "Nocturnes", 189 p., n.d.
F.4 Continuation of draft, sec. II, "An Open City", photocopy of ts., 112 p., n.d.
F.5 Continuation of draft, sec. IV, "The Appetites Blessed", photocopy of ts., 186 p., n.d.
F.6 Final draft of Just Say the Words, sec. I, "Nocturnes", photocopy of ts., 189 p., n.d.
F.7 Continuation of final draft, sec. II, "An Open City", photocopy of ts., 111 p., n.d.
F.6 Continuation of final draft, end of sec. III, "Two-Part Inventions", and sec. IV, "The Appetites Blessed", 150 p., n.d.

Box 51
Of Desire (Viking, 1990)
Note: See also Correspondence, Penguin Books, Box 44, F.1 for page proofs and a page of the published edited ts. and Box 38. (second accrual)
F.1 Ms./ts. revisions, [86] p., n.d.
F.2-3 Publisher edited ts., 276 p., n.d.

Books by Others

David Lewis Stein, Going Downtown: Reflections on Urban Progress (Oberon, 1993)
F.4 Ts., [81] p., n.d.; ts. of chap. 3 which did not appear in the book, 14 p., n.d.; clipping of article from Toronto Star which did become chap. 3 in the book; 4 letters from Stein, 1993.
Judy Smith, Native Blood: Nursing on the Reservation (Oberon, 1994)
F.5 Ts. outline, [4] p., n.d.; ts., [136] p., 18 January 1994-2 April 1994. The file also contains 10 letters from Smith, 1993-1994.
F.6 Ts., "Queen of Peace River City," 5 p., encl. with letter of 23 May 1993; ts. "Residential Beans", 7 p., encl. with letter of 30 September 1993; ts., "Lucky Lady and Other Nurses", 47 p., encl. with letter of 22 October 1993.

 

Translations

Box 52
Anton Chekov, Last Stories (Oberon, 1991)
Note: Arrangement follows chapter order of book.
F.1 Introduction to Last Stories, ts./ms., [7] p., n.d.; ts., [4] p., n.d.; ts., 6 p., n.d.; draft table of contents and other notes, ms., [4] p.
F.2 "On Official Business", ms., 56 p., n.d.; ms., 62 p.; ts., 21 p.
F.3 "The Lady with the Little Dog", ms., [58] p., n.d.; ts., 1 p., n.d.; ts./ms., [50] p., n.d.; ts., 21 p., n.d.
F.4 "At Christmas", ms., 16 p., n.d.; ms., 19 p., n.d.; ts., 7 p., n.d.; ts., 7 p., n.d.
F.5 "In the Ravine", ms., 137 p., n.d.; ms., 155 p., n.d.; ts., 52 p., n.d.
F.6 "The Bishop", ms., 58 p., n.d.; ms., 54 p., n.d.; ts., 21 p., n.d.
F.7 "Engaged to Be Married", ms., 64 p., n.d.; ts., [21] p., n.d.; ts., 33 p., n.d.; ts., 26 p., n.d. Note: The file also includes a photocopy of someone else's translation, "A Marriageable Girl", as well as some translation rules and notes.

 

 

Radio Plays

Box 53
F.1 "The Complaint Bureau", ms./ts., [17] p., n.d.; ms./ts. [20] p., n.d.; ts., 15 p., n.d.; ts., 19 p., n.d.
F.2 "Decades" A Canadian Family, 1910-1970," ts. carbon [2] p., n.d.; proposal for radio series, ts./ts. carbon/ms., [7] p., n.d.; preliminary plot outline, ts. carbon/ts./ms., [5] p., n.d.
F.3 "Dial E for Getting Even", ms. notes and newsclip, [12] p., outline, ts., [26] p., n.d.; first draft, ts., [7] p.; episode 3, ts., [2] p., n.d.; episode 5, ts., [3] p., n.d.; episodes 3-4, ts., [26] p., n.d.; second draft, ts., 66 p., n.d. Note: File also contains undated letter to Barry Morgan of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. with encl. "Morningside Drama ... Proposal", ts. carbon, 1 p.
F.4 "The Doctor of the Soul," first stage, ts., 27 p., n.d.; second draft, ts./ms., [12] p., n.d.; 2nd draft revised, ts., 29 p., n.d.; broadcast script, ts., 39 p., n.d.
F.5 "Lord Byron's Pilgrimage", ms. notes/cards, [7] p., n.d.; ts., 87 p., n.d.; "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know", ts. carbon, [3] p., n.d.
F.6 "Waiting to Kill Somebody", outline notes, ms./ts., [40] p., n.d.; first draft ts., 48 p., n.d.; second draft title page, ts., n.d.; broadcast script, ts. [81] p., n.d.
F.7 "Radio Drama Proposals", ts. carbon/ms., [3] p., n.d.

 

 

Script Proposals

F.8 "Abortion Story", ts., 10 p., n.d.
F.9 "Bankruptcy Story", story summary, ts. carbon/ts./ms., [7] p., n.d.
F.10 "Sidestreet Ideas", photocopy of ts., [4] p.
F.11 "The Smell of Danger", photocopy of ts., [3] p., n.d. See also Canadian Broadcasting Corp., First Accession Addendum, Box 1, F.6.

 

 

 

 

 

Poetry

Box 54
F.1 Untitled black bound notebook for which Helwig has provided the following description: "1971-2 Notebook containing original ms. drafts of most of Atlantic Crossings and some other poems." Those poems include some of those published in The Best Name of Silence (1972) and A Book of the Hours (1979).
F.2 3 audio tape reels. Atlantic Crossings: The Slave Ship. 15 minutes, n.d.
Anthology/Atlantic Crossings. 57 minutes, n.d.
Anthology/The Best Name of Silence. Length not given, n.d.

 

Box 55
The Beloved (Oberon, 1992)
Note: Arrangement follows order of poems in book.
F.1 "Shepherd [Boy]", ms., 2 p., n.d.
F.2 "The Evil Spirit", ts./ms., 5 p., n.d.
F.3 "Young Hero", ts./ms., 4 p., n.d.
F.4 "Goliath", ms., 4 p., n.d.
F.5 "David and Goliath", ms., 5 p., n.d.
F.6 "Caravaggio", ms., 2 p., n.d.
F.7 "Jonathon", ms., 4 p., n.d.
F.8 "Farewell", ms., 2 p., n.d.
F.9 "[Acts of] War", ms., 2 p., n.d.
F.10 "Michal", ts./ms., 19 p., n.d.
F.11 "Politics", ts./ms., 8 p., n.d.
F.12 "Bathsheba [1]", ts./ms., 21 p., n.d.
F.13 "Psalmist", ms., 2 p., n.d.
F.14 "Amnon", ms., 4 p., n.d.
F.15 "Absolom", ms., 12 p., n.d.
F.16 "Later Days", ms., 4 p., n.d.
F.17 "Abishay", ms., 2 p., n.d.
F.18 "Bathsheba [2]", ts./ms., 2 p., n.d.

Titled and Untitled Poems
Note: Arrangement as follows. Titled poems are grouped on three major themes: religion, prison, photography. They are followed by titled poems in alphabetical order, dated untitled poems, untitled poems. All poems undated unless noted otherwise but they are predominately from the 1990s.
F.19 "Beato Angelico", 11 p.
F.20 "Crucifixion", 2 p.
F.21 "Holy Week", 2 p.
F.22 "The Invisible Annunciation", 2 p.
F.23 "A Random Gospel", 49 p. See also Correspondence, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Box 43, F.6 and Knopf, Box 44, F.1.
F.24 "The Wings", 5 p.
F.25 "Panopticon, or the Inspection House", 5 p.
F.26 "[Prison] Dedication", 5 p.
F.27 "Prison [Epilogue]", 5 p.
F.28 "The Prison Museum", 9 p.
F.29 "Prison [Prologue]", 9 p.
F.30 "Punishment Book [Notes]", 20 p.
F.31 "The Year 2000 ", 55 p.
F.32 "The Americans", 4 p.
F.33 "André Kertész", 8 p.
F.34 "Bill Brandt", 4 p.
F.35 "Cartier-Bresson", 1 p.
F.36 "Diane Arbus", 3 p.
F.37 "Edward Weston", 6 p.
F.38 "Eugène Atget", 3 p.
F.39 "Invention", 4 p.
F.40 "Jacques-Henri Lartique", 2 p.
F.41 "Lewis Hine", 3 p.
F.42 "Man Ray", 2 p.
F.43 "New Ways of Seeing", 5 p.
F.44 "Nude", 2 p.
F.45 "After Akhmatova", 1 p.
F.46 "Animals", 4 p.
F.47 "The Apocrypha", 5 p.
F.48 "Audi Benigne Conditor", 3 p.
F.49 "Background", 1 p.
F.50 "The Baptisms", 4 p.
F.51 "Barque", 6 p.
F.52 "Botticelli", 8 p.
F.53 [Bronwen Wallace], 2 p. See also Correspondence, Writers' Development Trust, Box 45, F.2
F.54 "A Brueghel Drawing", 1 p.
F.55 "Bystanders", 1 p.
F.56 "Chinese Syllabics", 3 p.
F.57 "Chorale for Anna Magdalena Bach", 6 p.
F.58 "The City", 1 p.
F.59 "Crowd", 2 p.
F.60 "Dance Impromptu", 5 p.
F.61 "Detail", 3 p.
F.62 "Discovery", 4 p.
F.63 "Drago", 7 p.
F.64 "Drawings from China", 8 p.
F.65 "Dreamwork", 4 p.
F.66 "Early Morning: Wolfe Island", 4 p.
F.67 "Eve Unfallen", 2 p.
F.68 "Falling Bodies", 3 p., 1 May 1993
F.69 "False Spring (II)", 2 p.
F.70 "Fiction: Aerial Photography and Computer Analysis", 3 p.
F.71 "For Claudette", 4 p.
F.72 "For Judith, Grown Invisible", 5 p., 28 and 29 May 1992
F.73 "For Judith, Grown (Momentarily Visible)", 4 p., 30 May 1992

Box 56
F.1 "For Tom [Marshall]", 15 p., April-July 1993
F.2 "Good Friday", 5 p.
F.3 "Getting to Missouri/Appalachian Spring/Road Kill", 22 p.
F.4 "Halloween", 2 p.
F.5 "Hard Words", 3 p., 30 May 1992
F.6 "Homage", 5 p., November 1990
F.7 "Home Movies", 3 p.
F.8 "Housekeeping", 3 p.
F.9 "Improvisation: The Art of Joseph Cornell", 10 p.
F.10 "In a Blizzard", 1 p.
F.11 "In Spring, After Sleep", 2 p.
F.12 "L'Institution des sourdes-mettes", 9 p.
F.13 "Judith and Archnids", 2 p., 31 July 1993
F.14 "Judith at Roblin Lake", 4 p.
F.15 "Judith in Bessarabia/Beth's Arabia", 2 p.
F.16 "Judith on the Island", 3 p.
F.17 "July/Dog Days", 1 p.
F.18 "Leonardo", 3 p.
F.19 "Megaliths", 1 p.
F.20 "A Midsummer's Night Dream", 5 p.
F.21 "Montreal: Arrival", 2 p.
F.22 "The Mystic Marriage", 13 p.
F.23 "The Mystic Nativity", 1 p.
F.24 "Mystery Stories", 19 p.
F.25 "Night on the Island", 3 p.
F.26 "Passport Photos", 5 p.
F.27 "Penzance in April", 1 p.
F.28 "Plaisir d'amour in Ohio", 3 p.
F.29 "Poem for the Aging Body", 1 p.
F.30 "Poem, Late on Your Birthday", 1 p.
F.31 "Principessa", 2 p.
F.32 "Prologue", 18 p.
F.33 "Reading the Faces", 2 p.
F.34 "Recent Losses: Brian Walker", 4 p. See also Correspondence, Poetry Canada, Box 44, F.5.
F.35 "Recent Losses: John Hirsch", 3 p. See also Correspondence, Poetry Canada, Box 44, F.5 and Saturday Night, Box 45, F.1.
F.36 "Requiem (from the Russian of Akhmatova)", 5 p., 20 January 1990
F.37 "Rescue", 1 p.
F.38 "Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer", 4 p.
F.39 "San Giorgio", 3 p.
F.40 "Sentence", 3 p.
F.41 "Sketch Book", 16 p.
F.42 "Sou Haite", 4 p.
F.43 "Squire", 1 p.
F.44 "Sunday, Remembering", 6 p., 16 February 1992
F.45 "[Thomas] Hardy", 13 p., April 1994
F.46 "To Death", 5 p.
F.47 "Tourists", 1 p.
F.48 "Transfiguring", 2 p.
F.49 "The Transparent Child", 10 p.
F.50 "The Watch Dress", 5 p.
F.51 "Western Light", 7 p.
F.52 "Wrong Numbers", 6 p.
F.53 "White", 3 p.
F.54 "The White Child", 4 p.

Untitled, Dated Poems
F.55 5 poems, 31 July 1993 to 28 April 1994, 24 p.
Untitled Poems
Note: Some of the pages probably belong to the titled poems. It has not been possible to include them in all cases because they were not kept together by Helwig.
F.56 66 p.
F.57 54 p.
F.58 110 p. File also contains a photocopied page from The Lives of the Saints, as well as some copies of artwork.

Series 3:

Reviews of Helwig's Books

Reviews of Helwig's Books. -- 1967-1990. -- .12 m of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. Box 15.

Box 57
F.1 Atlantic Crossings (1974)
F.2 Barnardo Boy. File includes a programme of Kingston, Ont. performance, 12-15 May 1982. (c1982)
F.3 Best Canadian Stories and Coming Attractions (1983-1991). File includes letter from Steven Heighton, 26 January [1990?].
F.4 The Best Name of Silence (1972)
F.5 The Bishop (1986)
F.6 A Book About Billie (c1972)
F.7 A Book of the Hours (c1979)
F.8 Catchpenny Poems (c1983)
F.9 The Day Before Tomorrow (1971)
F.10 Figures in a Landscape (c1967)
F.11 Glass Knight (c1967)
F.12 The Human Elements: Critical Essays (c1978)
F.13 The Human Elements: Second Series (c1981)
F.14 The Hundred Old Names (c1988)
F.15 It Is Always Summer (1982). File includes an interview with Helwig and his daughter, Maggie.
F.16 Jennifer (1979)
F.17 The King's Evil (c1981)
F.18 The Last Stories (Chekhov, 1991)
F.19 Love and Money: The Politics of Culture (c1980)
F.20 Of Desire (1990)
F.21 Old Wars (1989)
F.22 The Only Son (1984)
F.23 A Postcard from Rome (1988)
F.24 The Rain Falls Like Rain (c1982)
F.25 The Sign of the Gunman (1969)
F.26 A Sound Like Laughter (1983)
F.27 The Streets of Summer (1969)

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Fifth accrual. -- [198 -]-1998. -- 1.8 m of textual records.

Series 1
Correspondence. -- 1989-1998. - 20 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series. -- Correspondence is incoming unless otherwise indicated.

Box 58
File 1 A
Acacia House, 1 letter 1994.
Actra Fraternal Benefit Society, 1 form re retirement fund, n.d.
Agapito, João, 1 letter, 1995.
Aide, William, 29 letters, 1993-1997. 1 letter to, 1994.
Alward, Lisa, 1 itinerary for Helwig, 1994.
Andrade, Matthew W. 6 letters, 1993-1995 to Dilshad Engineer (Oberon Press); 1 letter to, 1994.
Andriani, Nat, 1 letter, 1996.
Andrychuk, Kristin, 5 letters, 1994-1996; enclosures: 1 book launch poster and 1 list of publications.

File 2 B
Baele, Nancy, 1 letter, 1994.
BC Book Prizes, 2 letters, with enclosures, 1994.
Bailey, Don, 13 letters, 1994-1996; 1 letter to, 1996.
Beauchemin, Ray, 1 letter, 1995.
Beissel, Henry, 1 p.c. and 3 cards, 1993-1996.
Bell, Don, 1 letter, n.d.
Bennett, Paul, 1 piece with address, 1991.
Bishop's University, 1 letter, 1996.
Blood & Aphorisms, 1 letter, n.d.
Böhlke, Rainer, 1 letter, 1994.
Books in Canada, 2 letters, 1996.
Borsky, Mary, 2 letters, 1994-1995; 1 letter to:1995.
Bruce, Phyllis, 1 letter, 1996.
Burnard, Bonnie 1 letter, 1994.

File 3 C
Callwood, June, 1 letter, 1994.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 7 letters, 1994-1997.
Canadian Coast Guard College, 1 later, 1996.
Canadian Literature, 3 letters, 1993.
CANOPY, 2 letters, 1996-1997, with enclosure of membership information.
Castel, Boris, 1 letter, 1994.
Chamberlain, Pamela, 1 letter, 1996.
Choir of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1 fundraising letter, 1996.
Colford, Ian A., 1 letter, 1994.
Confederation Centre for the Arts, 1 exhibition entry form receipt, 1997.
Contemporary Authors, 1 letter, 1993.
Coteau Books, 1 letter with enclosure, 1993.
Cowan, Judith, 2 p.cs; 12 letters, 1995-1997; 1 letter to, 1996.
Creal, Lee Davis, 1 letter, 1996; 1 letter to, 1996.
Cukier, Felicia (Art Gallery of Ontario), 1 letter, 1995.

File 4 D
Daley, Erin, 1 letter n.d.
Daniels, Dan, 2 letters, 1994; 1 letter to, 1994.
Demchinsky, Bryan, 2 letters with enclosed freelance contract forms; 2 letters to, 1996.
Descant, 1 editorial board form letter, n.d.
Dickens, Penny, 2 letters to, 1995-1997. (See also Writers' Union of Canada)
Duncan, Katherine, 1 p.c., 1997.
Dyment, Margaret, 1 card, 1994.

File 5 E
Engineer, Dilshad, 1 letter, 1995.
Equinox, 1 letter, 1996.
Event, 5 letters, 1994-1995.
File 6 F
Fetherling, Douglas, 2 letters, 1995-1996; 1 p.c., 1996.
The Fiddlehead, 3 letters, 1993-1997.
Fischman, Sheila, 4 letters, 1996.
Fraser, Keath, 1 note on advertisement, 1997.
The Friends of the National Archives of Canada, 1 circular letter, n.d.

File 7 G
Gale Research Inc., 1 letter, 1995 and 1 attachment to earlier letter.
The Gazette, 3 letters, 1995-1996 with enclosures.
Gibson, Ann, 1 letter to, 1994 from Stephen Low.
The Globe and Mail, 1 letter to, [1996].
Glover, Douglas, 5 letters, 1993-1997.
Good, Cynthia, 1 letter to, 1996 with copy.
Goose Lane Editions, 1 letter, 1997.
Gouvernement du Québec (Ministère de l'Éducation), 1 letter with enclosure, 1996.
Grain, 1 form letter, n.d.
Griggs, Terry, 2 p.c, 1 card, 1997.
Grol, Lini R., 2 cards, 1993-1994.
The Guardian, 1 letter, 1994; 1 letter to, 1994.
Guppy, Stephen, 1 letter, 1995.

File 8 H
Hall, Nora Keeling, 6 letters, 1995-1997.
Hamilton, Elsa, 1 letter, with enclosed clipping, 1993.
Harbour Publishing, 1 p.c. with clipping, 1996.
Harcourt, Peter, 8 letters, 1993-1994
Hardy, Melissa, 5 letters to, with enclosures; 3 letters to, 1994-1996.
Harper Collins Publishers, Ltd., 3 letters, 1996.
Harris, Bryn, 1 p.c., 1994.
Harvey, Kenneth J., 1 letter, 1995.
Hawking, Peter, 1 letter, n.d.
Heighton, Steven, 4 letters, 1 p.c., 1994-1996.
Helwig, Maggie, 10 letters, some with enclosures; 6 p.c., 1993-1997.
Hilderley, Bob (Quarry Press), 1 letter to, 1994.
Hoover, Claudette, 5 letters, 1 p.c., 1993-1995.
Hornosty, Janina, 1 letter, 1993.

File 9 I
Imperial Oil Limited (Sarah Lawley), 7 letters, 2 letters to, 1995.
Inniss, Scott, 1 letter, 1997.
File 10 J
Jackson, Lorna, 1 letter, 1994.
Joyce, Catherine, 8 letters; 10 cards, 1994-1997.
Joyce, Loretta, 1 letter to, n.d.
File 11 K
Kent, Valerie, 2 letters, 1994.
Kirkwood-Green, Hilda, 1 letter, n.d.
Krueger, Leslie, 2 letters; 1 card, 1994.
Kuerti, Anton, 4 letters, 1993-1997.
Kukier, Felicia, 1 letter to, 1995.

File 12 L
Laidlaw Foundation (Mary Joyal), 2 invoices and enclosure of draft of letter, 1993.
Landry, Caroly, 1 letter, 1994.
Lawrence, P. Scott, 1 letter, 1995.
Leedahl, Shelley A. , 1 letter, 1994.
The League of Canadian Poets (Pat Jasper), 1 letter, 1996.
LePan, Douglas, 1 letter, 1994.
Letelier-Ruz, Elias, 1 letter, 1994.
Leyland, Winston, 1 letter, 1994.
Lucht, Mr., 1 letter to, 1994.
Lunn, Janet, 1 letter, n.d.

File 13 M
Macklem, Michael (see also under Oberon Press), 7 letters, 1993-1996.
The Malahat Review, 5 letters, 1993-1997.
Maracle, Mary, 1 letter, 1994, 1 letter to, 1995.
Markus, C., 1 letter, 1996.
Marshall, Andrew, 4 letters, 1993-1995.
Marshall, Joyce, 2 letters, 1994-1996.
Marshy, Leila, 3 letters, 1994.
McFarlane, Peter, 1 letter, 1996.
McGill-Queen's University Press, (D.H. Akenson), 1 letter, 1996.
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1 letter; 1 Agreement for Permission form, copy and attached fax, 1995.
McLennan, Rob, 3 letters with 1 advertisement and order form; 2 attached poetry publications, 1995.
McMaster University (Charlotte Stewart), 10 letters and attachments, 1994-1996; 2 letters to, 1995-1996.
McNamara, Eugene, 3 letters, 1993-1995.
McPherson, Michael C., 2 letters, 1994.
Metcalf, John, 2 letters, 1994.
Millstone, Harriet, 2 letters, 1994.
Mitchell, Doug, 1 letter 1994.
Montagu Frame Shop & Gallery, 1 letter, 1997.
Morgenthau, Murray, 1 letter to, 1992.

File 14 N
National Library of Canada (Lorna Knight), 3 letters, 1993-1995.
National Library of Canada (Line Ménard), 1 letter addressed to Tom Marshall, 1996.
The Nesting Project Inc., 1 letter, 1996.
New, W.H., 1 letter, 1995.
Newsletter, 1 letter to, 1992.
Nixon, Rosemary, 1 letter, 1995.
Nolan, Patricia, 3 letters, 1994-1995; with enclosure.

File 15 O
Oberon Press (Michael Macklem, Dilshad Engineer) 67 letters, 1993-1997.
Orca Book Publishers, 1 letter, 1994.
Ottawa Independent Writers, 2 letters, 1994.

File 16 P
Packer, Miriam, 1 letter, 1994.
Parkin, Barbara, 1 letter, 1994, 1 letter to, 1993.
ParticipACTION, 1 letter, 1994.
PEN Canada, 3 letters, 1995-1996.
Penguin Canada, 2 letters, 1996.
Pepper, Doug (Random House), 1 letter to, 1996.
Phelan, Josie, 2 letters, 1993-1995.
Bella Pomer Agency Inc., 4 letters, 1994-1996; 2 letters to, 1996.
Pond, Judith, 1 change of address card, 1995.
Poirier, L., 1 letter to, 1994.
Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts, 2 letters, 1996-1997.
Prince, Laura, 1 card, 1995.
Public Lending Right Commission, 4 form letters with enclosure, 1994-1996.
Purdy, Al, 23 letters, 1 p.c., 1993-1997.

File 17 Q
Quan, Andy, 1 letter, 1994.
Quarry Magazine, 6 letters, 1995-1997.
Quarry Press, 3 letters, 1994-1996.
QSPELL, 3 letters, 1993-1994.
Queen's University (Deborah Stirton), 2 letters, 1993-1994.
Quiniou, Chantal, 2 letters, 1994.

File 18 R
RECLAIM (Reading Council for Literary Advance in Montreal), 1 form letter with enclosures, 1994.
Rajani, Chetan, 1 letter, 1993.
Reference Press, 1 form letter, 1997.
Reid, Gayla, 2 letters, 1994-1995;1 letter addressed to Maggie Helwig, with enclosure and note from Oberon Press, 1994.
Revenue Canada, 2 letters with enclosures, 1994.
Rigelhof, Terry, 2 letters, n.d; 1 p.c. and biography sheet, 1995.
Robinson, Robert, 2 letters, 1993-1995.
Robitaille, Sylvie, 1 letter, 1994.
Robson, Nora, 1 letter, 1993.
Roscoe, Patrick, 1 letter, 1995.
Rosenberg, Lori (Showcase Television), 1 letter, 1995; 1 letter to, n.d.
Rotman, Elaine, 1 letter, 1993.

File 19 S
Shaidle, Kathy, 3 letters, 1996; 3 cards, 1995-1996.
Shapiro, Harold, 37 letters, 1 p.c.,1993-1997.
Shaw, Craig, 1 letter, n.d.
Shaw Festival (Nancy Butler), 1993-1994.
Simonds, Merilyn, 1 p.c., 1996.
Slavin, Jim, 1 letter, 1994.
Smart, Carolyn, n.d.
Smith, Judy, 5 letters, with enclosures of clippings, 1994-1995.
Snider, 1 letter, n.d.
Soderstrom, Mary, 9 letters, 1994-1997 with enclosures; 1 letter to, n.d.
Southern Arts, 2 letters, 1996.
Spalding, Linda, 1 card, n.d.
Squires, Steph, 2 letters, 1994.
Stephenson, Greg, 1 letter, 1994.
Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 1 royalty statement, 1996.
Strike, Nancy, 1 letter, 1994.
Struthers, J.R. (Tim), 1 letter, 1995.
Summers, Merna, 1 letter, 1995.
Sutherland, Fraser, 2 letters, 1994-1995; 1 letter to, 1994 with enclosure.

File 20 T
Taylor, Peter, 1 Introduction re William Barnes, 1993; 3 letters, [1993-1994].
Toronto Life (John McFarlane), 1 letter, 1994; 1 letter to Stephen Trumper, 1994.
Twigg, Alan, 1 form letter for George Woodcock Centre and enclosures, 1995.

File 21 U-V
UNICEF, 1 letter, 1994
Van Hanel, Lori, 1 letter, 1997.
Virgina Barber Literary Agency, 1 letter to, 1995.
Vogt, Bruce, 5 letters, with enclosures; 5 letters to, 1995-1997.
von Harpe, Susanne, 1 letter, 1993.

File 22 W
Walker, Alan, 2 letters, 1996.
Walter, Molly, 1 note with address, n.d.
Warrren, David, 1 letter, 1997.
Warren, Peter, 1 letter, 1996.
Watmough, Peter, 1 letter, 1994.
Wien, Carol Ann, 2 cards, 2 letters, 1993-1996.
Williams, Pat & Ed., 1 letter 1993.
Winter, Michael, 2 letters, 1994.
Wolfe Island Municipality, 1 letter, 1994.
Woodcock, George, 1 letter, 1994.
Writers Guild of Canada, 11 form letters, 1994-1997.
The Writers' Union of Canada (see also under Dickens, Penny), 5 letters with forms and enclosures, 1994-1997.

File 23 Unidentified and /or incomplete correspondence.

Series 2 Manuscripts and typescripts. -- [198-]-1998. -- 60 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. Boxes 59-61.

Box 59
Files 1-2 Abandoned novel. Ms. and ts. drafts; interspersed with notes, clippings, correspondence. Non-sequential pagination. First page titled, "Yet in my flesh shall I see God." 1991-1993. 151 p.; 96 p.
File 3 "An Act of Oblivion". Ts. of long story, with corrections. [1990s]. 126 p.
Files 4-5 "Duet". Unpublished and unsubmitted ts. draft of novel. Originally titled, "A Prayer to the Absent".[1990s]. 125 p.; 240 p.
File 6 Fiction/Stories. Ts. drafts (8) of "Missing Notes". [1990s].
File 7 Fiction/Stories. Ts. drafts (5) of "Mystery Stories"; "Prophecies for April"; "Red Barn, Interior"; [untitled draft]; 2nd draft ts. "Where Has He Gone?". [1980s and 1990s].
File 8 "Finding the Body". Ts. early and late drafts(2), 44 p. each. [1990s].
File 9 "Finding the Body". Ts. and ms., notes. Later redeveloped as "Duet". 220 p. [1990s].

Box 60
File 1 "Islands". Unfinished, unpublished fiction. Ts., various drafts, Pagination varies: 12 p; 12 p; 30 p; 10 p. [1990s].
File 2 Libretti. Ts., ms. and notes for dance and comedy. One script titled, "The Darkness Under the Hill". [90 p.]. [1980s].
File 3-6 "The Life of the Mind". [Unpublished or unfinished fiction]. Various ts. corrected drafts and partial segments; some ms. notes. [89 p.], [93 p.], [73 p.], [125 p.].
File 7-10 "The Man who Finished Edwin Drood and Other Stories". Forthcoming in 1999. Ts. corrected draft versions, segments, research notes. [89 p.], [60 p.], [105 p.], [147 p.]. [1980s-1990s].
File 11 "The Music of the Mind". Novella. Ts. draft with corrections; Various segments noted as "Lectures". [128 p.].
File 12 "The Mind of the Music". Novella. Annotated ts. drafts with miscellaneous notes. [4 p.], [72 p.], [50 p.].

Box 61
File 1 "The Time of Her Life". Novel forthcoming in Spring 2000. Early ts. drafts, several versions of sections reworked. Also contains ts. (13 p.) of prose poem, entitled, "The Year 2000". [112 p.]. [1980s-1990s].
File 2 "The Time of Her Life". Ts. drafts and reworked segments. [230 p.].
File 3 "The Time of Her Life". Later ts. drafts, with preliminary reworked segment. [8 p.], 226 p.
File 4 "The Time of Her Life". Later ts. drafts, with some annotations and additions. [256 p.].
File 5 "The Time of Her Life". Later ts. drafts, with minor reworking. [325 p.].
File 6 "The Time of Her Life". Later (final?) draft with title-page, and research material. [300 p.].

Series 3 Manuscripts edited. -- 199[ ]- 1996. -- 20 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series.

Box 62
File 1 Aide, William. "The Story of a Foot Soldier". Ts., 5 p.; [untitled essay on Glenn Gould], ts. 5 p.
File 2 Bailey, Don. "Always Hungery". Ts. with some correspondence. [150 p.]. 1995-1996. Chapters 1-6.
File 3 Bailey, Don. "Always Hungery". Ts. with some correspondence. [162 p.]. Chapters 7-12.
File 4 Harcourt, Peter. "A Canadian Childhood". Ts. With two additional ts. drafts [by Harcourt?] and some ms. notes. [1990s]. 12 p.
File 5 Helwig, Maggie. "Gravity Lets You Down". Final ts. of novel, with correspondence with Helwig and clippings. 1991. [60 p.].
File 6 Lacey, Edward A. "A Magic Prison". Ts. with editing. [1995]. p. 1-100.
File 7 Lacey, Edward A. "A Magic Prison". Ts. with editing. [1995]. p. 101-186.
File 8 Lacey, Edward A. "A Magic Prison". Late ts. with Preface by Henry Beissel, 8 p. [1995]. 186 p.
File 9 Lacey, Edward A. "A Magic Prison". Ts. draft segments with editing, non sequential pagination. [1994-1995]. [132 p.].
File 10 Rigelhof, T.F. "A Blue boy in Black Dress". Ts. (2 drafts), with ms. note by author. [1995]. 133 p; 96 p.
File 11 Rigelhof, T.F. "Madmen, Vineyards, Black Waters & Blue Flames". Late ts. with author's note. 1995. 151 p.

Series 4 Essays and poetry. -- 1993-1998. -- 40 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of the series. Boxes 63-64.

Box 63 Essays intended for autobiography, The Child of Someone (Oberon Press: 1997).
File 1 "The Child of Someone". Ts. working draft. [1996-1997]. 154 p.
File 2 "The Child of Someone". Ts working drafts. [1996-1997]. 253 p.
File 3 "The Child of Someone". Partial ts., working draft. [1996-1997]. 121 p.
File 4 Working collection of essays in various draft stages. Ts. and photocopy. Includes "The Child of Someone", early draft of 18 p., 293 p. total.
File 5 Ts. and ms. drafts of various essays. [1990s]. 152 p.
File 6 Essays in ts., including early draft of "The Child of Someone". 15 p. [199[ ]-1997]. 234 p.

Box 64
File 1 Essays. Untitled drafts, ts. and ms.; some partial, and reworked drafts. [1990s]. 126 p.
File 2 Essays. Ts. and ms. drafts. 1994. 72 p.
File 3 Poems. Untitled drafts in ts. and ms. [1990s]. 196 p.
File 4 Poems. Untitled drafts in ts. and ms. [1990s]. 76 p.
File 5 Poems. Titled and untitled ts. drafts. 1994. 92 p.
File 6 Poems. Titled and untitled ms. and ts. drafts. 1994. 86 p.
File 7 Poems. Titled and untitled ms. and ts. drafts. 1997-1998. 176 p.
File 8 Poems. Titled and untitled ms. and ts. drafts. 1997-1998. 144 p.
File 9 Poems. Titled and untitled ts. and some ms. drafts. 1998. 120 p.

Series 5 Book reviews and movie reviews. -- 1989-1998. -- 10 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series. -- These reviews appeared in The Gazette, unless indicated otherwise.

Box 65
File 1 1989-1993
Anniversary, by Peter H. Aykroyd, 1989. Ts. and corrected ts. The Anniversary Compulsion: Canada's Centennial Celebrations as a Model Mega- Anniversary, by Peter H. Aykroyd, 1989. Ts and corrected ts.
George Whalley: Remembrances, ed. Michael D. Moore. 1989. Ts. and clip.
Motet, by Keith Maillard, 1989. Ts. and clip.
A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving, 1989. Ts. and clip.
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhnatova, trans. by Judith Hemscemeyer, 1990. Ts. and clip.
From Ink Lake, ed, Michael Ondaatje, 1990. Ts (photocopy).
American Photography and The American Dream, by James Guimond, 1991. Ts. with ms. notes.
For Art's Sake, by W.O. Mitchell. 1992. Ts. and clip. For Art's Sake, by W.O. Mitchell, 1992. Ts. and clip.
Excursions in the Real World, by William Trevor, 1993. Ts. and clip.
The Road to Welville, by T. Coraghessan Boyle, 1993. Ts, notes, 1 p. of correspondence and clip.
White Jazz, by James Ellroy. 1992. Ts. and clip.
The Client, by John Grisham, 1993. Ts. and clip.
Headhunter, by Timothy Findley, 1993. Ts., ms. notes and clip.
Homing Instinct, by S.L. Sparling, 1993. Ts. and clip.
The Man in the Closet, by Roch Carrier. Trans. by Sheila Fischman, 1993. Ts. and clip.
My Life as Author and Editor by H.L. Mencken, 1993. Ts. and clip.

File 2 1994-1996
Earle Birney, by Elspeth Cameron, 1994. Ts and clip.
A Frolic of His Own, by William Gaddis, 1994. Ts. and clip.
George Grant, a Biography, by William Christian, 1994. Ts. and clip.
Last Go Round by Ken Kesey, 1994. Ts.
Moll Flanders, movie review entitled "Time at the Moll". Ts. and clip from Books in Canada, 1996.
Open Secrets, by Alice Munro, 1994. Two versions of ts., notes and clip.
Separation, by Dan Franck, 1994. Corrected ts.
Walking Through the Valley: An Autobiography, by George Woodcock, 1994. Two versions of ts. and clip.
A Writer's Life, by Scott Young, 1994. Ts. and clip.
Anna Akhmatova: Poet and Prophet, 1995. Ts. and clip.
The Lost Oasis, by Patrick Roscoe, 1995. Ts. and clip.
My Times: Living with History, 1947-1995, by Pierre Berton, 1995. Corrected ts., ms. notes and clip.
The Paperboy, by Pete Dexter, 1995. Ts. and clip.
The Tunnel, by William H. Gass, 1995. Ts., notes and clip.
Vagabond of Verse, by James Mackay, 1995. Ts., notes and clip.
The Voyage, by Robert MacNeil, 1995. Ts. and clip.
Farewell to God, by Charles Templeton, 1996. Ts. and clip.
The Merry Heart: Selections 1989-1995, by Robertson Davies. Two versions of ts., ms. notes and clip.
Out of this World: The Natural History of Milton Acorn by Chris Gudgeon, 1996. Ts. and clip.
Slowness, by Milan Kundera, 1996. Ts. , clip and invoice.
The Unconscious Civilization, by John Ralston Saul, 1996. Ts. and clip.

File 3 1997
The Beggar and the Professor, by Emmaneul Le Roy Ladurie, 1997. Ts. and clip.
The Canada Trip by Charles Gordon and North Country by Howard Frank Mosher, 1997. Ts. and clip.
Casanova: The Man Who Really Loved Women, by Lydia Flem, 1997. Ts. two versions, invoice and clip.
The Cultural Industries in Canada: Problems, Policies and Prospects, edited by Michael Dorland, 1997. Two versions of ts. and clip from ARTSatlantic.
Defining Moments: Dispatches From An Unfinished Revolution, by Peter C. Newman, 1997. Ts and clip.
The Disbeliever's Dictionary, by Brian Fawcett, 1997. Ts., two versions, invoice and clip.
Double Drink Story: My Life With Dylan Thomas, by Caitlin Thomas, 1997. Ts. and clip.
A Dream Betrayed by Tony Manera, 1997. Ts. and clip.
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History. Selected and Introduced by William Safire, 1997. Ts. and copy of clip.
A Light in the Field: Lighthouses, Fishery Buildings, Barns and Mills of Prince Edward Island, by H.M. Scott Smith, 1997. Ts. two versions.
"Reading by Railway", general article containing review of several books, 1997. Ts. and clip from Books in Canada.
Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems 1962-1996, by Al Purdy, 1997. Ts. two versions, invoice and clip.
Sailor Man, by Leo Simpson, 1997. Two versions of ts.
Two-Headed Calf by Sandra Birdsell, 1997. Ts. and clip.
You Had To Be There, by Robert Collins, 1997. Ts., invoice and clip.

File 4 1998
If The Irish Ran the World: Montserrat, 1630-1730, by Donald Harman Akenson, 1998. Ts, clip and notes.
3 clippings of articles in Books in Canada by Helwig.
3 clippings of book reviews not by Helwig.

Series 6
Radio Talks and Plays. -- 1993-1995. -- 10 cm of textual material. -- Title based on contents of the series.

Box 65
File 5
CBC: Arts Tonight. "Doiseau. Draft ts. and ms., April 8, 1994.
CBC: Arts Tonight. "Stonehenge". Ts. and draft, July 20, 1994.
CBC: Arts Tonight. "Summer Reading". Draft ts., July 20, 1994.
CBC: Arts Tonight. "Barbara Woodhouse". Ts. and draft, July 28, 1994.
CBC: Arts Tonight. "Arts as Business". Ts. and draft, August 16, 1994.
CBC : Arts Tonight. "Odyssey". Ts. and draft, September 13, 1994.
CBC : Arts Tonight. "Moments". Ts. and draft, Oct. 28. 1994.
CBC : Arts Tonight. "Describing the Indescribable". Ts. and draft, Dec. 4, 1994.
CBC: Arts Tonight. "Oscar Wilde". Ts. and draft, February 28, 1995.
CBC: Arts Tonight. "Role of the Writer in Quebec". Ts. and draft, March 6, 1995.
CBC : Tapestry. "Commentary", Ts. and ts. draft, Nov. 22, 1995.
"The Integrity of the Object: Painting and Restoration". An IDEAS proposal. Ts. and ms. draft. [1995].
7 ts. drafts of untitled radio talks. [1994-1995].

File 6 Radio play, "The Last Journey of Du Fu". Ts., second draft, 27 p.; research notes and correspondence, ms. notes and partial pages; CBC contract, dated Oct. 15, 1993.
File 7 Radio play, "Where Has He Gone?". First draft, 33 p.; second draft, 32 p. [1994-1995].
File 8 Radio play, "Where Has He Gone?". Versions of first draft: 29 p; 32 p; 23 p. Also some ms. notes. [1994-1995].

Series 7
Newspaper journalism and miscellaneous. -- 1989-[199- ]. -- 20 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of the series.

Box 66
File 1 "Black and White Pictures". Serialized novel which appeared in Kingston Whig Standard, 1989. Originally titled "Black and White Photos. Early ts. draft, 183 p. and revised draft of first 8 p.
File 2 "Black and White Pictures". Early ts. draft with corrections, revisions and ms. notes. Non- sequential pagination, and portions only of some chapters. [202 p.].
File 3 "Black and White Pictures". Later revision of partial ts. 83 p.
File 4 Miscellaneous - notes, printed material, etc.

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Sixth and Seventh Accruals.

Sixth accrual. – 1997-2003. – 2. 45 m of textual records. – Title based on contents of fonds.

Series 1
Manuscripts and typescripts. – 1997-2003. – 1.2 m of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 67
F.1 “An Act of Oblivion”. Ts. 1st draft and another early version, with holograph revisions. 40 p. each. To be published in Best Canadian Stories 2003.
F.2 “An Act of Oblivion”. Ts. 2nd draft, revised 2003. 38 p.
F.3 “An Act of Oblivion”. Ts. 3rd draft. 40 p.
F.4 “At the Castle”. (alternate title “Salt Sea”). Ts. with holograph revisions; segments of non-sequential pagination. 65 p.
F.5 “At the Castle”. Ts. 2nd draft with additions and revisions. 271 p.

Box 68
F.1 “At the Castle”. Ts. 3rd draft, variant copy with segments of non-sequential pagination and revisions. 355 p.
F.3-4 “At the Castle”. Ts. 4th draft and holograph notes. 640 pages

Box 69
F.1 “At the Castle”. Ts. 5th draft, corrected, with holograph notes. 328 p.
F.2 “At the Castle”. Ts. 6th draft, with minor revisions and holograph notes. 349 p.

Box 70
F.1 “Clyde’s Calling”. Ts. for novel. 1st draft, revised and holograph notes. 355 p. 2002-2003.
F.2 “Clyde’s Calling”. Ts. 2nd draft, revised and corrected with holograph notes. 404 p.
F.3 “Clyde’s Calling”. Ts. 3rd draft, with revision and holograph notes. 347 p.

Box 71
F.1 “Clyde’s Calling”. Ts. 4th draft, with some holograph revision and notes. 308 p.
F.2 “Duet”. Ts. for novel, forthcoming in 2004. Early draft119 p. [1998].
F.3 “Duet”. Ts. Draft with revisions, notes , 118 p. and disk, March 9, 1998.
F.4 “The FF Leslie Interviews”. Ts. and notes of abandoned novel. 299 p. [1999-2000].

Box 72
F.1 “Living Here”. Ts. for novel. 1st draft and versions, revised in holograph and notes, 357 p. Published in 2001.
F.2 “Living Here”. Ts, 2nd draft, heavily edited with notes and photocopies at end, 213 p.
F.3 “Living Here”. Ts, 3rd draft with holograph notes, 213 p.

Box 73
F.1 “The Man Who Finished Edwin Drood”. Ts. draft, heavily annotated and revised., 328 p.
F.2 “The Stand-In”. Ts., revised Dec. 13, 2000, p. 1-71.
F.3 “The Stand-In”. Ts., later versions, 2002. 72; 71; 72 p. and notes.

Box 74
F.1 “The Time of Her Life”. 1st draft. Ts. with additions, revisions and holograph notes, 190 p. 2000.
F.2 “The Time of Her Life”. Ts. 2nd draft. Ts, lightly annotated. 253 p.
F.3 “The Time of Her Life”. Ts., 3rd draft. Final draft, 219 p.
F.4 “Wakefulness”. Ts. of unpublished story drafts. 112 p.
F.5 Prose segments, various with holograph notes, 52 p. [2000-2003].

Series 2
Manuscripts edited. – 1999-2001. – 15 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 75
F.1 Bailey, Don. “A Stranger to Myself”. Ts., notes and correspondence, 2001.
F.2 Celiac, Sam. “The Last Canadian Poet: An Essay on Al Purdy. Uncorrected proof copy. 1999.

Series 3
Poetry. – 1999-2003. – 30 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 76
F.1 “This Human Day”. Ts. and holograph drafts. 295 p. 2000.
F.2 “Shoelace Factory”. Ts. and holograph drafts, revisions. 364 p.
F.3 Poetry - various. Ts. and holograph. 316 p. [2000-].
F.4 Poetry - published. Ts. 1999. 79 p.

Box 77
F.1 “The Year One”. Ts. 1st draft of book length poem, revisions in holograph, and repetition of various poems. To be published in 2004. 394 p.
F.2 “The Year One”. Ts. 2nd draft, revised, with holograph notes. 175 p.
F.3 “The Year One”. Ts. 3rd draft, 340 p.
F.4 “The Year One”. Ts. 4th draft, 380 p.

Box 78
F.1 “The Year One”. Ts.5th draft, revised , with many holograph additions. 480 p.
F.2 “The Year One”. Ts. 6th draft with revisions, 307 p.
F.3 “The Year One”. Ts. 7th and last draft, 175 p.

Series 4
Radio plays. – 2000-2001. –15 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 79
F.1 CBC: The Mystery Project. “Storm Stayed”. Ts. of storyline, early drafts (nine variants) with revisions and correspondence, 2000-2001. 342 p,
F.2 CBC: The Mystery Project. “Storm Stayed”. Nine drafts with holograph notes, play submitted January 3, 2001.

Series 5
Articles, Reviews and Obituary. – 1998-2002. – 30 cm of textual records. – Title based on contents of the series.

Box 80
F.1 Article on Elton Hall, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Ts., holograph, extensive research and notes. 1997-1999. 150 p.
F.2 Article on Cottage industry revival. Ts. revised drafts. 2000. 43 p.
F.3 Article on Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Ts. drafts and notes, 91 p.
F.4 Article on Charlottetown artist Robert Harris. Ts. drafts and clippings. 1998. 25 p.
F.5 Published and unpublished book and movie reviews, ts. and some clippings. 1999-2002.
F.6 Obituary of Al Purdy. Ts. and revised drafts, clippings. 2000.

Series 6
Correspondence. – 1997-2002. – 75 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 81
F.1 A
Access (Fred Wardle), 2002, 1 piece.
The Acorn Press (Laurie Brinklow), 2001, 1 piece.
Aide, William, 1997-2002, 48 pieces.
Akenson, Donald H., 1999, 1 piece.
Aldana, Patricia, 1998, 2 pieces.
Allen, Stephen, n.d., 1 piece.
American Biographical Institute, Inc. (C. L. White), 2001, 1 piece.
Andrew Marshall, 2002, 1 piece.
Andrychuk, Kristin, 1999, 1 piece.
Annick Press, 2001, 2 pieces.
Armstrong, Doreen, n.d., 1 piece.
Arts Atlantic (Gordon Laurin), n.d., 1 piece.
Atlantic Crossings (Eddie Baugh), 2000, 1 piece.

F.2 B
Bailey, Don, 1997-2002, 20 pieces.

Baker, Thomas, 1997, 1 piece.
Baugh, Edward, n.d., 1 piece.
Bellemare, Gaston, 2001, 1 piece.
Benson, Eugene, 1999, 2 pieces.
Binns, Pat, 1997, 1 piece.
Books in Canada (Matt Davis), 1997, 1 piece.
Boychuk, Rick, n.d., 1 piece.

F.3
Beissel, Henry, 1997-1998, 3 pieces + 1 enclosure of proofs of Seasons of Blood (1998).

F.4 C
Calcaterra, Janet, 1999-2000, 2 pieces.
Campbell, Kumari, 1998, 1 piece.
The Canada Council for the Arts (Bianca Côté, Gordon Platt, Donna Scott), 1998-2002, 5 pieces.
Canada India Village Aid, 1997, 1 piece.
Canadian Geographic (Michael Clugston, Rick Boychuk), 1998-1999, 2 pieces.
Canadian Who’s Who, 2001, 1 piece.
Cancopy, 1998-2000, 2 pieces.
Catalano, Judith, 2001, 2 pieces.
CBC Radio-Canada, 1997-2001, 4 pieces.
Clark, Joan, n.d., 1 piece.
Clarkson, Adrienne, 2000, 1 piece.
Compton, Anne, 2002, 1 piece.
Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, n.d., 1 piece.
Confederation Centre of the Arts (Curtis Barlow, Kevin Rice), 2000-2001, 2 pieces.
Contemporary Poets (Thomas Riggs), 1999, 1 piece.
Cook, Greg, 2000, 1 piece.
Cowan, Doris, 2002, 1 piece.
Cowan, Judith, 1997-2002, 69 pieces.
Cox, Dina, 2002, 3 pieces.
County of Prince Edward Public Library, 2001, 1 piece.
Cronin, Ray, 1999, 1 piece.
Cruickshank, Tom, 1997, 1 piece.
Cumyn, Richard, 2001, 1 piece.

Box 82
F.1 D
Darling, Michael, 1999, 2 pieces.
David, Fred, 1999, 6 pieces.
Davis, William B., 2001-2002, 7 pieces.
Demchinsky, Bryan, n.d., 1 piece.
Fonds Gloria Demers (Beth Follett), 1998, 1 piece.
Donoghue, Pamela, 1999-2002, 33 pieces.

F.2 E
Eades, Bill, 1998, 1 piece.
The Electronic Rights Licensing Agency (TERLA) (Robert Labossière, Mark Zuehlke), 1999, 2 pieces.
Eliot, C. W. J., 1998, 1 piece.
Engineer, Dilshad, 1997, 1 piece.
Europa Publications Limited (Richard B.L. Fitzwilliams), 1999, 1 piece.

F.3 F
Fischman, Sheila, n.d., 1 piece.
Freeman, John, 1999, 1 piece.
Fulford, Robert, 1999, 1 piece.

F.4 G
Gasparini, Len, 2000, 2 pieces.
Gaspereau Press, 2000, 2 pieces.
The Gazette (Phyllis Beaulieu, Lynn Desormeaux, Peter Hadekel, Frank Mackay), 1998-2001, 4 pieces.
Glen, Laurie, 2002, 1 piece.
Glover, Douglas H., 2002, 2 pieces.
Goose Lane Editions (Susanne Alexander, Laurel Boone, Sabine Campbell, Julie Scriver), 1997-2002, 35 pieces.
Gouin, Lise, 2002, 1 piece.
Gourlay, Jim, 2002, 1 piece.

F.5 H
Hall, Nora Keeling, 1997-2000, 9 pieces.
Harcourt, Peter, 2002-2003, 2 pieces.
Harper, François, 1998, 1 piece.
Harrowsmith Country Life (Tom Cruickshank, Heather Grace), 1997-2001, 2 pieces.
Heighton, Steven, 1997-2003, 2 pieces.
Helwig, Maggie, 1999, 1 piece.
Hollow Pine Writing (Hugh MacDonald), 2001, 1 piece.
Hopewell, Martha, 2002, 1 piece.
Hulse, Michael, 2002, 1 piece.
Hunt, Barbara, n.d., 1 piece.

I
Imperial Oil (D. Berger, Sarah Lawley), 1997-2000, 3 pieces.

F.6 J
Joyce, Catherine, 1999, 2 pieces.

F.7 K
Kaller, Elizabeth, 1999, 1 piece.
Keefer, Jamie K., 2001, 1 piece.
Kelly, M. T., 2000-n.d., 2 pieces.
Kostash, Myrna, 2000, 1 piece.
Kropp, Paul, 1999-2002, 9 pieces.
Kuerti, Anton, 1997, 1 piece.

F.8 L
Landmarks, An Anthology of New Atlantic Canadian Poetry of the Land, 2001, 1 piece.
Langille, Carole Glasser, 1999, 2 pieces.
LeBlanc, Diane, 2002, 1 piece.
Lee, Henri, 2000, 1 piece.
Limelight (Terence Cottrell), 1999, 1 piece.

F.9 M
MacKay, Jean Halliday, 1999, 1 piece.
Macklem, Michael, 1999-2002, 6 pieces.
The Malahat Review (Marlene Cookshaw), n.d., 1 piece.
Maritime Writers’ Workshop, 1998, 1 piece.
Manitoba Arts Council (Pat Sanders), 1997, 2 pieces.
Margoshes, Dave, 2000, 1 piece.
Martz, Fraldie, 1999, 2 pieces.
McCuaig, Ruth, 1999, 1 piece.
McDougall, John (Kingston Literacy), 1998, 1 piece.
McNeill, Diana (Québec Writers’ Federation), 2002, 4 pieces.
Metcalf, John, 1998-2003, 10 pieces.
The Millay Colony for the Arts, 2003, 1 piece.
Ministerial Steering Committee on Culture (C. Matheson), 1 piece.
Moore, Christopher, 1999, 1 piece.
Moore, Jo-Anne, 2002, 1 piece.
Musgrave, Susan, n.d., 2000, 2 pieces.

F.10 N
New Brunswick Art Board, 2000, 2 pieces.
The New Orphic Review (Ernest Hekkanen), 1998, 1 piece.
The New Quarterly (Kim Jernigan, Mary Merikle), 1998-2002, 8 pieces.
Nicholson, Carol, 1998-2000, 2 pieces.
Northrop Frye/Moncton Literary Festival (Edmond Lemond, Paulette Thériault), 1999-2000, 5 pieces.
Nymark, Barbara, 2001, 2 pieces.

O
Oberon Press (Dilshad Engineer, Michael Macklem, Nicholas Macklem), 1997-2002, 69 pieces.
Ottawa BTC, 2002, 1 piece.

F.11 P-Q
Pacific Press, 2000, 1 piece.
Page, P.K., 1999, 1 piece.
The Porcupine’s Quill (Elke Inkster, Amanda Jernigan, John Metcalf), 2002, 19 pieces.
Pratt, David, 2000, 1 piece.
Prince Edward Island, Council of the Arts (Karen McLenithan), 1999, 2 pieces.
Prince Edward Island, Department of Education, 1998, 1 piece.
Prince Edward Island, Office of the Premier, 1998, 1 piece.
Public Lending Right Commission (Karleen Bradford), 1999-2000, 2 pieces.
Purdy, Al, 1998 and n.d., 22 pieces.
Queen’s Quarterly, 2001, 1 piece.

F.12 R
Raddall, Thomas, 1999, 1 piece.
Rigel [?], Ann and Terry, n.d., 1 piece.
Robertson, Heather, 1997-2002, 6 pieces.
Robinson, Robert R., 1999-2002, 8 pieces.
Aunt Rose, 2000, 1 piece.
Russell, Pamela G., 1999, 1 piece.
Ryan, Darlene, 2002, 1 piece.

F.13 S
Saskatchewan Book Awards (Joyce Wells), 2001, 3 pieces.
Saturday Night (Paul Tough), 1999, 1 piece.
Shaidl (?), Kathy, 1997, 1 piece.
Shapiro, [ ], n.d., 1 piece.
Shapiro, Henry L., 1997, 1 piece.
Shepherd, Jean, 2001, 1 piece.
Sherman, Ann and Joe, 1999-2002, 29 pieces.
Simonds, Merilyn, 1999-2003, 2 pieces.
Soderstrom, Mary, 1998-2000, 2 pieces.
South Shore Literary Club, 2001, 2 pieces.
Stedmond, John Mitchell, 2002, 1 piece.
Steeves, Andrew, 2002, 3 pieces.
Stein, Dave, 1998, 1 piece.
Stewart, Charlotte A., 1997-1999, 6 pieces.
Stewart, Linda J., 1999, 1 piece.
Stockland, Pet, n.d., 1 piece.
Sweet, David, 1997-1998, 3 pieces.
S, Mag. 1998, 1 piece.

Box 83
F.1 T
Transatlantic Literary Agency Inc. (Lynn Bennett), 2000, 1 piece.
U
The University of Chicago Press, 2002, 1 piece.
University of New Brunswick (Rhona Sawlor), 1999-2002, 8 pieces.
University of Prince Edward Island (Jane Ledwell), 1998, 1 piece.

F.2 V-Z
Véhicule Press, 2000, 1 piece.
Veilleux, Marie-Claude, 2001, 1 piece.
Via Rail Canada, 2000, 1 piece.
Viscount Cultural Council (Jean North), 2002, 1 piece.
Vogt, Bruce, 1997-1998, 2 pieces.

Wah, Fred, 2002, 1 piece.
Wells, Joyce, 2001, 3 pieces.
Whitney, Al, 1998, 1 piece.
Windsor Review (Hugh MacDonald), n.d., 1 piece.
Word on the Street, 2001, 1 piece.
The Word Bookstore, 2000, 1 piece.
The Writers’ Development Trust (Wendy Morgan), 1998, 1 piece.
Writer-in-Residence, 1997, 1 piece.
Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (Anna Mae Snider), 1998-1999, 3 pieces.
Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (Jane Buss), 2000-2001, 3 pieces.
Writers’ Guild of Canada (Bruce McKenna, Doris Tay), 1997-2001, 4 pieces.
The Writers’ Union of Canada (Penny Dickens), 2000-2003, 72 pieces.
The Writewords, 1998, 1 piece.
Yale University Press (John Kulka), 2002, 1 piece.
F.3-4 Miscellaneous and unidentified, 56 pieces.

Seventh Accrual (22-2010)
F.5 Correspondence: Helwig to George Loewen, 45 ls. and cards, 1958-2005; includes chapbook, "The Picasso Museum", "Ecco Homo", and other poems
F.6 Christmas cards: Loewen to Helwig, 11 cards, n.d., 1999, 2008, 2009; artwork is by Loewen

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Eighth accrual. – 1960-2018, predominantly 2000-2018. – 2.96 m of textual records and graphic material. Series and file titles have been supplied by the archivist based on contents. Material is organized chronologically or alphabetically, depending on the nature of the series, and the archivist has reconstructed meaningful file aggregations when appropriate.

Material is arranged within the following series:

Series 1 – Novels/Memoirs. Boxes 84 to 88.
Series 2 – Short Stories. Boxes 88 to 90.
Series 3 – Translations. Box 90.
Series 4 – Poetry. Boxes 91 to 93.
Series 5 – Radio/Television/Stage Scripts. Box 94.
Series 6 – Essays. Boxes 94 to 95.
Series 7 – Correspondence. Boxes 96 to 98.
Series 8 – Saturday Morning Chapbooks Series. Box 99.
Series 9 – Royalty Statements and Publishing Material. Box 100.
Series 10 – Clippings. Box 101.
Series 11 – Realia. Box 101.
Series 12 – Notebooks. Box 102.

Series 1
Novels and Memoirs. – 1989-2011. – 68.5 cm. Series consists of draft typescripts, edits and notes relating to the author’s long-form writing including his novels, novellas, and autobiography, The Names of Things: A Memoir.

Box 84

F.1       Black and White Pictures. Typescript. 1989. 125 p. Unedited copy.
F.2       Duet. Typescript. ca. 2004. 117 p. Unedited copy.
F.3       The Names of Things. Typescript with editing. Published in 2006. 294 p. Includes holographic notes.
F.4       The Names of Things. Later typescript with editing. 252 p.
F.5       The Names of Things. Typescript, edited by Joe Sherman. 2004. 365 p.

Box 85

F.1       The Names of Things. Typescript. [ca. 2004]. Published in 2006. Draft segments with editing. Non sequential pagination. 3.6 cm.
F.2       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 1-10. 3.5 cm.
F.3       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 3-6. 1.5 cm.
F.4       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 7-12. 0.3 cm.
F.5       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 12-15. 0.5 cm.   
F.6       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 16-20. 0.5 cm.
F.7       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 21-23. 0.6 cm.
F.8       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 26-29. 0.6 cm.
F.9       The Names of Things. Typescript. Draft segments with editing. Chapters 31-34. 1.2. cm.
F.10     The Names of Things. Notes + research. ca. 2000s. Includes 4 b&w photographs of Helwig’s parents and Don Bailey.

Box 86

F.1       Saltsea. Typescript with light edits. 2005. Published in 2007. 266 p.
F.2       Smuggling Donkeys. Draft typescript. 2006. Published in 2007. 106 p.
F.3       Smuggling Donkeys. Draft typescript. November 2006. 105 p.
F.4       Smuggling Donkeys. 2 Ts. (44 p. each) and draft segments. 2.1 cm.
F.5       Smuggling Donkeys. 1 Ts. (~101 p.) and draft segments. 2.5 cm.
F.6       Killing McGee. Notes + edits. [ca. 2008]. Published in 2011. 5 p. and holographic fragments. 0.1 cm.
F.7       Clyde’s Calling. Unedited typescript. October 2011. Published as Clyde in 2014. 353 p.

Box 87

F.1       Clyde’s Calling. Unedited typescript. ca. 2011. 389 p.
F.2       Clyde’s Calling. Typescript with edits. ca. 2002-2011. 372 p.
F.3       Clyde’s Calling. Typescript (309 p.), holographic notes, and draft segments. ca. 2002-2011. 3.8 cm.
F.4       Clyde’s Calling. Ts. drafts of Chapter 1. ca. 2002-2011. 0.4 cm.
F.5       Clyde’s Calling. Notes and visit to Ottawa. 2003. Includes holographic editing notes; a travel brochure for Parliament Hill, Ottawa; and 4 col. photographs of Ottawa exteriors.
F.6       At the Border (unpublished). Typescript. ca. 2007-2008. 130 p. Includes holographic editing notes.

Box 88
 
F.1       At the Border (unpublished). Typescript. ca. 2007-2008. 115 p. Includes holographic editing notes.
F.2       At the Border. Draft pages, edited by John Metcalfe. 2008. 0.5 cm.
F.3       Twelve Tones: Transparency (unpublished). 1 Ts. (110 p.) and draft segments. ca. 2006-2007. 3.5 cm.

Series 2
Short Stories. – ca. 2000-2010. – 34 cm. Series consists of draft typescripts of the author’s short-form fiction. Includes draft arrangements of stories published in the collections Simon Says (2012) and Mystery Stories (2010).

F.4       Simon Says, Typescript + Notes. 2009. 1 Ts. 118 p. Also includes draft segments and holographic notes. Collection includes the following stories: “In the Night”, “Paradise”, “Fog”, “Darkening”, “At Play”, and “Who Never Wrote a Book”. 2.3 cm.
F.5       Mystery Stories, draft typescript. ca. 2010. 288 p. Includes “Missing Notes”, “Red Barn, Interior”, “Prophecies for April”, “Adam on the Art of Dying”, “Wakefulness”, “The Steps”, “Stitches in Air”, “Housebound, 1969”, “An Act of Oblivion”, “Where is he Now”, “Flight”, and “The Interviews”.
F.6       Mystery Stories, draft arrangement. ca. 2000s. Ts. 125 p. Includes “Missing Notes”, “Red Barn, Interior”, “Prophecies for April”, Adam on the Art of Dying”, and “The Stand-In”.
F.7       “Flight”, drafts. ca. 2009. 2 Ts. 25 and 39 p. Also includes draft segments and holographic notes. 1 cm.
F.8       “La Rue du Chapeau Perdu”, drafts. ca. 2010. 2 Ts. 65 and 73 p. Also includes draft segments and holographic notes. 2.2 cm.

Box 89

F.1       “Stitches in Air”, drafts. ca. 2005-2010. 4 Ts. ~45 p. each. Also includes draft segments. 3 cm.
F.2       “Wakefulness” drafts. ca. 2005-2010. 4 Ts. 10 p. each. 0.7 cm.
F.3       “An Interview” drafts. ca. 2000s. 3 Ts. ~20 p. each. Also includes ts. segments and holographic notes. 1.7 cm.
F.4       “An Interview” later drafts. ca. 2000s. Ts. 20 p. Also includes ts. segments. 0.6 cm.
F.5       “The Interview”. ca. 2000s. 5 Ts. ~20 p. each. Also includes ts. segments and holographic notes. 1.5 cm.
F.6       “The Interviews” early drafts. ca. 2000s. 1 Ts. 74 p. Also includes ts. segments and holographic notes. 1.7 cm.
F.7       “The Interview” later drafts. ca. 2000s. 1 Ts. 75 p. Also includes ts. segments. 2.1 cm.
F.8       “The Interview” unedited typescript. ca. 2010. 0.9 cm. 1 Ts. 76 p.
F.9       “Aria de Capo”. ca. 2000s. Ts. on onion skin paper. 19 p.
F.10     “By the River”. ca. 2000s. Ts. 10 p. Also includes holographic notes.
F.11     “Ceremonial”. ca. 2000s. Ts. ~30 p. Also includes holographic notes. 1 cm.
F.12     “The Inevitabilities”. ca. 2000s. 2 Ts. 38 p. each. Also includes Ts. fragments and holographic notes. 1 cm.

Box 90

F.1       “Letters”, unpublished, unfinished short story. [n.d.]. Ts. 13 p. Includes holographic notes and edits.
F.2       “In The Night” / “At Night”. ca. 2000s. 4 Ts. ~33 p. each. Also includes holographic notes. 1.7 cm.
F.3       “Ten Books” / “The F.F. Interviews”. ca. 2000s. 3 Ts. 31 and 56 p. Also includes holographic notes.
F.4       “The Singing Men”. ca. 2000s. 4 Ts. ~29 p. each. Also includes holographic notes and 20 col. photographs of Renaissance art. 1.6 cm.
F.5       “A Weekend Away”, drafts. ca. 2005. 3 Ts. ~26 p. each. Also includes Ts. fragments. 1.5 cm.
F.6       “The Widower Bird”, unfinished short story. ca. 2000s. Ts. 8 p. Includes holographic notes and edits. Story was considered for inclusion in Mystery Stories, 2010. 0.1 cm.
F.7       “Witless” drafts. –ca. 2000s. 3 Ts. 12 p. each. Includes ts. and holographic segments. 0.6 cm.
F.8       Unidentified short story drafts. ca. 2000s. 0.2 cm.


Series 3
Translations. – ca. 2007-2012. – 7.2 cm. Series consists of Helwig’s translations from Russian and French and translations sent to the author by Judith Cowan and George Loewen.

F.9       A Triptych: Three Stories by Anton Chekov. Draft intro + “A Man in a Shell”. ca. 2012. 2 Ts. 46 p. each. Also includes holographic notes and draft segments. Published in 2012 as About Love: Three Stories by Anton Chekov.
F.10     “A Man in a Shell”. ca. 2007-2012. 2 Ts. 1 Ms. ~17 p. each. Also includes holographic notes and draft segments.
F.11     “Gooseberries”. ca. 2007-2012. Ms (36 p.) Ts. (13 p.)
F.12     “About Love”. ca. 2007-2012. 4 Ts. 12 p. each. Also includes holographic notes and draft segments.
F.13     Translation: “Requiem” by Anna Akhmatova (from Russian). ca. 2008. 3 Ts. 10 p. each.
F.14     Translation: “The Windows” by Rainer Maria Rilke (from French). ca. 2000s. 2 Ts. 5 p. each. Also includes holographic and ts. fragments.
F.15     This Human Day + Trois Inédits: translated. ca. 2000s. 3 Ts. 29 p. each. Consists of French translations of David Helwig’s poetry by Judith Cowan, including excerpts from This Human Day (2000), “Spring”, “October Light”, and “On the Tidal Flats”.
F.16     Rilke, Hölderlin, Brecht (by George Loewen). ca. 2000s. Ms. 9 p. Consists of English translations of German poetry sent by George Loewen. Includes photocopies of the original poems.

Series 4

Poetry. – 2002-2017. – 37.5 cm. Series consists of draft arrangements of poetry collections, which include drafts of poetry to be included in the collection, and other drafts. Series is arranged to reflect the author’s intention to publish selections of poems as collections; poems not included in these collections are arranged alphabetically.

BOX 91

F.1       The Sway of Otherwise. Unedited draft ts. (55 p.). 2008. Non-consecutively paginated poems, a selection of which were published as The Sway of Otherwise in 2008.

Dedication. Ts. 1 p.
“In Winter”. Ts. 2 p.
“Messages”. Ts. 1 p.
“March 2003”. Ts. 1 p.
“Li Bai, du Fu: The Ancients in Spring”. Ts. 1 p.
“In May”. Ts. 1 p.
“Niagara”. Ts. 2 p.
“‘Attachment Disorder’”. Ts. 1 p.
“I See an Old Photograph”. Ts. 1 p.
“At Port au Persil”. Ts. 1 p.
“Journeying”. Ts. 5 p.
“For DLS”. Ts. 1 p.
“Sandbar Walking”. Ts. 1 p.
“Waterlilies”. Ts. 1 p.
“Marysville”. Ts. 1 p.
“Gryllus”. Ts. 1 p.
“Eros”. Ts. 2 p.
“Occasion” Ts. 1 p.
“Poetry Reading”. Ts. 1 p.
“Poetics”. Ts. 1 p.
“Fred N. at the pianola”. Ts. 1 p.
“Theology” Ts. 1 p.
“Parables, Luke xv, 11-32”. Ts. 1 p.
“Matthew, xxv, 14-30”. Ts. 1 p.
“Matthew, xx, 1-16”. Ts. 1 p.
“Two Pantoums”. Ts. 2 p.
“Wakeful”. Ts. 1 p.
“Islands”. Ts. 1 p.
“Album Leaf”. 1 p.
“Leaving Venice”. Ts. 1 p.
“Monteverdi: lavage”. Ts. 1 p.
“Ghosts”. Ts. 1 p.
“Autumnal”. Ts. 1 p.
“October Light”. Ts. 1 p.
“Vespers”. Ts. 1 p.
“Postcard”. Ts. 1 p.
“Approaches to the Conclusion”. Ts. 2 p.
“Late afternoon (for Joe)”. Ts. 1 p.
“Reading Backward (for Joe)”. Ts. 1 p.
“Sentence”. Ts. 1 p.
“human remains in Louisiana”. Ts. 1 p.
“Exercise in December”. Ts. 3 p.
“In Winter Again”. Ts. 1 p.

F.2       The Sway of Otherwise. Earlier draft ts. (55 p.). ca. 2008. Includes copies of the poems listed in the above file, and additionally the following poems:

“The Air Poet (for Joe Sherman)”. Ts. 1 p.
“Musicians”. Ts. 1 p.
“Two in Autumn”. Ts. 1 p.
“Approaches to the Conclusion”. Ts. 2 p.
“Fred N. at the pianola”. Ts. 1 p.
“A Victorian Album”. Ts. 1 p.
“Broken Sonnets”. Ts. 3 p.
“Ghosts”. Ts. 1 p.
“Action Painters”. Ts. 1 p.
“Imagining Movies”. Ts. 1 p.
“Episodic as when”. Ts. 1 p.
“Golf Again”. Ts. 1 p.
“Broken sonnets for Joe”. Ts. 3 p.
“Leftovers”. Ts. 1 p.
“Dreams”. Ts. 1 p.
“Poetics”. Ts. 3 p.
“Sonnetinas”. Ts. 4 p.
“Illuminations”. Ts. 1 p.
“Saturday”. Ts. 1 p.
“Nine Holes of Golf”. Ts. 5 p.
“Another Book of Hours”. Ts. 4 p.

F.3       The Sway of Otherwise. Draft ts. arrangements. 3 Ts. (~58 p. each). ca. 2008. Three draft selections of the poems listed above, paginated, indicating the author’s various potential arrangements for The Sway of Otherwise.
F.4       The Sway of Otherwise. Page proofs (35 p.). 2008.
F.5       Keeping Late Hours. Draft ts. arrangement. 2012. [1 of 2]. Non-consecutively paginated poems, a selection of which were published as Keeping Late Hours in 2015.

“After Hafiz”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“On the Arrival of the 21^st Century”. 1 Ts. 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
“The Best Room”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“BUZZing: for Peter and Nancy”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Changes”. 6 Ts. 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Chessington Zoo, 1969”. 4 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Evidence”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Forty Years On”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“from the French of Ronsard”. 5 Ts. 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
“House, with weather”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Hymn for No Singing”. 7 Ts. 2 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments and notes.
“from I Heard God Laughing”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“In Costume”. 5 Ts. 2 Ms. 2 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments and notes.
“Impromptu for the New Year: December 31, 2010”. 7 Ts. 1 p. each. Also includes holograph note.
“In August”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Letter to a Musical Friend”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Marine City”. 5 Ts. 2 p. each.
“Mischance”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“National Gallery: Cranach, Baldung Grien”. 4 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“A New Year’s Letter”. 6 Ts. 1 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments and notes.
“Negatives”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“On the Cabot Trail”. 6 Ts. 2 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments and notes.
“Parade”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Pause”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“The Poet in States in Mind”. 3 Ts. 3 p. each. Also includes draft pages and notes.
“Prayer for the New Year (a letter to friends)”. 2011. 8 Ts. 2 p. each. Also includes draft pages and notes.
F.6       Keeping Late Hours. Draft ts. arrangement. 2012. [2 of 2].

“Prologue to an Unwritten Comedy”. 2 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“At Queen’s Park”. 8 Ts. 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Questioning”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Reclining Nude”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“La Rentréé”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Rhubarb and Crow”. 1 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Scriptorium”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments.
“Seal”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Second Letter to a Musical Friend”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Six Miniatures”. 2 Ts. 3 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments and notes and ts draft pages.
“Spring”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Squatters on Piccadilly, 1969”. 7 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments.
“Star”. 4 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Sunless in Venice”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Suzhou”. 4 Ts. 3 p. each. Also includes holograph fragments and notes.
“Throat Singer”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“White”. 2 Ts. 1Ms. 1 p. each.
“Why I like Brahms”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“[It’s far out of fashion, neat metric and rhyme]”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“[The last quarter moon rides / the pale blue morning sky]”. 1 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“[On this still October morning, the falling leaves]”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“[Our rooms are full of tree flowers, apple, crab, lilac]”. 1 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“[Surging this instant and beyond / unmind …]”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each. Also includes holograph notes.
“[Venice: MaryMcc]”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
Unidentified holographic and ts notes and fragments.

F.7       Seawrack. Multiple unorganized draft ts. and edits. (~46 p. each). ca. 2007. Includes holographic notes. Published in 2013.
F.8       Seawrack. Ts. and edits. 47 p. ca. 2013. Includes holographic notes.          
F.9       Seawrack. Later Ts. and minor edits. ca. 2013.
F.10     Seawrack. Unfinished proof with cover art. 2013. Sent by Caryl Peters, Frog Hollow Press.
F.11     Seawrack. Sample cover art (unused) and typeface. 2013. Sent by Caryl Peters, Frog Hollow Press.

Box 92

F.1       Sudden and Absolute Stranger: Selected Poems, 1983-2016. Final ts. 201 p. Published in 2017.
F.2       Sudden and Absolute Stranger: Selected Poems, 1983-2016. Early draft arrangement (partial). Ts. 18 p.
F.3       “Strangers” / “Strange Encounters” chapbook. 2016. Consists of a draft and final version hand-stitched chapbook, given to friends as gifts for the winter solstice. Includes the following poems: “Strangers, various”, “Messengers”, “Nausicaa Meets a Stranger”, “Alien Newcomers”, “Going Away Now”, “You, as a Stranger”, “Oedipus at the Crossroads”, “Travel Documents for All Souls”, and “Envoi”. Also includes draft ts. of the listed poems and additionally: “Snatching at your aura”, “By the Church of the Good Thief”, “The Vanished”, “Landscape”, “O Summerland”, “Macdonald Park: September, 2015”, “Walt Whitman Observes the TTC”, “Polecat Song”, “Kumin Couplets”, and “By the Clay Road”.
F.4       [Summonings] Poetry drafts. [ca. 2010s]. A collection of poems, a selection of which was likely intended for publication with the title Summonings.

“[Heedless atoms, law orders chance...]”. Ts. 1 p.
“Summer once”. Ts. 1 p.
“Midway”. Ts. 1 p.
“[In night beyond / a sodden chaotic / autumn garden...]”. Ts. 1 p.
“[Prodigious child / the fingers of your intent / span time in space...]”. Ts. 1 p.
“Written on a Brown Paper Bag”. Ts. 1 p.
“Research Project (for Kate, years later)”. Ts. 1 p.
“Scriptorium”. Ts. 1 p.
“Negatives”. Ts. 1 p.
“In Costume”. Ts. 1 p.
“The Diarist”. Ts. 2 p.
“At the Opera”. Ts. 1 p.
“Timepiece”. Ts. 2 p.
“The Wrong Side of the Park (For Tom)”. Ts. 1 p.
“After Catullus”. Ts. 1 p.
“The Plot”. Ts. 1 p.
“Summer Again”. Ts. 1 p.
“Self Portrait: As an Old House”. Ts. 1 p.
“Damage”. Ts. 1 p.
“[O light whitefire]”. Ts. 1 p.
“The Train to Murray Harbour”. Ts. 1 p.
“NYC: three vignettes (for Paul and Livia)”. Ts. 2 p.
“Poetics”. Ts. 2 p.
“Action Painters”. Ts. 1 p.
“Cold Studies”. Ts. 2 p.
“The Poet: States of Mind”. Ts. 3 p.

F.5       [Over the Border] Poetry drafts. Previously titled Islands. [ca. 2010s]. A collection of poems, a selection of which was likely intended for publication with the title Over the Border.

“Hymn for No Singing”. Ts. 2 p.
“La Rentree”. Ts. 1 p.
“On the Cabot Trail”. Ts. 2 p.
“Mischance”. Ts. 1 p.
“Marine City”. Ts. 2 p.
“Reclining Nude”. Ts. 1 p.
“In Costume”. Ts. 2 p.
“National Gallery: Cranach, Baldung Grien”. Ts. 1 p.
“Suzhou”. Ts. 3 p.
“Negatives”. Ts. 1 p.
“Scriptorium”. Ts. 1 p.
“Squatters on Piccadilly, 1969”. Ts. 1 p.
“Parade”. Ts. 1 p.
“Questioning”. Ts. 1 p.
“Stars”. Ts. 1 p.
“Attachment Disorder”. Ts. 1 p.
“Journeying”. Ts. 3 p.
“Poetry Reading (in memory of Al Purdy)”. Ts. 1 p.
“The Air Poet (for Joe Sherman)”. Ts. 1 p.
“Theology”. Ts. 1 p.
“Parables, Luke xv, 11-32”. Ts. 2 p.
“Three Pantoums”. 2 Ts. 3 p. each. Includes Ts. and holographic fragments.
“Reading Backward (for Joe)”. Ts. 2 p.
“Messages”. Ts. 1 p.
“Autumnal”. Ts. 1 p.
“Album Leaf”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Vespers”. Ts. 1 p.
“Four Pantoums”. 4 Ts. 4 p. each. Also includes ts. and holographic fragments.
“Rhubarb and Crow”. Ts. 1 p.
“April”. 5 Ts. 1 p.
“[Wang Mang / the cousin stands / in a stone courtyard…]”. Ts. 1 p.
“Elm Street Cemetery/ April”. Ms. 1 p.
“Theology”. Ts. 1 p.
“The Train to Murray Harbour”. 2 Ts. 1 p.
“Research Project (For Kate)”. 3 Ts. 1 p.
“NYC: three vignettes”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each. Includes ts. and holographic fragments.
“BUZZing for Peter and Nancy. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. Includes holographic fragments.
“Midway”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Summer Once”. 1 Ts. 1 p. Also includes a holographic fragment.
“Enduring Prophecy”. 6 Ts. 1 p. each. Also includes a holographic fragment.
“Brass Reflections”. 4 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“April Meditation” / “Sapphics” / “April, 2015”. 14 Ts. 1 Ms. 1-3 p. each.
“May 2015”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each. Also includes holographic fragments.
“Sonnet in Silence”. 6 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Midsummer”. 2 Ts. 2 p.
“On the Top Floor” / “High Up on the Top Floor”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“October Again”. 9 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Dahlias”. 1 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.

F.6       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [1 of 8]. Drafts of unpublished and published poems, arranged alphabetically.

“Accidence”. 6 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Action Painters” / “de Kooning and co.”. 10 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each. Also includes 2 ts. fragments.
“Aftersong”. 6 Ts. 4 p. each. Also includes fragments, including earlier titles “L’étude blanche” and “Étude en hiver”.
“After the ceremony”. 6 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Album Leaf”. 7 Ts. 3 Ms. 1 p. each. Also includes ts. fragments and ephemera.
“The Ancients in Spring” / “Li Po and Tu Fu”. 7 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Approaching the Strait”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“At Port au Persil”. 2 Ts. 7 Ms. 1 p. each. Also includes holographic fragments.
“At Sea” / “At Sea: February” / “Habanera”. 11 Ts. 2 p. each. Also includes “Veradero Haiku”, 1 p.
“Atom Dance”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“’Attachment Disorder’”. 6 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Autumn”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Autumnal”. 2 Ts. 3 p. each. Also includes holographic fragments.
“Backstage Secrets”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“The Best Room”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“A Book of Hours” / “Canonical Carona” / “The Hours”. 8 ts. 4 p. each. Also includes ts. fragments and draft cover art.
“Broken sonnets” (fragments). Ts. 9 p.
“The Boys” (fragments). 6 Ts. 2 Ms.
“BUZZing: For Peter and Nancy”. 1 Ts. 1 p.

F.7       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [2 of 8].

“Changes”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“By the Clay Road”. 3 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Concertos in F minor, E flat”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Correspondence”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Country Poems after Virgil’s Georgics”. 1 Ts. 3 p. Also includes holographic notes.
“Credo”. 2 Ts. 1 p.
“Damage”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“The Dancing Pig”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“December 21, 2004”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“demobbed”. 2 Ts. 3 p.
“The Diarist”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Dinner with Random Gods”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“The Dream House”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Dream Sonnets”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“During and After The”. 8 Ts. 1 p. each.
“The Empty House”. 7 Ts. 1 p. each.
“En Train de…” 2 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Episodic as When”. 7 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Epithalamium for Dying Trumpet”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Eros”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“L’étude blanche” / “Study” / “Possum Feathers”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“L’étude en ciel”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Evidence”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Exercise”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“For DLS”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“For Don (who didn’t arrive, August 18, 2005)”. 3 Ts. 6 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Fred N. at the pianola”. 9 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Full House (for Will, Luke, Ellie)”. 1 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Funeral at Sturgeon”. 2 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.

F.8       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [3 of 8].

“Gallus Absconditus”. 2 Ts. 1 p.
“Generations”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Ghost Sonnets”. 8 Ts. 2 Ms. 1-2 p. each.
“God Spends the Morning Studying Torah”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“A Goddess”. 1 Ts. 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Golf Again” / “The Golf Sonnets” / “Golf” / “Nine Holes of Golf”. 11 Ts. 5 p. each. Includes ts. draft fragments.
“The Granddaughter’s Tale” / “Ruka”. 6 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each. Includes holographic and ts. fragments.
“Gyllus”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Hemingway in August”. 1 Ts. 5 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Highway Flight”. 2 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Homage to Virgil”. 1 Ts. 4 p. Includes a ts. fragment.
“human remains in Louisiana”. 8 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each. Includes a holographic fragment.
“I See an Old Photograph … And Another”. 15 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Illuminations”. 8 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Imagining Movies”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“An Improvisation” / “Improvisation”. 10 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“In County Wicklow”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“In May”. 11 Ts. 1 p. each.
“An Incidental Homage”. 3 Ts. 3 p. each.
“Invocation at Wolfe Island”. 1 Ms. 1 p.

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F.1       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [4 of 8].

“January”. 6 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Joe in late afternoon”. 8 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Journeying” / “Journey”. 5 Ts. 2 Ms. 1-3 p. each. Includes holographic and ts. fragments.
“Kentville”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Leaving Venice”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Letter to my Child”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“Macdonald Park: September, 2015”. 5 Ts. 1-2 p. each.
“March, 2003”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Marysville, August”. 4 Ts. 1-2 p. each.
“Mass for the Island (words from the mass and the poems of Milton Acorn)”. 1 Ts. 6 p.
“May 15, 2004: à Pascal”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Meditation on the Third Fairway”. 7 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each. Also includes holographic notes.
“Messages”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Midway”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Migration in Orange”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Monteverdi: lavage”. 8 Ts. 1 p. each.

F.2       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [5 of 8].

“A New Year’s Letter (after W.H. Auden)”. December 2009. 1 Ts. 3 p.
“Impromptu for the New Year: December 2010)”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“A New Year’s Rhyming (sent to friends December 31, 2013)”. 5 Ts. 2 p. each. Includes holographic and ts. notes and fragments.
“Niagara”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“O Light Fire”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“O Summerland”. 3 Ts. 2-3 p. each.
“Occasion”. 5 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“October Light”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Oedipus at the Crossroads #1”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“Oedipus at the Crossroads #2”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“Opera at Night”. 10 Ts. 2 p. each. Includes ts. fragments.
“Or when”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Pacific”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“The Pantheon”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Parables” (fragments). Ts. 19 p.
“Perspective”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Les Petits Fils”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“The Plot”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Poem Hunter” / “All Saints”. 1 Ts. 3 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Poetics”. 11 Ts. 1-2 p. each.
“Poetry Reading”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Polecat Song”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Postcards”. 4 Ts. 3 p. each. Includes ts. and holographic fragments.
 
F.3       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [6 of 8].

“Quatre Études” (fragments). 1 Ts. 3 p.
“Queen Anne’s Lace (homage to William Carlos Williams)”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Quotations” / “Approaches to the Conclusion”. 3 Ts. 2 p. each. Includes ts. fragments.
“Rare or only unexpected: the birds pick as I pick”. 7 Ts. 1 p. each.
 “Reading Backward (for Joe)”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Recognitions”. 6 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Recollection” / “Illumination” / “Recollection: on Ice”. 10 Ts. 1 p. each. Includes holographic fragments.
“Revelation”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Roseaceae”. 3 Ts. 2 p. each. Includes 6 ts. and 2 holographic fragments.
“La rue des Petites Maries“. 4 Ts. 2 Ms. Also includes holographic fragments.
“Sandbar Walking”. 1 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Seasonal”. 1 Ts. 2 p. Also includes holographic and ts. fragments.
“Self Portrait: As an Old House” / “Autoritratto”. 9 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each. Includes holographic and ts. fragments.
“Sentence”. 5 Ts. 1. Ms. 2 p. each.
“Shore”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Sky Object”. 6 Ts. 1 p. each.
“So to Be Human”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“So we all remember: May 1945” / “May 1945: remembering”. 5 Ts. 3 p. each.
“Solstice, 2004”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Sonnetina for Lost Poultry”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Sonnetina for the Thresher Poet”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Sonnetina: Gallus Absconditus“. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Sonnetinas”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each. Also includes 3 ts. draft passages.
“Sonnets in Winter”. 2 Ts. 2 p. each.
“Summer Again” / “June”. 4 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Summer Once”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Summer Paragraphs”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Theology”. 1 Ts. 2 p. Includes 1 ts. fragment.
 “Three lyrics” (fragment). 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Throat” / “Night Music”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Timepiece/Summer”. 7 Ts. 2-3 p. each. Includes ts. and holographic fragments.
 “To Toronto”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Travel”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Tunesmith” / “Musicians: Tunesmith”. 8 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Two in Autumn”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Two View”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.

F.4       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [7 of 8].

“Unknowing”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Vespers”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“A Victorian Album”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Wakeful”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Walt Whitman on the TTC”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Waterlilies”. 10 Ts. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“What Happens, How”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each.
“White”. 2 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Winter Study” / “L’Étude en hiver”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each. Includes holographic notes.
“Without Hockey”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Words” / “Night Song for the Islands (for Steven)”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Written on a Brown Paper Bag”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“The Wrong Side of the Park (for Tom)”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Young and Old” / “Island”. 3 Ts. 3 p. each. Includes 3 p. of ts. fragments.
“Zinnias” / “Zinnias encircled” / “Zinnias Imposed”. 10 Ts. 1 p. each. 1 p. of holographic fragments.

F.5       Draft poems. [2007-2016]. [8 of 8].

Untitled/Fragments of poems, including:
“[Sunday rain, the morning poets…]”. 2 Ms. 1 p. each.
“[Wind shifts the white paper blind…]”. 3 Ts. 1 p. each.
“[The children are riding / over the sunken vessels]”. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
Draft table of contents pages for poetry collections. 5 p. Ts.
Unidentified drafts and holographic notes on ephemera.

F.6       Draft poems, unpublished. [2007-2016]. Collection of unpublished poems.

“Alien Newcomers”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Approaching the Strait”. 1 Ts. 1 Ms. 1 p. each.
“Boss Fattyfoot”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Dinner with Random Gods”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Gods, Strangers” / “Gods, Strangers, Dangerous Women” (fragments). 6 Ts. 1 Ms.
“Going Away Now”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“The Granddaughter’s Tale”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“Improvisation”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“An Incidental Homage”. 3 Ts. 3 p. each.
“Landscape”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“May Rain”. 7 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Meditation”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Nausicaa Meets a Stranger” / “Nausikaa Meeting a Traveller” / “I Recall Nausikaa Meeting a Traveller” / “L’étranger / Nausikaa”. 8 Ts. 2-3 p. each.
“November”. 5 Ts. 1 p. each.
“Oedipus At the Crossroads”. 1 Ts. 2 p.
“Opera at Night”. 1 Ts. 3 p.
“O Summerland” / “Summerland”. 5 Ts. 1-2p. each.
“Short-Ass the Woodcock” / “Scolopax” / “Twilight”. 4 Ts. 1 p. each.
“A silence is the beginning”. 1 Ts. 1 p.
“A Sonnet Comes Quickly”. 2 Ts. 1 p. each. Includes a holographic fragment.
“Strangers, Various”. 3 Ts. 2-3 p. each. Includes ts. fragments.
“Stranger at the Crossroads” / “Crossroads” / “Meeting at the Crossroads: A Perfect Tragedy” (fragments). 10 p. Ts. 2 p. Ms.
“Travel documents of the unknown” / “Travel documents for All Souls”. 5 Ts. 2-3 p. each. Includes ts. fragments.
“The Vanished”. 10 Ts. 1 p. each.
“You, Stranger”. 3 Ts. 1-2 p. each. Includes ts. fragments.
Unidentified drafts and holographic notes.

F.7       Christmas / Winter Solstice Mailers. 2002-2007. Includes drafts and materials related to annual poem sent to friends. Includes: “At the Solstice”, “A Victorian Album”, “Master of Allegory”, “God Spends the Morning Studying Torah”, “In Winter” and a translation of “About Love” by Anton Chekov.
F.8       The Essential Tom Marshall. Draft. Ts. ~90 p. 2010-2012. A collection of poetry by Tom Marshall, edited by David Helwig, published in 2012.

Series 5.
Radio, Theatre and Television Scripts. – 1980-2011. – 11 cm. Series consists of scripts for CBC produced radio plays and drafts of radio plays, stage plays, and other performance-based writing.

Box 94

F.1       “Moving In” (CBC Soundstage radio play). Taped January 17-18, 1980. Debuted, February 3, 1980. Produced by William Davis. Ts. 78 p.
F.2       “Memory of Murder” (CBC Saturday Stereo Theatre). Taped March 14, 1983. Produced by Paul Mills. Ts. 80 p.
F.3       “The Bird That Never Was” (radio play). [1970s-1980s]. 2 Ts. 4 p. each. Also includes 1 p. of holographic musical notation.
F.4       “Waiting to Kill Somebody”, 1^st draft (radio play). [1980s]. Ts. 50 p.
F.5       “An Occasion” / “The Captain’s Ghost” (stage play). ca. 2005. 2 Ts. 29 p. each. Also includes ts. fragments.
F.6       “Follow the Fiddler: A Pageant” (stage play), performed at the Victoria Playhouse Festival. 2008-2011. 4 Ts. ~32 p. each. Also includes related correspondence, clippings, and brochures from the Festival. 2 cm.
F.7       “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” (stage performance). November 3, 2010. 8 Ts. 2 and 6 p. each. Also includes ts. and holographic fragments. 0.6 cm.
F.8       “The Stand-In: stage version”. ca. 2003. 2 Ts. ~30 p. each. Also includes draft segments and a marked-up copy of The Stand-In (published by The Porcupine’s Quill, 2002).
F.9       “The Argument” (unperformed play). January 17, 2014. 2 Ts. 4 p. each. Also includes holographic fragments.
F.10     “Victory (a libretto based on the novel by Joseph Conrad)”. ca. 2011. Ts. 35 p. Also includes holographic notes and a ts. fragment. 0.5 cm.
F.11     “A Day That Didn’t Happen” (television script). N.d. 2 ts. ~25 p. each.
F.12     “The Kid With Nothing In His Head” (possibly a book or play for children?). [ca. 1970s-1980s]. 3 Ts. 1 Ms. 0.6 cm.

Series 6
Essays and Lectures. – 1990-2015, predominantly 2005-2015. – 17 cm. Series consists of material relating to Helwig’s essay writing, including: draft essays, clippings of columns and book reviews published in The BUZZ (Prince Edward Island) and The Globe and Mail. Also includes drafts of lectures delivered by Helwig in his role as Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island.

F.13     Essays, draft typescripts. 2005-2010. Includes ts. drafts of essays published in Helwig’s column, “The Other Notebook” in The BUZZ. Also includes the typescripts of an obituary of Joseph Sherman and book reviews published in The Globe and Mail. 3.5 cm.
F.14     Essays, clippings. 2005-2010. Includes clippings of the printed versions of the above material. 0.5 cm.

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F.1       Essays, draft typescripts. 2006-2008. Includes ts. drafts of essays published in Helwig’s column, “The Other Notebook” in The BUZZ. 2.5 cm.
F.2       Essays, clippings. 2006-2008. 0.5 cm.
F.3       Essays, draft typescripts. 2011-2013. Includes ts. drafts of essays published in Helwig’s column, “The Other Notebook” in The BUZZ. 1.9 cm.
F.4       Essays, clippings. 2011-2013. 0.5 cm.
F.5       Essays, draft typescripts. 2013-2015. 1.5 cm.
F.6       Essays, clippings. 2013-2015. 0.5 cm.
F.7       Unfiled essay notes. ca. 2005-2015. Includes draft sections of essays about Bertram Brooker, and Larry and Sheila Sutherland. The former essay was published on the blog site arthistoryarchive.com, titled, “Scandalous” (http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/canadian/Nudes-and-Prudes.html). 0.3 cm.
F.8       “Dreams of Transcendence” (published in online magazine Whether). July 2014. 2 Ts. 5 p. each.
F.9       “Preludes and Beyond: The Poetry of William Aide”. ca. 2015. Canadian Notes and Queries, no. 96, Summer 2016, notesandqueries.ca/issues/number 96/. 4 Ts. ~17 p. each.
F.10     Book Review: “The Same Struggles Go On” by Peter Swirski. 2006. 4 Ts. 5 p. each. Includes email from Olga Stein.
F.11     The Symons Medal and Lecture, draft speech. 2008. 5 Ts. 5 p. each. Consists of a speech introducing Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, as an honour given by the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
F.12     The Symons Medal and Lecture, draft speech. 2009. 9 Ts. 6 p. each. Consists of a speech introducing Mary Simon, President of Tapiriit Kanatami.
F.13     The Walrus Talks, draft lecture. 2017. 16 Ts. ~4 p. each. Lecture delivered April 22, 2017 in Charlottetown, PEI, as part of “The Walrus Talks, National Tour 2017, A Canada 150 Signature Initiative”.
F.14     The Globe and Mail essays (photocopies). 1990-1992. 0.3 cm.

Series 7.
Correspondence. – 1995-2018. – 54.5 cm of textual records. Series has been arranged alphabetically. Letters and emails are incoming, addressed to David Helwig, unless otherwise noted.

Box 96

F.1       Aide, Bill. 2003-2008. (1 of 2). 90 letters, 3 emails. Includes poetry, including a ts. copy of The Aerialist and Other Poems ~15 p. 3 cm.
F.2       Aide, Bill. 2009-2017. (2 of 2). 99 letters. Includes copies of poems and a col. photograph. 2.5 cm.
F.3       Ainslie, D. to Cowan, D. 0.6 cm.

Ainslie, Donald (University College Alumni of Influence). 1 letter. June 2014.
Andrus, Donald F. Draft of story, “Be-Bop-A-Lula”, Ts. 6 p. June 2011.
Ayres, Ian (Van Gogh’s Ear). 1 letter. May 2004.
[Bailey], Don. 3 letters. 2003. Also includes 2 Ts. pages titled “The Book of Billy” and a copy of the children’s book, The Radiant Radish.
Balint, Sarah. 1 letter. Holographic. February 2003.
Barriault, Robert (New Brunswick Arts Board). 2 letters, 1 email. June-July 2005.
Barton, Jacqueline (Chancellory of Honours). 2 incoming, 1 outgoing letters. October 2009.
Bertram, Carolyn, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, PEI. 3 incoming, 1 outgoing letters. 1 col. photograph.
Bettis, Paul. 1 email. September 2003.
Boylan, Crissy (ECW Press). 1 letter. May 2011.
Brinklow, Laurie (The Acorn Press). 1 letter. May 2006.
Buss, Jane (Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia). 6 letters. 2003-2009.
Calder, Patricia. Draft of story “Deadhead”. Ts. 11 p. [n.d.].
Callbeck, Catherine. 1 letter. February 2008.
Canada Council for the Arts. 1 letter. September 2005.
Canadian Who’s Who. 1 letter. August 2007.
Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention. 1 letter, encl. petition, 3 p. July 2009.
Canadian Red Cross. 1 letter. January 2010.
Carter, Barbara. 1 letter, 1 email. July 2006.
CBC-Radio Canada. 1 letter, 1 email. September 2003 and November 2005.
Celucci, Paul, United States Ambassador to Canada. 1 outgoing letter. March 2003.
Cerminara, Corrie. 1 email, encl. response. October 2008.
Clews, Brenda (University of Toronto Press). 1 letter. October 1995.
Confederation Centre of the Arts et al. 1 incoming letter, ~9 incoming emails, 2 outgoing letters, 4 outgoing emails. May to November 2005.
Confederation Centre of the Arts. 3 letters. 2008-2014.
Cooper, Allan. 1 email. May 2005. Email from Hugh Macdonald on verso, May 2005.
Copper Canyon Press. 1 outgoing letter. February 2002.
De Courcey, Paul. 1 email. July 2006.
Cowan, Doris. 1 email. May 2010.

F.4       Cowan, Judith. 2002-2006. (1 of 6). 58 letters. Also includes “Dragon’s Breath” short story, Ts. 35 p. and 1 large col. photograph of the Cowan family. 2 cm.
F.5       Cowan, Judith. 2006-2008. (2 of 6). 31 letters. Also includes col. Photographs, prints, and ts. Chapters 1 and 2 of Cowan’s memoir, Twelve Years (p. 1-46). Published as The Permanent Nature of Everything: A Memoir in 2014. 2 cm.
F.6       Cowan, Judith. 2008-2009. (3 of 6). 8 letters. Also includes Chapters 1 to 7, and 9 of Cowan’s memoir (p. 47-157, p.158-179). 2 cm.
F.7       Cowan, Judith. 2009-2010. (4 of 6). 14 letters. Also includes Chapters 10 to 17 of Cowan’s memoirs (p. 180-323). 2 cm.

Box 97

F.1       Cowan, Judith. 2010-2014. (5 of 6). 31 letters. 2 cm.
F.2       Cowan, Judith. 2014-2017. (6 of 6). 23 letters. 1 cm.
F.3       Crane, O. to Guernica. 1.5 cm.

Crane, Olivia. 1 card. [2009].
Cruickshank, John. 1 email, encl. email from Peggy Walt re: CBC cuts. April 2008.
Crean, Patrick. 1 incoming email, 1 outgoing letter. May 2005, n.d.
Crosier, Jane. 1 email. February 2003.
Cuthbertson, Ken (Queen’s Alumni Review). 1 letter. February 2005.
Dancey, Kevin J. 1 letter. July 2009.
Davis, William B. 8 emails. 2003-2007. Also includes ts. draft section of Where There’s Smoke: The Memoir of William B. Davis, 2009,12 p.
Dempster, Barry. 1 email. October 2011.
Di Santo, Michael John. 1 letter, encl. consent form re: interview for biography of George Whalley. May 2012.
Elliot, Robin. 3 emails, 1 letter. October, May 2007, November 2008. Includes a ts. draft of the article, “Barnardo Boy”, published in Intersections: Canadian Journal of Music, Vol 28, No. 1 (2007). 21 p.
English, Sharon. 1 email. November 2006.
Erskine (Victoria Playhouse). 2 emails. February 2008, July 2009.
Eso, David. 1 letter. N.d.
Evans, Peter (Saltscapes). 1 email. January 2003.
Falkner, Suki. 1 email. January 2010.
Farrow, Diana. 1 letter. February [2008].
Frankle, Rivi (University of Toronto Advancement). 1 letter. July 2009.
Gaspar, Cidália (Rideau Hall). 1 letter. July 2010.
Gaspereau Press (including Andrew Steeves, Beth Crosby, and Amanda Jernigan). 13 letters, 9 emails. 2002-2012.
Gaudet, Judy. 1 email. May 2002.
Ghiz, Robert. 2 letters. June 2006 and April 2008.
Glover, Douglas. 3 emails, 1 letter. 2003-2007.
Grady, Wayne. 1 email. February 2003.
Gray, Andrew (UBC Creative Writing Program). 1 outgoing letter, encl. correspondence with Judith Pond. 2006.
Gruman, Matthew. 1 email. October 2007.
Guernica. Request for permission consent form. 2017.
 
F.4       Haldane, S. to Kingston WritersFest. 2.5 cm.

Haldane, Sean. 2 emails. March-April 2009.
Harcourt, Joan (McGill-Queen’s University Press). 3 letters. November 2009 and August 2010.
Harcourt, Peter. 8 emails. 2003-2008.
Harper-White, Olivia. 1 email, re: Hiroshima Day of Peace. July 2009.
Harrison, Rose. 1 letter. December 2013.
Hasting, Jane (Eden Mills Writers’ Festival). 2 emails. June 2004.
Hebb, Marian (Hebb & Scheffer). 1 email, 2 incoming letters, 1 outgoing letter. 2003-2008.
Heffron, Dorris. 1 email. October 2007.
Heighton, Steven. 13 emails. 2003-2018. Includes drafts of poems, “The Phone Never Wrang” and “Swimmer in the Avalanche”, and a blurb for The Essential Tom Marshall.
Heil, Jeremy (Queen’s University Archives). 1 email. May 2004.
Helwig, Maggie. 1 email. March 2018.
Hernndorf, Peter (National Arts Centre). 2 incoming letters, 1 outgoing letter. 2008-2009.
Hickey, David. 1 email. May 2009.
Hilderley, Bob (Quarry Press). 1 letter. November 2012.
Hilliard, Wendy. 1 letter. June 2012. Includes a b&w negative ; 35 mm.
Hobbs, Catherine. 1 email. January 2010.
Hooper, Mary. 2 outgoing letters. February, May 2008. Encl. email from Ken Puley of CBC Radio Archives and a finding aid for archival material for Milton Acorn.
Holman, Harry. 2 emails. January 2008.
Huggan, Isabel. 1 email. June 2003.
Hulse, Michael (Leviathan Quarterly). 3 emails. February 2002, March 2003.
Hutchman, Mary (Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick). 1 email. March 2007.
Illingworth, Jack (Porcupine’s Quill). 8 emails. 1 letter. 2003-2004.
Inkster, Tim or Elke (Porcupine’s Quill). 6 letters. 9 emails.
Jernigan, Amanda (Porcupine’s Quill). 2 emails. 2002-2003.
Jernigan, Kim (The New Quarterly). 5 emails and 2 letters. 2002-2005.
Jonas, George. 1 email. N.d.
Joyce, Catherine. 2 letters, 1 email. 2004-2006. Enclosed writing sample for Vermont College MFA Program in Creative Writing and a draft letter of recommendation.
Kain, Karen (Canada Council for the Arts). 1 outgoing letter. N.d.
Kessler, Deirdre. 1 letter. Also includes blurb for It Is Always Summer. 2014, 2017.
King, Allan. 1 email. October 2004.
Kingston WritersFest. Includes 1 letter and related email correspondence. 2012.

F.5       Kropp, Paul. 2003-2015. 61 letters, 2 emails. Includes draft of story, “A Song About Apes” (3 p.), poetry drafts, and Chapter 2 of Homerun published in 2006 (17 p.).
F.6       Lane, P. to Lloyd, J. 0.3 cm.

Lane, Patrick. 1 email, June 2005.
Langs, Leonore (BookFest Windsor). 2 letters. May 2006.
Laperle, Anna (Rideau Hall). 4 incoming, 1 outgoing letters. June to December 2009.
Lemm, Richard. 4 emails. May 2008 to February 2009.
Levine, Abby (Albert Whitman & Company). 1 letter. August 2004.
Lee, Dennis. 1 email. January 2002.
Lloyd, Jocelyne (Journal Pioneer). 1 email. March 2007.

F.7       George Loewen. 2005-2013. 1.4 cm. 26 incoming holographic letters. 1 outgoing letter. Also includes sample cover artwork for Seawrack.
F.8       MacAulay, L. to Macklem, D. 0.2 cm.

MacAulay, Lawrence, M.P. 4 letters. 2006-2009.
MacDonald, J. Hugh. 1 email. March 2004.
Macklem, Dilshad (Oberon Press). 5 emails, 5 letters, and a holographic note. 2004-2015.

F.9       Macklem, Michael (Oberon Press). 1988, 2003-2017. 87 incoming letters, 1 outgoing letter. 1.5 cm.

F.10     Macklem, N. to McOrmand, S. 0.7 cm.

Macklem, Nick. 2 emails. September 2008, September 2011.
Margoshes, Dave. 1 email. April 2007.
Marshall, Amy. 1 email. April 2005.
Marshall, Andrew. 3 emails. March 2007, January 2010.
Mazur, Christine (Turnstone Press). 1 letter. January 2012.
McBurney, Laurie. 1 email. April 2008.
McCabe, Shauna. 2 emails. February, April 2005.
McGraw-Hill Ryerson (Sandra McTavish). 1 letter. December 2011.
McMaster University Library (Charlotte A. Stewart, Carl Spadoni, Vivian Lewis). 4 emails, 3 letters. 2003-2012.
McOrmand, Steve. 1 incoming, 1 outgoing letter, enclosed with ts. pages from Primer on the Hereafter, published in 2006. September 2005.

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F.1       Metcalf, John. 2003-2018. 48 letters. Also includes ts. of a chapter to John Metcalf’s memoir, “Goodbye To All That” (18 p.), an essay by Douglas Glover, “The Arsonist’s Revenge” (25 p.), a draft of a story, “Ceazer Salad” (17 p.), and an essay, “A Jeremiad Against Kim Jernigan” (36 p.). 2.3 cm.
F.2       Morris, B. to Sherman, J. 2.7 cm.

Morris, Barry. 2 emails. September 2003.
Mount, Nick. 1 email, 1 letter. June, November 2007.
Munroe-Blum, Heather. 1 letter. July 2009.
Munves, James. 1 email, 2 letters, 1 note. 2008-2009, 2015. Includes a clipping from The New Yorker, and a draft collection of translations of poetry by Ilse Weber (39 p.).
Naylor, David. 1 letter. July 2009.
New York Review of Books. 1 outgoing letter. February 2004.
[N.K.H.] 3 letters. 2003-2004.
Nobleman, Cathy (Rideau Hall). 3 letters. December 2009, January 2010.
Nymark, Barbara. 1 email. March 2004.
[O.], Michael. 1 email. June 2005.
O’Meara, David. 3 emails. 2004-2005.
Orbach, Marvin. 1 outgoing letter, 1 incoming letter. September, October 2011.
Ott, Robert. 2 letters. 2005, 2016.
Paris, Erna. 2 emails. April 2007.
Peace Magazine. 1 letter. May 2005.
PEI Literary Alliance. 1 letter. February 2008.
Peters, Caryl (Frog Hollow Press). 1 letter. [2013].
Pitts, Francis (The Millar Colony for the Arts). 1 letter. February 2003.
Price, Paul. 2 emails. July 2009.
Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts. 2 letters. April 2007, April 2008.
Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra. 1 letter. December 2016.
Prosser, David (Stratford Festival). 1 email, 1 outgoing letter. October 2003.
QEH Foundation. 1 letter. July 2016.
Rasminsky, Michael. 1 email. February 2007.
Reichardt, Vicki. 1 email, 1 outgoing letter. November 2007.
Richler, Noah. 2 emails, 1 email forwarded by Livia Tenzer. January, March 2007.
Robertson, Heather. 1 letter and enclosed. [2006].
Robinson, Andrea (McGowan). January 2009, December 2017. Includes 4 ts. drafts of poem, “Mariposa (For Marian and Bob Robinson)”.
Robinson, Robert. 45 letters. 2003-2016.
Rogers, Edward. 1 letter. July 2010.
Royer, Émile. 3 emails. 2017. Also includes chapbook, “Nuances”, (34 p.), ts. of a short story, “Amour Malade” (5 p.), and 3 ts. pages of poetry.
Rule, Jane. 2 letters. September 2003, September 2006.
Ruthig, Ingrid. 4 emails, 1 letter. 2007-2008, October 2012.
Rymhs, Deena. 3 emails. March 2003.
Saskatchewan Book Awards. 2 letters and enclosed material. 2013-2014.
Schabas, Ezra. 1 outgoing, 1 incoming letters. January, February 2009.
Seligman, Ellen. 1 outgoing letter, 2 incoming emails. October 2003, July 2004.
Shaw, Susan Evans (LiT LiVe). 1 letter. February 2004.
Shepherd, Jean. 1 email. December 2003.
Sherman, Joe. 4 emails. 2003-2005.

F.3       Siksay, W. to Wells, D. 1.5 cm.

Siksay, William, MP. 1 outgoing letter. May 2008.
Simonds, Merilyn (Kingston Writers Fest). 2 letters and enclosed material. 2012.
Simons, Ken. 4 emails. January-March 2008.
Simons, Mary. 1 holographic letter. July 2006.
Simpson, Jeffrey. 1 email. June 2007.
Sirman, Robert (Canada Council for the Arts). August 2009.
Smart, Carolyn. 6 emails. 2004-2005.
Soderstrom, Mary. 1 outgoing letter, 2 incoming emails. November 2003.
Stein, David and Alison. 2 letters, ca. 2005.
Stein, David. 27 emails. 2003-2009.
Stein, Olga (Books in Canada). 2 outgoing letter, 1 email. April, June 2006.
Stephenson, Sandra. 1 email. January 2007.
Stewart, Heather Grace (Queen’s Alumni Review). 1 letter. September 2004.
St. Joseph’s Training Centre – Mukono, Uganda. 3 letters. July 2004, July 2010, January 2016.
St. Theresa Buwama School of Nursing & Midwifery – Buwama, Uganda. 1 letter. October 2010.
Suvier, Art. 1 letter. n.d.
Thorne, Tim. 1 email. February 2009.
Toye, William. 1 incoming, 2 outgoing letters. October-November 2005. Includes encl. correspondence with Oxford University Press.
Trotter, Joshua. 1 email. January 2008.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 1 letter. January 2014.
Vogel, Rachel. 2 emails. July 2007.
Weaver, Carolyn. 1 email. April 2005.
Wells, Dan (Biblioasis). 9 letters, 6 emails. 2005-2017.
Wells, Ker. 1 email, 1 letter. [ca. 2016].

F.4       Wien, F. to Yzereef, G. 1.5 cm.

Wien, Fred and Carol Ann. 8 letters. 2003-2013.
Wiginton, Colin (City of Kingston). 1 email. September 2011.
Wilkinson, Poppy (Maisonneuve). 1 letter. May 2003.
Williams, Paul. 1 letter, 6 emails (Bunim & Bannigan). 2006-2007. Includes travel itinerary and wire transfer.
Williamson, Dave. 2 emails. July 2006, December 2007.
Windsor, Debora. 1 email, encl. material re: Danuta Gleed Literary Award. February 2005.
Winter, Tamiko (Harbourfront Reading Series). 2 letters, enclosed information package and related correspondence. 2003-2004.
Wolfe Island Historical Society, The. 1 incoming, 1 outgoing letter. February 2008.
WONK. 1 letter. January 2010.
Wood, Barry. 14 letters. 2004-2007.
Wolsak and Wynn (Noelle Allen). 2 letter. October 2006.
Writers Guild of Canada. 11 letters. 2003-2011.
Writers’ Trust of Canada, The. 1 letter. April 2008.
Writers’ Union of Canada, The. 7 letters. 1 email. 2004-2018.
Yeoman, Aisling (National Poetry Month). 1 letter. February 2005.
Yoken, Mel. 1 letter. March 2005.
Yzereef, Ginny. 1 email. February 2008.

F.5       Fan mail / mail sent via website, davidhelwig.com feedback form. 0.5 cm.
F.6       Unidentified correspondence. 0.6 cm.

F.7       Cards: general. 2000-2018. 5.5 cm. Includes personal cards from friends including Judith Cowan, Bill Haide, and Paul Kropp.
F.8       Cards: Christmas / Winter Solstice / New Years. 2000-2018. 4 cm.

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F.1       Cards: postcards, thank you, congratulations, birthday, and invitations. 2000-2018. 4.25 cm.

Series 8.

Saturday Morning Chapbooks printing material. >– 2002-2014. – 10.5 cm. Series consists of material related to the printing the works of poets in Prince Edward Island. The small press was formed by David Helwig, Hugh MacDonald, and Joseph Sherman. Series is arranged by chapbook, which includes drafts of the poems, correspondence with the poet, and prototype versions of the final chapbook. Also includes correspondence regarding printing costs, legal contracts, and collected materials for use as cover art.

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F.2       First Series, #1. The Medium by Julie Dennison. 2003.
F.3       First Series, #2. Poems, you say by Judy Gaudet. 2003.       
F.4       First Series, #3. Scene, road by Shauna McCabe. 2003.
F.5       Second Series, #1. Scars by Laurie Brinklow. 2004.
F.6       Second Series, #2. Night Vanishes by Beth E. Janzen. 2004.
F.7       Second Series, #3. Fool’s Errand by Zachariah Wells. 2004.
F.8       Third Series, #1. Subtracting by Seventeen by Deirdre Kessler. 2005.
F.9       Third Series, #2. From Pushthrough to Madagascar by Lee Ellen Pottie. 2005.
F.10     Third Series, #3. Kitpu Apteket by Charlie Greg Sark. 2005.
F.11     Fourth Series, #1. On a Blue Colander by Renée Blanchette. 2014.
F.12     Fourth Series, #2. In a Burst of Yellow Blossoms by Yvette Doucette. 2014.
F.13     Fred Louder poetry. 2002-2004.
F.14     Printing costs. 2003-2014.
F.15     Correspondence. 2002-2005.
F.16     Contracts. 2003-2014.
F.17     Cover art. ca. 2003.

Series 9.
Royalty Statements and Publishing Material. – 1985-2018. – 11 cm. Series consists of: award and grant submissions sent on the author’s behalf by Tim (Elke) Inkster, Porcupine’s Quill; earning summaries sent by the Public Lending Right Commission; a contract with New Quarterly Literary Society; and royalty statements. The royalty statements have been arranged by publisher, alphabetically.

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F.1       Awards / Grants submissions. 2004-2010.
F.2       Public Lending Right Commission. 1987-2014.
F.3       New Quarterly Literary Society Inc., contract. 2010.
F.4       Biblioasis. 2007-2014.
F.5       Bunim & Bannigan Ltd. 2008-2012.
F.6       CBC. 1987-1990.
F.7       Gaspereau Press. 2004-2018.
F.8       General Publishing Co. 1982-1988.
F.9       Goose Lane Editions. 1999-2015.
F.10     McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. 2013-2015.
F.11     Oberon Press. 1987-2014.
F.12     Penguin Books Canada Ltd. 1985-1993.
F.13     The Porcupine’s Quill Inc. 2002-2014.
F.14     Quarry Press. 1990-1995.
F.15     Stoddard. 1987-2001.

Series 10.
Clippings. –1991-2018. –9.5 cm. Series consists of clippings of reviews of Helwig’s books, arranged chronologically by book, and general clippings related to Helwig’s public appearances. Series also includes clippings of reviews, essays and other collected material by or related to Maggie Helwig.

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F.1       Last Stories of Anton Chekov. 1991.
F.2       The Beloved. 1992.
F.3       Just Say The Words. 1994.
F.4       A Random Gospel. 1996.
F.5       The Child of Someone. 1997.
F.6       Close to the Fire. 1999.
F.7       The Time of Her Life. 2000.
F.8       Living Here. 2002.
F.9       The Stand-In. 2002.
F.10     Duet. 2004.
F.11     The Year One. 2004.
F.12     The Names of Things. 2006.
F.13     Saltsea. 2006.
F.14     Smuggling Donkeys. 2007.
F.15     Coming Through. 2007.
F.16     The Sway of Otherwise. 2008.
F.17     Killing McGee. 2011.
F.18     About Love: Three Stories by Anton Chekov. 2012.
F.19     Clyde. 2014.
F.20     Best Canadian Stories. 1991-1996.
F.21     Miscellaneous Reviews. 1999-2011.
F.22     Clippings: general. 2000-2018.
F.23     Clippings: Maggie Helwig. 1993-2015.

Series 11.
Realia. – 1960-2008. – 5 cm. Series consists of miscellaneous material from Helwig’s life as a writer and public figure.

F.24     Lists of Projects. 1980-1987. 17 cue cards which list the author’s ongoing writing projects, monthly.
F.25     Biography + misc. ca. 1995. Typed CV and biographical note. Also includes unlabeled photographs of an Anglican cemetery and a printed copy of a photograph of Helwig’s Grade 6 class at Parliament Oak School, Niagara-On-The-Lake. 0.5 cm
F.26     Invitations. [1887]. Addressed to Lieutenant Colonel Bowen Van Straubenzee from the Governor General and The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. Lt. Col. Straubenzie was the subject of the poem, “1885”, published in This Human Day, 2000. 0.2 cm.
F.27     “The Individual in Kierkegaard and Nietszche”. Undergraduate essay written for Prof. Emil Fackenheim, University of Toronto. 1960. Ts. 17 p.
F.28     “Words and Music”. July 17, 2002. Includes a programme, notes, and copies of poems which were read at a performance of poetry and music, held at the Kirk of St. James, Charlottetown, PEI. 0.2 cm.
F.29     Atlantic Book Awards and Festival. 2005. Includes the festival programme, a list of winners of the Atlantic Book Awards, a clipping, and a copy of the newsletter of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. 0.3 cm.
F.30     Events, appearances. 2001-2012. Ephemera, including programmes and leaflets advertising events which include Helwig as a speaker. 0.75 cm.
F.31     Awards & Recognition. 2006-2016. 0.2 cm. Includes a certificate of lifetime membership from the Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts, June 2006; a certificate from the Island Literary Awards, June 2006; and The Matt Cohen Award from The Writers’ Trust of Canada, 2008. Also includes the acceptance speech for the Matt Cohen Award. A copy of the Order of Canada newsletter, September 2009; and the short list for the Prince Edward Island Book Awards, 2016. 0.5 cm.
F.32     Continuing Education: Reading Poetry for Pleasure. 2008. Includes the class list and readings for the course taught by Helwig at the Charlottetown Senior’s College. 1 cm.
F.33     Photocard, London, UK. 1990.

Series 12.
Notebooks. – 1987-2016. – 30.5 cm. Series consists of 22 personal notebooks.

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F.1       Blue notebook: Trip to China. 1987. 14.5 x 21 cm. Includes itinerary of the Canadian writers’ delegation to the People’s Republic of China, hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.
F.2       Black spiral notebook. 1989. 19.5 x 24 cm. Includes poetry and creative writing notes.
F.3       Lined black notebook. 1990. 18.5 x 23.5 cm. Includes poetry and creative writing notes.
F.4       The Writer’s Drawing Book. 1994-1995. 18 x 25 cm. Includes pen drawings, creative writing notes, and fragmentary diary entries, pastel drawings, watercolours, and photographs.
F.5       Blue notebook. 1995-1997. 18.5 x 24 cm. Includes fragmentary diary entries, creative notes.
F.6       Orange notebook. 2001-2002. 18 x 25 cm. Includes pastel drawings and watercolours.
F.7       White graphic notebook. 2005. 15 x 21cm. Includes poetry and creative writing notes.
F.8       Bateaux d’autrefois. ca. 2006-2008. 16 x 19cm. Item is a children’s book with the blank pages used as notebook.
F.9       Blue notebook. 2010-2011. 15 x 21 cm. Includes poetry, drawings including a watercolor self-portrait.
F.10     Graphic notebook. ca. 2012-2015. 15x22 cm. Includes creative notes.
F.11     Lined blue notebook. ca. 2015. Includes editing notes for poems.
F.12     Journal with marbled cover, raised bands, and deckle edge. ca. 2002-2009. Includes poetry and creative notes.
F.13     Small notebooks. ca. 2014-2016.

Nepali paper notebook. ca. 2014. 8.5 x 11.5 cm. Includes poetry.
Green drawing book. 2016. 8 x 12 cm. Includes watercolours and pastel crayon drawings.
2 paper notebooks (~20 p.). ca. 2010s. 10 x 12 cm each. Includes workaday notes and poetry.

F.14     Small notebooks. ca. 1970s-2004.

‘Cherubs’ notebook. N.d. 11 x 18cm. Includes creative writing notes and poems.
Red notebook. N.d. 9 x 14 cm. Includes creative writing notes and poems.
Black notebook. ca. 1970s. 10.5 x 16.5 cm. Includes creative writing notes and notes for future writing projects.
‘Renoir’ notebook. ca. 1997. 10.5 x 15 cm. Includes creative writing notes, poems and book call numbers.
‘Eggplant’ notebook. ca. 2002. 10 x 16 cm. Includes poems and creative writing notes.
‘Botticelli’ spiral notebook. ca. 2004. 10 x 14.5 cm. Includes poems, creative writing notes, personal notes, and pencil sketches.

F.15     6 3.5” diskettes. Digital records to be transferred.

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Ninth accrual. – 1970, 2008-2015. – 5 cm of textual records and graphic material. – Accrual consists of correspondence between Helwig and George Loewen.

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F.1       Loewen, George. 1 letter to Loewen. November 24, 1970.
F.2       Loewen, George. 4 letters and 1 card to Loewen, 2008-2009.
F.3       Loewen, George. 5 letters and 1 card to Loewen, 2010; 6 letters to Helwig, 2008-2010. Also includes “A New Year’s Letter (after W.H. Auden),” and 3 photographs of artwork by Erica Rutherford (col.; 15 x 10 cm).
F.4       Loewen, George. 13 letters and 1 card to Loewen; 10 letters to Helwig; 2 letters between Loewen and Dilshad Engineer (Oberon Press), 2011.
F.5       Loewen, George. 4 letters and 1 card to Loewen; 3 letters to Helwig, 2012. Includes poem “Prayer for the New Year (a letter to friends).”
F.6       Loewen, George. 3 letters and 1 card to Loewen; 2 letters to Helwig, 2013. Includes an email of “A New Year’s Rhyming (sent to friends December 31, 2013)” and a sample print of the cover of Seawrack.
F.7       Christmas card to Loewen. 2015.

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