John Hulcoop Fonds 2001-02 LMS-0236
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John Hulcoop fonds LMS-0236 Dates: 1950-2016 Extent: 133 cm of textual record and other material. Biographical Note: Scholar, critic, editor and poet John Hulcoop was born in London, England in 1930, and pursued his education at University College London. Hulcoop emigrated to Canada in the 1950’s and began teaching in the English Department at the University of British Columbia, where he is now Professor Emeritus. A 19th Century scholar by training, Hulcoop has written on both the novel and the long poem, and has published work on Robert Browning, George Eliot, Truman Capote, and Virginia Woolf. As an editor and critic of Phyllis Webb’s work, he edited and wrote the introduction to Phyllis Webb’s Selected Poems of Phyllis Webb, 1954-65 (Talonbooks, 1971) and published Phyllis Webb and Her Works (ECW Press, 1990). John Hulcoop has also maintained a long friendship with Phyllis Webb. During his college days at University College London, Hulcoop came to know Jane Rule and the meeting resulted in another important friendship. As a critic, Hulcoop pursued a critical interest in Timothy Findley and produced the first major critical essay on Findley’s work for Canadian Literature (Winter 1981). As an editor and poet he has come into contact with a number of other Canadian writers and has produced two works of poetry, Three Ring Circus Songs (Talonbooks, 1968) and Untuning the Sky (Pamina Publishing, 2000). John Hulcoop lives and works in Vancouver. Scope and Content: The fonds contains correspondence with writers such as Phyllis Webb, Jane Rule, Timothy Findley and David Watmough; as well as handwritten drafts, typescripts and final typescripts for writing by Jane Rule, Phyllis Webb, David Watmough and for Hulcoop’s own poetic works. In many cases, the files include notes to researchers by the fonds creator indicating the relevance of the material. The fonds contains the following series: Series I. Phyllis Webb, Series II. Jane Rule, Series III. Various Correspondence, Series IV. Poetry by John Hulcoop, and Series V. Sally Hulcoop. Finding Aid: This finding aid is a combination of the calendar of items submitted by John Hulcoop along with the material and a RAD (Rules for Archival Description) description to the file level by the archivist. The itemized lists by John Hulcoop inserted after the RAD description of each file are noted for their personal detail and assistance to the researcher. Note by the donor on his itemized lists: By “item” I mean one card, one letter (which may be long or short), one enclosure or attachment, which may be a single poem in typescript or a collection of poems sent on one occasion; it may be an article by PJW or by somebody else; or the item may be as large as the typescript of a complete book of poems. Unless otherwise stated, all items are letters. Asterisk indicates photocopy. “pc” indicates post-card. “discard” indicates hand painted card by PJW. Items from original list: 306 items, 150 letters, 12 notes, 36 cards, 28 postcards, 3 “discards” Restrictions on Access: Correspondence from Series V. Sally Hulcoop is RESTRICED and will remain sealed until her death. 1 Access Provision: Correspondence with Phyllis Webb requires the permission of Phyllis Webb and John Hulcoop. Series I. Phyllis Webb Dates: 1951, Oct. 12, 1953-2015 Extent: 83.75 cm of textual record. – 6 photographs: col. – 9 volumes. Scope and Content: This series contains correspondence, draft and typescript material from John Hulcoop’s friendship with Phyllis Webb and his role as editor. Also includes nine published monographs containing Hulcoop’s annotations. Title Note: Title based on contents of series. Arrangement Note: Arrangement maintains donor’s original order. Some files were arranged in reverse chronological order by the donor. Access Provision: Correspondence with Phyllis Webb requires the permission of Phyllis Webb and John Hulcoop. Series II. Jane Rule Dates: [1953?]-2007. Extent: 28 cm of textual record. – 18 photographs: b&w Scope and Content: Series contains letters, cards, and typescripts of stories. Also included are letters with Helen Sonthoff, Jane Rule’s life partner. Title Note: Title based on contents of series. Series III. Various Correspondence Dates: Oct. 7, 1966-1999. Extent: 4.25 cm of textual record. – 1 audio compact disk. Scope and Content: This series contains correspondence between Hulcoop and various writers including David Watmough, Timothy Findley and Miriam Waddington. Series contains the following subseries: A. Correspondence with Timothy Findley, B. Correspondence with David Watmough and C. Miscellaneous Correspondence. Title Note: Title based on contents of series. Subseries A. Correspondence with Timothy Findley Dates: Nov. 3, 1981-Dec. 1, 1989. Extent: 30 p. – 4 postcards. Scope and Content: Subseries contains correspondence with Timothy Findley asking for information used in a 1981 article on Findley by Hulcoop (see Canadian Literature Winter 1981): the first major article on Findley’s work to be written/published. Subseries includes 15/20 letters and cards from Findley, and copies of two of Hulcoop’s letters to Findley. Title Note: Title based on contents of sub-series. Subseries B. Correspondence with David Watmough Dates: Sept. 2, 1974-1999 Extent: 1.75 cm of textual record. – 1 audio compact disk. Subseries contains material relating to David Watmough’s work including: 6 letters 1974-95, a manuscript of “Class Warfare,” typescripts of 6 stories, 1 sermon, 1 lecture, 2 articles on Watmough and/or his work, and a CD of Watmough reading (for 2 which John Hulcoop wrote the liner notes). Title Note: Title based on contents of subseries. Subseries C. Miscellaneous Correspondence Dates: 1956, Jul. 2, [1961], Jan. 21, 1963, Oct. 7, 1966-Sept. 11, 1994, Sept. 2002 Extent: 1.5 cm of textual record. Scope and Content: File contains correspondence with various other writers arising from Hulcoop’s work as an editor and poet, and from his friendships. Title Note: Title based on contents of sub-series. Series IV. Poetry by John Hulcoop Dates: [196-]-2000 Extent: 7.5 cm of textual record. Scope and Content: Series contains John Hulcoop’s writing as a poet and includes comprehensive manuscript, draft and final versions for Three Ring Circus Songs and Untuning the Sky. Title Note: Title based on contents of the series. Arrangement: Based on donor’s folder arrangement Series V. Sally Hulcoop Dates: 1968-2016, predominant 1987-1995. Extent: 3.5 cm of textual record. Scope and Content: Series consists of one file of correspondence between Sally Hulcoop, John Hulcoop’s ex-wife, and various Canadian literary figures, most notably Phyllis Webb, Jane Rule and Timothy Findley. Tile Note: Title based on contents of the series. Restrictions on Access: Correspondence is RESTRICTED and will remain sealed until Sally Hulcoop’s death. 1st Accession Series I. Phyllis Webb Box 1 f. 1 1955-1975 : Correspondence. – Oct. 12, 1953-[19-?]. – 42 p. File contains: 20 letters, 2 postcards, 2 poems, 2 contracts listed, surrounding Phyllis Webb’s publication of Even Your Right Eye, The Sea is Also a Garden, and Selected Poems; typescripts of two poems by Webb and a typescript of “Triad” by Jane Rule. Title Note: Title taken from donor’s folder title, other title information is based on contents of the file. Physical Description: Typescripts (some photocopies and carbon copy). 1955 3 Oct. Contractual agreement between PJW and McClelland & Stewart (refers to “poetry manuscript”: Even Your Right Eye)* 1962 22 Mar. Contractual agreement between PJW and Ryerson Press for The Sea Is Also A Garden* 1970 13 Oct JFH to David Robinson [DR] (ed. Talon Bks), re Selected Poems* [SP ] 25 Oct JFH to DR, re. SP* 21 Nov JFH to DR, re. SP* 3 1971 25 Mar JFH to DR, re. proofs of SP* 1970 11 Sept PJW to David Robinson, re. Selected Poems* 14 Oct PJW to DR, re. SP* 1971 26 Jan PJW to DR, re. SP* 18 Mar PJW to DR, re. SP* 15 Apr PJW to DR, re. SP * postcard [pc]* 26 Apr PJW to DR, re. SP* 2 May PJW to DR, re. SP* 5 June PJW to DR, re. SP* 15 June PJW to DR, re. SP* 1971? [72?] 2 Sept PJW to DR, re. SP* 1974 24 Jan PJW to DR, re. John Bentley Mays “attack” on PJW pc* 3 Apr PJW to DR, re. new ed’n of SP* 11 Sept PJW to DR* 15 Nov PJW to DR* 1975 21 Aug PJW to DR, re. new ed’n of SP* 21 Aug PJW to Ernest Hall, re. provincial arts funding* 22 Sept. PJW to DR, re. new ed’n of SP* 11 Oct PJW to DR, re. contract* 19?? PJW, two poems: “Solitary Confinement,” “from The Kropotkin Poems” 1965 Jane Rule to PJW, “Triad”: a short piece in three sections written after Rule received her copy of Naked Poems (the first two sections of allude to a relationship between PJW and Rule), typescript (carbon copy) f. 2 1963-1970 : Correspondence. – Dec. 3, 1963-Nov. 15, 1970. – 39 p. File contains: 15 letters and 2 typescripts of poems. Title note: Title taken from donor’s folder title, other title information is based on contents of the file. Physical Description: Typescripts (some carbon copies). 1963 3 Dec PJW to Sally & John Hulcoop [SH, JFH] 6 Oct PJW to SH & JFH 6 Nov PJW to SH & JFH 1964 9 July PJW PJW to SH & JFH 1 Sept. PJW to SH 1965 8 Feb PJW to JFH 1966 6 Feb PJW to JFH, re. my first Webb article on Naked Poems in Can. Lit. 13 Feb PJW to SH 23 May PJW to JFH, re. our new phone number. We moved from W 14th to W 38th in the spring of 1966 May? PJW to JFH, this letter may precede the previous.