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GA 70 Rienzi Crusz Fonds Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library Finding Aid : GA 70 Rienzi Crusz fonds. Accruals are included in the finding aid, merged with the original accession. © Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library GA 70 : Crusz, Rienzi. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 1 GA 70 : Crusz, Rienzi GA 70 Rienzi Crusz fonds. - 1967-1989. - ca. 2.4 m of textual records. Rienzi Crusz (1925- ) is a poet and retired librarian living in Waterloo, ON. Born in Galle, Sri Lanka, Crusz was educated at the University of Ceylon (B.A. Hons.) and was employed as Chief Research Librarian for the Central Bank of Ceylon. After emigrating to Canada in 1965, he attended the University of Toronto (B.L.S.) and the University of Waterloo (M.A.). He worked at the University of Toronto Library and in 1969 was appointed as a reference and collections development librarian at the University of Waterloo, a position he held until his retirement in 1993. His creative work first began to appear in periodicals and newspapers in 1968, and in 1974, his first collection of poems was published under the title _Flesh and thorn_. Since then, numerous other collections have been published. Crusz is an active voice among Canadian immigrant poets, and his work depicts the contrasts between South Asian and Canadian life. In 1994, he won the literature award in the Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Awards. (Source: website of Rienzi Crusz, http://web.mac.com/mecrusz/Rienzi_Crusz/Home.html) Contents: fonds consists of material relating to the literary career of Rienzi Crusz. Includes material relating to his creative writing process; the critical reception of his work; his activities as a poet, such as readings, literary award judging, and grant applications; and biographical material. Includes ms. and ts. drafts of poems and books of poetry; correspondence; ms. and ts. notes, proposals, biographies, etc.; clippings; ephemera; published poems and reviews; and other material, including photocopied documents. Fonds is arranged in 25 series: 1.01 Manuscripts : Poems : Individual 1.02 Manuscripts : Books 1.03 Manuscripts : Title Pages, Contents, Illustrations 3.01 Correspondence to Rienzi Crusz 3.02 Correspondence Written by Rienzi Crusz 3.03 Correspondence From Others to Others 3.04 Correspondence : Unidentified 3.05 Correspondence : Envelopes 4.01 Biographical : General 4.02 Biographical : Clippings 4.03 Speeches, Presentations, Conferences 4.04 Grants 4.05 Proposals : Publications, Research 4.06 Awards and Activities 4.07 Readings 4.08 Works by Rienzi Crusz : Announcements 4.09.1 Works by Rienzi Crusz : Reviews 4.09.2 Works by Rienzi Crusz : Criticism and Analysis 4.10 Business and Financial 4.11 Miscellaneous 5.01 Poems : Published in Anthologies 5.02 Poems : Published in Periodicals 6.01 Miscellaneous : Biographical Notes on Other Poets 6.02 Miscellaneous : Works by Others 6.03 Miscellaneous : Family Title from content of the fonds. The extent is measured in linear metres of shelf space occupied by the fonds. Finding aid available: file level. The following accruals have been received: GA 70 Accrual 1993 (1969-1993) GA 70 Accrual 1995 (1968-1977, 1984-1995, predominant 1991-1995) GA 70 Accrual 1997 (1967-1974, 1984-1997, predominant 1995-1997) GA 70 Accrual 1999 (1977, 1986-1998, predominant 1996-1998) GA 70 Accrual 2001 ([196-]-2001) GA 70 Accrual 2005 ([196-]-2005, predominant 1995-2003; 32 cm of textual records) GA 70 Accrual 2007 (1968-1969, 1976, 1985-2006) GA 70 Accrual 2009 (1967-2009, predominant 1990-2009; 44 cm of textual records) Note: the series structure for the accruals follows that of the original finding aid so not all series numbers appear in any one accrual. Original description included a Series 2 for scrapbooks. Upon re-description, the poems in the scrapbooks were moved to Series 1.01 and Series 2 is no longer used. GA 70 : Crusz, Rienzi. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 2 GA 70 Rienzi Crusz fonds : accrual 2001. - [196-]-2001. Accrual 2001 Contents: this accession consists primarily of ms. and ts. poetry and prose, some of which are already listed in the finding aid and accrual lists. Some complete manuscript drafts are included, as are electronic files. Also includes correspondence, reviews, and published pieces. The series structure follows that of the original finding aid so not all series numbers appear. GA 70 Rienzi Crusz fonds : accrual 2005. - [196-]-2005, predominant 1995-2003. - 32 cm of Accrual 2005 textual records. Contents: accrual consists primarily of ms. and ts. poetry and prose, some of which are already listed in the finding aid and accrual lists. Some complete manuscript drafts are included Also includes correspondence, reviews, and published pieces. The series structure follows that of the original finding aid so not all series numbers appear. Donated by Rienzi Crusz in Jan. 2005. Finding aid available: file level. GA 70 Rienzi Crusz fonds : accrual 2009. - 1967-2009, predominant 1990-2009. - 44 cm of Accrual 2009 textual records. Contents: accrual consists primarily of ms. and ts. poetry and prose, some of which are already listed in the finding aid and accrual lists. Some complete manuscript drafts are included. Also includes correspondence, reviews, and published pieces. The series structure follows that of the original finding aid so not all series numbers appear. The extent is measured in linear metres of shelf space occupied by the accrual. Finding aid available: file level. GA 70 Accrual 2001 : Crusz, Rienzi. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 3 Series 1.01 : Manuscripts: Poems and Prose. GA 70 This series includes poems and pieces of prose, some of which are already listed in Accrual 1999 the original finding aid and in the 1997 Accrual. The poetry and prose from _Sardeil_ is listed first, followed by a list of the remaining poems. Typescripts from a typewriter and those produced by computer have all been described as ts. Most poems have information added by the author as to the version. The term "Already listed" indicates that there is already a folder by that title in the fonds (either in the original collection or in the 1997 Accrual), and that this is additional material for that folder. GA 70 File 300 3 other ways of asking 'where's the beef?' - [before 1989]. 14 versions, holograph, typescript, revisions. 2 p. ; 28 cm. GA 70 File 71 3 other ways of asking 'where's the beef?' - 1985. Accrual 1995 Contents: 1 ts. (photocopy). This title also found in original accession, GA 70. GA 70 File 1 7 ways of looking at a poet. - 2008. Accrual 2009 Contents: 2 ms. drafts and 3 ts. drafts, some with corrections. GA 70 File 1 About the poems that got away. - [before 1989]. 2 p. ; 28 cm. GA 70 File 2 Abstraction. - [before 1989]. Typescript. 1 p. ; 28 cm. Contains corrections. GA 70 File 3 The accepted one. - [before 1989]. 15 versions, holograph, typescript, photocopies. 1 p. ; 28 cm. Note from editor, Fiddlehead attached. GA 70 File 1 The accepted one. - [19--]. Accrual 1993 Contents: 2 ts. drafts. GA 70 File 1 The accepted one. - 1967. Accrual 1997 Contents: 1 photocopied ts., holograph annotation. Already listed. GA 70 File 1 The accepted one. - [196-]. Accrual 2005 Contents: 1 ts. draft. This title also listed in GA 70, as well as Accruals 1993 and 1997. GA 70 File 2 The accepted one. - [19--], [200-]. Accrual 2009 Contents: 2 ts. drafts (2 copies of one). This title also listed in GA 70, as well as Accruals 1993, 1997, and 2005. GA 70 File 4 After dinner sequences. - [before 1989]. 2 versions, typescript. 1 p. ; 28 cm. GA 70 File 5 After the archangel. - [before 1989]. 3 versions, holograph. 1 p. ; 28 cm. GA 70 File 2 After the K-W Writer's Award. - 1994. Accrual 2005 Contents: one ts. draft with ms. corrections. This title also found in GA 70 Accrual 1995. GA 70 File 1 After the KW writer's award. - [1993]. Accrual 1995 Contents: 6 ms., 3 ts. drafts. GA 70 File 3 After the KW Writers' Award #2. - [199-], [200-]. Accrual 2009 Contents: 5 ts. drafts, some with corrections. GA 70 File 1 After the robbery : the reverie. - [199-]. Accrual 2007 Contents: 1 ts. draft with author's notes. This title also found in GA 70 Accrual 1999 as "Sardiel: After the robbery : the reverie. GA 70 File 2 After the snowfall. - [19--]. Accrual 1995 Contents: 3 ms., 2 ts. drafts. This title also found in original accession, GA 70. GA 70 Accrual 1999 : Crusz, Rienzi. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 4 GA 70 File 2 After the snowfall. - [19--]. Accrual 1997 Contents: 1 ts. Already listed. GA 70 File 6 Aftermath. - [before 1989]. 2 versions, holograph, typescript. 1 p. ; 28 cm. GA 70 File 7 All I ask is my life. - [before 1989]. 6 versions, holograph, typescript. 1 p. ; 28 cm. Some versions contain corrections. GA 70 File 3 All I ask is my life. - [19--].. Accrual 1997 Contents: 1 photcopied ms. Already listed. GA 70 File 1 The almost finished product. - [199-?]. Accrual 2001 Two ms. drafts, one ts. GA 70 File 3 The almost finished product. - [199-?]. Accrual 2005 Contents: one ts. draft with note "2nd draft". This title also found in GA 70 Accrual 2001. GA 70 File 8 Anatomy of darkness. - [before 1989]. 4 versions, typescript. 1 p. ; 28 cm. GA 70 File 2 Anatomy of fear. - [197-?]. Accrual 2001 One ts. photocopy. GA 70 File 9 Anatomy of fear. - [before 1989]. 7 versions, typescript. 1 p. ; 28 cm. GA 70 File 4 Anatomy of fear. - [200-]. Accrual 2009 Contents: 2 ts. drafts. This title also found in GA 70, as well as Accrual 2001.
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