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Brian Fawcett Fonds 1996.2 BRIAN FAWCETT FONDS 1996.2 Finding Aid Northern British Columbia Archives & Special Collections Brian Fawcett Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid Page 2 of 169 Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid CONTENTS TITLE PAGE NO. Fonds Level Description…………………. 5 Series Arrangement………………………. 6 Series Descriptions.………………………. 7 File Level Inventory……………………… 10 Page 3 of 169 Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid Page 4 of 169 Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid FONDS LEVEL DESCRIPTION Brian Fawcett fonds. Dates: 1951-2006 Physical Description: 9.4 m of textual records and other material Biographical Sketch: Brian Fawcett was born in Prince George on May 13, 1944. He completed elementary and secondary school in Prince George before leaving at the age of 22 to attend Simon Fraser University. After graduating with a B.A. (Honours) in 1969 from SFU, Fawcett went on to complete coursework for a M.A. in English Literature at SFU in 1972. After graduation, he worked as a Community Organizer and Urban Planner for the Greater Vancouver Regional District until 1988. Mr. Fawcett is a former Editor of "Books in Canada" and a former Columnist for the "Globe & Mail" newspaper. He has also written articles and reviews for many of Canada's major magazines. In addition, Fawcett has worked as a teacher of English and Creative Writing in federal maximum security penitentiaries. While living in Vancouver, he wrote My Career with the Leafs and Other Stories (1982), Capital Tales (1984), The Secret Journal of Alexander Mackenzie (1985), Cambodia (1986), and Public Eye (1990) as well as books of poetry. He moved to Toronto in 1990, where he became a full-time writer and published Gender Wars (1994), Disbeliever's Dictionary (1997), Virtual Clearcut (2003), Local Matters (2003), Human Happiness (2011), and The Last of the Lumbermen (2013), among others. Virtual Clearcut won the 2003 Pearson Prize for Canadian non-fiction. In 2001, he co-founded (with Stan Persky) the alternative news service www.dooneyscafe.com which he contributes to regularly. Custodial History: Donated by Brian Fawcett to the Geoffrey R. Weller Library, University of Northern British Columbia on October 15, 1996 and subsequently transferred to the Northern BC Archives. First accrual received in 2006. Scope and Content: Fonds consists of personal papers, books, manuscripts, photographic materials, audio recordings and electronic records arranged into eleven series, which relate to Brian Fawcett's personal life, his creative works and his relationships with members of the literary community. Arrangement Note: Arranged by the archivist. Restrictions: Due to the presence of third party personal information captured in the records of Brian Fawcett, some of these files may be restricted in full or in part. To apply for access to this restricted material an Application to Restricted Records and FOIP/OP review will be required. Rights: Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be obtained directly from the copyright holder. Accruals: Further accruals expected. Page 5 of 169 Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid SERIES ARRANGEMENT Page 1996.2.1 Correspondence 10 1996.2.2 Personal Records 67 1996.2.2.1 Personal Correspondence 67 1996.2.2.2 Personal Records 69 1996.2.2.3 Journals 71 1996.2.3 Graphic Materials 73 1996.2.3.1 Photographs 73 1996.2.3.2 Negatives and Slides 104 1996.2.3.3 Artwork 105 1996.2.4 Audiovisual Material 106 1996.2.4.1 Sound Recordings 106 1996.2.4.2 Video Recordings 109 1996.2.5 Electronic Media 111 1996.2.5.1 5¼-inch Floppies 111 1996.2.5.2 3½-inch Floppies 115 1996.2.5.3 Zip Drives 121 1996.2.5.4 CD-ROMs and DVDs 122 1996.2.5.5 Hard Drives 123 1996.2.6 Poetry 124 1996.2.6.1 Miscellaneous Poetry 124 1996.2.6.2 “Sex @” Poems 125 1996.2.6.3 “Five Books of a Northmanual” (1971) 126 1996.2.6.4 “Friends” (1971) 127 1996.2.6.5 “Permanent Relationships” (1975) 128 1996.2.6.6 “Creatures of State” (1977) 129 1996.2.6.7 “Tristram's Book” (1981) 130 1996.2.6.8 “Aggressive Transport” (1982) 131 1996.2.7 Short Fiction 132 1996.2.7.1 Short Stories 132 1996.2.7.2 “My Career with the Leafs and Other Stories” (1982) 142 1996.2.7.3 “Capital Tales” (1984) 143 1996.2.7.4 “The Secret Journal of Alexander Mackenzie” (1985) 144 1996.2.7.5 “Cambodia: A Book for People Who Find Television Too Slow” (1986) 145 1996.2.7.6 “Public Eye: An Investigation Into the Disappearance of the World” (1990) 146 1996.2.8 Novels 147 1996.2.8.1 Notes and miscellaneous manuscripts 147 1996.2.8.2 “The Opening: Prince George, Finally” (1974) 148 1996.2.8.3 “Gender Wars” (1994) 149 1996.2.8.4 “The Last of the Lumbermen” (2013) 150 1996.2.9 Non-Fiction and Essays 151 1996.2.9.1 Miscellaneous Non-Fiction Manuscripts 151 1996.2.9.2 Essays, Articles, and Book Reviews 152 1996.2.9.3 “Unusual Circumstances” (1991) 154 1996.2.9.4 “The Compact Garden” (1992) 155 1996.2.9.5 “The Disbeliever's Dictionary” (1997) 156 1996.2.9.6 “Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things are in my Hometown” (2003) 157 1996.2.9.7 “Local Matters” (2003) 160 1996.2.9.8 “Robin Blaser” (2010) 161 1996.2.9.9 “Human Happiness” (2011) 162 1996.2.10 Notebooks 163 1996.2.11 Works by Others 166 1996.2.11.1 Single-Author Works 166 1996.2.11.2 Multi-Author Works 169 Page 6 of 169 Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid SERIES DESCRIPTIONS Series 1: Correspondence 1962-2003 3 m of textual records Series consists of Brian Fawcett's correspondence with friends, members of the literary community, and organizations. Series 2: Personal Papers 1951-2006 2.7 m of textual records Series consists of correspondence, school records, teaching materials, legal agreements and miscellaneous textual material dating from 1951 to 1996, which relate to Brian Fawcett's personal life, his work and his writing. Includes three subseries: Personal Correspondence, Personal Records, and Journals. Series 3: Graphic Materials [between 1960 and 2006] 569 photographs Series consists of photographs, negatives, and slides of Brian Fawcett, his family, friends and colleagues. Also includes artwork by the Fawcett family and friends. Series 4: Audiovisual Material 1977-2004 37 sound recordings – 13 video recordings Series consists of sound recordings and video recordings created by or accumulated by Brian Fawcett. Series 5: Electronic Media 1980-2004 76 3½-inch floppy disks – 3 CD-ROMs – 1 DVD Series consists of computer disks containing working files of draft and final manuscripts, correspondence, notes, poetry and miscellaneous textual materials. Series 6: Poetry [after 1960] 1 m of textual records Series consists of unpublished poetry and published poetry anthologies by Brian Fawcett, including "Permanent Relationships" (1975), "Creatures of State" (1977), "Tristram's Book" (1981), and "Aggressive Transport" (1982). Fawcett stopped publishing poetry after 1982, although he did not stop producing it. These "suppressed poems" are also included. Many poems are untitled and unidentified. Page 7 of 169 Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid Series 7: Short Fiction [after 1960] 1.5 m of textual records Series consists of draft manuscripts and published anthologies of short stories, including "My Career with the Leafs and Other Stories" (1982), "Capital Tales" (1984), "The Secret Journal of Alexander Mackenzie" (1985), "Cambodia: A Book for People Who Find Television Too Slow" (1986), and "Public Eye: An Investigation into the Disappearance of the World" (1990). Series 8: Novels [after 1960] 1 m of textual records Series consists of draft manuscripts and published editions of Brian Fawcett's novels. Includes manuscripts and notes for "The Opening: Prince George, Finally" (1974) and "Gender Wars: A Novel and Some Conversation about Sex and Gender" (1994). Also includes manuscripts for various unpublished or revised works. Series 9: Non-Fiction [after 1960] 8 m of textual records Series consists of draft manuscripts and published editions of Brian Fawcett's non-fiction work, including "Unusual Circumstances, Interesting Times and Other Impolite Interventions" (1991), "The Compact Garden: Discovering the Pleasures of Planting in a Small Space" (1992), "The Disbeliever's Dictionary: A Completely Disrespectful Lexicon of Canada Today" (1997), "Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in my Hometown" (2003), and "Local Matters: A Defence of Dooney's Cafe and other Non-Globalized Places, People, and Ideas" (2003). Also includes manuscripts for various unpublished or revised works, as well as many miscellaneous essays and articles written for periodicals. Series 10: Notebooks 1970-1995 1 m of textual records Series contains notebooks written by Brian Fawcett. Series 11: Works by Others 1969-1995 1 m of textual records Series consists of books, draft manuscripts of published works, newspaper and magazine clippings, unpublished poetry and miscellaneous textual material created by authors other than Brian Fawcett that contextualize Fawcett's literary community. Page 8 of 169 Brian Fawcett fonds Finding Aid Series 1: Correspondence 1962-2003 3 m of textual records Series consists of Brian Fawcett's correspondence with friends, members of the literary community, and organizations. 1996.2.1.001 Nora Abercrombie, 1995 [0.2 cm of textual records] File contains correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Nora Abercrombie, regarding draft of manuscripts. "Morning Joan" (introduction to play characters) [first draft], "Morning Joan", "In Praise Of One Older Man" and "Straight Men Don't Like Sex". 1996.2.1.002 Wendy Atkinson, 1994 [0.2 cm of textual records] File contains correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Wendy Atkinson. 1996.2.1.003 Alberta Foundation For The Arts, 1993 [0.2 cm of textual records] File contains correspondence from the Alberta Foundation For The Arts to Brian Fawcett.
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