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UNIVERSITY OF REGINA ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS THE DR JOHN ARCHER LIBRARY 2013-7 LORNA CROZIER AUGUST 2013 By ELIZABETH SEITZ WITH ASSISTANCE FROM MICHELLE K. OLSON 2013-7 Lorna Crozier 2 / 17 Biographical Sketch: Lorna Crozier was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1948. She graduated from W.A. Beatty Collegiate in Swift Current in 1966, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 and a professional teaching certificate from the University of Saskatchewan. She received a Master of Arts degree in 1980 from the University of Alberta. In addition to her university education Crozier attended creative writing courses at the Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts at Fort San from 1974 to 1977. Crozier taught high school English in rural Saskatchewan from 1970 to 1973, in Swift Current from 1973 to 1978, at the University of Alberta from 1978 to1979, and at the University of Saskatchewan from 1986 to 1991. Since 1991, she has been an associate professor in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria, quickly becoming Associate, full Professor and then a Distinguished Professor. Crozier has also served as the Chair of the Department of Writing for six years. Crozier has been writer-in-residence at the University of Toronto (1988, 1989 to 1990), Douglas College, British Columbia (1989), the University of Lethbridge (1987), and the Regina Public Library (1984 to 1985), her writing has been included in dozens of journals, magazines and anthologies, she has published numerous books of poetry, and has given many readings and lectures all over Canada and the United States, as well as England, the former Yugoslavia, France and Chile. Crozier has been heavily involved in the writing profession, and has served on various juries and judging panels throughout her career. Two of Crozier’s publications have been translated into other languages, these are Apocryphe de la Lumiere by Les Editions du Vermillion in Ottawa, and La Perspectiva Del Gato, Tricle Ediciones, Mexico City. Lorna’s poetry and writing have resulted in her winning many prizes and awards, among them are First Prize in the CBC Radio National Poetry Competition (1987), the Western Magazine Award for Nonfiction (1989), the Governor General's Award for Poetry (1992), the National Magazine Gold Medal for Poetry (1995) and in 2009, Crozier’s publication titled Small Beneath the Sky received the Hubert Evans Award for best book of nonfiction by a BC writer and in 2013 she received the BC Lieutenant Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement. Lorna has also received Honorary Doctorates from the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan and Mount St. Vincent’s University in Halifax also for her contributions to Canadian Literature. In 2009 Lorna was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada. Crozier received Saskatchewan's Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence in 2011 and she was inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2013 Crozier delivered the prestigious Margaret Lawrence Lecture at the Writers' Union of Canada General Meeting in Ottawa. Crozier retired from teaching as Professor Emeritus and currently resides outside of Victoria with her husband, poet Patrick Lane. Scope and Content This collection measures approximately 2.08 meters, it includes textual records, 21 photographs, 4 inkjet prints and 9 photographs made into greeting cards (Photograph Cards), 2 compact disks, 3 digital video disks, 2 artifacts and one folder of oversize material. The collection is divided into the following main series: Audio Visual Material, Clippings and Reviews of Crozier and Her Work, Correspondence, Grants and Awards, Personal, Photographs, Professional Activities, Publications featuring Lorna Crozier (Uher), Publications featuring Lorna Crozier, Publications Featuring Writing by Lorna Crozier, Sharon Butala, Teaching Materials, Writing by Lorna Crozier, Writing by Others, Writing By Others about Lorna Crozier and Writing By Others about Lorna Crozier’s Writing. The date range of the collection is 1978 to 2013 with the predominant dates being 2010 to 2012. Custodial History: The collection was transferred to Archives and Special Collections by the donor in February 2013. Legal Agreement: The legal agreement is pending. Future Accruals: Future accruals are expected. 2013-7 Lorna Crozier 3 / 17 Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions to the records in this collection however there are several files marked Closed. Please consult the University Archivist about accessing these files. Related Accessions: 86-67, 90-103, 92-23, 94-95, 97-45, 2002-56, 2007-2 and 2010-12. Note on Arrangement: A filing system for the textual records was created by the Archives staff based on the donor’s file names. Preservation photocopying was carried out where necessary; the photographs and audio visual material were numbered and sleeved. The compact disks and DVDs have been copied to the University’s serves for interim preservation. 2013-7 Lorna Crozier 4 / 17 Box 1 Audio Visual Material Crozier, Lorna 1 13 Poems for The Road Home Screen Shots CKUA.com [n.d.] (includes CD 1) 2 Confessions from the Prairies: Screen Shots n.d. Abigail Richardson (Composer) Performed by Regina Symphony Orchestra at the Mae Wilson Theatre, Moose Jaw, SK (includes CD 2) 3 The Language of Angels Screen Shots (includes DVD 1) Zetlin, Elizabeth 4 Limestone Ghazals Video Poems [n.d.] (includes DVD 2) 5 Clippings and Reviews of Crozier and Her Work n.d., 2004, 2009 - 2012 6 Clippings and Webpages of Interest Correspondence General 7 n.d. (includes Inkjet #1, #2) 1996 8 January 2009 9 March 10 August 2010 11 March 12 April 13 May 14 June 15 July 16 August 17 September 18 October 19 November 20 December 2011 21 January 22 February 23 March 24 April 25 May 26 June 27 July 28 August 29 September 30 October 31 November 32 December 2013-7 Lorna Crozier 5 / 17 2012 33 January 34 February 35 May 36 June Box 2 37 July 38 September 39 November 40 December 2013 41 January 42 Alexander, Susan [2012] 43 Alexandrowicz, Conrad 2011, 2013 44 Anasi Publishing 2010 45 Atwood, Margaret 2011 46 Blackstone, Sarah 2010, 2011 Birthday Cards 47 n.d. (includes Photograph Cards #1) 48 2006 49 2010 50 2011 51 2012 52 Brett, Brian 2011 53 Brown, Russell 2010 54 Bruce, Bill and Gail n.d. 55 Buffam, Suzanne 2012 56 Campbell, Sandra 2010, 2012 57 Cards of Thanks (includes Photograph Cards #2, #3, #4, #5) 58 Carter, Anne Laurel 2012 59 Caverhill, April 2012 Christmas Cards 60 n.d. 61 2011 62 Congratulations 63 Cran, Brad 2011, 2012 64 Currie, Bob 2011 65 Derry, Alice 2012 66 Dickie, Judith 2010 67 Dunn, Mark 2012 68 Dyck, T. 2011 69 Edwards, Katherin 2010 70 Elrick, Michelle 2011 71 E-mail Log 2012 72 Enns, Karen and Diane 2010 73 Fagan Taylor, Kate 2010 74 Family 2012 75 Fiddlehead 2012 76 Fraser, David 2012 77 Fulton, Colin 2010 78 Fulton, Gordon RE: Alden Nowlan Poem 2012 79 Garnett, Heidi and Bob 2012 80 Geiwitz, Jim 2010 81 Graham, Laurie 2010 82 Green, Sally 2011 2013-7 Lorna Crozier 6 / 17 83 Green, Samuel 2012 84 Harris, Maureen Scott 2012 85 Hawkes, Andrea 2010 86 Hazelbower, Martin 2012 87 Heighton, Steven 2010 88 Heiti, Warren 2012 89 Henry, Mavis 2012 90 Hoagland, Tony 2012 91 Huggan, Isabel 2010, 2012 92 Hunter, Aislin 2011, 2012 93 Jerome, Gillian 2012 94 Junck, Carrera 2010 95 Kane, Donna 2010 - 2012 96 Kovol, Anne 2012 Box 3 97 Lane, Patrick 2011 98 Lavorato, Mark 2012 99 League of Canadian Poets 2010, 2012 100 Lenero, Carmen 2010 101 Lilburn, Tim 2011, 2012 102 Linka, Ruth 2010 103 Lochhead, Liz 2012 104 Mahoney, Dorothy 2012 105 Martin, Sandra 2010, 2011 106 Mayzell, Sandy 2010 107 McNally, Liz 2011, 2012 (includes Photograph Card #6) 108 Michaels, Anne n.d., 2012 109 Mitchell, Sherry Ann (Dunn) 2011 110 Morgan, Cara-Lyn 2012 111 Morton, Wendy 2012 112 Morritt, Jay n.d. 113 Munro, Jane 2011, 2012 114 Musgrave and Crozier 2011 115 Musgrave, Susan 2010 - 2012 116 Nakonechny, Phyllis 2010 117 Northcott, Suzanne 2010 118 Osler, Richard and Somae 2011 119 Ostaff, Don and Nancy (nee McGilvray) 2012 120 Pare, Arleen 2012 121 Paul, Kevin Philip 2010 122 Philips, Elizabeth 2010, 2012 123 Plowes, Winston 2010 124 Pohran Dawkins, Alexandra 2012 125 Potvin, Claudine 2012 126 Price, Steve 2009, 2010 127 Purdy, Al 2012 128 Richardson, Noel 2010 129 Ritter, Erika 2010 - 2012 130 Rogers, Shelagh 2010, 2011 131 Rose, Rachel 2012 132 Ross, Erik 2011 133 Rowland, Robin 2010 134 Russell, L. n.d. (includes Photographs #1, #2, #3, #4, #5) 135 Siebert, Melanie 2010 136 Skinner, Wayne 2012 2013-7 Lorna Crozier 7 / 17 137 Steele, Suzanne 2012 138 Sutherland, Kathie 2005 139 Thurbide, Cameron 2010 140 Tracie, Carl 2011 141 Turpin, David 2008 142 Tysdal, Daniel Scott 2010 143 Underwood, Mavis 2010, 2011 144 Urquhart, Jane 2010 145 Uyeda, Leslie 2010 - 2012 146 Van Luven, Lynne 2010 147 Virgo, Sean 2010 - 2012 148 Walschots, Natalie Zina 2012 149 Weingarten, Jeffrey 2012 150 Weiss, Barry 2010 151 Whilihan, Susie [2010] (includes Photograph Card #7) 152 Wilson, Sheri-D 2010, 2011 153 Woodsend, Renee 2012 154 Xidous, Dimitra 2012 155 Zwicky, Jan 2010, 2012 Box 4 Grants and Awards 156 BC Book Prize 2010 157 Canada Council for the Arts Application 2012 158 Craigdarroch Gold Medal for Career Achievement 2012 (includes Photograph #6) 159 Herbert Evans Non-Fiction Prize 2010 160 Internal Research Grant and Social Science and Humanities 2011-2012 Research Council Application 161 Kloppenburg Speech 2011 162 The League of Canadian Poets 1995, 2011 163 Lieutenant Governor’s Literary Excellence Award Criteria 2004 164 Mount Saint