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Eli Mandel Fonds (MSS 18) University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections Finding Aid - Eli Mandel fonds (MSS 18) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.4.1 Printed: April 26, 2019 Language of description: English University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections 330 Elizabeth Dafoe Library Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-9986 Fax: 204-474-7913 Email: [email protected] http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/archives/ http://umlarchives.lib.umanitoba.ca/index.php/eli-mandel-fonds Eli Mandel fonds Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 3 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Access points ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 6 - Page 2 - MSS 18 Eli Mandel fonds Summary information Repository: University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections Title: Eli Mandel fonds ID: MSS 18 Photograph Collection PC 71 [alternative]: Tape Collection TC 48 [alternative]: A [alternative]: 1984-037 A [alternative]: 1985-011 A [alternative]: 1987-056 A [alternative]: 1990-022 A [alternative]: 1992-071 A [alternative]: 2009-085 A [alternative]: 2009-104 Date: 1922-1986 (date of creation) Physical description: 9.4 m of textual records and other material. [Note: Includes 59 photographs. -- 7 postcards. -- 21 negatives. -- 4 audio cassettes. -- 13 audio reels Dates of creation, Finding aid created by A.E. Millward (1990). Finding aid encoded revision and deletion: by Julianna Trivers (June 2002). July 26, 2005 - MSS 18, PC 71, TC 48 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Revised by N.Courrier (December 2018). Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Eli Mandel was born in 1922 in Estevan, Saskatchewan. Following military service in World War II, he resumed his studies at the University of Saskatchewan where he received an M.A. in English. Between 1953 and 1957, he taught at the College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean. On completion of his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, he joined the Department of English at the University of Alberta. His first published work appeared in 1954, a collection of poems in Trio. Thereafter, Mandel published several volumes of poetry including Black and Secret Man (1964), Criticism: The Silent-Speaking Words (1966), University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections Page 3 MSS 18 Eli Mandel fonds Eight More Canadian Poets (1972), The Poems of Irving Layton (1977), Life Sentence (1981) and several others. In the process, he established himself as one of Canada's foremost literary critics. Apart from his major academic appointments, Mandel has taught courses and given workshops and readings at most Canadian universities as well as in other settings, in Canada and abroad (Europe, India). By his first marriage, to Miriam Minovitch, Mandel has a daughter (Evie) and a son (Charles); by his second, to Ann Hardy, a daughter (Sara). He died September 3, 1992 in Toronto, Ontario. Custodial history The fonds was donated by Eli and Anne Mandel to University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections in several installments between 1984 and 1992. Two final accruals were added in 2009. Scope and content The fonds consists of biographical material, Eli Mandel's creative works of poetry and prose, and substantial correspondence between Mandel and several literary contemporaries all across Canada. Also included in the fonds are diaries, business correspondence, and lecture notes on the poetry, prose, and fiction of various writers. There are manuscript and typescript copies of most of his poems and critical works, frequently in many drafts, as well as drafts of his published anthologies. His formal articles are supplemented by notes for his lectures to university classes and other audiences. The correspondence includes exchanges of letters with many of his contemporary Canadian writers and scholars. There is a limited amount of material concerning members of Mandel's family, especially his first wife, Miriam (Minovitch) Mandel. The photograph collection consists of 59 photographs, 7 photo postcards, and 21 negatives. The tape collection consists of 4 audio cassettes and 13 audio reels, mostly of Mandel reading poetry. Notes Title notes Arrangement This collection is organized into 36 series. Biographical Contemporaries, Correspondents, Etc. Correspondence with Publishers, Booksellers, Etc. Correspondence with Organizations, Etc. Correspondence Re: Lectures, Readings, Etc. Correspondence, Etc. Notebooks, Diaries, Etc. Lecture Notes; Poems Text of Ideas of Lectures University of Saskatchewan, 1945-1950 University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections Page 4 MSS 18 Eli Mandel fonds University of Toronto, 1950-1952 University Work, 1952- University of Alberta, 1957-1967 York University University Lecture Notes Poetry: Single Poems Prose: Articles, Essays, Lectures, Etc. Fiction Miscellaneous Pieces Miscellaneous Prefaces Miscellaneous Reviews Lectures, Etc., on Canadian Writers Lectures, Etc., on Non-Canadian Writers Collected Works: Poetry Collected Works: Prose Edited Anthologies Miscellaneous Items Journals Containing Writings by EWM Journals Containing Material About EWM Literary Journals Other Journals Writings by Others (Unidentified) Outsize Items Photograph Collection ( PC 71) Tape Collection (TC 48) 1993 Accession 2009 Accession Restrictions on access Some copyright restrictions apply. Conditions governing use There are no restrictions on use. Finding aids A printed finding aid is available in the Archives reading room and an on-line finding aid is available at the link below: "MSS 18, PC 17, TC 48 (A.84-37, A.85-11, A.87-56, A.90-22, A.92-71, A.09-85, A.09-104).":http:// www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/collections/complete_holdings/ead/html/mandel.shtml Accruals Fonds consists of 7 accruals: A1984-037, A1985-011, A1987-056, A1990-022, A1992-071, A2009-085, A2009-104 University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections Page 5 MSS 18 Eli Mandel fonds No further accruals are expected. Other notes • Publication status: published • Level of detail: Partial • Status description: Draft Access points • Multiple media (documentary form) Series descriptions Ref code Title Dates Access status Container Accession MSS 18-A1984-037, A1985-011, A1987-056, A1992-022: Eli Mandel fonds Creator: Mandel, Eli Date: 1922-1986 (date of creation) Scope and content: The collection reflects the work of Eli Mandel as a creative writer and as an academic scholar. There are manuscript and typescript copies of most of his poems and critical works, frequently in many drafts, as well as drafts of his published anthologies. His formal articles are supplemented by notes for his lectures to university classes and other audiences. The correspondence includes exchanges of letters with many of his contemporary Canadian writers and scholars. There is a limited amount of material concerning members of Mandel's family, especially his first wife, Miriam (Minovitch) Mandel. Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material (documentary form) • Sound recording (documentary form) Arrangement: This collection is organized into 34 series. Biographical Contemporaries, Correspondents, Etc. Correspondence with Publishers, Booksellers, Etc. Correspondence with Organizations, Etc. Correspondence Re: Lectures, Readings, Etc. Correspondence, Etc. University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections Page 6 MSS 18 Eli Mandel fonds Notebooks, Diaries, Etc. Lecture Notes; Poems Text of Ideas of Lectures University of Saskatchewan, 1945-1950 University of Toronto, 1950-1952 University Work, 1952- University of Alberta, 1957-1967 York University University Lecture Notes Poetry: Single Poems Prose: Articles, Essays, Lectures, Etc. Fiction Miscellaneous Pieces Miscellaneous Prefaces Miscellaneous Reviews Lectures, Etc., on Canadian Writers Lectures, Etc., on Non-Canadian Writers Collected Works: Poetry Collected Works: Prose Edited Anthologies Miscellaneous Items Journals Containing Writings by EWM Journals Containing Material About EWM Literary Journals Other Journals Writings by Others (Unidentified) Outsize Items Photograph Collection ( PC 71) Tape Collection (TC 48) Restrictions on access: There are no restrictions on access. Finding aids: A finding aid can be downloaded from the fonds-level description by clicking on the “Download’ link under “Finding Aid” on the right hand side of the screen. Publication status: published File / item list Biographical Date: 1950-[1980s] and n.d. (date of creation) University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections Page 7 MSS 18 Eli Mandel fonds Access points: • Textual record (documentary
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