Derek Beaulieu Fonds (Msc-125)
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Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Finding Aid - Derek Beaulieu fonds (MsC-125) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.3.0 Printed: October 12, 2017 Language of description: English Rules for Archival Description Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books W.A.C. Bennett Library - Room 7100 Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC Canada V5A 1S6 Telephone: 778.782.8842 Email: [email protected] http://atom.archives.sfu.ca/index.php/msc-125 Derek Beaulieu fonds Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 3 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Access points ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 5 MsC-125-0-1, housepress, 1997–2007 ......................................................................................................... 5 MsC-125-0-2, No press, 2005–2015 .......................................................................................................... 17 MsC-125-0-3, Writings, 1991–2015 .......................................................................................................... 22 MsC-125-0-4, Correspondence, 1994–2015 ............................................................................................... 32 MsC-125-0-5, Artworks, 1996–[before 2013] ........................................................................................... 52 MsC-125-0-6, Notebooks, sketchbooks and daytimers, 1987–2015 .......................................................... 53 MsC-125-0-7, Promotional records, [199-]–[2015] ................................................................................... 54 MsC-125-0-8, Personal records, 1994–2007 .............................................................................................. 58 - Page 2 - MsC-125 Derek Beaulieu fonds Summary information Repository: Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Title: Derek Beaulieu fonds ID: MsC-125 Date: 1987-2015 (date of creation) Physical description: 5.74 m of textual records, ca. 52 posters, 93 optical disks and other material. Language: English Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Derek Alexander Beaulieu was born in 1973 and lives in Calgary, Alberta. He has one child, Madeleine. Beaulieu received a Bachelors of Arts in English and History from the University of Calgary in 1996, after which he studied at the Alberta College of Art + Design, from 1996–1998. He completed an MA in English Literature at the University of Calgary in 2004, where he produced a thesis: "TISH Magazine 1961–1969: ‘Another Sense of Things.’" Beaulieu obtained a Bachelors of Education in Secondary English Education from the University of Calgary in 2008, then went on to complete a PhD in Creative Writing from Roehampton University. His dissertation is entitled “Text without Text: Concrete Poetry and Conceptual Writing.” Beaulieu worked as Managing Editor and Poetry Editor of “filling Station” magazine on and off between 1998 and 2008. He was Administrative Director at The New Gallery in Calgary from 2003 to 2006. Beaulieu founded housepress and was its editor and publisher from 1997 to 2004. He founded No press, a micropress with a focus on limited-run chapbooks dedicated to experimental, concrete and conceptual writing, in 2005. Beaulieu has taught creative writing and contemporary Canadian literature with the Calgary Board of Education, the Alberta College of Art + Design, the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University. Books written by Beaulieu include “With Wax” (2003), “fractal economies” (2006), “frogments from the frag pool: haiku after basho” (2005), and “Please, No More Poetry: The Poetry of Derek Beaulieu” (2013). Edited book projects include “Shift & Switch: New Canadian Poetry” (co-edited with Jason Christie and Angela Rawlings, 2005), “Writing Surfaces: Selected Fiction of John Riddell” (co- edited with Lori Emerson, 2013), and “The Calgary Renaissance” (co-edited with rob mclennan, 2016). Beaulieu has published numerous articles, poems, reviews and Beaulieu has published essays in various anthologies and periodicals including “Canadian Literature,” “FFWD,” “filling Station,” “Lemon Hound,” “Open Letter” and “Rampike.” He has exhibited visual work in galleries such as the Brodsky Gallery, Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Page 3 MsC-125 Derek Beaulieu fonds Niagara Arts Centre, TRUCK Gallery and Uppercase Gallery. He was the Poet Laureate of Calgary from 2014–2016 and is the Visual / Concrete Poetry Editor for Ubuweb. Custodial history Records were in the custody of Derek Beaulieu prior to their acquisition by Simon Fraser University Library Special Collections and Rare Books in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. Accruals were processed together. Scope and content Fonds consists of records created or accumulated by Derek Beaulieu through his personal and professional activities, primarily from the 1990s to 2015. Records document his work as publisher of housepress and No press, and his work as a writer, editor, art and literature student and creative writing instructor. Fonds is arranged into the following eight series: housepress (1997–2007); No press (2005–2015); Writings (1991–2015); Correspondence (1994–2015); Artworks (1996–[before 2013]); Notebooks, sketchbooks and daytimers (1987–2015); Promotional records ([199-]–[2015]) and Personal records (1994–2007). Notes Title notes • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of fonds. Arrangement Arrangement of the fonds was based on Derek Beaulieu’s division of records in inventories accompanying the material. Publications in the fonds, including books, journals and chapbooks, were catalogued and are linked to MsC 125 in their catalogue records. Accruals were processed together as one unit. A list of Beaulieu's magazine contributions and association copies is attached to this finding aid as an appendix. Restrictions on access Works in this series, e.g. poetry, music, essays, and other written material, are under copyright. Researchers are required to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for uses of this material other than those covered by fair dealing. Records containing personal information are restricted. Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Page 4 MsC-125 Derek Beaulieu fonds Conditions governing use Works in this fonds are under copyright. Researchers are required to secure permission from the copyright holders for usage of this material, except for those covered by fair dealing. Finding aids Print inventories are available. Accruals Further accruals are expected. Other notes • Publication status: published • Status description: Published • Physical description: Includes ca. 81 prints, 7 paintings, 4 pictures, 1 collage, 34 floppy disks, 5 zip disks, ca. 206 photographs, 10 daytimers, 10 sketchbooks, 65 notebooks, 8 handmade books, 1 audio cassette, 41 objects Access points • Multi-media (documentary form) • Arts and culture (subject) • Communications (subject) Series descriptions Series MsC-125-0-1: housepress Creator: housepress Date: 1997–2007 (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of the publications and other records generated from the publishing activity of housepress over its seven-year existence. Series contains the following sub-series: housepress publications (1997–2007), Editorial files (1997–[before 2005]), Administrative files (1998–2004), Financial records (1999–2007), Electronic file backups ([ca. 1999]–[ca. 2003]), and Objects ([between 1997 and 2004]). Physical description: 1.98 m of textual records 12 optical disks Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books Page 5 MsC-125 Derek Beaulieu fonds 34 floppy disks 1 photograph 5 zip disks 9 linocuts 4 stamps 1 seal 1 wooden sign Access points: • housepress • Multi-media (documentary form) • Arts and culture (subject) • Business and commerce (subject) File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container MsC-125-0-1-1 Otherlevel - housepress publications 1997–2004 MsC 125 - Boxes 1-7 Sub-series MsC-125-0-1-2: Editorial files Date: 1997–[before 2005] (date of creation) Scope and content: Sub-series consists of files of editorial correspondence, submissions and marked proofs of housepress publications. Physical description: 1 m of textual records and other material 6 optical disks 2 floppy disks Language of the material: English Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Arts and culture (subject) Arrangement: Files are organized according to the creator’s original alphabetical