Open Letter Archive, 1966-1976 (inclusive).

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19910722

BVAS ENG

MsC 9.

887 Items : 97.5 cm. (8 boxes + 4 oversized folders)

The archive includes manuscripts and typescripts, galleys and paste-ups, and miscellaneous correspondence for Open Letter, 1st and 2nd series, unpublished and rejected manuscripts, miscellaneous manuscripts for one issue of 3rd series, printed copies of all issues in 1st and 2nd series, and issues 1-4 of 3rd series. Correspondence and manuscripts include contributions from George Bowering, bp Nichol, Daphne Marlatt, Margaret Atwood, Gerry Gilbert, Dave McFadden, Fred Wah, Warren Tallman, Victor Coleman and others.

Whittaker, Ted (E.K.), editor, 1st series.; Davey, Frankland Wilmot, 1939- editor.

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Acquired by purchase, 1977.

Little magazine, 1966 to present, originally edited by E.K.(Ted) Whittaker and Frank Davey (1966-1968), since 1969 edited by Frank Davey. Published first in Victoria, B.C. (1966-1969), then in Toronto (1971- present).

Canadian poetry - twentieth century.; Poets, Canadian - twentieth century.; Canadian literature - History and criticism.; Literary theory.

Open Letter, Series 1-2, Series 3 Nos.1-4, 1966-1969, 1971-1976.

Unpublished inventory in repository.