Literary records

Title: Literary records

Dates of Material:

1942–2009, predominant 1980–2002

Extent:

1.14 m of textual records
120 photographs : col.
58 photogprahs : col. slides

Scope and content

Series consists of records, 1942–2009, including typescripts, manuscripts, page proofs, correspondence, printouts, annotated copies, drafts, holographs, photographs and other material, relating to collections of poems, predominantly published, uncollected poems, and a play.

NOTE(S)

Finding aids

File list available (see below).

Box 1
BOX	FILE	TITLE	YEAR	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Poetry—uncollected
1	1a–1d	Poems, uncollected	1942-1945	holographs; tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated; Written: 1942–1945. Some poems later gathered under the following titles: “Alpha to Omega,” “Eclogue for One,” and “First Trumpet.” “Alpha to Omega” later published as A Divided Voice.
Box 2
Poetry—collected
2	2	“Alpha to Omega”		ts., cc., annotated, with holograph cover page; rejected pages, ts., annotated, with holograph cover page; Later published as A Divided Voice.
2	3	“Alpha to Omega:” holographs; tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated; Note on packing folder stated: “Copy #1.”		Includes related correspondence.
2	5	A Cardboard Garage		holographs; tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated
Poetry—uncollected
2	4	Poems, uncollected (in notebook titled “Worlds We Live In”):	1942-1947	holographs; Some poems later included in A Divided Voice and A Cardboard Garage. Written 1942–1947.
Box 3
Poetry—collected
3	8a–8b	“Dried Ballads”		holographs; tss., annotated; ts., cc., annotated; printed page, photocopied, annotated. Includes reader’s notes. Note in file states that “Dried Ballads” was later published as The Naming of the Beast.
3	9	“Dried Ballads”	1977	ts., annotated, with additional copy of table of contents, ts., cc., annotated. 1977 version
3	10	“Dried Ballads”	1970	holographs; tss., annotated. 1970 version.
Plays
3	7a–7b	Bacchae / Euripedes ; tr. Francis Sparshott (two drafts): ts., annotated, with a copy of one draft, ts., cc., annotated.		Includes related correspondence, readers’ reports and related notes.
Box 4
Poetry—collected
4	11	“Dried Ballads”		ts., cc., annotated. Note in file states: “Carbon as submitted to Black Moss Press.”
4	12	The Rainy Hills		ts., annotated, with preface
4	13	The Rainy Hills		ts., cc., annotated, with drafts of preface; additional drafts of poems, holographs and tss., annotated
4	14	The Rainy Hills: verses after a Japanese fashion	1978	holographs; tss., annotated; 1978 version.
Box 16
16	5	The Cave of Trophonius: a poem in ten parts		tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated
16	7	The Hanging Gardens of Etobicoke: poems by Francis Sparshott	1983	ts., annotated; ts., photocopied, annotated. Note on packing envelope states: “Hanging Gardens, 1983. Ms. as submitted.”
16	8	The Rainy Hills (collection of one hundred and fifty haiku and other short poems)		ts., photocopy. Note on packing envelope stated: “The Rainy Hills, original, xerox.”
Poetry—uncollected
16	6	Poems, uncollected	1983, 1983-1986	holographs; tss., annotated; print-outs, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Poems later than The Cave of Trophonius, 1983. Roughs and seconds, c. 1983–1986.”
16	9	Poems, uncollected	1980	holographs; tss., annotated; tss., carbon copied, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Uncollected—rough and second copies, to c. 1980.” Material in Files 9 and 10 was held originally in one packing envelope.
16	10	Poems, uncollected		holographs; tss., annotated; tss., carbon copied, annotated;
Box 17
Poetry—collected
17	1	Storms and Screens: poems by Francis Sparshott	1981	holographs; tss., annotated; tss., cc.,annotated; photocopy of printed poem. Note on packing envelope stated: “Roughs and copies, 1981”
17	2	Storms and Screens: poems by Francis Sparshott	1981	tss., cc., annotated; related correspondence. Note on packing folder stated: “1981 version, carbon.”
17	3	Storms and Screens: poems by Francis Sparshott		tss., annotated
17	4	Storms and Screens: poems by Francis Sparshott	1982	holographs; computer print-outs, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Drafts. Poems later than original long version of Storms and Screens, c. 1982.”
17	5	Storms and Screens: poems by Francis Sparshott		tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated; print-outs, annotated; page proofs, annotated; title pages and tables of contents, holographs, print-outs and page proofs
17	6	Storms and Screens: poems by Francis Sparshott:	1986	computer print-out, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Print-out submitted to publisher, 1986.”
17	7	Storms and Screens: poems by Francis Sparshott:	1986	page proofs. Note on packing envelope stated: “Proof, 1986.”
17	37	List of publications		(poetry)
Poetry—uncollected
17	8	Poems, uncollected:	1980-1983	holographs; tss., annotated; tss., carbon copied, annotatedNote on packing envelope stated: “Uncollected poems, July 1980–1983, roughs and second copies.”
Box 23
23	1	Poems, uncollected	1987	print-outs and handwritten, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Rough draft and second copies, etc., between Storms and Screens and 1987.”
23	2	Poems, uncollected	1987	print-outs and handwritten, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Rough draft, second copies, etc., 1987 (mostly in Sculling to Byzantium).”
23	3	Poems, uncollected	1988	print-outs and handwritten, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Rough drafts, etc., since Jan. 1988 (mostly: Sculling to Byzantium).”
Box 25
Poetry—collected
25	5	Shocks and Springs: Views From the Zucchini Gazebo	1994	printout. Note on packing envelope stated: “Childe Thursday, April 1994—minus ‘[?]’ and notes.”
Poetry—uncollected
25	3	Poems, uncollected	1991-1994	printouts and handwritten, annotated. Note on packing envelope stated: “Poems, 1991–1994—rough copies and drafts.”
Box 28
Poetry—collected
28	11	A Cardboard Garage	1969	galley proofs, 1969. Includes card insert from publisher indicating that this item was distributed as a review copy.
Box 32
32	1	City Dwellers	2000	(pub. 2000)
32	2	City Dwellers	2000	(pub. 2000): drafts, notes and correspondence
Poetry—uncollected
32	3	Poems	1997-1998
32	4	Poems	[between 2000 and 2002]
32	5	Poems	[between 2000 and 2002]
Box 33
Poetry—collected
33	1	Views from the Zucchini Gazebo	1994	(pub. 1994)
33	2	Views from the Zucchini Gazebo, Home from the Air	1997	(pub. 1997): mss. of poems primarily from two collections
33	3	Home from the Air	1995-1997
33	4	Home from the Air	1997	(pub. 1997)
Poetry—uncollected
33	5	Poems	[198–?]
2015.07
2015.07, Box 5
Poetry
5	1	"Scoring in Injury Time"	2005?	Draft typescript. Includes 2 poems not included in final published version.
5	2	"Days Going By"	1989-2008	Includes poems and list for "Days Gone By" as well as correspondence with editors about submissions, lists of uncollected poems
5	3	"Scoring in Injury Time : Verses by Francis Sparshott"	[200-]	Draft typescript.
5	4	"The Cave of Trophonius" Notes	[198-]	Two copies of the poem and notes.
5	5	[Various poems]	1992-2004	Handwritten and typed poems.
5	6	[Uncollected poems and lists]	1970-2006	Contains copies of lists of uncollected poems and copies of poems, typed and handwritten.
5	7	Roughs and Seconds	1998-2005	Handwritten and typed drafts of poems, many which were published in the book "Days Going By"
5	8	[Notes, reading lists, correspondence, advertising related to poetry readings]	1982-2000
5	9	"Last Gasps"	[199?]
2015.07, Box 6
6	3	[Notebook with poems, diary entries and other writings]	1951-1952
6	6	"Last Gasps" - versified and photographed by Francis Sparshott	1995-1996	Draft typescript with photographs. Includes 81 colour photographs of balloons and ribbons.
6	7	[Photographs and notations for 'Last Gasps']	1995-1999	Includes 120 photographs: col. Photographs are of balloons and ribbons.
6	8	[Photographs of balloons]	1985-1994	58 photographs : col. slides. Photographs are of balloons and ribbons used in "Last Gasps"
6	9	"Scoring in Injury Time"	2002-2003	Draft typecript and correspondence with publisher.
6	10-11	"Days Going By"	[200-]	Annotated draft typescripts.
Prose
6	1	Stories	[197-]	Typed stories including "The Montcalm who Cried 'Wolfe', "The King who knew all about harness", "The Surviving Grandmother"
6	2	"Manx Minx"	n.d.
6	4	[Various stories including "One of his sickness headaches", "In my father's house" , "Evaluating the humanities", "Genesis", etc.]	1997-2004	Typecripts.
Musical scores
6	5	[Musical score] For Male Voice and Piano	1951
2015.07, Box 10
Poetry
10	19	"The Naming of the Beasts"	n.d.
10	22	"Easter"	1951-1957	2 typescripts. **It is unclear if this poem was written by John Mann or Francis Sparshott. There is a note that says: "'Easter' - Formal poem written age 18-19 (in army). Francis says he planned it out and worked on it pretty much daily on it." One of the typescripts has John Mann's name on the cover page and the preface is written by John Mann - he refers to the 'author of the poem' and does not indicate who it is (himself of Francis Sparshott). Francis Sparshott's handwritten notes appear on the back of many of the pages.
Journal
10	20	[Journal entries]	1966-1980

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