INVENTORY OF ANNE MARRIOTT PAPERS, Prepared by. Bridget Donal d. Special Collection s. The University of British Columbi a

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1 INVENTORY OF ANNE MARRIOTT PAPERS, Prepared by Bridget Donal d Special Collection s The University of British Columbi a June, 1990

2 i i TABLE OF CONTENT S I. Fonds Description ii i II. Biographical Sketch i v III. Scope and Content v IV. Inventory Series List v i V. Inventory Series 1-16

3 FONDS DESCRIPTIO N Anne Marriott Paper s Records, m. Records of Marriott produced and received during her personal an d literary activities. Marriott worked as a poet, fiction writer, newspaper reporter, and essayist. The papers include a n extensive correspondence series, manuscripts, lecture notes, records of her various political activities, and referenc e material. The papers were accessioned by the Special Collection s and University Archives Division from Anne Marriott in Marriott's permission must be obtained for publication of he r correspondence with Nell Reiss.

4 i v II BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Joyce Anne Marriott was born in 1913 in Vitoria, Britis h Columbia~ She received her early education in private schools i n Victoria, and began her writing career at an early age ~ Throughout a literary career which spans nearly seven decades, Marriott has written poetry, novels, short fiction, and radi o plays. In 1941 she received the Governor General's Poetry Awar d for "Calling Adventurers!", and in 1943 received the Women' s Canadian Club Literary Award. She has published seven books ; the most recent of these is Letters From Some Islands,, a collectio n of poetry published in During the 1940's, Marriott worked as a script writer fo r the National Film Board in Ottawa. During her residence i n Ottawa, she met Gerald McLellan, whom she married in Th e couple adopted three children after they moved to Britis h Columbia. The McLellans lived in Prince George from 1950 to 1954, in Squamish from 1954 to 1958, and settled in North Vancouver i n McLellan died in Marriott continues to write, publishing under her maide n name, and occasionally under Joyce McLellan. Her work, particularly her poetry, has been widely anthologized.

5 v III SCOPE AND CONTENT : The records include incoming and outgoing correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, lecture notes, records of he r various political activities, financial records, referenc e material, and miscellania. Original order has been preserved wherever Marriott has identified it. Where original order has been lost, as in some of the personal and busines s correspondence, it has been reconstructed by reference to he r various functions as author and active member of the community. Within each series, files have been arranged primarily in revers e chronological order. The correspondence and manuscripts offer insight int o Marriott's literary development. They provide details of he r attempts to publish, her participation in writers' groups, an d her relationships with business and personal acquaintances withi n the literary world. The records are divided into twelve series» A-J. They ar e further divided into sub-series to reflect the inter-relationshi p of the records to one another. These sub-series are identifie d numerically, as for example, A.1. Box and file numbers are note d on the right hand side of the page for each sub-series.

6 v i IV Inventory Series Lis t A, Correspondence Series, 1930-B9 p. l A.1 Alphabetical Sequence s A.2 Manuscript Correspondenc e A.3 Busines s A.4 Persona l ' B. Research Projects Series, ca 1970 : s ~...~^....p~ 5 B.1 "The Ladies B.2 "Confederation Act II " B.3 Canadian Legend Note s B.4 Miscellaneous Research Note s C. Manuscript Series, B C.1 Notebook s p ^ 6 C.2 Novel s C.3 Short Fictio n C.4 Poetr y C.5 Radio Script s C.6 Article s D. Lecture Notes Series, ~ ~ p.l I D.1 University Literature Course s D.2 Correspondence Course s D.3 Night School Certificate s D.4 Poetry Workshop s E. Feminist Caucus Series, p. 1 2 E.1 Correspondenc e E.2 Newsletter s F. Pro-Life Society Series, p.1 2 F.1 Correspondenc e F.2 Newsletter s F.3 Newspaper Clippings G. ACTRA Series, p. 1 3 H. Financial Series, ~...~ ~.~ p. 1 3 I. Misellaneous....~.~ ~~.~.~~~...~~~.,,~.,~,~....p~ Scrapbooks 1.2 Clipping s 1.3 Photograph s 1.4 Miscellaneous Item s J. Reference, p. I5-16

7 1 V Inventory 56rle s A. CORRESPONDENCE SERIES, files Outgoing and incoming correspondence is interfiled, and arrange d in reverse chronological order. Correspondence that has lost it s original order has been reconstructed according to the function s of Marriotts personal and literary activities. Individuals who have established significant correspondence with Marriott have been identified. Occas ional correspondents have been arrange d together in "General Correspondence" sub-series. A.1 Alphabetical Sequence Correspondence, files Two alphabetical sequences, which include mainly business correspondence with over 100 publishers. In addition, a significant portion of it concerns poetry readings and genera l meetings sponsored by the League of Canadian Poets. The file s also include some personal correspondence, greeting cards, an d printed material. The letters are arranged in each alphabetica l sequence by name of organization or author. Occasionally, the relationship of the document to the sequence is unclear. A.1.1 Alphabetical Sequence I, ~...~ ~....Bux 1-1 to 4/2-1 to 5/3-1 to 4 13 files A.1.2 Alphabetical Sequence II, ~..Box 3-5 to 6/4-1 to 5/5-1 to 6/6 : 1 14 files Includes two school certificates from 1932 and A.2 Manuscript Correspondence, file s The correspondence concerns Marriott's literary manuscripts. I n many of the files, the manuscript is included with its relate d correspondence. A.2.1 Alphabetical Manuscript Correspondence, ~....~~..~~ Bmx 6-2 to 6/7-1 to 3 8 files Accompanying the business correspondence ar e manuscripts of short stories, poems, radio plays, an d news articles, arranged alpabetically, according to th e title of the manuscript. Includes 7 short storie s written for radio by Marriott's husband, filed under "6 for Gerald.

8 2 A.2.2 Other Manuscript Correspondence, 1930-G 1 6 file s A Short Fiction, 1941,1980, 1986 Box 7-4 A United Church Radio Scripts, A British United Press News Copy, 1952 ~ ~....~ ~ A Radio Scripts, s~ A~2~2.5 Novel, "To See the World", A Complete Detective Nove l Magazine, May Contains Marriott's short story, "Death i n the Library". A~3 Business Correspondence, files Covers all areas of Marriott's professional life, includin g publication of her work, Canada Council grants, writers' grou p activities, amd poetry readings. Individuals and organization s whose correspondence has been filed separately are eithe r frequen t correspondents or significant figures in Marriott' s career. A.3~1 Publishers, t933-q6 Box 7-10 A.3~2 Margaret Kennedy, 1939-B Margaret Kennedy collaborated with Marriott on several radi o broadcast scripts, beginning in 1939 with Kennedy's radi o adaptation of Marriott's poem, "The Wind Our Enemy". A.3.3 Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Includes letters and contracts regarding Marriott's radi o broadcast scripts. Other correspondence with the C.B.0 is i n Series A.1.1, Alphabetical Sequence I.

9 A.3.4 Alan Crawley, Box 8-2 Canadian poet, editor, and co-founder of Contemporary Verse, a poetry journal established in Victoria by Crawley, Marriott, Dorothy Livesay, and Doris Ferne~ Correspondenc e between Crawley and Marriott is business oriented, but contains personal news, as well. A.3.5 Dorothy Livesay, B-3 Canadian poet and co-founder of Contemporary Verse. Letter s are business oriented, but contain personal news, as well. A.3.6 Barbara Pentland, Pentland wrote the music score for Payload, which was a radio play by Anne Marriott and Margaret Kennedy. Correspondence concerns the publication and finance s of Payload. A.3.7 General Business Correspondence, ~..8-5 A~4 Personal Correspondence, files Individuals whose correspondence is filed separately are frequen t correspondents and significant figures in Marriott's life. A.4.1 John Brook, Box 8-6 to 9 4 files John Brook, alias Jack Jones, is a B.C. poet and clos e personal friend of Marriott's. A ~4~2 Nell Reiss, 1946-B3 8-1 Reiss was a close friend from Marriott's days at th e National Film Board in Ottawa ( ). Include s outgoing letters only. A.4.3 Heather Spears, 19B3 9-2 Spears was an artist friend in Denmark for who m Marriott wrote a collection of poetry, The Danish Sketches". Other correspondence with Spears is i n Series A.1.1 and A.1 ~ Z, Alphabetical Sequences. ^4.4.4 Mary McCullough, McCullough was a friend from Ottawa. Incoming letters only. A.4.5 Parents, Box file 3

10 4 A.4.G Greeting Cards, n.d 9-5 A.4.7 General Personal Correspondence, ~ ~ ~.~.~..~ file

11 B. RESEARCH PROJECTS SERIES, ca 1970' s 4 file s Research for novel, radio series, and essay. Includes some photocopied information from reference books, and som e correspondence. Most of this material is undated. B.1 "The Ladies", 1970's Box 9-7 Novel set in Victoria during the depression years. Include s two letter fragments, several newspaper clippings abou t Victoria's history, a postcard, and a notebook entitle d "Victoria Material". B.2 "Confederation Act II", School Broadcast script about B.C's entry int o confederation. Includes notes and some correspondence. B.3 Canadian Legends Research, n.d 9-9 Notes on Canadian Legends and the history of the R.C.M.P and th e C.P.R. B.4 Miscellaneous Research Notes, n.d Notes in this file do not relate to any identifiable project an d consist of no more than two or three pages per topic. 5

12 C. MANUSCRIPT SERIES, B 65 files Includes novels, short fiction, poetry, radio scripts, new s articles and essays. Some manuscripts are undated, but time period can be inferred from Marriott's home address on the titl e page of each manuscript. C.1 Notebooks, files Early handwritten poetry and prose manuscripts written b y Marriott during her childhood. C~1.1 "The Tit for Tat", ~~~~~~~~~.~ Box Homemade magazine, 26 issues in all. Marriott appear s to be the sole editor and contributo r C~1.2 Notebooks, Three books contain poetry, one contains hand-draw n pictures, and one contains early novel manuscrip t entitled "Adventure Wanted". C.1.3 School Notebook, 1920's 10-2 Contains written exercises for Latin class at Poplar School in Victoria. C.2 Novels, files C.2.1 "The Boston Street Tea Party", 197G~...~10-3 to 4 2 file s C.2.2 "The Ladies", 1976 ~~~.~~~~~..~~~~.~~..~~ The Ladies is another name for "The Boston Street Te a Part)/".Chapters of this novel have been published separatel y as short stories. C.2.3 "A Bad Play", to 5/12-1 to 2 6 files Includes four copies, only two of which are complete. C~2.4 "The Lodge", ~ ~ ~ 12-3 to 4 2 file s C.2.5 "A Stranger * A Sojourner", 1950~ ~~~.~~ file 6

13 C.2.6 "The Seventh Passenger", Note on front cover says "basis of "Fog" Scripts and "A Bad Play". C.2.7 "No Escape", n.d Box 13-2 C.3 Short Fiction, files ; (76 manusripts ) C Collection of 9 short stories~ Stories have bee n published separatley and collectively. C.3.2 "Mrs Absalom and Other Women", 1940's-50 «s Collection of 10 short stories, most of which wer e broadcast in the C.B.C. Radio series, "Canadia n Stories". Some have been published in periodicals. C.3.3 Short Fiction, 1937-Ej Upper right-hand corner of each title page lists dat e of story's publication and the publisher to which i t was submitted. Includes 9 manuscripts. C.3.4 Early Short Fiction,n.d 14-1 to 3 3 files Not induvidually dated, but home address on title page s indicates the time period Includes 5 2 manuscripts. C.4 Poetry, files Includes over 400 poems. C.4~1 Letters From Some Islands, 19B Collection of poems published as a book. Induvidual poems from this collection have been published i n periodicals and broadcast on C.B.0 Radio's Anthology. Includes 2 copies. C.4.2 Long Poems, files Includes 4 long poems, each divided into several sections. C "Selected Storiesn19B file 7

14 8 C "Regarding Death", C file C file C Writte n C "The Danish Sketches", for Heather Spears. "A Traveller's Tales", 1980's...Box 14-8 Poems, 1970's-80's 15-1 Poems, 1950's-60's 15-2 C.4.5 Poems, 1930's-40's 15-3 to 4 2 file s C.4.6 Poem manuscripts, Upper right-hand corner of each title page lists dat e of publication and name of periodical in which eac h poem was first published. C.4.7 Poem manuscripts, Publishers and dates listed as above. C.4.8 Poems, n.d 15-7 C.4.9 Prayers by Marriott,n.d 15-8 C.5 Radio Scripts, files Plays, poems, and interviews for radio. Broadcast companie s include C.B.C, C.B.R., C.J.V.I., and the National Film Board. C.5.1 Radio Talks and Articles, C.5.2 Radio Poems, C.5.3 National Film Board scripts, n.d 16-1 C.5.4 Scripts written with Margaret Kennedy, 1940's 16-2

15 9 C.5.5 Radio Plays, file s Includes 11 scripts, dated individually. C Scripts, n.d Box 16-4 Inludes 14 scripts "Fog", n.d 16-5 Serial for radio, episodes 1-7. Number 2 i s missing. C.5.6 School Broadcast Scripts, file s "Confederation Act II", episodes 1-15, C "Your Living Body", #1-4, "They Speak for Themselves", #1-3, "Shares in History", #1-5, "Pictures in the Air", 1967,1963, "Story River", #1-5, C "The Magic Word", #1-5, "How Does Your Story Grow?", #1-6, C "The Tale the Rivers Tell", Parts I and II, file

16 1 0 C.5~6.10 "Creative Writisg, #I- 4,1g57 17-R C "You're in Your Story", #1-5 v C.5.!S~12 "Magic Hinges", #1-5, C.5.6~13 "My British Columbia", #1-5v1944~.~Box C~5.6~14 "The High School Series, C.5~G.15 "My Canada",#1-9v1943 1B- 1 C Induvidual Scripts, ~...~....~.2B-2 C.6 Articles, ca 1930' s 2 files Essays, news stories, and reviews by Marriott. C.6.1 Reviews,n.d 1B-3 Includes Marriott's manuscripts and published reviews. C.6.2 Early essays, 1830'sa file

17 D. LECTURE NOTES SERIES, file s Notes, essays, exams, and correspondence relating to universit y courses on literature, correspondence courses on writing, an d Marriott's own workshops on poetry. D.1 University Literature Courses, file s D.1.1 Literature 441, Simon Fraser University, 1983 Box 18-5 D.1.2 Chinese 340 (Chinese literature in translation), S.F.U., D.1.3 French 341 (French Canadian literature ) S.F.U., D.1.4 English 102 (Poetry), S.F.U D.2 Correspondence Courses, files D.2.1 Kobald Knight, Incoming letters from Marriott's writing tutor, Kobal d Knight, and drafts which Marriott sent him to be reviewed. D.2.2 London School of Journalism, Course on freelance journalism, lessons 1-8. Include s Marriott's submitted articles and the school's critiques o f them. D.3 Night school certificates, Includes 2 certificates : one for journalism, the other for hom e cooking. D.4 Poetry workshops, 1954,1961, Notes and speeches on poetry for workshops that Marriott gave a t schools and public libraries. Some of the speeches are undated. 1 1

18 E. FEMINIST CAUCUS SERIES, files Records relate to Marriott's involvement with the women's caucu s of the League of Canadian Poets. E.1 Correspondence, 19B1-85 Box 19-7 Incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding the goals an d activities of the Feminist Caucus. E.2 Newsletters, ~ ~ ~.~ 19-8 Newsletters, worksheets, and photocopied magazine articles. Newsletters and worksheets report on the activities of th e caucus. Magazine articles discuss the rights of women in th e workplace. 1 2 F. PRO-LIFE SOCIETY SERIES, file s Records relate to Marriott's involvement with the Pro-Lif e Society of D.C. F.1 Correespondence x ~..~ ~..~.~ ~~....Box 19-9 Incoming and outgoing correspondence with cabinet ministers, newpaper editors, and radio talk show producers regarding th e abortion issue. F.2 Newsletters, 1! F.3 Newpaper Clippings, clippings regarding the abortion issue.

19 G. ACTRA SERIES, Box Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists. Includes receipts, one incoming business letter, one newletter, and a copy of the ACTRA constitution. 1 3 H. FINANCIAL RECORDS SERIES, file s H~1 Tax returns and receipts, ~ ~..~Box 20-1 Records of Marriott's annual earnings and expenses. H.2 Tax return for Edward G. Marriott, Return completed by Marriott for her father in 1975, the year o f his death. H.3 Tax return for Gerald McLellan, Return completed by Marriott for her husband in 1974, the year o f his death.

20 1 4 I. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, files 1.1 Scrapbooks, files Scrapbook, ~8ox 20-4 Contains clippings of Marriott ;s published poems Scrapbook, ~ ~ 20-5 Contains clippings of Marriott's published poems Scrapbook, O 20-G Contains newpaper articles about Marriott and her work. 1.2 Clippings, files Articles by Marriott, 1937-B Clippings of published poems and articles by Marriott Articles about Marriott, Newspaper articles featuring Marriott and her activities. Includes some reviews of her published work "B.C. Poetry", n.d 21-1 Articles from a column in The Victoria Times entitled "B.C. Poetry". Consists of poems selected by Marriott on behalf o f the Victoria section of The Canadian Author's Association General, ~ ~.21- Z Newspaper articles about event or issues which intereste d Marriott. 1.3 Photographs, 1958, 1940, n.d 21-3 f~ photoprint s b & w ; 30 x 20cm or smalle r Includes one large picture of Marriott, one of Marriott an d friends, one of the staff at Heaps, and three of unidentifie d scenery. 1.4 Miscellaneous, 1934-B Includes programs, an appointment book and other items.

21 J. REFERENCE, Box 21-5 to 7/22-1 to 4/23-1 to 3 Amherst Gazette. December Ayer's American Almanac,Canadian Edition. Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.,1899, Beach, F.K, and Irwin, J.L. The History of Alberta Oil. Edmonton : The Publicity and Travel Bureau, n. d Brayley's Family Medical Almanac A Brief Survey of the Canadian Sardine Industry. Brothers Ltd, British Columbia Library Quarterly Connor s A Canadian Anthology. University of New Brunswick. Fall The Canadian Boy. November The Canadian Forum. Dec. 1968, March 1959, July 1952, July The Canadian Girl. November Canadian Image. National Film Board of Canada The Challenge. XIX The Civil Service News. Oct.-Nov., Contemporary Verse. 1947; 7, March Country Guide. January , Fall 1951 ; 24, Spring 1948 ; 20, Sprin g The Cradle of Canada : Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C.V. II January TheEducationalRecord of the Province of Quebec. LXV.2. Apri l -June, The Explorer. XLIV.18. April Family Herald. XII. June Farmer'sAlmanac. Montreal : T. & R. White, TheFiddlehead. Fall 1980, Fa111971, Nov.-Dec. 1969, Spring 1962, Winter 1958, August 1956, May 1956.

22 1 6 Film News. X.5, Hard, William. A "Must" : The Typographial Union. A Model for All. Reader's Digest, n. d The Illustrated London Almanac. London : Illustrated London News, The Journal of Canadian Fiction , 1975 ; 111.2, Liberte , Metallurgical and Chemical Operations. Trail, B.C. : Trail Times Ltd, April National Film Board Preview Library Information Sheets Negative Capability. IV.1, Winter New York City : The Perfect Pocket Guide and Souvenir Book. York : Supervue Map and Guide Organization, Northern Review. VI.3. August-September Pieran Spring. Winter Poet. May The Port Royal Habitation. Ottawa : National Parks Board Service, Prince Edward Island Road Map and Travel Guide. n.d. Prism International. Winter Quebec : Carrel's Illustrated Guide Map. 62nd ed Tamarack. 68, 1976 ; 63, The Telephone in Canada. n.d. The United Church Observer. April The Valley of the Blossoms. Kelowna : B.C. Tree Fruits Ltd, n,d, West Coast Review. XIV.2, 1979 ; XIII.3, 1979 ; XII.3, The Western Recorder. May New