F0113 - Susan Swan fonds

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Black Ships, aka The Hockey Killer, aka For, By the Grace of God


(1)Swan ancestor : part of hockey killer novel research2002
(2)More early notes on novel2005-2008
(3)Early notes on the hockey killer novel : Very important the genesis of hockey killer novel2005-2009 1 oversize plot removed
(4)Old novel outlines 20062006-2008 significant oversize material removed
(5)Black Ships : extra and important tidbits of early workJanuary - October 2007
(6)Polio notes (plus some stuff on depression) : old dupes on Petrolia - Sound Uncle Willie and more26 Sept 2007 - Oct 2008
(7)Stuff on Midland : Skidoos etc. + doctors2007
(8)Conversations with Christine and Cathy about someone like Pilkie2008
(9)John Pilkie with some stuff about Gallagher2009
(10)Black Ships : drafts, excerpts, contributions to short story anthology, applications for research grants2006-2009
(11)Ontario Arts Council Submission : Black Ships, Not safe in our beds28 Oct 2007
(12)Ontario Arts Council Submission 5 : Not safe in our beds18 Nov 2007
(13)Ontario Arts Council Submission : Not safe in our beds


Call Number: 2009-031/002
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(1)Ontario Arts Council Submission : Not safe in our beds
(2)Ontario Arts Council Submission : Not safe in our beds
(3)Early draft : annotated :p. 3-402007
(4)Draft : earlier version (much higher): p. 43-104January 2007
(5)Draft : p. 1-4319 May 2007 or 9 Aug 2007
(6)Elopements : p. 59-93
(7)Letters sequences : fragment : p. 296-30318 Aug 2007
(8)Prodigals : fragment : edit : p. 93-113, 117, 121, 15411 June 2007
(9)A very early draft of The Return Chapter 30 : transcriptions from May-June 200712 June 2007
(10)Elopements : draft : edit : p. 54-1177 July 2007
(11)Transcriptions of taped compositions10 July 2007
(12)Draft : annotated :p. 1-1047 August 2007
(13)Prodigals : draft : annotated : p. 126-15325 August 2007
(14)New section to write : p. 225-24211 September 2007
(15)Draft : annotated :p. 225-243[ca. September 2007?]
(16)The Return : draft : annotated : p. 244-248[ca. September 2007?]
(17)Prodigals : edit, from letters on7 Sept 2007
(18)Prodigals : draft : annotated : p. 143-216, 167-170, 217-2247 Sept 2007
(19)The Return :p. 242-244, 101-12014 Sept 2007
(20)Draft : annotated28 Sept 2007


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(1)Elopements : (this won't be edited yet)26 October 2007
(2)Draft : edited, annotated3 Nov 2007
(3)Draft : annotated :p. 137-2327 Dec 2007
(4)Draft : annotated with revisions20 December 2007-28 February 2008 1 of 3
(5)Draft : annotated with revisions20 December 2007-28 February 2008 2 of 3
(6)Draft : annotated with revisions20 December 2007-28 February 2008 3 of 3
(7)4th draft : annotated : 342 p with p.141-145, p. 220-232 inserts at p. 148, 237[ca. 2008?] 1 of 3
(8)4th draft : annotated : 342 p with p.141-145, p. 220-232 inserts at p. 148, 237[ca. 2008?] 2 of 3
(9)4th draft : annotated : 342 p with p.141-145, p. 220-232 inserts at p. 148, 237[ca. 2008?] 3 of 3


Call Number: 2009-031/004
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(1)The letters : multiple drafts : annotatedFebruary-November 2008
(2)Drafts : annotated : p.2-4, 35, 2-10, 1-5, 1-40, 2-4015 February-4 September 2008
(3)[unedited?] version : p.116-22817 February 2008
(4)Draft[23 February 2008]
(5)Draft : Blackships.mar0608.doc : p.1-8206 March 2008
(6)Draft[ca.14 April 2008]
(7)Fourth draft and first 100 pages : p.1-10015 June 2008
(8)Draft : annotated : A4 pages25 June 2008
(9)Old ending : p.332-340July 2008
(10)Fragment : p.1-28 August 2008
(11)Draft : p.1-1223 August 2008


Call Number: 2009-031/005
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(1)Draft : annotated : 378 p.25 September 2008 1 of 3
(2)Draft : annotated : 378 p.25 September 2008 2 of 3
(3)Draft : annotated : 378 p.25 September 2008 3 of 3
(4)Prologue : edit by Patrick CreanOctober 2008
(5)Annotated draft with post-it notes : p.280-320, p.2-309 December 2008
(6)Annotated draft : 328 p.7 March 2009 1 of 2
(7)Annotated draft : 328 p.7 March 2009 2 of 2


Call Number: 2009-031/006
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(1)Plot points leading up to the endApril 2009
(2)There, for the Grace of God : (after entry at Banff outline for one [?]) : Feb-March 2009 : 7th draft : 318 p.April 2009 1 of 3
(3)There, for the Grace of God : (after entry at Banff outline for one [?]) : Feb-March 2009 : 7th draft : 318 p.April 2009 2 of 3
(4)There, for the Grace of God : (after entry at Banff outline for one [?]) : Feb-March 2009 : 7th draft : 318 p.April 2009 3 of 3
(5)There, for the Grace of God (old title) : edit by my partner Patrick Crean (not my editor at Random House) : 7th draft : 318 p.May 2009 1 of 3
(6)There, for the Grace of God (old title) : edit by my partner Patrick Crean (not my editor at Random House) : 7th draft : 318 p.May 2009 2 of 3
(7)There, for the Grace of God (old title) : edit by my partner Patrick Crean (not my editor at Random House) : 7th draft : 318 p.May 2009 3 of 3
(8)Notes on [?] novel after partner's editMay 2009
(9)Patrick's edit : p.61-6428 July 2009
(10)The Hockey Killer : draft : annotated : p.1-144[ca.October 2009?]
(11)The Hockey Killer : draft : annotated : 249 p.20 October 2009 1 of 2


Call Number: 2009-031/007
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(1)The Hockey Killer : draft : annotated : 249 p.20 October 2009 2 of 2
(2)The Hockey Killer : edit : p.147-24921 October 2009
(3)The Hockey Killer22 October 2009
(4)The Hockey Killer : Oct 22 2009 revision : 248 p.22 October 2009 1 of 2
(5)The Hockey Killer : Oct 22 2009 revision : 248 p.22 October 2009 2 of 2
(6)The Hockey Killer : Oct 24 2009 : last revision of weak parts : p.1-60, 213-24724 October 2009
(7)Draft : annotated : p.33-152[before 2009?]
(8)Draft : annotated : p.274-295[before 2009?]
(9)Black Ships : draft : annotated : p.177-206[before 2009?]
(10)There, for the Grace of God : annotated draft : p.1-131[before 2009?]


Call Number: 2009-031/008
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(1)Chapter 1 : Not safe in our beds : p.2-41[before 2009?]
(2)Fragment : p.2-75[before 2009?]
(3)Fragments : p.57-59, 63-75, 64-72, 64-76[before 2009?]
(4)Fragment : p.70-113[before 2009?]
(5)Fragment : p.99-219[before 2009?]
(6)Fragments : p.114-116, 115-119[before 2009?]
(7)Fragment : p.117-136[before 2009?]
(8)Fragment : p.123-135[before 2009?]
(9)Chapters 26-28 : p.136-152[before 2009?]
(10)Fragments : p.155-176[before 2009?]
(11)Fragment : p.165-184[before 2009?]
(12)Fragment : p.176-193[before 2009?]
(13)Chapter 25 : p.185-232[before 2009?]
(14)Fragments : p.202-210, 219[before 2009?]
(15)Part 3 : Chapter 17 : Return to the north : draft : annotated : p.220-226[before 2009?]
(16)Fragments : p.227-247, 233-241, 254-258[before 2009?]

Articles, lectures and interviews


(17)Research notes and correspondence re. Châtelaine article on pornography1988


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(1)Old pop version[between 1988 and 1998?]
(2)Old laws of pop, media as literature[ca. 1988]
(3)Warhol and Candy + pop culture[ca. 199-?]
(4)New pop culture essay : research notes, drafts and correspondence[ca. 199-?]
(5)Laws of pop : annotated draft[ca. 199-?]
(6)The media as literature : laws of pop[ca. 199-?]
(7)The laws of pop : annotated drafts with news clippings[ca. 2006?]
(8)Pop culture : homage to America : drafts, grant applications, receipts, news clippings1991-1992
(9)Tape 13 : Why I want a bestseller but don't want to write one : revisions and news clipping[ca. 199-?]
(10)Typed + more recent talks : why I don't want to write a bestseller : burden of adjustment : York University memorial lecture + smaller talks1998-2003
(11)(1) Essays on historical novel (2) Why I don't want to write a bestseller (3) Transformative power of story[ca. 2003?]
(12)Newer pop versions plus emails + ideas2009
(13)Pop culture : drafts : annotated with some correspondenceJune - July 2009


Call Number: 2009-031/010
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(1)Interview with Swan on gender-male drag by Cheryl Dobinson2002
(2)Applications for grants 2006-7 for Black ships and What Cassanova told me2006-2007
(3)Talks on Casanova and the newsletters2001-2002
(4)What Casanova Told Me : bookshorts promotional material[ca. 2006?]
(5)What Casanova Told Me : bookshort script 2006 (for translation)2006
(6)Talks[ca. 2005?]
(7)Stuff on the 1950s : Ashenburg essay2005
(8)Banff lecture : Sontag lecture - background on Sontag + some other [th-?]2009

Email and correspondence


(9)Recent emails 2008 (some older)1991-2008; 2004-2008 predominant 1 of 2
(10)Recent emails 2008 (some older)1991-2008; 2004-2008 predominant 2 of 2
(11)Email and correspondence2006-2009 1 of 2


Call Number: 2009-031/011
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(1)Email and correspondence2006-2009 2 of 2. Includes significant material re. Writer's Union of Canada
(2)Email and correspondence2008-2009 1 of 3. Includes photographs of graduation from Havergal College.
(3)Email and correspondence2008-2009 2 of 3
(4)Email and correspondence2008-2009 3 of 3

Personal material


(5)Correspondence, estate planning, drafts of "How others see us" re. Writer's Union of Canada and outline for Black Ships2005-2006 Restricted
(6)Financial Information2008 Restricted
(7)Letters of recommendationOctober 2007 Restricted
(8)Writer's Union of Canada : presentation album to Swan2009

Diaries and journals


(9)Journal page25 June 1979 Restricted
(10)DiaryJanuary 1983-13 May 1988 Restricted


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(1)Diary : Fall 1985 Winter 1986 Spring 198625 October 1985 - 15 June 1986 Restricted
(2)Workbook (has a lot of pop)May 1988 9 August 1988 Restricted
(3)Diary13 May - 13 August 1988 Restricted
(4)Journal + notes 89 : trip to Nassau - start of story 'Stupid boys are good to relax with' story first called 'The face at the window'1989 Restricted
(5)Diary11 August - 28 November 1988 Restricted
(6)Diary29 November 1988-10 February 1989 Restricted
(7)Diary12 February - 17 April 1989 Restricted
(8)Diary19 April - 12 June 1989 Restricted


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(1)DiaryJune - August 1989 Restricted
(2)Diary8 August - 28 September 1989 Restricted
(3)Diary3 October - 19 November 1989 Restricted
(4)Diary workbook while in New York CityMay - June 1991 Restricted
(5)Dayplanner2007


Call Number: 2009-031/014
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Oversized material


(1)Promotional placard for What Cassanova told me[ca. 2005?]
(2)Retirement card2007
(3)The role of the fiction writer in an electric culture outline[ca. 1988?] Removed from file 2009-031 / 09 (02).
(4)Outline for Fall sequence[ca. 2009] Removed from file 2009-031/01 (03).
(5)Emotional chart outline for The Hockey Killer Removed from file 2009-031/01 (02).
(6)Outlines for Black Ships2008 Removed from file 2009-031 / 01 (01)
(7)Old character trajectories for Black Ships July August 08July-August 2008 Removed from file 2009-031 / 011 (02).



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