File consists of records and promotional material related to the CNC Reading Series, which started in 1969 and was organized by Barry McKinnon.
Item is an audio recording of Radio Free Rain Forest.
Item is an audio recording of Canadian Poetry: Bowering/Newlove, Purdy/Birney.
File contains cards and letters concerning Mr. Birney's appearance at CNC and other matters dating from December 26, 1969 to January 11, 1972; includes newspaper clippings and miscellaneous textual material.
File contains one personal letter dated August 16, 1969.
File contains personal letters dating from April 17, 1969 to March 12, 1970.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Ballsout: A Magazine of Unpleasant Verse and Impolite Prose", including issue 1.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Pacific Nation", including issue 2.
File consists of records, correspondence, and promotional material related to various readings performed by Barry McKinnon.
File consists of Barry McKinnon's thesis submitted for his Master of Arts in Creative Writing at UBC entitled "Pages from a Prairie Journal".
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Eclipse", including issue 1.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Quun", a CNC newspaper, including volume 1 number 2 through volume 2 number 9.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "The Tick", including volume 1 issue 1.
Photograph is a portrait of Earle Birney.
File contains one undated personal letter.
File contains one thank you letter.
File contains letters concerning poetry and other personal topics; includes a number of undated letters, two short stories, a letter from Mr. Robinson to Lally and miscellaneous textual material.
File contains one undated personal letter.
File contains an undated card expressing Season's Greetings signed by Allan, Paddy, [Glen] and Sonia.
File contains one undated personal letter.
File contains one undated letter about small presses in Canada.
File contains correspondence dating from July 25, 1970 to June 19, 1981 and from November 30, 1987 to September 5, 1989 concerning various personal topics and a review of Mr. McKinnon's I Wanted To Say Something. File also includes Andy Suknaski's introduction to I Wanted to Say Something, 1990, second edition printing; typescript of Suknaski poems, poetry manuscript drafts and photocopied pages from Mr. Suknaski's diary, newspaper clippings, photocopies of drawings by Mr. Suknaski and a letter to Dennis Lee from Mr. Suknaski regarding Barry McKinnon's poetry.
Photograph is a government portrait of John Newlove.
Audio recording consistinf of a reading by Ken Belford from the book Fireweed, and from Social Education. He concludes with a selection of more recent poems.
Item is an audio recording of Jim Brown - The Poem Show pilot.
Item is an audio recording of Reading in Terrace by McKinnon, Gilbert, Culley, and Stanley.
Item is an audio recording of Open Reading: Words, Loves.
Item is an audio recording of Open Reading: Words, Loves with Robert Creeley.
Item is an unknown audio recording.
Item is an audio recording of Reading by Marilyn Bowering.
Item is an audio recording of Reading from The Kiss, The Suicide, Across Town, The Work, Sign Language: Anyway Who Cares, and Old Loggers.
Item is an unknown audio recording.
Item is an audio recording of Sid Murray reading in Prince George.
Item is an audio recording of music.
Item is an audio recording of Brad Robinson poetry reading, March 17, 1970.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "First Encounter".
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "IO", including issue 12.
File consists of promotional material for Talon Books.
File consists of promotional material for Miscellaneous literary publishers.
File contains a personal letter dated March 17th.
File contains a letter concerning the sale of books.
File contains one letter concerning a printing press, the sale of a manual and other personal topics.
File contains letters dating from January 26, 1970 to August 10, 1976 concerning the publishing of a volume of Mr. Purdy's poetry, arrangements for a reading by Mr. McKinnon and other personal topics; includes a newspaper clipping and letters from Mr. Purdy to David Phillips and Ken Belford.
File contains an undated letter requesting a list of books available from Mr. McKinnon and inquiring into the procedure for printing/publication.
File contains correspondence dating from July 25, 1970 to June 19, 1981 and from November 30, 1987 to September 5, 1989 concerning various personal topics and a review of Mr. McKinnon's I Wanted To Say Something. File also includes Andy Suknaski's introduction to I Wanted to Say Something, 1990, second edition printing; typescript of Suknaski poems, poetry manuscript drafts and photocopied pages from Mr. Suknaski's diary, newspaper clippings, photocopies of drawings by Mr. Suknaski and a letter to Dennis Lee from Mr. Suknaski regarding Barry McKinnon's poetry.
File contains one undated personal letter.
File contains one unsigned letter.
File contains one undated card expressing birthday wishes.
File contains one undated personal letter; includes poem.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Elfin Plot", including issue 2.