Collection consists of 5 yellow cedar carvings by Billy Edmund. The three unpainted carvings are entitled "Raven," "Flying Hawk," and "Raven, Bear, Salmon and Beaver Totem." The final two carvings, both entitled "Salmon," are painted in red, black and teal.
Edmund, BillyFonds consists of personal papers, books, manuscripts, photographic materials, audio recordings and electronic records arranged into five series, which relate to Mr. Fawcett's personal life, his creative works and his relationships with members of the literary community.
Fawcett, BrianSeries consists of sound recordings and video recordings created by or for Brian Fawcett.
Series consists of unpublished poetry and published poetry anthologies by Brian Fawcett, including "Permanent Relationships" (1975), "Creatures of State" (1977), "Tristram's Book" (1981), and "Aggressive Transport" (1982). Fawcett stopped publishing poetry after 1982, although he did not stop producing it. These "suppressed poems" are also included. Many poems are untitled and unidentified.
Series consists of draft manuscripts and published anthologies of short stories, including "My Career with the Leafs and Other Stories" (1982), "Capital Tales" (1984), "The Secret Journal of Alexander Mackenzie" (1985), "Cambodia: A Book for People Who Find Television Too Slow" (1986), and "Public Eye: An Investigation into the Disappearance of the World" (1990).
Series consists of draft manuscripts and published editions of Brian Fawcett's novels. Includes manuscripts and notes for "The Opening: Prince George, Finally" (1974) and "Gender Wars: A Novel and Some Conversation about Sex and Gender" (1994). Also includes manuscripts for various unpublished or revised works.
Series consists of draft manuscripts and published editions of Brian Fawcett's non-fiction work, including "Unusual Circumstances, Interesting Times and Other Impolite Interventions" (1991), "The Compact Garden: Discovering the Pleasures of Planting in a Small Space" (1992), "The Disbeliever's Dictionary: A Completely Disrespectful Lexicon of Canada Today" (1997), "Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in my Hometown" (2003), and "Local Matters: A Defence of Dooney's Cafe and other Non-Globalized Places, People, and Ideas" (2003). Also includes manuscripts for various unpublished or revised works, as well as many miscellaneous essays and articles written for periodicals.
File contains correspondence between Brian Fawcett and David Carlson.
File contains correspondence between Jack Freeman and Brian Fawcett.
File contains correspondence between Roma-Lynn Gillis and Brian Fawcett.
Series contains notebooks written by Brian Fawcett.
File contains a notebook entitled "Hotel Lyric #1".
Item is a notebook entitled "Volume 2 of Whatever This Is".
Item is a notebook entitled "Hotel Lyric [vol. 2] ".
Item is a notebook entitled "April 1978 ".
Item is a notebook entitled "The Pan ".
Item is a notebook entitled "Allegory ".
Item is a notebook with English literature related notes.
Item is a notebook entitled "Newfoundland".
Item is a notebook entitled "Prince George notebook".
File contains two notebooks.
File contains five notebooks.
File contains three notebooks.
Item is a notebook written by Brian Fawcett from 1998.
Item is a notebook written by Brian Fawcett from 1995 that includes notes for his columns.
Item is a notebook written by Brian Fawcett entitled "Smoker's Book".
Item is a notebook written by Brian Fawcett entitled "Bear Journal".
Item is a notebook written by Brian Fawcett.
Item is a notebook written by Brian Fawcett.
Item is a notebook written by Brian Fawcett.
Series consists of books, draft manuscripts of published works, newspaper and magazine clippings, unpublished poetry and miscellaneous textual material created by authors other than Brian Fawcett that contextualize Fawcett's literary community.
File consists of "The Life of Brian", an anthology of descriptions of Brian Fawcett written by his friends on the occasion of his 50th birthday.
File consists of travel documents and brochures related to a trip to Amsterdam for the Touch Time arts festival.
File contains Brian Fawcett's certificate for winning the BC Book Prizes 1986 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for "The Secret Journal of Alexander Mackenzie".
File contains a booklet for the 2004 Michener Awards ceremony that Brian Fawcett attended.
File contains certificates that Brian Fawcett was awarded as a child for musical talent.
File consists of Brian Fawcett's report cards from primary school (Connaught Elementary) and secondary school (Prince George Senior Secondary School).
File consists of Brian Fawcett's post-secondary scholastic records from Simon Fraser University and Vancouver Community College.
File consists of Brian Fawcett's diploma from his 1969 graduation from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in English.
File consists of Brian Fawcett's academic essays from his Bachelor of Arts in English education at Simon Fraser University.
File consists of drafts for Brian Fawcett's thesis on Ezra Pound.
File consists of research material for Brian Fawcett's thesis on Ezra Pound.
File contains course outlines from Brian Fawcett's education and teaching. Includes Brian Fawcett's teaching course outlines for "Creative Writing", at Matsqui, Kent Institution and includes his outline notes and support documents entitled "Role of Fine Arts in Prison Education".
File consists of letters of support written for Barry McKinnon after his termination from the College of New Caledonia in Prince George.
File consists of miscellaneous personal financial records of Brian Fawcett.
Subseries contains photographs created or accumulated by Brian Fawcett.
Photograph depicts a Northern BC landscape, possibly in the Bowron River Valley, near the Bowron clearcut.
Photograph depicts a Northern BC landscape, possibly in the Bowron River Valley, near the Bowron clearcut.
Photograph depicts a Northern BC landscape, possibly in the Bowron River Valley, near the Bowron clearcut.
Photograph depicts a Northern BC landscape, possibly in the Bowron River Valley, near the Bowron clearcut.