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Call Number: Mss 118, Pc 120, Tc 80 (A.06-38)
Title: Turnstone Press fonds.
Dates: 1976-2006.
Extent: 28.5 m of textual records and other material.
Administrative history: Turnstone Press was founded
in Winnipeg in 1975 by Dennis Cooley and Wayne Tefs as a non profit
press to encourage the writing and reading of poetry in western
Canada. Among the first artists to have their work published through
Turnstone were Robert Kroetsch (Seed Catalogue, 1977), Miriam
Waddington (Mister Never, c1978), Ralph Gustafson (Soviet
Poems, c1978), and Tom Wayman (A Planet Mostly Sea, 1979).
Turnstone is supported in part by the Manitoba Arts Council and
for years was located at St. John's College on the University of
Manitoba Campus.
Custodial history: The fonds was donated to Archives
& Special Collections in several accessions between 1990 and
1991 and in 2006.
Scope and content: The 1990 and 1991 accessions
consist of correspondence, brochures, sales records, minutes, and
financial statements but predominantly of the poetry submitted for
publication by various artists. The poetry is filed alphabetically
by the artists' names with related publishing correspondence. There
are over 100 artists represented providing an excellent study in
Manitoban poetry. Also filed separately are the rejections for 1979
and 1980.
The 2006 accession consists of literary records (1979-2006) of
250 titles (manuscripts, correspondence, and books). There are arranged
in alphabetical order by authors' last name. The fonds also consists
of correspondence: Financial records (1983-1988); Rejection letters
(1984-1998); and Promotional materials (1980's/90').
Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access
to the fonds.
Arrangement: Physical items in the boxes are not
arranged in alphabetical order. A list of authors in alphabetical
order is available. (see A.06-38: Alphabetical order)
Finding aid: Printed finding aids are available in the
Archives reading room. On-line finding aids are available at the
links below:
Accessions
1990-91
Accession
2006 (A.06-38): Alphabetical order
Accession
2006 (A.06-38): Box number order
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