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Resume

File consists of Scheier's resume and a cover letter regarding a part-time editor position with the National Action Committee on the Status of Women.

Reflection

File consists of four issues of "Reflection", the annual literary journal of Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, New York. She was a literary editor for the 1963 issue and a poetry contributor for the 1962, 1963 and 1964 issues.

Publications by Michael Scheier and Julie Frankel

File consists of three children's books created by Scheier's brother Michael and sister-in-law Julie Frankel for Scholastic Book Services: "Me by Me: My Own Book" , "My Autograph Book", "The Wacky, Fractured Teenage Survival Book".

Prose fiction "dead" file

File consists of three draft short stories by Scheier and a story written by her husband, Yossi Schwartz.

"Pro-Choice News" : graphic material

File consists of photocopies or clippings of pro-choice cartoons and illustrations, a birth control poster for men produced by the London Family Planning Association, and photographs of Morris Manning and Lasha Morningstar, accumulated by Scheier for possible use in "Pro-Choice News".

"Pro-Choice News" : copies

File consists of issues of this Canadian Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL) publication from spring 1985 to fall/winter 1987-88.

Posters in Hebrew

File also includes Spartacist League notices for talks by James Robertson (21-22 Jan. 1971), D.L. Reissner for International Woman's Day, and Joseph Seymour at Columbia University.

Posters

File consists of political posters accumulated by Scheier, including a Spartacist League Richard Nixon impeachment poster, a Spartacist League poster advertising a talk by James Robertson, a Nicaragua Solidarity Committee poster (July 1979), two posters pertaining to the Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetizacion [Nicaraguan Ministry of Education], a handmade "Bread, land, peace" poster inscribed to Scheier, a Spartacist Youth League black liberation poster, and a University of Winnipeg Students' Association "Quebec: the people and their aspirations: Exposure '79" conference poster.

Portfolio material

File consists of samples of Scheier's published non-fiction and business writing and publications for which she worked as an editor.

Political pins

File consists of assorted pins collected by Scheier pertaining to socialism, labour rights, feminism and other political issues. Included are pins pertaining to the Black Panthers, the Spartacus League, the 1963 march on Washington for jobs and freedom, Angela Davis, the Vietnam War, abortion rights, and peace marches. Also included are Workers Vanguard and peace march stickers.

Political papers, essays and correspondence

File consists of correspondence and copies of correspondence exchanged between Yossi Schwartz, John Sharpe and others in the international socialist movement, as well as as open letters, Trotskyist League of Canada meeting minutes, statements and reports, Spartacist bulletins, and a draft paper by Scheier entitled "What is the Histadrut?".

Political misc.

File consists of notes, contact lists, Interim Secretariat (Trotskyist League of Canada) meeting minutes and notes, interview transcripts, Trotskyist League of Canada press releases, minutes and form letters from the National Black Work Consultative Fraction.

Political events

File consists of draft letters written by Scheier pertaining to her involvement with the Trotskyist League of Canada.

Political endgame

File consists of draft writing by Scheier regarding the end of her membership in the Spartacist League and Trotskyist League of Canada, as well as minutes from meetings of the Trotskyist League of Canada.

Poetry : letters of submission, acceptances, rejections

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence pertaining to Scheier's submission of poetry to literary journals, as well as poetry reading notices, lists of publications, draft book reviews by Scheier, a photograph of Scheier, promotional materials from publishers, a Women's Writing Collective newsletter (no. 2, summer 1978), correspondence from Gay Allison re: the creation of literary journal Fireweed, and Scheier's review of "Landscape: a Toronto women's poetry experience".

Poems, notes and letters

File consists of an assortment of notes and a draft poems by Scheier as well as letters sent and received.

Poems (unpublished)

File consists of Scheier's draft typescript and handwritten poems. Included is a 1979 typescript poem by Milton Acorn entitled "The Morning Weeper", signed and dated by Acorn.

Poems by others

File consists of poems written by other people, possibly from a writing workshop taken by Scheier.

Poems and letters : Oct. '79-Dec. '80

File consists of draft poems and stories by Scheier, as well as incoming correspondence and copies of her outgoing correspondence. Correspondents are Scheier's parents, her husband Yossi Schwartz, her brother, Michael, Sue Levering and others. Some correspondence belonging to Yossi Schwartz is also part of this file.

Poems and letters : Oct. '79-Dec. '80

File consists of draft poems and stories by Scheier, as well as incoming correspondence and copies of her outgoing correspondence. Correspondents are Scheier's parents, her husband Yossi Schwartz, her brother, Michael, Sue Levering, Les Baltimore and others. Some correspondence belonging to Yossi Schwartz is also part of this file.

Poems and articles

File consists of Scheier's draft poems, an article entitled "Sexual and Political Aesthetics: Some Thoughts on Feminism, Social Realism, and 'The Universal'", an article entitled "Labels: Meaningful and Not: Writing and Gender", photocopies of published poems by Scheier, and a signed poetry chapbook by Robert Priest.

Pipe

Item is a smoking pipe belonging to Scheier.

Photographs of Libby Scheier

File consists of photographs of Scheier, including a series of posed, professional photographs taken when Scheier was about 13. Photographs of Scheier's cousin Maxine, a photograph of Scheier with her brother, Michael, and a photograph of a boy playing violin are also part of the file.

Personal files and memorabilia

Series consists of a variety of records pertaining to Scheier's childhood, her family, her education, her personal life, and her career. These records include newspaper clippings, correspondence and forms, resumes, photographs, diaries and notebooks, books written by family members, high school and university lecture notes and essays, and objects including baby shoes, Scheier's smoking pipe, and a collection of political pins.

Parents

File consists of a manuscript for an article by Celia Scheier about a trip to Cuba, a newspaper clipping featuring a photo of Celia Scheier, and a newspaper clipping about children of socialist parents.

Papers : Sarah L.C. 1964-68 (& phil. notes)

File consists typescript and handwritten essays by Scheier and handwritten notes and a syllabi from a 1965-1966 philosophy class, "19th and 20th century thought". Included in the file are photographic negatives.

Papers : Sarah L.C. 1964-68 (& phil. notes)

File consists typescript and handwritten essays by Scheier and handwritten notes and a syllabi from a 1965-1966 philosophy class, "19th and 20th century thought". Included in the file are photographic negatives.

Old poetry notes

File mainly consists of draft poems and notes by Scheier, as well as a letter written by Yossi Schwartz.

Notes and correspondence : 4/15/71 - 5/16/72

File consists of Scheier's incoming correspondence and copies of her outgoing correspondence. Much of the correspondence pertains to Scheier's socialist activism and involvement with the Revolutionary Marxist Caucus (RMC), Revolutionary Communist Youth (RCY) and the Spartacus League. Correspondents include Sue Axelrod, Liz Gordon, and Richard Stomper.

Notes '80-'85

File consists of Scheier's draft stories, poems and notes, including notes from her mother used in the creation of "Second Nature".

Notebook

Item is a small notebook maintained by Scheier pertaining in part to a trip to Disneyworld.

Miscellaneous artwork

File consists of childhood paintings by Scheier, art prints from friends, a photocopy of the cover of her book "Sky", a poster for an exhibit by Marlene Dumas at the Art Gallery of York University, and an oversized 40th birthday card.

Material for article

Files consists of Scheier's handwritten notes on her socialist research, possibly used in the writing of an article.

Manuscripts and other writing

Series pertains to Scheier's poetry and prose writing and includes manuscripts for her books "Second Nature", "Sky", "Saints and Runners", "Language in Her Eye" (editor), "Kaddish for my Father : New and Selected Poems 1970-1999", draft poems, articles, notes and writing fragments, writing-related correspondence, and writing from workshops. Some manuscripts sent to Scheier by other writers are also part of this series.

Libby Scheier fonds

  • F0130
  • Fonds
  • 1924, 1948-2001

Fonds consists of records documenting Libby Scheier's personal life, her work as a writer and as a teacher, her involvement with political organizations and with the Writers' Union of Canada. These records include correspondence, draft poems and other writing, draft manuscripts and proofs for her published works, teaching files, publications, newspaper clippings, personal ephemera and memorabilia, childhood diaries and high school notebooks, college papers and lecture notes from Sarah Lawrence College, copies of published articles and other writing by Scheier, pins, and graphic materials including posters, photographs and paintings.

Scheier, Libby

Leftist publications

File consists of issues of socialist publications collected by Scheier, including "Socialist Workers Party International Information Bulletin", "Socialist Workers Internal Information Bulletin", "Socialist Workers Party Discussion Bulletin", "Education for Socialists", "Intercontinental Press", "Revolutionary Marxist Papers", "The Fall of Allende and the Triumph of the Chilean Counterrevolution" (Spartacist League); "Revolutionary Communist Youth Newsletter", "Young Spartacus", "Women and Revolution" (Spartacist League).

Language in Her Eye : Libby's essay

File consists of annotated drafts of Scheier's essay, "Chopped Liver", for the anthology, as well as a letter and draft essay from Susan Swan, and feedback on Scheier's essay from Marlene Kadar.

Language in Her Eye : correspondence

File consists of Scheier's incoming correspondence and copies of her outgoing correspondence pertaining to the content and publication of this anthology. Correspondents include co-editor Sarah Sheard, Bronwen Wallace, Dorothy Livesay, Erin Moure, Erna Paris, Gail Scott, Mary di Michele, Beverley Daurio, Anne Collins, Susan Swan, Lorna Crozier, Sylvia Fraser, June Callwood, Betsy Warland, Susan Musgrave (with submitted essays), Claire Harris, Di Brandt, Leona Gom, Daphne Marlatt, Erika Ritter, Katherine Govier, Kristjana Gunnars, Beth Brant, Suniti Namjoshi, Sandy Duncan (with submitted essay), Joan Clark, Myrna Kostash, Aritha van Herk, Lenore Keeshig-Tobias (with submitted essay), and Linda Hutcheon.

"Kaddish" in progress

File consists of page proofs of the cover, title page, dedication and table of contents for Scheier's book, "Kaddish for my Father: New and Selected Poems 1970-1999".

Joseph Schwartz, aka "Yossi"

File pertains to Joseph "Yossi" Schwartz, Scheier's ex-husband, and includes birthday cards, poetry, a horoscope chart, and four photographs taken by Schwartz.

Israel trip

File consists of publications written in Hebrew, as well as a pamphlet in English entitled "Peace now: better a land of peace than a piece of land" and handwritten notes by Scheier.

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