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Contents of the disc are drafts of Swan's novel What Casanova Told Me as well as a summary of the novel and a letter from her editor detailing suggested changes to the text.

Contents of the disc include an essay written by Swan about her novel The Wives of Bath, a memorandum from York University regarding a reduction in Swan's teaching load for 2003-2004, and a table of corrections pertaining to one of Swan's pieces of writing. Not all files on this disc are retrievable. Paper copies of accessible documents are also in the file.

Item is an audio recording of a spoken word/music final assignment for York University class ENG 6592 by Anthony Metivier.

Fonds consists of records documenting Susan Swan's personal life and professional activities as a writer, university professor, journalist and advocate for the arts, including correspondence, notebooks, day planners, research materials, photographs, lecture notes, sound recordings, promotional materials and manuscript drafts pertaining to Swan's novels and other writing projects.

Item includes notes by editor Janice Zawerbny.

File consists of various annotated drafts of The Dead Celebrities Club.

Item includes notes by Swan's daughter, Samantha Haywood.

File consists of two draft annotated excerpts from The Dead Celebrities Club, prepared for submission to The Walrus magazine.

File consists of annotated partial drafts of The Dead Celebrities Club.

Item is an annotated partial draft of The Dead Celebrities Club.

File consists of October 2013 annotated draft partial manuscripts.

File consists of annotated drafts of The Dead Celebrities Club

File includes a project description and partial drafts of The Dead Celebrities Club.

File pertains to speaking engagements by Swan pertaining to the promotion of The Western Light in 2012 and 2013, as well as her talk at a tribute for Constance Rooke and her participation at a Mar. 2015 Trampoline Hall event. Included in the file are her speaking notes and lectures, e-mail, excerpts from the book, and research materials.

File consists of annotated partial drafts of The Dead Celebrities Club.

File also includes e-mail exchanged with one of Swan's students, Emiko Hsuen, pertaining to Swan's questions about Japanese culture for this story, e-mail regarding research about the Chelsea Hotel, a copy of a paper entitled "Thomas Wolfe's German girlfriend: some further thoughts on Thea Voelcker" by Lawrence D. Stokes, and Thomas Wolfe Society publications entitled "Thomas Wolfe's friendship with Henry Volkening: the documents" and "The proceedings and membership list of the Thomas Wolfe Society: the twenty-seventh annual meeting, Portland, Maine, May 27-29, 2005".

File consists of annotated drafts of this story by Swan from 2005 to 2006. Later drafts are entitled "A Haunting at the Hotel Chelsea".

Item is a promotional chapbook published by Patrick Crean and Somerville House Publishing consisting of excerpts from Swan's novel.

Item is a short excerpt from a manuscript of what would become Swan's novel The Western Light, accompanied by research material.

Item is an annotated partial manuscript of what would become Swan's novel The Western Light.

Item is an unpublished paper by Russell Brown featuring commentary on Swan's book, The Biggest Modern Woman of the World.

Item is a short story written by Ed Hamilton featuring Susan Swan as a character.

File consists of notes, a pitch and annotated drafts by Swan about her stay in the Thomas Wolfe suite at the Chelsea Hotel. Also included in the file is a clipping of an article by Swan published in the National Post about Thomas Wolfe and her father (18 June 2005).

File consists of annotated drafts of this story by Swan from 2005 to 2006. Later drafts are entitled "A Haunting at the Hotel Chelsea".

Item is a commercial DVD featuring a short film adapted from Swan's book, What Casanova Told Me, produced for release in conjunction with the book. An interview with Swan is featured in the DVD extras.

File consists of annotated drafts of this story by Swan from 2005 to 2006. Later drafts are entitled "A Haunting at the Hotel Chelsea".

Item is a plot synopsis written by Swan with Sandra Shamas based on Swan's book of short stories.

Item is a story by Swan submitted to Saturday Night Magazine but not published.

Item is an unpublished draft essay by Swan, heavily annotated.

Item is an unpublished paper by Russell Brown featuring commentary on Swan's book, The Biggest Modern Woman of the World.

Item consists of a variety of textual documents pertaining to the publishing and promotion of What Casanova Told Me and Swan's teaching at York University.

File pertains to a diary project by Swan, Margaret Dragu and Marcella Lustig, and Swan's efforts to get a re-worked version of it published under the title, "It's not all porn". Included is correspondence exchanged between Swan, Dragu and Lustig, as well as copies of letters written by Swan to magazines regarding publication.

Item is an annotated partial manuscript of what would become Swan's novel The Western Light.

Item is a commercial DVD featuring a short film adapted from Swan's book, What Casanova Told Me, produced for release in conjunction with the book. An interview with Swan is featured in the DVD extras.

Item is a short excerpt from a manuscript of what would become Swan's novel The Western Light, accompanied by research material.

Item is an unpublished draft essay by Swan, heavily annotated.