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Lynn Crosbie fonds
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Sketchbook

Item includes a photograph of Crosbie as a child.

Self help

Item is an exhibition catalog for Mercer Union show, Self Help, curated by Anda Kubis, featuring writing by R.M Vaughan. Item has been inscribed to Crosbie by Vaughan.

School notebook

Item is a grade one composition book, written in the form of a journal, belonging to Crosbie.

"Sabrina"

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Narc: New Artist Review Co-op (issue 3, Nov. 1991).

Reviews

File consists of newspaper, magazine and literary journal reviews of Crosbie's published poetry, edited collections and novels.

Reviews

File consists of newspaper and magazine articles reviewing or mentioning Crosbie and her books, The Girl Wants To, VillainElle, and Miss Pamela's Mercy.

Red mitten project materials

File consists of photographs and drawings of a small, red woolen mitten and a handwritten note from Sonja Ahlers to Crosbie pertaining to the photographs. Included in the file is the mitten.

Queen Rat : letter and cover proof

File consists of cover proof for Queen Rat, featuring a photograph of Crosbie, accompanied by a letter from Angel Guerra of Stoddart Publishing.

Publishers' catalogues

File consists of catalogues from Coach House Press, MacFarlane Walter & Ross, Insomniac Press, Turtle Point Press, House of Anansi and HarperCollins featuring Crosbie's books of poetry and prose.

Poetry/biz

File consists of records pertaining to Crosbie's efforts to publish her book of poetry Miss Pamela's Mercy in 1991. These records include correspondence, grant applications, poems and a signed Coach House Press publishing agreement.

Poetry workshop and class materials

File consists of correspondence from Libby Scheier, notes, a reading list and student poems pertaining to Crosbie's work as poetry workshop facilitator and/or poetry class teacher, likely for the Toronto Writing Workshop, run by Scheier.

Plath

File consists of records pertaining to Crosbie's research on Sylvia Plath, including journal articles, newspaper articles, Crosbie's notes, draft writing and her 1989 student paper entitled "Sylvia Plath's posthumous existence".

Photographs of Superfly Alien Pimp

File consists of photographs taken by Bruce McDonald while on a road trip through Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles. These photographs feature various people posing with a toy alien wearing a coat. Included in the file is a handwritten note by Crosbie explaining the context of the photographs. Photographs have been annotated on verso by McDonald with the names of the subjects. Subjects of the photographs include Lisa and Paul Zimmerman, John Frizzell, Pam Rack, Jonathan Poneman, Kerri Harrop, Michael Turner, Karen Powell, Kevin Smith, Michael Madson, Paul Federbush, and Scott Bairstow.

Photographs of Lynn Crosbie and others

File consists of photographs of Crosbie, her friends and acquaintances, many of whom are writers. Subjects include: Malcolm McDowell, Margaux Williamson, Sam Phillips, Thom Jurek, T. Bone Burnett, Steve Banks, Brad Phillips, Tony Burgess, David McFadden, Sarah Sheard, David Young, Michael Ondaatje, Robert Wallace, Sook Yin Lee, Barbara Gowdy, Nalo Hopkinson, Wayson Choi, Robert Priest, Clint Burnham, Joe Matt, William New, John Borra, Tony Burgess, Derek McCormack, Kalpna Patel, Guy Lawson, Patricia Seaman, Elio Iannacci, Trish Thomas, Mary Gaitskill, Russell Smith, Dionne Brand, Leanne Delap, Karen Von Hahn, Ceri Marsh, Christopher Dewdney, James Crosbie, Andrew Pyper, David McGimpsey, Christine Poultney, Ray Robertson, Ken Babstock, Sky Gilbert, Rufus Wainwright, Damian Rogers, Stuart Ross, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ciccoritti, Don McKellar, Adrienne Clarkson, Liz Worth, Fiona Reid, Sarah MacLaughlin, Graeme Gibson, Geoff Pevere, Martha Sharpe, Torquil Campbell, Jason Collett, Shari Boyle, Jake Richler, Dalton Derkson, Julie Mannell, J.C. Bouchard, Michael Helm, Ryan Russell, Carl Wilson, Pamela Des Barres, Doug Saunders, Elizabeth Renzetti, Tony Romano, Bruce McDonald, Alan Doyle, David Usher, Denise Donlon, Gil Adamson, Malcolm Ingram, Ziggy Lorenc, Charlotte Vale Allen, R.M. Vaughan, Michael Holmes, Michael Turner, Alice Palumbo, Eliza Clark, Louise Dennys, Daniel Richler, Noel Baker, Jacob Richler, Mara Karkola, Sara Angel, Leah McLaren, Jeffery Conway, David Trinidad, and Naomi Klein.

Photographs of Lynn Crosbie

File consists of both formal portraits of Crosbie and photos of Crosbie with friends. Some photographs in this file, taken by David Hyde, were used in a t-shirt promotion for This Magazine. A copy of the t-shirt ad is included in the file.

Photographs and memorabilia

Series consists of a variety of items created or accumulated by Crosbie pertaining to her personal and professional life, including photographs, miscellaneous ephemera, event notices and programmes, award certificates, a diploma, posters, drawings, a painting, an art print, t-shirts, and a sweater belonging to Mordecai Richler.

PhD thesis and related files

Series consists of records pertaining to the completion of Crosbie’s PhD in English Literature from the University of Toronto, including her preparation for comprehensive exams and the research and writing of her thesis, “Contextualizing Anne Sexton: confessional process and feminist practice in The Complete Poems". The records in this series include drafts of the thesis, research materials, correspondence, notes, proposals, and reading lists.

Pearl : correspondence and edit notes

File consists of edit notes and comments exchanged between Crosbie and Anansi editor Martha Sharpe as well as correspondence from Crosbie pertaining to rights permissions for quotations appearing in Pearl.

Pearl : correspondence

File consists of correspondence exchanged between Crosbie and editor Martha Sharpe pertaining to Pearl, including a copy of a letter from Leonard Cohen declining to provide a blurb for the book, as well as correspondence and permissions agreements from W.W. Norton & Co. and Houghton Mifflin for the use of writing by Anne Sexton and Adrienne Rich in Pearl.

OTP t-shirt

Item is a t-shirt with the logo from the first issue of the OTP literary journal for which Crosbie served as associate editor.

OTP (issue 1, fall 2013)

Item is a literary journal for which Crosbie served as associate editor and in which her poem "So quickly" is published.

Off the pigs : a subversive alternative

Item is a poetry zine featuring writing by York University students. The following poems by Crosbie are included in this item: "Best wishes in the new year (from Orson and Rita)", "Friday the thirteenth (horror poems for Jason)" and "Monologue".

Notebooks, sketchbooks and day planners

Series consists of notebooks, day planners and sketchbooks created and/or used by Crosbie, as well as a number of calendars and an address book. The notebooks in this series include a variety of writing, including general notes, lists, notes pertaining to Crosbie’s writing projects and PhD research, as well as personal writing and drawings. Some items in this series contain loose ephemeral items, notes, letters, and photographs.

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