York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections

"Queen of the Silver Blades and other performance odes, complaints and panegyrics." An early draft of "Perfect Perfect Perfect: A Writer's notebook on Obsession," a proposed but never published collection of Swan's writings

"Clichette fun ideas."

Unfit For Paradise: clippings and reviews, costs, negatives, proof sheets, photos

Clichettes: cover letters, info, budgets

Unfit for Paradise: performance info, poster mock-ups, etc.

Perfect: organized parts

Canadian Way: notes for article

"Loose Poems."

Articles and Clippings by Swan

Clippings on Children

Loose poems, some "Down and In" (aka "Self-Pity")

"Loose Poems."

"Perfect" Scripts, with notes

Self Pity

Down and In: Detroit with related correspondence

Bread Loaf Writer's Conference

Self-Pity: research, notes, drafts

Down and In performance script with pictures

"Journalism bag of tricks: a day in the life of, lead story, human interest, colour story, editorial"

Art Publications: The orange bear reader, runes (1970), (f.)lip (1987), cafe terminus, scene changes, file (autumn 1975), article from Telegram on CHUM and CKFH

Arts publications: Vane (8.1), Dance in Canada (Spring 1976), Im(pul)se (1973), Existere (8.3, 8.). Pamphlets from Detroit Institute of Arts (Swan/Garfield collaboration). Posters: video art at the National Gallery, AGO experimental film

Arts publications: Vane (8.1), Dance in Canada (Spring 1976), Im(pul)se (1973), Existere (8.3, 8.). Pamphlets from Detroit Institute of Arts (Swan/Garfield collaboration). Posters: video art at the National Gallery, AGO experimental film

Toronto Telegram notes and draft: Geneva Park drug workshop

Art Publications: Im(pul)se (4.1), image nation, asparagus (1973), An Even Dozen Poem (1974), Background to literary readings 2 (1973), Linda (1974), primal elegies (1974), background to literary readings (1973), porcepic, Invisible words (1974), 2 o'clock rap (volume 2)

Art Publications: Im(pul)se (4.1), image nation, asparagus (1973), An Even Dozen Poem (1974), Background to literary readings 2 (1973), Linda (1974), primal elegies (1974), background to literary readings (1973), porcepic, Invisible words (1974), 2 o'clock rap (volume 2)

Reviews of performance art with Garfield, and clippings on Dragu

Manuscripts sent to Swan with some correspondence

Newspaper clippings re: literary events, review of Biggest Modern Woman, and interesting article on Swan

Letter to ed., Macleans, and accompanying rebuttal with correspondence, reviews by Swan, posters for Canadian Poetry Annual

Notes on "Hollywood North" screenplay, page of creative writing

Journalism notes for Toronto Telegram on Mrs. Fenny

Canadian Poetry Research

2 photos of Margaret Dragu, five of Swan on bicycle taken for Toronto Telegram article run July 31, 1969, 3 "art" photos (one of Swan), one proof sheet of publicity photos of Swan (probably or Biggest Modern Woman), all black and white

2 photos of Margaret Dragu, five of Swan on bicycle taken for Toronto Telegram article run July 31, 1969, 3 "art" photos (one of Swan), one proof sheet of publicity photos of Swan (probably or Biggest Modern Woman), all black and white

Resume (1976), article re: Queen of the Silver Blades, psychology info re: signification et al, "Eating your words"

Musings on Canadian poetry, research, correspondence

Articles by Swan on John Candy, Moses Znaimer, and The Clichettes

Canada Council grant correspondence (The Wives of Bath).

Canada Council grant correspondence (Biggest Modern Woman).

Journalism research and drafts for the Toronto Telegram re: the Thorncliffe apts

3 b&w photos of Swan with cornrows, and one page that looks like an excerpt from "The Wives of Bath"

GG: notes on excerpt

GG: "Duplicates from revisions for Katherine", with revision notes

GG: Contract for sale of Golden Girls, some select reviews and correspondence re: publication, 3 colour photos for cover ideas

GG: "ze novel, part one, spring 1987", an "uncorrected draft". Sections of part two included

GG: "duplicates for part one revision, spring 1987"

GG: research on boat race, blood brothers, '50's morality

GG: excerpts, some material dated June 1987

GG: excerpts

GG: "extra copies, part two?"

GG: excerpts

GG: part two, transcription of tapes

GG: "discards of spring 1986".

GG: swami research

GG: research, yachting, racing

GG: The "erotic" childhood stories which Digger's are based on, as well as select inspirational correspondence from Havergal College

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SB: "Nobody" drafts (B)

SB: "Nobody" drafts (C). Includes colour photo of Swan with Grandmother, as well as note from grandmother

SB: "Nobody" drafts (D)

SB: "Nobody calls them servants" drafts (A: lettered division signifies order papers were stacked in single folder)

SB: "Christmas Day" and "Blessed Immortal Self" research

SB: "very unfinished drafts," some dated March, 1995

SB: drafts

SB: drafts

SB: drafts

SB: drafts with notes, some dated March, 1995

SB: story drafts

SB: assorted

SB: drafts, notes

SB: rejected short stories

SB: promo and correspondence

SB: Queen Elizabeth research

BMW: correspondence re: script

Drafts of early story: "The Tallest Man in the World."

Spy: notes and revisions

Clippings: lists of articles found in Swan's collection, as well as originals or copies of articles either published in unknown publications, or unlikely to have been preserved

Spy: notes and draft

BMW: notes, odds, and ends

Wives of Bath: Boarding school research

2 audio reels and four audio cassette tapes of Wives labelled "side one only. It begins...ch.32," "July 18, 1990," "Aug. 4, 1990," and two "Aug. 5, 1990."

Wives of Bath: general research, from knives to spines, and more

Descant, vol. 9, nos. 1-2, 1978 (contains three theatrical pieces by Swan), and vol. 11, nos. 1-2, 1980 (Swan's "It's not all porn: A Treatise on Ethics")

3 posters for Queen of the Silver Blades

Wives of Bath: Boarding school research

Wives of Bath: copy f: miscellaneous drafts

Wives of Bath: grant applications

The Last of the Golden Girls, research: maps and colour personal photos with negatives

Queen: file cards

Queen: rough work, some Giant

Queen: Swan's articles on

Queen: misc, budget, promo, program, review

Clichettes: Half Human, Half Heartache, and She-Devils of Niagara

"Queen of the Silver Blades and other performance odes, complaints and panegyrics." An early draft of "Perfect Perfect Perfect: A Writer's notebook on Obsession," a proposed but never published collection of Swan's writings

"Clichette fun ideas."

Unfit For Paradise: clippings and reviews, costs, negatives, proof sheets, photos

Clichettes: cover letters, info, budgets

Unfit for Paradise: performance info, poster mock-ups, etc.

Perfect: organized parts

Canadian Way: notes for article

"Loose Poems."

Articles and Clippings by Swan

Clippings on Children

Loose poems, some "Down and In" (aka "Self-Pity")

"Loose Poems."

"Perfect" Scripts, with notes

Self Pity

Down and In: Detroit with related correspondence

Bread Loaf Writer's Conference

Self-Pity: research, notes, drafts

Down and In performance script with pictures

"Journalism bag of tricks: a day in the life of, lead story, human interest, colour story, editorial"

Art Publications: The orange bear reader, runes (1970), (f.)lip (1987), cafe terminus, scene changes, file (autumn 1975), article from Telegram on CHUM and CKFH

Arts publications: Vane (8.1), Dance in Canada (Spring 1976), Im(pul)se (1973), Existere (8.3, 8.). Pamphlets from Detroit Institute of Arts (Swan/Garfield collaboration). Posters: video art at the National Gallery, AGO experimental film

Toronto Telegram notes and draft: Geneva Park drug workshop

Art Publications: Im(pul)se (4.1), image nation, asparagus (1973), An Even Dozen Poem (1974), Background to literary readings 2 (1973), Linda (1974), primal elegies (1974), background to literary readings (1973), porcepic, Invisible words (1974), 2 o'clock rap (volume 2)

Reviews of performance art with Garfield, and clippings on Dragu

Manuscripts sent to Swan with some correspondence

Newspaper clippings re: literary events, review of Biggest Modern Woman, and interesting article on Swan

Letter to ed., Macleans, and accompanying rebuttal with correspondence, reviews by Swan, posters for Canadian Poetry Annual

Notes on "Hollywood North" screenplay, page of creative writing

Journalism notes for Toronto Telegram on Mrs. Fenny

Canadian Poetry Research

2 photos of Margaret Dragu, five of Swan on bicycle taken for Toronto Telegram article run July 31, 1969, 3 "art" photos (one of Swan), one proof sheet of publicity photos of Swan (probably or Biggest Modern Woman), all black and white

Resume (1976), article re: Queen of the Silver Blades, psychology info re: signification et al, "Eating your words"

Musings on Canadian poetry, research, correspondence

Articles by Swan on John Candy, Moses Znaimer, and The Clichettes

Canada Council grant correspondence (The Wives of Bath).

Canada Council grant correspondence (Biggest Modern Woman).

Journalism research and drafts for the Toronto Telegram re: the Thorncliffe apts

3 b&w photos of Swan with cornrows, and one page that looks like an excerpt from "The Wives of Bath"

GG: notes on excerpt

GG: "Duplicates from revisions for Katherine", with revision notes