File pertains to Jarrell's work to design a heritage garden on the site of the Thornhill Village Library (now named the Richard A. Jarrell Memorial Garden). Records include correspondence, receipts and invoices, sketches and notes, plant lists and catalogues, and two technical drawings by Jarrell of the garden.
File consists of ephemera and York newspapers collected by Vanier College alumnus Allan Kaplan while he was the chair of the Vanier Council. Items include an issue of Excalibur (vol. 1, no. 6), an issue of Pro Tem (vol. VI, no. 20), the 1966-67 Vanier College Handbook, a newspaper clipping about Al Kaplan, three issues of Vandoo (vol. 1, issues 1, 3 and 8), and a page of seasonal greetings to Vanier College members including lyrics to a song entitled "Twas the night before Chanukah".
File consists of records pertaining to McLaughlin College and David Coombs. Included are correspondence, a postcard of the college, a variety show programme, song lyrics and a performance script, residence memos and contact lists, invitations, a copy of Mac 70 (volume two, number one, 3 Sept. 1969), Book Four: a guide to McLaughlin College (1971-72), a July 1993 issue of York University Profiles, and a program for the 30th anniversary of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (12 May 1993).
File consists of two photographs from former Ontario Premier Bill Davis’ visit to Greece, including a photograph of Davis meeting with former Prime Minister and President of Greece Konstantinos G. Karamanlis, and a photograph of Davis visiting the Parthenon with Peter Polymenakos.
File consists of York University-related ephemera, including a May 1969 Alumni Association graduation event invitation, a May 1969 Winters College convocation ceremony invitation, a May 1969 convocation address by Northrop Frye, and a Feb. 1970 Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association hockey playoffs program and ticket (held at York University).
File consists of eight plays submitted for this contest in 2005, including that of the first-place winner, Jonathan Rex Mejia, entitled "A Part-Time Life".
File consists of correspondence sent to Basil Avramis, as well as certificates of appreciation and awards. File also includes newspaper clippings and a Greek Community of Toronto election ballot.
File consists of poetry and short stories written by Basil Avramis. File also includes newspaper clippings of opinion pieces and articles written for Greek language newspapers by Basil Avramis.
File pertains to a lecture given by Crosbie at the Art Gallery of Ontario pertaining to a Sarah Stevenson exhibit (with Carlo Cesta) entitled Perspective 94 (26 Oct. 1993-8 Jan. 1995). Included with Crosbie’s lecture notes is the exhibit catalog and an exhibit review.
File pertains to Crosbie’s preparation for her interview with Candice Breitz at the Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, on 19 September 2009. Included are Crosbie’s interview questions and notes as well as background research material on Breitz.
File pertains to a talk given by Crosbie about this exhibit at the Power Plant on 21 January 1996. File includes artists' statements and an exhibit programme.
File consists of two audio recordings of an interview conducted by Crosbie with Purdy, which was later published in the National Post, his last interview before his death.
File consists of limited run letterpress prints of this poem by Crosbie, taken from her book The Corpses of the Future, printed at the Coach House on bpNichol Lane in Toronto.
File consists of newspaper and magazine clippings featurings articles about Crosbie and/or reviews of her work.
File includes newspaper clippings, event notices and brochures, drawings, and a National Magazine Award certificate pertaining to Crosbie and her career.
File consists of a photograph of Crosbie with her dog, Francis, and a letter from photographer Ian Crysler.
File consists of catalogues from these publishers featuring Crosbie’s books.
Item is a wool sweater once belonging to Mordecai Richler, accompanied by an explanatory note written by Crosbie and email correspondence exchanged with Crosbie, Noah Richler and Sarah MacLaughlin regarding the sweater.
File consists of items collected and/or accumulated by Crosbie, including a toy belonging to her dog, a pair of earrings, a pen used by Marilyn Manson, items pertaining to the suicide of Daniel Jones and to Tony Burgess. These items are accompanied by explanatory notes written by Crosbie.
File consists of published newspaper and magazine articles and interviews about or mentioning Crosbie.
File consists of published newspaper and magazine articles and interviews about or mentioning Crosbie.
File pertains to Crosbie's gold award for best fiction story, "The high hard ones", published in Saturday Night.
File consists of zines accumulated by Crosbie. Included are items created by Sonja Ahlers, "Cut" by Eric Kostiuk Williams, "Rudy the magic cat" by M. Connery, "Zag", "Teenage suicide", items created by Pug Wannamaker, "Ranch of the future", "Riot grrrl", "Violet" by Lucy McKenzie, "Sure Lee's temple", "Exploring time & space" by Gregory K., "Hissy fit", "Free toy inside" by Pam and Karen.
File consists of writing by other people, sent or dedicated to Crosbie.
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.
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.
File consists of notes and family photographs.
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.
File consists of four photo booth photographs of 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.
File pertains to Crosbie's appearances at literary readings and festivals.
File consists of three versions of Crosbie's letterhead featuring an image of a rat.
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".
File consists of a university essay by Crosbie entitled "This is my body: an examination of Anne Sexton's 'Ms. Dog' poems", as well as Crosbie's handwritten notes and research materials pertaining to John Berryman, Robert Lowell, and W.D. Snodgrass. Included is an student essay written by Tony Burgess entitled "A spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, foreseen in tranquility: John Berryman's 'Henry's understanding'".
File consists of an untitled essay and two essay bibliographies on the subject of confessional poetry, Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath.
File consists of samples of student graphic artwork relating to a lecture about Michael Jackson given by Crosbie while teaching at the Ontario College of Art and Design.
File pertains to Crosbie’s work as a teaching assistant for this course, The Culture of the Oppressed in Afro-America (AS/HUMA 1300.06), taught by Rinaldo Walcott at York University in 1993-1994. Records include notes, a syllabus, lecture notes, course assignments and course readings.