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Susan Kerslake fonds

MS-2-662
Fonds
[after 1943] - 1994

Fonds contains records relating to Susan Kerslake's writing and personal life, including manuscripts of published and unpublished work; correspondence, early writing and schoolwork, photographs, awards, articles and books reviews, and materials from events she attended.

Kerslake, Susan

Seasoning Fever / Susan Kerslake : [edited manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, File 4
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a manuscript published in 2002, after its acquisition by the Archives. The file includes a loose photograph captioned "pasqueflower."

A flicker of moths / Susan Kerslake : [edited manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 1
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains an unpublished manuscript; the cover page features a quote from Robinson Jeffers, "... Life; a flicker of men and moths ...," and a longer poem by Elinor Wylie.

To waste a wave / Susan Kerslake : [manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 2
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains an unpublished manuscript and an unsigned handwritten review suggesting edits and a rewrite, as well as a typed review with handwritten suggestions. The quote on the cover page reads "For here alone in all the world was found Moria-silver, or true silver as some have called it: Mithril is the Elvish name ..."

Creance / Susan Kerslake : [manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 3
File
[ca. 1979] - 1981

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains an unpublished manuscript, a rejection letter from The Women's Press , a letter containing criticisms and suggestions from Oberon Press, and a small poem by David Rook.

Middlewatch / Susan Kerslake : [first draft manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 5
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a heavily annotated first draft with the earlier title, To Stir a Flower; the cover page includes the Yeats' quote: "That thou canst not stir a flower without troubling a star."

Middlewatch / Susan Kerslake : [second draft manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 6
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a lightly annotated second draft with the earlier title, "To Stir a Flower."

Susan Kerslake's editorial correspondence regarding Middlewatch

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 7
File
[after 1943] - 1977

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Penumbra / Susan Kerslake : [first draft manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 8
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a lightly annotated first draft as well as a black-and-white photograph of a cliff overlooking the beach.

Penumbra / Susan Kerslake : [second draft manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 1, Folder 9
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a substantially annotated second draft as well as black-and-white photograph of a sea creature under a boat and a colour photograph of two houses. There are minor and major edits, predominantly towards the end.

Susan Kerslake's editorial correspondence for Penumbra

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 1
File
[after 1943] - 1988

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Susan Kerslake's submission correspondence with The Antigonish Review

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 10
File
1982 - 1988

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Aya Press

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 11
File
1989

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains one handwritten letter detailing cheques received for Penumbra royalties and sales.

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Breakwater Publishing

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 12
File
1990

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains four typed letters to and from Kerslake including requests and payment discussions for use of Kerslake's writing in various anthologies.

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 13
File
1991

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Materials include a typed letter from CBC to Kerslake and Pottersfield Press requesting permission to record an eight-minute reading of "Blind Date."

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and the Canada Council

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 14
File
1985 - 1991

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence with the Canada Council. Materials include two letters from the Canada Council to Kerslake regarding royalty payments and requesting an opinion on a manuscript, "Guyana Betrayal." It also includes a letter from Kerslake critiquing the manuscript. File also contains completed Canada Council forms, including a writer's report on short-term residency, a writer's report on public reading, letters of appraisal.

Letter to Susan Kerslake from the Canadian Fiction Magazine wanting to publish an untitled short story about Skye

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 15
File
1982

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Acceptance letter from the Canadian Forum to Susan Kerslake for Keeping Up with the Times

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 16
File
1987

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Susan Kerslake's publishing contract and royalties correspondence

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 17
File
1970 - 1993

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence from various publishers regarding contracts and royalties. Publishers include Pottersfield Press, Ragweed Press, and Aya Press. Materials also include financial statements related to book sales, agreements and a handwritten letter.

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Dalhousie University regarding the Canadian Literary Collections Project

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 18
File
1992

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Emery Collegiate Institute

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 19
File
1986

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence with the Emery Collegiate Institute regarding a request for a contribution to their wall dedicated to authors, as well as a piece of writing selected for the purpose.

Between the men that matter / Susan Kerslake : [edited manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 2
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Letters of acceptance from Fiddlehead for Susan Kerslake's poems "He flies, the crane" and "Scotoma"

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 20
File
1981

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Leslie Fielder

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 21
File
1988

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence with Leslie Fielder, Kerslake's teacher in 1960-61 and a professor in the English department at Samuel Clemens, New York. Materials include a brief letter from Kerslake updating Fielder about her writing and professional work, and a thank you letter in response.

Correspondence from Formac Publishing Company Limited to Susan Kerslake

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 22
File
1988 - 1989

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a letter from Formac seeking permission to reprint stories in Best Maritime Short Stories and another regarding payment.

Rights correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Gage Educational Publishing Company

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 23
File
1989

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a letter from Susan Kerslake requesting rights clarification and one from Gage informing that her material could not be included in the 1989/90 edition of Collections.

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Germination

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 24
File
1981 - 1982

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File includes two letters regarding the publication of Susan Kerslake's poetry in Poetry and includes portions of "Now that my mother is dead ...," "Sometimes, before I sleep," and "Magma."

Susan Kerslake's correspondence and records regarding her nomination for the Governor General’s Award

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 25 and MS-2-662, Oversize Folder 1
File
1985

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Greg Gibbons

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 26
File
1987

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence with Greg Gibbons including one photocopied handwritten letter from Kerslake regarding suggested edits.

Editorial correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Brenda Riches from Grain magazine

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 27
File
1981

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Halifax City Regional Library re. their Freedom to Read program

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 28
File
1991 - 1992

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Hants Shore Health Centre

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 29
File
1993

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence with the Hants Shore Health Centre. Materials include two letters regarding a contribution to their anthology "ShoreLines" and handwritten prose on loose leaf.

English 201 essay written by Susan Kerslake

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 3
File
1961

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a handwritten essay written for English 201 containing a few edits, teacher's comments and a grade of B+.

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Greg Gatenby

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 30
File
1989

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence with Greg Gatenby of Harbour Front Reading Series. Materials include two letters: one asking Kerslake to provide information about her experiences with Toronto, and a reply from Kerslake stating that she has no connection to Toronto as a writer.

Rejection letter and resubmission request to Susan Kerslake from the Malahat Review

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 31
File
1981

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Letter from Keith Maillard to Susan Kerslake

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 32
File
1977

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence to Susan Kerslake from Mercury Press re. royalty statements for Penumbra

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 33
File
1992

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

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Susan Kerslake's fan mail regarding her book Middlewatch

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 34
File
1976 - 1990

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains fan mail for Middlewatch, including five handwritten letters (one made up of several individuals' commentaries), and one critique by an eighth grade student.

Correspondence to Susan Kerslake from Kate Millett

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 35
File
1987

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence to Susan Kerslake from Mount Saint Vincent University re. Making Time for Art workshop

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 36
File
1986

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Rejection and acceptance letters to Susan Kerslake from New Quarterly

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 37
File
1982 - 1988

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Middlewatch / Susan Kerslake

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 38
File
1976

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains an autographed copy of Susan Kerslake's Middlewatch.

Penumbra / Susan Kerslake

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 39
File
1984

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains and autographed copy of Penumbra, by Susan Kerslake.

Raw / Susan Kerslake : [edited manuscript]

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 4
File
[after 1943]

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

The book of fears / Susan Kerslake

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 40
File
1984

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains an autographed copy of The Book of Fears, by Susan Kerslake.

Blind date / Susan Kerslake

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 41
File
1989

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains an autographed copy of Blind Date, by Susan Kerslake.

Susan Kerslake's rejection letters

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 42
File
1981 - 1983

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains assorted personal and generic rejection letters from various publishers, including Canadian Fiction Magazine, Room of One's Own and The Long Story.

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Cape Breton University press

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 43
File
1989

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and TriQuarterly

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 44
File
1983 - 1987

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains a letter of rejection and one accepting a story, as well as a completed form for publication of Kerslake's Foreigner.

Correspondence between Susan Kerslake and Ontario Arts Council

MS-2-662, Box 2, Folder 45
File
1975

Part of Susan Kerslake fonds

File contains correspondence from the Ontario Arts Council including a letter regarding a grant of seven hundred dollars.

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