Robert Sward fonds
| Record No. | SC116 |
| Main Entry | Sward, Robert, 1933- |
| Title | Robert Sward fonds |
| Dates | 1937-1979 |
| Physical Description | 70 cm of textual records. -- ca. 220 photographs. -- ca. 260 slides. -- 2 film rolls. |
| Bio/Admin History | Robert Sward was born in Chicago. He obtained a B.A. from the University of Illinois and an M.A. from the University of Iowa. He was appointed Visiting Poet in the University of Victoria Department of Creative Writing in 1969, and also taught in the University of Victoria Department of English. Sward's publications include "Poems: New and Selected, 1957-1976", and the novel "Jurassic Shales" (1975). In 1970 he founded the Soft Press publishing company in Victoria. In the early 1970s Sward and Robin Skelton began collaborating on a book of poems "Callsigns and Hannah", but due to disagreements the collaboration was abandoned and Skelton completed the book on his own, publishing it as "Callsigns". |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of rough drafts and notes for Sward's poetry and prose fiction; publicity material for poetry readings given by Sward; correspondence relating to monetary appraisal of Sward's papers, correspondence between Sward and Wayne Carver, and correspondence regarding grants; Sward's daily journals, lecture notes and notebooks; publications, including magazines, brochures, chapbooks and booklets; Sward family photographs and photographs of Sward with friends and fellow writers, and slides of art works by Judith Sward; art work for publications by Soft Press; film, "The July Movie", by Frederick Edell; and, correspondence, essay and notebook of Irina Schestakowich. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | Inventory available with series and file level control. |
| Online Finding Aids | Inventory of the Records of Robert Sward (PDF, 69 kB) |
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| Provenance | Sward, Robert, 1933- |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | American poetry--20th century Authors, American--20th century Carver, Wayne Edell, Frederick. July movie Motion pictures Schestakowich, Irina, 1944- Skelton, Robin, 1925-1997 Soft Press (Victoria, B.C.) Sward, Judith Sward, Robert, 1933- Sward, Robert, 1933- --Photographs |
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