Gustafson Collection

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Penguin Book of Canadian Verse (Introduction)
Penguin Book of Canadian Verse (Introduction)
Typescript, corrected draft of “Introduction” to Penguin Book of Canadian Verse. Includes corrected Table of Contents typescript. 18 pages.
Penguin Book of Canadian Verse Proof
Penguin Book of Canadian Verse Proof
Includes note "For Betty with love. Ralph" on cover, and "Finished proof-reading London, england, May 31, 1958" on back, in addition to other notes in the margins. Page proofs, 8 booklets.
Reviews of Other Works
Reviews of Other Works
Reviews for various works from various newspapers. Poem included "Who Drops Plummet" and "Biography"
Rivers Among Rocks
Rivers Among Rocks
Several iterations of poems, corrected typescript and holograph, of poems from Rivers Among Rocks. One page of an article, with lines underscored, in connexion with a poem. One poem written on Time subscription card. Some newspaper articles and pictures relating to poems.
Rivers Among Rocks, Review
Rivers Among Rocks, Review
Reproduction of review for Rivers Among Rocks from the Toronto Globe & Mail
Rocky Mountain Poems
Rocky Mountain Poems
Typescript and holograph drafts of poems from Rocky Mountain Poems. A map of “Rocky Mountains 1959.” Other poems: "The Poem that Took the Place of a Mountain" by Wallace Stevens
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
Holograph copy of “Summer Storm” with some corrected typescript pages. 31 pages.
Surrey Harvest
Surrey Harvest
2 copies of “Surrey Harvest.” One Typescript, one typescript with corrections. 11 pages.
The Circus
The Circus
Holograph of “The Circus.” 13 pages.
The Human Fly
The Human Fly
Small paper with doodle and math equation. Typescript copy, corrected, of “The Human Fly.” 12 pages.
The Pigeon
The Pigeon
Small paper containing ideas; paper containing publication information; page indicating omission of one paragraph from “Best Stories of 1950.” Holograph copy of “The Pigeon.” 16 pages.
The Remarkable Heavens
The Remarkable Heavens
Poet's signature broadsheet of "The Remarkable Heavens," inside a folio cover. Limited edition of 100 copies, of which this is copy number 22. It is signed by author.

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