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Tom Wayman fonds Series
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Writing

Series consists of correspondence, documents, and research material arising out of his writing career including material relating to his public readings of poetry and Canada Council funding. Correspondence with George Woodcock relates to one of Wayman's essays.

Work writing

Series consists of correspondence relating to work-based literature and drafts pertaining to proposed work writing projects.

Solidarity Bulletin

Contains correspondence, drafts, original copies and other materials related to the production of the Vancouver GMB’s monthly newsletter, Solidarity Bulletin. The 1980s version of the Solidarity Bulletin was published from December of 1983 until May of 1989. This series contains almost the complete run of Solidarity Bulletin with only a couple of issues missing from 1988.

Publications

This series contains pamphlets, magazines, songbooks and postcards from all 3 periods of IWW activity. Included in this series are foreign language IWW pamphlets, posters and songbooks from the 1920s.

Poetry series

Series consists of correspondence, manuscripts, legal agreements, royalty statements, financial statements, and book reviews relating to Wayman's poetry.

Photographs

Series consists of over 200 photographs documenting the Vancouver IWW’s activities during the 1980s.

Juvenilia

Series consists of poetry and prose written during his university years.

Internal branch business

Series consists of records related to the Vancouver GMB’s regular meetings and administrative affairs from 1982-1985 and 1988-1989. The records include minutes, financial statements and correspondence with members and the IWW’s central co-ordinating body.

External labour, political and cultural activities

This series consists of minutes, correspondence, leaflets, posters and other material that documents the Vancouver GMB’s involvement in various social
justice, labour and cultural campaigns during the 1980s. Social justice and labour campaign files include the Unemployed Action Center, the “Job Hotline,” and a Greenpeace workers organizing drive in 1989. Culturally, the series contains files of documents related to the annual May Day dinner and dance organized by the Vancouver GMB.

External IWW organizations.

This series contains the records of a number of Vancouver members who were active in IWW bodies other than the Vancouver GMB. These bodies
include the General Executive Board (the chief co-ordinating body of the IWW) and organizing committees for various regional and national conventions. There is also a file of records debates over Canadian autonomy within the international IWW. Included in this series are minutes, agendas, draft resolutions and other convention-related documents.

Anthology

Series consists of correspondence, manuscripts, book reviews, and book sales relating to anthologies edited by Tom Wayman, including the Minnesota Review, The Sphinx (University of Regina), and Beaton Abbots Got the Contract.

1970s

Series consists of financial statements, convention documents leaflets and correspondence from the Vancouver during the 1970s. This series also contains records of the 1973 “Canadian Administration” convention held at Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver IWW musician’s local.