Early Draft of Carol Shields Novel, A Fairly Conventional Woman, m/s edited by B. Howard
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Early Draft of Carol Shields Novel, A Fairly Conventional Woman, m/s edited by B. Howard
Series consists of novels and plays in draft and finished form. The series contains publisher's copies of The Immortal Soul of Edwin Carlysle and Pretty Lady. Series also contains both hand-written annotations and correspondence with publishers.
An Ordinary Sort of Fellow (abandoned m/s)
Final Penguin edit, a memoir of friendship, Oct 11/06 to publication April 10/07 (2 of 2)
Submitted to Penguin after editing down (1 of 3)
Photos and clippings with annotations
A celibate season correspondence
Correspondence copies, book proposal, and magazine
Annotated copies of correspondence, 1975-1984
Copies of correspondence, 1985
Copies of correspondence, 1986-1991
Copies of a celibate season correspondence, 1983-1984
Edit, Carol correspondence prior to acceptance, plus Shields correspondence
[A Memoir of Friendship edited page proofs : fldr 4 of 4]
[Allison Howard’s edited copy of A Memoir of Friendship manuscript : fldr 1 of 4]
[Correspondence—Blanche Howard, Allison Howard Madeleine Nelson]
[Edited copies of Blanche Howard and Carol Shields correspondence (1986) : fldr 2 of 4]
[Edited copies of Blanche Howard and Carol Shields correspondence (1986) : fldr 4 of 4]
[Edited copies of Blanche Howard, Allison Howard, and Carol Shields correspondence (1985)]
[Edited copies of Blanche Howard and Carol Shields correspondence (1995-2003) : fldr 1 of 2]
[Edited copies of Blanche Howard and Carol Shields correspondence (1995-2003) : fldr 2 of 2]
File contains photographs BC2164-199 to BC2164-206.
[Copy of A Memoir of Friendship manuscript : fldr 2 of 3]
The series consists primarily of personal photographs of Blanche Howard’s family, along with work and career-related photographs of Bruce Howard, and a small amount of textual ephemera. Photographs of the Howard family span from the 1960s until 1994 and include images of Blanche and Bruce Howard with friends and family, including the Howards’ three children, Allison, Stephen, and Leslie, along with their spouses and children. The series contains photographs of Blanche Howard and Carol Shields during a visit the Howards made to France in 1990. Photographs of Bruce Howard include images related to his time as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Okanagan Boundary between 1968 and 1972, his position as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce from 1970 to 1972, and his role as a citizenship court judge. The series also contains original and photocopied personal correspondence and ephemera including newspaper clippings, greeting and birthday cards, a memorial service program, a booklet from Blanche Howard’s high school reunion, a typed copy of a diary entry made by Blanche Howard’s father, and other materials. Ephemera related to Bruce Howard’s political career includes newspaper clippings, a travel itinerary, an invitation from Prime Minister Trudeau to an official function, and a holiday card to constituents.
File contains photos BC2164-56 to BC2164-67 and negatives for BC2164-56 to BC2164-59. Photographs are of the Howard family and Bruce Howard's citizenship court.
File contains photos BC2164-174 to BC2164-180. Photographs are of the Howard family and friends.
File includes a copy of a talk given at Carol Shields's memorial service.
Of friendship and Carol Shields
Communication & Leo Tolstoy 1972