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1945-2004 (Creation)
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16.14 m of textual records ca. 380 photographs 17 posters 1 scrapbook 78 sound recordings
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Susan Elizabeth Swan, writer, journalist and professor, was born in Midland, Ontario in 1945. She attended Havergal College in the early 1960's and received a BA from McGill University in 1967. Swan began her writing career with the Toronto Telegram in the late 1960s and continued as a freelance journalist based in Toronto. In the 1970s, she turned her attention towards writing for and performing in theatre. She is the author of several plays and novels, a collection of short stories, and has also edited or co-edited collections of stories or essays. She has received awards from the Canada Council, the National Magazine Award (Silver, Fiction, 1977)and her novel 'The Biggest Modern Woman of the World' (1983) was a finalist for both the Governor-General's Award and the Books in Canada Best First Novel Award. She has been a Professor in the Humanities Department at York University since 1991.
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Fonds consists of records documenting Susan Swan's personal and professional life as a university teacher and writer, including correspondence, research materials, photographs, and manuscript drafts. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Personal files Correspondence Academic and teaching files Manuscript drafts
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Donated by Susan Swan in 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
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archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000113.htm
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The fonds comprises the following accessions: 1995-030, 1996-014, 1996-026, 2000-075, 2001-054, 2002-007, 2003-028, 2004-017, 2005-004. Further accruals are expected.