An inventory of his fond s. Rare Books and Special Collections

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1 DAVID MARKSON FOND S An inventory of his fond s In The Library of the University of British Columbi a Rare Books and Special Collections

2 L111.1J11 V Viuiii Viu a ai vau r wa aaaivaaaauua v Help Feedback Hom e BCAUL => Results => Item Display - British Columbia Archival Union List (BCAUL ) Provenance : Title : Dates : Physical desc. : Bio/Admi n History : Scope/Content : Title source : Repository : Names : Markson, Davi d David Markson fond s cm of textual record s David Markson is a graduate of Columbia University where he obtained his M.A. Markson's interest in Malcolm Lowry gave rise to his master's thesis which examined Lowry's novel, Under the Volcano, and then the publication of a book, Malcolm Lowry's Volcano (1978). The fonds consists of letters to Markson from Margerie Lowry (131), Douglas Day (20), Conrad Knickerbocker (13), and Peter Churchill (1). The letters relate to Malcolm Lowry an d his writing. The fonds also includes two rejection letters regarding "Through the Panama", and two handwritten poems by Lowry and one draft of a telegram. Title based on the contents of the fonds. University of BritishColumbiaLibrary RareBobksandSpecial Collection s Markson, David ; Day, Douglas ; Lowry, Malcolm, ; Lowry, Margerie ; Churchill, Peter ; Knickerbocker, Conra d or download thi s Powered by Software copyright Cinemage Software LP. All rights CIl E ±AGE Content copyright to individual content providers. All rights reserved. 4/29/04

3 8 5 DAVID MARKSON PAPER S LETTERS : INCOMING 1-1 BIRNEY, Earle n.d. 1 7 Mar Mar Jly Nov Jun J1y Dec Apr May Jly Dec Nov CHURCHILL, Peter (includes clipping re 11 Aug Lowry's death ) 1-3 DAY, Douglas 30 Jan Jun Apr Jun May Apr Jan Jan Jan Apr Apr May Aug Sep Sep Sep Mar

4 DAVID MARKSON PAPERS (cont ' d ) Douglas Day (cont'd ) KNICKERBOCKER, Conrad LOWRY, Margeri e Fe b 24 Se p 13 No v 4 Ja n 1 Fe b 4 Ma r 1 Ap r 14 Ma y 6 Jl y 23 No v 13 Fe b Dec Apr Jan Nov [1963 ] Ap r Sep[1958 ] Feb[1959 ] Mar[1959 ] Mar[1959 ] Jun[1959 ] Jun[1959 ] [1959 ] Mar[1960 ] [1960 ] 19 Sep[1960 ] 4 Nov[1960 ] 3 Feb[1961 ] 24 Mar[1961 ] Saturday[1961 ] Thursday[1961 ] Frida y Monda y 20 Jl y 12 Au g 17 Oc t 14 Fe b 6 Ma r 17 Ma r 22 Mar 8 6 [1961 ] [1961 ] [1961 ] [1961 ] [1962 ] [1962 ] [1962 ]

5 8 7 DAVID MARKSON PAPERS (con t ' d ) 1-5 Margeri.e Lowry (cont'd ) (includes poem by Malcolm Lowry) 23 Mar[1962] 1 29 Mar[1962] 1 24 Apr[1962] 1 1 May[1962] 1 9 May[1962] 1 15 May[1962] 1 16 Jun[1962] 1 9 Aug[1962] 1 9 Nov[1962] 1 28 Jan[1963] 1 4 Feb[1963] 1 Wednesday [1963] 1 [1963] 1 3 May May[1963] 1 22 May[1963] 1 10 Jun[1963] 1 12 Jun[1963] 1 3 Aug[1963] 1 7 Aug[ [Aug 1963) 1 24 Aug[1963] 1 29 Aug[1963] 1 2 Sep[1963] 1 Tuesday [1963] 1 Thursday [1963] 1 Monday [1963] 1 Thursday [1963] 1 Wednesday [1963] 1 Friday [1963] 1 Wednesday [1963] 1 Saturday [1963] 1 4 Dec [1963] 1? Jan [1964] 1 Friday [1964] 1 Friday [1964] 1 22 Feb[1964] 1 Tuesday[1964] 1 13 Mar[1964] 1? Mar Apr[1964] 1 8 May 1964] 1 15 Jun[1964] 1 25 Jun[1964] 1 10 Jly[1964] 1 25 Aug Sep[1964] 1 [Oct 1964] 1

6 8 8 DAVID MARKSON PAPERS (cont'd ) Margerie Lowry (cont ' d) 12 Jan Mar[1965] 1 4 Mar[1965] 1 24 Jun Oct[1965] 1 4 Feb Feb[1966] 1 26 Feb Mar[1966] 1 4 May [1966] 1 22 Nov Dec[1966] 1 16 Jan Feb Aug Nov Apr[1968] 1 5?[1968] 1 [1968] 1 [1968 ] 30 Dec[1968] 1 28 Jly ? Aug Sunday [1969] 1 Sunday [1969] 1 [1969/1970] 1 Tuesday [1969/1970] 1 Tuesday [1969/1970] 1 [1969/1970] 1 6 Nov [1969/1970] 1 Thursday [1969/1970] 1 31 Aug Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr[1972] 1 20 Oct[1972 ] 24 Nov Nov[1972] 1 7 Dec Aug Sep[1973] 1 7 Jan Mar Oct[1976] 1 24 Mar May Aug Saturday [1977/1978] 1

7 DAVID MARKSON PAPERS (cont'd ) Margerie Lowry (cont'd) Friday [1977/1978] 1 8 Feb [1978] 1 7 Apr [1978] 1 (includes letter from Margerie to John Simon, 18 Apr editor of Markson's Malcolm Lowry ' s Volcano) 30 Aug [1978] 1 30 Aug STERN, James 17 Sep Nov Jly Sep Sep Dec May Dec Jly Jly Jly Jly Jly Mar Jan Oct Nov Dec May Aug Oct Xmas Mar Apr Apr May [May 1962] 1 8 Jun Feb Jun Aug May May Nov Sep Oct Feb Feb Feb May Jly

8 9 0 2 Sep Oct Nov Dec Dec Dec Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb Mar May Dec Apr Jun Mar May Apr Nov Nov Aug Oct Nov Nov Mar Jan Jan Dec Jan Mar Sep Dec Feb

9 9 1 DAVID MARKSONPAPERS(cont'd ) LETTERS : OUTGOIN G YANDLE, Anne 26 Apr Telegram from Malcolm Lowry to Conrad Aiken [1954] 1 written during Lowry's stay with Markson i n New York. MANUSCRIPTS : POETR Y Two handwritten poems by Malcolm Lowry : " Sestina in 4 p. a Cantina " and " Wind Blowing Through the Shack. " MISCELLANY Two typed letters from the Partisan Review and New 2 World Writing to Marie Moore (Harold Matson Co. ) rejecting Lowry's " Through the Panama." ; date d 13 May 1958 and 29 May 1958.

10 9 2 MANUSCRIPTS: PROS E MICHAEL MERCER PAPER S v.f. 326 Rehearsal draft of " Goodnight Disgrace, " a play about 118 p. the relationship between Conrad Aiken and Malcol m Lowry, written by Mercer, 5 July (photocopy ) PRINTED MATERIAL Two programs for the summer 1984 Shakespear e Plus Festival which featured "Goodnight Disgrace. Advertising pamphlet for the 1985 Shakespear e Plus Festival. 2 1 Review of Shakespeare Plus '85 by Susan Mertens, 1 8 July 1985, The Vancouver Sun.

11 9 3 NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA PAPER S MANUSCRIPTS : PROSE (NON-FICTION ) v.f. 256 Transcript of " Volcano : Inquiry into the Life an d Death of Malcolm Lowry," 17 March 1976, (photocopy ) See also : MALCOLM LOWRY PAPERS : FILMS : p.

12 9 4 EINAR NEILSON PAPER S LETTERS : INCOMIN G LOWRY, Malcolm and Margerie 2 Jan [1951] 1 [1952] 1 [1953] 1 [1954] 1 MANUSCRIPTS : PROS E Under the Volcano --handwritten draft of a section of 5 p. Chapter VI ; first page is missing. These page s appear to belong with the draft of Chapter VI i n 30-3 of the MALCOLM LOWRY PAPERS. Photocopy of Malcolm's inscription in the edition 3 p. of Under the Volcano given to the Neilsons ; date d 24 August PHONOGRAPH RECORD S Jazz records owned by Lowry (donated by Neilson 6 4 Jan 1974 ) PHOTOGRAPHS List only is included here see : PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIO N BC 1769/1-7 for individual items. Many of thes e items duplicate those in the Malcolm Lowry Collection : BC 1614.

13 9 5 BIBLIOGRAPH Y BRIAN O ' KILL PAPER S v.f 299 Lowry bibliography compiled by O'Kill (photocopies 59 p. of index cards)

14 9 6 WILLIAM TEMPLETON PAPER S The William Loftus Templeton Collection of Malcol m Lowry manuscripts and related material was donated i n his memory by his children-- Kathleen Rennie, B. Templeton, William R. Templeton, Doris Holmes, an d Nora Telford. Dr. Sherrill Grace, U.B.C. Englis h department, provided information about the contents o f the manuscripts. Note : William Templeton and his former wife, Doroth y Burt, were friends of the Lowrys at Dollarton. LETTERS : INCOMING All addressed to Malcolm Lowr y LINSCOTT, R.N. (Houghton Mifflin Co.) 19 Nov [quotes reviewers on rejection of Under the Volcano] 11 Jly MANN A Klaus (son of Thomas Mann ; editor n.d. of Decision ) STERN, James n.d. 1 LETTERS : OUTGOIN G Fragment of a letter from Lowry to [Gerald n.d. 1 Noxon? ] Telegram sent to the Daily Herald from 25 Jun? 1 Mexico (no signature ) This telegram is the same as that sent by Hugh i n Under the Volcano, Chapter IV. MANUSCRIPTS : PROS E Under the Volcan o Chapter IX ; typescript with pencil changes and notes 19 p. Chapter IX ; typescript with a few pencil changes 23 p. Chapter XI ; typescript with two sets interleaved a s revisions were being mad e Chapter XI ; typescript with pencil changes 17 p. Fragment of Chapter VIII ; typescript with pencil changes 2 p. Miscellaneous typed pages with pencil revisions on 6 p. reverse Pages of manuscript and notes, most of them bits and 11 p. pieces by Malcolm Lowry ; some by Margeri e

15 9 7 WILLIAM TEMPLETON PAPERS (cont'd ) Notes and quotations from sources for Under the Volcano 10 p. Notes and versions to passages 9 p. Quotations relating to Indian history and seasons. 10 p. Material is marked for Chapter V. Pages of manuscript with drawings 3 p. Notes including chronological charts of events fo r 7 p. Geoffrey, Hugh, and Yvonne. Reminders regarding Under the Volcano 1 p. Notes regarding time in Under the Volcano 1 p. Notes 1 p. Drawing of Laruelle ' s house, interior and exterior 1 p. Detailed map of Cuernavaca on back of typescript 1 p. Notes (1 p. in ms. and 1 p. in ts.) ; include s 2 p. some interesting references to sources Notes on history of Mexico 7 p. Notes on vultures 5 P. Draft on page of manuscript 1 p. Notes on Ejidal Bank and on Spanish terms 2 p. Mexican menu with notes and a poem on verso (see also : 1 item MALCOLM LOWRY PHOTOGRAPHS BC 1614/153 The Last Addres s Typescript ; Chapter IV is missing. This version has 95 p. no corrections but it is different from Lunar Causti c NEWSPAPER CLIPPING S Article on Lowry by George Woodcock in the 24 Sep Vancouver Su n Article on Lowry by Alexander Ross in the 14 Dec Vancouver Su n Clipping re the renaming of Park Lane to Lowry n.d. 1 Lane in the North Vancouver Distric t Article on Lowry by Harvey Breit n.d. 1 Article re Lowry's winning of the Govenor n.d. 1 General ' s literary award for PHOTOGRAPH S List only ; Malcolm in front of the Burts ' shack at Dollarton ; Margerie Bonner Lowry. For th e individual items see : PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIO N BC 1770/1-4

16 y o UNITARIAN CHURCH OF VANCOUVER PAPER S DOCUMENTS (PHOTOCOPIES ) v.f. 333 Marriage Licence (between Malcolm 28 Nov Lowry and Margerie Bonner ) Certificate of registration of marriage ; date of marriage is 2 Dec CORRESPONDENC E Letter from Margerie Lowry to the 23 Oct Unitarian Church asking for a cop y of the marriage licence. Reply by the secretary of the Unitarian 27 Oct Church