Collection Summary
Repository:
University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Creator:
Birk Sproxton
Title:
Birk Sproxton fonds.
Dates:
1965-2008
Quantity:
The fonds consists of 9.8m of textual & other material including 28 audiocassettes, 1 videocassette, 5 CDs & 188 computer discs.
Identification:
MSS 334, PC 315, TC 162, EL 32 (A.11-13)
English
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Biography of Birk Sproxton
Birk Sproxton was born in 1943 in Flin Flon, Manitoba. He was educated at United College, now the University of Winnipeg, and at the University of Manitoba where he earned both a Master of Arts degree and a Ph.D in Modern Literature. He taught high school in Boissevain, Manitoba and also taught at the University of Regina, the University of Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba, and at Red Deer College. Sproxton edited a number of volumes, including, Great Stories from the Prairies; Trace: Prairie Writers on Writing; and Sounds Assembling: The Poetry of Bertram Brooker . Sproxton also authored a number of monographs including The Red Headed Woman with the Black Black Heart , which won an Honorable Mention for Best Historical Fiction in 2000 from the Manitoba Historical Society. Sproxton was directly involved in founding The Sphinx: A Magazine of Literature and Society in Regina. He served on the editing staff of the journal from its inception in 1974 until the early 1980's. Sproxton passed away on March 14, 2007.
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Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Sproxtons fonds contain 13 series. They include: Biographical information, Masters & PHD material, books written & edited by Sproxton, published articles, manuscript drafts & publicity material, writing journals & day planners, Red Deer College & academic correspondence, writing correspondence, writing notes, teaching notes, photograph collection (PC 315), tape collection (TC 162) & electronic records, (EL 32).
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Restrictions on Access
No restrictions on access.
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Restrictions on Use
No restriction on use
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Custodial History
The fonds were donated by Mark Sproxton in 2011.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION [1974-2008]
Box |
Folder |
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1 |
1 |
CVs & biographical information 1974-2008 |
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MASTERS & PHD MATERIAL 1968-1984
Box |
Folder |
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1 |
2 |
Sproxton's masters thesis 1968 |
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3 |
PHD drafts 1971-1978 |
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4 |
PHD drafts 1974-1975 |
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5 |
PHD drafts 1980-1983 |
Box |
Folder |
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2 |
1 |
PHD thesis - chapter 1 1980 |
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2 |
PHD thesis - chapter 2 |
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3 |
PHD thesis - Chapter 3 1980 |
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4 |
PHD thesis - Chapter 4 1980 |
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5 |
PHD thesis - Chapter 5 1980 |
Box |
Folder |
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3 |
1 |
PHD thesis - conclusion & bibliography 1982 |
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2 |
PHD thesis - introduction & chapter 1&2 ca.1982 |
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3 |
PHD thesis - chapter 3-5 , conclusion & bibliography ca.1980 |
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4 |
PHD thesis - chapters 2, 4&5 ca.1982 |
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5 |
Full thesis draft 1983 |
Box |
Folder |
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4 |
1 |
PHD thesis - introduction & edits ca.1983 |
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BOOKS WRITTEN & EDITED BY SPROXTON 1980-2006
Box |
Folder |
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5 |
1 |
1. Sounds Assembling The Poetry of Bertram Brooker, 1980, 2.Headframe, 1985, 3. Trace 1986, 4. The Hockey Fan Came Riding, 1990, 5. The Red-Headed Woman with the Black Black Heart, 1997, 6. Prairie Fire Winnipeg in Fiction, 1999, 7. Great Stories from the Prairies, 2001, 8.Focus a Story of People Passion & Performance 2002, 9. Phantom Lake, 2005, 10. Headframe 2, 2006, 11.Winnipeg Connection, 2006 |
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PUBLISHED ARTICLES 1991-2006
Box |
Folder |
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6 |
1 |
Articles 1991-1993 |
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2 |
Articles 1993-1995 |
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3 |
Articles 1995-1997 |
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4 |
Articles 1998-2006 |
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MANUSCRIPT DRAFTS & PUBLICITY MATERIAL 1973-2006
Box |
Folder |
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7 |
1 |
Bertram Brooker 1973-1989 |
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2 |
Bertram Brooker 1973-1988 |
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3 |
Bertram Brooker 1974-1988 |
Box |
Folder |
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8 |
1 |
Head Frame 1978-1988 |
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2 |
Head Frame 1978-1988 |
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3 |
Head Frame 1978-1988 |
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4 |
Head Frame 1978-1988 |
Box |
Folder |
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9 |
1 |
Head Frame 1982 |
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2 |
Head Frame 1982-1983 |
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3 |
Head Frame 1983-1985 |
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4 |
Head Frame 1985 |
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5 |
Head Frame 1985-1988 |
Box |
Folder |
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9A |
1 |
Head Frame 1978-1988 |
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2 |
Head Frame 1978-1988 |
Box |
Folder |
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10 |
1 |
Trace 1983-1985 |
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2 |
Trace 1983-1988 |
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3 |
Trace correspondence from writers 1985 |
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4 |
Trace correspondence from writers 1985 |
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5 |
Trace correspondence from writers 1985-1986 |
Box |
Folder |
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11 |
1 |
Trace writers correspondence 1986 |
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2 |
Trace publishers & writers correspondence 1986-1988 |
Box |
Folder |
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12 |
1 |
Red-Headed Woman 1983-1987 |
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2 |
Red-Headed Woman 1985-1992 |
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3 |
Red-Headed Woman 1988-1991 |
Box |
Folder |
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13 |
1 |
Red-Headed Woman drafts 1985-1992 |
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2 |
Red-Headed Women 1985-1992 |
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3 |
Red-Headed Woman 1985-1992 |
Box |
Folder |
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14 |
1 |
Red-Headed Woman 1991-1992 |
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2 |
Red-Headed Woman 1992 |
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3 |
Red-Headed Woman 1992 |