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Inventory prepared by V. Zvonik
University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(2010)
Finding aid encoded by V. Zvonik (2010)
Finding aid written in English.
Rudy Wiebe, a Canadian Mennonite writer and editor for NeWest Press, was born on October 4, 1934 in Speedwell, Saskatchewan. He devoted his literary career to protecting rights of minority groups in Canada. His stories deal with deep moral issues. He received his BA (1956) from the University of Alberta and Bachelor of theology degree from the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg (1962). While an editor of Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren College Herald, he published his book title Peace shall destroy many. Book describes Mennonite life in the small rural towns of Western Canada. His book was a base for his MA thesis which he completed in 1963. In 1967 he began teaching creative writing at the University of Alberta. He published numerous articles, reviews, essays, anthologies, film and television scripts. Wiebe's novels includes: First and vital candle (1966); Temptations of Big Bear (1973); Discover of stranger (1994); Playing dead: a contemplating concerning the Arctic (2003); and Hidden buffalo (2006). For his literary work he received Governor General Award (1973, 1994) and the Order of Canada (2000). During 1985-1997, Rudy Wiebe served on the Board of Directors for NeWest Publishing Company. He was a president and a chairman from 1991-1997. NeWest Press, one of the most important literary presses in Canada, is a non-profit organization. This organization was established in 1977 in Edmonton and it is directed by writers from western provinces. He recently received the Charles Tylor Price for his memoir of childhood titled: Of this earth: a Mennonite boyhood in the boreal forest.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This fonds consists of NeWest Press' correspondence, executive meetings, minutes, financial statements, catalogues, press releases, and various announcements.
This collection is arranged into one series
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on use.
The fonds was donated by Rudy Wiebe in 2009.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Rudy Wiebe, President
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence, Annual Meetings, Annual Reports, 1985-1991 |
| 2 | Correspondence, Press Releases, 1985-1986 | |
| 3 | Correspondence, Financial Statements, 1988-1989 | |
| 4 | Nunatak Series, 1989 | |
| 5 | Three Year Business Plan - Discussion, 1989-1990 | |
| 6 | Three Year Business Plan - Correspondence, Executive Meetings, 1989-1990 | |
| 7 | Architecture of Douglas Cardinal by Trevor Boddy - Correspondence, Articles, Reviews, 1989 | |
| 8 | Board of Directors and Executive Meetings, 1990 | |
| 9 | Correspondence re: Writing the Circle - Aboriginal Writers, 1990 | |
| 10 | Correspondence and notes re: interviews for General Manager, 1990 | |
| 11 | Sponsors, 1990 |
| Box | Folder | |
| 2 | 1 | Three Year Business Plan, Organizational Structure, Executive Meeting, February 3-4, 1990 |
| 2 | Correspondence, Board of Directors Minutes, Inventories, 1990-1991 | |
| 3 | Title Inventory and Sale, 1990 | |
| 4 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, 1991-1992 | |
| 5 | Executive Committee Agendas, Executive Meetings, Financial Statements, 1988-1991 | |
| 6 | Correspondence - Catherine Carson, 1990 | |
| 7 | Financial Statements, Correspondence, 1991-1992 | |
| 8 | Projects, Books, Correspondence, 1989-1991 | |
| 9 | Board of Directors Meeting, March 20-21, 1993 | |
| 10 | 15th Anniversary Celebration Proposal, Spring 1993 | |
| 11 | Proposed Front Lists, 1993 | |
| 12 | Correspondence, Projects, Meeting, September 1991 | |
| 13 | Correspondence, Meetings, February - April, 1991 |
| Box | Folder | |
| 3 | 1 | Board Meeting, Agenda, October 3-4, 1992 |
| 2 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, Press Releases, 1992 | |
| 3 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, Fall 1992 - January 1993 | |
| 4 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, March - August, 1993 | |
| 5 | Executive Meetings, Correspondence - Connie Sampson (Buried in the Silence) 1993 | |
| 6 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, September - October, 1993 | |
| 7 | Minutes of the Executive Committee Meetings, November 6-7, 1993 | |
| 8 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, November 1993 | |
| 9 | Minutes of the Board of Directors, February 5-6, 1994 | |
| 10 | Correspondence, Minutes of Annual Shareholders' General Meeting, November 6, 1993; Agenda for September 1994 |
| Box | Folder | |
| 4 | 1 | Executive Meetings, February - June, 1994 |
| 2 | Correspondence re: manuscript, 1994 | |
| 3 | Correspondence, Board Meetings, Executive Committee Meetings, 1994-1995 | |
| 4 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, 1995 | |
| 5 | Executive Meetings, 1995-1996 | |
| 6 | Correspondence, Minutes of Executives, Announcements - North/West Explorations Series, 1995-1997 | |
| 7 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, January - March, 1994 | |
| 8 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, 1996 | |
| 9 | Correspondence, Executive Meetings, 1996, Agenda September 1997 | |
| 10 | Board of Directors Meeting, November 1997 |