Zona do título e menção de responsabilidade
Título próprio
Designação geral do material
Título paralelo
Outra informação do título
Título(s) de declaração(ões) de responsabilidade
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Zona de edição
Declaração de edição
Declaração de responsabilidade da edição
Zona de detalhes específicos de materiais
Declaração de escala (cartográfica)
Declaração de projeção (cartográfica)
Declaração de coordenadas (cartográfica)
Declaração de escala (arquitetural)
Autoridade emissora e denominação (filatélica)
Zona de datas de criação
Data(s)
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1967-2021 (Produção)
- Produtor
- D'Alfonso, Antonio
Zona de descrição física
Descrição física
20.2 m of textual records, graphic material, sound recordings and moving images.
Zona dos editores das publicações
Título da editora
Títulos paralelos das publicações do editor
Outra informação do título das publicações do editor
Declaração de responsabilidade em relação à série editora
Numeração das publicações do editor
Nota sobre as publicações do editor
Zona da descrição do arquivo
Nome do produtor
História biográfica
Antonio D'Alfonso was born in Montreal in 1953. He attended English and French schools and studied at Loyola College where he earned a B.A. in Communication Arts in 1975. He completed an M.Sc. in Communications Studies from Université de Montréal. D’Alfonso completed a Ph.D. in 2012. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Athabasca University in 2016.
In1978 he founded Guernica Editions, where he edited 450 books by authors from around the world. The company is dedicated to the bridging of cultures in Canada and publishes both original works and translations in three languages: English, French, and Italian. In 1982 in collaboration with three writers he founded the trilingual magazine Vice Versa and in 1986 they founded the Association of Italian-Canadian writers. As an author himself, he has published over 20 books in French and English. He has won the Trillium Award for his novel, Un vendredi du mois d'août in 2005. He is also an independent filmmaker and scriptwriter. In 2010 his film Bruco won the Best Foreign Film and Best International Director of a Feature Film at the New York International Film and Video Festival (Los Angeles). He has lived in Mexico City, Rome and Toronto. He has taught at University of Toronto and University of California, San Diego and presently teaches film in the French Department at McGill University.
História custodial
Âmbito e conteúdo
The fonds consists of archives related to D’Alfonso’s literary, publishing, teaching and film production career.
Zona das notas
Condição física
Fonte imediata de aquisição
The first accrual (46-2009) was acquired from Antonio D’Alfonso between July 2008-July 2009, and was received with the Guernica archives. The second and third accruals were donated by Antonio D'Alfonso in 2015. The fourth accrual was donated in 2022 by Antonio D ‘Alfonso.
Organização
Series 1. Correspondence (subseries: general correspondence and personal correspondence)
Series 2. Published and unpublished works
Series 3. Literary readings, tours, lectures and conferences
Series 4. Sound recordings and moving images.
The second accrual is divided into the following series:
Series 1. Published works by D’Alfonso
Series 2. Manuscripts (notebooks) of unpublished translations
Series 3. Additional manuscripts and typescripts
Series 4. Teaching
Series 5. Conferences, Grants, and Readings
Series 6. Guernica Editions Ltd: Author Files
Series 7. Guernica Editions Ltd: Administrative Files
Series 8. Correspondence
Series 9. Correspondence (email) by date
Series 10. Education: Ph.D. studies and earlier education
Series 11. Graphic material
A selection of books by D’Alfonso was included in the first accrual. These have been separated from the archives and will be catalogued for Research Collections. A listing of these books has been prepared.
The third accrual is divided into the following series:
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Publishing and publicity files
Series 3: Videos
The fourth accrual is divided into the following series:
Series 1 Personal and General correspondence
Series 2 Notebooks
Series 3 Published and unpublished writing
Series 4 Translations and edited works
Series 5 Reviews, contracts, grants and other authors
Series 6 Events, conferences, readings, exhibitions
Series 7 Daybooks and agendas
Series 8 Education and teaching
Series 9 Ph.D., Honorary Degrees and awards
Series 10 Film Production and filmscripts
Idioma do material
Sistema de escrita do material
Localização de originais
Disponibilidade de outros formatos
Restrições de acesso
Several files were initially restricted and removed from their original boxes (see notes in finding aid); these restrictions have expired.
Access to the following files is restricted until the end of 2047:
Box 75, files 1-3, 24
Box 76, file 3
Termos de uso que regem, reprodução e publicação
Instrumentos de descrição
Materiais associados
Incorporações
Further accruals are expected.
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Regras ou convenções
Estatuto
Nível de detalhe
Datas de criação, revisão ou eliminação
R. Barrett, 4th accrual, 2024.
