James King fonds
King, James
McMaster University
Literature and Writing
There have been four accruals. The first accrual (57-1995, 30 cm) consists of manuscripts and research notes for three of his published works, *Interior Landscapes: A Life of Paul Nash* (1987), *The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read* (1990), and *Virginia Woolf* (1994); draft typescript and galley proof; and editorial and literary correspondence (including Graham Greene, Stephen Spender, Muriel Spark, and Francis Bacon).
The second accrual (26-1997, 60 cm) consists of material relating to *The Life of Margaret Laurence* (1997), editorial notes, photographs and correspondence (including Margaret Atwood, Timothy Findley, Al Purdy, and letters from Margaret Laurence to her editor, Alan Maclean.
The third accrual (27-1999, 68 cm) consists of three series: manuscripts and related material for *Faking* (1999) and *Jack: A Life with Writers, The Story of Jack McClelland* (1999), photographs, and literary correspondence.
The fourth accrual (16-2001, 20 cm) consists of two draft typescripts of *Farley: The Life of Farley Mowat</I> (2002) and editorial correspondence.
1980-2001
1.78 cm of textual records
131 photographs: b&w and col.
5 sets of negatives : b&w
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RC0004
Access restrictions: F.24b, box 6 (letter from Jocelyn Laurence) and F.1-2, box 7 ("Double Vision". Ts.) can be viewed only with King's permission. Copyright in the photographs of Margaret Laurence resides with Jocelyn and David Laurence.