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1930-2024 (Creation)
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7 m of textual records and other materials
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John Terpstra was born in Brockville, Ontario in 1953 and moved to Edmonton as a child. He has spent most of his life in Hamilton, Ontario. Terpstra was educated at Trinity Christian College in Chicago and the University of Toronto. He has published several books of poetry including the Governor-General Literary Awards’ nominee, Disarmament (2003). His prose works include The Boys, or Waiting for the Electrician’s Daughter (2005) which was a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize and Falling into Place (2002 and 2011 reprint). His selected poetry has been collected in Two or Three Guitars (2006), Brilliant Falls (2013), This Orchard Sound (2014), Mischief (2017), and Call Me Home (2021).
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There have been two accruals. The fonds contains correspondence, books and other writings, photographs, audio-visual and related materials, community involvement, conferences, readings, personal materials, printed materials.
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The first accrual (57-2008) was acquired from John Terpstra in September 2008. The second accrual (2024-028) was acquired from John Terpstra in May 2024.
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K. Alexander, 2025.
