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"The Nightfishing" - manuscripts and poetry worksheets

Subject: Poets, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art, and Poets, Scottish
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1949 to 1954
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 11 pages ; 20 x 32 cm
Geographic Coverage: Atlantic Ocean--Firth of Clyde
Coordinates: 55.66667, -5
Additional Physical Characteristics: Handwritten with black and blue ink on pages that have been burnt around the edges. Last page typescript in black ink with handwritten notes.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: typescripts, signatures (names), worksheets, manuscripts (documents), and poetry
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.22
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

Extracts from "The Nightfishing" used for a poetry reading on BBC Radio

Subject: Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Poets, and Poets, Scottish
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1950 to 1955
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 49 pages
Geographic Coverage: England--London
Coordinates: 51.50853, -0.12574
Additional Physical Characteristics: Typescript in black ink with some handwritten corrections in black ink and pencil. Documents vary in size.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: extracts (partial documents), marginalia (annotations), poems, poetry, worksheets, notes (documents), signatures (names), and typescripts
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-027; File: 1.1
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

Notebook 01

Alternative Title: Notes On The Making Of Verse
Subject: Artists, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Artists' books, Art, Figure drawing, Poets, and Poets, Scottish
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1954
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 notebook (98 pages)
Geographic Coverage: England--Cornwall (County)
Coordinates: 50.41667, -4.75
Additional Physical Characteristics: Handwritten poems, notes and drawings in black ink, although some drawings are in colour.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: sketches, notebooks, poetry, signatures (names), and drawings (visual works)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.29
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

Notebook 02

Subject: Figure drawing, Poets, Art, Poets, Scottish, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Artists' books, and Artists
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1955
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 1 notebook (58 pages)
Additional Physical Characteristics: Inside cover inscription "Madron, 9 10 74. Dear Rob, Here in this book from early days at Gurnard's Head. There is nothing to say about it. You can break it up if you want to and use pages. Any how it is part of my early life and I send it to you because I know...
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: sketches, notebooks, marginal illustrations, manuscripts (documents), signatures (names), marginalia (annotations), and drawings (visual works)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.30
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2018-03-29
Technical Note: Notebook scanned on Betterlight/TTI open across two page spread; cropped colour bar only. Page markers included some bright orange cardstock; consultation with Archivist determined those cardstock markers should be left out of completed scan. Other page markers scanned in...

Unpublished poems

Subject: Poets, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), and Poets, Scottish
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1955 to 1975
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 61 pages
Additional Physical Characteristics: Typescript in black ink with some handwritten corrections in various colours of ink. Pages vary in size.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: manuscripts (documents), signatures (names), poems, marginalia (annotations), notes (documents), typescripts, poetry, and worksheets
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.19
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

"Malcolm Mooney's Land" and various poems

Subject: Poets, Scottish, Poets, and Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1958 to 1970
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 27 pages
Additional Physical Characteristics: Handwritten in black ink on paper or typescript on vellum. Handwritten corrections in black or red ink. Pages vary in size.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: poetry, manuscripts (documents), poems, marginalia (annotations), typescripts, worksheets, and signatures (names)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.20
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

"Malcolm Mooney's Land" and "Clusters Travelling Out" - drafts and poems

Subject: Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Poets, Scottish, Art, Artists, and Poets
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1960 to 1969
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 45 pages
Geographic Coverage: England--Cornwall (County)
Coordinates: 50.41667, -4.75
Additional Physical Characteristics: Typescript in black ink with handwritten corrections in black or red ink. Underlining in red ink on many pages. Pages vary in size.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: marginalia (annotations), worksheets, poetry, signatures (names), typescripts, drafts (documents), drawings (visual works), and watercolors (paintings)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.21
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

Notebook 03

Alternative Title: Places, Woodfield, 25 April 64
Subject: Poets, Figure drawing, Art, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Artists, Poets, Scottish, and Artists' books
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1964 to 1967
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 notebook (142 pages)
Geographic Coverage: England--Cornwall (County)
Coordinates: 50.41667, -4.75
Additional Physical Characteristics: Handwritten in black ink, drawings are in colour and black ink. Inside front cover inscription "Keep this Book 1971 2 3" (with 1 and 2 crossed out).
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: notebooks, drawings (visual works), marginalia (annotations), signatures (names), and poetry
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.31
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

Notebook 04

Subject: Poets, Scottish, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art, Figure drawing, Artists' books, Poets, and Artists
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1967 to approximately 1971
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 1 notebook (180 pages) ; 31.5 x 24 cm
Additional Physical Characteristics: Cover of book is addressed to "Robin Skelton, 1255 Victoria Ave., Victoria, B.C. Canada" from "W.S. Graham, Madron, Penzance, Cornwall, England."Typescript inside front cover titled "What is your view of the policies of the American and British...
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: signatures (names), marginalia (annotations), notebooks, drawings (visual works), marginal illustrations, sketches, manuscripts (documents), and scrapbooks
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.32
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2018-08-15/2018-08-21
Technical Note: Item scanned by PD on Betterlight/TTI 600 dpi PD. Scanned double page spread then cropped left/right (Camera height 500; bent 5 tone profile, 1/25; 268); mylar used only when necessary to hold down a page. Consultation with archivist re: markers, decision was made to...

Miscellaneous artwork

Alternative Title: Folder of miscellaneous artwork
Subject: Poetry Book Society, Art, Portraits, Poets, Figure drawing, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Drawing, and Poets, Scottish
Creator: Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986
Language: eng
Date created: 1970 to 1980
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 36 leaves
Geographic Coverage: England--London, British Columbia--Victoria, England--Manchester, and England--Cornwall (County)
Coordinates: 48.4359, -123.35155, 50.41667, -4.75, 51.50853, -0.12574, and 53.48095, -2.23743
Additional Physical Characteristics: Drawings and sketches in black ink and in colour. Pages vary by size.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: W.S. Graham Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: newspaper clippings, drawings (visual works), signatures (names), fliers (printed matter), correspondence, photographic postcards, poetry, and bulletins
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 1997-040; File: 1.34
Fonds Title: W. S. Graham fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC135
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/w-s-graham-fonds
Date Digitized: 2024-10/2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) by MT. Metadata by MT.

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