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Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1956]-1996.

Reference:

R6646-0-1-E, MG28-I433

Type of material:

Textual material, Sound recordings, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102330

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Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures fonds
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Fonds includes:

11 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1956]-1996.

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.025 m of textual records.
19 audio cassettes (22 h).
2 photographs : b&w.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures fonds / Fonds de l'Association des littératures canadiennes et québécoise [document textuel]

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Fonds of the Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures consists of correspondence, administrative files, membership records, financial documents, conference records, newsletters and the records of research committees. Documents are arranged in eleven series in six volumes: administrative files - binders; general administrative files; correspondence; conferences; comité de recherche francophone; Anglophone Research Committee; membership; newsletters; subject files; finances; and additional material. Fonds also consists of 2 photographs which depict the plate of the Gabrielle Roy award, presented for the first time by ACQL to "Cahiers du Théâtre Jeu" in 1985; and sound recordings of the proceedings of the ACQL/ALQC conferences for 1977 and 1978.

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Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures

Additional name(s):

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Canada Council

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Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures : Academic Association

The Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures was created at the Learned Societies Conference in 1973 by a group of scholars who were concerned about the lack of research grants in this area. The mandate of the ACQL was to encourage the study, dissemination and criticism of these literatures and research in this field. In 1975, the Association was incorporated. It derives part of its funding from the sale of membership cards, but the majority comes from various grants the Association receives from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canada Council and the Department of the Secretary of State.

As a result, the Association is able, among other things, to organize a conference at the Association's annual meeting which is held at the Learned Societies Conference. The conferences are on different topics each year: for example, in 1976 the subject was the Social and Political Novel; in 1980, Children in Canadian and Quebec Literature and Children's Literature in Canada and Quebec. Simultaneous translation is provided at the conferences. At the meeting in 1985, the Association presented its first Gabrielle Roy award to the Cahiers du Théâtre Jeu. This prize is awarded for the best critical essay or book in Canadian and/or Quebec literature.

The annual meeting also provides an opportunity to re-elect a new executive, which usually comprises a president, a vice-president and a secretary-treasurer. The executive is always composed of individuals from both language groups. The Association does not have a permanent secretariat. Several committees perform tasks to facilitate the executive's duties. The two main committees, created in 1976, were the Francophone Research Committee and the Anglophone Research Committee. Although they work separately, the two committees have the same mandate which consists in co-ordinating and planning research in Canadian and Quebec literature based on the current state of this research, the needs and the resources available, with a view to providing the Canada Council with recommendations.

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Textual records (Electronic) This finding aid consist of a list of files of volumes 1 to 6 MSS1780 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000375.pdf

Sound recordings: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.

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General note:

Presented by the Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures in 1986, and in 1988, through J.-M. Duciaume (President), Carole Gerson (Secretary-Treasurer), and Kathy Mezei (President). Some additional material was received in 1996 from Susan Rudy (President) of Calgary, Alberta.
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Learned societies and institutions - Canada, 1956-1988 Situation de l'education et de la recherche, 1978-1980

Literature - Research - Canada, 1956-1988 Répertoire des professeurs et chercheurs, 1978-1980

Canadian Federation for the Humanities, 1978-1986

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 1978-1986

Healey Commission, 1956, 1973-1980
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1986-12-30)
116-89
1986-0856 MISA
1988/0254
1989-161 DAP
1996-03066-3
1996/0110
2008-00444-9
R6646

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MG28-I433
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1780] 134

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [ASSOCIATION DES LITTERATURES CANADIENNES ET QUEBEC 1989-161] 3894

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Sound records: No restrictions on reproduction.
Photographs: No restrictions. Copyright: unknown. Credit: National archives of Canada.

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