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  • SCA is home to rare books and special collections that document innovation through the creative process, along with the steps taken when generating new and original ideas, concepts, or artistic expressions. Collections include a selection of papers from twentieth-century Canadian artists and authors of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama such Alice Mary Hagen, David Hill, Elaine M. Catley, Eric P. McCormack, John Herbert, and Jane and Tony Urquhart.

    Combined, the collections document all stages of the creative arts process including handwritten manuscripts, typescripts, computer outputs, drafts, revisions and proofs, sketchbooks, idea books, original illustrations, and artworks. Many of these collections also include photographs, correspondence, diaries, ephemera, and other material that reveal additional insight into the artistic creative process.

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            SCA120-GA489 · Accession · January 1947
            Part of Nancy-Lou Patterson fonds.

            Student portfolio created by Nancy-Lou Patterson and presented as a special art project in January 1947, possibly during her time at the University of Washington. Art project is of story The Princess and the Goblin and includes a front cover with a small illustration of a castle with mountains in the background, eleven drawings made by Patterson, and a back cover. The drawings were drawn with pencil and then coloured with watercolours. They depict moments of the story of princess Irene and her friend Curdie, with bright colours and dynamic scenes, and include subtitles with information about the section of the story to which they belong.

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            • Title page "The princess and the goblins" with subtitle "Special art project / January, 1947".
            • Drawing of Irene and a woman with subtitle "There, Irene, is my work for you!"
            • Drawing of Irene and a woman on a balcony with subtitle "She clapped her hands with delight."
            • Drawing of Irene and her nursemaid Lootie by a river with goblins in the background with subtitle "We are lost, lost!"
            • Drawing of Curdie in a mine watching goblins talk with subtitle "It was a goblin-voice...there could / be no doubt about that."
            • Drawing of a Curdie in a cave watching goblins talk with subtitle "One of the court was now addressing / the multitude."
            • Drawing of a woman with a spinning wheel with subtitle "'Come in, Irene,' she said again."
            • Drawing of Irene walking in the night with subtitle "In a moment, the clouds them- / selves parted."
            • Drawing of Irene walking in a forest with subtitle "[...] bit of gossamer is!"
            • Drawing of Irene and Curdie in a cave with subtitle "Curdie gave a great rush with his / shoulder."
            • Drawing of a battle between humans and goblins with subtitle "Curdie burst in like a small incarnate / whirlwind."
            Patterson, Nancy-Lou
            Jane Urquhart fonds.
            SCA133-GA106 · Accession · 1974-1981
            Part of Jane Urquhart fonds.

            The fonds consists of a single diary kept by Jane Urquhart from 1974 to 1981, before she began her writing career, and documents primarily several trips to Europe taken with Tony Urquhart. This diary served as a sketchbook, journal and trip diary, and contains drawings and sketches, photographs, ephemera, plant material, etc. Its 258 pages contain 71 sketches, drawings and watercolours including 27 by Tony Urquhart, 32 by Jane Urquhart, 2 by Michael Ondaatje and 10 by other artists.

            Urquhart, Jane
            Helen Edmonds sketchbook
            SCA183-GA158 · Collection · July 1991

            Sketchbook belonging to Helen Edmonds, dated July 1991, containing sketches in the style of Virgil Burnett. Most sketches are drawn with brown ink and feature people, landscapes, buildings, and sculptures. The sketchbook also includes watercolour sketches accompanied by notes and quotations.

            Edmonds, Helen
            David Hill sketchbooks.
            SCA184-GA159 · Fonds · 1947-1983

            Sketchbooks and loose sketches by David Hill, American artist. Includes material relating to his death and estate, primarily correspondence to Joe Plaskett. Includes correspondence to David Hill by Virgil Burnett.

            Hill, David
            A.R.H.
            SCA328-GA372 · Collection · 2017

            Fonds consists of four prints titled "A.R.H." by Olivia Carvalho. The prints feature a portrait and handwriting of Alice Riggs Hunt.

            Carvalho, Olivia