Fonds 95-022 - David Carley fonds

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David Carley fonds

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    95-022

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    • 1985-1994 (Creation)
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      Carley, David

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    2.1 m of textual records

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    Name of creator

    (1955-)

    Biographical history

    David Carley was born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1955 and educated at Trent University and Queen's University Law School. He was editor of the Kawartha Sun newspaper from 1981-1982 and is currently an editor at Scirocco Press. He is a playwright whose work has been staged internationally. His plays include: Susanna, Sister Jude, Writing With Our Feet, Into, After You, A View From the Roof, Losing Paradise (edited), Taking Liberties, South on Bay, Vanishing Point and many others. He was formerly drama editor for the CBC show "Morningside," editor of Stereodrama, and is now senior script editor for CBC Radio Performance. See also Dave Carley's website.

    Custodial history

    This fonds was created by and in the custody of David Carley before it was donated to the Trent University Archives.

    Scope and content

    This fonds consists of personal correspondence written by and to playwright David Langley Carley. It also includes draft manuscripts, playscripts and production notes for Hedges, Midsummer Nights Madness, Stranger in my House, Joyful Jim, Georgia, Booster McCrane M.P., Blizzard, Writing With Our Feet, Mother Gets Her Wings, South on Bay, Birthday Girl, Weinzweig, Spinning Jesus, Auntie Goes Down Under, Iron Age, Into, Susanna, Vanishing Point, Sanctuary, The Swing Era, What Friends Do, Ashburnham, Taking Liberties, Scoop, Kawartha, and Sister Jude.

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    This fonds was donated by David Carley in 1995.

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        See other Carley fonds accessions: 98-003, 02-013, 05-010, 08-011, 08-014, 13-004, linked below.

        For related records see: Peter Gzowski fonds.

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        FINDING AID

        Box 1

        Folder:

        1: Theatre Ont

        2: Stories for Greg

        3: Laura and Liam originals

        4: Laura Becomes Prime Minister

        5: Understanding Ontario

        6: Liam's Story

        7: More Freddy

        8: Parasol/Colby's

        9: Miscellaneous writing and interviews

        10: Correspondence, January 1989...

        11: Correspondence, June 1990...

        12: Correspondence, April 1991...

        13: Correspondence June 1994...

        14: Tax, 1986

        15: Tax, 1987

        16: Death Penalty

        17: Merrickville Century Theatre

        18: Monday Night Playhouse

        19: Promotion, 1992...

        20: Journalism

        21: Morningside Drama

        22: Equity

        23: Carley publicity photographs

        Loose in box 1: Miscellaneous Notes

        Box 2

        Drafts and notes on the following Carley plays:

        Hedges

        Midsummer Nights Madness

        Stranger In My House

        Joyful Jim

        Georgia Story

        Booster McCrane

        Blizzard

        Writing With Our Feet

        Mother Gets Her Wings

        Birthday Girl

        South On Bay

        Weinzweig

        Spinning Jesus

        Auntie Goes Down Under

        Iron Age

        Box 3

        Drafts and Notes on the following Carley plays:

        Sanctuary

        Swing Time

        Ashburnham

        What Friends Do

        Taking Liberties

        Box 4

        Drafts and Notes on the following Carley plays:

        Scoop

        Kawartha

        Sister Jude

        Box 5

        Drafts and Notes on the following Carley play:

        Into

        Box 6

        Drafts and Notes on the Following Carley plays:

        Susanna

        Vanishing Point

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