Waclaw Iwaniuk fonds [textual record, graphic]
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Waclaw Iwaniuk fonds [textual record, graphic]
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Date:1952-1976.Reference:R3980-0-8-E, MG31-H72Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:102506Date(s):1952-1976.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:7.7 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of correspondence relating to Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences, Jadwiga Jurkszus-Tomaszewska, a Polish Canadian writer, and miscellaneous matters; postcards and greeting cards; announcements, invitations, memberships; publications including documents relating to Iwaniuk's publications, manuscripts of Lustro (1971) and Trio (1975) an anthology compiled by J.R. Columbo; and biographical material including twelve photographs of Waclaw Iwaniuk.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Iwaniuk, Waclaw, 1915- : Waclaw Iwaniuk, born in Warsaw, was educated in Warsaw and at Cambridge. He served in the diplomatic corps of the Polish Republic and during World War II was an officer in the Polish Army. In 1948, he immigrated to Canada. Iwaniuk is one of the most outstanding Polish poets and writers outside Poland. Among his works are a long poem, Purpurowy rejs (Purple Trip) and several books of poetry: Czas Don Kichota (Time of Don Quixote), 1946; Dni biale i dni czerwone (Red and White Days), 1947; Piesn nad piesniami (Song of Songs), 1953; Milczenia (Stillness), 1959; Wybor wierszy (Selected Poems), 1964; Ciemny Czas (The Dark Times), 1968; and Lustro (The Mirror), 1971.
Iwaniuk has translated some of his own works into English and the works of various American and English poets into Polish. In addition, he is a literary critic and essayist for various Polish newspapers in Canada and abroad. Iwaniuk is a member of several international literary societies and writers unions, and in 1966 helped found a group of poets and writers in Toronto.Additional information:General note:Received in 1976 from Mr. Waclaw Iwaniuk of Toronto, Ont.Subject heading:- Poets - Canada - Correspondence, 1952-1976 Polish Institute of Arts and Science (Montreal, Quebec), 1973-1974
- Authors - Canada - Correspondence, 1952-1976 Jadwiga Jurkszuz-Tomaszewska, 1972-1974
- Waclaw Iwaniuk - Photographs, 1958-1975 Lustro, 1971
- Trio, 1975
- George Faludy, 1952-1975
- Walter Bauer, 1952-1975
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG31-H72 -
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