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David Carley fonds
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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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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