Fonds 99-1001 - Arthur James Marshall Smith fonds. 1999 additions

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Arthur James Marshall Smith fonds. 1999 additions

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    99-1001

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    • 1924-1982 (Creation)
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      Smith, Arthur James Marshall

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    1 folder of textual records and other materials.

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    (1902-1980)

    Biographical history

    Arthur James Marshall Smith was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1902. He was educated at McGill University and received his B.A. in 1925 and his M.A. in 1926. In 1931 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. At McGill University Smith edited the "McGill Daily Literary Supplement" from 1924 to 1925. When is was discontinued, Smith, along with F.R. Scott, founded and edited the "The McGill Fortnightly Review" in 1925. This was the first journal to publish modernist poetry and critical opinion in Canada. Throughout his lifetime, Smith's works were published in anthologies, and he became recognized nationally as a poet, critic and anthologist. He taught English at several American colleges before accepting a position, teaching English, at Michigan State University from 1936 until his retirement in 1972. Michigan University, upon his retirement, created the A.J.M. Smith Award, given annually for a noteworthy volume by a Canadian poet. Among Smith's most distinguished awards were the Governor General's Award in 1943, for "News of the phoenix and other poems", and the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1966. (Taken from: "Poets Between the Wars." Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1969.) In 1978 A.J.M. Smith received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Trent University. Trent University received a number of books and papers from Smith and a room on the first floor of the Bata Library was dedicated to him. A.J.M. Smith died in 1980.

    Custodial history

    This fonds was in the custody of Peter G.M. Smith, son of A.J.M. Smith, before it was donated to Trent University Archives in 1999.

    Scope and content

    This fonds consists of documents pertaining to Arthur James Marshall Smith, i.e. birth and baptismal documents, a marriage certificate and contract, passports, U.S.A. naturalization documents, his death certificate, etc. Also included is his Governor General Annual Literary Award medal, received in 1944, and two personal photographs dated 1925 and c1932. Correspondence regarding the purchase of the A.J.M. Smith collection by Trent University, and lists of books, hand copied in pencil, are included. Other correspondence addressed to A.J.M. Smith and to Peter Smith from Buffy Glassco, Ralph Gustafson, Leon Edel, and others is included.

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    This fonds was donated by Peter G.M. Smith.

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        Associated materials are located at Library and Archives Canada (MG 30 - Glassco papers); The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto; and at the Rare Book Room, McLennan Library, McGill University.

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        This fonds, along with 80-005 and 81-019, is an addition to 78-007.

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