Materials related to publications Robert Shipley wrote or in which he collaborated. Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings, flyers and booklets related to the event "Playback 200" (1984) where Shipley was the festival coordinator, a printout for a guest lecture (March 15, 1984), and publications. Publications are:
- There is: Niagara poetry anthology (Vol. 3, 1985) where Robert Shipley published poems "Dad and grand dad - 1938," "Creative tension," and "Insect issues" and There is: Niagara poetry anthology 1984 with "Grenade bed," "Safe kitchen," and "The W o in man,"
- Welland Canals Preservation Association annual report (1986) and plans of Niagara South Rowing Club grand stand,
- Canalside '84 calendar. 12 views by Robert Shipley,
- Printout of Shipley's unpublished manuscript ...and nobody came (What if you had an orgasm and nobody came: stories of erotic transportation),
- Canadian author & bookman (Vol. 59, No. 2, Winter 1984 and Vol. 59, No. 4, Summer 1984) with Shipley's "The writer as promoter,"
- Goodwin's (Winer 1983-84) with drawings by Shipley,
- What's up Niagara (Vol. 3. No. 11, October 1984) with a profile by Shipley,
- History through drama edited by Shipley (1984) and related promotional ephemera,
- Poem book Relation ships (1984),
- Literaty gifts. Niagara branch Canadian Authors Association (Christmas 1984) with a poem by Shipley titled "Winter kitchen still life."
Also contains materials related to the Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Awards of 1985 with related ephemera and a draft of the chapter "Introduction" ("Introduction" was written by Shipley during the National Executive Meeting of the CAA, was read during the workshop orientation meeting, and was published as part of To build a book: a compendium of workshops on publishing by the CAA).