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Cards.

File consists of two Christmas and New Year's cards, one from [Coty?] and one from Maurice Darantiere.

Burnett, Virgil

Sketchbook : 1958.

File consists of one sketchbook belonging to Virgil Burnett. Inscribed on first page "12 December 1958". Includes sketches, notes, calligraphy. Sketches are in pencil and ink.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1960.

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1960. Includes original writings by Burnett and Daryl Hine as well as correspondence from Hine, book layouts, and pasted in newspaper clippings, drawings, and other ephemera. Some of the original writings and book layouts would go on to become Heroics and Bluebeard's Wife.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1959-1960.

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1959-1960. Includes original writings and drawings, quotes and passages from other texts, diary entires, and listings of works sold as well as pasted in notices of gallery shows.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1960-1962.

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1960-1962. Includes notes, quotations, original writings, sales of books and prints and a list of memorable meals as well as pasted in notices for gallery shows, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other ephemera.

Burnett, Virgil

Poland's embattled painters.

File consists of pages 48-52 of the May, 1962, issue of Harper's Magazine containing an article by Virgil Burnett entitled "Poland's embattled painters."

Burnett, Virgil

Chicago Midwest Art.

Consists of the April 1967 edition of Chicago Midwest Art (volume 3, number 4) with a listing of an exhibition of drawings by Virgil Burnett on page 9.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1962-1969.

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1962-1969. Includes loose leaf paper with poems, story drafts, quotations, and notes. Items have been subdivided by the author into the categories "miscellaneous", "voyage en Pologne", "the academy" and "chateron". Also includes spiral bound notebook with excerpts from Nathaniel Hawthorne's French and Italian Notebooks, quotations, notes, and original writings.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1968-1969.

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1968-1969. Includes quotations, passages from other texts, original writings and drawings, and dream diary entries.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1971.

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1971. Includes original writings, as well as quotations and passages from other works.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1971-1973

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1971-973. Includes dream diary entries, original writings and drawings, quotations and passages from other texts, and a list of drawings sold.

Burnett, Virgil

What's his face.

File consists of a broadside containing the poem "What's his face, after Cavafy" by Daryl Hine (Cambridge, MA: Pomegranate Press, 1973) and an illustration signed by K. Klopp. No. 9 of a limited edition of 250.

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Maurice English : A savaging of roots.

File consists of an annoucement for the publication of A savaging of roots, a book of poems by Maurice English with drawings by Virgil Burnett, by Pasdeloup Press. Announcement includes the poem "And now, where will it go?" by English and a drawing by Burnett.

Burnett, Virgil

Drawings : Urquhart, Patterson, Burnett.

File consists of a poster advertising an exhibition of drawings by [Tony] Urquhart, [Nancy-Lou] Patterson, and Virgil Burnett at the Lynnwood Arts Centre in Simcoe, Ontario. Poster probably contains original art (ink on paper) by Burnett.

Burnett, Virgil

Illustrations to Jurgen.

File consists of drawings by Virgil Burnett prepared for Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell, printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club (Westport, CT, 1976). The book contains 8 colour illustrations. File includes drafts of the drawings as well as bon a tirer proofs; includes 37 drawings in total. Some of the drawings are black and white, some are coloured with watercolours, and some are mounted on cardboard.

Burnett, Virgil

Lithographie originale en Bourgogne.

Consists of the Luc Tahon article "Lithographie originale en Bourgogne" (pp. 52-59) from the December 1977 edition of l'Estampille (number 92). Includes an image of Virgil Burnett working and a reproduction of one of his illustrations.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace Books

Series consists of twelve commonplace books belonging to Virgil Burnett. The books include quotations and passages from other texts, original writings by Burnett and others, diary and dream diary entries, as well as pasted in ephemera and correspondence.

Burnett, Virgil

Lithographie originale en Bourgogne.

Consists of the December 1977 edition of l'Estampille (number 92) containing the Luc Tahon article "Lithographie originale en Bourgogne" (pp. 52-59). Includes an image of Virgil Burnett working and a reproduction of one of his illustrations.

Burnett, Virgil

Commonplace book : 1977

File consists of one commonplace book belonging to Virgil Burnett from 1977. Includes original writings, as well as quotations and passages from other texts.

Burnett, Virgil

Festungen am Rande Einer Welt.

File consists of photocopied letter to Hans Jacob re his translation in German of Burnett's Towers at the Edge of a World, also a photocopy of the typescript of the translation.

Burnett, Virgil

Untitled drawings.

File consists of two photocopied drawings [by N. Mallory?]. Both drawings include a man with a paragraph of text inside a speech bubble.

Burnett, Virgil

Burnett, Virgil : Comedy of eros.

File consists of four illustrations, ink on paper, by Virgil Burnett for his book Comedy of eros (Erin, ON: Porcupine's Quill; distributed in Canada and the US by Firefly Books, 1984). Drawings are on one sheet and are matted.

Burnett, Virgil

Steps.

File consists of a broadside (folder) containing the poem "Steps" by C.P. Cavafy and an illustration by Virgil Burnett.

Burnett, Virgil

Jurgen.

File consists of one large leave on which is written accompanying wording for Virgil Burnett's illustrations for an edition of James Branch Cabell's Jurgen: a Comedy of Justice . The leave is in a broadsheet (folded) with a print by Burnett on the recto and C.P. Cavafy's poem Steps on the verso.

Burnett, Virgil

Two Old Bachelors.

File consists of Two photocopied typescripts of TwoOld Bachelors, Being a Day in the Life of Edward Lear, a DirtyLandscape Painter, and Foss, His Cat, Arranged From Lear's OwnWritings by Virgil Burnett and Arthur Morey, also two articles about Lear.

Burnett, Virgil

Two Old Bachelors, Revised.

File consists of One photocopied typescript of Two Old Bachelors, Being a Day in the Life of Edward Lear, a Dirty Landscape Painter, and Foss, His Cat, Arranged From Lear's Own Writings by Virgil Burnett and Arthur Morey.

Burnett, Virgil

Genealogical information.

Consists of genealogical information on the Burnett family, including family trees and immigration information for Virgil Burnett.

Burnett, Virgil

Burnett, Virgil : Farewell tour.

File consists of 6 illustrations, ink on paper, by Virgil Burnett for his book Farewell tour (Erin, ON: Porcupine's Quill; distributed in Canada and the US by Firefly Books, 1986). Drawings are: Canicule, Untitled, Farewell Tour (additionanl sketches on verso), La Nottambula (2 drawings on one sheet), One More Goldola, and Untitled.

Burnett, Virgil

Collages.

File consists of ten collage artworks created by Virgil Burnett. Each artwork is a large piece of construction paper with words cut out from newspapers pasted on to form poems. Some have illustrations as well.

Burnett, Virgil

Artworks

File consists of artworks created by Virgil Burnett. This includes collages and a series of prints.

Burnett, Virgil

Correspondence from Virgil Burnett to John Buchanan Brown, 1961-1988.

File consists of forty pieces of correspondence, predominately from Virgil Burnett to John Buchanan Brown as well copies of correspondence from Buchanan Brown to Burnett, as well as a sheet of reviews showing works by Burnett and Buchanan Brown. Also includes a dummy of a work titled "Cloud Cloak", possibly by Burnett and Daryl Hines, and possibly unpublished.

Burnett, Virgil

Correspondence from others to Virgil : e.

File consists of correspondence from others to Virgil Burnett. Correspondents include : Eagles, Keith; Eby, Elizabeth; Engel, Marian; English, Helen; English, Maurice; Estok, Mike.

Burnett, Virgil

An ax for the frozen sea.

Drafts of the poem An ax for the frozen sea by Jerome McGann accompanying sketches for and a copy of an illustration by Burnett for a broadside to accompany the poem.

Burnett, Virgil

Cuts : Pola de pera.

File consists of ten illustrations, ink on paper, by Virgil Burnett for Pola de pera by Ayouh Sinano, translated by Maud Burnett (Erin, ON: Porcupine's Quill, 1989). Drawings are: Turquoise, The Consul's Daughter, Paulnia Star, Caroline Contri, Apotheosis, Antinoos (mounted on paper), Chouchonla (mounted on paper), Amelia (mounted on paper), Alexander (mounted on paper), and Catherine (mounted on paper).

Burnett, Virgil

Correspondence from others to Virgil : y.

File consists of correspondence from others to Virgil Burnett. Correspondents include : Yamashige, Lloyd; Yeomans, Edith; York, Mitchell; Young, Bailey; Youngson, Douglas.

Burnett, Virgil

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