Rienzi Crusz fonds

Crusz, Rienzi.
Rienzi Crusz fonds. - 1967-1989.

2.4 m of textual records.

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Rienzi Crusz (1925- ) is a poet and retired librarian living in Waterloo, ON. Born in Galle, Sri Lanka, Crusz was educated at the University of Ceylon (B.A. Hons.) and was employed as Chief Research Librarian for the Central Bank of Ceylon. After emigrating to Canada in 1965, he attended the University of Toronto (B.L.S.) and the University of Waterloo (M.A.). He worked at the University of Toronto Library and in 1969 was appointed as a reference and collections development librarian at the University of Waterloo, a position he held until his retirement in 1993.

His creative work first began to appear in periodicals and newspapers in 1968, and in 1974, his first collection of poems was published under the title _Flesh and thorn_. Since then, numerous other collections have been published. Crusz is an active voice among Canadian immigrant poets, and his work depicts the contrasts between South Asian and Canadian life. In 1994, he won the literature award in the Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Awards. (Source: website of Rienzi Crusz, http://web.mac.com/mecrusz/Rienzi_Crusz/Home.html)

Fonds consists of material relating to the literary career of Rienzi Crusz. Includes material relating to his creative writing process; the critical reception of his work; his activities as a poet, such as readings, literary award judging, and grant applications; and biographical material. Includes ms. and ts. drafts of poems and books of poetry; correspondence; ms. and ts. notes, proposals, biographies, etc.; clippings; ephemera; published poems and reviews; and other material, including photocopied documents.

Fonds is arranged in 25 series:
1.01 Manuscripts : Poems : Individual
1.02 Manuscripts : Books
1.03 Manuscripts : Title Pages, Contents, Illustrations
3.01 Correspondence to Rienzi Crusz
3.02 Correspondence Written by Rienzi Crusz
3.03 Correspondence From Others to Others
3.04 Correspondence : Unidentified
3.05 Correspondence : Envelopes
4.01 Biographical : General
4.02 Biographical : Clippings
4.03 Speeches, Presentations, Conferences
4.04 Grants
4.05 Proposals : Publications, Research
4.06 Awards and Activities
4.07 Readings
4.08 Works by Rienzi Crusz : Announcements
4.09.1 Works by Rienzi Crusz : Reviews
4.09.2 Works by Rienzi Crusz : Criticism and Analysis
4.10 Business and Financial
4.11 Miscellaneous
5.01 Poems : Published in Anthologies
5.02 Poems : Published in Periodicals
6.01 Miscellaneous : Biographical Notes on Other Poets
6.02 Miscellaneous : Works by Others
6.03 Miscellaneous : Family

Title from content of the fonds.

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The following accruals are included in the finding aid:

Accrual 1993 (1969-1993)
Accrual 1995 (1968-1977, 1984-1995, predominant 1991-1995)
Accrual 1997 (1967-1974, 1984-1997, predominant 1995-1997)
Accrual 1999 (1977, 1986-1998, predominant 1996-1998)
Accrual 2001 ([196-]-2001)
Accrual 2005 ([196-]-2005, predominant 1995-2003; 32 cm of textual records)
Accrual 2007 (1968-1969, 1976, 1985-2006)
Accrual 2009 (1967-2009, predominant 1990-2009; 44 cm of textual records)

Call number: GA70

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