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Clippings
F019/B · Series · 1955-2001
Part of Dora Pleet fonds

The series consists mainly of newspaper clippings that include reviews of Layton’s works, comments and criticisms regarding Layton’s style as a poet, and editorials by Layton addressing criticism of his life and work. Many clippings concern the biography "Irving Layton, a portrait" by Elspeth Cameron (1985), as well as Layton’s criticism of the publication and its author. Newspapers include the Montreal Gazette, the Montreal Star, the Toronto Star, The Herald, the Globe and Mail, the McGill Daily, The Suburban, The Canadian Jewish News, and the Thursday Report (Concordia University). Also included are photocopies of excerpts from books and periodicals.

Correspondence
F019/A · Series · 1966-1987
Part of Dora Pleet fonds

The series contains correspondence. Material consists of postcards from Irving Layton to Dora Pleet and a copy of a letter from Layton to Barbara Frum refuting a review of the biography "Irving Layton, a Portrait" by Elspeth Cameron.

Periodicals
F019/C · Series · 1973-1997
Part of Dora Pleet fonds

The series documents the life and work of Irving Layton by means of periodicals and articles from periodicals. Periodicals include The New Montrealer, What’s Up Niagara, The Canadian Magazine, The Canadian, the Montreal Star Weekend Magazine, and the Senior Times. Articles on Irving Layton include “The passionate poet” by Carolin Wilson in What’s Up Niagara (p. 6-11), “Irving Layton’s Crown of Thorns: If Zionism is racism, what is Christianity?” by Beverly Slopen in The Canadian (p. 4-8), “The apprenticeship of Irving Layton” by Marq de Villiers in The Montreal Star Weekend Magazine (p. 8-9), and “Friends and followers extol Layton’s work” by Irwin Block in the Senior Times (p. 5). The New Montrealer (August 1983) includes the open letter by Irving Layton titled “Oh! Montreal” (p. 10-13).

Poems
F019/D · Series · [19--?]
Part of Dora Pleet fonds

The series illustrates Irving Layton’s literary work. It contains photocopies of various poems by Irving Layton, including The Incarnation, The bull calf, Cain, After Auschwitz, The Burning Bush, Post-Auschwitz Jew, The Black Huntsman, Song for Naomi, Love Letters, Rhine Boat Trip, and Catacombe dei Cappucini.

Promotional Material
F019/E · Series · [197-?]-1987
Part of Dora Pleet fonds

Series consists of a leaflet for readings by Irving Layton, a pamphlet for the documentary Poet: Irving Layton Observed published by The National Film Board of Canada, and posters advertising readings by Irving Layton at Guild Books in Chicago, Illinois, and at the University of Guelph in Ontario. Series also includes a booklet from the Concordia University Spring Convocation 1976 in which Layton was awarded with an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws, honoris causa).