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The fonds documents Dora Pleet’s relationship with Irving Layton. It further contains material about Layton collected by Pleet. Material consists of correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, periodicals, a leaflet, a pamphlet, posters, and copies of various poems by Irving Layton. The Dora Pleet fonds is part of the Irving Layton Collection.

The fonds is divided into five series:
F019 / A. Correspondence
F019 / B. Clippings
F019 / C. Periodicals
F019 / D. Poems
F019 / E. Promotional material

Posters advertising readings by Irving Layton at Guild Books in Chicago, Illinois, and at the University of Guelph in Ontario. Poster the poetry appreciation event at the University of Guelph is signed on the verso by Irving Layton.

Contains August 1983 issue of The New Montréaler.

Contains January 1983 issue of What's Up Niagara (volume 1, number 1).

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.

Contains the March 20, 1976, issue of The Canadian. Includes article “Irving Layton’s Crown of Thorns: If Zionism is racism, what is Christianity?” by Beverly Slopen.

Contains April 4, 1997, issue of The Senior Times (volume 11, number 7). Includes article “Friends and followers extol Layton’s work” by Irwin Block.