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RALPH GUSTAFSON BOOK COLLECTION
Donated in 1998 by Mrs. Betty Gustafson, this collection consists of the personal library of Ralph Gustafson, Canadian poet and professor at Bishop's University. Included are some 600 volumes relating to poetry, literature and literary criticism in Canada.
Gustafson received the 1974 Governor-General's award for poetry, for Fire on stone, and also the Order of Canada. In addition, he was an important anthologist of writings by other Canadians.
ACCESS
Items are recorded (brief descriptions only) in QCAT, the Library's online catalogue. To retrieve a list of the titles, search for Ralph Gustafson Collection in the AUTHOR index. There also is a print checklist of the collection, available in the Jordan Library.
NOTE: The Gustafson fonds of correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs is in the Queen's Archives.