There have been eight accruals. The first is arranged into the following series: Correspondence: Personal and General; Juvenilia and Unpublished Manuscripts; Notebooks; Published Novels; Other Books; Children's Books; Short Stories; Plays and Scripts; Column for the Toronto Star; Books Reviews by Engel; Non-Fiction Pieces: Articles, Speeches, etc.; Poetry; Business; Photographs, Articles about and Material Received by Engel; Copies of Published Work: Reviews and Articles. The second accrual is arranged into the following series: Correspondence; Lecture Tours and Conferences; Non-Fiction; Pieces about Marian Engel; Short Stories; Book Reviews; Published Books; Articles and Speeches; Notebooks; Elizabeth and the Golden City (unpublished novel); Embargoed material. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth accruals consist chiefly of single items. They have been integrated into the second accrual. The seventh accrual consists of correspondence only. The eighth accrual consists of correspondence and news clippings.
