Alan Twigg fonds. 1977-1997, predominant 1991-1997.

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Alan Twigg fonds. 1977-1997, predominant 1991-1997.

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The fonds consists of moving images, sound recordings and photographs created during Alan Twigg's production of the film Spilsbury's Coast and accompanying textual materials, as well as moving images and textual materials created during his production of the BC Book World television series. The fonds also consists of textual, photographic, sound recordings, and moving images related to Twigg's interest in and association with writer George Woodcock, particulaly in the early 1990s.

4.88 m of textual records and other material.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7783481

University of British Columbia Library

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Woodcock, George, 1912-1995

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George Woodcock was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was raised and educated in England where, in the late 1930s, he met many members of London's literary circle including Dylan Thomas, Roy Campbell, Herbert Read and George Orwell. Woodcock returned to Canada in 1949 and joined UBC's Department of English seven years later. He became editor of the newly-formed journal Canadian Literature and served in this capacity until his retirement in 1977. In Canada Woodcock is best known as a poet, critic, d...

Twigg, Alan, 1952-....

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Born in Vancouver, Alan Twigg is the publisher and editor of BC Bookworld. He has written eight books, including Twigg's directory of 1001 B.C. writers (1992) and First invaders: the literary origins of British Columbia (2004) and produced several documentary films, including Spilsbury's Coast in 1993. His database on B.C. writers is available on the Simon Fraser University website. From the description of Alan Twigg fonds. 1977-1997, predominant 1991-1997. (University of British Col...