Layton Collection Concordia University, Loyola Campus, Vanier Library Subjects Layton, Irving, 1912- ; Canadian poetry--20th century; Poets, Canadian (English)--20th century History Manuscripts and letters were first acquired in 1969, and in 1973 it was decided to collect as much as possible written by and about Layton, within practical budget limits. Description The collection contains all of Layton's published works, including his publication in periodicals, as well as critical material and clippings about the man and his work from a variety of sources. There are also manuscripts of individual poems and his collected works as well as notebooks, personal and professional correspondence, audio and video tapes of the poet's broadcasts and readings, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia. Language English predominates, but there are translations and criticisms of Layton in French, Italian, Polish, German, Hebrew, Korean, Greek, and Spanish. Holdings 165 monographs; 220 serials; 500 manuscripts; 8 000 letters; 70 audio cassettes; 6 video cassettes; 1 film; 90 sets of photographs. Bibliographic Access Monographs are catalogued online and are available via the online catalogue "CLUES". Card catalogues exist for most other material and a finding aid is in preparation to allow improved access. Physical Access As part of Special Collections, the stacks are closed. Access is by permission of the Special Collections Librarian. Permission is required to view correspondence and some is completely restricted.For further information visit: http://library.concordia.ca/about/collections/unique/. Interlibrary Loan: No. Reprography: Dependent on the condition of the material. Reference Assistance: Yes. Publications Describing Collection Joy Bennett. -- A Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Irving Layton Collection. -- Calgary : University of Calgary Press. 1988. Joy Bennett. -- A Catalogue of the Letters, Tapes, and Photographs in the Irving Layton Collection. -- Calgary : University of Calgary Press.