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A non-profit research organization founded in May 1973 to
investigate all aspects of Canadian literature, publishing and
culture. Originally staffed by English Department students from
Glendon College and York University, the foundation operated out
of Peterborough, Ontario, later moving to Victoria, British Columbia. CANLIT
carried out a number of surveys relating to Canadian literature,
for example, publishers' sales statistics, use in school English
curricula, readership, etc., and published a number of books
between 1974 and 1980 based on analyses of the surveys. Also
published Paper phoenix : a history of book publishing in English
Canada (1980). Peter Birdsall, Dolores Broten and Gail Donald,
among others, have been active in the organization from its
inception.
Fonds consists of correspondence, various survey returns,
research material for CANLIT publications and other miscellaneous
material.
Test in English.
No restrictions on access.
Acquired in 1978.
File level inventory available at repository.
MsC 221