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1926-2009 (Creation)
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- Heath, Terrence
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This third collection of Terrence Heath is comprised of 1.95 metres of textual records and ranges in date from 1926 to 2009, the predominant dates are 1994 to 2007.
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Terrence George Heath was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on August 25, 1936. He is the son of Harold Frost and Mary Kelly. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 1961; the University of Oregon with a Masters of Art (Honours) in 1962 and Oxford University with a Doctor of Philosophy in 1966. He also studied Art History at the University of Munich in 1959-60.
From 1966 to 1972, he was an Associate Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan. As Principal of Heath Consultants, he has worked as a freelance writer, consultant and curator from 1972-1976; 1981-1983 and 1986-present. From 1977 until 1980 he was Executive Director of the Western Development Museums of Saskatchewan. He was Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery from 1983 to 1985.
He has published numerous books, including The Truth and Other Stories (1972), Interstices of Night (1979), The Last Hiding Place (1983), Casualties (2005) and Joe Fafard (2007) as well as two books of poetry with Anne Szumigalski, and written and/or curated over 20 exhibitions of visual artists for galleries in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and France. Articles and essays have appeared extensively in Border Crossings, C Magazine, ArtsCanada and other magazines and journals. Two short stories, “A Proper Burial” and “The Psalmist” were published in 1973 and 1974 respectively. His poetry has appeared in Canadian Forum, Waves, Fiddlehead, Malahat Review, Descant, Writing, ArtsManitoba, Prairie Fire and Grain. Several radioscripts and filmscripts were produced and/or purchased by CBC and the National Film Board. He has produced over 45 consulting reports for associations, agencies, individuals and government departments in Canada, France, Mexico and Kenya.
Heath is the recipient of a Silver Medal for the National Awards for Poetry in 1986; and the Saskatchewan Award of Merit in 1984.
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Where possible, the files remain in the order they were received and the original file titles were also maintained. Preservation photocopying was required and carried out on newspaper clippings, the photographs were numbered and sleeved. The following series were utilized: Consulting, Curating and Teaching; Correspondence; Personal; Photographs; Writings by Heath; Writings by Others; and Writings with Others. Consulting, Curating and Teaching series consists of the functions Terrence Heath performed in the Fine Arts communities of Canada predominantly 1994 to 2004. The
correspondence series is formed of written communication between family and friends predominantly 1992 to 1998. A few photographs are scattered throughout the collection; the Writings by Heath series contains writing and correspondence regarding Heath’s manuscripts; the Writings by Others series consists of writings by Archie Graham, Donald Kuspit, Mike Olito, and others while the Writings with Others series contains only that of Anne Szumigalski. This collection contains 44 photographs; 1 micro-cassette; 1 compact disk; 7 negative strips (26 negatives); 2 transparencies; and 1 oversize item. These papers were in the custody of Terrence Heath until their deposit with the Archives.
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There are no access restrictions to the records in this collection however there are 10 closed files and 3 restricted files. These closed and restricted files are indicated in the finding aid.
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May 2010 (Creation)