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George Ryga fonds
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11 audio cassettes. -- 3 cm of textual records.
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George Ryga Jr., born July 27, 1932, was the oldest of two children born to George Ryga and his wife Mary (Kolodka). George had immigrated to Canada from the Ukraine in 1927 and Mary some time before that. They farmed in the Richmond Park area north of Athabasca, AB. George Jr. was a Canadian poet, playwrite and novelist. He died on November 18, 1987 in Summerland, B.C.
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The fonds consists of a notice for the 1989 Playwright's Workshop Montreal Ryga retrospective; photocopies of tributes and letters to Mrs. Norma Ryga on the death of George; photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles and Dr. David Gregory's nomination of George Ryga for a posthumous Honorary Doctorate at Athabasca University; poem: "The settler 1900-1950", copy of the short story "Smoke" published in The Correspondent 1924-1949 which was the newsletter for the Correspondence School Branch; and audio cassettes of interviews and productions of George Ryga's poetry, plays, choral pieces and stories.
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donated by Nick and Nettie Evasiuk, Anne Chudyk (Ryga), Robert Tannas, and David Gregory.
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Biographical information was taken from the books "Reflections from across the River" and "The Athabasca Ryga" edited by Dr. David Gregory.<br><br>Record No. 85.300 (audio cassette#23), 87.04 (audio cassettes# 43, 44), 87.13; 87.31 (audio cassette# 46); 87.43; 87.52 (audio cassette# 148); 87.77; 87.79 (audio cassette# 60); 88.07 (audio cassettes# 61,62);88.17; 88.48 (audio cassette# 117); 89.09 (audio cassette# 106); 89.16; 89.73 FFC, (audio cassette# 132)<br><br>
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- Ryga, George (Subject)