Škvorecký (Josef) Collection

Josef Škvorecký was born in Czechoslovakia in 1924 and immigrated to Canada in 1969. He has continued to write while living in Canada and also taught English and Film at the University of Toronto’s Erindale College. This collection contains books, manuscripts and typescript drafts of novels, as well as travelogues, literary essays, film scripts and personal correspondence.  The collection is acquired from the author on a continuous basis since 1973.