Item 0006 - Correspondence with George Woodcock

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Correspondence with George Woodcock

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  • 22 Sep. 1959-31 Dec. 1974 (Creation)
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    McClelland, Jack
  • 1959-1974 (Receipt)
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    Woodcock, George

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(30 Jul. 1922–14 Jun. 2004)

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John Gordon "Jack" McClelland (July 30, 1922 – June 14, 2004) was a Canadian publisher. He was known for promoting Canadian writers as president of the McClelland and Stewart publishing house.

Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he attended the University of Toronto Schools, St. Andrew's College (1937–1940), and then the University of Toronto, where he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity,[1] interrupting his studies to serve in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic. McClelland began working for McClelland and Stewart, his father's company, in 1946, becoming president in 1961. Under his control, the company promoted Canadian literature and encouraged Canadian authors such as Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Leonard Cohen, Marian Engel, Farley Mowat and Mordecai Richler. He introduced a popular series of Canadian authors in paperback, making Canadian writing more accessible to the general public. In 1985, he sold the company.

Many of the current heads of Canadian publishing companies got their start at McClelland and Stewart while Jack McClelland was running the company.

In 1976 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2000. McClelland passed away in Toronto in 2004.

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7 Typed letter(s) signed by the author; 3 Typed letter(s) lacking signature

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  • Folder: 2095, Box 2, File 38