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Series consists of the minutes and committee reports of the TPS Board, treasurer reports and financial statements, versions of the Society’s constitution, membership lists and samples of the membership form and brochure, as well as the samples of the Society’s stationary.

Series consists of correspondence addressed to TPS executive members, and letters written by TPS executive members to publishers, organizations and poets. The letters predominately relate to promoting the Society’s publication “Tower” to publishers and subscribers; in addition, there are letters from the “Tower” contributors and artists who provided the cover art. The series also consists of invitations to speaking engagements, participation in and the organization of community and literary events, as well as the Society’s response to the City of Hamilton Art’s Task Force in the late 1980s.

Series consists of promotional material related to events that the Society hosted such as poetry workshops, speakers, presentations, poetry launches, as well as community events that the Society participated and contributed in organizing. The series also consists of records related to the Society’s 40th, 50th, and 60th anniversary celebrations.

Series consists of written histories of the Society, including a piece on the founder Ida Sutherland Groom, and an essay by Canadian author Peter Bowman.

Series consists of draft submissions of the Society’s publication the “Tower”, a list of poets that were published in the “Tower”, subscription forms for the “Tower” and other Society publications, the TPS newsletter, as well as press releases, and newspaper clippings highlighting the Society. The series also contains video recordings and correspondence related to the televised series “Poetry’s Alive” that aired on Cable 4 in Hamilton.