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Judith Robertson Papers

This third accession of Judith Robertson’s papers is made up of two major components: material relating to the life and work of Canadian diplomat Charles Ritchie, and material relating to Robertson’s family, and to her own work. The Charles Ritchie material includes some of his original correspondence with his niece, Elizabeth Ritchie, along with extensive diary entries (1920-1973), made while he was working abroad with the Canadian Department of External Affairs. This collection also contains a number of original photographs from the same period, featuring numerous noteworthy Canadians, along with material relating to Ritchie’s literary estate. Also included are a number of books and periodicals owned by Ritchie, as well as a number of Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen’s published works, inscribed to Ritchie by Bowen.

The material relating to Judith Robertson revolves mainly around her work as the executor of Charles Ritchie’s literary estate, as well as around her role as co-editor of the work Love's Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2008). In addition, this collection includes correspondence and documents kept by Norman A. Robertson, Judith Robertson’s father, who also worked as a diplomat in the Department of External Affairs with Charles Ritchie.

Contains Series:
Charles Ritchie Material:

  1. Correspondence
  2. Diaries
  3. Writing and original documents
  4. Photographs
  5. Charles Ritchie’s literary estate
  6. Miscellaneous material
  7. Books and periodicals

Judith Robertson Material:

  1. Love’s Civil War
  2. Material relating to Norman A. Robertson [Judith Robertson’s father]
  3. Oversized material

Dora Mavor Moore Papers

This collection consists of correspondence, scripts, photos, clippings, theatre programs and tapes covering the personal and professional career of Dora Mavor Moore. It excludes that part of Moore's career when she was director of the New Play Society and School. This material can be found in the New Play Society Papers (MS Coll. 228).

Henri Nouwen fonds

  • CA ON00389 F4
  • Fonds
  • 1910 - 1997, 1964 - 1996 predominant

Fonds consists of 15 series:

  1. Manuscripts
  2. General files
  3. Calendar files
  4. Personal records
  5. Publisher files
  6. Financial files
  7. Teaching materials
  8. Nouwen’s education records and study notes
  9. Published works
  10. Video recordings of Nouwen
  11. Sound recordings
  12. Collected materials
  13. L'Arche Daybreak administrative files
  14. Ephemera and artifacts
  15. Photographs

Nouwen, Henri J.M.

Jim Christy Papers

Includes drafts, notes, research, photographs, early personal material and other material related to the life and work of author, artist and adventurer Jim Christy. Includes drafts, research, reviews and other material for: Sweet Assorted, Strange Sites, “Scalawags” columns in NUVO, art exhibitions, The Castle Stories, and various other works

David Dunlap Observatory Scrapbook

David Dunlap Observatory scrapbook was prepared in 1934 by Jessie Donalda Dunlap for her son as a Christmas gift. The scrapbook contains letters, printed articles, clippings and photographs documenting the David Dunlap Observatory from its initial conception through it's construction and opening.

The Scrapbook, which measures 22" x 38" when open, was donated by the Dunlap family to the David Dunlap Observatory in 1968 where it resided in the main entrance of the Administration Building until 2008.

Stillman Drake Papers

The collection consists of manuscript, computer-generated drafts, and galleys of Stillman Drake’s published works; offprints of his periodical articles; offprints of articles by other writers in the history of science; Drake’s correspondence; and book invoices; and miscellaneous items.

Morris Wolfe Papers

This first accession contains files relating to the life and work of writer and editor, Morris Wolfe.

Maureen Scott Harris Papers

This accession of Maureen Scott Harris’ papers includes a significant amount of correspondence, both personal and professional. It also contains material relating to the Renga 9 collaborative poetry project, and to a number of Fieldnotes publications: The Original Title by Elizabeth Hay (2016), The Spaces Between by Christina McCallum (2016), and Wilderness on the Page by John Steffler (2017). Also included are numerous drafts of Scott Harris’ works At the Exact Speed Necessary / Learning My Father’s Death (2005-2016), and Waters Remembered (2015), along with travel diaries, personal calendars and photographs, and a number of poetry chapbooks published in Canada.

Contains Series:

  1. Correspondence
  2. Literary Projects & Other Writing
  3. Published Works by Scott Harris
  4. Readings & Press Coverage
  5. Personal Material
  6. Audio / visual material
  7. Published works by others
  8. Programmes
  9. Oversized material

M.R. Appell Papers

Collection consists of correspondence, including letters from Nelson Ball, J.W. Curry and Douglas Henderson, as well as poetry booklets created by Appell and small press imprints and publications.

Jack Batten Papers

Includes drafts, research, proofs and other material related to the ‘Crang’ novels: Crang Plays the Ace; Take Five; Keeper of the Flame; Riviera Blues; Blood Counts; Booking In; drafts, notes and research for a young adult biography of Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson: the Man and His Jazz; research and notes for a history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, The Leafs; 100 Years of UTS; Whodunit columns for The Toronto Star (1999-2017) and other material related to the work of Jack Batten.

M.R. Appell Papers

  • CA OTUTF MS COLL 00666
  • Accession
  • 1963-2012 (Predominately: 2009-2012)
  • Part of M.R. Appell Papers

Papers consist of correspondence (including an extensive correspondence with Nelson Ball and Doug Henderson); miscellaneous poetry; several Friends of Lorine Niedecker newsletters; and various publications Appel has previously published in from 1965-1983.

Maureen Hynes Papers

Includes drafts, notes and editorial discussion for Rough Skin; Marrow, Willow; The Poison Colour; Letters From China; Harm’s Way; editorial work; George Brown College teaching career, 1974-2010; correspondence; photographs and other material related to the life and work of Maureen Hynes

Maureen Scott Harris Papers

This accession of Maureen Scott Harris’ papers includes a significant amount of personal correspondence from the 1960s to the present, along with professional correspondence, mainly from 2015. It also contains materials relating to the Renga 10 collaborative poetry project, and to the Abundance chapbook and event, in addition to a number of periodicals in which Scott Harris’ poetry has been published. The collection also includes Scott Harris’ notes from a course taught by Northrup Frye at the University of Toronto in 1982-1983, along with promotional material from Brick Books, and a variety of audio/visual material.

Contains Series:

  1. Correspondence
  2. Literary Projects
  3. Published Works
  4. Early Writing & Education
  5. Brick Books Material
  6. Miscellaneous
  7. Audio / Visual Material
  8. Personal Journals (Restricted)

Crad Kilodney Papers

Includes Exposition Press vanity press books (Hicksville, New York) with holograph comments by Crad Kilodney laid in. correspondence with friend and author Dhymitruy ‘Jimmy’ Bouryiotis; poetry, reviews and prose in Rustler, Mink, Elite and other magazines; 1971 manuscript by Barry Chamish; Barry Goldwater comic; Toronto Police Service Property bag from May 9, 2011 arrest for contempt of court charge

Dennis Lee Papers

Includes manuscripts, correspondence, books, and other material for Yesno [other titles ‘Fiat’, ‘Testament’, ‘Is’, ]; Alligator Stew: favourite poems by Dennis Lee; The Bard of the Universe [other title ‘The Lunatic Muse’]; essays; in-progress work; jacket blurbs; audio and video material; extensive editing material; about Dennis Lee; Jelly Belly; ‘Cadence, Country, Silence’(later title Body Music); extensive editorial and mentorship work; original holograph notebooks containing early poem drafts; blurbs, correspondence and other material related to the work of Dennis Lee on the Toronto Legacy Project and Plaques Programme with Heritage Toronto; Fraggle Rock cue sheets and payments; La dimora del cuore/Heart Residence (Longo translation); about Civil Elegies; board books for children, including drafts of text, correspondence and drawings by illustrator; works based on Dennis Lee material, including music and plays; other correspondence and material by and about Dennis Lee.

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