Accession MS COLL 00622 - Jack Batten Papers

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CA OTUTF MS COLL 00622

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Jack Batten Papers

Date(s)

  • 1959-2010 (Creation)

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44 boxes (6 metres)

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Name of creator

(1932-)

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Gift of Jack Batten, 2002

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Scope and content

This latest accession of Jack Batten’s papers includes material – research, manuscripts and other editorial matter – for various Batten books, including: The Man Who Ran Faster than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat, The Annex: The Story of a Toronto Neighbourhood, Learned Friends: A Tribute to 50 Remarkable Advocates, 1950-2000, Silent in an Evil Time: The Brave War of Edith Cavell and The War to End All Wars: The Story of World War I. It also includes research and manuscripts for his freelance work, primarily for magazines, as well as his radio scripts and other projects.

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Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca

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  • English

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    CA OTUTF MS COLL00622

    Institution identifier

    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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