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Robert Fulford fonds. 5th accrual. – 1953-2015, predominant 1999-2008. – 1.78 m of textual records; 3 photographs : b&w.

Series 1
Clippings of Fulford’s writing. – ca. 1962-2005. – 1.66 m of textual records. 3 photographs : b&w.

The series contains clippings of Fulford’s reviews and columns in various publications, including Maclean’s (1962-1964), Saturday Night (1975-1987), and National Post (2000-2005), as well as Toronto Life, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Globe and Mail, and more (assorted dates from 1988-2005). Cuttings were originally housed in 3-ring binders or file folders. Files have been arranged in rough chronological order.

Box 46
F.1          Marshall Delaney Columns, 1975-1976.
F.2          Marshall Delaney Columns, 1977-1978.
F.3          Marshall Delaney Columns, 1979-1980.
F.4          Marshall Delaney Columns, 1981-1982.
F.5          Marshall Delaney Columns, 1983-1984.
F.6          Marshall Delaney Columns, 1985-1986.
F.7          Saturday Night Notebooks, 1980-1981.
F.8          Saturday Night Notebooks, 1982.
F.9          Saturday Night Notebooks, 1983.
F.10        Saturday Night Notebooks, 1984.

Box 47
F.1          Saturday Night Notebooks, 1985.
F.2          Saturday Night Notebooks, 1986.
F.3          Saturday Night Notebooks, 1987.
F.4          1988 Columns.
F.5          1989 Columns, Articles, Reviews.
F.6          1990 Columns, Articles, Reviews.
F.7          1991 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.8          1991 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.9          1992 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.

Box 48
F.1          1992 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.2          1993 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.3          1993 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.4          1994 Columns, Articles, Reviews.
F.5          1995 Columns, Articles, Reviews.
F.6          1996 Columns, Articles, Reviews.
F.7          1997 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.8          1997 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.

Box 49
F.1          1998 Columns, Articles, Reviews.
F.2          1999 Columns, Articles, Reviews.
F.3          2000 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.4          2000 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.5          2001 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.6          2001 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.7          2002 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 3.

Box 50
F.1          2002 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 3.
F.2          2002 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 3 of 3.
F.3          January-June 2003 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.4          January-June 2003 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.5          July-December 2003 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.6          July-December 2003 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.7          January-June 2004 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.

Box 51
F.1          January-June 2004 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.2          July-December 2004 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 3.
F.3          July-December 2004 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 3.
F.4          July-December 2004 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 3 of 3.
F.5          January-June 2005 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.6          January-June 2005 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.7          July-December 2005 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 1 of 2.
F.8          July-December 2005 Columns, Articles, Reviews : fldr 2 of 2.
F.9          [Assorted clippings, ca. 1968-2008 : fldr 1 of 2].

Box 52
F.1          [Assorted clippings, ca. 1968-2008 : fldr 2 of 2].
F.2          [Assorted clippings, ca. 1999-2002].
F.3          [Assorted clippings, ca. 1992-2006].
F.4          [Assorted clippings, 1995, 2000-2003].
F.5          [Assorted clippings, 1995-2006].
F.6          [Assorted clippings, 1992-1998].
F.7          [Assorted clippings, 1991-1998, and photographs of Fulford and others].
               
                Photographs in file 7:
                1. [Fulford, Pierre Berton, and James Baldwin]. – 1963.
                2. [Fulford speaking at Vistas Conference in Hamilton, Ontario]. – 1981.
                3. [Bill French, Fulford, and Doug Marshall in "Literary Mafia" performance]. –
                1977.

Box 53
F.1          [Maclean's clippings scrapbook, July 1962-July 1965].
F.2          [Maclean's clippings scrapbook, August 1964-September 1964].

Series 2
Clippings about Fulford and ephemera. – 1994, 2002-2014. – 4 cm of textual records.

The series comprises clippings from publications which mention Fulford or review his books. Clippings originate from National Post, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Jewish News, Ryerson Review of Journalism, and more. Additionally, the series contains copies of agendas for events at which Fulford has spoken, a 1975 issue of Saturday Night, and an agenda for the University of Toronto convocation at which Fulford’s honorary degree was conferred (1994). Clippings and ephemera are arranged in subject files; original record groupings have been maintained.

Box 54
F.1          [Saturday Night issue from May 1975; Writers' Development Trust event agenda, n.d.].
F.2          [Clippings, ca. 1994-2009 : fldr 1 of 2].
F.3          [Clippings, ca. 1994-2009 : fldr 2 of 2].

Series 3
Speeches. – 1988-2008. – 4 cm of textual records.

The series contains Fulford’s speeches—both annotated typescripts and handwritten originals—at a variety of locations. Speeches are arranged in files; original record groupings have been maintained.

Box 54
F.4          [Typescripts from University of Toronto Allan Bloom Memorial lecture, St. Michael's College         Donner Foundation lecture, Holy Blossom Temple speeches]. – 2001-2004.
F.5          [Handwritten originals and annotated typescripts from Civitas Conference, Truth and       Consequences event at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, University of Toronto faculty club, Hart          House, University of Calgary symposium, National Library of Canada, Royal Canadian Academy              of Arts, Toronto Historical Board, Royal Ontario Museum, Queen's University : fldr 1 of 2]. –         1988-2008.
F.6          [Handwritten originals and annotated typescripts from Civitas Conference, Truth and       Consequences event at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, University of Toronto faculty club, Hart          House, University of Calgary symposium, National Library of Canada, Royal Canadian Academy              of Arts, Toronto Historical Board, Royal Ontario Museum, Queen's University : fldr 2 of 2]. –         1988-2008.

Series 4
Correspondence. – 1953-2015. – 6 cm of textual records.

The series comprises correspondence received by Fulford from friends, colleagues, and fans, as well as correspondence sent by Fulford. Correspondence is arranged in files; original record groupings have been maintained.

Box 54
F.7          [Letters to family and letters from fans and friends, 1953-2015 : fldr 1 of 2].
                1-17. Fulford to his mother. – August-November 1953.
                18. Mary Campbell. – 1996.
                19. Graham Parker. – 1996.
                20. Blanche Gorsky. – 1996.
                21. Graham Fraser. – 1996.
                22. Judy Stoffman. – n.d.
                23. Ann Plummer. – 1996.
                24. Jean Seasons. – 1996.
                25. Marcus Gee. – n.d.
                26. Ed Wildman. – 1996.
                27. Arthur Weinthal. – 1996.
                28. Maureen E. Milne. – 1996.
                29. Kathryn Walker-Hand. – 1996.
                30. Greta Fraser. – 1996.
                31. Flora Ward. – 1996.
                32. Salim Mansur. – 2004.
                33. Nancy Lockhart. – 2013.
                34. Frank Warren. – 2007.
                35. Alex Colville. – 2007.
                36. Karen Levine. – 2007.
                37. Matthew Teitelbaum, Art Gallery of Ontario. – 2007.
                38. Loral Deen. – 2007.
                39. Dorothy Shoichet and Bernard Katz, Koffler Centre of the Arts. – 2007.
                40. John Gould. – 2008.
                41. David Weatherston. – 1996.
                42. George M. Morrison. – 1996.
                43. Randy Lieb. – 1996.
                44. Irena Friedman Karafilly. – 1994.
                45. Alex Colville. – 2006.
                46. Anne Bedish. – 2006.
                47. Al Lando. – 1996.
                48. C.R. Guest. – 1996.
                49. Kenneth Hart Green. – 1996.
                50. Alex Colville. – 2007.
                51. Taiya Barrs. – 1996.
                52. Stephen Clarkson. – 2008.
                53. Harry Bruce. – 2008.
                54. Andy MacFarlane. – 1997.
                55. Wendy R. Eisen. – 1996.
                56. Ann Charney. – 1996.
                57. Richard Dominico. – 2004.

F.8          [Letters to family and letters from fans and friends, 1953-2015 : fldr 2 of 2].
                1. Katherin Ashenburg. – 1997.
                2. McGill Queen's University Press. – 2007.
                3. George Vanderbush. – 2007.
                4. David Mason. – n.d
                5. Rachael Turkienicz. – 2006.
                6. Seth. – n.d.
                7. Rosie Abella. – 1981.
                8. Albert Manguel. – 2008.
                9. University of Toronto Art Centre. – 2006.
                10. Jacqueline Park. – 2008.
                11. Peter A. Reimers. – 2008.
                12. Lavin Agency. – 2004.
                13. George Fetherling. – 2008.
                14. Douglas M. Gibson. – n.d.
                15. Ray Jenkins. – 1996.
                16. Robert Norris. – 2006.
                17. Marjorie Harris. – 2001.
                18. P. Gzowski. – 2000-2001.
                19. Fulford to Patricia Bowles. – 2000.
                20. Fulford to Natasha Hassan. – 2003.
                21. Rudy Brunell. – 2006.
                21. Heather Aikenhead. – 2006.
                22. Clifford Orwin. – 2001.
                23. Calvin Trillin. – 2001.
                24. Janet Malcolm. – 2001.
                25. Lorrie Clark. – 2001.
                26. Margaret Atwood. – 1997.
                27. David Staines. – 2001.
                28. Gail Asper, The Asper Foundation. – 2004.
                29. University of Toronto Art Centre. – 2004.
                30. Allan Slaight. – 2004.
                31. Joseph L. Rotman. – 2004.
                32-38. The Japan Foundation, Toronto. – 1997.
                39-40. McMaster University, Mills Memorial Library--Archives & Research Collections. – 1990.
                41. Heather Reisman. – 2004.
                42. Fulford to Abraham L. Feinberg. – 1971.
                43. Sandra Gwyn. – 1999.
                44. Anna Porter. – 1997.
                45. Heather Reisman. – 2004.
                46. Irshal Manji. – 2004.
                47. Benjamin Fulford. – 1987.
                48. Howard Engel. – 1988.
                49-50. Meiji University. – 1997.
                50. Morris Wolfe. – n.d.
                51. W.J. Curran. – 2014.
                52. Alberto Manguel. – 2015.
                53. Oliver Sacks. – 2015.
                54. Morley Torgov. – 2015.
                55-70. Fulford to "Di." – 1953, 1988-1989, 1996-1998.
                71-72. Fulford to his mother. – 1992.
                73-74. Fulford to John Miller, Chair of Journalism Department at Ryerson University. 1990.

Box 55
F.1          [Assorted letters, 1957-2014 : fldr 1 of 2].
                1-2. John Fraser. – 1997.
                3. David Bezmozgis. – 2005.
                4. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. – 2004.
                5. Michael McNamara. – n.d.
                6-8. Clare Westcott. – 2005.
                9. McGill-Queen's University Press. – 2005.
                10. Canadian Museum for Human Rights. – 2005.
                11. Alex Colville. – 2003-2004.
                12-14. Douglas M. Gibson. – 2004.
                15. Great Canadian Dollar Store staff. – n.d.
                16. Peggy Benneyworth. – 2005.
                17. Clare Westcott. – 2004.
                18. Douglas M. Gibson. – 2004.
                19-20. Jack Batten. – 2003-2004.
                21. Norman K. Atkins. – 1988.
                22. Noah Richler. – 2005.
                23. Phyllis Grosskurth. – 2005.
                24. George Fetherling. – 2004.
                25. University of Toronto Art Centre. – 2005.
                26. Boris Castel. – 2005.
                27. Paul Cerar. – 2005.
                28. Denise Balkisson. – 2005.
                29-30. Alfred Jacobs. – 2006.
                31. Alex Colville. – 2006.
                32. Ray Dudley. – n.d.
                33. Edward O. Phillips. – 2006.
                34. Richard Simpson. – 1996.
                35. Victoria Branden. – 2005.
                36. Alex Colville. – 2006.
                37-38. Wil Hudson. – 2005.
                39. Roy MacGregor. – 2006.
                40-41. Robert Sibley. – 2008.
                42. Megan Lefolii. – 2007.
                43. The Dominion Institute. – 2008.
                44. David Macfarlane. – 2008.
                45. Megan Lefolii. – n.d.
                46. Jeet Heer. – n.d.
                47. Fulford to Robert Blount. – 1957.
                48. Dale McDonald. – 2002.
                49. Barry Callaghan. – 2008.
                50. Seth. – 2007.
                51. William French. – 2008.

F.2          [Assorted letters, 1957-2014 : fldr 2 of 2].
                1. Karen Levine. – n.d.
                2. Massey College. – 2009.
                3. David Mason. – 2006.
                4. Seth. – 2009.
                5. Alex Colville. – 2009.
                6. David MacFarlane. – 1999.
                7. Zeidler Partnership Architects. – 2013.
                8. Jeffrey Meyers. – 2014.
                9. Edward O. Phillips. – 2013.
                10. Marcus Gee. – 2008.
               
               

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