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Marjorie Harris fonds. – 1965-2005. – 10.87 m of textual records and other materials.

Series 1:
Magazine and newspaper work. – 1968-2004 – 2.24 m of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series. – Boxes 1-13.
This series focuses on Harris’s work as a freelance writer, staff writer, columnist, and senior editor. The first part of the series consists of articles written for major Canadian magazines and newspapers, including Maclean’s, Chatelaine, Saturday Night, Financial Post Magazine, Toronto Life, the Toronto Star, and the Globe & Mail. Files include fashion spreads from Maclean’s, research articles, notes and transcripts of interviews, typescripts, copies of published articles, and correspondence from editors and readers. Some of the Maclean’s fashion spreads are found in Series 9 Oversize.
The second group of files relates to MH as the author of a series of arts articles for Applied Arts Quarterly, and as a columnist (‘Marjorie’s Way’ from The Canadian in the late 1970s, and Globe & Mail gardening columns from 1992 to 2004).
The final section documents MH’s role as co-editor of Toronto Life Gardens in 1996-97 and as editor-in-chief of Gardening Life beginning in 1997. These latter files include internal correspondence (for example, administrative memos and story ideas), drafts of articles by MH, promotional materials, and correspondence from readers.
Series 1 also includes a few promotional items written by MH for commercial clients.
The files are arranged chronologically except for the ‘Marjorie’s Way’ and Globe & Mail gardening columns, which are grouped at the end of the series, followed by drafts of articles which have not been dated or confirmed as having been published.
Early notes and drafts for some articles can be found in a notebook in Series 6.

Box 1
Chronological order:
F.1 “You should see it when it’s working it’s really great.” artscanada, June 1968, pp. 3-7. Published version.
F.2 “Who’s the lady in the costume? That’s our hostess.”[fashion] Maclean’s, January 1969, pp. [69]-72. Published version.
F.3 “Red white and blue.” [fashion] Maclean’s, March 1969, pp. 69, 71. Published version.
F.4 “The great nutrition game: How it’s played with dice and with your shopping bag.” Maclean’s, April 1969, pp. 76-7, 79-80. Published version. File also includes eight letters from readers, some letters annotated and edited for reprinting in Letters to Editor; and two newspaper articles citing the article.
F.5 “The all-Canadian fabrication” [fashion] Maclean’s, April 1969, pp. 86-9. Published version. File also includes reactions from readers (4 letters, 24 April-13 June 1969).
F.6 “Who needs the cover-up fad?” [fashion] Maclean’s, May 1969, pp. [90-3]. Published version
F.7 “White is beautiful.” [fashion] Maclean’s, June 1969, pp. [80-2]. Published version
F.8 “Canada’s top 10 eating places.”Maclean’s, July 1969, pp. [46, 48], 50; and in the same issue, “The Age of Elegance,” [fashion] pp. [60]-61-2. Published version.
F.9 “Top it!” [fashion] [Maclean’s, August 1969], pp. 57-[60]. Published version.
F.10 “A tale of two cities: Montreal - Canada’s fashion centre reaches for world status; Toronto gives prizes for designs short on style and taste.”[fashion] Maclean’s, September 1969, pp. 80-4. Published version. File also includes nine letters from readers, and a 4-page typescript response from MH, 15 September 1969.

F.11 “The new mood of drama for fall.” Maclean’s, October 1969, pp. 60-2, 66. Published version.
F.12 “The plasticization of practically everything.” [fashion] Maclean’s, February 1970, pp. 44-5. Published version plus annotated typescript describing the fashion shoot, apparently prepared when the layout was entered into a competition.
F.13 “Tax tip: whatever else you do, don’t make an honest woman out of her.” Maclean’s, May 1970, p. 18; and in the same issue, “This dress is all hang-up.” [fashion] p. 75. Published version.
F.14 “Ray Moriyama: A designing man with seduction on his mind ...” Maclean’s, March, 1970, pp. 58, 60-2; and in the same issue, “Snow, Saunas, and Swimsuits.”[fashion] pp. 64-5. Published version.
F.15 “Ethnicity.” [fashion] Toronto Life, November 1970, pp 56-7. Published version.
F.16 “Art as found fashion.” [fashion] Toronto Life, February 1971, pp. [50-1]. Published version.
F.17 “My journey into the land of the flat people.” Toronto Life, May 1971, pp. 36-41. Published version.
F.18 “The look of no look at all.” [fashion] Toronto Life, April 1971, p. 45; and in the same issue, “See how my city garden grows,” pp. 49-51. Published version.
F.19 “Good-time Sunday: Maybe we’re bound for hell in a handcart but, oh happy Sunday, the Blue Laws are fading! You can shop, dine, drink, watch strippers, see a ballet, fly, get steamed, move furniture, have your roof fixes, and lots, lots more.” Toronto Life, October 1971, pp. 38-41. Published version.
F.20 “If you are oenophilic, stay out of N.S. & B.C.” Saturday Night, November 1972, p. 52. Published version.
F.21 Reaction to “The invisible woman.” Weekend Magazine, 17 February 1973. Six letters to MH from readers, 15-17 February 1973.
F.22 “Pasta the puck.” Toros Sports Magazine, 9 October 1973, pp. 28-30. Published version.
F. 23 “You can’t go home again.” Toros Sports Magazine, 4 November 1973, pp. 4-5. Published version.
F.24 “Till road trips do us part.” Toros Sports Magazine, 13 December 1973, pp. 4-6. Published version.
F.25 “Trends.” Chatelaine, June 1975, p. 8. Published version.

Box 2
F.1 “Kids and trouble.” [Article for Quest Magazine, March/April 1976.] Annotated typescripts (multiple versions); holograph and typescript interview notes. See also next file.
F.2 “Kids and trouble.” Reactions from readers: 21 letters, 19 March-2 April 1976.
F.3 “The mysterious world of Louis de Niverville.” Saturday Night, March 1976, pp. 38-46. Published version; expense claim; annotated typescripts of article; holograph interview notes in two notepads; typescript interview notes; photocopy of article on De Niverville by Robert Fulford; misc. holograph notes.
F.4 “Six radical ways to change your marriage.” Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine, May/June 1976, pp. 16-18, 20, 22-3. Published version; numerous annotated typescripts; typescript of interview notes (including with David Suzuki and Tara Cullis); holograph notes.
F.5 “Sex and your kids: How to tell if there’s trouble coming - and how the problem may be you.” Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine, September/October 1976, pp. [82-3], 84, 86-90. Published version; expense claim; carbon typescript to “Shirley”; annotated typescripts of article and interview notes.
F.6 “John Sewell and the chili-sauce mafia.” Toronto Life, December 1976, pp. 48-9, 149–50, 152-7, 159. Published version; letter from ‘Sandy’ [Alexander Ross, editor]; letter to “Sandy” from advance reader; annotated typescript interview notes; holograph notes; newspaper clippings and research articles. See also next file.
F.7 Interview notes for John Sewell article: five spiral notebooks; one notepad.

Box 3
F.1 “Why you’re enjoying your women friends more.” Chatelaine, February 1977, pp. 33, 86, 88-9. Published version; letter from editor; annotated typescripts of article.
F.2 “Blotchface.” [profile of Christie Blatchford] Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine, February 1977, pp. 3-4. 6-9. Published version; two letters from Blatchford to Jack [Batten] re interview; annotated typescripts of article; typescript and holograph interview notes; holograph note from Blatchford to MH; clippings of Blatchford’s Globe and Mail columns (1976); portion of MH’s original folder with Blatchford family contact details.
F.3 “Toronto’s real estate market - boom or bust?” Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine, May 1977, pp. Toronto Edition 1-4, 6, 8-9. Published version; annotated typescripts of article; typescript research and interview notes; misc. holograph notes.
F.4 “What men want from women - now.” Chatelaine, May 1977, pp. [31]-32, 34, 38, 128, 128, 130-1. Published version; annotated typescripts of article; typescript interview and holograph interview notes in spiral notebook and notepad; portion of MH’s original folder with contact information.
F.5 “What kind of man do women want now?” Chatelaine, August 1977, pp. 26, 86-90. Published version; annotated typescripts of article and interview notes.
F.6 “The selling of Eskimo art.” Weekend Magazine, 13 August 1977, pp. 4-7; abridged and reprinted as “Canada’s Native Masters.”Atlas World Press Review, December 1977, p. 51. Published versions; contract between MH and Weekend Magazine ; annotated typescripts of article; typescript interview notes; research article.

Box 4
F.1 “Men and women: where we’re at: Coming out of the stone age: the myths and facts separated.” Co-authored with Benjamin Schlesinger. Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine, October 1977, [24]-26, 28, 30. Also in the same issue, by MH: “The Five Best-Bet Young Toronto Artists.” pp. Toronto Edition 1–4, 6, 8, 10. Published versions; annotated typescript drafts and research notes for first article.
F.2 “How a married couple saw themselves on film and got it together apart.” The City: Toronto Star Sunday Magazine, 20 November 1977, p. 6. Published version and expense claim.
F.3 “Sunday Cook: Prof. John Slater; Diana Filer; Norman Hay, Writer/Designer; David Brown; Beverley J. Rockett; Charles Pachter; Nuala FitzGerald.” [Series of articles for the Sunday Star, 1978?] Annotated typescripts; holograph interview notes and recipes; portion of original MH folder with list of names.
F.4 “George’s and all that jazz: without Doug and Dorian Cole there wouldn’t be all that jazz.” The City: Toronto Star Sunday Magazine, 22 January 1978, pp. 10-13. Published version; typescript letter from Doug Cole; annotated typescript of article.
F.5 “50 Golden Years of Chatelaine, 1928-1978.” Chatelaine, March 1978, 43-55. Published version; annotated typescript of article.
F.6 “Power play. All it takes to win political office is money, charisma and lots of friends.” The Financial Post Magazine, March 1979, pp. 25-9. Published version, annotated typescripts of article; lengthy typescript interview notes with Stephen Lewis (5 pp.), David Crombie (2.5 pp.) Stuart Lagged (2.5 pp.), John Roberts (3 pp.), Flora MacDonald (3 pp.), and shorter notes re Keith Daley, Royce Faith, James Counts (P.O.), and Heather Peterson; research materials.
F.7 “The Confessional of Mike McManus: Beneath the sex appeal of TV Ontario’s talk show host is a very insecure man.” The City: Toronto Star Magazine, 11 June 1978, pp.11-13. Published version; annotated typescript of article.
F.8 “Woman’s Work: Meet eight vanguard artists whose work startles, provokes, even makes you laugh.” Chatelaine, July 1978, pp. 34-7. Published version; expense claim; annotated typescript drafts of article; holograph and typescript interview notes with Alexandra Haeseker, Patricia Kushner, Gathie Falk, Colette Whiten, Sherry Grauer, Anne Mandlsohn, Irene Whittome, and Joy Walker; correspondence with the artists; news clippings and research articles; catalogue from art exhibition, “A Toronto Sensibility,” 1978.
F.9 “Celebrate the cityscape: It’s got heart!” Chatelaine, August 1978, pp. 38, 95. Published version; annotated typescript contact list; annotated typescripts drafts of article; quotes from interviewees; documentation from group photo shoot.
F.10 “Mere vulgar money is not enough. The difference is called style.” Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine.” November 1978, pp.70-2, 74-5. Published version; typescript contact list; holograph interview notes; annotated typescripts drafts of article.
F.11 “Fitness” [Chatelaine, December 1978]. Letter of thanks, after publication, from consultant interviewed for the article.
F.12 “Travels with Maureen: Canada’s great contralto rates the weird and wonderful halls of the world.” The Canadian , 6 January 1979, pp. 4-6. Published version; annotated typescripts of article; typescript and holograph interview notes; research articles.

Box 5
F.1 “Best seller” Canadian, April 1979. Expense claim; annotated typescript drafts of article; detailed typescript interview notes with Bev Slopen (3 pp.) and Malcolm Lester (3 pp.) re Lester & Orpen publishers (particularly re Eve Orpen); and on Canadian publishing with Jack McClelland (7 pp.); Doug Gibson (1 typescript); Joy Carroll (4 pp.) June Callwood (2 pp.); additional interview notes with Anna Porter; Philippe van Rjindt; Bill Hushion (Gage Publishing) Jackie Nestmann (Canadian Book Publishers Council) re Eve Orpen; holograph and typescript research and interview notes; ‘Rights Checklist’ (i.e. list of titles) from Lester & Orpen, 1978/79 and L&O press releases; research articles; portion of original MH folder with contact information.
F.2 “Super-art” (Don Watt, package designer). Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine [April 1979]. Portion of published version on which reader as written a letter to MH; annotated typescript drafts of article; holograph research notes; portion of original folder including contact information.
F.3 “The Exuberant Art of Canada’s Artisans. They work in glass, leather, silver and clay, and what they create is not only functional but of lasting grace and beauty.” Chatelaine, May 1979), pp. 48-51, 146, 148, 150, 154. Published version.; carbon typescript expense claim from MH; annotated typescripts drafts of article; annotated typescript list of artisans; biographical sheet on Polly J. Greene.
F.4 “Moving up to a better home. What you should know before you start.” Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine, October 1979, pp.[37H-48H]. Published version; carbon typescript MH expense claim.
F.5 “Fun and games at work: The toy business is deadly serious for the manufacturers.” The Financial Post Magazine, 10 November 1979, pp. 12-13, 16, 18. Published version.

F.6 “Brian Burnett and ducks and bunnies.” Toronto Star, 24 May 1980, p. F7. Published version; letter from Toronto artist and musician, Mendelson Joe, post-publication.
F.7 “A certain style: How Irving Samuel blends current cut and timeless taste for the Canadian market.” Toronto Life Fashion, Fall 1980, pp. 45-7, 72, 74-6. Published version; expense claim from MH; annotated typescript drafts of article; typescript and holograph interview notes, some in spiral notebook.
F.8 “Has anything really changed? (Women in business).” BusinessBeat: The Business Lifestyle Magazine, November/December 1980, pp. 22-3, 25-6, 30. Published version; carbon typescript expense claim from MH; four typescript letters from MH to magazine 1980-81.
F.9 “Parenting is more than having children: It’s treating them as human beings.”Financial Post Magazine, February 1981, pp. 16-18. Published version; holograph research notes; typescript interview notes; research articles; portion of MH’s original folder with contact information.
F.10 “On the scene: A report on new wave from the mainstream.” Quest: Canada’s Urban Magazine, March 1981, pp. Toronto Edition 3-4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Published version; expense claim from MH; annotated typescripts of article; holograph and typescript research notes; research articles; typescript letter MH to [Michael] Enright (Quest editor) re story ideas.
F.11 “The business traveller’s survival guide. How to stay sane when stuck or stranded.” The Financial Post Magazine, 15 April 1981, pp. 21, 23-4, 26, [28]. Published version; annotated typescript drafts of article; typescript and holograph interview notes in 2 spiral notebooks; research articles.

Box 6
F.1 “Bertrand versus business: One man’s crusade against too much corporate power.” Financial Post Magazine, June 1981, pp. 20-1, 24-7. Published version; typescript addenda to story; annotated proofs.
F.2 “Redressing the balance: Equal pay laws aren’t enough. Getting women to the top demands planning - and if you don’t do it, the government may make you.” Canadian Business, June 1981, pp. 52-6, 59, 61. Published version; annotated typescripts drafts of article.
F.3 “Profile: Martha Johnson. Though she’s not your usual glitzy rock ‘n’ roller, this musician has survived the new wave fad to become a real star.” Flare: Canada’s Fashion Magazine, November 1981, pp. 51-2, 54, 56, 138. Published version; comment and contract typescript letters from editor; annotated typescripts drafts of article and interview notes; news clippings; photograph of Martha and the Muffins band.
F.4 “Issy Sharp’s finest season: How three lifelong friends went from Jarvis Street in Toronto to Fifth Avenue in New York by never cutting corners on class.” Canadian Business, February 1982, pp. 74-81; annotated typescripts of article and research notes.
F.5 “The new clubbiness of women.” Chatelaine, April 1982, pp. 66-7, 152, [154], 156, 158-9. Published version; holograph research notes; research articles.
F.6 “Women in advertising.” Chatelaine, June 1982, pp. 58-9, 93-4, 96, 101, 103. Published version; typescript contract letter: annotated typescripts of article and interview notes; research articles; portion of original MH file with contact information.
F.7 “Suite success: Helen Moffett has made the design of corporate offices a multimillion-dollar business.” The Financial Post Magazine, 1 June 1982, pp. 12-14, 16, 18. Published version.
F.8 “Married but living apart: Portrait of an unusual marriage.” [Profile of MH and Jack Batten] Chatelaine, August 1982, pp. 52-3, 138, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150. Published version; contract typescript letter from magazine; annotated typescripts of article; typescript interview with herself; holograph notes.
F.9 “The soft sell: Why more women are going into PR – and excelling at it.” The Financial Post Magazine, 1 November 1982, pp. 20-1, 24, 26. Published version; annotated typescripts of article; typescript comments from reader (‘Ken’ [Waxman?, managing editor]; typescript and holograph interview notes; research articles; promotional materials from PR companies.

Box 7
F.1 “The many lives of Carol Rapp: Who says superwoman doesn’t exist?”City Woman, Holiday, 1982, pp. 38-40, 42-6, 58; contract; annotated typescripts of article; typescripts and holograph interview notes; research articles; speeches by Rapp.
F.2 “Christmas gifts from the heart.” Chatelaine, December 1982, pp. 49-51, 76-7; reprinted as ‘Gifts from the heart: Twenty ideas for thoughtful Christmas gifts” in Key to Kingston Magazine, Nov./Dec. 1983, pp. 14-17. Published versions; contractual letter and comments to MH from Bonnie Cornell, ME of Chatelaine; annotated typescripts of article; typescript and holograph research notes; research articles.
F.3 “Wives at the top.” Chatelaine, January 1983, pp. 62, 120, 122, 124, 126, 130. Published version.
F.4 Promotional writing: invoices from MH to Theo Dimson Design Inc. for PR package for Lipton’s (women’s clothing store) and promotional material, 1983.
F.5 Editing work for The Observer, March, April 1993. Invoice.
F.6 “Canada ... Vacationland” Touring & Travel: The Canadian Travel Authority, May 1983, pp. 7-8, 10-11, 13-19, 21-5, 27-37. Published version; annotated typescripts of article; typescript and holograph interview notes with Alex Colville, Mel Hurtig; Robert Joy, Carole Laure, W.O. Mitchell, David Suzuki, Veronica Tennant, re their favourite places in Canada.
F.7 “You don’t have to read Canadian: Our namedropper’s guide will do.” The Financial Post Magazine, 1 November 1983, pp.14-16, 18-19. Reprinted as “You don’t have to read Canadian: The EL namedropper’s guide will do” in Emergency Librarian, November-December 1984, pp. 9-12. Published versions; correspondence with magazines (3 typescript); annotated typescripts of article.
F.8 “At your service: Now is the time for all good caterers to come to the aid of your party.” Toronto Life, December 1983, pp. E4-E7, E16, E18, E20-24. Published version; page proofs; holograph contact list; annotated typescript of article; typescript letter from caterer; yellow pages section with caterers’ listings.
F.9 “Found weekends: Romantic retreats and other great escapes: presenting our tour of twenty-five close-to-home getaways.” Toronto Life, June 1984, pp. 34-9. Published version; contract typescript letter from magazine; holograph research notes; correspondence with tourism venues; research articles; annotated typescripts of article.
F.10 “New faces in portrait painting: These women are the vanguard of a renascent art.” The Financial Post Magazine, 1 August 1984, pp. 37-40, 42, 44. Published version; annotated typescripts of article; holograph notes.
F.11 “The man behind the background music: In radio land, jingle producer Mort Ross is a commercial success.” The Financial Post Magazine, 1 May 1985, pp. 46-[8], 52-3. Published version; annotated typescripts of article; news clippings; promotional materials from Ross’s company; holograph and typescript interview notes.

Box 8
F.1 “The safe guide to getting sick.” Toronto Life, July 1985. Correspondence only.
F.2 “Mixed media: The inside scoop on the industry’s reporters, editors, and owners.” Toronto Life, November 1985, pp. 72. No byline. Published version; research notes in notebook in Series 2, Box 14, File 12).
F.3 “Life at the fast track.” Elegance (Toronto Star magazine), 6 April 1986. Annotated typescripts and computer printouts of article; holograph notes; list of Elegance board members and freelancers; correspondence with editor. For published version, see Oversize, Box 41.
F.4 “Boutique food - dining out.”Elegance (Toronto Star magazine), 1 June 1986. Computer printout of article; typescript restaurant list; expense claim. For published version, see Oversize, Box 41.
F.5 “Players: A fashionable look at corporate gamesmanship when the workday’s over.” [photo shoot of well-known executives, including Anna Porter and Theo Dimson] Successful Executive, June 1986, pp. 37-41. Published version; computer letter to Anna Porter, 27 May 1986; computer printout of letter from MH to editor, including final version of article, credits, and invoice; computer printout drafts of article; annotated typescript list re photo shoot.
F.6 “Flying in style.”[luxury travel items]. [Successful Executive, July/August 1986.]. Invoice MH to magazine, 16 May 1986; computer printout of article and interview notes; note to photographer and [copy editor?] from MH; annotated list of items to be photographed; holograph notes; merchandise brochures; printout of letter to MH from editor with research article.
F.7 “When slowing down means touching love.” Toronto Star, 16 August 1986, p. M2. Computer printout of article; published version. Date sourced from LexisNexis database.
F.8 “Designing ways.” Elegance (Toronto Star magazine), 17 August 1986. Annotated typescripts of article; typescript & holograph interview notes. For published version, see Oversize, Box 41.
F.9 “I went downstairs and it hit – boxes scattered all over.” Toronto Star, 23 August 1986, p. A15. Computer printout of drafts of article; published version (photocopy and original).
F.10 Promotional writing: ad copy and short corporate history of Lipton’s (women’s fashion stores) produced for Lipton’s, December 1986-March 1987; correspondence.

F.11 “F.Y.I.: Our regular roundup of best bets.” Successful Executive, January/February 1987, pp. 32-3. Published version; computer printout letter from MH to editor, including invoice and final article.
F.12 “Yorkville reno: Architect Jack Diamond reshapes the streetscape.” Toronto Life, March 1987, pp. 32-5. Computer printout of interview notes, article; invoice; published version.
F.13 “Driving the glorious West Coast.” Physicians Guide for Travel & Meetings, Summer 1987, pp. 16-18, 20-[21]. Published version; computer printout of letter from MH to editor, 30 March 1987, including invoice and final article; annotated typescript of article.
F.14 “Garden varieties: Flowers, bushes and trees for house dwellers who want instant greenery without having to work at it.” Toronto Life, February 1988, pp. [H19-20, H22]. Photocopy of published version.
F.15 [“Baja Peninsula.” Physician’s Guide for Travel & Meetings, 1988?]; Annotated computer printouts of article; research materials (brochures, articles, maps, etc.); computer printout letter MH to Heather Howie, magazine editor.
F.16 “Magic that makes an enchanted garden.” Toronto Star, 16 April 1998. Published version and photocopy.
F.17 “Some garden books are not just for dreamers.” Toronto Star, 24 September 1988, pp. M14.
F.18 [“Taste of the Town.” Restaurant review of Le Français.] Toronto Life, October 1988. Computer printout of review; expense claim; Date sourced in Canadian Periodical Index, 1988. No byline.
F.19 “Bulbs for beginners.” [Chatelaine, October 1988, pp. 49-50.] Computer printout of partial article. Issue and pagination sourced in Canadian Periodical Index, 1988. File also includes draft letter (28 June 1988) MH to Chatelaine editor re proposed garden column and letter from MH to the magazine re photos, 18 June 1988.
F.20 “Gardening: Gifts for gardeners.” Chatelaine, November 1988, pp. 46-9. Published version; annotated computer printout of article; memo to MH.

F.21 “Garden catalogues: harbingers of spring.” Chatelaine, February 1989, p. 46-9. Date and pagination sourced Canadian Periodical Index, 1989.
F.22 “How to start a garden club.” Chatelaine, March 1989, [p. 54. 56] Annotated typescript of article.
F.23 “Roundup for all jolly green thumbs.” The Toronto Star Saturday Magazine, 24 June 1989, p. M4. Published version; computer printout of final draft.
F.24 “Coffee table blooms: In a Canadian Garden.” [review] The Toronto Star Saturday Magazine, 30 September 1989, p. M10. Published version; computer printouts of article.
F.25 “The winter garden.” Toronto Life Homes: The magazine of urban design, November 1989, pp. 27-8, 31. Published version; computer printout invoice MH to magazine, 13 June 1988.
F.26 “Growth industry ... No wonder the gardening business is blooming.” Report on Business Magazine, June 1990, p. 60-3. Published version; computer printout of draft and interview notes.
F.27 “A perennial obsession.” Toronto Star, 23 June 1990, p. M4. Computer printout of article; published version.
F.28 “Prairie rewards. Wind, cold and beating sun can sap a gardener’s spirit. Here’s how to grow a prairie oasis.” Canadian Gardening, August/September 1990, p. 38. Published version.

Box 9
F.1 “The checkered past of a downtown plot.” [re MH’s own garden in Toronto] City & Country Home, September 1990, pp. 98-102. Published version; computer printout of final article, cutlines, and partial drafts.
F.2 “Leaf it & love it: The foliage garden.” Canadian Gardening, December/January 1991, p. 24-7. Published version; computer printouts of final version; letter from MH to editor; invoice.
F.3 [“Common courtesies: shared gardens and the good neighbors who share them”, Toronto Life Homes, May 1991, pp. H19-21]. Computer printouts of article, one including letter from MH to editor. Title and reference sourced in ProQuest database.
F.4 [“Upfront gardens” Canadian Gardening, June/July, 1991, pp. 22-5.] Computer printout of article and invoice; letter, MH to CG. Title, issue, and pagination sourced in online index to Canadian Gardening ( www.canadiangardening.com,1999 ).
F.5 [“Raising rhododendrons ... there are plenty of species hardy enough to grace a Canadian garden.” Canadian Living, April 1993, pp. 168-71. Computer printout of two articles on rhododendrons. Date and pagination sourced in Canadian Periodical Index, 1993.
F.6 “His & Hers” [Garden of Nancy and Ted Maitland]. Canadian Gardening, October/November 1994; pp. 32-9. Published version; typescript letter from Maitlands to MH; annotated computer printout of article; plan of garden; computer printout list of plants; holograph interview notes.
F.7 “The good, the bad, and the ugly.” Chatelaine Gardens!, (n.d. but the magazine was published between Summer 1995 and Spring 1997). Computer printout of article.
F.8 “In praise of the mixed border” [by ‘Kathleen Bernard’, pseud of MH], Chatelaine, May 1996, pp. 83, 85-88, 90. Published version; computer printout of article with MH byline; letter to ‘Kristen’ re editing; invoice; photo list.
F.9 “Paradise found” (Linda Schafhauser garden, Milton ON) [Canadian Gardening, December/January 1996, pp. 34-9.] Annotated computer printouts of article and interview notes. Date and pagination cited in online index to Canadian Gardening (www.canadiangardening.com) for 1996, under “Garden of the Month.”
F.10 Foreword to Journeys through the garden: Inspirations for gardeners in B.C. and the Pacific Northwest by Paddy Wales, 1998.
F.11 “The new old garden.” Report on Business Magazine (Globe & Mail), June 1999.
F.12 “A room with a view and no tourists, please.” The Toronto Star, 4 December 1999, p, L24. Original and photocopy of published version.
F.13 “A slow bird gets the worms. And other essential tips on how to reactivate your garden this spring.” Weekend Post, 1 April 2000. Photocopy of published version.
F.14 “My Toronto: Secret gardens lure in Annex.” National Post, 22 November 2003.
F.15 MH’s contributions to Oxford Companion to the Garden, ed. Patrick Taylor [forthcoming, 2006]. Computer printouts, some annotated, of 13 entries; letter from editor to MH, 15 August 2003; holograph notes.

The next section of files relate to MH as a columnist for The Canadian, as a series writer for Applied Arts Quarterly, and as the The Globe & Mail gardening columnist.
F.16 “Marjorie’s Way.” The Canadian, c. 1977-9. MH wrote this column for the Cityspan section of The Canadian, a weekly magazine published as an insert to numerous Canadian newspapers. The columns focus on Toronto and cover cultural topics ranging from the new Metropolitan Toronto Library, the Chamber Players, and graphic artists, to more humorous subjects such as visiting the set of a soap opera, and taking disco dancing lessons. File contains published versions of 14 columns, some with annotated typescripts and holograph and typescript research notes. See also next two files.
F.17 “Marjorie’s Way.” The Canadian, 1978. Published versions; holograph list: “Columns projected”; letter MH to [editor] re story ideas; research information on artists; notes on speed reading.

Box 10
F.1 Correspondence (2 letters, 1987) editor to MH; holograph and typescript notes relating to series written by MH for Applied Arts Quarterly. See also the next five files.
F.2 “A salute to the G.D.C.. fellows who, by influence and/or accomplishment, have made a major contribution to graphic design in Canada,” “Carl Dair,” and “Leslie (Sam) Smart.” Applied Arts Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 1987, pp. 16-18. Published version; tear sheets; computer printout of article and interview notes.
F.3 “Bridging culture and commerce: Allan Fleming’s work and the designers he trained and inspired changed the visual literacy of Canada.” Applied Arts Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3, Fall 1987, pp. 76-78, 81. Published version; annotated proofs; computer printout of interview notes.
F.4 “Peter Dorn: Flexibility and diversity” and “Gerhard Doerrié: Mercurial brilliance.” Applied Arts Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1988, pp. 77-78, 82. Published version; tear sheets; computer printout of interview notes with Dorn; annotated computer printouts of Doerrié article; copy of Society of Graphic Designers of Canada Newsletter, June/July 1984 containing Doerrié obituary and accompanying letter.
F.5 “Kramer: Burton offers clients both design and instruction.” Applied Arts Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer 1988, pp. 57-9. Published version; tear sheets; annotated computer printouts of article and research notes; notice for exhibition of Kramer Associates Ltd. works, 1988.
F.6 “Respect thy audience: Harrod & Mirlin’s soft sell is a welcome relief from the brassy mindlessness of most advertising.” Applied Arts Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 3; Fall 1988, pp. 30-2, 34-6. Published version.
F.7 “The unmistakable Theo Dimson” and “Carl Brett goes direct.” Applied Arts Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 4, Winter 1988, pp. 30-2. Published version; tear sheets; annotated computer printout of interview notes with Dimson; annotated computer printout of Brett article.
F.8 Article on calligraphy (unpublished) for Applied Arts Quarterly. Research materials, letter from AAQ 5 October 1987.
F.9 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1992-95. Originals and photocopies of published versions; some computer printouts of articles. For draft versions of many of these columns, see Box 11.
F.10 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1996-2003. Original and photocopies of published versions; some annotated computer printouts.
F.11 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 2004. Originals and photocopies of published versions.

Box 11
F.1 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1991. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.2 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1992. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.3 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1993. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.4 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1994. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.5 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1995. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.6 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1996. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.7 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1997. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.8 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1998. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.9 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 1999. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.10 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, 2005. Computer printouts of draft versions.
F.11 Weekly gardening columns, The Globe & Mail, undated or computer printouts of multiple columns, 1992-96.
F. 12 Correspondence between MH and G&M editors re column, 1991-98 and undated.
F.13 Invoices MH to G&M, 1994-99.
F.14 Correspondence from G&M readers to MH, 1991-99, arranged by date.
F.15 Correspondence from MH to G&M readers, 1989-96 (predominant), 1998-2004.
F.16 Research materials for columns.

Box 12
F.1 Toronto Life Gardens. Internal correspondence (MH with editors, staff), 1995-97. See also Series 6, Box 36, File 1 for a notebook relating to TLG.
F.2 Toronto Life Gardens. Reader correspondence to MH, 1995-96.
F.3 Toronto Life Gardens. Correspondence from photographers, 1996 and 1997.
F.4 Toronto Life Gardens. Correspondence to MH from freelance writers and readers re story ideas (typescript and holograph letters; photographs; news clippings), 1995-97.
F.5 Toronto Life Gardens. Promotional materials, 1996-97 (press releases, mail-outs) internal memo re publicity and promotions; review article from Globe & Mail, 6 April 1996; gardening media list.
F.6 Toronto Life Gardens. Computer printouts of articles by MH: “Summer blues,” (1996?), “Gardening as theatre”
F.7 Toronto Life Gardens. Story and research materials: soil list; page proofs; partial story (faxed computer printout) from L[orraine] Johnson re natural gardens.
F.8 Toronto Life Gardens. Research materials, 1995.
F.9 Toronto Life Gardens and Gardening Life. Documentation relating to merger of these publications: memo and reader survey results, Gardening Life (Spring, 1997); media contacts list; media release announcing MH as editor-in-chief of GL; typescript of story meeting (1998); two gardening-themed cartoons [from The New Yorker].
F.10 Gardening Life. Internal correspondence, 1997-98.
F.11 Gardening Life. Contracts between MH and GL, 1998-2003.
F.12 Gardening Life. Proposals from freelance writers, 1997-2000.
F.13 Gardening Life. Documentation relating to fund-raising garden tours sponsored by GL: ‘Roof Garden Tour’[1998?]; “Gardens of Inspiration Town and Country Tour,”1999; Gardens of Inspiration, 2000, the latter two in support of Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.
F.14 Gardening Life. Documentation relating to “Good Health Gardening” conference sponsored by GL and the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association, Civic Garden Centre, Toronto, 1999: program; menu card; introductory notes for MH re speakers.
F.15 Gardening Life. Correspondence to MH as editor-in-chief of GL. Holograph and computer printouts, June 1977-March 1998. Includes 2-page holograph letter from artist Mary Pratt, 2 October 1997.
F.16 Gardening Life. News clipping re best new magazine award at National Magazine Awards, 1999.
F.17 Gardening Life. Computer printouts of “Editor’s [i.e. MH] notes” column, 1999 and June/July/August 2001.
F.18 Gardening Life. Computer printouts of “Ask Marjorie” column [2001, 2002].
F.19 Gardening Life. Computer printouts of misc. articles by MH, 1999-2004.
F.20 [“The garden flows like a river of plants over the rolling southern Ontario landscape.” [garden of Liz & George Knowles] Gardening Life, Summer 1998. Computer printouts of interview notes and cutlines; correspondence; page proofs.
F.21 [“High and dry: Sheila Paulson’s Calgary alpine garden thrives on bare rock and raised beds. “Gardening Life, Spring 1999, pp. 68-73.] Holograph and computer printout of interview notes; plant lists and diagrams. Title, issue and pagination sourced in ProQuest database.
F.22 [“Dance me outside: the high-spirited Charles Fremes has created an ideal place for parties and plants.”Gardening Life, Fall 1999, pp. 60-65+.] Computer printout ‘Notes for Marjorie Harris: Interview with Charles Fremes re his garden, 13 April 1999.” Title, issue and pagination sourced in ProQuest.
F.23 [“Planting a tree: A good start is key to a healthy tree.” Gardening Life, Fall 1999, pp. 36-8.] Computer typescript of article; photocopied holograph research notes; research articles. Title, issue, and pagination sourced in ProQuest.
F.24 Gardening Life. Story and research materials; nursery catalogues (1997, 1998); Grassroots Albany event announcement; misc. pamphlets and plant lists.
F.25 Gardening Life. Research materials, 1998, 2000.

Box 13
Articles in this box were undated (some perhaps unpublished as well, since they are not cited in periodical indexes and hard copies were not available to confirm publication). Tentative dates have been assigned based on evidence in the files, which are sorted by the earliest possible date.

F.1 “A connoisseur’s guide to tobogganing.” [n.p., 1960s or 1970s?]. One page, published version.
F.2 Note book containing holograph interview notes with Don Owen on film making, c. 1969. This notebook also contains notes re fashion shoots for Maclean’s done in 1969.
F.3 “Marriage contracts.” [Chatelaine?, ca.1972]. Annotated typescripts of article; typescript and holograph research notes; typescript memo to MH from ‘jyw’ (likely Jean Wright, then managing editor of Chatelaine).
F.4 “The dual family by Kathleen Bernard (Marjorie Harris).” Annotated typescript, c. 1970 re MH’s and Jack Batten’s blended family.
F.5 Promotional article and press release on hair care, for Breck products, [1970s?]. Annotated typescript ‘press release’ and piece on “Mother daughter hair and skin”; photocopied research article.
F.6 “The New Downtown Toronto,” Quest Magazine [1976 or later]. Research articles, annotated typescripts of article; expense claim to magazine.
F.7 “Biorhythm,” Quest Magazine, 1976. Correspondence only.
F.8 “Peter Trueman.” [post 1977]. Annotated typescripts of article and research notes; one-page typescript bio of Trueman; news clipping dated 12 March 1977.
F.9 Annotated typescript of interview notes (4 pp.) with Frank Augustyn for article MH proposed to The Canadian, 5 July 1978 on Augustyn as athlete; draft typescript. letter re the article to ‘Anne’; holograph research notes and articles on fitness; Augustyn press kit from National Ballet of Canada.
F.10 “Travel tips for women on the go.” [1978 or later]. Annotated typescript of article; holograph notes on index cards; photocopies of research articles, one dated 1978.

F.11 “On decency.” Article on decency and public behaviour, including a list of decent Canadians. Annotated typescripts of article; research articles, most recent dated 1981; holograph research notes. Original folder was ‘FP’(Financial Post Magazine?) but Canadian Periodical Index did not list an article by MH on this topic.
F.12 “Diamonds out of the rough: Real men do wear perfume.” [Chatelaine, c1982?]. Annotated typescript of article on men’s colognes. Article found in folder with 1982 Chatelaine article.
F.13 “Sexual problems of the eighties.” [City Woman]. Interview notes with Carole Marks, sexologist; workbook on personal sexuality designed by Marks; issue of bodywork: Canada’s Healing Arts Quarterly and article from Globe & Mail, both 1982; contractual letter from City Woman editor to MH, 4 November 1982.
F.14 “Male friendships.” [Toronto Life, 1983?]. Typescript letters from editor to MH, 1983; annotated typescripts of article; typescript and holograph interview notes; news clippings and research article.
F.15 [article for Travel & Touring, Toronto, June/July 1983]. Invoice from MH
F.16 “Entertaining made easier: In which we ring in the Christmas party season with a spirited selection of experts in gourmet-to-go.” Toronto Life, December [1984 or 1985?]. Annotated computer printout of article; research notes.
F.17 “Lisa Dalholt” [V.P. of Creed’s department store] [City Woman, 1984?]. Annotated typescripts of article; holograph and typescript interview notes with Dalholt and Eddie Creed; letter from editor of City Woman to MH, 1983; fact sheets re Creeds.
F.18 “The sailing set” [Elegance Magazine, June 1986]. Computer printout of invoice and note to editor from MH, 1986.
F.19 Restaurant review: Kensington Kitchen. Toronto Life, 1986. Computer printout of article and invoice, 1986.
F.20 Restaurant review: Saigon Star. Toronto Life, 1987. Computer printout of article and expense claim, 1987.
F.21 “The city garden” [creating a garden from scratch]. Undated but 1988 (or later) when MH began writing about gardening. Computer printouts of article and notes titled “The perfect instant garden” (basic instructions and plan suggestions) which begin: “Instructions from Mark: Feb. issue, Homes supplement.”
F.22 “The Perennial Border.” Computer printout of article with note at end of article re ‘Books to Chatelaine September 7, 1988.’ No reference to such an article was found in the Canadian Periodical Index for 1988 or 1989.
F.23 “Riviera.” [for Saturday Night or City and Country Home, c. 1989 or 1990]. Computer printout of research notes (titled “Research for City and Country Homes piece on the Riviera”. File includes computer printout letter to French official, 1989, stating that the article is for Saturday Night Magazine. File also includes letter from Chatelaine, 21 November 1989, declining MH’s proposed ‘travel diary’ article. See also File 25 in this box. For other writings on MH’s regular trips to France, see Box 37, File 9.
F.24 [Report on Third Great Gardening Conference, 13-15 October 1989, Toronto.] Computer printout of article (missing page 1); conference brochure; annotated program.
F.25 “Great Escapes.” Annotated typescripts and holograph notes on MH’s and Jack Batten’s first trip to France, late 1980s; letter from colleague re Paris hotels, 1985.
F.26 “Mermaid Inn.” Computer printout of article on financial aspects of being a writer, late 1980s-early 1990s.

F.27 “Stefan’s Bistro.” [restaurant review]. Toronto Life. Invoice MH to magazine, January, 1990.
F.28 “Spring roundup of garden books.” Toronto Star, [April or May 1990]. Invoice MH to newspaper, 4 June 1990.
F.29 [Proposed article on small city gardens, Canadian Gardening]. Computer printout of letter from editor of Canadian Gardening to MH, 1990, re piece for August-September [1991] issue; research article on small gardens.
F.30 “The garden of Amy and Clair Stewart.”(in Caledon Hills) Horticulture: The magazine of American gardening. (Apparently unpublished. Proposal from MH; correspondence from editor, 1990 and 1991; computer printouts of article and interview notes.
F.31 “William Waterford garden, Mentone, France.” Toronto Life, 1994?. Memo (September 1994) re transparencies MH sent to magazine.
F.32 Computer printout of short anecdote re MH as student of Northrop Frye, n.d.
F.33 Magazine and other freelance writing: invoices (1976) and story idea (1979) for articles not documented in previous files.
F.34 Notes and research materials (1960s-1970s) for articles not documented in previous files.

Series 2:
Monographs. – 1965-2004 – 4.61 m of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series. – Boxes 14-28.
Series contains book contracts, research articles and notes, typescripts, edited proofs, page proofs, and correspondence relating to the 27 books written, co-written, edited, or ghost-written by MH. Promotional materials (catalogues, mail-outs, advertisements), reviews, and, in a few instances, copies of the monographs, are also included. Series 6, Personal Records, includes notebooks containing early notes and drafts for some books, as noted in the file descriptions below.

Box 14
F.1 Canadian Printmaking Today. Marjorie Harris, Dorothy Cameron, and Robert Ayre. Toronto: Dorothy Cameron Gallery Ltd., 1965. Published version.
F.2 Farewell to the 70s. Edited by Marjorie Harris and Anna Porter. Toronto: T. Nelson & Sons (Canada) Ltd., 1979. Promotional button; news clipping; launch invitation; copies of invoices from MH for editing; annotated typescript list of writers and topics.
F.3 Farewell to the 70s. Promotional ad; photocopies of reviews (3).
F.4 Historic Canada. Kildare Dobbs and Marjorie Harris. Toronto: Methuen, 1984. Holograph and typescript notes relating to photographs; typescripts of photo captions and book specs.
F.5 Historic Canada. Annotated typescripts of text; photocopied research articles; typescript draft letter re permission fees.
F.6 Toronto: The city of neighbourhoods. Marjorie Harris, with introduction by Harold Town. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1984. A Key Porter Book. Correspondence with Key Porter and Harold Town; annotated typescripts of text; research materials and notes.
F.7 Toronto: The city of neighbourhoods. Annotated typescripts of text; photocopied research articles; holograph research notes.

F.8 Toronto: The city of neighbourhoods. Photocopy of annotated typescript of Harold Town’s introduction; typescript invoice from Town to MH for writing the introduction.
F.9 Toronto: The city of neighbourhoods. Galley proofs with holograph corrections.
F.10 Toronto: The city of neighbourhoods. Promotional material; correspondence; review.
F.11 Sciencescape: The nature of Canada. David Suzuki, Hans Blohm, and Marjorie Harris. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1986. Annotated photocopies of typescript text.
F.12 Sciencescape. Holograph research and production notes in notebook, which also contains notes re Toronto media personalities for magazine article by MH published in November 1985 (see Series 1, Box 8, File, “Mixed media”).
F.13 Sciencescape. Correspondence from MH to David Suzuki re both Sciencescape and an unpublished joint project, ‘Origins’ (see Series 8 for files on this project). Computer printouts of 7 letters, some incomplete and undated, 1985-86.
F.14 Sciencescape. Computer printouts of jacket copy and ‘blurbs’ for book.
F.15 Times to Remember: A Canadian photo album. Knowlton Nash; photo editor Marjorie Harris. Toronto: Key Porter in association with CBC Enterprises, 1986. Typescript letter from Key Porter editor re images and royalties; holograph notes; photocopies of photographs; annotated typescript of acknowledgments; incomplete typescript; holograph and computer printout of photo captions and sources; expense claim.
F.16 The bare facts: My life as a stripper. Annie Ample (aka Karen Foxx; book ghost-written by Marjorie Harris). Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1988. Correspondence between MH and Key Porter, December 1987-February 1988 (4 computer printout letters); contract between MH and Key Porter, November 1987.
F.17 The bare facts. Computer printouts of transcripts of interviews with Karen Foxx, tapes 1-32 (some missing).
F.18 The bare facts. Computer printouts of book chapters.
F.19 The bare facts. Copy of book; review; published version of article on ghostwriters, “The Ghost of Nancy Reagan” by Robert Fulford, Vista, September 1989, pp. 46-54, in which MH discusses her experience ghostwriting this book.

F.20 Everyday law: A survival guide for Canadians. Jack Batten and Marjorie Harris. Toronto: Key Porter, 1987. Annotated typescript of Chapters 3-11, labelled “original (incomplete).”
F.21 Everyday law. Computer printout of portions of manuscript, numbered 290-317; computer printout transcript of interview with Michael Duder (lawyer) (4 pp.).
F.22 Everyday law. Annotated (copy edited) typescript of Chapters 1-4.
F.23 Everyday law. Annotated (copy edited) typescript of Chapters 5-11 (complete).
F.24 Everyday law. Book contract between authors and Lorraine Greey Publications Ltd., September 1986; research articles; outline; promotional ad for book.
F.25 How to make love to a lobster: An eclectic guide to the buying, cooking, eating and folklore of shellfish. Marjorie Harris and Peter Taylor. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1988. Annotated typescript and computer printouts of outlines (various drafts) and undated proposal to publisher.
F.26 How to make love to a lobster. Contract between authors and Macmillan, 29 August 1986; correspondence: typescript letter to MH et al from Lesley Wyle (editor), 24 June 1987; computer printout of letter re restaurants, 1987; typescript letter Macmillan to MH declaring book out of print (n.d.).
F.27 How to make love to a lobster. Computer printouts of portions of manuscript: prefatory materials; section on ‘ Scallops’; restaurant listings; correspondence re recipes (2 letters); photocopy of song and of title-page and table of contents of final book; permission letters; correspondence between MH and publishers.
F.28 How to make love to a lobster. Reviews, 1988.

Box 15
F.1 The Canadian gardener: A guide to gardening in Canada. (Toronto: Random House, 1990). Annotated computer printout of first outlines of book (titled ‘Northern Zones Garden Book’), including costs; ‘Proposal’ dated 2 November 1987; correspondence with several publishers and others re the proposal; undated computer printout “memo from Ed Carson.” See also the notebook in Series 6, Personal records, Box 35, File 15, for holograph research notes relating to this book.
F.2 Canadian gardener. Computer printouts of research and interview notes re plants (by province); information on Nova Scotia; typescript and holograph correspondence re gardens to be photographed, 1989.
F.3 Canadian gardener. Typescript and holograph correspondence to MH from government agencies, nurseries, and individuals, 1988-89; government brochures and circulars, etc.
F.4 Canadian gardener. Research articles and government brochures, 1988-89.
F.5 Canadian gardener. Newsletters and mailing lists from horticultural societies, garden clubs, 1987-90.
F.6 Canadian gardener. Government brochures and circulars relating to agriculture and plants, late 1970s-1988.
F.7 Canadian gardener. Annotated computer printout of draft section on perennials.
F.8 Canadian gardener. Annotated computer printout of draft section on planting tips and introductory notes on various zones; correspondence from gardening colleagues, 1989; holograph research notes; research articles.
F.9 Canadian gardener. Form letters and photocopies of photographs re identification of plants in gardens photographed for the book; diagrams of gardens; consent forms; annotated computer printout of cutline corrections. All items 1990. Some items were originally in a notebook MH kept while writing The Canadian Gardener (see Series 6, Personal Records, Box 35, File 17.)
F.10 Canadian gardener. Colour transparencies (7).
F.11 Canadian gardener. Correspondence to Random House, 1998-1991 and to photographer Tim Saunders.
F.12 Canadian gardener. Holograph notes; note from editor; author information form; page proofs with MH’s corrections, all 1990.
F.13 Canadian gardener. Promotional materials: cotton gardening glove with book title printed on it; press release from publisher announcing publication; samples of colour promotional brochure.
F.14 Canadian gardener. Book tour: annotated typescript itinerary for Montreal; three faxes and two typescript letters to MH from marketing staff, all October 1990.
F.15 Canadian gardener. Reviews (9),1990-2, and correspondence from readers (2 letters).
F.16 Ecological gardening: Your path to a healthy garden. (Toronto: Random House, 1991). Research articles and government brochures, 1980s-1990; correspondence.
F.17 Ecological gardening. Holograph notes.
F.18 Ecological gardening. Original artwork for cover design; samples of cover.
F.19 Ecological gardening. Book tour: Itinerary for Ottawa and Montreal; list of review copies; correspondence from publisher, April-May 1991; reviews.
F.20 Ecological gardening. 2nd edition (Toronto: Random House, 1996). Copy of first edition, heavily annotated by MH; holograph notes re revisions; photocopy of cover of 2nd edition; list of plant diagnostic labs in Canada, 1995.
F.21 Better house and planet. (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1991). Contract between MH and publisher, 14 December 1989 for book, provisionally titled “Household Hints.”
F.22 Better house and planet. Annotated computer printout outline of book (titled ‘How to get things done in and around the house’); annotated computer printout of sections of book ; research articles.
F.23 Better house and planet. Research articles, sorted by general topic (first aid; grooming/beauty, etc.)
F.24 Better house and planet. Research articles, sorted by general topic (energy tips; repairs, etc.)
F.25 Better house and planet. Research articles, sorted by general topic (home maintenance; renovations, etc.)
F.26 Better house and planet. Research articles, sorted by general topic (cleaning; painting, etc.)
F.27 Better house and planet. Correspondence MH and publisher, 1990-91; annotated computer printout of portion of ms.
F.28 Better house and planet. Book promotion: Itineraries for Toronto-area media, May 1991.
F.29 Better house and planet. Reviews and excerpts (many in American newspapers), 1991-92.

Box 16
F.1 The Canadian gardener’s year: A perpetual diary for northern gardeners. (Toronto: Random House, 1992). Correspondence from MH, 1991; annotated computer printout of manuscript, pp. 1-116.
F.2 The Canadian gardener’s year. Annotated computer printout of portions of manuscript, unnumbered, and acknowledgments.
F.3 The Canadian gardener’s year. Reviews and excerpt.
F.4 The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. (Toronto: Random House, 1993.) Research materials; holograph notes; correspondence with gardeners, 1991-2. File originally labelled ‘contacts.’ See Box 17, File 11 for the re-issue of this book.
F.5 The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Research articles, brochures, nursery catalogues.
F.6 The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Research materials: product information .
F.7 The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Research materials: government brochures and circulars; articles; holograph notes on various plants .
F.8 The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Shot sheet for locations in BC with incomplete computer printout of letter to Tim [Saunders] photographer; holograph notes; correspondence with gardeners; letter MH to publishers re process of photographing book.
F.9 The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Page proofs (incomplete); Toronto launch invitation, 6 October [1993]; catalogues advertising the book.
F.10 The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Review, 27 October 1993.

F.11 “The Garden in winter: With imaginative planting and propping, a snow-covered garden becomes a stage set, focussed and dramatic.” City and Country Home, December/January 1994, pp. 60-4. Excerpted from The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Computer printout of article; published version.
F.12 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). This series consists of five books written by MH and published in 1994 by HarperCollins. Individual titles are cited below. This file includes letter from publishers re contract, 1993, and items originally in a general research file labelled “Sources”, as follows: brochures and information sheets on gardens and plants, some correspondence (late 1980s-early 1990s).
F.13 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Research articles and information sheets on seeds, vegetables, and shrubs (1988-91).
F.14 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Research articles, brochures, and holograph research notes on grasses, ferns, troughs, and sink gardens (1987-93).
F.15 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Research articles on trees, 1987-92.
F.16 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). General correspondence with photographer, Paddy Wales (2 faxes. June 1993, January 1994).
F.17 “Canadian Garden Collection” (‘Favourites” series). Favourite Annuals (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1994). Correspondence from Paddy Wales, photographer (5 faxes, 1993-4); holograph research notes; articles.
F.18 “Canadian Garden Collection” (‘Favourites” series). Favourite Perennials. (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1994). Correspondence from Paddy Wales and others (3 faxes, 1993); holograph research notes; articles.
F.19 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Favourite Shrubs (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1994). Research articles (2); one page of proofs.
F.20 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Favourite Shade Plants (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1994). Annotated computer printout of manuscript; holograph research notes; government brochures and circulars, mid 1980s-1994.
F.21 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Favourite Shade Plants. Computer printout of manuscript; holograph research notes; research articles (n.d.).
F.22 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Promotional materials: publishers’ catalogues; news clipping of MH at book signing ( Cambridge Reporter, 31 August 1994). An oversize poster from this folder is in the Series 9 Oversize box.
F.23 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Reviews.

Box 17
F.1 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Favourite Garden Tips. (Toronto: HarperPerennial, 1994). Holograph research notes; research articles, 1988-92; undated fax to publishers.
F.2 “Canadian Garden Collection” (“Favourites” series). Favourite Garden Tips. (Toronto: HarperPerennial, 1994). Draft of jacket copy with corrections; photocopied photograph of promotional display; reviews, 1994; book promo itinerary; two colour photographs of MH lecturing and signing copies of the book, [1994]. For a new edition of this book, see file on Canadian Garden Tips, 2004.
F.3 In the garden: Thoughts on changing seasons. (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1995). Annotated computer printout of partial manuscript edited by [Jack Batten] with letter MH to ‘Geraldine and Bob [Fulford]’ requesting comments. See also notebooks in Series 6, Personal records, Box 35, Files 19 and 20.
F.4 In the garden. Computer printout of entire ms.
F.5 In the garden. Annotated (copy edited) ms.
F.6 In the garden. Samples of cover design; promotional items: bookmark, publisher’s catalogue; advertising flyer; reviews; letters from readers (2).
F.7 The healing garden. (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1996). Annotated computer printout outline of book; proposal for book design; research articles and citations.
F.8 The healing garden. Annotated computer printout of portions of manuscript; research notes; fax to MH from Jan Watkins “Thoughts on Derry Gardens,” 3 November 1995.
F.9 The healing garden. Annotated computer printouts of drafts of manuscripts; note from editor and computer printout of edited version.
F.10 The healing garden. Photo release forms; fax from photographer Paddy Wales, 7 November 1995; reviews; letter from reader.
F.11 The Canadian Gardener: Four season gardening (Toronto: Random House Canada, 1996). Re-issue of The Canadian gardener’s guide to foliage and garden design. Computer printout of ms.
F.12 Pocket gardening: A guide to gardening in impossible places. (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1998.) Proposal MH to publishers, 1994; research articles: general, containers, conversions, balconies; shot sheets for photos, September, October 1996.
F.13 Pocket gardening. Research articles: general, roof gardens, pathways, crevices.
F.14 Pocket gardening. Research articles: general, front yards, containers, small yards.
F.15 Pocket gardening. Copy-edited computer printout of manuscript; holograph list of ornamental grasses.
F.16 Pocket gardening. Letter from publishers, 1997; reviews, 1998.
F.17 Seasons of my garden (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1999). Proposal (1996), correspondence MH to publishers and photographer; research notes, 1997-98.
F.18 Seasons of my garden. Computer printout of manuscript, annotated by MH; notes ‘ Morphology of Toronto’ with photocopy of concession map of MH’s area of Toronto, [1800s].
F.19 Seasons of my garden. Edited computer printout of manuscript; shot sheet.
F.20 Seasons of my garden. Production files: index, notes on illustrations and photographs; correspondence to and from publishers and photographer; drawings of MH’s garden; holograph notes.
F.21 Seasons of my garden. Copy-edited computer printout of manuscript with letter from publisher, 22 August 2000.
F.22 Seasons of my garden. Promotional materials: invitation to book launch, Toronto, September 1999 and follow-up letter from publisher re the launch; publishers’ catalogue.
F.23 Seasons of my garden. Reviews, 1999.
F.24 Seasons of my garden. Excerpts: “A winter garden,” The [Ottawa] Citizen’s Weekly, 6 November 1999; Style section, p. B4; “The season of dreaming ...: In winter, everything is possible, writes Marjorie Harris in this except from Seasons of My Garden,” Weekend [National] Post, Homes section, 8 January 2000, p. 20.

Box 18
Botanica North America: The illustrated guide to our native plants, their botany, history, and the way they have shaped our world. (New York: HarperResource, 2003).The research and writing of this major work is documented in detail in these files. They contain numerous research articles from print and online sources, divided primarily into the regions used in the final manuscript (Eastern forests, Swamps and wetlands, Florida, etc.). In some cases research materials are followed by drafts for that section; in other cases drafts of several sections of the book were filed together. The files are arranged as follows: research files and drafts of sections of the ms; complete drafts; final ms; copy edited manuscript, and page proofs These are followed by administrative files which include correspondence (both internal and with experts and outside sources), permissions, etc. Correspondence is also found throughout files. Further information about Botanica, including those relating to the staffing and financing of the book, are found in notebooks in Series 6, Box 36.

F.1 Research materials: photocopies of title-pages of regional and general books on natural history, native flora, etc. of North America.
F.2 Botanica. Research materials: general descriptions of regions (“floristic provinces”).
F.3 Botanica. Research materials and holograph notes by MH.
F.4 Botanica. Research materials: computer printout of chronology titled “Plant Hunters in the Northeast,” 1530s-1840.
F.5 Botanica. Research articles: Pacific northwest.
F.6 Botanica. Research articles: Pacific northwest.
F.7 Botanica. Research articles: Pacific northwest.
F.8 Botanica. Research articles: Pacific northwest. Includes plant stories (i.e. personal anecdotes and historical accounts of plants); catalogue of products made from hemlock.
F.9 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Section III: The Pacific Coastal Forest” (complete chapter); research articles.
F.10 Botanica. Research articles labelled “coastal forest”; list of plants (generated by MH or assistants).`
F.11 Botanica. From file labelled ‘Making of a continent.’ Research articles; computer printout ‘Notes for chapter one’ and holograph research notes.
F.12 Botanica. Research articles on Native peoples; native plant; interview notes with Native expert on coastal food plants.
F.13 Botanica. Research article on native orchids; two photographs of orchids.
F.14 Botanica. Research notes on seeds.
F.15 Botanica. Computer printout list of contacts.
F.16 Botanica. Research articles: backyard wildlife habitat program, organic farming, and ecological issues.

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F.1 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Boreal.”
F.2 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Boreal.”
F.3 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Boreal.”
F.4 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Boreal Forest Introduction.”
F.5 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Boreal”
F.6 Botanica. Research files: articles on forests.
F.7 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Pinaceae, Salicaceae”
F.8 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Rosaceae, Salicaceae.”
F.9 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Sphagnaceae, Typhaceae.”
F.10 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Oak, hickory”; combined with file labelled “Eastern forest” consisting of articles on oak, hickory, and other trees.
F.11 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Appalachian - Piedmont/Appalachian Oak/Pine.”
F.12 Botanica. Research files: article on pine trees, labelled “Cal[ifornia] and Boreal.”
F.13 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Southeastern coastal plain.”
F.14 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Pine barrens.”
F.15 Botanica. Research files: articles labelled “Northern floodplain.”
F.16 Botanica. Research articles: Eastern forest section.
F.17 Botanica. Research articles: Eastern forest section - trees, general.
F.18 Botanica. Research articles: [Eastern forest?]; holograph research notes by MH.
F.19 Botanica. Research: photocopies of plant stories (i.e. historical writings, poetry, personal anecdotes, folklore) relating to Eastern forest section.
F.20 Botanica. Research: photocopies of plant stories relating to Eastern forest section.
F.21 Botanica. Research files “Eastern research general,” “Eastern forests general,” and “The Eastern forests miscellaneous,” all printed out from floppy disc labelled “EF Research 3". Disc also included in file.
F.22 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “The Eastern Forest Introduction.”
F.23 Botanica. Partial manuscript (computer printout): [Eastern forests].
F.24 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Northeastern Forest - version edited by KY; re-edited by MH and Tara; to ER”

Box 20
F.1 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Southeastern Forests from KY’ s edited version, MH to LR.”
F.2 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Southeastern forests.”
F.3 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Southeastern forests.”
F.4 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Understory” (flowers).
F.5 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Eastern Forests” (Northeastern Forests, Understory).
F.6 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Chapter 1: The Eastern Forests” (complete chapter, lightly edited).
F.7 Botanica. Comments on Eastern forest manuscript (annotated computer printout). Detailed comments, by page, dated 27 January 2001.
F.8 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Swamp forests and wetlands” - section on wetlands.
F.9 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Eastern forests.”
F.10 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Section IX - The Pacific Coastal Forest.”
F.11 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Northeastern forest.”
F.12 Botanica Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Swamp forests and wetlands.”
F.13 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Eastern deciduous forests.”
F.14 Botanica. Research articles: Desert - yuccas and ironwood
F.15 Botanica. Research articles: Desert - cacti.
F.16 Botanica. Research articles: Desert - Organ Pipe National Monument (Sonoran Desert), Saguaro National Park).
F.17 Botanica. Brochures, articles, magazine, maps relating to research trip to Arizona, Spring, 2000.
F.18 Botanica. Research articles: Desert - Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
F.19 Botanica. Research articles: Desert - Native peoples, report on state of environment in Arizona; plant information.

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F.1 Botanica. Research articles: Desert - misc. plants.
F.2 Botanica. Research articles, plant lists, some correspondence: Desert.
F.3 Botanica. Research articles: Desert.
F.4 Botanica. Partial manuscript (computer printouts): Desert. From 4 1/4" floppy disc, also included in file. Last revision to computer file was 8/10/2001.
F.5 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): Desert, edited by MH.
F.6 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printouts): [Desert section, various versions], edited by MH.
F.7 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): [Desert], edited [by publisher?]. See also next file.
F.8 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): [Desert], edited [by publisher?].
F.9 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): [Desert], lightly copy edited.
F.10 Botanica. Research: Prairies - annotated computer printouts of plant lists; “plant stories” i.e. stories and anecdotes relating to prairie plants; partial ms. (“prairie crocus”) annotated by MH.
F.11 Botanica. Research articles: Prairies - native wild flowers.
F.12 Botanica. Research articles: Prairies - native wild flowers, grasses.
F.13 Botanica. Research articles: Prairies - grasses.
F.14 Botanica. Research articles: Prairies - shrubs, grasses, sedges, yucca.
F.15 Botanica. Research articles: Prairies - misc.

Box 22
F.1 Botanica. Research articles: Prairies - misc.
F.2 Botanica. Research articles: Prairies - misc.
F.3 Botanica. Computer printout of research notes for Chapter 2 ‘Out on the Prairie’; update from research assistant; research articles; notes re visit to Six Nations Reserve to interview person re flora.
F.4 Botanica. Partial manuscript (computer printout with imbedded annotations (questions from reader)): “Out on the Prairie - Erik’s [i.e. Erik de Vries, researcher] version: Please answer questions.”Copied from 41/4" floppy disc labelled “Prairies, Desert, Aug/01" Disc is filed in Series 10, Electronic materials, Box 43.
F.5 Botanic. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): [Prairies], “introduction and sidebars.”
F.6 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Prairies final - final working draft.”
F.7 Botanica. Research articles: Florida
F.8 Botanica. Research articles: Florida.
F.9 Botanica. Research articles, correspondence (1998), contact list, all re Florida.
F.10 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): Florida.
F.11 Botanica. Research articles: montane.
F.12 Botanica. Research articles: montane.
F.13 Botanica. Research articles - montane - plant stories (historical sources).
F.14 Botanica. Research articles: swamps and wetlands.
F.15 Botanica. Research articles: [swamps and wetlands], originally labelled “Edges, seashore, salt marshes, seaweeds, bogs.”
F.16 Botanica. Research articles: wetlands - general.
F.17 Botanica. Research articles: wetlands - “Alismataceae,” “Ericaceae,”
F.18 Botanica. Research articles: wetlands - “Iridaceae,” “Nymphaeaceae,”
F.19 Botanica. Research articles: wetlands - “Poaceae,” “Ranunculaceae,” “Rosaceae,” “Scrophulariaceae.”
F.20 Botanica. Research articles: wetlands - “Carnivores.”
F.21 Botanica. Research articles: agriculture - general.
F.22 Botanica. Research articles: agriculture - general.
F.23 Botanica. Research articles: agriculture - Native peoples.
F.24 Botanica. Research articles: agriculture - tobacco. (Note on original file: “see also file on Native peoples.”)
F.25 Botanica. Research articles: agriculture - beans.
F.26 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Agriculture intro,” portion of chapter, and notes for this section.

Box 23
F.1 Botanica. Research articles: California.
F.2 Botanica. Research articles: California.
F.3 Botanica. Research articles: California.
F.4 Botanica. Research articles: California.
F.5 Botanica. Research articles: California.
F.6 Botanica. Partial manuscript (computer printout): California.
F.7 Botanica. Research articles: California.- general.
F.8 Botanica. Research articles: California - grasslands.
F.9 Botanica. Research articles: California - chaparral, flowers.
F.10 Botanica. Research articles: California - oaks (Quercus).

F.11 Botanica. Research: tundra: plant lists, correspondence with researchers.. (Note: files in this section refer to both tundra and arctic. The region in the final manuscript is designated “Tundra.”).
F.12 Botanica. Research articles: tundra and arctic.
F.13 Botanica. Research articles: tundra and arctic; letter MH re arctic plant stories.
F.14 Botanica. Research articles: tundra and arctic - general.
F.15 Botanica. Research articles: tundra and arctic - Asteraceae, Betulaceae, Boraginaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Brassicaceae, Cyperaceae, Ericaceae.
F.16 Botanica. Research articles: tundra and arctic - Liliaceae, Papaveraceae, Polygonaceae, Rosaceae, Salicaceae, Saxifragaceae, Scrophulariaceae, club mosses, mosses, lichens.
F.17 Botanica. Research articles and partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): tundra and arctic - mosses.
F.18 Botanica. Research articles and partial manuscript (computer printout) describing various plants.
F.19 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): “Tundra.”

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F.1 Botanica. Research: general - bibliographies from various sources, originally in binder labelled “Bibliographies” binder.
F.2 Botanica. Research articles: general - originally in binder labelled “Plant information.”
F.3 Botanica. Research materials: holograph notes by MH, originally in binder labelled “Flora general.”
F.4 Botanica. “Booklist, 2 April 2001" sent by researcher Juliet Mannock to editor Phillipa Campsie.
F.5 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.6 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.7 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.8 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.9 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.10 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.11 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.12 Botanica. Research articles (unsorted, on various topics, various regions).
F.13 Botanica. Photocopies of plant stories, i.e. historical writings, poetry, personal observations (solicited by MH), folklore, and anecdotes relating to trees, flowers, etc.; file also includes correspondence from researcher Juliet Mannock to MH.
F.14 Botanica. Photocopies of plant stories, including fax from Juliet Mannock to MH containing personal anecdotes from many individuals, including two from writer Timothy Findley.
F.15 Botanica. Photocopies of plant stories.
F.16 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): early draft of introduction, with comments from [Jack Batten].
F.17 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): Introductions (main and chapter).
F.18 Botanica. Partial manuscript (computer printout), annotated by MS, some labelled ‘MH Text”: Eastern forests, Swamps and wetlands, Boreal, Prairie; Tall Trees (Pacific NW). [Section names derived from final table of contents.]
F.19 Botanica. Partial manuscript (annotated computer printout): Drafts of “Acknowledgements” sent by MH to researcher and editor Ilone [Eurchuck].

Box 25
F.1 Botanica. Draft of complete manuscript (computer printout), at that time titled “Here Before Us: Native Plants of North America,” (missing introduction and Chapter 1): Chapters 2-4.
F.2 Botanica. Draft of manuscript, continued from previous file: Chapters 5-7 and unnumbered chapter on Agriculture.
F.3 Botanica. Draft of manuscript, continued from previous file: Chapters 8-10.
F.4 Botanica. Draft of manuscript (annotated computer printout). An incomplete photocopy of the version in the three preceding files, but with the addition of prefatory material, i.e., a draft design of the title-page, copyright page, dedication, disclaimer, and contents (all annotated). It also includes two pages of a draft introduction. file runs from the prefatory material to the end of chapter 5, with the exception of pp. 1-248 which are missing.
F.5 Botanica. Draft of manuscript, continued from previous file, Chapters 6-8
F.6 Botanica. Draft of manuscript, continued from previous file, Chapters 9-10; bibliography.
F.7 Botanica. Correspondence and charts relating to footnotes.
F.8 Botanica. Draft of complete manuscript (annotated computer printout). This version appears to be identical, but has been heavily edited by Karen [York], botanical editor and fact checker: Introduction to end of Chapter 1.
F.9 Botanica. Draft of manuscript, continued from previous file: Chapters 2-5.
F.10 Botanica. Draft of manuscript, continued from previous file: Agriculture (unnumbered); Chapters 6-9 (Chapter 10, Tundra, missing).

Box 26
F.1 Botanica. Galley proofs, 6 August 2002. Annotated photocopy.
F.2 Botanica. Galley proofs, continued from previous file.
F.3 Botanica. Galley proofs, continued from previous file. For corrected page proofs, see Box 27.
F.4 Botanica. Proposal for book (computer printout), August 1999.
F.5 Botanica. Permissions (for quotations and excerpts): working files (list of items needing clearance, bibliography, etc.), 2001-2.
F.6 Botanica. Permissions (for quotations and excerpts): correspondence, licences, 2002.
F.7 Botanica. Permissions (for quotations and excerpts): correspondence, licences, 2002.
F.8 Botanica. Permission files (for quotations and excerpts): “cut”, i.e. items cut from final manuscript - correspondence, 2002.
F.9 Botanica. Questionnaires on native plants sent by MH to botanists, taxonomists, and garden experts across North America, completed and returned.
F.10 Botanica. Questionnaires, as above.
F.11 Botanica. Research file of MH’s, containing articles, holograph notes, some correspondence with colleagues, 2000.

F.12 Botanica. Plant lists (computer printouts of Excel files tracking plants mentioned in Botanica), 2000 and [n.d.], some with holograph annotations.
F.13 Botanica. “Photographer’s list” (computer printout of Excel files tracking photos in the book), [n.d.].
F.14 Botanica. Correspondence with photographers and with HarperCollins re photographs, 1991-2001.
F.15 Botanica. Correspondence with photographer Bruce Littlejohn (see also Series 5, Correspondence), 2000.
F.16 Botanica. Correspondence with research and editing team, 2000-1.
F.17 Botanica. Correspondence from editing team member Lorraine [Johnson], 2000.
F.18 Botanica. Correspondence from and articles by gardening colleague Neil Diboll, 1998.
F.19 Botanica. Correspondence with various gardening colleagues, 1998-2001.
F.20 Botanica. Correspondence with HarperCollins, 1998-2004.
F.21 Botanica. Correspondence, 2000-4. This large file (93 pp.) contains MH’s e-mail correspondence with her research and editing team, with HarperCollins, and with gardening colleagues. It duplicates some of the materials found in the preceding correspondence files.
F.22 Botanica. Promotional: HarperCollins catalogue, fall 2003.
F.23 Botanica. Promotional: reviews, 2003.

Box 27
Corrected page proofs of Botanica.

Box 28
F.1 Canadian garden tips. (Toronto: HarperCollins, 2003.) Collins/Gem series edition. Page proofs and letter from publisher to MH, 26 January 2004. A new edition of Favourite Garden Tips, 1994.
F.2 Canadian garden tips. Promotional: publisher’s catalogue, 2004.
F.3 Canada’s house: Rideau Hall and the invention of a Canadian home. In conversation with Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul. Margaret Macmillan, Marjorie Harris, Anne L. Desjardins. (Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2004). Annotated computer printouts of draft outlines and topic lists, one dated 3 October 2003.
F.4 Canada’s house. Photographs (15 colour) of MH at Rideau Hall with Governor General Adrienne Clarkson; John Raulston Saul; Barbara Utek, Secretary to Rideau Hall; arborist Bruce Bostock and Joan Bostock; originally in envelope sent by Adrienne Clarkson to MH.
F.5 Canada’s house. Transparencies (59 colour) of Rideau Hall gardens and grounds, some dated 28 April 2003, others taken during the summer. In three separate sleeves.
F.6 Items relating to Rideau Hall: Lunch and dinner menus, 17-19 June and 19 September 2003; floor plans; promotional brochures; postcards.
F.7 Canada’s house. Computer printout of email MH to [editors] re her concerns to revision of ms. For page proofs of MH’s section of Canada’s house, see Series 9 Oversize, Box 41.
F.8 Canada’s house. Excerpts: “National treasure: An excerpt from Canada’s House: Rideau Hall and the invention of a Canadian home, a beautiful new book examining the Governor General’s residence, and its gardens and cuisine,” Canadian House & Home (November 2004), pp. 208-13; “Canada’s House: Rideau Hall and the invention of a Canadian home,” [magazine title not confirmed but running footer is ‘Read’, n.d.], pp. 19-23; “Canada’s House: To Canadianize with meaning,” [Ottawa] Citizen’s Weekly Reading, 21 November 2004, p. C6-7. Promotional advertisement.
F.9 Canada’s house. Reviews, 2004; photograph of MH at launch with book’s photographer, Tony Beck.

Series 3:
Radio and Television Work. – 1971-1990. – 48 cm of textual records and sound recordings. – Title based on content of series. – Boxes 29-30.
This series consists of items relating to MH’s work as a writer, producer and, more recently, as a guest commentator on radio and television. Included are materials from CBC Radio dating from the 1970s and 1980s, such as scripts and program outlines, as well as 1/4" audio tapes and audio cassettes of interviews and shows in which she was involved. (The tapes have been removed from their original boxes due to mould damage. Two 2400' tapes have been placed in an oversize box (See Box 42).) Correspondence from listeners is also included. The radio files also include scripts from MH’s days as gardening columnist for CBC Radio’s ‘Metro Morning’ (Toronto) show in the late 1980s. Researchers should also consult Series 6, Personal records, Box 35, File 14 for a notebook containing references to MH’s CBC work during 1971.
The television files provide information on MH’s appearances on Toronto-based and national programs, and proposals for her own shows.
The files are arranged chronologically, with radio materials first, followed by television. The last file relates to sound recordings on which MH worked with David Suzuki, entitled “Great Moments in Science,” released in 1987.

Box 29
F.1 CBC Radio, 1975-1977. Contracts between MH and CBC. These contracts have been used to date several items in this series.
F.2 CBC Radio, 1971: two envelopes addressed to MH c/o “Warren Davis Talk Program” 24 September 1971.
F.3 CBC Radio, 1971. “People’s Liberation Series” produced by MH for “This Country in the Morning” show: holograph and annotated typescript lists of topics, holograph research notes, extensive correspondence from listeners.
F.4 [CBC Radio, 1973?]. Items originally filed with materials in preceding file: research materials relating to women’s rights, early 1970s.
F.5 CBC Radio, December, 1974. Christmas special. Copies of poetry, short stories, fiction excerpts relating to Christmas.
F.6 CBC Radio, December 1974. Christmas special. Proposal for the show; holograph shot sheets of tapes of the show; memo to technician.
F.7 CBC Radio, [July 1976]. Note to Joyce Susskind and contact list re documentary on gossip, 30 July 1976.
F.8 Proposal from MH to edit the CBC publication Radio Guide, 1987.
F.9 Radio proposal. Audiocassette titled “Broadside,” 4 February 1987, listing 3 separate items; annotated radio scripts. In a letter to CTV, 16 August 1988 (see CTV below), MH refers to herself as “one half of Broadside, (with Karen O’Reilly) - the radio show you tried to sell for us last year.”
F.10 CBC Radio, “Metro Morning,” [1988]. Annotated computer printout titled “The Urban Gardener’s List of Nursery Catalogues.” “The Urban Gardener” was the name of MH’s segment on Metro Morning; card to MH from crew.
F.11 CBC Radio, “Metro Morning,” [1988-9]. Annotated computer printouts of MH’s radio scripts.
F.12 CBC Radio, “Morningside,” 1988. Computer printout of letters to CBC producer, 9 October 1987 and 27 July 1988, for MH to do gardening segment. MH did guest appearances on the show in 1989 and 1990.
F.13 CBC Radio, “Gabereau,” 1990, 1992. Computer printouts of letters relating to MH’s appearances on the show.
F.14 CBC Radio, “Radio Noon,” [early 1990s]. Radio script on the Royal Winter Fair; letter to listener, 18 June 1991; correspondence from listeners, 1991-92.
F.15 Thank-you note from MH to “Christopher, Mark and Bob” re radio show on which she was interviewed, 15 September 1990.
F.16 CBC Radio, “Fresh Air,” 19 September 1996. Contract for guest appearance.
F.17 Audio reel, ¼”, 600'. CBC Radio-Canada box. Box label: “Eastern; Part I; Prof. Northrop Frye from Marjorie Harris” [gives MH’s address on Albany]. Tape reel label: “Master.” Also in original box were two small holograph notes (retained in the file) and a very small section of audio tape (likely spliced from original), labelled “I think the ch ... Frye” which was discarded.
F.18 Audio reel, ¼”, 600'. CBC Radio-Canada box. Box label: “#2 Prof. Frye; Poem Wallace Steven; - prose essay. Reel label: “Master.”
F.19 Audio reel, ¼”, 600'. CBC Radio-Canada box. Box label: #3 Prof. Frye. Reel label: Master.
F.20 Audio reel, ¼”, 600'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. Box label: “III F R Gibson; Northern-Southern.” Reel label: ‘3’
F.21 Audio reel, ¼”, 600'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. Box label: “W. Ortoby I”. Reel label: none.
F.22 Audio reel, ¼”, 600'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. No box or reel label.
F.23 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. Box label: “CBC Tape No. I of II, Speed 3.75, Program title: Concern, Myths of Creation, Forward to Marjorie Harris.” Tape label: none. Spine label: “Creation - Marjorie.” MH engaged as producer for ‘The Myths of Creation” which ran as part of the “Concern” series, 1975.
F.24 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. Box label: CBC Tape No. II of II, Speed 3.75, Program title: Concern, Myths of Creation. Reel label: none.
F.25 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. Box label: “St. Paul - Hero & [Heel].” Reel label: “Concern for Curr Affrs.” MH hired as writer for this documentary, referred to in contract as “St. Paul-Heel” for the series “Concern” in 1975.
F.26 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. Box label: “[St] Paul: Heel - 29:56.” Reel label: “Marj’s Master.”
F.27 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. Manufacturer’s (Scotch Brand) box. Box label: none. Reel label: “Concern for Curr Affairs.”
F.28 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. CBC Radio-Canada box. Box label: “Easter show for Marjorie Harris.” Reel label: “Easter Concern, Tp 1 for Curr Aff @ 3.75.” [MH engaged as producer for the program, which ran as part of the ‘Concern’ series, 1975.]
F.29 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. CBC Radio-Canada box. Box label: “Easter show for Marjorie Harris”. Reel label: “Easter Concern, Tp 2 for Curr Aff @ 3.75.”
F.30 Audio reel, ¼”, 1200'. CBC Radio-Canada box. Box label: none. Reel label: “Program: Ideas, Nov 29/75, Date: dbd [dubbed?] Dec 22/76, tech: WB.

Box 30
F.1 Audio cassettes (2). [CBC Radio]. Case label: “Radio Noon.”
F.2 Audio cassette. CBC Radio. Case label: “To: Marjorie Harris, CBC Radio One: Predator Bugs Feature.”
F.3 Audio cassette. [CBC Radio.] Case label: “Roots & Things: Gardening” and on case spine: “Tapestry, May 21 95.”
F.4 Audio cassette. Case label: “Garden Show Sat Sep 28, 96.”
F.5 CTV (television proposal), 1988. Letter to CTV with proposal for television series on gardening, 11 August 1988; response from CTV, 16 August 1988.
F.6 Television proposal, 1994. Proposal, draft contracts with Fleeting Glimpse Productions Inc and Calico Pix Inc.(Toronto), holograph notes, and correspondence re “Marjorie Harris Gardening Show” for cable television.
F.7 Television proposal, [1996-7]. Proposal for “Marjorie Harris Gardens” which refers to Toronto Life Gardens. Two versions of proposal and shot sheets.
F.8 Television proposal, 1997. Proposal for “Four Seasons Gardening with Marjorie Harris”. Proposal for 13-segment series, 1998; deal memo to MH from Videolink Productions, 1 November 1997.
F.9 TVOntario, “More to Life,” 1998: Contract for appearance.
F.10 CBC television, “Canadian Gardener,” 1998: Letter of resignation from MH to CBC British Columbia.
F.11 House & Home TV/CTV, 1998-1999. Correspondence, contract for 17 episodes, invoice, contact list, shoot details.
F.12 [Television script, undated computer printout.]
F.13 Computer printout letter MH to Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists re radio and tv work, pre-1983.
F.14 Sound recordings with David Suzuki, 1984-85. Annotated draft scripts titled “Great Moments in Science,” 1985; research articles; scripts for “Record 1 - Physics” and “Record 2 - Human Biology;” memo MH to DS, 1984. Recordings were issued by the CBC as “David Suzuki’s voices of science: Breakthroughs in twentieth century physics and biology,” 2 audio cassettes, 1987.

Series 4:
Speaking Engagements and Public Appearances. – [1987]-2004. – 15 cm of textual materials. – Title based on content of series.
MH has been an invited speaker at numerous gardening conferences, meetings of gardening societies and related events across Canada. She has made many public appearances at gardening shows and was a featured lecturer on several gardening-themed cruises. The files include correspondence, invitations, programs, printouts of speeches and notes, and tour itineraries, arranged chronologically.

Box 31
F.1 Speaking engagements and public appearances, 1980s.
F.2 Speaking engagements and public appearances, 1990-92.
F.3 Speaking engagements and public appearances, 1993-97.
F.4 Speaking engagements and public appearances, 1998-2001.
F.5 Speaking engagements and public appearances, Queen Elizabeth II, Gardening Cruise, 12-18 May 2002.
F.6 Speaking engagements and public appearances, Victoria Flower & Garden Show, July 2002.
F.7 Speaking engagements and public appearances, 2003-2004; undated speeches; correspondence.

Series 5
Correspondence. – [197-]-2006. – 29 cm of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series. – Boxes 31-32.
The series is arranged into three groups: business, general, and personal correspondence, and includes both outgoing (primarily computer printout copies of letters and emails) and incoming letters, faxes, and e-mails. Some incoming letters and cards include news clippings, photographs, and other ephemeral items. Items are arranged alphabetically by surname or company name unless otherwise indicated.
Correspondence relating to MH’s work on specific publications and for radio and television programs is filed with the relevant publication or program in Series 1, 2 and 3. Financial correspondence is found with other financial files in Series 6, Personal records.

Box 32a
F. 1 Correspondence, General: Incoming, 1989-1994. Includes “fan” mail and general mail regarding gardening. (70 letters)
F.2 Correspondence, Business: Incoming, 1988-1994. Consists of mail from corporations or individuals with whom MH conducted business but which is not related to the specific publications or projects in previous files. (41 letters)
F.3 Correspondence, Business: Outgoing, 197?-2006. (70 letters)
F.4 Correspondence, Charities and Fund-raising activities: Incoming, 1988-2005. Includes a fax from Peter Gzowski and related materials relating to his Frontier College fundraiser, 1996. (18 letters)

Box 32
F.5 Correspondence, Personal: Family - Incoming, 1969-2002. (24 letters)
F.6 Correspondence, Personal: Family - Incoming, 1969-2002. Correspondence from MH’s paternal aunt, Marjorie (Marge) Stibbards. (15 letters)
F.7 Correspondence, Personal: Family - Incoming, 1991-95. Correspondence from MH’s paternal uncle, Ed Stibbards.(5 letters).
F.8 Correspondence, Personal: Family - Outgoing, 1984-2004.(49 letters)
F.9 Correspondence, Personal: Family - Outgoing, 1986-2004. Correspondence to MH’s paternal aunt, Marjorie (Marge) Stibbards. (36 letters)
F.10 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Incoming, A-H, 1984-2001. Includes correspondence from: Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson (8 notes and invitations, 1996-2003); Adrienne Clarkson (2 notes, n.d. and 1999); Kildare Dobbs (1 letter, 1988); Robert Fulford (1 note, 1998); Richard Gwyn (1 letter, 2000, with MH’s draft letter to him re the death of his wife, Sandra Gwyn). (88 letters)
F.11 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Incoming, I-O, 1979-2000. (70 letters)
F.12 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Incoming, P-Z, 1976-2004. (66 letters)
F.13 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Incoming. Correspondence from author Edward (Ted). O. Phillips, 1983, 1990. (7 letters)
F.14 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Incoming. Correspondence from unidentified writers, 1989-1997. (12 letters)
F.15 Correspondence, Personal: Friends and Family - Incoming. Cards and letters to MH on the occasion of her 60^th birthday, 1997. (11 items)
F.16 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Outgoing, A-F, 1986-2005. Includes correspondence to: Adrienne Clarkson (5 letters, 2000-2005); Linda and Kildare Dobbs (1 letters); Geraldine and Robert Fulford (17 letters, 1986-2001). (81 letters)
F.15 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Outgoing, G-P, 1986-2005. Includes correspondence to Peter Gzowski (2 letters, 1990, 1991); Edward O. (Ted) Phillips (9 letters, 1986-1990) Julian and Anna Porter (6 letters, 1986-1997). (77 letters)
F.33 Correspondence, Personal: Friends - Outgoing, R-Z, 1987-1999). Includes correspondence to Jack Rabinovitch (2 letters, 1989-1999). (48 letters)

Series 6
Personal Records. – 1972-2006. – 1.12 m of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series. – Boxes 33-37.
This series is comprised of five subsections. The first consists of appointment calendars with notes concerning MH’s work, personal life, and finances, as well and ephemera. The second relates to personal finances and includes such items as royalty and CanCopy statements, and income tax returns. Invoices for specific projects or articles have been filed with the relevant project or article in earlier series. The next group of files consists of notebooks in which MH recorded interview notes and drafts of articles, notes from business meetings, names and addresses of garden contacts, and in some cases personal writing. The fourth section features promotional materials about MH (articles written about her; proposed media kit; development of her Web site, and photographs). The final group of files consists of personal ephemera including awards presented to MH, invitations and music programs, address books, and passports.

Box 33 Appointment calendars (27), 1972-74; 1976-92.
Box 34 Appointment calendars (7), 1993-98. Wall calendar for 2000.
Box 35
F.1 Appointment calendar, 1999; annotated computer printouts of calendar for June and November 2000.
F.2 Appointment calendar, 2003.
F.3 Appointment calendar, 2004.
F.4 Account books (3: 1952-69 (incomplete); 1970s (incomplete); 1985-91.
F.5 Royalty statements, 1979, 1990, 1991, 2003.
F.6 Public Lending Right statements, 1988, 1990-1993.
F.7 Canadian Reprography Collective/CanCopy. authorization declarations, 1989, 1996.
F.8 Income tax returns, 1973-1986.
F.9 Income tax returns, related documents, 1977-1992.
F.10 GST Register, April 1991-January 1994.
F.11 Invoices from MH, 1973-1985.
F.12 Book orders from MH to her publishers, 1990-94.
F.13 Financial correspondence, 1982-2001 (primarily to MH’s accountant).
F.14 Notebook, [1971]: notes on her work for CBC Radio’s “Gerussi” (i.e. Bruno Gerussi’s show) and magazine assignments for Toronto Calendar, Weekend, Toronto Life, Maclean’s.
F.15 Notebook, 1988-1989: The Canadian Gardener, 1990: research notes, general and divided geographically, details of gardens photographed for the book, and contacts; computer printout, “General Party List for The Canadian Gardener,” with accompanying memo dated 11 August 1991 (although list created in 1990 when book was published). All loose sheets originally in binder. Two colour transparencies and three garden plant lists originally in this binder were moved to Series 2, Box 15, File 9 and were filed with similar items.
F.16 Notebook, 1993. Notes on garden design; notes from driving lessons.
F.17 Notebook, 1993-1994: short writings on her garden and philosophy of gardening; notes on others’ gardens and on history of gardens in Côte d’Azur.
F.18 Notebook, 1993-1994: monthly goals and finances; some interview notes.
F.19 Notebook, [1994?]: writing plan and topic lists for In the Garden, published 1995; “August column”; misc. notes. For further files on In the Garden, see Series 2, Box 17, files 4-6, as well as following file.
F.20 Notebook, [1994?]: notes and stories from In the Garden (although notebook is labelled ‘The Healing Garden’).
F.21 Notebook, 1994-1995: notes on individual’s gardens; MH’s childhood recollections; finances.

Box 36
F.1 Notebook, [1996-1997]: production notes and story ideas for Toronto Life Gardens, notes re rights to TV show, misc. lists and notes to self. For further files on TLG, see Series 1, Box 12.
F.2 Notebook, January 1998-January 2000: meeting notes and financial re Botanica North America, published 2003; interview notes on gardening, “to do” lists, notes on finances. For further files on Botanica, see files below and Series 1, Boxes 18-27.
F.3 Notebooks, 1999: notes on plants, history, writing plans and contact list all re Botanica and notepad, dated 7 September 1999 with further notes and contact list.
F.4 Notebook,1999-2000. Notes re Botanica, finances (personal and relating to Botanica), RBG conference, and fundraising garden tour (Gardening Life).
F.5 Notebook, 2000. Notes re Botanica; finances (personal and relating to Botanica); list of speeches 2001; personal notes.
F.6 Notebooks: “Plant research, 9 July 2001-“: research notes for Botanica; notepad [2000?] with garden and personal notes.
F.7 Notebook, 2001-2002: plant notes for Botanica; some book and personal finances.
F.8 Notebook, 2002-2003. Personal (to-do lists, finances); Gardening Life (interview notes, schedules and story ideas (2002-4); research notes for Botanica. For further files on Gardening Life, see Series 1, Box 12
F.9 Notebook, 1 September 2003-15 August 2004. Interview and research notes (Gardening Life, Globe & Mail).
F.10 Personal diary, 1999.
F.11 Personal diary, 2000.
F.12 Notebook, “garden planner and datebook,” in which MH has made detailed weather and garden observations (on her Toronto garden) for the years 1988 to 1992.
F.13 Photographs, promotional of MH (two): 1988 or 1989 (colour); 1996 (black & white).
F.14 Photographs, personal: Rural scenes and man on fishing boat, in envelope with 1973 stamp sent from Newfoundland (3, black & white); exterior of house, circa 1970s (1, colour); interior shot of bus, in envelope sent to MH 1977 (1, colour); MH and unidentified person wearing Phantom of the Opera costumes, taken at launch of Susan Kay’s book, Phantom, The Novel of his Life published 1990 (1, colour); MH and others at party, with undated note from “Helen” (1, colour); MH with group of people in Eze-Village, France, [200?], with unsigned greeting card (4, colour).
F.15 Articles and news clippings about MH, 1979-2005. Reviews of MH’s books are filed in Series 1 with the book in question.
F.16 Résumés and short bios, MH, late 1970s-2003.
F.17 Proposed media kit for MH, 1991.
F.18 Correspondence re development of MH’s Web site (www.marjorieharris.com), 1998.
F.19 Samples of MH’s letterhead; business card from Maclean’s, [late 1960s]

Box 37
F.1 Award: Toronto Eaton Centre Salute to the City Award, March 1997. List of honorees, letter to MH 31 March 1997; news clipping 20 February 1997.
F.2 Award: McMaster University Distinguished Alumni Award. Information package, correspondence, and program from presentation on 5 November 1999; copy of McMaster Times, Winter 2000; fax re videotaped interviews of inductees.
F.3 Personal ephemera: miscellaneous invitations; memorial service and music programs; Stibbards (MH’s maiden name) family crest; obituaries and news clippings re Northrop Frye and Harold Town; holograph list of books by MH and by Jack Batten, with figures (c. 1996).
F.4 Personal ephemera: invitations to opening receptions of art exhibitions, 1977-2005.
F.5 Personal ephemera: name tag from Canadian Booksellers’ Association (n.d.)
F.6 Personal ephemera: “wedding guest list” and “40th birthday list” (2 annotated typescript lists, n.d.)
F.7 Vancouver/West coast trip: 3 page typescript, informal description of trip taken by MH and Jack Batten.
F.8 Correspondence, documents relating to MH and Jack Batten’s annual stays in France, 1983-2000.
F.9 Computer printout diaries kept by MH during visits to France, 1987-1990.
F.10 Annotated typescript outline of book, originally labelled by MH: “outline for Anna Porter’s 1st novel, Bookfair Murders.”
F.11 Typescript article, “Death and the feminine soul,” unsigned, with photograph of Byzantine painting of Christ figure and baby.
F.12 Product idea by MH: one-page computer printout, “Memo to Marilyn Brookes re The Compleat Traveller,” multi-purpose travel bag.
F.13 “Diary of trip on Trent Canal Day 1.” Holograph one-page account of trip (by one of MH’s children?).
F.14 Address books (3, undated).
F.15 Passports, issued 1967 and 1994.
F.16 Magazines listing MH or Jack Batten as staff members: MH: Maclean’s, January 1967 (Production editor); April 1970 (Staff writer); JB: Saturday Night, January 1973 (Associate editor); Maclean’s, June 1964 (Copy editor).
F.17 Miscellaneous publications kept by MH: Nimbus (Toronto: Ontario College of Art, 25 January 1973; Gambit (Toronto: Wayout Press, 1962); The Canadian Alternative Celebrations Catalogue (Perth, ON: Lanark Hills Foundation, 1975).

Series 7:
Gardening Records. – 1988-2004. – 32 cm of textual records and other material. – Title based on content of series. – Box 38.
Garden Consulting Work, Nursery orders, Gardening Events and Publications.
Series is comprised of files relating to numerous aspects’ of MH’s involvement with the gardening world. It includes records from her garden design and consulting business, “The Canadian Gardener Consults”; nursery catalogues and orders for MH’s garden in Toronto, as well as group orders she arranged for friends, neighbours, and CBC colleagues; gardening-related newsletters and garden tour information. There is also a file concerning MH’s long-time involvement as a board member for the Civic Garden Centre (now Toronto Botanical Garden).

Box 38
F.1 The Canadian Gardener Consults (MH’s design and consulting business). Training plan; correspondence with clients; garden designs drawings, 1991-1994.
F.2 The Canadian Gardener Consults. Correspondence, drawings, 1995-1996.
F.3 Civic Garden Centre: correspondence re speakers’ series, misc., 1991-1995.
F.4 Grassroots Albany (neighbourhood ecological/gardening group). Report, 1989.
F.5 Plan of MH’s garden (n.d.); photographs of the garden.
F.6 Computer printout list of ‘garden gurus and gardens’, n.d.
F.7 Nursery catalogues and orders, 1988-1990.
F.8 Nursery catalogues and orders, 1991-1993.
F.9 Nursery catalogues and orders, 1994.
F.10 Nursery catalogues and orders, 1995.
F.11 Nursery catalogues and orders, 1997, 1998.
F.12 Nursery catalogues and orders, 2000-2001.
F.13 Correspondence and product information re The Ornamented Garden, Victoria, 1993-1994.
F.14 “Marjorie diary [i.e. plant list] with additions from bills and plant ids”; misc. nursery orders, 1987-1998.
F.15 Garden tours, Ontario, 1991-2004; England, 2005: flyers, promotional brochures, etc.
F.16 Gardening magazines, 1988-1993. Assorted single copies.
F.17 Gardening newsletters, 1988-1995, arranged alphabetically by organization.
F.18 Gardening projects, public gardens, nature trails: informational brochures.
F.19 “Indicator Plants (phenology)”: file of research materials, 1991-1992.
F.20 Research articles and product information, 1988-1996.
F.21 Research articles and product information, 1988-1996.
F.22 Correspondence re rose quarantine, 1992.
F.23 “Contact” (original file label): notes and news clippings, 1994-1996.
F.24 Photographs, gardening-related: MH speaking at trade show [mid 1990s?] (2, colour); daylily and hosta garden with “Gardens Plus” flyer (4, colour); woodland shade garden (1, colour); man planting tree (1, colour); clematis in “Barrons Flowers” greenhouse (1, colour).
F.25 Research notes and articles, 1980s-1999; six colour transparencies of artwork.

Series 8
Proposals and unpublished works. – 1971-2005. – 48 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series. – Boxes 39-40.
Consists of outlines and formal proposals by MH for magazine articles, magazines, and books. The series also includes extensive files on ‘Origins,’ an unpublished science project undertaken by David Suzuki and MH. Items are undated unless otherwise noted. For radio and television proposals, see Series 3, Radio and Television Work.

Box 39
F.1 Magazine story ideas, 1971-1994. Correspondence to editors; research materials.
F.2 [Magazine story?], 1979-80. Research articles and holograph notes on attractiveness.
F.3 Magazine proposal, 1980-81. “Good Age: The Magazine for Mature Canadians”. MH was hired as a consultant to help launch this Toronto-based magazine and was to be one of its editors: promotional items, story ideas, correspondence with potential writers, research notes and articles.
F.4 Magazine proposal, 1985. Science magazine, MH working with David Suzuki. One-page outline letter to “Anna” [Porter?], 24 April 1985.
F.5 Magazine proposal, 1989. Gardening magazine. Letter fo K. Larone.
F.6 Book outline. Children and food: annotated typescript of intro, recipe list.
F.7 Book outline, [1980s?]. “Re-sculpting yourself: A commonsense guide to getting through your forties”: annotated typescript outline of book and chapters, research notes and materials.
F.8 Book outline, [early 1980s?]. “Joys of the empty nest”: intro, chapter outline, and original proposal as magazine article.
F.9 Book proposal, 1983. “A treasury of Canadian art”: Letter to Key Porter Books.
F.10 Book proposals, 1984. “Canadian restaurant and accommodation guide” and “Poulet, please” (cookbook), as well as ideas sent to MH by Anna Porter, including a book on the Canadian “rag trade” and a cookbook.
F.11 Book proposal, 1986. “Canadian art collecting”: proposal to “Anna [Porter?].
F.12 Book proposal. “Your place or mine” (marriage alternatives): one-page incomplete typescript letter.
F.13 Book proposals, 1984 and 1985. Outline for book by David Suzuki (personal essays on science) proposed to DS by MH, 1984; letter re proposed children’s books by DS, 1985.
F.14 Book proposal, 1986. “Great Lakes” by David Suzuki and MH. Computer typescript outline; invoice to Lorraine Greey.
F.15 Book outline, 1986. “Banishing pain/Living with pain/Don’t hurt no more”: book outline by MH and Coleen Quinn (sports trainer).
F.16 Book proposal. “Canadian Women’s Diary” for Chatelaine. Proposal to Key Porter Books, 1987.
F.17 Book manuscript (partial), [late 1980s]. [Post-divorce, short, humorous passages in ‘dictionary’ format.] This book was to be a joint venture with Peter Taylor, as mentioned by MH in correspondence with him relating to their earlier book, How to make love to a lobster. See Series 2, Box 14].
F.18 Book proposal. “How to get things done in Canada.”: list of proposed topics.
F.19 Book proposal, [1989]: “Farewell to the 80s,”: outline by MH and Harold Levy.
F.20 Book proposal, 1991: “The Canadian Gardener’s Garden Diary”: outline submitted to Random House Canada.
F.21 Book proposals, 1993, 1994 (cookbooks). “The Lighthearted Gardener” with Anne Lindsay and “The Gardening cookbook” with Monda Rosenberg: Computer printouts of book outlines and specs; lists of vegetables and growing seasons.
F.22 Book proposal, 1995. “Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens”: Drafts and formal proposal for official souvenir book by MH, photographs by Tim Saunders.
F.23 Book outline, 2004. “Revisioning the garden”. Draft outlines.
F.24 Book proposal, 2005: “How to make a garden”: Outline and proposed writing and production schedule.
F.25 Book manuscript (fiction) [early1980s]: Chapter 1 (partial) re “Charlotte,” a 40-year-old freelance writer.
F.26 Book manuscript (fiction) [mid-1980s]: Outlines and chapter 1, re “Kate Frazer,” a 45-year-old newspaper editor.
F.27 Book manuscript (fiction) [mid-late 1980s]: “Mickie and the Mouse”: children’s story.

Box 40
F.1- F.40 All files relate to “Origins,” an unpublished series of flip books on the origins of the universe, conceived by David Suzuki and illustrator Eugene Federenko for audiences aged 11 and up. MH researched and wrote drafts of the text and finalized it with Suzuki. Files date from 1984-86 and include correspondence, research and interview notes, numerous annotated typescript drafts of chapters, and copies of some illustrations.

Series 9:
Oversize. – 1967-2004 – 82 cm of textual records and other material. – Title based on content of series. – Boxes 41-42.

Box 41
Contains the following items (wrapped individually in acid-free paper or envelopes): Survey plan of 199 Albany Avenue, Toronto (MH and Jack Batten’s home), with renovation plans (2) dated 1981; renovation plans (4), 1981; promotional poster for Canadian Garden Collection series, 1994; Photograph of MH in her garden, c. 1996; Photograph of water container garden, 1998; Proof of advertisement “Absolute Marjorie” for Royal Winter Fair, 1999; National Magazine Association award for “How To” category, Toronto Life Gardens, 1996; Blueprint of garden and home, “Enns Residence, Springbank, Alberta, April 1986"; Issues of Elegance magazine, April 6, June 1, August 12, all 1986.

F.1 “Our pugilist preview of some punchy fashions,” [fashion], Maclean’s, May 1967. Published version.
F.2 “It looks as if bathing suits are here to stay,” [fashion], Maclean’s, May 1967. Published version.
F.3 Vancouver issue, Maclean’s, August 1967, with response letters from readers. Published version.
F.4 “Vancouver’s homey fashions and fashionable homes,” Maclean’s, August 1967. Published version.
F.5 “Food and leisure living: Newfoundland,” Maclean’s, September 1967. Published version.
F.6 “New freedom for furs,” [fashion] Maclean’s, October 1967. Published version.
F.7 “Year for crazy legs,” [fashion] Maclean’s, November 1967. Published version.
F.8 “For mornings with a special glow,” [fashion] Maclean’s, July 1968. Published version.
F.9 “Eight Canadian designs for a takeover” [fashion] and “Gordon Lightfoot,” Maclean’s, September 1968. Published version.
F.10 “Fashion takes the to the trolleys,” [fashion] Maclean’s, November 1968.
F.11 “Forecasts: Get with it, men,”Maclean’s, December 1968.
F.12 “Radical retirement chic,” Chatelaine, June 1973.
F.13 “The return of modesty,” [fashion] Maclean’s, January 1970.

And the following items: Maclean’s fashion spreads (removed from magazine and mounted on coloured paper) for August, September, and October 1968, and one [n.d.]; Writers’ Development Trust poster, 1996; Page proofs of MH’s section of Canada’s House: Rideau Hall and the Invention of a Canadian home (Toronto, 2004); survey plans of MH’s home in Toronto.

Box 42
F.1 Audio reels, ¼”, 1400'. CBC Radio-Canada box. Box label: Mary Ellen Johnson. Reel label: none.
F.2 Audio reels, ¼”, 1400'. No box or reel label.

Series 10:
Electronic materials. – [198-]. – 16 cm of electronic material. – Title based on content of series.

Box 43
This box contains 40 large-format computer floppy discs dating from the 1980s. Files from 35 of these discs were transferred by archival staff to two CD-ROMs and four 4 ¼” discs (also in the box). Records not already in the fonds were printed out and interfiled in the appropriate series.

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