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J. Robert Janes fonds. 4th
accrual. – 1908-2016; predominant ca.1970-2016 – 3.75 m
The accrual is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Manuscripts and related documents. – ca.1970-2016. – 2.4
meters
Series 2: Research material, story ideas, and other notes –
ca.1971-1995. – 20 cm
Series 3: Correspondence. – 1977-2016; predominant 2001-2016. – 35 cm
Series 4: Promotional Material, Conferences, and Reviews. – 1992-2016;
predominant 2012-2016. – 20 cm
Series 5: Personal and Family Records. – ca. 1943-1992. – 10 cm
Series 6: Photographs. – ca. 1940-ca.1990 -- 59 items
Series 7: Stephen Leacock material. – 1908-ca.1940. – 5 cm
Series 8: Geology Lecture Notes. – 1970. – 45 cm
Series 9: Art work. – 1931, ca. 1945, and ca. 1993 – 3 items
Series 1
Manuscripts and related documents. – ca.1970-2016. – 2.4 meters
Includes manuscripts of published and unpublished works and occasionally related
research notes and correspondence.
St-Cyr and Kohler series
Bellringer (2012)
Note: Researchers may also wish to consult boxes 88-91 and 113 for earlier
material.
Box 136
F.1 Final typescript, with some emails and notes. Chapters 1-5.
F.2 Final typescript, with some notes. Chapters 6 to end.
F.3 Reference material and manuscript notes.
F.4 Reference material and manuscript notes.
F.5 Reference material and manuscript notes on the Vittel Spa.
Marché Noir. (Unpublished)
Note: Material from this was re-worked for Clandestine. See also box 142
below, as well as boxes 126-129 for earlier material.
F.6 Typed draft, September 2010, with some emails and corrections, pp.
1-190.
F.7 Typed draft, September 2010, with some emails and corrections, pp.
191-400.
F.8 Typed draft, September 2010, with some emails and corrections, pp.
401-513.
Box 137
F.1 Typed draft, December 2010, with manuscript notes and corrections,
pp. 1-175.
F.2 Typed draft, December 2010, with manuscript notes and corrections,
pp. 176-350.
F.3 Typed draft, December 2010, with manuscript notes and corrections,
pp. 351-456.
F.4 Typed draft consisting of corrected pages, August 2011.
F.5 Typed draft consisting of two sets of replacement pages, December
2010.
F.6 Typed draft, November 2011, with some emails, notes, and
corrections. Chapters 1-4.
F.7 Typed draft, November 2011, with some corrections. Chapters 5-9.
F.8 Typed draft, November 2011, with some corrections. Chapters 10 to
end.
Box 138
F.1 Typed draft, undated, some pages missing.
F.2 Emails and research notes.
Clandestine (2015)
F.3 Final typescript sent to Mysterious Press, January 2015, some corrections,
pp. 1-220.
F.4 Final typescript sent to Mysterious Press, January 2015, some
corrections, pp. 221-440 (end).
F.5 Final rough ms. draft for chapters 1-3, 2012.
F.6 Final rough ms. draft for chapters 4-6, 2012-2013.
F.7 Final rough ms. draft for chapters 7-9, 2013.
Box 139
F.1 Final rough ms. draft for chapters 10-11, 2013.
F. 2 Final rough ms. draft for chapter 12, 2013-2014
F.3 First rough ms. drafts for chapter 1, 2012.
F.4 First rough ms. drafts for chapter 2, 2012.
F.5 First rough ms. drafts for chapters 3-4, 2012.
F.6 First rough ms. drafts for chapters 5-7, 2013.
F.7 First rough ms. drafts for chapters 8-9, 2013.
Box 140
F.1 First rough ms. drafts for chapters 10-11, 2013.
F.2 First rough ms. drafts for chapter 12, 2014.
F.3 First typescript, numerous ms. corrections, 2013.
F.4 Rough ms. notes and first rough ms. drafts.
F.5 Rough ms. notes and first rough ms. drafts.
F.6 Rough ms. notes and first rough ms. drafts.
F.7 Reference material and ms. notes.
Box 141
F.1 Ms. notes.
F.2 Ms. notes.
F.3 Ms. notes.
F.4 Additional ms. notes that Janes “kept by me right on the table as
I wrote.”
F.5 Additional ms. notes that Janes “kept by me right on the table as
I wrote.”
F.6 Additional ms. notes that Janes “kept by me right on the table as
I wrote.”
F.7 Notes on French, German, Dutch and Russian.
F.8 Emails with Rob Hart of Mysterious Press, and related notes, 2015.
Box 142
F.1 Ms. notes for Marché Noir that were used for Clandestine.
F.2 Ms. notes for Marché Noir that were used for Clandestine.
F.3 Ms. notes for Marché Noir that were used for Clandestine.
F.4 Ms. notes for Marché Noir that were used for Clandestine.
F.5 Ms. notes for Marché Noir that were used for Clandestine.
Other works
Betrayal (2014)
Researchers may also wish to consult boxes boxes 10 and 91-94 for earlier
material.
F.6 Final typescript, 2005-2006, pp. 1-199.
F.7 Final typescript, 2005-2006, pp. 200-361. Includes 3 diskettes.
F.8 Emails with Rob Hart of Mysterious Press, and related notes, 2014.
Box 143
F.1 Reference material, ms. notes, and related material.
The Sleeper (2015)
Researchers may also wish to consult boxes 107-108 for earlier material.
F.2 Final typescript, December 2014, pp. 1-160.
F.3 Final typescript, December 2014, pp. 161-312.
F.4 Typed draft, July 2009, pp. 1-160. Includes synopsis—ms., ts., and
2 diskettes.
F.5 Typed draft, July 2009, pp. 161-312.
F.6 Typed draft, July 2009 – replacement pages.
F.7 Typed draft, earlier version [undated], with some ms. corrections,
pp. 1-168.
F.8 Typed draft, earlier version [undated], with some ms. corrections,
pp. 169-328.
Box 144
F.1 Rough typescript, 2008, with ms. corrections and notes, pp. 1-160.
F.2 Rough typescript, 2008, with ms. corrections, pp. 161-320.
F.3 Rough typescript, 2008, with ms. corrections, pp. 321-476.
F.4 Rough typescript, earlier version [undated], with ms. corrections,
pp. 1-121.
F.5 Rough typescript, earlier version [undated], with ms. corrections,
pp. 122-234.
F.6 Rough typescript, earlier version [undated], with ms. corrections,
pp. 235-373.
F.7 Typescript of earliest version (conceived as a much longer book),
pp. 205-410. Note: pages 1-204 not present.
F.8 Typescript of earliest version (conceived as a much longer book),
pp. 411-580.
Box 145
F.1 Typescript of earliest version (conceived as a much longer
book), pp. 581-726.
F.2 Ms. notes and reference material.
F.3 Ms. notes and reference material.
F.4 Ms. notes on German language.
F.5 Emails with: Viv Redman, Time Warner; 2002-2004; Bill Hanna, Acacia,
2009; Rob Hart, Mysterious Press, 2014-2015.
F.6 Emails and related documents re: The Winston Graham Historical
Prize.
F.7 Typescripts of selected pages identified as prepared for the
[Ontario] Arts Council.
The Little Parachute (2016)
F.8 Final typescript, October 2015, pp. 1-282.
Box 146
Three earlier typed drafts [undated], with ms. corrections:
F.1 Draft 1, pp. 1-200.
F.2 Draft 1, pp. 201-396; re-typed p. 296.
F.3 Draft 2, pp. 1-150
F.4 Draft 2, pp. 151-282.
F.5 Draft 3, pp. 1-210.
F.6 Draft 3, pp. 211-422.
F.7 Re-typed pages with corrected dates and other corrections.
Box 147
F.1 Rough manuscript, started August 1995.
F.2 Rough manuscript, started August 1995.
F.3 Rough manuscript, started August 1995.
F.4 Rough manuscript, started August 1995.
F.5 Manuscript notes and re-typed pages.
F.6 Notes on French language.
The Alice Factor (1991).
Other mss. and related documents are available in boxes 6 to 10.
F.7 Manuscript notes, very rough drafts, and research materials.
Box 148
The Doll House (unpublished)
F.1 Typescript. “This is the revision.” is written in pencil on the
title page. 243 numbered pages.
F.2 Typescript. Another revised version. 219 numbered pages.
F.3 Typescript with manuscript annotations, October 1983. 215 numbered
pages.
F.4 Rough typescript with manuscript annotations and manuscript pages
inserted, chapters 1-6.
F.5 Rough typescript with manuscript annotations and manuscript pages
inserted, chapters 7-11; additional notes filed at the end.
F.6 Partial typescript.
F.7 Correspondence with PaperJacks Ltd. Publishing, who were
considering publishing The Doll House, and with Lucinda Vardey, Janes’ agent.
Box 149
The Feast of Starlings
See also box 94 for material acquired earlier.
F.1 Typescript marked ‘final’ and ‘original (revised)’, 150 numbered
pages.
F.2 Typescript, 172 numbered pages.
F.3 Typescript with manuscript edits, prepared for agent Frances
Hanna, 172 numbered pages.
F.4 Typescript, 1983, with manuscript notes at the front indicating
changes, 252 numbered pages.
F.5 Typescript, 248 numbered pages.
F.6 Typescript with manuscript edits made in 1986, 248 numbered pages;
includes letter from Harper Collins, 1991.
Box 150
The Legacy
See also short fiction with same title in box 151 folder 1.
F.1 Typescript, 246 numbered pages.
F.2 Typescript, 230 numbered pages, heavily marked with ms. edits, and
with additional ms. notes.
The Curse of Dead Man’s Cove [early 1970s]
F.3 Typescript, 169 numbered pages.
F.4 Manuscript notes.
The House by the Water [1973]
See also boxes 65 and 98 for material acquired earlier.
F.5 Typescript, 1973, 187 numbered pages.
F.6 Correspondence with prospective publishers, 1974, manuscript
notes, and research materials.
The Dinosaur and the Dragon [November 1982]
F.7 Typescripts (various versons), research materials, manuscript
notes, and correspondence.
Trouble in the Garden [1994]
F.8 Typescript, research materials, and manuscript notes.
Box 151
Typescripts and manuscripts of other short fiction, primarily for children
F.1 Craytur of th’ Sea
A Matter of Barns and –A-lot-of-Other-Things
In Season
The Legacy (see also novel-length with same title in box
xxx folder x).
The Woman in 802
Lovers in Paradise
Waiting for the Bus
The Scariest Halloween of All
The Thermos Bottle Genie
Santa Claus
The Death of King Tut
F.2 The Four-in-One Ghost
Chocolate Man and the Little Witch
Lazy Apple and the Hungry Girl
Loo-loo Bird sitting on stone eggs
No Pets Allowed
The Story of Atum Bulba the Bug Collector
The Land of Unger
The Hunters of Ulam-Tor
F.3 Spy’s Spy
The Ghost of Eileen O’Bannion
The Bird Who Ate the Cat
The Perfect Costume
The Game of War
Letters from Nowhere
Alfred’s Journey to the West
Adam and Eve (manuscript notes only)
F.4 The Turkey with the Golden Voice
The Story of I
Seven Gold Coins
The Treasure of Saint Anne By the Sea
Treasure Buried, Treasure Found, Treasure Where?
Theft of Gold
F.5 Submissions to magazines, rejection letters, and related documents,
1974-77.
Winnipeg Free Press
F.6 Winnipeg Free Press—copies of articles by Janes, manuscripts, and
correspondence. ca. 1975
Series 2
Research material, story ideas, and other notes – ca.1971-1995. – 20 cm
Box 151 cont’d
F.7 Research materials for Stonekiller (1995)
Box 152
F.1 Research materials, unsorted.
F.2 Notes described by Janes as: “Scraps—bits & pieces of notes I
made to myself largely in the old farmhouse on Grapeview Ave in St Catharines …
a scattering of the times.”
F.3 Story ideas for The Hiding Place and Sleeping with the Enemy
F.4 Story ideas, unsorted -- primarily manuscript notes for story
ideas but also includes some typescripts and research materials. Identified by
the author as being from ca. 1971.
F.5 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.6 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.7 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.8 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
Box 153
F.1 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.2 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.3 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.4 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.5 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
F.6 Story ideas, unsorted, cont’d.
Series 3
Correspondence. – 1977-2016; predominant 2001-2016. – 35 cm
Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent, except subject files ‘Letters
to the Editor’ and ‘Rights Reversions’. As well, where there is only a single
item from a correspondent, those items have been gathered together at the end
of the series.
Features considerable correspondence with Robin Walz, professor at University
of Alaska Southeast, who specializes in the history of popular culture in
modern France and has “a special fondness” for Janes’ St. Cyr-Kohler series.
Box 153 cont’d
F.7 Allison & Busby [Susan Dunlop]. 2006
F.8 Atheneum, re: The Reluctant Pirate. 1977
F.9 Black, Cara. 2011-2012
F.10 Buckingham Books. 2012
F.11 Bursaw, Mike, of ‘Mystery Mike’s’.
F.12 Canada, Arts and Cultural Industries Promotion Division. 2002
F.13 Canada Council for the Arts. 2002
F.14 Carr, Jan and Susan. 2016
F.15 Christie’s Auctions (Brett Sherlock). 2016
F.16 Crime Writers Association. 2014-2016
F.17 Curry, Steele. 2011-2016
F.18 Farquharson, Bob. 2012
F.19 Harris, Mary. 2011-2014
F.20 Hart, Rob, of Mysterious Press. 2012-2016
F.21 Karim, Ali. 2014-2015
F.22 Letters to Editors. 2014-2016
Box 154
F.1 Penner, Lynden A. 2016
F.2 Penzler, Otto, of Mysterious Bookshop. 2012-2015
F.3 Poisoned Pen Press, re: Bellringer. 2011
F.4 Rap Sheet [Pierce, J. Kingston]; includes copy of
interview. 2012-2013
F.5 Rights Reversions – notices from publishers. 1989-2011
F.6 St. Catharines Public Library. 2014
F.7 Severn House Publishers Ltd. Letter from Janes to Jane Morpath re:
The Moon’s Slippper. 1985
F.8 Trollope, Marlene, copy editor of The Little Parachute.
2015
F.9 Walz, Robin. 2001
F.10 Walz, Robin. 2002
F.11 Walz, Robin. 2003-04
F.12 Walz, Robin. 2005-06
F.13 Walz, Robin. 2007-08
Box 155
F.1 Walz, Robin. 2009-10
F.2 Walz, Robin. 2011-12
F.3 Walz, Robin. 2013-14
F.4 Walz, Robin. 2015-16
F.5 Waterhouse-Hayward, Alex. 2012-2014
F.6 Western Society for French History. 2002
F.7 Zobeck, Terry. 2011-2014
F.8 Additional correspondence (single items): Davies, Denyar, Essar,
Etchells, Frisque, Halligan, Hartman, Herbert, Hill, Keasey, Magayna, Morrison,
Passage, Priddell, Racioppo, Rudolph, Writers Union.
Series 4
Promotional Materials, Conferences, and Reviews. – 1992-2016; predominant
2012-2016. – 20 cm
Box 155 cont’d
F.9 Bourchercon Conference, 2012. Programme and correspondence.
F.10 Bourchercon Conference, 2013. Programme and correspondence.
F.11 Bourchercon Conference, 2014. Programme and correspondence.
Box 156
F.1 Bourchercon Conference, 2016. Correspondence only (Janes ended
up not attending).
F.2 Crime Writers Association directories and related material.
F.3 International Bibliographical Centre – Janes’ submissions to, and
correspondence. 1992-2016
F.4 J. Robert Janes promotional card. 2012
F.5 Mystery Readers Journal. 2012, 2014
F.6 Niagara Magazine, 2012
Red Herrings: the Bulletin of the CWA, 2012-2013 [same folder
as previous]
F.7 Scene of the Crime blog. 2014
F.8 Susanne’s Historical Mystery Blog. 2012
F.9 Publication Announcements: printouts from the internet of various
publication announcements, 2014-2016
F.10 Reviews: printouts from the internet of various reviews of
Carnival, Clandestine, The Little Parachute, and The Sleeper, 2014-2016.
Series 5
Personal and Family Records. – ca. 1943-1992. – 10 cm
Box 157
F.1 Address book and related loose pages, ca. 1970.
F.2 Autobiography. 1992 – A short manuscript; also includes
biographical information and a book list, 2007.
F.3 Cards from Janes’ children.
F.4 High school yearbook (North Toronto Collegiate)—copies of pages
F.5 Letters Janes wrote to his father as a child. ca. 1943: 2 items
F.6 Notebook (2 pages) with a news clipping.
F.7 School talk—transcript of a talk Janes gave to school children.
Series 6
Photographs. – ca. 1940-ca.1990 -- 59 items
Additional information provided by Janes can be found with the items.
Box 157 cont’d
F.8 E.1 - Janes as a young child: 1 portrait (age approximately 5
years); 9 snapshots, either alone or with family members, especially mother,
grandfather, and ‘Mike’; 2 of Janes involved in the ‘Aluminum Victory
Campaign’.
E.2 - Janes as an adolescent/young man: 9 snapshots.
E.3 - Janes’ mother, Phyllis Hipwell Janes: 1 photo
E.4 - Photos of Janes taken by son, Peter. ca. 1985: 14 prints
E.5 - Photos of Janes taken by son John. ca. 1990: 10 prints.
E.6 - Janes in King St. garden and workroom (some include his wife, Gracia).
ca. 1990: 9 items
E.7 - Janes with vintage Citroёn: 4 colour prints.
Series 7
Stephen Leacock material. – 1908-ca.1940. – 5 cm
Note: Since the age of 13 or 14, Janes knew Stephen (Stevie) Lushington
Leacock, son of the well-known writer, Stephen Butler Leacock.
Box 157 cont’d
F.9 E.1 - Cheques from The Traders Bank of Canada, Molsons Bank,
and Bank of Montreal, signed by Stephen Butler Leacock. 1908-1925: 9 items.
E.2 - Photograph of Leacock with son, Stevie, Fred Pellatt (uncle to Leacock’s
wife), and one other. ca. 1940: 1 items.
E.3 - Watch owned by Stevie Leacock, given to Janes.
E.4 - German Marks, 1923, given to Janes by Fred Pellatt.
Notes written by Janes regarding the above items.
F.10 [Newsclipping on artist Campbell Scott Scott from The Niagara Advance, June
8, 2016, that accompanies Art Item 3 in this list—see Series 9 Artwork later in
this finding aid].
Series 8
Geology Lecture Notes. – 1970. – 45 cm
Janes’ lecture notes for the 3rd year course in Glacial and
Pleistocene Geology that he taught at Brock University.
Box 158 Geology Lecture Notes: unsorted.
Box 159 Geology Lecture Notes: unsorted.
Box 160 Geology Lecture Notes: unsorted.
Series 9
Art work. – 1931, ca. 1945, and ca. 1993 – 3 items
Art item 1 Print by Phyllis Hipwell Janes* of her father in
his Alliston, Ontario, drugstore, 1931 [located in map cabinet #93]
Art item 2 Pastel portrait of Wilhelm Wunsch, a childhood
friend of J. Robert Janes, by Phyllis Hipwell Janes*, ca. 1945[located in map cabinet #93]
Art item 3 Large poster by artist Campbell Scott of book
covers of 23 of Janes’ work, beginning with some of his geological works and
ending with Kaleidoscope (1993); also includes a photograph of Janes,
ca. 1993. (Accompanied by an article on Scott from The Niagara Advance, June
8, 2016—filed in Box 157 folder 10).
*Mother of J. Robert Janes.
Monographs
The following monographs were donated with the archival material. They have
been catalogued and added to the Division’s monograph collection.
Janes, J. Robert. Betrayal. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Integrated
Media: New York, 2014. Signed.
Janes, J. Robert. Clandestine. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Integrated
Media: New York, 2015. Signed.
Janes, J. Robert. The Little Parachute. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Integrated Media: New York, 2016. Signed.
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