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Pauline Johnson fonds.

Series 1
Correspondence. -- 1870-1921. -- 6.5 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of mainly incoming correspondence to Johnson, including book orders, post cards, and one telegram. There are also letters addressed to W. Jackson, L.W. Makovski and Walter McRaye, from various people with regard to Johnson. Unless specified otherwise, all correspondence consists of one letter.

BOX 1
File 1
Abey, Clara H. - Dresden, Ont., December 14, 1912
Agnew, Mrs. George - [Derr] Park, B.C., September 17, 1912
Aidé, Hamilton - Ascot Berks, n.d.
[Allen, Camilla] - Rhyl, letter card containing booklet of 8 coloured pictures, July 18, 1906

File 2
Bagshaw, J.B. (to Walter McRaye) - Regina, Sask., July 8, 1912
Bagshaw, J.B. (to Walter McRaye) 2 p. - Regina, Sask., July 23, 1912
Beattie, Mary - Virden, Man., September 19, 1912
Bell, Amy M., December 12, 1912
Billett, T.R. - Winnipeg, Man., July 25, 1912
Black & White - editor - London England, April 9, 1897
Boulton, Edith - Toronto, Ont., July 28, [1912]
Bowers - Toronto, Ont., July 12, 1912
The Boys’ World - Elizabeth Ansley, associate editor - Elgin, Illinois, October 15, 1905
The Boys’ World - Elizabeth Ansley, associate editor - Elgin, Illinois, November 8, 1905
The Boys’ World - Geo. E. Cook, managing editor,   May 3, 1907
Bready, C.A., August 12, 1912
Britton, B.M. - Toronto, Ont., August 16, 1912

Broomfield, R.A. - Los Angeles, California, July 22, 1912
[Brown, Geo. McL.] - London, England, July 15, 1912
Brown, J.R. - Vernon, B.C., July 17, 1912
Brunner, Alfred - Columbia, Pennsylvania, February 28, 1913; verso - handwritten note to [Eva Johnson], August 16, 1913
Brymner, [M.] - Montreal, P.Q., August 8, 1912
Buchanan, W.A. - Lethbridge, Alta., August 1, 1912
Burke, [E.P.] - London, Ont., July 13, 1912
Butler, P. - Bansha Castle, Tipperary, [May] 16, 1906

File 3
Calgary Brewing & Malting Company Limited, August 2, 1912
[Callyton], Arthur E. - Chemainus, B.C., June 24, 1912
Campbell, C. - Winnipeg, Man., July 19, 1912
Campbell, Florence A., January 28, 1913
Campbell, Minnie B. - Calgary, Alta., September 22, 1912, 2 p.
Canada - Frank [Ormerod] - London, England, August 10, 1906
Canada - Frank [Ormerod] - London, England, August 15, 1906
Canada - Frank [Ormerod] - London, England, August 24, 1906
[Capilano, Joe] post card- Vancouver, B.C., October 5, 1906
Carnegie, D.P. - [Durban Natal], South Africa, July 30, 1897
Carter, Basil (to W. Jackson) - Montréal, P.Q., July 10, 1912
Cassels, Hamilton - Toronto, Ont., July 31, 1912
Caswell, E.S. - Toronto, Ont., September 12, 1912

Christie, A.E. - Victoria, B.C., June 24, 1912
Chums - editor - London, England, June 11, 1906
Cockin, Hereward K. - Guelph, Ont., July 31, 1912
Coleman, G.B. (to W. Jackson) - Brandon, Man., June 28, 1912
Clark, Joseph T. - Toronto, Ont., August 23, 1906
Clarke, G.F. - London, Ont., July 15, 1912
[Clifflin], Lloyd (to Alfred C. Brunner - Columbia PA) - includes envelope, September 6, 1897
Clinkskill, Jas - Mayor - Saskatoon, Sask., July 24, 1912
Clinkskill, Jas (to W. Jackson) - Saskatoon, Sask., July 24, 1912
Colmen, J.S. (on behalf of Lord Strathcona) - London, England - includes envelope, June 26, 1907
Constantine, Henrietta - Banff, Alta., [n.d.]
Crawley, Alan - Winnipeg Man., July 23, 1911
Culver, E. - Vernon, B.C., July 15, 1912, 2 p.

File 4
The Daily Express - news editor - telegram, May , 1907
The Daily Express - J. Malcolm Fraser, news editor - - London, England, October 10, 1906
The Daily Express - J. Malcolm Fraser, news editor - - London, England, July 17, 1906
Dell, Alfred E. - Vernon, B.C., July 15, 1912
Denison, George L. - Toronto, Ont., July 29, 1912
Dickie, Annie - N.B., August 15, 1912
Dobbs, Ogilivie G. - Brockville, Ont., July 16, 1912
Doig, D. - Victoria, B.C., July 25, 1912
Dunsford, C.R. - Fort William, Ont., July 10, 1912
Dykeman, F.A. - St. John, N.B., July 24, 1912

Elliott, J.C. - Glencoe, Ont., June 27, 1912
Ellis, F.B. - St. John, N.B., September 16, 1912
Ellis, Thomas (to W. Jackson) - Victoria, B.C., July 22, 1912
Ellis, Thomas (to W. Jackson), July 24, 1912

File 5
Falconbridge, Sir Glenholme - Toronto, Ont., n.d.
[Fenton], Faith (from Pauline Johnson), October 17, 1893
Forget, Henrietta A. - Regina, Sask., June 12, 1902
Freeborn, Anna M. - Freeborn, Ont., September 10, 1912
George, W. K. (to W. Jackson) - Toronto, Ont., July 26, 1912
[Gilkison, Gossie], n.d.
The Globe - M.O. Hammond, magazine editor - Toronto, Ont., August 6, 1912
Gordon, Rev. Charles N. - Winnipeg, Man., July 3, 1912
Graham, Sir Hugh - Montréal, P.Q., July 6, 1912
Green, John - Peterborough, Ont., July 6, 1912
Grier, E. Wyley (to W. Jackson) - Toronto, Ont., July 8, 1912
Guinn, Evelyn [Kenora], Ont., July 12, 1912
Gundry, W.H. - Regina, Sask., August 6, 1912

File 6
Hale, Horatio - Clinton, Ont., July 1896
Hall, Helen White - Portage la Prairie, Man., n.d.
Harlan, Richard D. (on behalf of Sir William Van Horne) - Montréal, P.Q., July 10, 1912
Harlow, Lucy B. - Vernon, B.C., July 15, 1912
Harlow, Lucy B. - Vernon, B.C., July 25, 1912
Harper & Brothers - H.G. Paine, managing editor - New York City, June 14, 1899
The Hedley Gazette - A. Megraw - Hedley, B.C., July 6, 1912
Henderson, Ella G. - St. John, N.B., May 28, 1908
Hickson, Paul, July 21, 1912
[Hoch, Philip ] - Goderich, Ont., July 22, 1912
Holmez, R. - Toronto, Ont., January 7, 1913
Hutchinson, Thomas - Northumberland, England, March 10, 1899

Illustrated Buffalo Express - Frank H. Severance, editor - Buffalo, N.Y., March 31, 1897
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire - Calgary, Alta., November 25, 1912
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire - Collingwood, Ont., December 12, 1912
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire - Hamilton, Ont., December 27, 1912
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire - Brandon, Man., January 28, 1913

File 7
Jarvis, Emilius (to W. Jackson) - Toronto, Ont., July 18, 1912
[Johnson, Allen], postcard - Brantford, Ont., [1905]
[Johnson, Allen], postcard - Brantford, Ont., September 24, 1906
[Johnson, Allen], postcard - Brantford, Ont., October 8, 1906
Johnson, Allen - Toronto, Ont., September 24, 1912
Johnson, E. (on behalf of Geo. H. Gooderham) (to W. Jackson) - Toronto, Ont., July 29, 1912
Johnson, G. H., addressed to “My Dear Joe”, February 5, 1870
Johnson, Mrs. G.H.M.[Emily], envelope containing - 1 leaf, strands of hair, pen tip, name card, [1898]
Johnson, Emily, n.d. (2 letters)
[Johnson, Eva] (from Pauline Johnson), December 18, [1911], 2 p.
Johnston, E.F.B. - Toronto, Ont., August 8, 1912
[Johnston, Philip], n.d.
Jones, S. Alfred- South Porcupine, Ont., August 8, 1912

File 8
Keith, Prowse & Company Ltd. - London, England, May 22, 1906
Kennedy, Mary - Verden, December 19, 1912
Kirkpatrick, George A. - Toronto, Ont., January 21, 1894
[Land], Sir Robert - Whitbourne, Nfld., August 17, 1912
Lieutenant Governor - Winnipeg, Man., July 4, 1912
[Ligintsham], John D. - Lethbridge, Alta., n.d.
Lilley, E.C. (to W. Jackson) - Montréal, P.Q., July 3, 1912
Logie, J.W.S. (to Walter McRaye) - Summerland, B.C., July 9, 1912

File 9
MacKay, John M. - Kincardine, Ont., September 14, 1912
[MacRae, A.O.] - Calgary, Alta., July 25, 1912
[Macroex], Lawrence, private secretary to the Premier of B.C. - Victoria, B.C., August 16, 1912
[MacTenn], Isabel (to L.W. Makovski), n.d.
Mair, C. - Calgary, Alta., July 18, 1912
Mair, C. - Calgary, Alta., August 7, 1912
Mair, C. (to Walter McRaye) - Calgary, Alta., August 16, 1912
Marshall, Duncan, Minister of Agriculture - Edmonton, Alta., July 27, 1912
Martin, E.S. (to W. Jackson) - Saskatoon, Sask., June 29, 1912
Martin, F.J. (written in German) - Vancouver, B.C., n.d.
[Martin, Justice] - Victoria, B.C., July 2, 1912

McAllister, C.A. - Elizabeth, N.Y., January 27, 1899
McArthur, P. (to Mr. Foster), April 20, 1893
McClung, Nellie L. - Winnipeg, Man., n.d.
McClung, Nellie L. (to W. Jackson), n.d.
McClung, Nellie L. - Winnipeg, Man., n.d.
McCraney, G.E. (to W. Jackson) - Saskatoon, Sask., August 15, 1912
McDiarmid, Annabelle - Patterson, New Jersey, n.d.
[McEvoy], B. - Vancouver, B.C., March 22, 1912
McFadden, W.H. - Brampton, Ont., August 15, 1912

[Meredith, N.R.], July 29, 1912
Methodist Book and Publishing House - Briggs, Rev. William (to Walter McRaye) - Toronto, Ont., January 8, 1913, 2 p.
Methodist Book and Publishing House - Briggs, Rev. William (to Walter McRaye) - Toronto, Ont.,    January 15, 1913, 2 p.
Middleton, W.P. - Toronto, Ont., n.d.
Miller, Joseph Dana - New York City, November 15, 1895, 2 p.
Millward, Alfred Sydney, Philadelphia, P.A., June 22, 1900
The Mother’s Magazine - Elizabeth Ansley, March 4, 1907
The Mother’s Magazine - Elizabeth Ansley, March 26, 1907
The Mother’s Magazine - Elizabeth Ansley, April 10, 1907
The Mother’s Magazine - Elizabeth Ansley, August 13, 1907
Munday, Luther - Green Park Club, n.d.
Munday, Luther - Green Park Club, n.d.
Munday, Luther - Green Park Club, n.d.
Munn, L.A. (To L.W. Makovski) - Vancouver, B.C., July 24, 1912
The Musson Book Company - Toronto, Ont., January 11, 1910                                
The Musson Book Company - Toronto, Ont., December 6, 1912

File 10
Naftel, D.J. - Goderich, Ont., August 12, 1912
Naftel, D.J. - Goderich, Ont., September 20, 1912
National Council of Women of Canada - Montréal, P.Q., February 18, 1901
National Council of Women of Canada - Teresa F. Wilson - Montréal, P.Q., November 2, 1901

O’Hara, F.C.T. - Ottawa, Ont., July 6, 1912
Osbourne, Anne - Hamilton, Ont., n.d.
Owen, C.C. (to W. Jackson) - Vancouver, B.C., July 13, 1912
Parker, A.E. - London, England, n.d
[Parker, Gilbert] - London, England, July 6, 1906
[Ported, H.W.], July 9, 1912
Potter, J. - Westminster, May 19, 1900
Potter, Nm. Pitt (on behalf of Sir Frederick Borden) (to W. Jackson) - Canning, N.S., July 29, 1912

File 11
Reed, Hayter (to Walter McRaye) - Montréal, P.Q., November 11, 1912
Roberts, Charles G.D. (to Mr. Gilder) - Fredricton, N.B., October 12, 1895
Robertson, Harold B. - Victoria, B.C., August 20, 1912
Robertson, Mabel, December 22, 1911
Robertson, [T.R.] (to W. Jackson) - Toronto, Ont., September 10, 1912
Robinson, J. Beverly (to W. Jackson) - Vancouver, B.C., n.d.
Robinson, J.M. (to W. Jackson) - Naramata, B.C., July 16, 1912
Russell, Lang & Co. (to W. Jackson) - Winnipeg, Man., October 30, 1912
Ryrie, [J.] - Toronto, Ont., July 24, 1912

File 12
Sanderson, Dr. Herman, July 13, 1912
Saturday Sunset Presses - E.M. Fleming (to Walter McRaye) - Vancouver, B.C., September 20, 1912
Savary, Elisa, n.d.
Savory, [A.W.] (to Walter McRaye) - Annapolis Royal, N.S., July 3, 1912
[Scott, B] - Hyde Park, n.d.
Scott, Fredrick - Québec, July 3, 1912

Scramlin, William - Halbrite, Sask., June 24, 1912
Seagram, Joseph E. - Waterloo, Ont., July 17, 1912
Sehl, Frank J.- Victoria, B.C., November 12, 1912
Seton, E[rnest Thompson], March 13, 1904
Seton, Ernest Thompson - Carberry, Man., August 17, 1899
Skaggs, Dr. A.E. - Townsend, Delaware, January 8, 1899
Smith, J.H. - Chatham, Ont., December 28, 1912
Speechly, Dr. H.M. - Pilot Mound, Man., June 26, 1912

The Sprague Publishing Company - Wm. C. Sprague, editor, December 16, 1907
Squire, Hope - Clifton Hill, N.W., July 22, 1906
[Stacks, C.M.], July 16, 1912
The Standard - President and managing editor, [Fred Johnston] - Montréal, P.Q., August 6, 1912
Stewart, J.E - Niagara Falls, Ont., n.d.
Streatfield, Philip (to ?), June 8, 1900
Sunderland, Harold - Howden, Yorkshire, May 11, 1906
Sunderland, Harold - Howden, Yorkshire, May 21, 1906
Sutherland, Jane, December 27, 1912 

File 13
Tait, S.C.W. - Halifax, N.S., July 24, 1912
Tanton, W.R. (2 pages) - Cupar, Sask., January 29, 1913
Trant, William - Regina, Sask., July 5, 1912
Trinity College - Toronto, Ont., August 6, 1912
Twining, Ada L., n.d.

[Waed], Genevieve, May 21, 1906
Walford, [J.E.] (to W. Jackson) - Edmonton, Alta., August 31, 1921
Walker, Mrs. Edward C. - Walkerville, Ont., n.d.
Walker, Edith - Carnegie, Man., n.d.
Walker, H,A, - Winnipeg, Man., June 27, 1912
[Warner], Cy (to W. Jackson) - Montréal, P.Q., July 24, 1912
Watson, W. Gordon - Brandon, Man, July 8, 1912
Webster, J. Clarence - Shediac, N.B., August 6, 1912
[Whatley], Walter J. - London, England, September 25, 1906
White, Will J. - Toronto, Ont., July 31, 1912
Whitney, J.P. - Toronto, Ont., July 12, 1912
Whyte, W.W. - Winnipeg, Man, August 9, 1912
Widdell, Mary - Kelowna, B.C., July 28, 1912
Wilkie, R. - Toronto, Ont., July 15, 1912
Willets, Gilson - New York City, n.d.
Williamson, W.H. - Picton, Ont., September 17, 1912
Wilson, Pineo - Edmonton, Alta., December 14, 1912
Wise, F.J. - Westminster, August 10, 1906
W. J. Taylor Limited - Woodstock, Ont., July 31, 1912

File 14
Unidentified correspondent - (to E. Buchan) - Toronto, Ont., November 12, 1912
Unidentified correspondent - [?], Dick ( to Paul[ine Johnson]) - Toronto, Ont., July 8, 1912
Unidentified correspondent - [A.C.M.] (to Pauline Johnson) post card - Halifax, N.S., May 5, 1907
Unidentified correspondent, May 22, 1906
Unidentified correspondent - B.C., [January 6, 1925]; probably Arthur C. Morton
Unidentified correspondence, n.d.

Series 2
Manuscripts by Johnson. -- [189-?]-1911. -- 6.5 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of short stories, poems and other items written by Johnson.

Files 15-20
“...far high worlds...” 3 p. (fragment) - Ms., n.d.
“Flint and Feather Errors” - Ts., n.d.
“Game of the Bowl” 2 p. - Ms., n.d.
“Harrison’s army left Sandwich Oct. 2^nd 1813...” 2 p. - Ts., n.d.
“...his (Hiawatha) conceptions were beyond his time...” 2 p. (fragment) - Ms., n.d.
“I have changed my religious opinions...” - Ms., n.d.

Files 21-25
“La Crosse” - Ts., May 30, 1911
[List of 25 titles] - Ms., n.d.
“The Man in Chrysanthemum Land” 4 p. - Ms., n.d.
“The Mariner” 2 p. - Ms., n.d.
“Material Collected by Jeremiah Curtin - Fiction” 5 p. - Ts., n.d.

Files 26-30
“Morrow-Land” - Ms., 1901
“Myth of the Earth-Grasper” 9 p. - Ms., n.d.
“Old Maids - Children” 24 p. - Ms., n.d.
“Religious History of the Six Nations Indians” 2 p. - Ts., n.d.
“This collection of verse...” (fragment) - Ms., n.d.

Files 31-36
“Tillicim Talks” 2 p. - Ms., [191?]
“To C.H.W.” - Ms., [190?]
“The Traffic of the Trail” 6 p. - Ts.,   n.d.
[Translation of Mohawk to English] 2 p. (fragment) - Ms.on verso - fragment of letter addressed to Pauline Johnson - January 18, 1896
“...who are strangers, strangers who are friends...” (fragment) - Ms., [189?]
“Witchcraft and the Winner” 6 p. - Ms., n.d.

Files 37-39
“...the witch woman of Stanley Park...” (fragment) - Ms., n.d.
“...would change, if not the subject...” (fragment) - Ms., n.d.
Fragments, unidentified

Series 3
Manuscripts about Johnson. -- [after 1913]. -- 5 items. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of poems and short stories written in memory of Johnson.

File 40
“An Appreciation” by John W. Garvin 4 p. - Ts., n.d.
“At Pauline Johnson’s Grave” by A.M. Stephen - Ts., [after 1913]
[Chronology of Pauline Johnson’s life] - Ts., [after 1913]
“Maiden of a Race of Braves” by Eloise A. [Kimings] - Ms., n.d.
“Tekahionwake (Pauline Johnson)” by E[rnest Thompson] Seton 3 p. - Ts., n.d.

Series 4
Financial documents. -- 1906-1913. -- 29 items. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of invoices, receipts, cheques, account statements, book requests and information from the Pauline Johnson Trust Fund.

File 41
Financial documents - 29 items. 1906-1913

Series 5
Postcards, photographs and drawings. -- [before 1913]. -- 13 cm of graphic material. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of unstamped postcards, photographs in various formats, and 6 drawings. These items were apparently collected or given to Johnson during her travels.

Box 2
File 1
Postcards [ca. 115] - not stamped [before 1913]; 8 envelopes

Files 2-4
Photographs [ca. 112] - various images and formats. [before 1913]

File 5
Drawings - 6 items - unknown artists - [before 1913]

Series 6
Published material written by Pauline Johnson. -- 1883-1913. -- 17.5 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of newspaper clippings and magazine articles of works published by Pauline Johnson during her career. Series is arranged alphabetically by title of the work. If the title was unknown the first sentence has been used. Some items are oversize, have been encapsulated, and are filed in either Box 9 or 10, as indicated.

Box 3
Files 1-5
“A’Bram” (fragment), Brantford Expositor, December 1891 - article
“Air, The Read, White and Blue”, n.d. - song
“The American Canoe Association at Grindstone Island”, 2 p. The Rudder, n.d. - article
“Among the Blackfoots”, The Toronto Globe, August 2, 1902 - article (Box 10 File 1)
“At Husking Time”, [1891] - poem
“The Barnardo Boy”, The Boys’ World, August 13, 1910 Vol. IX, No. 33 - article  (Box 9 File 1)
“The Broken Barrels: Chapter 1 (2 copies) The Boys’ World, March 20, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 12, complete issues - article ( Box 9 File 2)
“The Broken Barrels: Chapter 2 (2 copies) The Boys’ World, March 27, 1909 Vol. VIII, [No. 13], clippings - article (Box 9 File 2)
“A Brother Chief”, The Detroit Free Press, May 12, 1892 - article (Box 10 File 2)
“The Brotherhood” (2 copies) The Boys’ World, January 1, 1910 Vol. IX, No. 1, complete copies - article (Box 9 File 3)
“Building Beaver”, What To Do, December 3, 1910 - article (Box 9 File 4)
“Calgary of the Plains”, The Calgary Daily Herald, April 19, 1913 - poem

Files 6-10
“The Camper”, n.d. - poem
“Canada’s Lacrosse” (3 copies), The Boys’ World, June 20, 1908 Vol. VII, No. 25, p. 6 complete issue - article (Box 9 File 18)
“Canadian Born” (3 copies), The Boys’ World, June 20, 1908 Vol. VII, No. 25, p. 5 complete issue - article - poem (Box 9 File 18)
“Canoe and Canvas - I”, The Rudder, [1896] - article
“Canoe and Canvas - II” (2 copies), The Rudder, [1896] - article
“Canoe and Canvas - III”, The Rudder, [1896] - article
“Canoe and Canvas - IV”, The Rudder, [1896] - article
“Canoe and Canvas: The A.C.A. Meets in Canadian Waters”, n.d. - article (Box 9 File 5)
“Canoeing”, The Detroit Free Press, July 2, 1891 - article (Box 10 File 3)
“The Cariboo Trail”, Toronto Saturday Night, October 13, 1906 - article (Box 10 File 4)
“Charming Word Pictures” (2 copies), 2 p. The Brantford Expositor, August 15, 1890 - article (Box 9 File 6)
“A Chieftain Prince”(2 copies), The Boys’ World, October 1, 1910 Vol. IX, [No. 40] p. 3, clipping - article (Box 9 File 7)

Files 11-14
“The Christmas Heart”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], [December 1909] - article (Box 9 File 8)
“The Cruise of the ‘Brown Owl’” (2 copies), The Boys’ World, September 12, 1908 Vol, VII, No. 37, incomplete issues - article
“A Cry from an Indian Wife”, [The Brantford Expositor], n.d. - poem
“A Cry from an Indian Wife”, n.d.

“The Delaware Idol”(2 copies), The Boys’ World, May 1, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 18, complete copies - article (Box 9 File 9)
“The De Lisle Affair” 2 p. Evening News Bulletin (Winnipeg), December 18, 1897 - article (Box 10 File 5)
“Dick Dines with His ‘Dad’”, The Boys’ World, November 24, 1906 Vol. V, No. 47, clipping - article (Box 9 File 10)
“The Duke of Connaught as Chief of the Iroquois Indians”, The Daily Province Magazine, July 2, 1910 - article (Box 9 File 11)
“England’s Sailor King” (2 copies), The Boys’ World, [ca. 1910] clipping - article (Box 9 File 12)
“Forty-Five Miles on the Grand”, n.d. - article (Box 9 File 13)
“From the Child’s Viewpoint” (2 copies), 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine] n.d. - article
“From the Country of the Cree”, Our Animal Friends, September 1895 - article
“Gambling Among the Iroquois”, The Ludgate Magazine, n.d. - article
“The Game of Lacrosse”, The Detroit Free Press, July 14, 1892 - article (Box 10 File 6)

Files 16-20
“Give Us Barabbas” (3 copies), n.d. - poem
“A Glimpse at the Grand River Indians” (2 copies), Toronto Saturday Night, n.d. - article (Box 10 File 7)
“A Glimpse of the Prairie Wolf”, 4 p. Our Animal Friends, April, 1896 - article
“The Great Deep Water: A Legend of the Flood” (2 copies), The Mother’s Magazine, n.d. - article
“The Great Heights of the Tumaleen” Daily Province Magazine, n.d. - article (Box 10 File 8)
“The Great New Year White Dog: Sacrifice of the Onondagas”, Daily Province Magazine, January 14, 1911 - article (Box 10 File 9 )
“Gun-Shy Billy”, The Boys’ World, March 23, 1907 Vol. VI, No. 12, complete issue - article (Box 9 File 14)
“The Happy Hunting Grounds”, Canada, November 24, 1906 - poem
“His Majesty the King”, n.d. - poem

Files 21-25
“The Home Corners”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], September 1907 - article
“How One Resourceful Mother Planned an Inexpensive Outing”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], n.d. - article
“The Indian Legend of Qu’Appelle Valley”, Town Topics (Winnipeg), October 1, 1898 - poem
“Indian Medicine Men and Their Magic”, 3 p. The Dominion Illustrated Monthly, n.d. - article
“In Gopher-Land”, 5 p. Our Animal Friends, February 1897 - article

Files 26-30
“In Gray Days”, The Ladies’ Journal, n.d. - poem
“In the Shadows”, The Rudder, n.d. - poem
“Iroquois Lullaby”, [Current Literature (New York)], [September 1896] - poem
“Iroquois of the Grand River”, [Harpers Weekly], n.d. - article (Box 10 File 10)
“Iroquois Women of Canada”, Brantford Expositor, October 8, [189?] - article (Box 10 File 11)

“Jack O’Lantern: Chapter 1” (2 copies), The Boys’ World, October 30, 1909 [Vol. VIII, No. 44] p. 4, clippings - article (Box 9 File 15)
“Jack O’Lantern: Chapter 2" (2 copies), The Boys’ World, November 6, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 45 p. 4 complete copies - article (Box 9 File 15)

“Kicking Horse River”, n.d. - poem
“The King Georgeman: Chapter 1" (2 copies), The Boys’ World, August 5, 1911 Vol. X, p. 4 clipping - article (Box 9 File 16)
“The King Georgeman: Chapter 2" (2 copies), The Boys’ World, August 12, 1911
Vol. X, p. 4 clipping - article (Box 9 File 16)
            
“The King’s Coin: Chapter 1”, The Boys’ World, May 29, 1909 Vol. VIII, No.22, complete copy - article (Box 9 File 17)
“The King’s Coin: Chapter 2", The Boys’ World, June 5, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 23, p. 4 complete copy - article (Box 9 File 17)
“The King’s Coin: Chapter 3" (2 copies), The Boys’ World, June 12, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 24, p. 4 complete copy - article (Box 9 File 17)
“The King’s Coin: Chapter 4" (2 copies), The Boys’ World, June 19, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 25, p. 4, 1 complete copy, 1 clipping - article (Box 9 File 17)
“The King’s Coin: Chapter 5" (3 copies), The Boys’ World, June 26, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 26, p. 4, complete copies - article (Box 9 File 17)
“The King’s Consort”, n.d. - poem

Files 31-35
“La Crosse”, The Daily Province (Vancouver), June 10, 1911 - poem
“A Legend of Deer Lake”, n.d. - article (Box 10 File 12)
“The Legend of Siwah Rock”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], n.d. - article
“The Legend of the Squamish Twins”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], July [1910] - article
[Letter to the editor], [The Globe], March 25, 1902
“The Lieutenant Governor’s Prize: A Story of Dominion Day” (3 copies), The Boys’ World, June 20, 1908 Vol. VII, No. 25, complete issue - article (Box 9 File 18)
“The Little Red Messenger: Chapter 1" (3 copies), The Boys’ World, June 21, 1913 Vol. XII, p. 4, clipping - article (Box 9 File 19)
“The Little Red Messenger: Chapter 2" (2 copies), June 28, 1913 Vol. XII, p. 4, clipping - article (Box 9 File 19)
“The Lodge of the Law-Makers” (2 copies), [Daily Province Magazine], 1906 - article (Box 10 File 13)
“Longboat of the Onondagas”, Canada, June 1, 1907 - article
“A Lost Luncheon”, What To Do, November 26, 1910 - article (Box 9 File 20)

Files 36-40
“The Lost Salmon Run”, [The Mother’s Magazine], n.d. - article
“Low Tide at St. Andrews, Newfoundland”, n.d. - poem
“Mothers of a Great Red Race”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], n.d. - article

“Mother of the Motherless”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], n.d. - article
“My Lady Icycle”, n.d. - poem

Files 41-45
“Neat Verse”, Brantford Daily Expositor, February 22, 1908 - poem
“Newfoundland”, 4 p. Overseas, November 1, 1906 - article
“A Night With ‘North Eagle’”, The Boys’ World, January 18, 1909 Vol. VII, No. 3, incomplete issue - article (Box 9 File 21)
“On Wings of Steel”, [Detroit Free Press], [February 4, 1892] - article (Box 10 File 14)
“On Wings of Steel”, Detroit Free Press, February 4, 1892  (Box 10 File 14)
“The Orchards of Evangeline’s Land”, 2 p. The Daily Province Magazine, November 12, 1910 - article (Box 10 File 15)
“Our Sister of the Seas”, n.d. - article (Box 9 File 22)
“Outdoor Occupations of the Indian Mother and Her Children”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], n.d. - article
“Outdoor Pastimes for Women” n.d., series - 10 excerpts
“A Pagan in St. Paul’s” (2 copies), The Daily Express (London), August 3, 1906 - article (Box 10 File 16)

Files 46-50
“The Pilot of the Plains” n.d. - poem
“The Potlatch”, The Boys’ World, October 8, 1910 Vol. IX, No. 41, clipping - article (Box 9 File 23)
“Prairie and Foothill Animals That Despise the Southward Trail”, The Daily Province Magazine, November 26, 1910 - article (Box 9 File 24)
“The Prairie Greyhounds”, [Toronto Globe], [April 2, 1904] - poem; see also article - “The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway” (location not known)
“Princes of the Paddle”, n.d. - article (Box 9 File 25)
“The Quill-Worker” (2 copies), n.d. - poem
“The Races in Prose and Verse”, [The Globe], [1896] - article
“Reckless Young Canada” (2 copies), The Detroit Free Press, December 22, 1892 - article (Box 9 File 26)
“Re-Voyage”, n.d. - poem
“Riders of the Plains”, The Globe, n.d. - article

Files 51-55
“The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway”, 4 p. The Dominion Magazine, September 1908 - article
“Rondeau/The Skater”, Saturday Night, n.d. - poem
“Rover”, [1883] - poem
“Sail and Paddle” (2 copies), The Illustrated Buffalo Express, n.d. - article (Box 9 File 27)
“Sail and Paddle”, n.d. (Box 9 File 27)
“The Saucy Seven” The Boys World. August 11, 1906 Vol V. No. 32, complete issue - article (Box 9 File 28)

“The Sea Serpent of Brockton Point”, The Daily Province Magazine, October 8, 1910 - article (Box 9 File 29)
“The Signal Code”, The Boys’ World, July 16, 1910 Vol. IX, No. 29, clipping - article (Box 9 File 30)
“The Silent News Carriers” (2 copies), The Daily [Province] Magazine, 1906 - article (Box 10 File 17
“The Silver-Craft of the Mohawks: The Brooch of Brotherhood”, The Boys’ World, May 21, 1910 Vol. IX, p. 3, clipping - article (Box 9 File 31)
“The Silver-Craft of the Mohawks: The Brooch of Dreams” (2 copies),The Boys’ World, June 18, 1910 Vol. IX, p. 3, clipping - article (Box 9 File 31)
“The Silver-Craft of the Mohawks: The Protective Totem”, The Boys’ World, April 2, 1910 Vol. IX, p. 3, clipping - article (Box 9 File 31)
“The Silver-Craft of the Mohawks: The Traitor’s Hearts”, The Boys’ World, November 12, 1910 Vol. IX, [No. 46], p. 3, clipping - article (Box 9 File 31)
“The Singer of Tantramar”, 3 p. Massey’s Magazine, n.d. - article
“The Snow-Shoe Girl”, Outing, n.d. - article
“Some People I Have Met” (2 copies), Town Topics (Winnipeg), February 4, 1899 - article (Box 9 File 32)
“The Song My Paddle Sings”, Detroit Free Press, June 15, 1893 - article (Box 10 File 18)

Files 56-60
“The Song My Paddle Sings” (excerpt), The Christian Guardian (Toronto), August 5, 1903 - poem
“The Song My Paddle Sings”, n.d.
“The Song My Paddle Sings”, n.d.
“The Songster”, Onward, April 19, 1913 - poem
“Sons of Savages” (3 copies), Daily Express (London), November 20, 1906 - article (Box 10 File 19)
“The Southward Trail” (4 copies), Toronto Saturday Night, October 24 1908 - article (Box 10 File 20)
“Sou’wester”, n.d. - poem
“The Story of a Man and a Dog”, Toronto Saturday Night, n.d. - article (Box 9 File 33)
“The Story of the First Telephone” (2 copies), The Boys’ World, October 22, 1910 Vol. IX, [No. 43], p. 3, clipping - article (Box 9 File 34)
“Striking Camp”, Toronto Saturday Night, n.d. - article (Box 9 File 35)
“A Strong Race Opinion” (3 copies), The Toronto [Globe], May 22, 1892 - article (Box 10 File 21)
“The Train Dogs”, Toronto Saturday Night, March 28, 1908 - poem
“The Train Dogs”, [Toronto Mail and Empire], March 28, 1908
“The Train Dogs”, Rod and Gun in Canada, [December 1904]
“Traverse Bay”, n.d. - poem
“The Tribe of Tom Longboat” (2 copies), The Boys’ World, May 23, 1908, clipping - article (Box 9 File 36)
“The Unfailing Lamp”, [The Daily Province] (Vancouver), March 20, 1912 - article (Box 10 File 22)

Files 61-65
“The Unfailing Lamp”, March 20, 1912
“The Whistling Swans”, The Boys’ World, April 3, 1909 Vol. VIII, No. 14, complete copy - article (Box 9 File 37)
“Winnipeg - At Sunset”, n.d. - poem
“Winter Indoor Life of the Indian Mother and Children”, 2 p. [The Mother’s Magazine], n.d. - article
“With Barry in the Bow: A Record of Five Cruises on Five Famous Waters - Act I” (2 copies), 2 p. The Rudder, [1896] - article
“With Barry in the Bow - Act II”, 2 p. The Rudder, [1896] - article

Files 66-68
“With Barry in the Bow - Interlude between Acts II and III”, The Rudder, [1896] - article
“With Barry in the Bow - Act III”, The Rudder, [1896] - article
“With Rod and Gun in Newfoundland”, The Standard, n.d. - article
“The Wolf-Brothers”, The Boys’ World, February 5, 1910 Vol. IX, No. 6, complete copy - article (Box 9 File 38)

Series 7
Published material about Johnson. -- 1892-[199-?]. -- 19.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 videocassette. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of newspaper clippings of reviews of both Pauline Johnson’s performances and literary works, biographical articles about the life of Johnson, one video cassette documentary on the life of Johnson, and a first-day cover and post card displaying the Pauline Johnson stamp.
            
Box 4
File 1 Reviews of performances - 1892
File 2 Reviews of performances - 1893
File 3 Reviews of performances - 1896
File 4 Reviews of performances - 1897
File 5 Reviews of performances - 1898

File 6 Reviews of performances - 1900
File 7 Reviews of performances - 1902
File 8 Reviews of performances - 1903
File 9 Reviews of performances - 1906
File 10 Reviews of performances - 1911

File 11 Reviews of performances - n.d.
File 12 Reviews of Flint and Feather
File 13 Reviews of The Legends of Vancouver
File 14 Reviews of The White Wampum
File 15 Reviews of stories and articles by Johnson
File 16 Reviews of poetry by Johnson

File 17 Biographical articles - 1886
File 18 Biographical articles - 1891
File 19 Biographical articles - 1892
File 20 Biographical articles - 1893

File 21 Biographical articles - 1894
File 22 Biographical articles - 1895
File 23 Biographical articles - 1896
File 24 Biographical articles - 1897
File 25 Biographical articles - 1898

File 26 Biographical articles - 1899
File 27 Biographical articles - 1900
File 28 Biographical articles - 1902
File 29 Biographical articles - 1903
File 30 Biographical articles - 1906

File 31 Biographical articles - 1907
File 32 Biographical articles - 1908

Box 5
File 1 Biographical articles - 1910
File 2 Biographical articles - 1911
File 3 Biographical articles - 1912
File 4 Biographical articles - [after her death]
File 5 Biographical articles - n.d.

File 6 The Native Voice: Special Pauline Johnson Centenary Edition, July 1961 Vol. XV. No. 7
File 7 VHS video cassette - Pauline Johnson 15:13, The National, CBC-TV, [199-?]
File 8 First Day Cover and Post Card - each displaying Pauline Johnson stamp, March 10, 1961

Series 8
Research and general interest material. -- 1902-1913. -- 13 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles and booklets believed to have been collected and used by Johnson.

Box 5
File 9 Research material and general interest articles (1 of 2)

Box 6
File 1 Research material and general interest articles (2 of 2)
File 2 Articles of native issues and concerns, 1902-1913
File 3  Poetry and articles by others, n.d.
File 3a Fragments, unknown pieces of published material, n.d.

Series 9
Promotional material, programmes and posters. -- 1892-1912 -- 3 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.
Series consists of promotional material, advertisements, and ticket stubs used for Johnson’s performance and literary works.

Box 6 (continued)
File 4 Advertisements, 1892-1912
File 5 Promotional literature: Agent’s publicity flyer issued by Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd., London, England
File 6 Programmes, 1892-[1912]
Promotional literature, publicity flyer with photograph of Johnson and testimonials (Box 10 File 23)
File 7 Ticket Stubs - 2 items, 1906
Poster: Steinway Hall, Lower Seymour Street W., [London, England], 16 July 1906. Oversize, in Map Cabinet 10.

Series 10
Souvenirs and travel memorabilia. -- 1884-1913. -- 3 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of travel brochures, event programmes, ticket stubs, name cards, two hand-made calendars, greeting cards and one piece of sheet music.

Box 6 (continued)
File 8 Travel brochures and travel related items, 1906-1912 (divided into 2 files)
File 9 Calendars - two handmade calendars, 1913
File 10 Greeting cards - 4 items, n.d. (envelope)
File 11 Name cards - [ca. 20 items] n.d. (envelope)
File 12 Railway ticket stubs - 6 items, 1900
File 13 Sheet music - “O Canada”, n.d.
File 14 Event programmes, predominately English theatre for other actors and performers, 1884-1907

Series 11
Scrap Books. -- 1875-[after 1913]. -- 3 items. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of three scrapbooks. Two of the items contain blank pages or pages that have had their contents removed.

Box 7
“Tekahionwake” - leather bound book containing blank pages, n.d.
“Scrap Book” - royal blue cloth covered book, many pages are blank, items have been removed or cut from pages, many pages are loose from binding, 1892-[1912]
[Scrap Book] - red leather bound book, contains letters, newspaper clippings, programmes, greeting cards, ticket stubs, and photographs pertaining to Walter McRaye and Pauline Johnson. Item may have belonged to Walter McRaye, as most letters are addressed to him. Item contains articles about the deaths of both McRaye and Johnson. 1875-[after 1913]; predominant 1906.

Series 12
Realia. -- [before1913]-1927. -- 5 items. -- Title based on content of the series.
Series consists of personal items that belonged to Johnson.

Box 8
Black leather wallet with metal return-to-owner identification tag

Purple and black purse - has metallic clasp adorned with pink faux jewels, contains pieces of bear claws for a necklace worn by Johnson during stage performances

Address book, purple leather with the inscription: “Vancouver Oct 26/ [19]27. This little book was the property of Pauline Johnson. She gave it to me – New Year’s 1913, to Mrs. Irene Moody in grateful memory of many charming dinners...”

“Clippings” - green fabric covered accordion folder - once contained dried leaves now mainly discarded

Navy leather writing-desk

Boxes 9 and 10          
Contents are listed under Series 6, published material, Box 3.

Additional accruals:
Pauline Johnson 100 Year Anniversary, Oronto Town Hall, 25 May 2003: 2 posters, handbill, 2 programmes, entrance ticket. (Accession 29-2003). Location: Box 9

Poster from 1906 announcing a one act comedy called “Fashionable Intelligence” written especially for Pauline Johnson and William McRaye and in which both appear. (Accession 52-2002) Location: Box 10.

Box 11:
Photograph of George Johnson, Pauline’s father. Reproduction of an earlier original, 8" x 10". 2 copies, one is mounted. (Accession 25-2000)

Photograph of Pauline Johnson, 1907, with title “Tekahionwake” inscribed to Walter McRaye, “my friend and fellow artist”. Also 3 finely woven Indian baskets, one containing an Indian arrowhead. A note accompanying the material says that the baskets were used by Pauline on her Chataqua appearances and were given to McRaye. Baskets are in specially constructed containers beside Box 11. (Accession 02-2001)

Two newspaper clippings re “My Lady Icicle” and an obituary, 7 March 1913. One photograph inscribed on verso “E. Pauline Johnston (sic), Canadian poet”. Note: This is not Johnson, possibly it is Frances Nickawa. CD with scans of photographs and letters from Walter McRaye to his sister, Jossie, 1917-1921. The letter have been printed by archival staff; also pictures of Pauline Johnson. (Accession 07-2001)

Mounted b&w photograph of Pauline Johnson’s grave in Stanley Park, Vancouver (Accession 22-2001)

5 letters from Evelyn H.C. Johnson to James Goulet, 2 news clippings, 1913 and 1968 (Accession 14-2002)

Chocolate box, 31 x 15 x 3 cm, label reads “Old Time Home-Made Pauline Johnson Candies” (Accession 06-2003)

Autographed card, 9.5 x 7.5 cm, autograph reads “Faithfully Yours, E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake (Accession 10-2003)

"The Songster", sheet music set to the poem by Johnson with hand-coloured illustrations of her and her home near Brantford. Poster on board, 48 x 37 cm. (Accession 14-2004)

"Canadian Born: Song", Celebrated Poem by E. Pauline Johnson, music by Harry Livens, Whaley, Royce & Co., Toronto, 1929. Sheet-music autographed by Harry Livens of London, Ontario (Accession 28-2007)

Two handwritten letters signed by Johnson: the first 12 April 1896 to "My dear Mr. Burpee", the second dated "30.12" written from Vancouver to "My dear Mr. Hignbotham" (Accession 29-2007)

Three issues of The Boys' World from 1908 containing the stories: "The Lieutenant Governor's Prize", "The Scarlet Eye", and "The Cruise of the 'Brown Owl'" (Accession 27-2008; oversize in Box 9)

Brantford Amateurs' programme for "Old Soldiers", 14 December 1885 (Accession 43-2008)

Programmes and news clippings: Brantford Amateurs' programme for "Old Soldiers", 3 November 1886; Brantford Amateurs' programme for "School", 29 April 1887; news clippings from various newspapers in Dunnville and Brantford about these productions. (Accession 67-2008). Note: Two oversize clippings have been placed in Box 9

Six letters written by Johnson to Jean Deane, 1905 and undated (Accession 71-2010)

Letter written by Johnson to Mr. Parson, 8 Nov. 1912; signed copy of Legends of Vancouver for Mr. Parson with same date as letter; modern col. postcard of the Memorial to Johnson in Stanley Park (Accession 08-2011)

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