Key Porter Books
Sixth accrual. – 1978-2007. – 79 cm of textual records.
Boxes 117-8 consists primarily of editorial files with authors. Box
119 contains company catalogues (including 2 catalogues of Lester Publishing)
and a file on the establishment of Key Porter Books and problems and
difficulties in operating the company.
Box 117
F.1 Anderson, Doris. H. Rebel Daughter: An Autobiography.1999-2000.Contains
ts., “Sammy and Delilah”, 232 pp.
F.2 Batten, Jack. The Leafs: A Remarkable Decade. 1993-2004.
F.3 Bookpersons’ Lunch Club. 2000-2005.
F.4 Callwood, June. Twelve Weeks in Spring. 1997-2004.
F.5-6 Camp, Dalton. Geoffrey Stevens’s The Player: The Life
and Times of Dalton Camp. 2003-4.
F.7-8 Castro, Fidel. Autobiography with research material. 1994. See
also F.15, box 117.
F.9 Chrétien, Jean. Straight from the Heart. 1994-2003.
F.10 Clark, Joe. A Nation Too Good to Lose: Renewing the Purpose
of Canada. 1994-96.
F.11 Cohen, Albert. 2003-5. Includes ts. entitled “The Chauvco
Resources Saga”.
F.12 Colville, Alex. 2002. Contains tss. of Tom Smart’s “Alex
Colville: Metaphors of Eternal Return” regarding co-publication
with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
F.13 Decter, Michael B. 2000-4.
F.14 Eksteins, Modris. Walking Since Daybreak. 1998-2005.
F.15 Furiati, Claudia. Re publication of her biography of Castro.
1999-2001.
F.16 Hungary. 1997-98.
F.17 Israel. 2002-06.
F.18 Larmore, Phoebe. 1996.
F.19-21 Levine, Norman. By a Frozen River: The Short Stories of
Norman Levine and The Ability to Forget. 1999-2004. Contains
tss. of “In a Cemetery” and “Boiled Chicken” and
copies of many other stories. Continued in box 118.
Box 118
F.1 Levine, Norman. 2004-05.
F.2 McCain, Margaret. 2003.
F.3 MacGregor, Roy. Canada Miracle series. 2001.
F.4 Martin, Sir Gilbert. The Righteous: The Unsung
Heroes of the Holocaust. 2001-04.
F.5 Moore, Brian. Lies of Silence. 1998.
F.6 Mowat, Claire. 2002-4.
F.7-14 Mowat, Farley. 1992-2006. General correspondence; rights and
reversions of original contracts; re-publication of Snow Walker,
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float, Sea of Slaughter, and
No Bird Sang; publication of No Man’s River.
F.15 Munk, Peter. 1995-2007.
F.16 Murphy, Rex. 2003.
F.17 Murray, Joan. Home Truths. 1993-94.
F.18 Newman, Peter. 1997-2002.
F.19 Ontario Ministry of Culture, The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur.
2004.
F.20 Prime Minister’s Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs. 2003-04.
F.21 Russon, Anne E. Orangutans: Wizards of the Rainforest.
2003-04.
F.22 Silcox, David. 1982
F.23 Škvorecký, Josef. Eve Was Naked: A Journey through Life. 2000-02.
F.24-5 Škvorecký, Josef and Zdena
Salivarová. “Encounter in Prague, with Murder”, ts., 280 pp.
F.26-7 Zolf, Larry. “A Born Canadian: A Memoir”, ts., 373
pp.
Box 119
F.1 Lester Publishing Limited. 1994-5. Catalogues.
F.2-3 Key Porter Books. 1983- 2003. Catalogues.
F.4 Memo on “starting a new publishing house”, 1 September
1978. “Key-Porter 1984”, objectives, staffing, etc. Memo to
Allan Ibarra, 10 August 1995 re financing. Memo to Porter from SRe,
10 September 1994. Porter’ appointment books (pages for 13 February-12
March 1997). Memo from Clare McKeon, 7 January 1999.
Seventh Accrual. 1984-2007. – 48.5 cm textual
material.
Series 1
Anna Porter Correspondence. – 1997-2007. – 7 cm textual material. – Title
based on contents of series.
Selected correspondents are listed.
Box 120
F. 1 A-C
James K. Bartleman
Lyn Cadence
June Callwood
Cormorant Books
F.2 D-F
Ronald Dixon, includes manuscript
Jordan Fenn
F.3 G-K
Greg Gatenby
Mary Hawkins
Darrell Jose
F.4 M
Michael Marrus
Mint Publishers
Michael Mouland
F.5 P-R
Charles Pachter
Julian Porter
Linda Pruessen
Jennifer Rae
F.6 S-W
Irene Shubik
Margaret van Dijk
Peter Waldock
F.7 Writer’s Development Trust
F.8 First names and miscellaneous
F.9 Statements and price quotes
Series 2
Business papers. – 1984-2007. – 41.5 cm textual records. – Title based on
contents of series.
Documents related to partnerships, financial information, and re-structuring of
Key Porter Books.
Box 120
F.10 Key Porter Board of Directors agenda and minutes. 1995-1996.
F.11 Key Porter Business Plans. 1995-1999.
F.12 Key Porter Corporate Information. 1996-2005.
F.13 Key Porter Department of Canadian Heritage/Price Waterhouse study.
1993-1994.
F.14 Key Porter Financial/Legal correspondence and statements. 1992-
Box 121
F.1 Key Porter Restructuring. 1995-1995.
F.2 Key Porter Shareholder information. 1993-1994.
F.3 Alliance Communications.
F.4 Key Publishers and Anna Porter Enterprises. 1984-2003.
F.5 Key Publishers. 1988-1990.
F.6 Lester Publishing. 1993-1994.
F.7 Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon & Co. Ltd. 1992-1994.
F.8 Penguin Canada. 1994-1995.
F.9 Stoddart. 1996.
Box 119
F.5 Catalogues. 1984-2007.
F.6 Catalogues. Children. 2003.
F.7 Catalogues. International. 2000, 2004-2005.
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