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Jack McClelland fonds. Eleventh and Twelfth accruals

Eleventh accrual.  – 1972-2004. – 37.5 cm of textual records and graphic material.

Box 89
Memoirs, “My Rose Garden”
Manuscripts:
F.1       Notes taken at McMaster University, 21-22 October 1992; 6 pages. The file also contains a carbon of a memo from McClelland to Lily Miller re Gabrielle Roy, November 1978.
F.2       “A Working Outline”, December 1993, 20 pages; also grouping of 5 pages, 27 pages; 2 pages of notes
Typescripts:
F.3       Chapters, 1989: “Harold Town”, “The Night I Invented Gabrielle Roy”, and “Chapter?”
F.4       “Purpose of Book”, photocopy , 21 p., also a list of names, ms., 2 p.
F.5       “Preliminary Outline” of “My Rose Garden”, photocopy, 10 p.
F.6       “Preliminary Outline” of “My Rose Garden”, photocopy, 28 p. with handwritten corrections by a reader
F.7       “My Rose Garden”, annotated “original draft”. Two chapters, one on Pierre Berton (14 p.), the other on Roloff Beny (4 p.), photocopy with corrections.
F.8       “My Rose Garden”, photocopy, 8 p., annotated: “This draft was typed by an American secretary from a dictaphone”.
Fax:
F.9       Extracts sent by fax on 22 October 1999, 7 pp. Also ms. notes “The Horror of Growing Old”.
Computer prints:
F.10     “Patricia Blondal” (4 pages), “Me and the Mets” (3 pages), both dated 9 September 1994
F.11     Chapters:  “ The First Day”, “Family Background”, “Back to My Earlier Days”, “Publishing”, “Earle Birney”, “St. Andrews College”, “University of Toronto”, “Mordecai Richler”, paginated 1-63; some chapters have been printed more than once
F.12     “Preliminary Outline” of “My Rose Garden”; photocopy, 32 p.
F.13     Chapters: “Brandon College, Patricia Blondel”; “My First Author Gabrielle Roy”, Pierre Berton”, “Farley Mowat”,  photocopy, 23 p.
F.14     Chapters: “Judy LaMarsh”, “Publishing”, “Leonard Cohen”, “Mordecai Richler”, “Roloff Beny”, 32 p.
F.15     Photocopy with corrections by a reader, pages 6-90.
F.16     Version read by Lily Miller, 4 April 1994, with her comments. Some corrections on the version in F.15 have been incorporated into this version.

Other Writings:
F.17
Manuscript, 3 pages, written about Beny, begins: “Many of those who knew Roloff Beny may well consider this to be his most significant book”. A typed version of this was faxed to Thames and Hudson Ltd. in 1995 (see Box 90, F.6)
Manuscript, 2 pages, begins: “The ethics and attitudes of the real estate development trade ….”
Manuscript, 3 pages, begins: “What are we Canadians to do?”
“Draft Letter: Polls and Pollsters”, 29 November 1989, ts., 2 p.
“Top Secret Documents”, manuscript, 2 p.; first draft, 23 Jan. 1990, ts., 2 pages; second draft, 25 January 1990, ts., 3 p.
“Opinion Column”, ts. 3 p.
“Dear Whoever: I would like to congratulate the tobacco manufacturing companies …”, computer print, 2 p.
See also Box 90, F.4.

Writings by others:
F.18-9  Lorraine Monk, “Nina: A Story about the Journey of a Lifetime”, computer print, 185 pages, plus cover letter. Note: A version of this book with a slightly different title is in Box 88.

Box 90
Correspondence:
F.1-2    Signatures Collectibles / Collectible Bookmarks, 1989-1991. Most of McClelland’s correspondence on this promotional material is with Charles Templeton. Files also contain proposals and McClelland’s notes.
F.3       McMaster University, 1991-2004
F.4       John Honderich, Toronto Star re McClelland writing a column for the newspaper, 1992; also includes articles “Panty Removal”, “Who Pays for What?”, “Toronto Traffic”, “Mr Speaker”, “ St. Michael’s Hospital”, “My Toronto”; various version in manuscript, typescript, and photocopies of typescript
F.5       1991:  letter to Jack Perlmutter, letter to his family re the cottage at Foot’s Bay, letter re the closing of his literary agency.
F.6       1994-1995. File also has “to-do” lists. Some of the correspondents are:  Thames and Hudson Ltd., his children Rob and Sarah McClelland, Pierre Berton.
F.7       1999-2002.  Some of the correspondents are: Peter C. Newman, Beverley Slopen, Greg Gatenby, Anna Porter and Adrienne Clarkson.
F.8       Notification letter and letters of congratulations on his appointment as a companion of the Order of Canada, 2001: Tony Comper, Vivienne Poy, Herb Gray, Hilary Weston, and Douglas Gibson

Honorary Degrees (oversize) in M.C. 49.
University of Windsor, Doctor of Letters, 1991
McMaster University, Doctor of Letters, 1994
Wilfrid Laurier, Doctor of Letters, 1994; with citation and convocation programme
University of Windsor:
F.9       Convocation address, 3 versions, all in manuscript, 14 p.; photocopy of newspaper report
F.10     Correspondence, citation, invitation, programme
F.11     Two col. photographs

Photographs:
F.12     1 b&w portrait photograph; 8 col. photographs with captions on verso taken at the National Archives of Canada, March 1995, at a Roloff Beny Foundation event.

Family:
F.13     Family Reports, number 1, 8, and 9; only number 1 is dated Year 2000
F.14     Wedding of his daughter Anne in 1987: letter to Anne about the arrangements, notes and lists
F.15     The Reading Game: two booklets, one for Paul, the other for Leanne. Inside McClelland has written the rules of the game.

Box 91
Family:
F.1       Photographs: b&w of three children mounted on board, probably Jack and his two sisters
F.2       Vacation, mostly sailing in the South Pacific, 77 col; McClelland is not in these photographs
F.3       Mount Pleasant Cemetery plot map for McClellands, photocopy
Financial and Legal:
F.4       Seal Books, 1993-1994, royalty reports
F.5       Legal agreements, 1985-1986, photocopies
Other:
F.6       Name and address lists, one is dated 1991, another 2000
F.7       Songs, lists of
F.8       Lists of reviews of Turvey: photocopy of ts. and publicity material
Printed Materials:
F.9       Dust-jacket of Jack: A Life with Writers; Roloff Beny Foundation invitations; Giller Prize invitation, 1994, Jack Award invitation, 1999; Earl Birney funeral programme, 1995
F.10     News clippings, 2 magazines: Canadian, June 1992 issue of Pierre Berton’s 125 Canadians and The Hundred, Toronto Star Centennial Magazine.
F.11     Photocopies of news clippings about McClelland, 1976-1996
F.12     Speech given by McClelland at the Empire Club on 3 February 1972; printed off the internet on 6/9/2004.

Twelfth accrual: Coat of Many Authors. Cream-coloured jacket printed in black with the names, titles, and dust-jacket designs of M&S authors . Designed by Maggy Reeves (1924-2008). Worn by Jack at many promotional events.