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Brian McFarlane fonds. First accrual. -- 1943-2001; predominant 1980-2000. -- 2.21 m of textual records.

Series 1
Manuscripts. -- 1968-2000; 1980-2000 predominant. -- 1.87 m of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. Note: Arranged chronologically.

Box 1
F.1 Clancy: The King’s Story. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Co. of Canada, 1968. Ts. (early draft annotated “1966-67”); variously paginated.
F.2 Clancy: The King’s Story. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Co. of Canada, 1968. Ts. (photocopy); 181 p.
F.3 Clancy: The King’s Story / As Told to Brian McFarlane. Toronto: ECW Press, c1997. Foreword. Ts. and photocopies; 3 items.
F.4 Brian McFarlane’s Hockey Quiz. Toronto: Pagurian Press, c1977. Galleys: Includes ad for McFarlane’s All New Hockey Quiz; galleys 1-52.
F.5 Hockey Annual. Toronto: Gage, [began publication in 1979? Ceased publication in 1980?]. Ts., ms. annotations (some photocopies); variously paginated.
F.6 Peter Puck and The Runaway Ice Machine. [Toronto?: ca. 1980]. (Unpublished). Tss., ms. annotations, 2 annotated “Rough Draft”; 4 versions.
F.7 Peter Puck and the Stolen Stanley Cup. Willowdale, Ont.: Library Shoppe, c1980. Ts. (photocopy); 31 p.
F.8 Peter Puck et le vol de la coupe Stanley. Willowdale, Ont.: Library Shoppe, c1980. Galleys (photocopies); unpaginated.
F.9 Peter Puck’s Coloring Book. Willowdale, Ont.: Library Shoppe, c1980. Ts. (photocopy); 64 p.
F.10 Peter Puck’s Greatest Moments in Hockey. Willowdale, Ont.: Library Shoppe, c1980. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.11 Peter Puck’s Greatest Moments in Hockey. Willowdale, Ont.: Library Shoppe, c1980. Galleys (photocopies), ms. annotations; 89 p.

Box 2
F.1 Peter Puck’s Greatest Moments in Hockey. [Toronto?, 1980]. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “final”; 71, [2] p.
F.2 Robinson on Defence. Don Mills, Ont.: Collier Macmillan Canada, 1980. Galleys; galleys 1-40.
F.3 The Youngest Goalie. [n.p., n.d.]. Ts.; 232 p.
F.4 The Youngest Goalie. [n.p., n.d.]. Ts. (another version); 249 p.
F.5 The Youngest Goalie. [n.p., n.d.]. Ts. (another version); 251, [6] p.
F.6 The Youngest Goalie. [n.p., 1988?]. Ts., ms. annotations [3 p.], annotated “marginal notes by Brian’s daughters” dated FEB/88; file folder annotated “FINAL [crossed out] MANUSCRIPT”; [2], 138 p.
F.7 The Youngest Goalie. [n.p., 10/31/97]. Galleys; 146 p.
Note: 1st ed. Toronto: Deneau Publishers, 1989; 2d ed. Toronto: Summerhill Press, 1990; 3d ed. Toronto: Warwick Publishing, 1998.
See also: Albert Forrest: The Kid from The Klondike (Box 3).

Box 3
F.1 Albert Forrest: The Kid from The Klondike (title eventually changes to The Youngest Goalie). [n.p., 1989]. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “original - not edited” (rough draft of a Young Adult novel); variously paginated.
F.2 Albert Forrest: The Kid from The Klondike (title eventually changes to The Youngest Goalie). [n.p., 1989]. Ts., ms. annotations not in McFarlane’s hand: Includes cover letter from Constance Valois dated 20 August 1987 (main draft of a Young Adult novel); variously paginated.
F.3 Albert Forrest: The Kid from The Klondike (title eventually changes to The Youngest Goalie). [n.p., 1989]. Ts., ms. annotations (main draft of a Young Adult novel - another version); variously paginated.
See also: The Youngest Goalie (Box 2).
F.4 Hockey: The Book for Kids (working title: All About Hockey). Toronto: Kids Can Press, c1990. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.5 Hockey: The Book for Kids. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1991 (2d ed.). Ts., ms. annotations, editorial annotations; 160 p.
F.6 It Happened in Hockey: Weird & Wonderful Stories from Canada’s Greatest Game. Toronto: Stoddart, c1991. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “Book 1"; variously paginated.
F.7 It Happened in Hockey: Weird & Wonderful Stories from Canada’s Greatest Game. Toronto: Stoddart, c1991. Ts., annotated “Brian’s copy sent to Detroit Dec. 4 Maple Leaf column Dec. 4”; variously paginated.
F.8 It Happened in Hockey: Weird & Wonderful Stories from Canada’s Greatest Game. Toronto: Stoddart, c1991. Ts., ms. annotations; p. 1-100.

Box 4
F.1 It Happened in Hockey: Weird & Wonderful Stories from Canada’s Greatest Game. Toronto: Stoddart, c1991. Ts., ms. annotations; p. 101-200.
F.2 It Happened in Hockey: Weird & Wonderful Stories from Canada’s Greatest Game. Toronto: Stoddart, c1991. Ts., ms. annotations; p. 201-278.
F.3 Stanley Cup Fever: 100 Years of Hockey Greatness. Toronto: Stoddart, 1992. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.4 Stanley Cup Fever: 100 Years of Hockey Greatness. Toronto: Stoddart, 1992. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.5 Stanley Cup Fever: 100 Years of Hockey Greatness. Toronto: Stoddart, 1992. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.6 Stanley Cup Fever: 100 Years of Hockey Greatness. Toronto: Stoddart, 1992 . Ts. (another version); unpaginated.
F.7 It Happened in Baseball: Amazing Tales from the Fields of Dreams. Toronto: Stoddart, 1993. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.

Box 5
F.1 It Happened in Baseball: Amazing Tales from the Fields of Dreams. Toronto: Stoddart, 1993. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.2 It Happened in Baseball: Amazing Tales from the Fields of Dreams. Toronto: Stoddart, 1993. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.

F.3 It Happened in Baseball: Amazing Tales from the Fields of Dreams. Toronto: Stoddart, 1993. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.4 It Happened in Baseball: Amazing Tales from the Fields of Dreams. Toronto: Stoddart, 1993. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.5 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.6 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.7 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.

Box 6
F.1 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts., ms. annotations (draft); variously paginated.
F.2 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.3 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts. (draft, another version), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.4 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts. (draft, another version), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.5 Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. Ts. (draft, another version), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.6 The Leafs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1995. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.7 The Leafs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1995. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.8 The Leafs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1995. Ts. (photocopy); variously paginated.
F.9 The Leafs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1995. Ts. photocopy); variously paginated.

Box 7
F.1 The Leafs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1995. Ts. (photocopy); variously paginated.
F.2 The Leafs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1995. Ts. (partial version), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.3 The Habs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Don Mills, Ont.: Stoddart, 1996. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.4 The Habs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Don Mills, Ont.: Stoddart, 1996. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.5 The Habs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Don Mills, Ont.: Stoddart, 1996. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.6 The Habs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Don Mills, Ont.: Stoddart, 1996. Ts. (fragments), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.7 The Habs (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Don Mills, Ont.: Stoddart, 1996. Ts.(fragments), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.8 The Leafs of the Sixties (chapter of book on The Leafs for Opus Publishing), [1996?]. Tss.: Includes fax dated 12 April 1996, ms. annotations; 3 items.
F.9 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 20 p.
F.10 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey...Edited to 41 pages...mid-90s)”; 58 p.
F.11 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 63 p.
F.12 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey...Edited to 62 pages...mid-90s)”; 79 p.

Box 8
F.1 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey...Edited to 56...mid-90s)”; 75 p.
F.2 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 44 p.
F.3 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 52 p.
F.4 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 47 p.
F.5 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 43 p.
F.6 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey... Edited to 39 pages...mid-90s)”: Includes 2 p. of ms. annotations in McFarlane’s hand and notebook with annotations in another hand; 59 p.
F.7 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 34 p.
F.8 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey...Edited to 57 pages...mid-90s)”; variously paginated.
F.9 Brian McFarlane’s History of Hockey (alternate title: History of Hockey; working title: A Century of Hockey [NHL Book] 1967-1968). Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, c1997. Ts., annotated “(update to McFarlane’s History of Hockey mid-90s)”; 33 p.
F.10 The Rangers (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1997. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.11 The Rangers (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1997. Ts. (another version), ms. annotations. Includes: Fax cover sheet; variously paginated.
F.12 The Rangers (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1997. Ts. (another version), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.13 The Rangers (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1997. Ts. (another version), ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.14 Global Hockey. [n.p., ca. 1998]. (Unpublished?). Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.

Box 9
F.1 The Red Wings (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1998. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations: Includes cover letter (photocopy) to Power Play Publications. Inc., 3 June 1998; variously paginated.
F.2 The Red Wings (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1998. Ts., some ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.3 The Bruins (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1999. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.4 The Bruins (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1999. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.5 The Bruins (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1999. Ts., ms. annotations: Includes cover letter to Don Cherry and research files; variously paginated.
F.6 The Bruins (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 1999. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.7 The Haileybury Fire (1922) (alternate title: Fire in the North; Young Adult novel for Stewart House possibly based on Leslie McFarlane’s radio play Fire in the North. Cobalt, Ont.: Highway Book Shop, 1972). [n.p., ca. 1999]. Ts. (draft), ms. annotations; variously paginated.

Box 10
F.1 The Ultimate Hockey Quiz Book. Toronto: Key Porter Books, c1999. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.2 The Ultimate Hockey Quiz Book. Toronto: Key Porter Books, c1999. Ts., annotated “Final Manuscript”; 273 p.
F.3 The Blackhawks (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.4 The Blackhawks (Brian McFarlane’s original six series). Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations: Includes ts. annotated “Alternate Story”; variously paginated.
F.5 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations, annotated “1st draft - Old Version”; variously paginated.
F.6 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.

Box 11
F.1 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.2 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.3 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; variously paginated.
F.4 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; annotated “Draft 05/02/00 2nd draft Joan’s copy”; variously paginated.
F.5 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; annotated “Draft 05/02/00 2nd draft Joan’s copy”; variously paginated.
F.6 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; annotated “Draft #2 2nd draft 05/04/00; variously paginated.
F.7 Brian McFarlane’s World of Hockey. Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. Ts., ms. annotations; annotated “Draft #2 2nd draft 05/04/00; variously paginated.

Series 2
Articles, documentary outline, interview, introduction, notes. -- 1943-2001. -- 17 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. Note: Arranged chronologically.

Box 12
F.1 “My Daily Life in Ottawa”. [n.p., 1943]. Transcript of a CBC interview; [2] p.
F.2 “Every Kid’s Dream”. [n.p., 1976]. Article. Ts., ms. annotations “The Leafs’ book: M and S”; [23] p.
F.3 “Gordie Howe: The Greatest of Them All”. [n.p., 199-?]. Article. Ts. (photocopy); 28 p.
F.4 “Wartime Hockey: Brian on the Fan Nov. 95". [n.p., 1995]. Notes. Ts.; 8 p.
F.5 Hockey: Canada’s Gift to the World. [n.p., 1996]. Outline for a CBC documentary film series in 4 parts in collaboration with sports historian John Thorn (CBC declined). Ts. (photocopy); 1 item.
F.6 “Hockey: The Global Game”. [n.p., ca. 1998]. Notes. Ts.; 5 p.
F.7 “Lore of the Game”. [n.p., 1998]. Article for Total Sports. Ts.; 9 p.
F.8 “The Croquet Craze”. [n.p., March, 2001]. Article for The Globe and Mail. Ts.; 5 p.

Series 3
Material by others. -- 1959-1999. -- 17 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.
Note: Arranged in author order.

Box 13
F.1 Caswell, D.B. (Bing) and Bloor, C.I. Hockey. [n.p., ca. 1959]. Unpublished instruction book. Ts. (copy): Includes published research material from various journals; variously paginated.
F.2 Etue, Elizabeth A. and Williams, Megan K. On the Edge: Women Making Hockey History. Toronto: Second Story Press, 1996. Galleys: Includes cover letter from Bruce Prentice dated 7 October 1996; p. 15-189.
F.3 Etue, Elizabeth A. and Williams, Megan K. On the Edge: Women Making Hockey History. Toronto: Second Story Press, 1996. Galleys; p. 190-336.
F.4 Fitzsimmons, Jane M. The Hockey Widow’s Survival Guide: Or How to Make Power Plays Work for You. [n.p.], c1995. (Unpublished). Ts. (photocopy); 39 p.
F.5 Harlow, Robert. The Dawson City Boys. Toronto: 29 January 1993, revised 18 May 1993. Screenplay based upon the novel The Youngest Goalie by McFarlane. (Unpublished). Ts. (photocopy); 128 p.
F.6 Kalchman, Lois. Safety on Ice. Toronto: Totem Books, 1997. Introduction by McFarlane. Ts. (photocopy and carbons): Includes cover sheet regarding project; variously paginated.
F.7 Kelly, Malcolm G. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Canadian Sports History and Trivia. Scarborough, Ont.: Prentice Hall Canada, [1999]. Foreword by McFarlane. Ts.: Includes 2 cover letters; unpaginated.
F.8 McLaughlin, Paul. “Jacques Plante and the Parkdale Knitting League”. [Toronto?: after 1 January 1986]. CBC stereodrama in which McFarlane did voice-over work on the production. Ts. (copy), ms. annotations; 54 p.

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