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Farley Mowat fonds
Thirteenth accrual. -- 1940 - 2001; 1999 - 2001 predominant. -- 1. 4 m of textual records and graphic material.

Series 1 and Ib Correspondence
Correspondence series. -- 1999 - 2001. - 52 cm of textual records.
Where there are more than 2 letters, either to or from F.Mowat, the number is indicated in parentheses in series 1. This series is closed, with the exception of Fan Mail in Series 1b. -- Title based on content of series.

Series 1
Box 303 Correspondence A - M
F.1 Illegible or incomplete, 22 items

F.2 A Correspondence
Adventure Canada
Allcorn, Bruce
Allen, Lewis (3)
Alpha Bank (3)
Andee, Arlene K.
Atwood, Margaret (2)
Antioch New England
Assoggettati a Ritenuta d'Acconto
Atlantic Monthly
Austin, Mike

F.3 B Correspondence
Back, Frederic (6 - includes artwork)
Baird, Karen
Ball, Gordon (6)
Bank Handlowy W Warszawie
Beatty, Katherine A.
Bedggood, Tom
Bell, Bill
Belleville Public Library
Bernstein, Elizabeth
Berundi, Catherine
Beurteaux, David
Billard, Wayne
Bishop, Jordan
Blake, Zoe Judith
Boehm, Arden
Bohlen, Jim
Boston Globe
Boubalos, Chloe
Bradley, David
Bradley, Michael
Brainerd, Rev.Winthrop
Brett, James S.
Brewer, Sarah Sherman
Bristow, David I.
Broley, Cindy
Browne, Nancy
Burton, Ian
Burtt, Edward

F.4 C Correspondence
CBC/Radio Canada (4)
CNIB Library
Calgary Herald
Campbell, Bet - see Cox
Cameron, Silver Donald
Canadian Environmental Defence Fund
Canadian Screenwriters Collection Society
Cancopy (6)
Canterbury Publishing
Carruth, Earl H.
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
Causeway Insurance Brokers
Charbonneau, Dan
Charbonneau, Janet
Chittenden, Geoffrey
Clark, Andrew
Clarke, Mary
Clement, D.J.
Cobbing, John
Coburg Star
College of the Atlantic
Connor, Michael
Cormorant Books
Cornell University Press
Cox, Bet (9)
Crawford Adjusters Canada (4)
Critical Thinking Books and Software
Crosby, Rick
Cumberland, Mike (5)
Czechowski, Donna

F.5 Chapters Publishing, 1995 - 1996 (12), includes new tailpiece for Chapters U.S. edition of Sea of Slaughter

F.6 D Correspondence
Darroch, Lois (4)
Darroch, Theresa
Dart, Henry P. (3)
Darvill, George A.
Davidson, Bill
Davidson, Jack
Davison, Peter (5)
David Suzuki Foundation
DeLieveseley, Irene
Dennis, Clare and Julia
Donald, Jonathan
Doubleday Canada
Droddy, David
Duchess School
Duncan, Clarence L.
Dwyer, Michael J. (11) - includes F.Mowat's Foreword for High Seas Under Seige

F.7 E Correspondence
Earl of Orkney
Eatons
Eikotter, Bernard
Endangered Species Productions
Engle, Beryl

F.8 F Correspondence
Ferguson, Calum and Sandra
Fernwood Books
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fitzgerald, Susan
Flaws, Bob
Fortino, Carlo
Foster, Matt
Fowler, Bruce and Kirsten Davis
Freitag, Barbara
Friends of Nature

F.9 G Correspondence
Gardham, Bill
Germain, Alke
Germain, Helen
Gibson, Graeme
Gillon Aitken Associates
Gillis, Roma-Lynn
Gjerstad, Ole
Goose Lane Editions
Gore, Jody
Gorman, Sally
Gowling, Marie
Grandall Public Library
GreatestEscapes.com
Greystone Books
Guerri, Elmer A. (4)
Gustin, Herb

F.10 H Correspondence
Haliburton, Gordon M.
Halifax Seed Company
Hall, Pauline
Hall, William J.
Harper Collins
Harrington, Richard (8)
Harwood, Harold
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
Hawke, Tony (3)
Heathcote, Blake (3)
Highway, Tomson
Hike Ontario
Hild, Carl and Vicki
Hilliker, Marzie
Holmes, John
Hord, Harris
Houghton Mifflin
Houston, John
Howatt, Betty and Everett
Huff, Carl A. (4)
Hughes, Owen S.
Hummell, Monte
Hyland, Lanric

F.11 I Correspondence
Institute for Outdoor Education
International Festival of Authors

F.12 J Correspondence
Jenkins, Linda
Jenkins, Starr
Jeromen, Janez
Johnson, Gordon K.
Johnson, Ian
Jonathan Donald Productions
Joyner, Tim

F.13 K Correspondence
Kamen, Gloria
Karetak, Elisapee (5)
Kelley, Catherine
Kelly, Gordon C. (8)
Keogh, Sharon (3)
Kinal, Sean
King, James (6)
Kohane, Jack
Kopper, Philip
Ksiaznica, W.

F.14 Key Porter Books, 1997 - 2001, 49 items

F.15 L Correspondence
Lange, Karl R.
Levene, Sam (5)
Liepman AG
Littlejohn, Bruce
Long, Kenneth
Long, Kerr and Elmsley
Looram, Karen
Louisy, Sheila
Lynch, Rutherford, Tozer
Lyons Press
Lyons, Tony

F.16 M Correspondence
Macdonald, Bernice
MacDonald, Judy
MacKenzie, Debbie (5)
Mackwood, Robert
MacLeod, Colleen
MacNutt, Al
Malcolm Lester Books
Mann, William
Marche, Pat
Markocki, Stanley T.
McCann, Sue
McConnell, Mark
McDaniel, Peter J.
McDermid, Anne
McGhee, Robert
McIlveen, Helen Fair (4)
McIntyre, Scott
McLennan, Gordon
McMaster University (7)
McVickar, John
Melaachenha, Joseph
Milde, Heike
Miller, Audrey
Miller, John (8)
Mills, Bert
Mitchell, Kate
Mitchinson, Martin
Montpetit, Charles
Moody, Gil
Morley, Fred
Mots & Images (3)
Mowat, David (3)
Mowat, David
Mowat Environmental Institute
Mowat, Janice
Mowat, John
Mowat, Ruth
Mueller, Patricia

F.17 McClelland and Stewart (40 items, mostly royalty statements)

Box 304 Correspondence, N - Z
F.1 N Correspondence
National Capital Commission
Navarro, Dawn
Nelson, Jenny
New Democratic Party
New Quarterly (7)
New Rivers Press
New York Times
NGO Working Group
Nostbakken, Janis
Nova Scotia Housing

F.2 O Correspondence
O'Brien, Chris
Ontario Society (Coalition) of Senior Citizens
Order of Canada (3)
Oriana Singers
Orion Publishing Group (5)
Ostroff, Michael

F.3 P Correspondence
Page, Joel C.
Park, Michael
Parker, Bar
Parry, Basho
Peacock, Susan J. (7)
Pelaccia, Bonnie (3)
Penderey, Carolyn
Pereira, Joe
Peretroukhina, L.
Performers'Rights Society
Peterborough Clinic
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
Pika Productions
Plant the Seeds of Literacy Committee
Pointblank
Pollington, Audrey
Port Hope Public Library (4)
Porter, Dick (3)
Proszynski i S-ka
Public Lending Right
Purdy, Brian

F.4 Q Correspondence
Questia Media
Quin, James
Quinn, Cliff
Quinte Cultural Centre

F.5 R Correspondence
Ramsay's Auto Sales
Random House Canada
Reed, Sharon Y.
Reid, James
Reid, Lloyd
Richards, Peter
Richmond Hill High School
Richmond Hill Naturalists
Rigg, Jennifer
Ritchie, Terry
Roberge, Eric
Robinson, Allen
Robinson, Richard D.
Rotary Club
Rushton, Ted
Ryan, R. Lloyd

F.6 S Correspondence
Sage, Helen
Saltzman, Paul
Sambuy, Livia
Sarawak Studios
Sarba, Marek (3)
Saul, John Ralston
Saylor, John
Schevchenko, Naberjnaya
Schledermann, Peter
Schlote, Wayne
Schmidt, Helga
Schmidt, Jimmy D.
Schreyer, Ed (biography only)
Schulstad, Roger
Scott, Jacquelyn (3)
Scott, Jason
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (4)
Seal Books
Selles, Theo
Semenov, Vladimir (8)
Senbiao, Ma (4)
Shephard, Bob
Sheppard, Charles E.
Sherman, Janette (5)
Sherwood, Margaret
Sierra Club
Sir James Whitney School
Smith, Charles Martin
Smith, Heather
Smith, Jessica
Smith, Priscilla Adams
Spencer, Dorothy
Spread the Word Literacy Festival
Standard Life
Star Choice
Steele, Colin
Steerforth Press (4)
Stephens, Sally
Stoffer, Peter
Strachan, Shane
Strohecker, Ben
Sunset Park Public School
Sutherland, Patricia
Swan, Matthew

F.7 Stewart, Douglas (7)

F.8 T Correspondence
TD Bank
TERLA
Thomson, Geddes
Tiema, Han (6)
Time Warner
Town Crier
Town of Richmond Hill
Touesnard, Mark
Tracey, Martin
Tuckerman, Rob
Tuddenham, Barry
Tulchinsky, Alfred

F.9 U
Urquhart, Alastair

F.10 V
Virginia Film Festival
Viscount Cultural Council

F.11 W
Wareham Community
Warren, Gabriel
Warren, Mareth
Watson, Paul (6)
Webster, Larry
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Wells, Richard
Weppler, Murray
The Westin, Edmonton
Who's Who In America
Who's Who In Yachting
Wildflower
Wilkinson, Doug (5)
Willpower (3)
Witmer, Elizabeth
Wright, Floyd
Writers Guild of Canada (4)
Wylie, Betty Jane

F.12 Writers' Union of Canada ( 3 published items)

F.13 Y Correspondence
Yastrebova, Albina
Young, Nathaniel
Young, Ryan
Ysselstyn, D.

F.14 Z Correspondence
Zaporzan, Christine
Zuckerman, Ben

** Note: A file of correspondence relating to the slaughter of seals has been kept with the seal research material - see below Box 305, F.10.

F.15 Reference letters for and awards to F.Mowat, 1940 - 1972, 5 items.
F.16 Financial letters and statements, 31 items.
F.17 Telephone Logs, 1999 - 2000, 6 items
Also telephone/address book: "Names and Numbers".

Series 1b Correspondence - Fan Mail from Children
F.18 - F.20 Fan Mail from Children
Box 305 Fan Mail from Children, continued, Personal and Research Material
F.1 - F.7 Fan Mail from children

Series 2 Personal, 1953- 1990
Personal series. -- 1953-1990. 5 cm of textual records and graphic material. -- Title based on content of series.
F.8 Passports, 1953, 1964, 1969,1974, 1980, 1985, 1990
F.9 Photographs, 9 items.

Series 3 Research Material
Research Series. -- 1968- [1980s]. -- 12 cm of textual records and graphic material. -- Title based on content of series. Items F.10 and F.11 below are closed.

F.10 Letters to and from FM relating to the seal hunt, 1968 - 1981, 37 items and 8 photographs.
F.11 Field notes on seals: February 1966 - photocopy of diary notes
Notes on Sealing Trip to Magdalene Islands, 1971.
F.12 Chronology of seal slaughter (typescript notes) and outline of a chapter [Sea of Slaughter?].
F.13 - F.26 Research files on seals, including typescripts and photocopies and 4 photographs

Series 4 Manuscripts
Manuscripts Series. -- 1981-2000. -- 33 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 306
F.1 "Canada's Other Seal Slaughter", Condensed story for Readers' Digest, 1981, Correspondence, page proofs and research material.
F.2 The Farfarers: Before the Norse. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1998. Early annotated typescript, Part 1, chapters 1 - 10.
F.3 The Farfarers: Before the Norse. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1998. Early annotated typescript, Part 2, chapters 12 - 20.
F.4 The Farfarers: Before the Norse. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1998. Early annotated typescript, chapters 21 - 30.
F.5 The Farfarers: Before the Norse. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1998. Letter from editor Wendy Thomas, timeline and section of galley proofs, 14p.
Also cover "mock up" for the earlier title, The Alban Quest.
F.6 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Variant titles were Goodbye Ohoto, The Far Away People, and People from Beyond.
"Working Manuscript", Brick Point, 2000, chapters 1 - 5.
F.7 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. "Working Manuscript", Brick Point, 2000, chapters 7 - 14.
F.8 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Susan Renouf's corrected copy, pages 1 - 151.
F.9 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Susan Renouf's corrected copy, pages 152 - 272.
F.10 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Annotated photocopied version of F.7 above, pages 1 - 141.
F.11 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Annotated photocopied version of F.7 above, pages 1 - 152.
F.12 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Prologue and epilogue, variant pages and related notes, Heavily annotated typescript, dated March - April 2000, 39p.
F.13 Walking on the Land, Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Typescript with final corrections, March - April 2000, chapters 1 - 14.
F.14 Poetry Book -- untitled, Annotated typescript, 130p.
F.15 Poetry Book -- untitled, revised drafts and deletions, 73p.
F.16 Article [?], for Toronto Globe and Mail, Untitled [about The Farfarers], Annotated typescript, 6p.
F.17 Preface for book by Paul Watson [Ocean Warrior?], 1994, Typescript, 14p. Also clippings and other published material about Paul Watson.
F.18 Film Proposal, 1982. The World of the North, for National Film Board of Canada,
Printed proposal by F.Mowat, spiral bound, 34p. 2 copies.
F.19 Promotional piece for Give Me My Father's Body, Carbon typescript, 1p.
F.20 Sections from Born Naked, Chapters 1, 2, 3 and part of Chapter 7, annotated typescript, marked for reading, 45p.
F.21 "How to run a newspaper", annotated typescript., 7p.
F.22 "Outline: Points of Departure", F.Mowat's comments (typescript, 2p.) on typescript by Terrence Ritchie, 18p.
F.23 Fragments, annotated typescript, 2p.

Series 5 Published Material by Farley Mowat
Published material series. -- 1950-2000. -- 27 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 307
F.1 Published column by F.Mowat in "The View From Here" series, The Crier [Port Hope], July/August 1999.
F.2 - F.9 Readers' Digest - Canadian and U.S. editions with contributions by Farley Mowat 1950 - 1977
F.11 - F.15 Other periodicals with contributions by F.Mowat, 1947 - 1974

Series 6 Published Material about Farley Mowat
Published material series. -- 1992-2000. -- 3 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.
F.16 Reviews and articles about F.Mowat and his books, 1992 - 2000, 8 items.
F.17 Reviews of The Farfarers, 1998 - 2000, 66 items.
F.18 Reviews and articles about F.Mowat and his books, 1999 - 2000, 55 items.


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