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Pierre Berton fonds. Second accrual.
Group B:
A. PUBLISHED BOOKS
Box 36 The Mysterious North. McClelland and Stewart, 1956 Research notes Abridged TMS. (car.), 136 pp. Illustrated Heritage of Canada TMS. The Beginning Years 1860-70. (photocopy) 158 pp. TMS. The Seventies, first draft, prologue and Chapters 1-12 (photocopy) Just Add Water and Stir. McClelland and Stewart, 1959. Galley proofs and illustrations (incomplete) Fast, Fast, Fast Relief. McClelland and Stewart, [ ] Tms. (incomplete) with author’s revisions, p. 36-233 Cover art work
Box 37 The Big Sell. McClelland
and Stewart, 1963. Galley proofs (final), 74 galleys Page proofs (2 sets, revised), 204 pp.
Box 38 The Comfortable Pew. McClelland and Stewart, 1965. Tms., with author’s revisions, 205 pp. Tms. with author’s revisions (final), 209 pp. Galley proofs of notes The Smug Minority. U.S. edition, Doubleday, 1969. Preface, tms. revised, 8 pp.
Boxes 39-45 The Impossible Railway: The Building of the Canadian Pacific. Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. Research material for railway books: Photocopies of McDonald/Stephen correspondence from National Archives Photocopies of newspaper articles relating to C.P.R. Research notes by author Card index of secondary material relating to railway Tms. of The National Dream, photocopy, 496 pp. Tms. of The Last Spike, photocopy, with comments and revisions, 633 pp. Tms. of The Impossible Railway, with corrections and revisions, 655 pp. Impossible Railway -footnote material, index, illustrations - proofs, with the author’s corrections, 205 pp. - printer’s proofs and retouched proofs, 624 pp. - galley proofs, 279 pp.
Boxes 45-46 The Great Railway. McClelland and Stewart, 1972, illustrated edition. Tms. of text to accompany photographs, incomplete, 16 pp. Tms., photocopy of text, incomplete, 92 pp. Printer’s proofs, 96 pp. Galley proofs, 16 pp. Publicity
Klondike. McClelland and Stewart, originally published 1958, revised edition 1972.
Box 47 (binder) [stored in Box 59] Large binder of research notes
Box 48 Loose research notes Tms. of alterations and corrections of original version, 216 pp. Chapter 6 of original version, photocopy, with author’s annotations, 46 pp Tms. of preliminary and concluding materials, revised version, l03 pp. Illustrative material for revised version Article (for Argosy) by author based on Klondike
Box 49 Galley proofs with corrections, revised version, 139 pp. Total of 1 binder and 2 boxes
Boxes 50-51 Drifting Home. McClelland and Stewart, 1973. Tms. first draft, photocopy, 224 pp. Revised Tms. and first typing -incomplete as parts used for quick second typing, 142 pp. First typing, complete, with revisions, photocopy, 224 pp. First typing, Jan’s copy, with her comments, 224 pp. Janice Patton’s comments and some annotated pages Second draft, with Janice Paton’s annotations, 216 pp. Second typing Tms., with author’s corrections, 216 pp. Second typing, photocopy (copy from which it was set), 216 pp. Two photocopies of new typing Letter from J.G. McClelland re illustrations in Drifting Home Author’s galley proofs, with corrections, 61 galleys
Hollywood’s Canada: The Americanization of the National Image. McClelland and Stewart, 1975. Boxes 52-55 Research files, consisting of photocopied material regarding Canadian content in films 1907-1968
Boxes 55-59 Research files on individual movie titles, “mounties,” individuals Research files of photographs (photoduplicated) and copies of movie stills
Box 59 Tapes, transcripts of tapes (binder and copy), memos from research
assistant Box 59b (binder)
Box 60 Tms., first draft, with revisions, 264 pp. Tms., second draft, with revisions, 311 pp.
Boxes 61-62 Tms., (photoduplicated) third draft, with two or three stages of revision, 346 pp. each
Boxes 62,64 Tms., final printer’s copy, with revisions, 338 pp. Tms., captions, acknowledgements, notes, appendix, in various stages of revision
Box 63 Alphabetical card index to the book
Box 64 File of editorial and production notes Publicity notes Author’s galley proofs
My Country: The Remarkable Past. McClelland and Stewart Ltd., 1976. Boxes 64-65 Manuscript, first draft, ts., revised. Chapters 1 to 18, 396 pp.
Boxes 65-66 Manuscript, second draft, ts., revised, and photocopies. Chapters 1 to 18, 448 pp., + revised copies
Box 67 Final manuscript, ts., revised. Chapters 1 to 18, 534 pp. “William Francis Butler and the great lone land” -chapter not used in book. Various drafts 1st draft, 26 pp. Photographs and captions Editorial comments and notes Galley proofs with Pierre Berton’s corrections -incomplete, p.135-284
Box 68 Author’s first page proofs, corrected, p.1-103 Author’s second page proofs, corrected, p.1-252 Proof copy of My Country
The Dionne Years: A Thirties Melodrama. McClelland and Stewart, 1977 Box 69 Research material in large binder Card index file
Boxes 70-72 Research files, including interview notes, photocopies of articles concerning and related to Quints
Box 73 Material from My Country television series concerning Quints, story line of film
Box 73 Original tms., 344 pp.
Box 74 Tms., second draft, incomplete, 290 pp.
Box 75 Various chapters of second draft, annotated by Jan Tyrwhitt and Barb Sears
Box 76 Final tms. with photocopies, printer’s copy, 429 pp.
Box 77 Photocopies of photographs for book, notes and revised pages
Boxes 78-79 Galley proofs, with corrections, 939 pp.
Box 79 Tms. American edition, photocopy, 401 pp.
The Wild Frontier: More Tales from the Remarkable Past. McClelland and Stewart, 1978. Boxes 80-84 Research notes and files arranged by chapter: Preface, Chapters 1-7 Miscellaneous
Box 85 Manuscript, first draft, revised ts., 763 pp. Preface Chapters 1-6
Boxes 85-86 Manuscript, second draft, revised ts, photocopy, 383 pp. Preface, acknowledgements, sources Chapters 1-7
Box 86 Manuscript, photocopy of chapters 1, 2, 3,5,6, 7 with comments by Barbara Sears, 316 pp. Manuscript, ts. (photocopy), 340 pp. Maps in draft form
Box 87 Master manuscript, revised ts., 431 pp. Editorial Comments, 1 file Flap copy -photocopy of corrected ts. text for dust jacket Galley proofs (author’s copy with corrections). May 1978, 231 pp.
Box 88 Galley proofs, uncorrected. May 1978. (2 sets) Galley proofs, corrected (incomplete). May 1978, 127 pp. Galley proofs of maps, preface, acknowledgements Page proofs (author’s copy with corrections). June 1978, 233 pp.
B. UNPUBLISHED BOOKS
Box 89 Snowball in Hell (about Russ Baker) HMS on bush flying 43 pp. written by ? Research notes on Russ Baker in 2 pads Research files -seven different articles about bush flying and Russ BakerTMS (car.) Photos -1 page newspaper photos and 2 glossy photos Synopsis of story about bush pilot Rex Johnson TMS (car.) 3 pp. Chapter Outlines -pencilled MS notes 5 pp. 2 versions of outline, both 7 pp. TMS corrected and TMS (car.) Detailed Background Notes TMS 35 pp. TMS corrected 286 pp. plus a copy of Chapter 3 p.27-35
True Lies. Text by Pierre Berton, Cartoons by George Feyer, 1962 TMS and TMS (car.) 54 pp. Artwork 9 glossy pages
C. TELEVISION SERIES
The National Dream. Television series based on The National Dream and The Last Spike.
Box 90 Typescript exploring possible programmes Dramatic outlines Geographical survey for series Filming schedule
Box 91 Draft of television script
Box 92 Draft of television script, with alterations, incomplete Draft television script, photocopy Revisions and additions by script editor
Boxes 93-94 Final version of television script, including pink revisions Author’s comments on script List of production personnel
Box 94 [Sound] Notes for a television series, sent to Berton 1956 from K. Kendall, National Film Board.
D. SCRIPTS
Box 95 Alfalfa Hay, tone poem for radio, 1950. TMS 2 pp. + TLS from CBC
Away back in 1952, radio play, 1952. For Your Approval CBC Production script 28 pp. (2)
Away back in 1957, television play, 1957?, Perspective TMS corrected 22 pp. TMS (car.) of revised version 22 pp.
Beefsteak by Airplane, radio script, n.d., for BBC Women’s Hour and Eyewitness TMS 2 pp. TMS (car.) 2 pp. TMS corrected (different version) 3 pp.
The Benign Volcanoes of Hawaii, radio, n.d. TMS revised 5 pp.
Bush Pilot’s Wife, radio, n.d., for BBC Women’s Hour. TMS 4 pp.
Byline story, radio play, 1946, Vancouver Theatre, CBC Synopsis, 4 pp. ts. with author’s corrections TMS 56 pp. TMS (car.) 56 pp. TMS heavily revised 59 pp. + 9 pp. removed from original version, and 4 pp. of holograph notes about script TMS (car.), copy edited for production by Doug Nixon, with MS notes Production script of copy edited by Doug Nixon, 26 pp., original,carbon, and printed copy corrected and revised to 28 pp. Publicity file for By-line Story
Canada, film Story line for Seagram’s film, TMS corrected 3 pp. Short outline, TMS (car.) 3 pp. Rough outline, Crawley Films, Sept. 22, 1955 TMS corrected 14 pp. Rough outline, Crawley Films, August 5, 1956, TMS (car.) 4 pp. Short outline, Crawley Films, August 20, 1956, 5 pp.
CBC Newsmagazine Reports by Pierre Berton: “British Columbia and the Ice Age” TMS 2 pp. “Eowler Report” (incomplete) TMS corrected 1 p. “Graham Towers and the Bank of Canada” TMs 2 pp . “Steel through the Rockies” TMS (car.) corrected 1 p. “The World’s Finest Electronic Piano” TMS 2 pp. and 1 p. version, corrected
CBC Science Reporter “The Facts about Benzedrine” TMS corrected 6 pp. (p.l carbon copy) August 1950 “Sleeping Pills” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp., April 1950 “Three Dimensional Animation” TMS corrected 3 pp. [n.d.] “The War Against Whooping Death” TMS (car.) corrected 3 pp. [n.d.]
CBC Special Speaker “The New Wave of Nationalism” [n.d. ] TMS synopsis 1 p. TMS (car.) corrected 5 pp.
City Desk Series (CBC radio) Programme 1, July 16, 1946, untitled, concerning the activities related to a city desk in a newspaper office, TMS corrected 6 pp. Programme 2, n.d. , “Under the Big Top”, TMS corrected 6 pp. Programme 3, August 6, 1946, “Newspaperman’s Best Friend is his dog”, TMS corrected 5 pp. Programme 4, August 10, 1946, “Dogs who have made headlines”, TMS corrected 4 pp. Programme 5, August 17, 1946, “Army” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp. Programme 6, August 24, 1946, “Sea stories with a grain of salt”, TMS corrected 6 pp. Programme 7, n.d. , “Alcoholics Anonymous” TMS corrected 6 pp. Programme 8, n .d ., “Reporters’ Words” TMS corrected 8 pp . Programme 9, n.d. , “Newspaper Morgue” TMS corrected 6 pp. Programme 10, n.d., “Immigration Building” TMS (car.) 6 pp. Programme 11, n.d., “All in a day’s work” TMS corrected 6 pp.
City Desk, later series, CBC radio Programme 1, Dec. 9, 1946, untitled, about civic elections. TMS corrected 6 pp. Programme 2, Dec. 16, 1946, “The Blackest Market of All” TMS corrected 9 pp. Programme 3, Dec. 23, 1946, “The Festive Season” TMS corrected 5 pp. Programme 4, Dec. 30, 1946, “Stories of the Year” TMS corrected 6 pp.
Creeping Green, radio play, n.d. TMS corrected, of story, 11 pp. TMS corrected, of play, 23 pp. Production script, 25 pp.
Critically Speaking on Radio Item on Royal Tour, not given TMS (car.) corrected 5 pp.
Eskimo Igloo, radio, n.d. Research notes, TMS 4 pp. TMS revised 6 pp.
Genius in a Bottle, radio series, n.d. Production script of first episode 3 pp. Production script of second episode 2 pp. (page 1 missing) Production script of third episode 4 pp.
How to Write for the Newspapers, for Here and There, radio, n.d. TMS corrected 6 pp.
I Found the Lost Valley, radio play, n.d. TMS corrected 22 pp.
International Service (Radio) -general items “Autumn Wild Flowers” TMS corrected 3 pp. “Bush Pilot Yarn” (about Russ Baker) TMS 6 pp. “The Canadian North” TMS corrected 6 pp. “Christmas in Canada” TMS corrected 2 pp. “The International Border” TMS corrected 2 pp. “Mountain Full of Mercury” (for BBC’s Meet the Commonwealth thru I.S.) TMS corrected 3 pp. “Sam Steele of the Klondike” Broadcast rights to January 3, 1959. TMS corrected 6 pp., also 3 pp. incomplete TMS version
Box 96 International Service: Architecture “Architecture -our house” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “Architecture of the Coast” TMS corrected 3 pp . “West Coast Architecture” TMS lp.
International Service: Canada Series “No. 1 “ TMS ( car. ) 8 pp . “No.2” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp. “No. 3” TMS (car. ) 8 pp . “No. 4 “ TMS ( car. ) corrected 6 pp . “No.5” TMS corrected 6 pp. “No.6 Northern Ontario” TMS corrected 6 pp. “No.7 Southern Ontario” TMS corrected 8 pp. “No.8 French Canada” TMS corrected 6 pp. “No.9 Quebec is Changing” TMS corrected 6 pp. “No. 10 The Maritimes -Our Poor Relations” TMS corrected 6 pp. “No. 11 Maritime Cities” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp. “No. 12 The North” TMS (car.) incomplete 1 p. “No. 13 Summing up” TMS (car. ) corrected 6 pp . “No. 13 Tips to Tourists” (differs from above) TMS (car.) corrected
International Service: Canadian Companies “Hudson’s Bay Company” TMS ( car. ) corrected 6 pp . “2: Canadian Pacific” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp. “3: Massey Harris” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp. “4: Eaton’s” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp. “5: Loblaws” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp.
International Service: Canadian Primer “A for Alberta” TMS and TMS (car. ) 2 pp . “Alberta Coal” TMS ( car. ) corrected 2 pp . “Baseball “ TMS 2 pp. and TMS (car.) 2 pp . “G for Gas” TMS 1 p . “G for Gold” TMS (car.) corrected 2 pp. “Industrial Research” TMS (car.) corrected 2 pp. “Inland Waterways” TMS synopsis 1 p., TMS expanded synopsis 1 p. TMS (car.) script corrected 2 pp. “I for Investments” TMS (car.) corrected 2 pp. “Language” TMS (car.) 2 pp . “Agricultural Machinery” TMS (car.) corrected 2 pp. “N for Nickel “ TMS synopsis 1 p. , TMS 2 pp. “O for Oil” TMS synopsis 1 p., TMS 2 pp., TMS (car.) corrected 2 pp. “P for Prairies” TMS (car.) corrected 2 pp. “R for Railways “ TMS ( car. ) corrected 2 pp . “R for Radium” TMS synopsis 1 p. , TMS (car.) 2 pp. “Regionalism” TMS (car.) corrected 2 pp. “Great Lakes Shipping” TMS corrected 2 pp. “T for Telephones” TMS corrected 2 pp. “W for Weather” TMS 1 p . “X for Cross Roads” TMS 1 p.
International Service: Land, Sea and Air Series “Cows -South America” TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp. “The P.G.E. Railway” May 30, 1950, TMS (car.) corrected 6 pp.
The Lively Art of Education, radio, n.d. TMS revised 6 pp.
The Lost Cabin, radio play, Prairie Playhouse, CBC, April 26, 1956 Song, TMS 2 pp. + TMS (car.) 2 pp. (song entitled “The Legend of the Lost Cabin) Script, TMS corrected 10 pp. (incomplete) Script, TMS corrected 22 pp. Production script 30 pp.
Mayfair Miniature: Vincent Massey, radio, n.d. TMS revised 5 pp.
The Mysterious North, radio, A.M. Chronicle, CBC Halifax, April 18, 1956 TMS (car.) corrected 4 pp.
Our Grandchildren’s History Books, suggestion for a film TMS synopsis 1 p. TMS of play corrected 5 pp.
Paradise Hill, unpublished musical, produced in Charlottetown, 1967 HMS of songs 70 pp. TMS of play 47 pp. TMS of play (different version) rev1sed 71 pp. Act Two. TMS of play, revised 50 pp. Act One. TMS of play (another version) 43 pp., TMS (car.) 43 pp., and production copy 43 pp. Musical play in two acts for television, TMS 16 pp. and TMS car. Synopsis for television, production script, 88 pp.
Box 97 “Rejected pages” TMS and TMS revised 62 pp. “New pages” TMS and TMS revised 42 pp. Miscellaneous pages, production script Production script, corrected, of songs
Notes on play by Stephen Franklin, TMS (car.) 6 pp. August 12, 1967
Script #143, television sketch, [n.d. ] Production script 4 pp.
The Second Coming, outline for musical revue by Pierre Berton and George Feyer TMS corrected 8 pp. of outline and sample scenes
Senior English, radio series (school broadcast) “Program No. 1 “ TMS ( car. ) 16 pp . “Program No. 2” TMS (car. ) 14 pp .
Sharp Edges, radio play, [1951] TMS 25 pp., TL from CBC
Spring Thaw -a variety of items written by Pierre Berton “An Actor’s Prayer” Song, TMS draft corrected 3 pp., TMS 2 pp. [Alcoholic Marriage Duet” TMS corrected 1 p. “An All-Canadian Show” Song, TMS corrected 4 pp. , TMS corrected 3 pp. , TMS (car.) 4 pp. “Blackout Sketch” TMS 1 p. (2 different sketches) “Clean Bomb” Song, TMS corrected 4 pp., TMS (car.) 4 pp. (entitled “An Ode to Sanitation”) “Dr. Livingstone skit” TMS 5 pp. “Dope” Spring Thaw 1960, TMS (car.) 6 pp., Production script 9 pp., Production script corrected 9 pp. “Duet” Spring Thaw 1969, TMS (copy) 3 pp. “God save 0 Canada” Spring Thaw 1961 TMS (car.) corrected, of skit, 3 pp., Production script 4 pp. “Good Neighbour Policy” Sketch, Spring Thaw 1956 TMS corrected 6 pp. TMS (car.) different version 6 pp. TMS corrected, another version 4 pp. TMS (car.), another version 6 pp. Production script 6 pp. “A long, long time ago” Song Production script, p.51-65
“Mayor and Supermayor” Spring Thaw, Song, 1958 Rough notes 1 p. TMS (car.) corrected 3 pp. Production script 3 pp. + score “Millions of Tiny Hollow Flavour Buds” Skit, Spring Thaw, 1956 Production script 8 pp. “The name we can’t forget” Song TMS (copy) 4 pp. “One for the record book” Skit TMS (car.) 4 pp. “Ode to Woodbine” Song Production script 2 pp. + score “Royal Commission Lament” Song, Spring Thaw 1958, CBC Parade 1961 7 scripts, TMS and TMS (car.) corrected, all differing. Total of 38 pp. Production copy, corrected, 8 pp. [Songs & Skits] from Spring Thaw, from binder, including “Actors Prayer”, “Airlines” , “Gold Song” , “Lost Cabin” , “Requiem 14 Year Old”,”Clean Bomb”, “Ode to Humanity”, “Healing Mountain”, “Carols Nuclear Age” , “65 Days of Xmas” , and “Ode to Superhighway”. TMS and TMS (car.), total of 40 pp. “T.T.C. Lamport” Song 3 pp. production script “What about a song about Toronto” TMS revised 2 pp., TMS (car.) 2 pp. production script 2 pp. “World Series Skit “ TMS ( car. ) 3 copies, 1 p. each “Yummy”, skit, 1961, TMS (car.) 1 p. , Production script 1 p.
Box 98 Sunday Papers, radio broadcast, n.d. TMS (car.) 5 pp.
Tempus Fugitive, radio play, n.d. TMS revised 21 pp.
The Town the Atom Built (Deep River) TMS 6 pp. TMS (different version) revised 6 pp.
The Two Richmonds, radio broadcast, n.d. TMS revised 5 pp.
The Two Windermeres, radio broadcast, n.d. Research notes 4 pp. TMS revised 5 pp.
Vancouver Radio, various scripts of broadcasts 1. “The Flavor of the City” TMS 4 pp . 2. “The Places they don’t show the tourists” TMS 5 pp., TMS later draft 5 pp. 3. “People you didn’t expect to meet” TMS revised 5 pp., TMS later draft revised 4 pp. 4. “You and Captain Vancouver” TMS 5 pp. Incomplete account of Vancouver, TMS (car.) p.5-9
The Waiting Room, radio play, previously a short story TMS of short story, 1945, 15 pp. TMS of short story, with revisions p.l, 3-16 TMS of short story 16 pp. TMS of short story 11 pp. Production script of play, 1949, Vancouver Theatre 21 pp TMS for television play, 1958, 26 pp.
What to eat at night, radio broadcast, n.d. TMS revised 2 pp.
Unidentified scripts and notes 3 pp.
E. ARTICLES, SHORT STORIES, SPEECHES, BOOK REVIEWS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Box 100 [Alaska Highway Trip] December 11,1969, for Maclean’s, TMS with revisions 2 pp., TMS (car.) 2 pp.
Bear Lake entitled “Murder at Bear Lake” HMS 10 pp. (not by P. Berton), TMS revised 3 pp., TMS (car.) entitled “Meester Carl and the Bear Lake Outlaws” 8 pp., TMS (car.) entitled “The Outlaws of Bear Lake” 6 pp.
The Big Day at Point Pelee 2 drafts, TMS revised 9 pp., TMS revised 9 pp.
Book Reviews Time Inc. by Robert T. Elson TMS revised 4 pp. TMS (copy) revised, 4 pp. (differs from above)
History of the Canadian Pacific Railway by W. Kaye Lamb TMS draft 3 pp. TMS revised draft 3 pp.
Joe Boyle, King of the Klondike by William Rodney TMS revised 5 pp. TMS revised draft 6 pp.
British Columbia Pavilion storyline “The Magical Boxes” TMS revised 3 pp.
[Canada] untitled article TMS draft revised 2 pp. TMS draft (copy) 2 pp.
[Canada and the United States] untitled article for The Rotarian, 1974 TMS revised 12 pp. TMS (copy) revised draft 13 pp. Correspondence re article TMS of another article on same topic, TMS (car.) 16 pp.
Canada 1976 TMS (copy) with few revisions 16 pp.
Canada -From Sea to Sea TMS (car.) 83 pp.
Canadians as Winners, Angel Memorial Lecture, Memorial University of Newfoundland, April 6, 1974 TMS (copy) of lecture 26 pp.
[Canadian Identity] untitled article TMS 2 pp.
[China trip] drafts of articles about trip TMS notes 16 pp. “The culture shock begins...” TMS revised 16 pp., TMS (copy) 16 pp. “Hey, I heard about your trip.” TMS revised 13 pp. TMS revision of above 13 pp. “If I were asked to name. ..” TMS revised 6 pp . Correspondence re trip
City Desk: series of articles about newspaper reporting (see also radio scripts of same name)
“Anybody can write for the newspapers” TMS 5 pp. TMS 4 pp.
“Freedom of the Press” TMS revised 4 pp.
“A Newspaperman’s best friend is his dog” TMS revised 6 pp. TMS 5 pp.
“Now it can be told” TMS 3 pp.
“The people who come into newspaper offices” TMS 4 pp.
“Reporters are the craziest people” TMS 6 pp. TMS 4 pp.
“The Uninhibited Press” TMS 6 pp. File includes clippings and original illustrations by Pierre Berton.
Foreign Remainders Brief to the Secretary of State from the Writers’ Union of Canada TMS revised 11 pp.
Grebe Family: Series of newspaper articles. File includes copies of printed versions and illustrations.
“Goliath Tobacco’s Big Comeback” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “The Great Detergent Premium Race” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “The Hanging of Roger Mahaffy” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “Herbie, the Singing Nutria” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “The Prudence of Herbert Snarf” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “Raven Lan Lure’s Mysterious Past” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “The Revenge of Homer Skrim” TMS (car.) 4 pp. “Three National Heroes” TMS (car. ) 4 pp. “When Cigarets were banned” TMS (car. ) 4 pp.
The Grebe Family: Collection of articles from the above series, submitted as book manuscript, 1962. All TMS (car.)
“An Ancient Fable: Shakespeare Revises a Play” 5 pp . “Announcing a National Separatist Movement” 4 pp. “Behind the Scenes with the Great Toothpaste Crisis” 4 pp . “The First Man on the Moon” 4 pp. “Meaningless Laudations suitable for Book Jackets” 4 pp. “My Own History of the Next Half-Century” 4 pp . “My Own History of the Plot to De-commercialize Christmas” 4 pp . “My Own Radio and T .V. Guide” 4 pp. “Professor Gulliver Grebe’s Adventures Among the Snarfs” 4 pp. “The Revenge of Homer Skrim” 4 pp . “The Secret of Fenshaw Skrim” 4 pp . “That Familiar Voice on the other end of the line” TMS 6 pp. TMS (car.) 4 pp. “War and Peace! “ Spp . File includes copies of readers’ reports.
Guys and Dolls: Comment for program for Calgary production of play, 1970. TMS revised 1 p., TMS (car.) 2 pp., covering letters
Haiti, travel article, n.d. TMS revised 9 pp.
How to Tip and Still Eat, article, n.d. TMS revised 6 pp.
International Gold Rush Park, travel article, n.d. TMS (copy) 4 pp.
Last Spike, excerpt for Maclean’s 1971 TMS (copy) 13 pp. and accompanying correspondence as well as TMS revised 4 pp. of article on Canadian unity to accompany excerpt.
The Last Train, article for Weekend Magazine 5/8/78. TMS revised 5 pp. TMS (copy) of revised draft 6 pp.
Letters to the editor, sent to editors of a variety of newspapers, n.d., 1972-1979.
MacPherson. Don. Interviewed by Berton, 1977 Annotated transcript 50 pp. Transcript (copy) revised 16 pp. Related correspondence
Media Overview, for Financial Post, n.d. TMS revised 15 pp.
My Country, article about his book of the same title. TMS revised 16 pp.
My Love Affair with the Crystal Garden TMS revised 8 pp.
A Native’s Return to B.C. (about Russ Baker) TMS 46 pp. TMS (car.) 46 pp. [untitled] article about Ontario, June 1971 TMS (copy) 5 pp.
Past Imperfect, short story TMS revised 6 pp.
The Pleasure of Writing, Mac1ean’s 1971 TMS (copy) 12 pp.
Police Power, Quest March/April 1976 Rough HMS notes 4 pp. TMS draft revised 10 pp. TMS second draft revised l5 pp. TMS third draft revised l5 pp.
Prescription for the Next Prime Minister, for The Toronto Star TMS revised 5 pp.
Reflections on an Acapulco Holiday, The Toronto Daily Star, February 20, 1962 TMS (car.) 2 pp., printed copy, revised
Roundelay, short story TMS revised 25 pp.
A Study in Tweed, a vignette TMS 4 pp.
[Television] (articles written by Berton about his programmes) For Quest, 1972 “Some years ago in New York...” TMS revised 9 pp. n. p ., n. d. “Stan Freberg, ...” TMS revised 6 pp . Rough notes 1 p. Clippings about media and Malcolm Muggeridge
Television in the Seventies, for Toronto Star, 1969 TMS revised 1 p. TMS (car.) 2 p. Cable
[Travel] articles for Travel Times “It wasn’t until I was...” TMS revised 4 pp. “A couple of years ago. ..” TMS 2 pp . “Suggestions for a one-week summer trip to Holland” TMS revised 5 pp.
[Turkey recipe] for Toronto Calendar [1960] TMS 3 pp. TMS (copy) 6 pp.
Turning Points in Education, Berton’s submission for this series in McGill Journal of Education 1971 TMS revised 5 pp. TMS (car.) final draft 6 pp. Related correspondence
Water Hazard, short story TMS (car.) 6 pp.
What I want to see in Toronto, for Toronto Star 1970 TMS (copy) 1 p. Invoice
Where’ll we go on vacation?, newspaper article, December 1959 TMS (car.) 5 pp. Printed version (copy) n.p.
Who found the Klondike’s Gold?, for GEOS magazine, 1972 TMS revised 2 pp. TMS (car.) of final draft 2 pp. Related correspondence
[Yukon] article for Maclean’s 1972 TMS (copy) 5 pp. TMS (copy) of final version 10 pp. Proofs of printed version 4 pp. Related correspondence
Miscellaneous articles, copies.
F. CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS
Box 101 The Open Gate: Toronto Union Station, 1972, edited by Richard Bebout TMS (copy) of Berton’s contribution l0 pp. Related correspondence
Go Boy, 1978, by Roger Caron TMS revised, of preface 4 pp.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, not yet published. Article on A.B. Rogers, TMS revised 8 pp. TMS (car.) of final version 3 pp.
Too Many Tears, by Susanne Mass, McClelland and Stewart, 1974, with introduction by Pierre Berton Research material on Susanne Moss Tape of Pierre Berton show with Susanne Moss Correspondence between Berton and Moss regarding book, 1969-1974 TMS of Berton’s introduction with author’s corrections
Food that really schmecks, 1968, by Edna Staebler Introduction by Pierre Berton, TMS revised 2 pp. TMS (copy) of final version 2 pp.
Point Pelee: Canada’s Deep South, 1977, by Darryl Stewart Foreword by Pierre Berton, TMS revised 2 pp. TMS (copy) of final draft 2 pp.
Summary Sigma Report 1975 Preface. TMS revised 4 pp. TMS (copy) of final draft, 5 pp.
G. CORRESPONDENCE
Business and Financial
Boxes 102-103 Centennial Celebrations Consultants Limited
Box 104 Advertising Received General Business, 1940s-1969
Box 105 General Business, 1970-1974 Minutes of McClelland and Stewart Directors’ Meetings, 1973-1974
Box 106 General Business, 1975-1977
Box 107 Business Correspondence from Publishers and Agents, 1952-1966, including: Doubleday Knopf International Mavor Moore Productions McClelland and Stewart William Morris Agency Willis Kingsley Wing
Personal, 1945-1977 Boxes 108-110
For speed in sorting the correspondence in this section, both incoming and outgoing has been arranged under the name of the correspondent (3 boxes). Only extensive correspondence files have date range noted.
Allin, Alfred Colombo, John Robert Ambrose, Tommy Colville, A.B. Armstrong, Ennis Connors, Tom Ashbee, Ken Conroy, Bob Atkins, Sally Cook, Ram say [B ], Moira Cornthwaite, S.G. Bacque, Jim Cowan, Harold Baker, Valerie Creighton, Helen Bant, Marguerite [Cromie], Dan Barrie, Andy Crump, N.P. Barron, Sid Curtin, Walter Bassett, John Daley, Frank Battersley, Jane and David Darcy, Robert Beach, Mrs. W.D. Davis, Mrs. Fred Beat tie, Jeann Deaville, Lenore Beat tie, Jessie L. Delaney, Terry Bedard, Eva Dennison, Merrill Benny, Jack Dillman, Mary Alma Bertin, L. Domville, James Blackstock, Harvey Douglas, Tommy Boer, Hans De Downes, Peter Bosworth, Fred Dutra, J.V. Boggs, John Edwards, David Boggs, Maurice Fales, Douglas A. 1974-76 Bond, Beth and Court Feheley, M.F. Bonisteel, L. Filion, Harry Broadfoot, Barry Findlay, Timothy Brott, Boris Fischer, Lorne Bruce, Barbara Fisher, John Bryne, Mr. and Mrs. John Fishman, Charles Bucher, George Fleury, L. & D. Bujold, Genevieve Foley, David Burbidge, F.S. Fowler, Hubert Cairns, Bess Franq, Mrs. Marcel Caldwell, Penny [Fraser], Blair Campbell, Garry Fraynes, The Cappon, Daniel Freedman, Bill 1963-76 Captain George Friedman, Frances P. Cavazzi, Juliette Frum, Dr. Murray B. Chamberlain, Frank Gardner, Paul A. 1973-75 Clare, John (Maclean’s) Gardner, Ray Colicos, John Gehman, Richard Collier, Alan C. George, Margaret Collins, Robert J. Gibson, Douglas
Gifford, Giff. Lewis, David Gilmour, Clyde and Barbara Lynch, J. Godshif, Ron MacDonald, Flora Goodfellow, R.J. MacDonald, John and Sheila Gould, John MacInnis, Joseph B. Graves, Jonquil Maclennan, Hugh Gray, James H. MacMillan, Hugh Gzowski, Peter Mallette, Karl Hailey, Arthur Mallon, June Hallman, Gene Maloney, Arthur Hambleton, Ron [Masant], Eric Hannon, Leslie (Maclean’s) 1963-177 Matah, Sy Hardin, Herschel McAllister, R.A. Hardy, Jon McCormack, Terence B. Harrison, David F. McCormick, Baron Harrison, Harold McIntyre, Vera Harrison, Ted Meeker, Howie Hazelton, Philip Michie, Anne Henderson, [ ] Milnes, Bridget Henry, Anne Mines, R.F. Heyerdahl, Thor Mitchell, W.O. Hicks, G.G. Mittler, Nicholas Hillman, Serrell Moore, Dora Mavor Hofsess, John Moore, Mavor Holt, Sinma Morant, Daisy 1971- 75 Hon-fuu, Stephen Mowat, Farley Horn, Kahn-Tineta Munro, Raymond A. Horshey, Alec S. Newman, Peter C. Horsley, Alan and Susan Noonan, Corinne Hunt, Ralph B. Nordling, Otto Hutchinson, Bruce O’Donohue, Tony Innes-Taylor, Alan Owen, David Irvine, Wm. J. Parkin, John C. Irwin, W.A. Patterson, Tom Jacobson, Sol Peter, Dr. Lawrence Jaffary, Karl Peterson, Phyllis Lee Jaques, Edna Phillips, Alan Johnstone, Ken Pollock, Jack Kaesner, Anna Preston, Ginny Katz, Sidney Quigg, John [Keate], Stuart Rathgeb, Charles Kelly, Norman Ready, W.B. Kelner, Merrijoy Reece, Robert Kinrade, Laura 1972-1977 Rogatnick, Abraham Kirkwood, C. Rowan, William Knight, Allan Rowland, Holly [Koshavoy], H.K. Ruster, George W. Kreisel, Henry Sargent, Edward Krug, Robert 1961-1976 Schwartz, Mischa Langley, Rod. D. Scott, Frank Lapierre, Laurier Scott, Jack [Lautens], Gary Shulman, Dr. and Mrs. Lewis, Burton Silva, Celia G. Sinclair, Gordon Timothy, Adrian Smith, Jeanne Tompkins, Ronald Smith, K.S. Tracy, Webb Smith, Dr. Martha L. Turner, John Smith, Robert G. Tweedsmuir, Lord Smith, Norman Waddell, Allan G. Spec tor, Phil Waxman, Al Stevenson, Capt. Dick Webster, H.A. Stodart, Mrs. D.S. Welsh, Art Stone, Alan B. Whitehead, William Stone, Phil Wigmore, Donnalee Straight, H.L. Woodall, Ron Street, Jeff Woodside, Willson Sugarman, Ben Woodward, Paige Swann, Anahid 1970-74 Woolgar, Didi Tapscott, Carl Wurio, Eva Telford, Dr. Kenneth Yost, Elwy Telpner, Gene Young, Scott [Templeton], Charles Zarov, Basil Thornber, Ron
Box 111 Correspondence to and from unidentified people, also a personal Subject File including correspondence relating to:
Airlines Automobiles Clothes and hair Family Hotels, food, etc. Job applications made to Berton Memberships and subscriptions Testimonials and references given by Berton Writers’ organizations
Boxes 112-114 Invitations and Engagements 1950s-1972 1973-1977
Causes, 1963-1975 The bulk of the correspondence in this category has been listed alphabetically under the name of the organization or institution concerned, including both incoming and outgoing correspondence. Subject headings include:
Boxes 115-116 ACTRA
Boxes 117-120 Adoption to Boy Scouts Canadian Peace Research Institute to Civil Liberties Committee for an Independent Canada to Nishawana Institute People or Planes to Toronto Symphony Vietnam to Wolves
Where there was not sufficient volume to warrant an individual file, the correspondence has been included below:
Box 121 Miscellaneous Organizations and Appeals to and Donations by Berton
Appeals for assistance by individuals upon their own behalf have been included below:
Box 122 Individual Causes, 1963, 1970-1977
Note: There is also a chronologically arranged box which has not yet been refined into organization/individual categories:
Box 123 Individuals and Organizations, 1972-1974
Writers Boxes 124-126 Requests from authors or would-be authors for advice, appraisal of work, assistance in publishing: 1950s-1976 1976-1977 Unsolicited manuscripts and publications, most of them privately printed, 1970s.
Box 126 Requests for Information, 1963-1977 Offers to give/sell articles, books, diaries, etc., 1971-1977
Student Box 127 Requests for information, photographs, autographs, 1964-1974 Essays and pictures on the theme of religion, 1972
Boxes 128-130 Letters and pictures regarding Secret World of Og, 1961-1972 1973-1975 1976-1979
Fan Boxes 131-33 Miscellaneous fan mail, 1945-1972 1973-1974 1975-1977
Box 134 The following box was received in a subject arrangement and comprises fan mail regarding: Klondike, 1975-77 Railway Books, 1974-76 Hollywood’s Canada, 1975-76 Drifting Home, 1974-76 National Dream (TV) 1974 My Country (TV) 1976 Great Debate (TV) 1976
Boxes 135-136 Radio and TV Fan Mail. 1962-1977
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