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Series 1: Book Manuscripts, boxes 1-11.
Box 1 Pandora. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972; Boston: Little, Brown, 1973; Toronto: McClelland and Stewart (New
Canadian Library series, no. 123), 1976.
files 1-4 Stream of consciousness notes. Combination of ts.,carbon ts., and ms. 482, [5] pp. [late 1960s?]. On
the envelope in which these notes were stored Fraser has written:``PANDORA -- NOTES RAW MATERIAL pages 1-480+
(BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD) [therefore] NOTES FOR PANDORA PANDORA SEQUEL (NEVER COMPLETED) MY FATHER'S HOUSE.''
files 5-7 first draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 329 pp. [late 1960s?]. On the envelope in which this ts. was
stored Fraser has written: ``PANDORA DRAFT 1 pages 1-329 (HEAVILY SELF-EDITED) [NOTE TAKES PANDORA TO ADULTHOOD]
[therefore] DRAFT 1 OF PANDORA PANDORA SEQUEL (NEVER COMPLETED) MY FATHER'S HOUSE.''
files 8-9 second draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 151 pp. [late 1960s?]. On the envelope in which this ts. was
stored Fraser has written:``PANDORA DRAFT 2 pages 1-151 AGES 1-8 + ANOTHER DRAFT OF CHAPTER I = 42 PAGES.''
files 10-13 third draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 516 pp. [late 1960s?]. On the envelope in which the ts.
was stored Fraser has added: ``AGE 1-8.''
files 14-15 fourth draft (partial). Ts. with holograph additions. [late 1960s?]. 163-453 pp. with missing pages
in the sequence. On the envelope in which this ts. was stored Fraser added: ``SEPT 44--JUNE 45.''
files 16-18 fifth draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 448 pp. Pages are missing in the sequence, and some are
oddly numbered (e.g. 21-35). [late 1960?].
files 19-23 fifth draft. Ts. (pp. 1-28) of revised first chapter with photocopy of fifth draft from files 16-18 (pp.
35-448). [late 1960s?].
files 24-26 final draft. Combination of carbon ts. and photocopy. The ts. is accompanied by three pages of
drawings by David Staines, one of which is dated 1971. 405, 411 [i.e p. 411]. [1971 or 1972].
The next three files are not by Fraser but pertain to Pandora.
file 27 Linda Anne Wilmshurst. ``The Search for the Undivided Self: Canadian Trends in Exile.'' M.A. thesis,
University of Windsor, 1974. Carbon of ts. 138 pp.
file 28 Peter Stevens, 2 reviews. ``The World of the Novel'', photocopy of ts., 6 pp., review of Pandora and 5
other novels. ``Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries'', ts., review of The Candy Factory, 2 pp. [1972-75]. On both
reviews Stevens has appended a note to Fraser.
file 29 Barbara Ulrich, screenplay of Pandora. Photocopy of ts., [114 pp.], with letter to Fraser, May 19, 1977.
Box 2 ``Pandora Sequel'' (unpublished).
files 1-2 first draft of ``Adolescence''. Ts. with holograph additions. pp. 116-295. [early 1970s?]. On the
envelope in which this ts. was stored Fraser has written: ``PANDORA SEQUEL (NEVER COMPLETED) DRAFT 1 ADOLESCENCE
p 116-295 (CONTINUATION OF PANDORA WHICH DEVELOPED OUT OF THE FIRST 115 PAGES) SEE ALSO: THIS MS. CONTINUES THROUGH
HIGHSCHOOL p. 307-461 SEE ALSO: THIS MS. CONTINUES THROUGH COLLEGE + ADULTHOOD p. 462-705).''
files 3-6 second draft of ``Adolescence''. Ts. with holograph additions. 416 pp. (a few pages missing, and
many pages re-numbered). [early 1970s?].
files 7-8 third draft of ``Adolescence''. Ts. with holograph additions. 194 pp. (with re-numbering, numbering
with alphabetical letters -- eg. 98A-C, etc.). [early 1970s?]. On the envelope in which this ts. was stored
Fraser added: ``(LAST ATTEMPT TO TURN ADOLESCENCE INTO A SEPARATE BOOK)''.
files 9-11 ``THREE ATTEMPTS TO TURN ADOLESCENT MATERIAL INTO A PROLOGUE FOR HIGHSCHOOL BOOK.'' 3 tss., 89 pp., 119
pp., 170, [1] pp. [early 1970s?].
file 12 first draft of ``Highschool''. Ts. with holograph additions. 307-461 pp. [early 1970?]. On the envelope
in which this ts. was stored Fraser has written: ``PANDORA SEQUEL (NEW COMPLETED)) DRAFT 1 HIGHSCHOOL 307-461 SEE
ALSO: ADOLESCENCE DRAFT # 1 p. 116-295 COLLEGE + ADULTHOOD DRAFT # 1 p 462-705.''
files 13-15 second draft of ``Highschool''. Ts. with holograph additions. 483, [1] pp. [early 1970s].
files 16-18 third draft of ``Highschool''. Ts. with holograph additions. 35-555 pp. (with re-numbering).
[early 1970s?]. On the envelope in which the ts. was stored Fraser has called the draft ``HIGHSCHOOL + SUMMER
LOVE STORY.''
files 19-21 fourth draft of ``Highschool''. Ts. with holograph additions. 418 pp. (with re-numbering). [early
1970s?]. On the envelope in which this ts. was stored Fraser has written: ``PANDORA SEQUEL HIGHSCHOOL 1-400+
DRAFT 4 SEE ALSO POST HIGHSCHOOL: CONTINUATION OF THIS DRAFT p 62-705.''
file 22 fifth draft of ``Highschool''. Partial ts. with holograph additions. 139 pp. [early 1970s?].
Box 3 ``Pandora Sequel'' (unpublished), continued.
files 1-2 first draft of ``Post Highschool''. Ts. with holograph additions. 462-705 pp. [early 1970s]. On the
envelope in which this ts. was stored Fraser has written: ``PANDORA SEQUEL POST HIGHSCHOOL #1 SUMMER LOVE STORY
COLLEGE ADULTHOOD p 462-705 CONTINUATION OF HIGHSCHOOL DRAFT 4.''
file 3 second draft of ``Post Highschool''. 2 tss. with holograph additions. 98, 106 pp. [early 1970s]. The
first ts. is entitled ``The Idylls of Leonora: A Modern Pastoral Inspired by the Idylls of Theocritus''. On the
envelope in which these tss. were stored Fraser has written: ``PANDORA SEQUEL POST HIGHSCHOOL # SUMMER LOVE
STORY 1-98 COLLEGE 1-106.''
The Candy Factory. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1975; Boston: Little, Brown, 1975; Toronto: New
American Library, 1976. All drafts are undated.
files 4-5 first draft (?). Ts. with holograph corrections. Irregular pagination: [approximately 235 pp.]. On the
envelope in which this ts. was stored Fraser has written: ``PRISM 1 to 3 CANDY FACTORY.''
files 6-8 second draft (?). Ts. with holograph corrections. 4-462 pp.
files 9-12 Ts. with holograph additions. [approximately 430 pp. with many pages with alphabetical numerals e.g. 7A,
7B, etc.]. On the envelope in which this ts. was stored Fraser has written: ``(PRISM) CANDY FACTORY 10'' and
``CANDY FACTORY 12 --typed sheets.''
files 13-15 Ts. with holograph additions. 501 pp.
files 16-19 Photocopy of ts. (work subtitled ``Prism of Love''). 444 pp.
files 20-23 Ts. with holograph additions. 514 pp. with gaps in numbering (e.g. from 419 to 502) and with some
pages bearing alphabetical numerals. On the envelope in which this ts. was stored Fraser has written: ``THE CANDY
FACTORY #2 1-414 [514?].''
Box 4 A Casual Affair: A Modern Fairytale. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1978; Toronto: New American Library, 1979.
All drafts are undated. See also box 17, file 1 (correspondence with McClelland and Stewart).
files 1-2 ``FAIRYTALE (ORIGINAL) NO''. Ts. with holograph additions; the last part of these two files is ms.
Irregular pagination; last numbered page is 171. [161 pp.]. Title taken from the envelope in which Fraser stored
the ts. This ts. consists of conversations between "j'' (a publisher) and "s" (Fraser presumably). It would appear
that the text was used as the basis of Fraser's novel. See also box 17, file 17.
file 3 first draft (``several attempts at a beginning''. Ts. with holograph additions. Irregular pagination. [150
pp.]. The ts. is entitled ``Two Voices'', which Fraser has again altered to ``A Play for two Voices''.
file 4 second draft. Ts. with holograph additions. The ts. is entitled ``Two Points of View''.
files 5-6 third draft. Ts with holograph additions. 236 pp. with many pages renumbered.
file 7 fourth draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 158 pp.
files 8-9 fifth draft. Combination of photocopy of ts. and ts., both with holograph additions. 266 pp.
file 10 sixth draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 171 pp.
files 11-12 seventh draft. Ts. with holograph additions (a few pages are photocopies and carbons). 184 pp.
file 13 eighth draft. Combination of photocopy of ts. and ts. 185 pp.
files 14-15 ninth draft. Photocopy of ts. (a few pages are carbon ts.) with holograph additions. 243 pp.
files 16-18 tenth draft. Photocopy of ts. with holograph additions. 306 pp.
files 19-20 eleventh draft. Photocopy of ts. with holograph additions. 300 pp.
files 21-23 twelfth draft. Photocopy of ts. (a few pages are original ts. and some pages have alphabetical
subnumerals). 284 pp.
Box 5 The Emperor's Virgin. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1980; New York: Doubleday, 1980; Toronto: Seal Books; New
York: Dell, 1981. Drafts (entitled ``The Emperor's Women'') and research notes undated.
files 1-2 10 research notebooks.
file 3 notes in progress including pictures of statues and other Roman pieces of sculpture. Ts. with holograph
insertions. 80 pp.
files 4-5 first draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 225 pp.
files 6-7 second draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 341 pp.
files 8-10 third draft. Photocopy of ts. with holograph additions. 509 pp.
files 11-14 fourth draft. Photocopy of ts. Identical to the third draft except the holograph deletions and
insertions are different.
files 15-19 fifth draft (edited setting copy). Photocopy of ts. with editorial corrections. 508 pp.
Box 6 Berlin Solstice. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1984; Toronto: Seal Books, 1986. Many drafts and research notes
are undated.
files 1-2 research notes. Ts. and ms. [approximately 200 pp.].
files 3-4 Seven research notebooks.
file 5 ``German research from newspapers''. Newspaper clippings and other articles about the Nazis. 1980-83.
file 6 Outline of the book. Ts. with holograph insertions and photocopy, both 14 pp. With a letter about the outline
addressed ``Dear Sam'', October 14, 1990.
file 7 first draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 65 pp.
files 8-13 second draft. Ts with holograph additions. 706B pp.
files 14-18 third draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 638 pp.
files 19-23 fourth draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 692 pp.
Box 7 Berlin Solstice (continued)
files 1-2 ``attempt to entirely redraft after draft #4''. Tss. (some pages are photocopies) with holograph additions
of two sections of the novel. 72, 153 pp. With a letter to Fraser from Lily Poritz Miller, her editor at McClelland
and Stewart, December 5, 1981.
file 3 fifth draft (``complete revision -- starting over from German point-of-view''). Ts. with holograph additions.
133 pp.
file 4 sixth draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 187 pp.
files 5-8 seventh draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 477 pp.
files 9-12 eighth draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 457 pp.
files 13-14 ninth draft. Photocopy of ts. 168 pp. November 4, 1981.
files 15-19 ninth draft. Ts. with holograph additions. 605 pp.
files 20-24 tenth draft (``original print-out with author's changes author's copy changes transferred to master set.
L.M. [Lily Poritz Miller]''). Ts. 620 pp.
Box 8 Berlin Solstice (continued)
files 1-6 tenth draft (``extra copy for integration of changes -- to be returned to Lily''). Photocopy of ts.
identical to ts. in files 20-24, box 6. 620 pp.
files 7-9 Corrected page proofs. Photocopy.
file 10 Letter to McClelland and Stewart (Lily Poritz Miller) along with comments and corrections (6 pp., with
reference to German idioms and historical events in Fraser's novel) from Leonard Wertheimer, April 23, 1984.
file 11 Seven letters from McClelland and Stewart (Lily Poritz Miller) and 1 reply, 1981-84.
My Father's House: A Memoir of Incest and of Healing. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1987; New York:
Ticknor & Fields, 1987; Toronto: Collins Paperback, 1988; London:Virago, 1989; New York: Harper & Row, 1989; New York:
Perennial Library, 1989. See also box 17, files 4-16, for correspondence with readers.
files 12-13 computer print-out ``D''. 317 pp.
files 14-15 computer print-out ``L'' (probably). Marked up by an editor. 296 pp.
files 16 and 17 computer print-out ``M'' (?). Holograph additions by Fraser on the print-out as well as editorial
comments on ``post-its''. 289 pp.
files 18-19 computer print-out (unidentified). 284 pp.
files 20-22 ``edited manuscript [computer print-out] master copy''. 312 pp.
file 23 bound, corrected page proofs. 254 pp.
file 24 play, adapted and directed by Brian Morton from the book. Ts. plus advertisements for the production of the
play by Theatre Erebus, Dundas, Ontario. 54 pp. November19-December 4, 1992.
Box 9 My Father's House (continued)
not in files: small box of 9 diskettes (3.5" double density, Macwrite 5.5). 9 drafts, A to O.
The Book of Strange: A Journey. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1992. Print-outs are generally not
dated.
file 1 ``odd--prelims''. Computer print-out with holograph additions. 7, 6, 1, 4, 4, 10, 18, 6, 2 pp.
file 2 ``The Story of Irene [Sylvia Fraser's sister]''. Photocopy of computer print-out. 8 pp.
files 3-4 fifth computer print-out with holograph additions and editorial comments in pencil. Chapters are
individually paginated. [approximately 357 pp.].
files 5-7 fifth computer print-out. 379 pp.
files 8-11 later computer print-out (after fifth print-out) with holograph additions, editorial markings, and ``post-
its''. 428, 5 pp.
files 12-14 sixth or seventh (?) print-out with holograph additions and some editorial comments. The print-out
appears to be incomplete. 333 pp.
files 15-17 eighth print-out (?) with holograph additions. Sections numbered separately. [252] pp.
files 18-21 ninth print-out with holograph additions with editorial comments. Sections numbered separately. [423]
pp.
Box 10 The Book of Strange: A Journey (continued)
files 1-3 10th (?) computer print-out with holograph additions and editorial comments (David Staines). 401 pp.
files 4-5 10th or 11th (?) print-out with holograph additions. Sections numbered separately. [236] pp.
files 6-9 late print-out with holograph additions, read by external reader (David Staines). 354, 33, [1 page numbered
21] pp.
files 10-12 late draft computer print-out. 428 pp.
files 13-15 penultimate print-out (?) with holograph additions. 416 pp.
files 16-18 final print-out, with holograph additions, before editing. 428 pp.
Box 11 The Book of Strange: A Journey (continued)
files 1-4 photocopy of edited print-out. 428A, 5 pp.
file 5 notes, selected bibliography, and index. Ts. edited. 9, 7, 5, 16 pp. The last section, the index, is
dated June 23, 1992.
files 6-9 first set of galleys with Fraser's corrections. 352 pp. June 12, 1992.
files 10-12 second set of galleys with Fraser's corrections. 350 pp. June 17, 1992.
files 13-15 third set of incomplete galleys with Fraser's corrections. 371 pp. July, 3, 1992.
not in files: small box of 10 diskettes (3.5" double density). 10 drafts, 1 to 10 numbered.
Series 2: Journalism section A, boxes 12-13 Publications in Magazines
Box 12 Issues of the Star Weekly (unless indicated otherwise)containing contributions written by Fraser. See also box
17, files 2-3 for Fraser's correspondence with her editors and the public concerning her contributions to the Star Weekly:
file 1 ``Equal Justice--Free of Charge'', Star Weekly Magazine,December 17, 1960, pp. 24-25, 30-31.
``How Debt Dodgers Are Caught'', Star Weekly magazine, April 1, 1961, pp. 10-11, 21.
``Going, Going ... Gone!'', Star Weekly Magazine, September 8, 1962, pp. 8-9, 17.
Betty Friedan, ``Modern Woman: Her Dilemma'', condensation by Fraser of The Feminine Mystique, January 25, 1964, pp.
1-12.
``The Stratford Drama the Audience Doesn't See'', Star Weekly Magazine, July 4, 1964, pp. 1-5. See also box 14,
files 1-2.
``How Life Looks to a Headlong Rebel'', July 4, 1964, p. 12.
``She Jumps for Joy'', October 17, 1964, pp. 8-9.
file 2 ``Terror in a Canadian Prison'', February 6, 1965, pp. 6-11
``Whistle-Stop Dentist'', Canadian Weekly, February 6-12, 1965, pp. 8-11.
``Bedlam at the Bertons'', February 27, 1965, pp. 8-11.
``Petra Burka--Is She the Greatest Ever?'', April 10, 1965, pp. 6, 8.
``Canadian Students Protest'', Canadian Weekly, April 24-30, 1965, pp. 2-6.
``The Iron Butterfly of Showbiz'', Canadian Weekly, May 15-21, 1965, pp. 2-4.
``Where 1812 Lives Again for 50 Cents'', Canadian Weekly, May 22-28, 1965, pp. 17-18.
``Backstage with the Cat Fanciers--and a Lady Judge Who Smokes a Corn-Cob Pipe'', May 8, 1965, p. 10.
``Nightmare on Wheels'', June 12, 1965, pp. 19-22.
``A City Family Discovers Fun on the Farm'', Canadian Weekly, June 19-25, 1965, pp. 10-12.
``The Little Canadian Movie That Became a Hit'', July, 24, 1965, pp. 4-7.
``The Wild Saga of Namu'', August 28, 1965, pp. 17-19. See also box 14, files 5-7.
``Ozawa: The Swinging Maestro'', October 9, 1965, pp. 6-9, 25. See also box 14, file 4.
``The Girl Who Wanted to Be a Football Player'', December 25, 1965, pp. 2-7.
file 3 ``Africville'', January 1, 1966, pp. 2-7. See also box 14, files 8-10.
``The Night Our Fun Ship Burned'' [Yarmouth Castle disaster], January 8, 1966, pp. 14-19. See also box 14,
files 14-16.
``Country Doctor '66'', January 22, 1966, pp. 31-35.
``Little Sister to the Homeless Animals'', February 19, 1966, pp. 26-29.
``The Haunting Fears of a Hockey Wife'', February 26, 1966, pp. 8-13.
``What Goes on in a Beauty Factory'', April 9, 1966, pp. 22-4, 6-7.
``The Solid Gold World of the Prince of Baroda'', May 28, 1966, pp. 2-4, 6-7.
``Filth, Poverty and Gentle People'', July 23, 1966, pp. 8-15. See also box 14, files 17-20.
``Exiled'', August 27, 1966, pp. 8-11.
``What Makes an Atheist Tick?'', September 11, 1965, pp. 4-7.
``Maybe We Should Grab a Few Throats'', September 17, 1966, pp. 2-4, 6.
``They Really Loves Me'', October 1, 1966, pp. 32-35.
``Poverty in a Naked Terrifying Form Stalks the Main Street of Brantville, N.B.'', December 24, 1966, pp. 2-7. See
also box 15, files 1-4.
``I Gate-Crashed the Viet Nam War'', December 21, 1966, pp. 2-5.
Box 13 Issues of the Star Weekly (entitled Star Weekly Magazine after issue of March 25, 1967) continued:
file 1 ``The Bunnies Are Coming to Canada'', January 28, 1967, pp. 6-11.
``The Sun and Sex Seekers of Miami'', February 25, 1967, pp. 17-21. See also box 15, files 5-7.
``The Night I Became the Scintillating Star of the Ice Capades'', Star Weekly Magazine, January 27, 1968, pp. 9-
10, 12-13. See also box 16, files 1-3.
``The No-Goodnik Who Made Good'', March 25, 1967, pp. 2-4, 6-7.
``Harold Town: Genius at Work and Play'', June 17, 1967, pp. 21-28.
``He Breaks Down the Walls between People'', September 2, 1967, pp. 26-30.
``So Why Can't You Look Sexy for Us?'', October 7, 1967, pp. 20-26.
``Another Kind of Protest'', November 4, 1967, pp. 12-17.
``A Passage to Africa'', November 25, 1967, pp. 14-19. See also box 15, 8-12.
`` There's a Tall (Short?) Dark (Pale?) Handsome (Ugly?) Astrologer in Your Future'', December 23, 1967, pp. 8-10,
12-13. See also box 15, files 13-17.
file 2
``The New Woman'', January 6, 1968, pp. 18-23.
``Pierre Berton Himself'', February 10, 1968, pp. 23-28. See also box 16, files 6-9, box 17, files 1 and 3.
``What Am I Going to Do for the Rest of My Life?'' [interview with Toronto Stock promoter, Myer Rush],
February 24, 1968, pp. 2-4, 6-7. See also box 16, file 10.
``Sojourn with Canada's Very Own Sun King'' [on John C. Doyle], March 30, 1968, pp. 2-6. See also box 16, files 4-5.
``One of Canada's Richest Kids Lays his Life on the Line'', June 8, 1968, pp. 2-4, 6-10.
``The Private Trudeau'', June 29, 1968, pp. 2-7.
``The Thousand-Year Week'', September 15-21, 1968, pp. 2-4, 6, 8-15, 18-25. See also box 16, files 11-12.
file 3 tearsheets, ``Getting Down to Basics with Betty Kennedy'', Chatelaine, September 1975, pp. 55, 82, 84-87, 89.
file 4 tearsheets, ``Lauria Sabia: Not Exactly Mom & Apple Pie'', Chatelaine, November 1975, pp. 54-55, 98, 101-102,
104. See also box 16, file 13.
file 5 tearsheets, ``June Callwood on Herself'', Chatelaine, December 1975, pp. 47, 92, 94, 96-98, 100.
file 6 tearsheets, ``Sylvia Tyson Gets It Together'', Chatelaine, January 1976, 24-25, 56, 58, 60, 61-62.
file 7 tearsheets, ``The White Knight on the Near Right'' [on Roy McMurtry], Toronto Life, June 1982, 25-27, 47-50,
53, 55, 57-58, 60, 62. See also box 16, files 14-15, and box 17, file 1.
file 8 tearsheets, ``Allan Fotheringham: Ottawa's No. 1 Scourge'', Chatelaine, October 1982, pp. 100-101, 240, 242,
244, 246, 250.
file 9 tearsheets, ``Bloodlines'' [on Charles Taylor], Toronto Life, March 1983, pp. 29-33, 46-52, 55.
file 10 tearsheets, ``Ken & Pat Taylor in New York'', Chatelaine, March 1983, pp. 56, 148-151, 153.
file 11 tearsheets, ``Leonard Cohen: Love Poet in Middle Age'', Chatelaine, September 1983, pp. 65, 92, 94, 96, 98,
100, 102, 106. See also box 17 (audio cassettes of interviews).
file 12 newsclipping, ``Our Province Celebrates Its 200th Birthday Party'', Hamilton Spectator, February 2, 1984, p.
D1.
Series 2: Journalism. Section B, boxes 14-17 Typescripts, Research Notes, and Interviews
Box 14
files 1-2 ``Backstage at Stratford'', carbon ts., 9 pp. With 39 other pp. (notes and first version of the article),
pamphlet on the Stratford Shakespearian Festival, and two research notebooks. [July 1964]. See box 12, file 1 for
the published article.
file 3 ``A Ukrainian Immigrant in Canada'' [on Metro Kurelek], carbon ts., 8 pp. with research notebook.
[October 1964].
file 4 Letter from Julian J. Jackson Agency (Charlis McMillan), June 26, 1965, research notebook, and itinerary
for interview with Seijii Ozawa. See box 12, file 2 for the published article.
files 5-7 ``Killer Whale'', carbon ts., 19 pp. With 54 other pp. (mainly tss. of drafts with holograph additions),
5 research notebooks, and map of Vancouver. [August 1965]. See box 12, file 2 for the published article.
files 8-10 ``Africville'', carbon ts., 18 pp. With 3 research notebooks, correspondence with Blake, Cassels &
Graydon (who vetted the article for libel) and the City of Halifax (R.B. Grant, P.F.C. Byars), and other documents
pertaining to Africville. April-October 1965. See box 12, file 3 for the published article.
files 11-13 ``Batman'', 2 carbon tss., (5, 7-8, 10-11, 11-14 pp.; 10, 5 [p. 5], 7-8, 15 [p. 15] pp.). With letter
from Neil Hamilton, January 30, 1966, information on the television show, and three research notebooks.
files 14-16 ``Yarmouth Castle Disaster'', carbon ts., 12 pp. With 4 research notebooks. [January 1966]. See box
12, file 3 for the published article.
files 17-20 ``Eskimo'', carbon ts., 23 pp. With correspondence with the Department of Northern Affairs and
National Resources (Irene Baird), August 1965-January 1966, and 5 research notebooks. See box 12, file 3 for the
published article (July 23, 1 966).
Box 15 files 1-4 ``Poverty-Brantville, N.B.'', carbon ts., 15 pp. With letter from L.E. Poetbchke, September 23, 1966,
undated letter to Father Dugas, newsclippings, reports on northern New Brunswick, and 5 research notebooks. See box
12, file 3 for the published article.
files 5-7 ``Miami Highlife'', ts. and carbon ts., [21] and 14 pp. With information on hotel activities and 5 research
notebooks. [February 1967]. See box 13, file 1 for the published article.
files 8-12 15 research notebooks pertaining to Fraser's trip to Africa. [November 1967]. See box 13, file 1 for
the published article.
files 13-17 ``Astrology'', carbon ts., 15 pp. With 10 p.of notes and 12 research notebooks. [December 1967]. See
box 13, file 1 for the published article.
Box 16 files 1-3 4 research notebooks pertaining to Fraser's article on the Ice Capades. With a booklet about the Ice
Capades and 1 p. of notes. [January 1968]. See box 13, file 1 for the published article.
files 4-5 ``J.C. Doyle'', carbon ts. with holograph additions, 16 pp. with 5 pp. of notes, photocopies of
articles, and 3 research notebooks. [February 1968]. See box 13, file 2 for the published article.
files 6-9 ``Pierre Berton--Profile'', carbon ts., 15 pp. With 1 p. of notes and 7 research notebooks. See box 13,
file 2 for the published article.
file 10 ``Myer Rush'', carbon ts., 16 pp., with holograph insertions. With 60 other pp. (notes and incomplete
drafts), research notebook, brochure on coffee plantation, and undated carbon of a letter from Fraser to Rush.
[February 1968]. See box 13, file 2 for the published article.
files 11-12 6 research notebooks for article on group therapy. [September 1968]. See box 13, file 2 (``The
Thousand-Year Week'', September 15-21, 1968) for the published article.
file 13 (in envelope) audio cassette of interview with Laura Sabia titled ``LAURA SABIA #7 (half) FRASER -
ADOLESCENCE''. [November 1975]. See file 13, file 4 for the published article.
files 14-15 transcripts of interviews with Roy McMurtry, ts. 76 pp. With research notebook, articles, other
miscellaneous documents pertaining to McMurtry, certificate re National Magazine Awards / Prix du magazine canadien
(honourable mention), and 10 audio cassettes of interviews. [June 1982]. See box 13, file 7 for the published article.
Box 17 not in file: 10 audio cassettes of interviews with Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, Aviva Layton, and Jack McClelland pertaining
to Cohen's career and life. [September 1983]. See box 13, file 11 for the published article.
Series 3 Correspondence
Box 17
file 1: correspondence (mainly literary, incoming and 1 letter unless otherwise indicated.
Judy ? 1983.
Margaret. 1 card. 1993.
Martin (letter from Fraser). 1989.
Fraser's mother. 1984.
Anansi (Jim Polk). 1983.
Atwood, Margaret. 1987.
Barfoot, Joan. 1988.
Baton Broadcasting Incorporated (John Baton). 1986.
Berton, Pierre. [198?]. See also file 3 of this box.
Birney, Earle. 1 letter and 2 cards. 1973-75.
Callwood, June. 1 card, 6 letters, enclosing letter from Peter F. Bronfman. 1985-92.
Engel, Marian. [198?].
Findley, Timothy. Photocopy of statement re My Father's House. [1987].
Godbout, Jacques. 5 letters with enclosures (Chinese drawing of flowers, stamps, copies of correspondence with
Secretaire d'Etat aux Affaires exterieures (Joe Clark)and He Xiang-lin); 3 letters from Fraser with notes
about herself and Canadian Who's Who entry on Godbout. 1985-86.
Laurence, Margaret. 4 letters, 1 card, enclosures(``Cheery Bulletin'' winter issue, 1983; photocopy of
letter to Lily Poritz Miller, 1984, with a statement about Berlin Solstice; poem, ``A Little Poem about
Spring, March 1, 1983; 3 newsletters, May 1, 1985, January 10, 1986, and March 21, 1986; statement
about Fraser as a writer). 1972-86.
Layton, Irving. 1 letter, poem ``Syvia'', and statement about Berlin Solstice. 1971-84.
Lee, Dennis. 1983. Sterling Lord Agency, Inc. 1 letter with a statement about My Father's House. 1986.
Low, Wailan. 2 letters. 1975-88.
McClelland and Stewart Ltd. 11 letters from Jack McClelland, 2 letters to him, reader's report with memo
from Lily Poritz Miller to Anna Porter re Casual Affair (``Fairytale: A Modern Love Story'', notes and
synopis by Fraser presumably of Casual Affair). 1977-90.
McMurtry, Roy. 1982. 5 letters and 2 cards. 1982-86.
Morritt, Hope. 3 letters. 1988.
Mowat, Claire . 1972.
Ontario Arts Council (addressed ``Dear Valerie''). 1 letter from Fraser. 1986.
Ross, Malcolm. note enclosing letter from the Canada Council (Naim Kattan). 1981.
Rowsome, John. 1982.
Schier, Libby. 1 letter enclosing letter to Toronto Star. 1992.
Taylor, Charles. 1983.
Watson, Sheila. Letter to McClelland and Stewart Ltd.(Lily Poritz Miller) enclosing statement on Berlin
Solstice. 1984.
Watson, Wilfred. 1982.
Wiseman, Adele. 4 letters with statements about Fraser as a writer and Berlin Solstice. 1982-86.
file 2 Star Weekly. Internal correspondence between Fraser and her editors (Ray Gardner, etc.). [1960s].
file 3 Star Weekly. Correspondence from readers.
Fred ?. 1965.
Bant, Margaret Rose. 1967.
Barker, Don. 1967.
Bernard, Leon. 2 letters. 1966.
Berton, Pierre. 1968.
Cameron, Dorothy. 2 letters. 1967-68.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Merle ?). 1967.
Canadian University Service Overseas / Service universitaire canadien outre-mer (Frank. J. Bogdasavich). 1967.
Canadian Women's Press Club (Jean Danard). 2 letters with newsclipping. 1967-68.
Bob Cavallo Management (Barbara Christensen). 1967.
Chase, Rod. 1 letter and 1 post card. 1967.
Friedan, Betty. 1964. See box 12, file 1.
Good Shepherd Shelter (Mother Cecilia Mary). 1966.
Hardwick, Bob. [1965].
Ice Capades (Jack Sidney, George W. Eby) . 2 letters. 1968.
Julian J. Jackson Agency (Charles McMillan). 1965.
Kurelek, Bill. 1964.
Klyn, Doyle. [196?].
Lee, Robert. [1960s].
Levene, Sam. 1967.
Maclean's (Ian Adams). 1967.
Mason, Pam. 1967.
Maulson, Jacie. [196?].
Morrison, Al. 1 card and form letter. 1968.
Mount Kenya Safari Club (William Holden). 1968.
Parkin, John C. 1965.
Peters, Arnold. 1965.
Ring, Ted. [1960s].
Sabia, Laura. card. [1975]
Shepherd, Helen E. 1966.
Sherman, Marian. 1965.
Spiritual Regeneration Foundation of India (Suresh). 1967.
Taylor, H.M. 1966.
University of Toronto, Friends of Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (Diane Burrows, Robertson
Wood). 1965.
files 4-16 Correspondence with readers and fans re My Father's House, alphabetically arranged by surname of
correspondent.
Series 4: Other Material
file 17 Draft of letters and reflections written by Fraser to Jack [McClelland]; a few letters addressed to others.
Ts. primarily, with holograph additions, with several cards and buttons. [110 pp.]. With a small black
notebook. [1970s-80s]. See also boxes 4, files 1-2, and box 17, file 1 (under McClelland and Stewart Ltd.).
file 18 Letters and reflections on a variety of personal matters written by Fraser for her psychiatrist, Dr.
Wintrob. Carbon ts. with a few hand-written. [153 pp.]. [1960s-70s?].
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