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Victoria College skit: "Silver threads".

File consists of a carbon typescript of a skit entitled "Silver threads" about early years at Victoria College. Includes a humorous song about E.J. Pratt entitled "Uncle Ned."

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Untitled loose papers.

Two loose pieces of typescript, one with title "Morning in Reviston Road" or "Sylvester Square" featuring Miss Pennyfeather, 3 p., 1 news clipping, one entitled "Land crab", 3 p.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Turn east, turn west.

File consists of sections of The family herald and Weekly star, January 6 to April 28, 1955, containing the serialized version of Turn east, turn west.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

The hitching post.

File consists of correspondence from Pamela Fry and J. G. McClelland at McClelland & Stewart Ltd.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

The hitching post.

File consists of signed agreement with McClelland and Stewart, galley proofs, original typescript, 77 p., an carbon typescript draft, 62 p.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

The elegant Canadians: research: correspondence.

File consists of correspondence and correspondence copies to and from Louella Creighton, largely with reference to her search for information and illustrations for The elegant Canadians. Included are letters from archivists across the country, historians including Jeanne Minhinnick, Robert Finch of Massey College, and manuscript and typescript notes.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

The elegant Canadians.

File consists of original typescript, as sent to and returned by the publisher, with corrections.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

The dog.

File consists of manuscript, typescript draft pages.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Tecumseh.

File consists of correspondence, news clippings, etc. Includes correspondence with Macmillan Co. of Canada, copyright registration, and reviews.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Tecumseh.

File consists of original corrected and annotated typescript.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Students manuscript book.

File consists of one lined volume used as a scrapbook, notebook and diary by Luella Creighton while at Victoria College. Contains only a few written entries with much ephemeral material inserted, illustrative of university life of the time. Ephemera includes dance cards, programmes, menus, tickets, announcements, invitations, news clippings, etc. Of special note is the menu and programme for the Graduating Class Dinner, March 26, 1926, autographed by E.J. Pratt with "(good luck)" and at which Henri Lassere was the soloist.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Speeches.

File consists of four manuscript and typescript speech drafts: "On the reading and writing of books, for the Brooklin Home and School Club, Oct. 18, 1963", "People write books for all sorts of reasons," and "The importance of being Canadian," and "Village virtue."

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Reviews and clippings.

File consists of one envelope of reviews of High Bright Buggy Wheels and Turn East, Turn West, including news clippings and scripts of reviews given on the radio. Also includes three cablegrams from family members.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Prelude.

Loose papers: original draft typescript with annotations and corrections. Also in the file is a typescript review dated 1972 of The blonde voyageur.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Music in the park: untitled.

File consists of manuscript and typescript notes and draft pages.) [some for Music in the park, some for a story set in Manitoba: Ruth, Virginia, Mercy, Robert.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Music in the park.

File consists of rough typescript draft pages with author's corrections and revisions.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Mrs. Branwhite, etc..

File consists of manuscript, typescript and typescript carbons, drafts and notes, also one letter from Cynthia dated October 4, 1972.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Miscellaneous.

File consists of untitled loose papers: partial typescript letter draft, 1 p. typescript with title "How to live with a cat," notepad.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

McClelland & Stewart.

File consists of materials relating to High Bright Buggy Wheels, including news clippings, reviews, correspondence, royalty statements, etc. Correspondents include J.G. McClelland, Ellen Anderson, Steve Rankin, and Hugh Kane from McClelland & Stewart, as well as representatives from Dodd Mead and from Pearn, Pollinger & Higham. Seventeen letters from readers and family are also present, some from Mennonites, some reminiscing about Mennonites. Included in this group is a letter from W.J. Dunlop, Minister of Education for Ontario, recalling his early days as a teacher in Tavistock, Ontario.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

McClelland & Stewart.

File consists of untitled loose items, including photocopy of memo about plans for The Elegant Canadians, as well as releases from McClelland & Stewart about their Illustrated Book Division.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

McClelland & Stewart.

File consists of correspondence, correspondence copies to and from Luella Creighton, contract, news clippings, royalty statements. Includes newspaper reviews of The Hitching Post, correspondence with Pamela Fry, S. J. Totten, G.T. Feilding[sic], Jack McClelland and others at McClelland and Stewart Ltd. regarding Miss Multipenny and Miss Crumb, The Elegant Canadians, and The hitching post, as well as with Herbert van Thal at London Authors. Also includes Canadian Library Bestseller Contract draft for Turn East, Turn West, dated February 22, 1968.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Macmillan of Canada.

File consists of correspondence, signed contract, royalty statements. The contract relates to Luella Creighton's editing of Canadian Democracy at Work, by George Greason and Roy C. King.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Luella Creighton fonds.

  • SCA126-GA99
  • Fonds
  • 1917-1990, predominant 1950-1990

Material documenting Luella Creighton's student days at Victoria College, University of Toronto, 1924-1926. Her personal life is further documented through a series of diaries, 1963-1990. Most of the textual material in the fonds, however, relates to her career as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and consists of correspondence with her publishers and readers, reviews, manuscripts and typescripts of both published and unpublished works.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Legal documents.

File consists of a marriage certificate for Donald Grant Creighton and Luella Sanders Browning Bruce dated June 23, 1926, a 1949 last will and testament of Luella Bruce Creighton witnessed by Dorothy Forward and Mary Q. Innes, and a photocopy of a 1972 last will and testament of Luella Creighton.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

J.M. Dent.

File consists of correspondence, correspondence copies to and from Luella Creighton, contract, royalty statements, relating to Canada: the Struggle for Empire and Canada: Trial and Triumph, grade 7 and 8 history texts published in 1960 and 1963 respectively.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Home town.

File consists of six short carbon typescripts with cover letter to "Jack". A note on the letter states that these sketches were never published but were heard on the radio. read by Frank[?] Peddy. Titles: 1. This is Kinsail, 2. Village fathers, 3. Book club, 4. Cellar and store, 5. Saturday night band concert, 6. Home town.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

High bright buggy wheels: introduction.

File consists of proofs of the introduction by Rae McCarthy MacDonald to the New Canadian Library Edition of High bright buggy wheels, and two letters, one to Luella Creighton from Malcolm Ross, one sent by Luella Creighton to Dr. MacDonald and returned by the Post Office.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

Essays.

File consists of three holograph university essays by Luella Creighton, one written for and annotated by Pelham Edgar.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

English notes.

File consists of manuscript and typescript notes and drafts, news clipping.

Creighton, Luella Bruce

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