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Painter's Lodge
File · 2006 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of an incomplete 2006 catalogue from the Painters at Painter's Lodge event. Harrison participated in the annual event held at Painter’s Lodge in the last weekend of May since its inception in 1994. This file is a schedule of the 12th annual event, held May 27 – 28, 2006. Harrison painted on location and participated in a panel discussion.

Northland Alphabet
File · 1968 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence about Harrison’s first book, Northland Alphabet. The book was an experimental reader for Indian and Metis children, published with the Alberta Advisory Committee on Educational Research, at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. It was developed with the assistance of Dr. William Knill in August of 1968 in a trial edition of 300 copies.

File consists of the following items:
• Communications between Harrison, Knill, and interested teachers and government agencies, mostly dated 1968.

Jamestown Press
File · 1990 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Jamestown Publishers of Providence, Rhode Island.

File consists of the following items:
• 29 March 1990: Harrison provides four illustrations for a story called Pioneering by Lake Ontario by Catherine Parr Traill, to be used in a Jamestown Heritage Reader. Original illustrations are included in the file, and the correspondence was complete by 9 April 1990.

Tundra Press
File · 1977 - 1988
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Tundra Books. Harrison signed a contract on 14 January 1977 with May Cutler of Tundra Books of Montreal for Children of the Yukon. On 19 of January 1978 Collins Books bought 10,000 copies. During April 1978 it was shown in the Illustrators’ Exhibition of the Children’s Book Fair at the Bologna, Italy.

File contains items related to the following:
• 22 January 1982: contract signed with Tundra for A Northern Alphabet. Both it and Children of the Yukon were reprinted by 17 November 1983.
• 31 October 1985: in discussion with Brian Macfarlane regarding a book about the 1909 Stanley Cup and the Yukon team, scheduled for 1987. This book was never completed.
• 6 May 1986: TH and Cutler disagreed about Harrison’s proposed publication of The Cremation of Sam McGee with Kids Can Press. By 31 October 1986 they had broken off relations.
• 28 February 1987: Tundra published an small format edition of A Northern Alphabet for Scholastic Books.
• 28 February 1988: statement of royalties, last communication in file.

Commissions
File · 1975 - 1997
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence regarding commissioned paintings requested from Ted Harrison outside his usual gallery arrangements. Most but not all the paintings requested were completed and there are gaps evident in the chronology.

File contains items related to the following:
• 9 July 1975 – Shell Canada, Toronto
• 17 March 1979 – Jack Ainsworth, Vancouver - $750
• 25 May 1979 – Michael Hartley, Yellowknife
• 28 September 1979 – Rodney Ward, Vancouver – Yukon Moon
• 22 October 1979 – Rodney Ward – Arctic funeral
• 22 November 1983 – Lyle Larson, Edmonton
• 25 November 1993 – Louise Card Vancouver
• 17 April 1984 – Bob Hollingshead, Edmonton
• 4 December 1984 – Cominco Ltd., Vancouver
• 17 April 1985 – Al Ruben, Fredericton $2600
• 25 September 1985 – Trigg Woolett Olson, Edmonton
• 5 November 1986 – “ $24,480 for 9 paintings
• 6 January 1986 – Bob Hollingshead, Edmonton
• 5 August 1986 – George Goldberg, Faces International, west Hollywood $1925
• 1987 – George Asp, Cobble Hill
• 20 April 1987 – Stratford Festival Theatre, “Romeo and Juliet”
• 18 August 1987 – Prairie Stained Glass, 15 Feb 89 - $2340
• 8 November 1986 – Jon Burdick, Whitehorse $2750
• 1986 - Monty Bassett, Smithers BC Bassett’s Bull, Gunderson’s Farm
• 25 February 1987 – David McLean for Gerard Cloutier of Canadian Pacific Pension Fund
• 15 April 1987 – Yukon Tourism – a Yukon scene
• 5 October 1988 – Canamedia Productions – title picture for Aviation in the North film
• 31 October 1988 – Basil Pogue, Regina
• 16 November 1988 – Richard Harling, Ottawa
• 18 July 1989 – Gerry Kristianson, Victoria
• 22 Oct 1989 – Ross Mining Services, Dawson City and Vancouver
• 27 October 1989 – Joseph Haffey, Toronto
• 9 June 1986 – Yukon Education dept – Robert Service School, $6,600 48 x 36 framed
• 20 November 1989 – Yukon Justice dept - $150
• 18 January 1990 – Mary Walker, London Ont.
• 22 March 1990 – Terrie O’Leary – Portrait of PM 24 x 36 – 5 April 90 – donated
• 13 June 1990 – Kim Ward “largest size”, Toronto 48 x 36 – 18 July 90 bought it
• 10 July 1990 – Blythe Ward – another painting $6500, Mississauga
• 18 July 1990 – Blythe Ward bought two
• 17 August 1990 – Allan Wachowich. Edmonton for Joe and Pat Healey $5300
• 15 October 1990 – Hartley Richardson, Winnipeg (nice sketch on fax)
• 20 January 1992 – Don Rennie, Ottawa
• 5 March 1992 – Edward Wachowich, Come Back Lucy, $5671
• 2 April 1992 – John Zaozirny, Calgary 24 x 36 Swirling Kites
• 3 April 1992 – John Singleton, Vancouver
• 8 April 1992 – David Novak, Penticton Swirling Kites 24 x 36 $5671
• 12 May 1992 – Jack Agrios, Edmonton
• 24 May 1992 – William McEwen, Vancouver 2 paintings of skiing (second commission)
• 29 October 1992 – Karen – a blue moose
• 15 December 1992 – Ed Kilgour, NWTel, St Albert and Whitehorse
• 21 March 1997 – Viceroy Resource, Vancouver – Brewery Creek Mine 24 x 36, 150 prints, 300 posters.

Endeavour
File · 1986 - 1993
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Endeavour, a charitable organization (Endeavour for the Benefit of the Arts, Sciences and Health) which received prints from Harrison as part of their annual fundraising activities.

File consists of the following items:
• 5 August 1986 – Letter of thanks, cheque for airfare
• 7 May 1990 – request for participation
• Donor contracts (1990, 1992)
• 18 February 1993 – preparations underway and contract

Glenbow Museum
File · 1986 - 1993
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB, which received support from Harrison for its fundraising activities.

File consists of the following items:
• 21 August 1986 – thanks for painting
• 20 July 1987 – preparing for Art Lotto
• 14 September 1987 – thanks for painting
• 11 December 1987 – receipt for $2100 donation
• 30 October 1990 – eighth annual Art Lotto, request for contribution
• 5 June 1993 – eleventh annual Art Lotto, request for contribution

Cyprus Anvil
File · 1975 - 1977
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence relating to Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation, extracting copper Faro, Yukon, with head offices in Vancouver, BC, 330 - 355 Burrard Street.

File contains items related to the following:
• Vancouver 4 June 1975 – from John Bruk, Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation, Vancouver to TH: following TH’s trip to Faro for purposes of painting a commissioned artwork
• 10 June 1975 – from John Bruk to TH: please reserve the painting for him
• 26 January 1976 – from John Bruk to TH: design for Christmas card; three painting commissioned.
• 2 February 1976 – from Selwyn B. Jones, vice President of Cyprus Anvil, to TH: mockup of Cyprus Anvil annual report 1975 with TH painting on cover (photocopy) and suggestion of a print
• 7 May [1976?] – waybill CP Air – 1 painting from TH to John Bruk, Vancouver
• 26 March 1976 – from John Bruk to Senator Paul Lucier, Ottawa: please attend TH exhibition in Ottawa
• 2 June 1976 – from John Bruk to Wingate Arts: payment for painting Whitehorse Copper
• 4 June 1976 – from Brenda at Wingate Arts to TH: re billing John Bruk
• 4 November 1976 – from Selwyn Jones to TH: extremely pleased with new painting The Christmas Tree and will use it for Christmas Card.
• 5 December 1977 – from Selwyn Jones to TH: Award of Excellence for annual report presented to TH. Hunter’s Moon used as Christmas card

Buschlen-Mowatt, Vancouver
File · 1991 - 1997
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Buschlen-Mowatt, owned by Don Buschlen and Barry Mowatt, managed by Marilyn Plourde. This prestigious Vancouver gallery endeavoured to put Ted Harrison on the international map. An exhibition in Vancouver in 1992 resulted in strong sales and Ted attended Art Asia in Hong Kong in November of that year. Further plans for a touring show in Japan were not realized.

File consists of the following items:
• 06 January 1991: 5 paintings consigned
• 19 August 1991: 5 paintings consigned
• 31 October 1991: 5 paintings consigned
• 25 November 1991: 3 paintings sold
• 02-29 March 1992: 23 of 27 paintings sold; letters consider licensing for South East Asia
• 19 November 1997: last letter on file

Gold Design Gallery, Calgary
File · 1979 - 1985
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Gold Design Jewels and Gallery, owned by Betty Oliver and Heidi Hubner, 355 4th Avenue S. W., Calgary. Harrison had a profitable relationship with this Calgary outlet. Subsequently Heidi Hubner worked at the Wallace Galleries, which took over Harrison’s business in that city.

File contains items related to the following:
• 23 April 1979 – first introduction between them
• 24 December 1979 – 7 paintings had been sold already
• 31 October 1981 – solo show, reporting (9 December 1981) 27 sold
• 28 February 1985 – reporting 13 paintings sold
• 16 March 1985 – last correspondence reporting 10 paintings sold

Cards (Save the Children)
File · 1985 - 1996
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of materials relating to Harrison’s cards, including correspondence with the Save the Children Fund, both Vancouver and national branches.

File consists of the following items:
• 26 February 1985 – Save the Children Fund Toronto: Christmas card design, submit again
• 20 June 1986 – consider fundraising Christmas card
• 20 February 1987 - Save the Children Fund British Columbia: past designs popular please submit again
• 26 March 1987 – hope to hear from you
• 7 April 1987 – TH sends a design (nice illustration!)
• annual report of Save the Children Fund of BC 1987-88
• 9 February 1988 – confirm your participation
• 30 March 1988 – thanks for y our design Village Christmas
• 9 June 1988 – returning your artwork
• 10 January 1989 – thanks for the design offer once again – “runaway bestseller”
• 21 December 1989 – thanks for offering another original design Children and Ravens
• 16 January 1990 – TH notes 35,000 sold. what use made of the funds raised?
• 18 June 1990 – artwork returned
• 21 March 1991 – wonderful design! printing 30,000
• 18 December 1991 – sold almost 50,000 of Magic Tree. please make another design
• 7 April 1992 – would like to print Magic Tree for Save the Children Canada
• 8 February 1993 – thanks for reproduction rights for S the C Fund of BC’s 93 card
• 27 February 1996 – sold over 16,100 of Let’s Go Singing in 1995 season.

Film
File · 1978 - 1993
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consist of material related to a number of film projects about Harrison, both realized and unrealized. These include [1978?] Harrison’s Yukon, a CTV documentary of The Cremation of Sam McGee, and the inclusion of Harrison’s art in other film project. This also file includes reactions to the broadcast of Harrison’s Yukon in Britain.

File contains items related to the following:
• [1978?] Harrison’s Yukon, by Sheila Reljic for the National Film Board, 22 minutes narrated by Ted Harrison. (Golden Sheaf Award for Best Arts Film at Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 1979).
• Gord, W5, CTV television, Toronto: about a book – “too many poems”, “History Lesson”, “five songs”, put to music by Nancy Ahern
• 12 June 1978 – from Ralph Brunjes, Thornhill ON: possibilities of a short film, Ralph Brunjes Productions Present “Children of the Yukon” from the book by Ted Harrison.
• 19 September 1978 – National Film Board contract “contractor to appear as the main subject in the film tentatively titled Ted Harrison - $500.
• 19 September 1978 – from Sheila Reljic, National Film Board, Vancouver: The footage looks good.
• 17 September 1979 – from John Taylor, executive director, National Film Board, Vancouver: agonizing delay before film can go into release.
• 18 October 1979 – Peter Jones, producer, National Film Board, Vancouver: by all means screen your own print of the film.
• 19 October 1979 – from Sheila (Reljic), 205 – 4326 West 10th Ave, Vancouver: private screening of Harrison’s Yukon – still no prints from Montreal
• 3 September 1980 – from John Taylor, National Film Board, Vancouver: film is quite popular.
• 20 October 1980 – Jarvis Stoddart, European Representative, NFB, London UK: copy of a letter to Reljic: to be telecast in Britain
• 5 November 1980 – from Tyne Tees Television, Newcastle Upon Tyne: letter to a viewer “sorry about the late screening of Harrison of the Yukon”, playing the program a week late
• 25 March 1981 – ;memo from Bruce Pilgrim of NFB: “the film is doing well”; and a April file card summarizing Harrison’s Yukon distribution – 184 non-theatrical prints, 2 telecasts, sold to Wombat Productions, Granada TV and Singapore TV
• April 1981 – membership magazine of KCTS Nine public television for the Pacific Northwest: Cinema BC KCTS’s window on Canada – Harrison’s Yukon one of five
• 24 March 1981 - from Tyne Tees Television, Newcastle Upon Tyne: letter to same viewer as 5 November 80 – no plans to repeat showing
• 23 July 1981 – from William Litwack, director of distribution, NFB, Montreal: prints have booked 259 bookings, three telecasts, 13 print sales etc.
• 7 March 1985 – National Film Board contract for personal services; 23 frames of artwork for 3 sound filmstrips in the Canadian Arctic series. $3,450.
• 3 October 1985 – cheque from Government of Canada for $2950
• 24 March 1986 – from Kathlyn Forsythe, learning systems, Knowledge Network, Victoria: thanks for final paintings of The Blue Raven; will firm up production schedule
• 9 October 1988 – TH loaned portable video camera to Logan Video Services for one month
• 23 April 1990 – cheque from National Film Board for rights to 6 pieces of artwork for AV presentation of The Cremation of Sam McGee - $1200
• 22 May 1990 – from Tamara Lynch, National Film Board, Montreal: at last Sam (McGee) is finished. enclosing ½” VHS copy and artwork
• 11 January 1993 – from John Booth, Logan Video Services, Whitehorse: to CBC – a proposed one hour documentary on Robert W. Service (annotated by TH)
• 21 January 1993 – Logan Video Services to TH: Telefilm Canada wants to see a rough treatment – Harrison is narrator; sample treatment included
• 05 December 1991 – from William Krasilovsky, New York to John D. Booth, Logan Video Services concerning a fee for “service rights” ($100 x 3) for CTV documentary of The Cremation of Sam McGee; also to Dureco, Holland, for music ($200) and EMI UK (150 pounds) for “Windmills”.
• 9 January 1992 – invoice for the above ($1251 total) to TH from Logan Video Services
• 14 January 1993 – from TH to Brenda Duggan, Program Acquisition, BBC London: many letters sent to me as a result of showing of John Booth’s video “Ted Harrison”

File · 1985 - 1987
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material relating to a portfolio of prints by twelve Canadian artists; Harrison represented the Yukon Territories.

File consists of the following:
• 18 February 1985 – agreement for the artist to produce a limited edition serigraph (112 proofs) for the purpose of fundraising – to be titled The Canadian Art Portfolio by the Canadian Twelve
• 25 February 1985 – full statement of the project
• 10 December 1985 – financial statements – TH is owed $16,000
• 29 July 1987 – cheque for $5,600, 70% of monies owing
• 28 August 1987 – prints shipped to TH
• 15 September 1987 – statement of account – TH received $5600, and 10 prints of Kluane National Park Reserve valued at $2400 as full and final payment regarding Canadian Art Print Portfolio

Certificates of Authenticity
File · 1983 - 2000
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of certificates of authenticity. Harrison produced a considerable number of serigraph versions of his paintings. These were distributed through his connection with Horizon Gallery of Edmonton; each was accompanied by a signed “certificate of authenticity.” The originals, and copies, of many of these are included in this file.

File consists of certificates of authenticity, many are undated and generic; others are specific to various prints. See Prints file.

Designers North (ceramics)
File · 1987 - 1994
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material related to Designers North, a store in Whitehorse which retailed a considerable amount of Harrison porcelain among items. The file contains many statements of royalties sent for consignments of plates, mugs and other promotional items

File consists of the following:
• 28 August 1987 – Statement of royalties
• 10 September 1987 – TH gives one print on consignment
• 3 October 1987 – fifty Kobe exhibition prints on consignment
• 18 December 1987 – Royalties
• 23 December 1987 – Print on consignment
• 20 January 1988 – TH notes items consigned and value
• 12 October 1988 – Certificate of authenticity for Yukon Snowballs plate
• 23 November 1989 – Royalties
• 27 April 1990 – Personal note to Bill and Jeri
• 24 October 1991 – Royalties from 16 November 90 to 7 October 91: $9207.75
• 14 August 1992 – Purchased one pair of nugget earrings for Mrs. Harrison
• 11 May 1994 – Personal note from Jeri about store opening

Personal appearances
File · 1976 - 2008
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of three folders of correspondence (1976-1987, 1987-1991, 1991-2008) regarding personal appearances by Harrison: as guest speaker, guest of honour, writing, giving readings, demonstrating painting, doing radio and television interviews, etc.

File consists of the following items:
• 17 May 1976 – Yukon riverboat trip with Governor General Leger
• 25 May 1979 – F. H. Collins Secondary School graduation – guest speaker, Whitehorse
• 6 November 1980 – dinner at Parliamentary restaurant, Ottawa
• 6 June 1980 – reception for Imperial Oil centenary, Whitehorse
• 8 May 1981 – F. H. Collins secondary, graduation guest speaker, Whitehorse
• 15 September 1983 – Hong Kong, Asian Art Fair
• 25 September - 17 October 1983 – Tokyo
• 28 April- 5 May 1984 – Peace River Associated Libraries Book Week Festival, five public readings, Dawson Creek
• 28 April 1984 – St. Albert Public Library, discussion on art, informal meeting and autograph session , St. Albert, AB
o Libraries Book Week funded by Canada Council
• March 1984 – Forest Green School, visit to grade 5/6 class, Stony Plain, AB
• 17-24 November 1984 – Children’s Book Festival, readings, tour of southern Ontario
• 21 June 1984 – National Parks Centennial Citizens Committee, Toronto
• 22 June 1984 – Fieldtrip Canada, presentation, Whitehorse
• 17 September 1984 – Jasper School District, classroom visits, Jasper, AB
• 22 November 1984 – Peterborough Public Library, reading and talk, Peterborough, ON
• November 1984 – Brant Avenue Public School, school visit, Guelph, ON
• 15 January-3 February 1985 – Prairie Gallery, Whitehorse Public Library Gallery, exhibition and appearance for eight school groups, Whitehorse
• 1985 – Newfoundland Historic Parks Association
• 24-26 November 1985 – National Parks Centenary, Toronto
• 25 November 1985 – Heritage ’85, dinner for TH and corporate sponsors, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
• 8 April 1986 – reading at Public Library in Thompson MB
• 9 April 1986 – reading for grade 5/6 students, Leaf Rapids MB
• 10 April 1986 - reading to public and grade 4+ students, Gillam MB
• 11 April 1986 – Reading at school for students and public, Churchill, MB
• 12 April 1986 – reading for children at public Library, Thompson MB
• 14 April 1986 – reading to grade 5/6 students, The Pas MB
• 15 April 1986 – reading at public library to students and public, Flin Flon, MB
• 16 April 1986 – Reading at Growing Minds Bookstore for children 8-12, reading at River Heights Library for grade 5+ students, Winnipeg, MB
• 29 June-5 July 1986 – painting trip, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Back River
• 26 November 1986 – Children’s Book Festival “After Math” Party, Toronto
• 27July-4 August 1987 – painting demonstration, Bathurst Inlet Lodge, Yellowknife, NWT
• 87 – Arts Synergy 1987
• February 1988 – North Central Teacher’ Convention Association, painting demonstration, Alberta
• 5 April 1988 – Radio interviews, television interviews, and phone interview, Edmonton
• 1988 – Beaver College Exhibition, Glenside, PA
• 4 April 1989 – Reception for parents and children at Sandpiper Books, Calgary
• 5 April 1989 – Event for parents and children at Village Books, Edmonton
• 6-7 April 1989 – Events and media at Yellowknife Bookstore, Yellowknife
• 9 April 1989 – Event at The Children’s Bookstore, Toronto
• 13 April 1989 – Reception at Hollander-York Gallery, Toronto
• 4 June 1989 – Yukon Department of Education reception in celebration of the passage of Bill 29, presentation of print, Whitehorse
• 28 June – 1 July 1990
• 24 November 1990 – The Northern Storytelling Festival’s circumpolar dinner
• 13 February 1991 – Canadian Society of Children’ Authors, Illustrators and Performers general meeting
• 4 May 1991 – Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival, reading for the Nanaimo Children’s Literature Round Table, Nanaimo
• 31 May 1991 – Ted Harrison Exhibition at Tumbler Ridge Community Center, Tumbler Ridge
• 31 May 1991 – Visit at Tumbler Ridge Elementary, Tumbler Ridge
• 1 June 1991 – Two adult workshops at Northern Lights College, Tumbler Ridge
• 3 June 1991 – visits at Tumbler Ridge Secondary, Claude Galibois Elementary, Tumbler Ridge
• 29 Jul-5 August 1991, Rotary Friendship Exchange to Madagan USSR via Anchorage, AK
• 23 August 1991 – The National Milton Acorn Festival Inc., reading, Charlottetown, PEI
• 1 October 1991 – Canada Council payment for public readings: Western Kings Arts Council, Lafurgey Cultural Center, The Studio Gallery, West Prince Arts Council, Eastern Kings Arts Council
• 11 December 1991 – Garrett Wasny, Western Economic Diversification Canada writes in thanks for recent consideration at Western Canada Investment Seminar, NY
• 3 April 1992 – Interchange on Canadian Studies/Canadian high school students, invitation to keynote sessions to thank sponsors, Whitehorse.
• June 1992 – Dawson City Museum and Historical Society, lecture series, Dawson City, YK
• 28 June-9 July 1992 – ‘O Canada’ book launch, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary
• 1 September 1992 – Visit, Munich, Nitra. Rolf Hougen writes Ambassador Allen McLean (Canadian Embassy) suggesting a meeting
• 2-4 October 1992 – National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee
• 14 October 1992 – UNICEF Alberta’s international gala, proposed exhibition, Calgary
• 16-17 October 1992 – Kaleidoscope 5, guest speaker, autograph session, social function, Calgary
• 10-30 November 1992 – Travel from Whitehorse to Vancouver, Calgary, Hong Kong with Nicky
• 6-8 August 1993 – International Whole Language Umbrella Conference, Winnipeg, MB
• January 1994 – Readings and Q-and-A at Newton and Cloverdale Brances of the Surrey Public Library
• 17-19 February 1994 – Crossroads ’94, Malaspina College Education Department, presentation on teaching and other experiences in the Yukon Territory and NWT
• 14 May 1994 – One hour program at the Central branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, Victoria, BC
• 24 May 1994 – Annual Spring Congregation at the University of British Columbia, attended as guest of David McLean, Vancouver
• 24 July 1994 – Moss Street Paint-In, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria
• 20-24 January 1997 – invitation to present to grade 6-8 students at Bayside Middle School, Brentwood Bay
• February 1997 – Reading of Robert Service books at Canadian Authors Meeting
• 24 May 1997 – Invitation to present a workshop at Young Writers’ Conference at Oriole Park Elementary School, Red Deer, AB
• 19 July 1997 – Moss Street Paint-In, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
• 25 April 2002 – Keynote Speaker at West Point Grey Independent School, “Importance of Art in our community,” Vancouver

File · 1984 - 1994
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of materials relating to International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY). Of the IBBY Harrison stated: "an organization in Canada which not only promoted the reading of Canadian children’s books but also supported the publishing of high quality literature for children… can and should be in the vanguard of the literacy drive in our country. We must all be missionaries for IBBY”

File consists of the following items:
• 30 June 1984 – registration for 19th Congress of the international Board on Books for Young People, Nicosia, Cyprus, 9 – 14 October 1984.
• registration form for IBBY Cyprus
• 3 - 8 October 1984 – room reservation Frankfurt
• 3 – 8 October 1984 – 36th Frankfurter Buchmesse – Robina Harrison trade pass
• 10 May 1985 – IBBY Canada happy that A Northern Alphabet was on the Honour List.
• 14 January 1985 – letter to Rick, met in Nicosia
• Fall 1985 – USBBY newsletter
• 4 September 1985 – seminar “Celebrations 86”18 April 86 in Toronto – request TH speak
• 27 September 1985 – TH agreed to speak
• 10 October 1985 – details for speech
• 5 August 1986 – IBBY paid TH $661.65
• 20 December 1987 – card from Alicia Rivera of Oakland, California
• 28 January 1988 – request for artwork for 1990 International Children’s Book Day poster
• 23 June 1988 – “the poster is terrific”, Kathy Lowinger of Canadian Children’s Book Centre
• 19 July 1990 – registration for IBBY world congress, Williamsburg VA
• 6 June 1991 – IBBY Canada president Virginia Davis “thanks for the cheque”
• august 1991 – documents for registration at IBBY-Congress Berlin 1992
• 10 June 1992 – TH and Nicky wish to participate in supporting programs, workshop choices
• 7 August 1992 – letter from Sigrid Reisch in Austria
• 5 October 1992 – Why I joined IBBY, by Ted Harrison
• 9 February 1993 – movement for formation of a regional section IBBY Canada West
• 15 March 1993 – agenda for IBBY Canada annual general meeting
• April 1994 – invitation to take part n Third International Biennial of Illustration, The Golden Pen of Belgrade ’94, under auspices of the Ministry of Culture of Serbia

Other artists
File · 1970 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence and clippings by and about artists whose work Harrison was presumably interested in. File contains the following items:
• Post cards, press releases, personal notes.

Cards to Harrison
File · 2002 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of Christmas cards and invitations, mostly to state functions.

File consists of the following items:
• season’s greetings – The Hnatyshyn Family
• season’s greetings – Romeo LeBlanc
• season’s greetings – Aline et Jean Chretien et les enfants
• season’s greetings – Aline et Jean Chretien
• season’s greetings – V. Pergat, Bridadier General, Northern Region
• season’s greetings – Anne Carlson, January 2006
• season’s greetings – Michaelle Jean
• season’s greetings – Adrienne Clarkson
• Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal – David Anderson – 2002
• luncheon at the Crystal Room, Fairmont Empress in the presence of the Queen – 2002
• with my compliments, Honourable Gordon Campbell Premier
• Le Consul General de France 14 July 2006
• Iona Campagnolo – 6 September 2002
• letter from Iona Campagnolo – thanks for letting us display your Mount Baker Erupting at Government House
• Joe Clark, Maureen and Catherine
• original watercolour card from Christine Gollner

Ledgers
File · 1976 - 1993
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

This file consists of 6 large green ledger books, one large black ledger book and a small blue ledger book (each sparsely used).

File contains the following items:
• black book: records of inventory at galleries from 1976 to 1983
• blue ledger: record of painting sales mostly during 1989
• green book 1: Harrison Galleries, May 1986 to April 1988
• green book 2: Yukon Gallery 18 June 1979 to 9 April 1988, Gold Design/ Wallace Gallery 19 June 1986 to 5 December 1992
• green book 3: Hollander York Gallery 22 September 1988 to 10 December 1992
• green book 4: Shayne Gallery October 1985 exhibition, Rie Munoz 27 November 1988, Buschlen-Mowatt August 1991 to 17 January 1993, no name 7 March to April 20, 1989, Arctic Gallery February 1991 to January 1992
• green book 5: Horizon Gallery 19 June 1986 to 30 May 1990
• green book 6: Robertson Gallery 15 June 1985 to March 31 1993

Sydney Banks
File · 1987 - 1989
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consist of correspondence with Sydney Banks, an independent British television producer who proposed a video film version of Harrison’s book The Last Horizon, which was not produced.

File consists of the following items:
• 4 December 1987 – memorandum of agreement between THand S. Banks (In-Television) Limited regarding the production of “The Blue Raven” as a television program; this was not produced
• 16 June 1988 – correspondence regarding a trip to England
• 1 November 1988 – correspondence regarding film of “Anna and the Orca;” this was not produced
• 9 June 1989 – last correspondence

File · 1997 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material relating to the International Children's Project" : “a global exchange of information through schools around the world.” Grade 7 students spoke to the Victoria Rotary Club abut their experiences with Student Entrepreneurs Program.

File consists of the following items:
• 27 Otober 1997 – Ted Harrison provided a t-shirt design
• Letter to Bill Gates from Marigold Elementary School, Victoria
• Reply from Hillary Clinton, The White House, to Terry Andersen of ICP declining invitation

Travel documents
File · 1989 - 1992
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of itineraries and receipts for airline tickets during the years 1989-92, when Ted and Nicky Harrison traveled extensively.

File contains items related to the following:
• Travel between 7 April 1989 and 24 June 1992. Most of the documents are itineraries and receipts for hotel and travel.