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File · 1970 - 1973
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Gallery of the Golden Key, owned by Andrew de Vooght, 761 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver. Gallery of the Golden Key, also known as De Vooght Gallery, was the first to represent Harrison in western Canada. After Harrison’s debut in Ottawa, de Vooght enthusiastically produced his first show in the west and hoped to be Harrison’s exclusive Canadian representative. Communications ceased after 20 July 1973.

File consists of the following items:
• 27 October 1970: 4 paintings on consignment
• 21 August 1972: 7 paintings had been sold
• November 1972: first show in western Canada, 29 paintings sold.
• 20 July 1973: last communication

Downstairs Gallery, Calgary
File · 1973 - 1976
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Downstairs Gallery, also known as The Art Mart Ltd., owned by Douglas Udell, 10154 103rd Street, Edmonton. Downstairs Gallery was the first gallery to represent Harrison in Edmonton, but few sales resulted. With prices in an undated list ranging from $180 - $360, 7 paintings were sold. Other letters in the file details sales of 15 works.

File consists of materials related to the following:
• 8 March 1973: first correspondence [subject?]
• 20 October 1974: 27 paintings returned unsold from Klondike Days exhibition
• 27 August 1976: 13 paintings returned

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

Plan books
File · 1966 - 1980
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of the following items:
• Small red covered book – “Mr. E. H. Harrison Lesson Notes”
o 6 January 1966 to 22 July 1966 – lesson notes for English, Arithmetic, Drama, General Science, Geography, history, religious education – illustrated – created during his last year of teaching in Britain
• Blue coil book – Teacher’s Daily Plan and Record Book
o Mr. E. H. Harrison, Carcross Elementary, grades 5 and 6, 1969-1970
o 4 September 1969 – 23 June 1970: grade 5 – 6 lesson overviews for spelling, handwriting, science, arithmetic, music, oral and written language,, physical education, social studies (grade 5 and 6), social studies (grade 7, 8 and 9), art (grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
• Blue cerlok book – Classroom Planbook
o Mr. E. H. Harrison, Carcross Public, 1970-1971
o grades 4, 5, 6
o 8 September 1970 – 25 June 1971: overviews for mathematics, language (spelling and handwriting), science, physical education, music, language (including drama and reading), art, health and guidance
• Red coil book – Teacher’s Daily Plan and Record Book:
o E. H. Harrison, F. H. Collins Senr. Secondary (Whitehorse Y. T.), 1979-1980 – Division #38
• 5 September 1979 – 11 June 1980 - Classes: art 9, 10, 11, 12
o lesson topic detail, exam schedule, marks

Cartoons
File · 1980 - 1981
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of approximately 100 original ink drawings created by Ted Harrison for publication in the Whitehorse Star.

Merritt Publishing
File · 1978 - 1982
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Merritt Publishing, 443 University Avenue, Toronto.

File consists of the following items :
• 27 November 1978: plan to publish an autobiographical book by Ted Harrison titled The Last Horizon. Merritt planned to commission (and own) the paintings, create a suite of limited edition prints, a limited edition book and a trade edition of the book.
• 12 February 1980: TH delivered the materials for the screen prints.
• 30 January 1981: the book was being considered by the jury of the Governor General’s Awards.
• 2 September 1981: Merritt states that it was their “biggest hit so far.”
• 27 July 1982: TH’s lawyer notes that Merritt was in receivership.

Pierre Burton
File · 1973 - 1982
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Pierre Berton, 150 King Street West and 21 Sackville Street, Toronto, ON, from 16 November 1973 to 6 September 1985. Mostly this regards TH requesting that Berton write an introduction to The Cremation of Sam McGee and the eventual purchase of a Harrison painting by Berton.

Parlee Irving et a. Legal
File · 1982 - 1983
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence between Harrison and Parlee Irving, located in Edmonton, Alberta, 1800 Standard Life Center. File relates to Merritt Publishing and also tax planning.

File consists of the following items:
• Letters to and from Ted Harrison.

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

Japan
File · 1985 - 1986
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of materials relating to Harrison's attendance at the 1986 World Congress on Children’s Books, 23 – 25 August 1986, sponsored by the International Board of Books for Young People, in Tokyo.

File consists of the following items:
• 22 July 1985 – reply to Masami Hanashiro regarding art exhibiting in Whitehorse
• 1 May 1987 – from the Mayor of Kobe, Tatuo Miyazaki announcing an exhibition of works by Kuni Masada and Ted Harrison October 15 – 20, 1987
• 15 September 1987 – list of people to invite to Kobe show
• 12 November 1987 – letter to Ron Marr regarding publicity for O Canada book in Japan
• 23 – 25 August 1987 – 1986 World Congress on Children’s Books, 20th IBBY Congress in Tokyo – itinerary Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, etc.
• 15 October 1987 – press notices in Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun
• Catalogue of Kobe art events including one page on Ted Harrison
• List of Speakers of IBBY 86 Tokyo, with Harrison’s notes on speeches by Miyoko Matsutani and Michael Ende, ana Maria Machado. Also three pieces of original brush-drawn calligraphy
• List of Participants of IBBY 86
• 10 November 1987 – letters from Masako Endo and Masao Ono (mayor of Ushiku) regarding donation of bronze statue to Whitehorse
• Polaroid photo marked “IBBY poster 1989”, one of Harrison’s paintings
• 9 October 1989 – letter to Yoji Umetani, Commercial Officer of Canadian Consulate in Osaka, regarding presenting a painting to Children’s Centre in Kobe
• 9 October 1989 – letter to Tokugo Okawara, Kobe regarding gift of painting to Children’s Centre, Kobe.
• 31 October 1989 – further details regarding donation of painting to Kobe
• 26 April 1996 – booklet in Japanese from Tadashi Takahashi, Ushiku, Japan
• Approximately 20 pages of photocopies of Japanese motifs [preparatory material for Harrison prints?]

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

File · 1986 - 1987
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material related to Harrison's attendance and participation in the Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava, September – October 1985.

File consists of the following items:
• 17 February 1986 – Currier and Smith customs brokers invoice, via Prague
• Goods sent by Bren Art Packers, 28 May 1985; itemized by the customs broker as 10 illustrations plus book, value $8000, exported 11 June 1985.
• Goods returned from Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, via Canada Customs 09 December 1985
• Catalogue for the Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava, September – October 1985
• Entry forms for the artist, Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava
• 29 May 1987 – receipt of 10 original illustrations, Secretariat BIB

Other galleries, commercial
File · 1973 - 1988
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

Files consist of correspondence with Eaton’s Art Gallery of Toronto, Galerie Royale of Vancouver, Artique Limited of Anchorage, the Assinaboia Gallery of Saskatchewan, and Diane Farris Ltd. of Vancouver.

File consists of the following items:
• 29 November 1973: Eaton’s Art Gallery, solo exhibition, 13 sold. No further correspondence
• Galerie Royale. Nelson Skalbania, owner, Vic Hay, manager, 7th and Granville, Vancouver. This gallery opened with considerable prestige but was in business a short time.
o 16 December 1974: 42 paintings consigned, 13 sold
o 16 June 1976: 12 paintings sold, 22 withdrawn from inventory, no further correspondence
• Artique Limited, owned by Jean Shadrach, 314 G Street, Anchorage Alaska. Harrison had a show in Anchorage 17-30 July, 1977.
o 1977: 23 paintings consigned
• Assinaboia Gallery, 2312 111 Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan. A very small file noting only one sale.
o 27 July 1982: one painting sold
• Diane Farris Limited. A sporadic correspondence seems to indicate that Harrison knew Farris outside this business relationship. When he concluded the association he noted that business and friendship should not be mixed. This is a short and incomplete file.
o 27 July 1982 – consigned 8 paintings
o 17 November 1982 – decided that the business was culminated
o 25 March 1988 – apparently a reprise of relations

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.

File · 1984 - 1988
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material related to Harrison's involvement with the Canadian Citizen’s Committee for National Parks Centennial, 258 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, and Citizens Centennial Committee of Parks Canada’s Centennial 1985. TH was a director.

File consists of the following items:
• 19 April 1984 – National Parks Citizens Centennial Committee national initiatives booklet
• 7 March 1985 – TH reviews Michelin guide for Canada
• 7 March 1985 – TH goes to meeting at Banff – expenses
• 11 March 1985 – TH proposes poster design
• 12 March 1985 – TH sends photos of Kluane Glacier for poster design
• 26 May – 10 June 1985 – trip to Quebec City – expenses sheets
• 21 June 1985 – board of directors meet in Whitehorse – room assignments
• 29 June 1985 – TH outlines Centennial activities in the Yukon – Gloria Saarinen (Whitehorse, Haines Junction, Dawson City); a canoe flotilla/race from Whitehorse to Dawson City
• 3 February 1986 – Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Gramms – permission to use photo of Sam McGee
• 7 January 1988 – Gerry Kristianson writes to say committee has ceased to exist; relevant paperwork

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

MacMillan
File · 1987 - 1990
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with MacMillan of Canada, part of the Canadian Publishing Corporation.

File consists of the following items:
• 8 June 1987: Blue Raven offered to Macmillan. Harrison had offered it to Tundra but by this time had broken with them.
• 14 March 1989: copy sent to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
• 10 October 1990: hardcover reprint ordered.
• 1990: note regarding payment of Harrison’s 10% agent’s fee to George Maddison, last item in file.

Athabaska University PhD
File · 1991
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material relating to Harrison's being awarded an honorary degree from Alberta's Athabaska University in 1991, the first such degree award to him.

File consists of the following items:
• 16 January, 91 – from Ross Paul, Acting President, Athabaska University, Athabaska, AB: delighted you will be accepting an Honorary Doctorate; details of the program
• 11 February 91 – Normetta Katona, Executive Assistant to the President, Athabaska University: revised schedule for the program
• nd. from TH to Athabaska University: list of people to invite to convocation
• 8 May 91 - from Flo and Jim, Whitehorse: thanks for the invitation to convocation
• 6 June 91 - order and form of Convocation
• 30 July 91 – from Mary Hamilton, Athabaska University: thanks for Northern Folk painting; permission to print it as Athabaska’s Christmas card

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.

File · 1991 - 1992
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of documents regarding the International Reading Association’s 37th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida – May 3-7, 1992

File consists of the following items:
• proposal: Ted Harrison retained to deliver a speech “The Classroom in Action: Investigating ways to Integrate International Books into the K-8 Curriculum”; also panel discussion
• 14 June 1991 – letter to Carl Tomlinson – hopes plan comes to fruition
• portfolio of materials relevant to the Convention

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

Sigrid Reisch
File · 1992 - 1993
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Dr. Sigrid Reisch (Golf Hotel Kitzbuhl). Reisch and her husband own a resort in Kitzbuel, Austria. The Harrisons met her on a trip there in 8 October, 84 to attend the 36th Frankfurter Buchmesse. A correspondence continued.

File contains items related to the following:
• 4 February 1992 to 7 March 1993 – personal correspondence

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