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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

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

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”

Series consists of the following Phoenix Theatre and Phoenix Theatre production sweatshirts:

West Side Story, 1988;
Edwin Drood, 1989;
Canterbury Tales, 1990;
Peter Pan, 1990;
Untitled, 1990;
Silver Phoenix, 1966-1991;
Untitled, 1992-1993;
4 items - untitled and undated

File includes correspondence regarding Harrison’s accounts with his investment broker and corporations in which he considered investing.

File consists of the following items:
• 23 July 1987 – Karpes and Pugh Yukon river Trading Company Ltd. Unanimous Shareholder’s Agreement
• expires 1 June 1988 - Karpes and Pugh Yukon river Trading Company Ltd. proxy and conditional subscription for shares
• 31 January 1989 – statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 28 February 1989 - statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 31 March 1989 - statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 31 March 1989 - statement of account for Robina Harrison with Joan Stickney:
• 30 April 1989 - statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 30 June 1989 - statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 30 June 1989 - statement of account for Robina Harrison with Joan Stickney:
• 31 July 1989 statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 31 July 1989 statement of account for Robina Harrison with Joan Stickney:
• 31 August 1989 - 31 July 89 statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 28 September 1989 – Visible Gold Inc. notice of annual general meeting and Proxy form
• 30 September 1989 - 31 July 89 statement of account for TH with Joan Stickney:
• 30 September 1989 - 31 July 89 statement of account for Robina Harrison with Joan Stickney:
• 9 November 1990 – Visible Gold Inc. become Lansing Enterprises Inc.
• 12 February 1991 – Prime Equities Inc. News Release
• 11 April 1991 – Loewen, Ondatje, McCutcheon and Company daily research notes
• 26 June 1991 – Loke Gold Corporation News Release
• 30 January 1992 – TH to Rick Walchuk: would like to purchase 2000 shares of Westbrook
• 31 May 1993 – from Rick Walchuk, Yorkton Securities, Calgary – statement of account with TH – bought 3500 shares of Briana Bio-Tech Inc.

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 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

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

This series consists of publications and graphic material by and about members of the Victoria Limners Society.

Included in this series are three different editions of the publication “The Limners” published by Pharos Press in 1972, 1978 and 1981 which was sold at Limners exhibitions and elsewhere. These booklets begin with an introduction by Robin Skelton on the Limners as a whole, then turns to describing each artist individually, with a sketch of each artist made by Myfanwy Pavelic, a short biography, and an image of one of the artist’s works. This series also contains a print proof of a 1967 monograph called Inscriptions written by Robin Skelton with drawings by Herbert Siebner. Additionally, several newspaper clippings related to the Limners can be found in this series.

Amongst the graphic materials are photographs and promotional material such as posters and invitations to Limner exhibitions. Twenty photographs can be in this series including photographs showing various Limner exhibitions and events, including the inaugural Limner exhibition at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in 1973, Max Bates’ birthday party in 1974. Some of these images also appear in Patricia Bovey’s book on the Limners, A Passion for Art: The Art and Dynamics of the Limners.

Series consists of 167 photographs (negatives and contact sheets) in sleeves, arranged by roll number. Photographs are not identified, but are representative of notable downtown Victoria, residential, ecclesiastical and Dockyard/Naden sites from the publication Exploring Victoria’s Architecture. Published by Sono Nis Press, 1996.

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.

Files contains items related to the following:
• Vienna, Schoenbrunen Castle
• Lincoln Cathedral

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

The series contains slides, photographs, negatives and home movies relating to Baker's private life in Canada and several trips abroad.

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

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.

The fonds consists of five series: Personal Life, Pre-Totem Theatre Involvement, Totem Theatre, Post-Totem Theatre Involvement and the Arngrim Family series. These series document Baker’s involvement in the Canadian theatre scene over a period of time spanning approximately thirty years, as well as certain aspects of his personal life. The fonds consists primarily of photographs and slides, both professional and private; they are largely unidentified. Also included are three scrapbooks of drama clippings of Vancouver productions, 1948-1951, theatre posters, programs, memorabilia and several letters.

Personal Life series includes photographs, slides and home movies accumulated by Baker that relate to family, friends and trips abroad.

Pre-Totem Theatre Involvement series documents Baker’s involvement in Canadian theatre from the late 1940s until 1951, and is comprised of photographic material.

Totem Theatre series documents extensively Baker’s involvement with the Totem Theatre company between 1951 and 1954. The series encompasses not only the administrative and promotional side of Totem Theatre, but also the production and staging side. The series includes administrative and promotional material as well as photographs and an extensive collection of newspaper clippings.

Post-Totem Theatre Involvement series documents Baker’s involvement with North American theatre between 1954 and the late 1970s, and includes an extensive collection of slides, photographs and newspaper clippings. The Education sub-series documents Baker’s involvement with drama and summer theatre schools.

Arngrim Family series consists of documents accumulated by Baker that relate to the family of his friend, Thor Arngrim and include photographs, slides and sound recordings. Arngrim married Totem Theatre actress Nora MacMillan in 1954 after the demise of the theatre company, and as such, some materials relating to her later work can also be found within this series.

The fonds has one subseries: the Education sub-series found within the Post-Totem Theatre Involvement series.

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

This series consists of records related to Lyons' activities as an author, including book-length publications, newspapers and magazine articles, and covers the period of the early 1950s until his death. Lyons typically addressed British Columbia history, botany, wildlife, parks, and other related topics in his writings. This series includes manuscripts and monographs by Lyons with extensive handwritten revisions. It also contains botanical drawings used to illustrate Lyons' field guides, as well as research notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, dust jackets, brochures, pamphlets, reports, photographs, slides, and other textual records pertaining to Lyons' publications. This series consists of three subseries: 1) monographs; 2) field guide illustrations; and 3) newspapers and magazines.

The fonds consists of material relating to Lyons's work as a BC Parks developer, botanist, author, lecturer, independent documentary filmmaker, wildlife photographer, and world traveller. It includes a variety of textual records, moving images, photographic materials, sound recordings, and maps. The fonds has been arranged into six series: 1) published materials; 2) scripts; 3) field notebooks; 4) photographic materials; 5) audiovisual materials; and 6) miscellaneous records.

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 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

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 contains the following items: Edith Butler "chanteuse acadienne"; French Immersion; Michel Butor; New Course - French 310

File contains the following items: Acid Rain; Amichitka Walk-Out; Environmental Studies 300 Environmental Issues; Environmental Studies 300 Course Features; Environmental Studies 400B; Environmental Studies Programme Open House!; Environment, Technology, and Human Values; It Doesn’t Live Here Any More - The Mexican Grizzly, Aldo Leopold; Nuclear Power; Oil; Our Environment; Our Environment Tuesdays; Jean Chretien, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, speaking on National Parks Future Expansion, and the Sierra Club, speaking on the Nitinat Triangle; The Clowns in Fantasy National Park; Thinking about your future? Consider Environmental Studies