Ethel Wilson fonds - Inventory

Note: Boxes 1 and 2 material was donated by Ethel Wilson to UBC Library; Boxes 3 through 11 material, known as 'Addendum 1,' was assembled by John Gray and acquired by the Library from him; and Boxes 12 through 15 material, known as 'Addendum 2' was acquired by the Library from the estate of Ethel Wilson in 1981 after her death in 1980.



Novels


Box 1

1-2	Lilly's Story chapters I-IV, manuscript, 66 pages.

1-3	Lilly's Story chapters V-X, manuscript, 115 pages.

1-4	Lilly's Story chapters XI-XX, manuscript, 126 pages.

1-5	Tuesday and Wednesday preface; chapters I-V, manuscript, 81 pages.

1-6	Tuesday and Wednesday chapters V-VIII, manuscript, 75 pages

1-7	Tuesday and Wednesday chapters IX-XV, manuscript, 118 pages.

1-8	Tuesday and Wednesday chapters XI-XII, manuscript, 20 pages

1-9	Innocent Traveller chapters II-V, manuscript, 67 pages.

1-10	Innocent Traveller chapters VI-VIII, manuscript, 82 pages.

1-11	Innocent Traveller chapters X-XI, manuscript, 137 pages.

1-12	Innocent Traveller chapters XII; XIV-XVI, manuscript, 104 pages.

1-13	Innocent Traveller chapters XVII-XVIII, manuscript, 76 pages.

1-14	Innocent Traveller chapters XX-XXII; XXIV; manuscript, 85 pages.


Box 2

2-1	Love and Salt Water fragments, manuscript, 121 pages.

2-2	Love and Salt Water manuscript, 86 pages.

2-3	Love and Salt Water manuscript, 95 pages.

2-4	Love and Salt Water manuscript, 105 pages.

2-5	Love and Salt Water manuscript, 82 pages


Box 4

4-1	Swamp Angel, chapters I-V, manuscript, 61 pages.

4-2	Swamp Angel, chapters VI-XI, manuscript, 46 pages.

4-3	Swamp Angel, chapters XII-XVIII, manuscript, 61 pages.

4-4	Swamp Angel, chapters XIX-XXII, manuscript, 50 pages.

4-5	Swamp Angel, chapters XXIII-XXIX, manuscript, 34 pages.

4-6	Swamp Angel, chapters XXX-XLI, manuscript, 52 pages.

4-7	Swamp Angel, chaptersXLII-XLV, manuscript, 18 pages.

4-8	Swamp Angel, chapters XX-XXXV, manuscript, 36 pages.

4-9	Swamp Angel, chapters XXXVI-XLV, manuscript, 56 pages.

4-10	Swamp Angel, chapters I-XII, typescript, 68 pages.

4-11	Swamp Angel, chapters XIII-XXVI, typescript, 75 pages 

4-12	Swamp Angel, chapters XXVII-XLV, typescript, 61 pages.

4-13	Swamp Angel, miscellaneous chapters, typescript/manuscript, 63 pages.


Box 5

5-1	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished], foreward; chapters I-VI, manuscript, 41 pages.

5-2	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters VII-XI, manuscript, 25 pages.

5-3	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XII-XV, manuscript, 24 pages.

5-4	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XVI-XVII, manuscript, 22 pages.

5-5	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XVIII-XX, manuscript, 14 pages.

5-6	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XXI, manuscript, 13 pages.

5-7	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XXII-XXIV, manuscript, 22 pages.

5-8	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XXV-XXVI, manuscript, 11 pages.

5-9	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XXVII, manuscript, 9 pages.

5-10	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters I-V, manuscript, 25 pages.

5-11	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters VI-VIII, manuscript, 20 pages.

5-12	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters IX-X, manuscript, 14 pages.

5-13	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XIII, manuscript, 4 pages.

5-14	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XV-XVII, manuscript, 32 pages.

5-15	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XVIII-XIX, manuscript, 11 pages.

5-16	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XXI, manuscript, 16 pages.

5-17	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XXIII, manuscript, 3 pages.

5-18	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] chapters XXV-XXVII, manuscript, 24 pages.

5-19	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] fragments of chapters, manuscript, 17 pages.

5-20	The Vat and the Brew [unpublished] miscellaneous notes, manuscript, 5 pages.

5-21	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], part II, chapters I-IV, typescript, 20 pages.

5-22	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], part II, chapters V-X, typescript, 16 pages.

5-23	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], part III, chapters XXIX-XXXIII, typescript, 34 pages.

5-24	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], part III, chapters XXX-XXXIII, typescript, 24 pages.

5-25	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], part III, chapters XXXV-XLI, typescript, 32 pages.

5-26	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], part III, chapters XXIX-XXXI, typescript, 22 pages.

5-27	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], part III, chapters XXXII-XXXVIII, typescript, 37 pages.

5-28	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], miscellaneous chapters, typescript/manuscript, 44 pages.

5-29	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], miscellaneous chapters, typescript/manuscript, 52 pages.

5-30	Love and Salt Water [incomplete], miscellaneous chapters, typescript/manuscript, 62 pages.



Short stories


Box 2

2-6	The Corner of X and Y Street [see also Addendum], typescript, 4 pages.

2-7	My Father's Teacher [see also Addendum], typescript, 4 pages.

2-8	The Window [see also Addendum], manuscript, 32 pages.

6-1	Beware the Jabberwocky, chapters I-V, manuscript/typescript, 36 pages.

6-2	Beware the Jabberwocky, chapters VI, manuscript, 11 pages.

6-3	Beware the Jabberwocky, chapters VI, typescript, 5 pages.

6-4	Beware the Jabberwocky, chapters VII-X, typescript, 22 pages.

6-5	Buy a Little Hand, manuscript, 38 pages.

6-6	The Comfort of Continuity, typescript, 2 pages.

6-7	The Corner of X and Y Streets [see also 2-6], manuscript, 9 pages.

6-8	A Drink With Adolphus (2 copies), manuscript, 50 pages.

6-9	Duchess, manuscript, 12 pages.

6-10	Duchess (3 copies), typescript, 24 pages.

6-11	Everywhere Watching the World in Fear, typescript, 1 page.

6-12	Fog, manuscript, 23 pages.

6-13	Fog (different version), manuscript, 18 pages.

6-14	Fountains in Italy, 1872, manuscript, 4 pages.

6-15	Fountains in Italy, 1872, manuscript, 6 pages.

6-16	Fountains in Italy, 1872, typescript, 3 pages.

6-17	From Flores, manuscript, 63 pages.

6-18	From the Island, (2 copies), typescript, 13 pages.

6-19	In the Golden Days, (2 copies), typescript, 44 pages.

6-20	Job, manuscript, 8 pages.

6-21	Lay Your Commands Upon Her, Joseph, typescript, 10 pages.

6-22	The Life and Death of Mrs. Grant (2 copies), typescript, 60 pages.

6-23	A Meeting in Africa, typescript, 4 pages.

6-24	A Meeting in Africa (incomplete), manuscript, 7 pages.

6-25	The Mirage of Edward Pontifex (3 copies), typescript, 21 pages.

6-26	The Mirage of Edward Pontifex , manuscript, 16 pages.

6-27	My Father's Teacher [see also 2-7], manuscript, 10 pages.

6-28	My Father's Teacher, typescript, 4 pages.

6-29	Poor Sidney, typescript, 4 pages.

6-30	A Ripple on the Ocean of Time, typescript, 15 pages.

6-31	Simple Translation, manuscript, 9 pages.

6-32	Simple Translation, typescript, 4 pages.

6-33	Till Death Do Us Part, manuscript, 25 pages.

6-34	Till Death do Us Part, (different version), manuscript, 22 pages.

6-35	Truth and Mrs. Forrester, manuscript, 30 pages.

6-36	Truth and the World of Mrs. Forrester, typescript, 17 pages.

6-37	The Very Ferocious Man (2 copies), typescript, 16 pages.


Box 7

7-1	A Visit to the Frontier (2 copies), typescript, 32 pages.

7-2	The Window [see also 2-8], manuscript, 42 pages.

7-3	Words and Places, typescript, 6 pages.

7-4	Words and Places (incomplete), typescript, 4 pages.

7-5	story fragment, typescript, 5 pages.

7-6	story fragment, typescript, 5 pages.

7-7	fragment, manuscript, 4 pages.

7-8	excerpt of a short work, manuscript, 4 pages.

7-9	miscellaneous notes, manuscript, 49 pages.


Box 12

12-4	Herself when Young or Miss Cuppy.  Chapters I-X, except IX, typescript, 63 pages.

12-5	Herself when Young or Miss Cuppy.   Chapter IX, XI-XX, typescript, 75 pages.



Poetry


Box 2

2-9	"Vienna, Spring, 1938," typescript.


Box 11

11-1	"The Chaos" - poem by Wilson (?), typescript.



Articles and speeches


Box 2

2-10	"Somewhere Near the Truth": January 24, 1957, typescript, 30 pages.

2-11	"Somewhere Near the Truth" manuscript, 14 pages.

2-12	"Somewhere Near the Truth" [covering letter to: Anne Smith] typescript, 28 pages.

2-13	"The Tool That fits the Hand" typescript, 12 pages.

2-14	"The Writer and the Public": April 15, 1956, typescript, 21 pages.

2-15	West Vancouver High School, typescript, 22 pages.

2-16	Crofton House Library, typescript, 16 pages

2-17	Humanities Association: January 12, 1960, manuscript, 14 pages

2-18	Friends of Red Cross: November 1st, 1945, typescript, 4 pages.

2-19	Untitled talk, manuscript, 8 pages.


Box 7

7-10	Admissions, Seabirds and People (2 copies), manuscript, 22 pages.

7-11	Admissions, Seabirds and People (2 copies), typescript, 12 pages.

7-12	A Cat Among the Falcons, typescript, 13 pages.

7-13	The First Chief Justice, manuscript, 17 pages.

7-14	The First Chief Justice (plus notes), manuscript, 15 pages.

7-15	A Frail and Powerful Word (2 copies), manuscript, 19 pages.

7-16	Hunt the Symbol, manuscript, 8 pages.

7-17	Let Us Not Forget Them, manuscript, 14 pages.

7-18	Let Us Not Forget Them (2 copies) [see also correspondence: Pacey, D.], typescript, 20 pages.

7-19	Private Happiness, typescript/manuscript, 33 pages.

7-20	Reflections in a Pool, manuscript, 19 pages.

7-21	Reflections in a Pool (incomplete), manuscript, 9 pages.

7-22	Reflections in a Pool, typescript, 14 pages.

7-23	The Second Time of Voting, manuscript, 17 pages.

7-24	Seen Through Waves, manuscript, 47 pages.

7-25	Seen Through Waves [covering letter: Stephens, D.], typescript, 36 pages.

7-26	Series of Combination of Events and Where is John Goodwin? [Covering letter: Jamieson, A.], manuscript, 14 pages.

7-27	Series of Combination of Events and Where is John Goodwin? (Incomplete), manuscript, 10 pages.

7-28	The St. Roch, 85 Tons (2 copies), typescript, 16 pages.

7-29	The St. Roch, 85 Tons, manuscript, 15 pages.

7-30	The St. Roch, 85 Tons (incomplete), manuscript, 13 pages.

7-31	The Theory of Angels (2 copies), typescript, 6 pages.


Box 8

8-1	review of Pauline Johnson's Legends of Vancouver (2 copies), manuscript, 12 pages.

8-2	fragment of review of Stone Angel, manuscript, 1 page.

8-3	notes on some American novelists (2 copies), manuscript, 9 pages.

8-4	notes on obscenity (2 copies), manuscript, 8 pages.


Box 9

9-1	An Approach to Some Novels, November 1958, manuscript, 75 pages.

9-2	An Approach to Some Novels, manuscript, 78 pages.

9-3	An Approach to Some Novels (notebook), manuscript, 64 pages.

9-4	An Approach to Some Novels, typescript, 83 pages.

9-5	How Does the Writer Reach His Audience, January 1956
		[covering letter: de Bruyn, J.], January 1956, typescript, 42 pages.

9-6	How Does the Writer Reach His Audience, typescript, 39 pages.

9-7	How Does the Writer Reach His Audience
		[covering letter: Gray, J.], typescript, 40 pages.

9-8	How Does the Writer Reach His Audience, typescript, 15 pages.

9-9	In Defense of a Little Learning, n.d., manuscript, 15 pages.

9-10	In Defense of a Little Learning (2 copies), typescript, 14 pages.

9-11	Joyce Cary (CBC Talk), n.d., manuscript, 11 pages.

9-12	Joyce Cary (CBC Talk), typescript, 7 pages.

9-13	On Not Being Educated, n.d., manuscript, 15 pages.

9-14	On Not Being Educated (different version), manuscript, 14 pages.

9-15	Somewhere Near the Truth (2 copies)
		[see also 2-10], January 24, 1957, typescript, 58 pages.

9-16	Somewhere Near the Truth (incomplete)
		[covering letter: Jamieson, A.], typescript, 29 pages.

9-17	Somewhere Near the Truth (incomplete), manuscript, 23 pages.

9-18	Somewhere Near the Truth, typescript, 15 pages.

9-19	The Tool that Fits the Hand [see also 2-13], n. d., typescript, 12 pages.

9-20	West Vancouver high school (2 copies) [see also 2-15], December 4, 1957, typescript, 16 pages.

9-21	West Vancouver high school, typescript, 25 pages.

9-22	Extract from 9-20 [covering letter: Polson, P.],typescript, 3 pages.

9-23	Department of Architecture, UBC
		[covering letter : Lasserre, F.], March 7, 1958, manuscript, 52 pages.

9-24	Department of Architecture, UBC (3 copies), typescript/manuscript, 153 pages.


Box 10

10-1	The Humanities Association (2 copies)
		[see also 2-17], January 12, 1960, manuscript 54 pages.

10-2	'Ethel Wilson Night', November 10, 1961, manuscript, 35 pages.

10-3	Arts Club, March 28, 1962, manuscript, 29 pages.

10-4	Crofton House Library [see also 2-16], n.d., typescript, 16 pages.

10-5	British Columbia Writers (2 copies), n.d., typescript, 11 pages.

10-6	British Columbia Society of Artists, n.d., manuscript, 6 pages.

10-7	British Columbia Society of Artists, typescript, 7 pages.

10-8	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation talk on Mazo de la Roche, n.d., manuscript, 4 pages.

10-9	Womens' Undergrad Society, n.d., manuscript, 16 pages.

10-10	Part of  talk at British Columbia Conference of Writers [see also 2-14], n.d., typescript, 7 pages.

10-11	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation talk/reading, n.d., manuscript, 17 pages.

10-12	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation talk/reading, typescript, 15 pages.


Box 12

12-6	My First African Circuit, or Life and Work in the Orange Free State.  Parts I and II, manuscript, 46 pages.

12-7	Some Reminiscences of Life and Work in South Africa.  Parts I and II, manuscript, 56 pages.

12-8	"Young Vancouver Through the Eyes of Youth".  Prefaced with a short note to Mr. Field, manuscript, 4 items.

	"Young Vancouver Seen by Eyes of Youth".  Manuscript, 8 pages.

	"Young Vancouver Seen by Eyes of Youth" (2 copies).  Typescript, 8 pages.



Correspondence

Note: 	If the word 'correspondence' is used in the description, the folder contains incoming and outgoing letters.  Otherwise, all letters are incoming unless the description specifically refers to some outgoing letters.


Casual and personal correspondence:


Box 1

1-1	Unidentified post-card, n.d


Box 3


3-1	Andrew, Geoff.  1954.  2 items.  Condolences on Dr. Wilson's illness

	Andrew, Margaret.  n.d.  2 items.  Letter of congratulations on Equations of Love

	Atkinson, Hannah.  [aunt] n.d.  2 items.  Letter of thanks for a copy of Equations of Love

3-2	Bendekov, Ruth May [see also May, Ruth], 1953, 2 items.  Letters referring to Swamp Angel

	Bennets, P.  1963.  Letter re: the Heminge and Condell Memorial

	Beresford-Howe, Marjorie, 1954.  Comment on Swamp Angel

	Bissell, Claude, 1961, 4 items.  Congratulations on the Canadian Council Medal

	Boyd, William, 1961, 2 items.  Congratulations on the Canadian Council Medal

	Brockington, Leonard, 1961, 2 items.  Congratulations on the Canadian Council Medal

	Broome, Phyllis, 1952.  Appreciation of Wilson's books

	Brown's Hotel, Grout, J.  1960.  Correspondence re: reservations at the hotel

	Bryant, Dorothy, 1952.  Comments on Equations of Love.

3-3	CANADIAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION

	Thompson, D.W.   1961.  Correspondence re: membership in C.A.A.

	Clark, Catherine Anthony, n.d.  Comments on Innocent Traveller

	Crawley, Mrs.  [mother of Alan Crawley], n.d.  Personal family news

	Creighton, Sally, n.d.  Personal news

3-4	Day, Frank Parker de la Roche [see Roche, de la], 1950

	Dobbs, Kildare, 1961, 2 items.  Telegram of congratulations on the Canadian Council medal; comment on Reynold's interview of Wilson

	Duckworth, Caroline, n.d.  Congratulations on Equations of Love

	Dudeck, Louis, 1963.  Giving permission to be quoted in Wilson's article on Alan Crawley

3-5	Ewart, Anna, 1955.  Appreciation of Swamp Angel

3-6	Farrell, Kathleen J.  n. d.  Appreciation of Equations of Love

3-7	Gray, John, 1952-1966, 48 items.  Correspondence of personal/business matters.  Gray was a close family friend and also literary agent for Wilson.  Folder also includes some outgoing letters from Wilson to Gray.

3-8	Harlow, Neal, 1964.  Re: the Heminge and Condell Memorial (also includes correspondence between Harlow and Louis Wright on same topic)

	Harlow, Robert, 1961.  Thanks for a donation to 'Prism'

	Hodgins, M. M., 1963.  Re: the Heminge and Condell Memorial

	Holland, [...], n.d.  letter of thanks from Wilson

	Howell, Miriam, 1962.  Acknowledgement of receipt of some papers

3-9	Ireland, W. E. , 1961.  Congratulations on the Canadian Council Medal

	Irwin, Pat [also known as Pat Page], 1963.  Giving permission to be quoted in A.  Crawley article

3-10	Jamieson, Anne M.,  n.d.  Personal note

3-11	Laurence, Margaret, 1964.  Personal letter to Wilson

3-12	MacKay, Janet, 1952.  Letter of congratulations on Innocent Traveller

	MacKenzie, N.A.M.  [President of UBC]  1955.  Announcement of honorary degree from UBC

	[McNair] Livesay, Dorothy, 	n.d.  Comments on Lilly's Story

	MacPherson, Jay, 1963.  Letter about MacPherson's correspondence with Alan Crawley

	May, Ruth, 1962.  7 items.  May was Wilson's literary agent in New York.  These letters are personal and business

	Mortimer, Raymond, 1949.  Personal news

3-13	The Nature Study Group of the Faculty Women, UBC, 1961.  Letter from Bowen Island to the Wilsons

	Nichol, Eric, 1952, 2 items.  Responses to letters from Wilson

3-14	Odgers, Pamela, n.d.  Appreciation of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production of "From Flores"

	Ormsby, Margaret, 1961.  Congratulations on honorary degree from UBC

3-15	Pacey, Desmond, 1964, 4 items.  Correspondence re: Pacey's book on Wilson

	Persons, C. Edgar, 1962.  Appreciation of "Journey to a Fairland"

	Polson, Phillipa, 1952.  Addition to 'paean of appreciation of Equations of Love

	Price, Mildred, n.d.  Christmas card with note re: Love and Salt Water

3-16	Reaney, James, 1963.  Re: Reaney's correspondence with A. Crawley

	Reeves, John, 1962. [See also Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] re: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's production of "Jabberwocky"

	Reynolds, [...], n.d.  Letter from Wilson after Reynolds' article in 'The Sun'

	Rice, Harold V., 1954.  Appreciation of Wilson's novels

	Riggal, (Miss) [aunt], n.d.  Postcard from Wilson with drawing

	Rink, Joseph, 1963.  Response to Wilson's letter re: the Heminge and Condell Memorial

	Roche, de la, Mazo, 1955-1957, 5 items.  Personal letters to Wilson

	Rothstein, Samuel, 1961.  Thanks for gift to UBC Library

	Rowlands, Mary, 1952.  Congratulations on Equations of Love

3-17	Scott, Charles H., n.d., 2 items.  In praise of Equations of Love

	Scott, F.R., 1963.  Re: Scott's correspondence with A. Crawley

	Smart, Donna, 1962.  Correspondence regarding Wilson's inspiration for Hetty Dorval

	Smith, A.J.M., 1961.  Response to Wilson's letter re: Masks of Fiction

	Spadea, James W., 1953.  Asking Wilson to contribute an article to a journal

	Stratford, Phyllis C., n.d.  Thanks and appreciation of Lilly's Story

	Sutherland, John, 1954.  Thanks for donation to "Northern Review"

	Swartz, Constance, 1952, 2 items.  Re: Equations of Love and 'Aunt Grainger'

	Szanto, K. n.d.  Re: the removal of the Heminge and Condell Memorial

3-18	The Times (London), 1963.  Sent by Wilson re: the Heminge and Condell Memorial.  This letter was also sent the London County Council and the Minister of Works and Buildings, London

	Trueman, M.M., 1963.  Re: The Heminge and Condell Memorial

	Tupper, R.H., 1947-1952, 2 items.  Congratulations on Hetty and Equations of Love

3-19	Ullock, John F., 1952.  Sent an article of his to Wilson

3-20	Walkley, N.J., 1963.  Re: the Heminge and Condell Memorial

	Weaver, Robert , 1964, [see also Canadian Broadcasting Corporation business correspondence] personal and some small business matters

	Williams, Cecil, 1954, letter of appreciation of Equations of Love

	Wilson, Jack [brother-in -law], 1961.  Congratulations on Canadian Council Medal

	Woodcock, George, 1959-1964, 2 items.  Acknowledgement of receipt of articles from Wilson

3-21	Unidentified incoming letters, 18 items


Box 12

12-1	Butler, Audry.   Personal and family news, 1974, 4 items.

	The Canadian Red Cross.  Letter thanking her for her donation, 1980, 2 items.

	Grey, John.  Personal news, booklet on his retirement, 1973, 2 items.

	Jamieson, Anne.  Personal, n.d.

	MacDonald, Fred W.  Letter in reference to Bible in folder 14-1, 1904.

	MacMillan, H.R.  Christmas card, 1968.

	Malkin, Jamie.  Letter enclosing photo in file 14-16, commemorating the first Vancouver to London, England phone call and its 40th anniversary, 

	Malkin, Peter.  Valentines Day card, Ethel Wilson's reply to him drafted inside, 1974, 2 items.

	Order of Canada.  Letter re: her change from service member to Officer of the Order.  Letter re: her change from service member to Officer of the Order.  Letter re: the Queen's Jubilee and the ten year anniversary of the order Sheet which accompanied the Queen's Jubilee medal, 1977.

	Southam, Jean,  Personal, 1976.


Postcards

	Andrew. Geoff, 1975.

	Butler, Audry, 1978.

	Hall, Anne. 1979.

	Hall, Anne, 1980.

	Marshall [Mrs.], 1976.

	Molson, Lila, 1973.

	Molson, Lila, 1973.

	Molson, Lila, 1976.

	Molson, Lila, 1976.

	Molson, Lila, 1976.

	Molson, Lila, 1976.

	Molson, Lila, 1976.

	Molson, Lila, n.d..

	?     , Betty, 1976

	?     , Betty, 1976

	?     , Betty, [gift enclosure], n.d.

	?     , Max, n.d.


Financial and business related correspondence:


Box 3

3-22	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Business Correspondence

	Lyons, Donna Lee, 1964.  Re: contract for Hetty Dorval

	Owen, Ivon, 1961.  Telegram re: Paterson's contract mistake

	Paterson, Peter, 1959-1961, 2 items.  Correspondence re: copy-rights on stories

	Reeves, John, 1962, 2 items.  Correspondence re: letting "We Have To Sit Opposite" go on the air

	Taylor, Marion A., 1962, 2 items.  Correspondence re: buying stories

3-23	Klenman-Davidson Productions LTD.

	Klenman, Norman, 1959.  Re: the film rights of Hetty and Lilly's Story

3-24	MacMillan Co., 1953.  Out-going letter from Wilson re: banking royalty checks

	Bannatyne, Anne, 1964.  News of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation using Hetty

	de Wilton, R. L., 1950.  Re: Braille edition of Innocent Traveller

	Evans, Carol, 1954.  News of Canadian Broadcasting Corporations payment for Swamp Angel

	Evans, D. L., 1953.  Acknowledgement of receipt of letters to Mrs. Holland

	Evans, Verna, 1952.  Notice of copy-right for Equations of Love

	Latham, H.S., 1949, 4 items.  Re: contract for Innocent Traveller

	Lyons, Helen, 1949.  Notification of copy-right for Innocent Traveller

	MacMillan, Daniel, 1947.  Return of Topaz manuscript

	Sacco, Teresa, 1958.  Re: possible Italian translation of Equations of Love

	Snaith, Jean L., 1958, 3 items.  Re: Hetty and Mrs. Golightly copyrights

	Syme, Isabel, 1962, 2 items.  Telegram re: dramatization rights for "Jabberwocky" and letter and contract re: Mrs. Golightly

	Upjohn, F.A., 1954, 3 items.  Correspondence re: Swamp Angel

	Wilton, R.L. de  [see de Wilton]

3-25	Reader's Digest

	How, Douglas, 1962.  Asking for further submissions from Wilson

3-26	Weekend Magazine

	Whitelaw, Marjory, 1952.  correspondence re: possible submissions from Wilson

3-27	Correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. Rocke Robertson, 1956-1974


Box 12

12-3	McIntosh, G. Buchan.  Letter and two photostatic copies of the deed between Little Rock Ltd. and U.B.C., 1964, 3 items.

	MacMillan of Canada.  Letter re:Lily's Story and contractual problems with Harper Brothers.  Includes one letter from Harper and a copy of the contact, 1955, 3 items.

	MacMillan of Canada.  Letter re: paperback edition of The Equations of Love.  Includes letter from Canada Permanent Trust forwarding above letter, 1974, 2 items.

	University of British Columbia.  Letter from Basil Stuart-Stubbs re: the Wilson recording Library.  Includes floor plan, 1965, 2 items.

	University of British Columbia.  Letter from Basil Stuart-Stubbs re: new edition of Hetty Dorval, includes four Alcuin Society Centennial book announcements, small lithograph of each chapter illustration, two duplicate larger lithographs, 1966, 15 items.



Correspondence collected by UBC Library staff


Box 2

2-23	Harlow, Neal.  1959.  Covering letter sent with manuscripts

	Jefferd, Dorothy.  1948.  News from Harrison Hot Springs

	Kaye, Doug.  1967.  re: the Wilson Listening Room at UBC

	Stuart-Stubbs, Basil.  1966-1967.  9 items.re: Wilson Listening Room

	Watson, Bill.  n.d.  News and comments on Pacey's book on Wilson.



Diaries


Box 13

13-4	Trip through Europe - some loose pages, 1938.
	In the back, notes on the Red Cross [for a talk?], 1942

13-11	Canadian Date Book containing names and addresses, n.d.



Published material


Box 8

8-5	The cigar and Poor Young Girl, Echoes, Autumn 1945, page 11.

8-6	Down at English By, Here & Now, May 1948, page 7.

8-7	Hurry, Hurry, New Statesman, November 25, 1939, page 754.

8-8	Hurry, Hurry, New Statesman, November 25, 1939, page 754.

8-9	I Have a Father in the Promised Land, New Statesman, February 4, 1939, page 167.

8-10	I Have a Father in the Promised Land, New Statesman, February 4, 1939, page 167.

8-11	I Just Love Dogs, New Statesman, December 4, 1937, page 929.

8-12	I Just Love Dogs, New Statesman, December 4, 1937, page 929.

8-13	My Father's Teacher [see also 6-28], The Montrealer, July 1958, page 27.

8-14	On Nimpish Lake, Canadian Forum, July 1942, page 119.

8-15	Simple Translation [see also 6-31], Saturday Night, December 23, 1961, page 19.

8-16	Swamp Angel (excerpt), Queen's Quarterly, Winter 1954, page 526.

8-17	We Have To Sit Opposite, Chatelaine, May 1945, page 15.

8-18	"Malkin's Best" - serialized newspaper column, nos.  1-36;  38-52 Vancouver Province, March 3 -June 13, 1919.

8-19	"Malkin's Best" - serialized newspaper column, nos 54-56;  64-68;  74;  extras Vancouver Province.

8-20	Book Fair, 1961, Arts Council News, April 1962, page 2.

8-21	A Night in Lytton

8-22	This Was Miss Gordon's School in 1898, The Province.

8-23	"To Keep the Memory of So Worthy a Friend", The Reporter, December 13, 1956, page 35.


Box 12

12-9	Part of a talk by Ethel Wilson.   Arts Council News , 1962, 2 items.

12-10	"Young Vancouver".  Habitat, 1967.

12-11	Interview with Ronald Hambleton, 1954, 10 pages



Subject files


Box 13

13-5	Begbie, Matthew Baillie, 1962, 26 pages.

	Note book and notes.

	Letter from W.E.  Ireland  British Columbia Provincial Archivist enclosing memorandum on death sentences imposed by Begbie and a biography.

	Letter from Mrs. Wilson to Mr. Ireland.

	Letter from Mr. Ireland to Mrs. Wilson.

13-6	Koerner Leon, 1972, 6 pages.

	Invitation to his 80th birthday.

	Letter to Ethel from N.A.M. MacKenzie about the Koerner collection.

	Pamphlet - A Tribute to Dr. Leon J. Koerner

	Announcement of his death, 1972.

	Newspaper clipping, The Province, September 26, 1972.

	Newspaper clipping, The Sun, September 29, 1972.

13-7	Saint Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, 1966, 5 pages.

	Newspaper clippings: 2 from The New York Times, September 25, one from The Vancouver Sun, one unidentified.

	Guide to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library, Fulton, Missouri.

[oversize box] Set of prints, including one of Saint Mary the Virgin.

	2 photos, one slide, file 15-8

13-8	Wilson, Wallace

	2 partial copies of the British Columbia Medical Journal containing an article by Dr. Wilson, December 1960, 2 items.

	2 complete copies of the British Columbia Medical Journal .  Tribute to Dr. Wallace Wilson,  1966, 3 items.

	Photocopy about Wallace from the British Columbia Medical Journal, March 1966.

	3 copies of the British Columbia Medical Journal containing "Dr. Wallace Wilson, 	An Appreciation", March 1966, 3 items.

	British Columbia Medical Journal Special Edition on Wallace Wilson, June 1966.

	British Columbia Medical Journal-Letter to the Editor from Ethel Wilson, July 1966.

	British Columbia Medical Journal-Mention of Dr. Wilson on page 464, November 1966.

13-9	Wallace Wilson's obituary from Public Health Magazine (3 copies), May 1966, 6 pages.

13-10	Class of 1911 Newsletter, including obituary for Wallace Wilson, February 1967.



Reviews of writing by Ethel Wilson


Box 10

10-13	Equations  of Love

10-14	Equations  of Love

10-15	Equations  of Love

10-16	Hetty Dorval

10-17	The Innocent Traveller

10-18	Lilly's Story

10-19	Love and Salt Water

10-20	Mrs. Golightly and Other Stories

10-21	Swamp Angel


Box 12

12-12	Scrapbook (contains clippings about Hetty Dorval, Mrs. Wilson, 1948-?.  Loose in the front:  newspaper clipping of Wallace, two Christmas cards, picture of Mrs. Wilson)

12-13	Davies, Robertson
		Manuscript copy of an article on Ethel Wilson's writing.  Holiday Magazine, 1964, 

12-14	Hinchcliffe, P.M.
		"To Keep the Memory of So Worthy A Friend" Ethel Wilson as an Elegist. Journal of Canadian Fiction, page 62, 1973, 5 pages.


Box 13

13-1	New, W.
		"Irony of Order: Ethel Wilson's The Innocent Traveller," 1969, 5 pages.
		"The Genius of Place and Time: The Fiction of Ethel Wilson."  Journal of Canadian, 1969, 5 pages.
		Letter from Mr. New to Mrs. Wilson, 1969.



Contracts and copyright documents


Box 10

10-22	MacMillan Company (Publishers) contract 1946-1961

10-23	Houghton Mifflin Company (Publishers) contract 1959

10-24	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation contract 1959-1964

10-25	The Innocent Traveller, The Equations of  Love, and Mrs. Golightly copyright.


Box 13

13-2	Love and Salt Water, copyright, 1956.



Photographs


Box 10

10-26	Family portraits

10-27	Family portraits

10-28	Mrs. Wilson

10-29	Mrs. Wilson (Copy negative of print in possession of Mary McAlpine Dobbs)


Box 14

14-9	[oversize box]	Ethel Wilson (taken by Stanley Read), October 1966, 2 pages.

	[oversize box]	Ethel Wilson (taken by Stanley Read), October 1966, 2 pages.

14-10	Ethel Wilson, circa 1960.

14-11	Dr. Wallace Wilson opening McKechnie school, November 1957.

	Dr. Wallace Wilson in uniform, circa 1940's.

	Dr. Wallace Wilson as a young man, circa 1900

	[oversize box] Dr. Wallace Wilson, n.d.

14-12	Dr. and Mrs. Wilson in a group, 1949.

14-13	Sir Winston Churchill (photo of a picture), n.d.

14-14	Gilean Goolden, Alex's Daughter, n.d.  2 pages.

	[oversize box]	Massy Goolden, circa 1940's

14-15	N.A.M. MacKenzie, 1962

14-16	Alison Mary Malkin - photo of a pastel, 1965.

	James Francis Malkin - photo of a pastel, 1969

14-17	Jamie Malkin and his father on the first and 40th anniversary of Vancouver to London, England, phone service, 1968.

14-18	W.H. Malkin, n.d.

14-19	Marion Ward and Julianna, circa 1915.

	[oversize box]	Marion Ward and two children, circa 1920.

14-20	Peter and Rachel (children), circa 1970's.

	Peter and Rachel (children), circa 1970's.

	Older couple, unidentified, circa 1970's.

14-21	Picture-tainer

		(1)  Robert and Penny's Andrew at the cottage, circa 1970's.

		(2)  Robert and Penny's Andrew with Harold at the cottage, circa 1970's.

		(3)  Dorothy with Gordie, aged 11 years, Jill, aged 8 , Ray, aged 5, circa 1970's.

		(4)  Harold and Andrew, circa 1970's.

		(5)  Mrs. Wilson at home, 2890 Point Grey, 1973.

		(6)  Mrs. Wilson at home, 2890 Point Grey, 1973.

		(7)  Ian with Ann, aged 2 years, circa 1970.

		(8)  Unidentified, circa 1970.

		(9)  Mrs. Wilson, 1973.

		(10) Unidentified, circa 1970.

		(11) Robert and Penny on the day he was called to the Bar, circa 1970.

		(12) Dorothy's 5 children.  From the back: Ray and Jill, Gordon and Ann, Jenny, circa 1970.

		(13) Andrew in Harold's garden at the cottage, circa 1970's.

		(14) Robert's Sarah and Andrew at the cottage, circa 1970's.

		(15) Dorothy's 3 daughters: Ann, Jill and Jenny, circa 1970.

		(16) Max?, circa 1970.

14-22	Sandra with Ralph and Julia, 1970.

	Martin with his daughter Julia and Francis, 1976.


Box 15

15-1	Group of 8 people, circa 1880's.

	[oversize box] Group of 4 people, circa 1880's.

15-2	Elderly man, circa 1900

15-3	Unidentified group [play cast?], 1938.

	[oversize box] Anniversary celebration, circa 1930's

15-4	Unidentified man, circa 1940's

15-5	Unidentified woman and priest, circa 1950's

15-6	Young boy and girl, circa 1960's

15-7	Three young girls dancing, circa 1970's, 2 items.

15-8	Saint Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury.

	Monument to Heminge and Condell.  n.d.  2 photos, 1 slide.

	[oversize box ] Lac Le Jeune, n.d.

15-9	Wilson Record Library, U.B.C., 1965

15-10	From City Archives:  Photos of Saint-Paul's church, Yaletown, originals, 1898, 3 items.

15-11	From City Archives:  Saint-Roch's arrival in Vancouver.  Henry Larsen and Major J.S. Mathews at a public reception.  Typescript note. originals, 1954, 3 items.



Miscellanea


Box 2

2-20	Guest-book, May 14, 1963 - August 29, 1964.

2-21	UBC/Bowen Island Cottages: guest-book and instructions

2-22	Recipe book


Box 11

11-2	Printed articles on Canadian Literature with mention of Wilson

11-3	Biography of Wilson

11-4	Clippings re: juvenile delinquency

11-5	Bank book from Capetown, 1888

11-6	Drawing by Wilson; untitled notes; biography of Dr. Wilson

11-7	Talk by John Gray at Ethel Wilson Night, November 10, 1961

11-8	Handbook of Red Cross; notebook; "Canadian Author & Bookman"

11-9	"The Fiddlehead", February 1957; notebook

11-10	"Tribute to Dr. W. Wilson"

11-11	Copy of 'British Columbia Medical Journal' - dedicated to Dr. W. Wilson

11-12	Copy of 'British Columbia Medical Journal' - tribute to Dr. W. Wilson [see also 11-10]

11-13	"Gradus and Parnassum" by William Golding

11-14	"Can You Be Taught to Write?" by Denis Godfrey

11-15	"The Art of Understanding" by Boyce Richardson

11-16	"The Listener" , July 3, 1952

11-17	"The Listener", July 24, 1952

11-18	Article by John Gray; article on Mao's poetry

11-19	Comments on Swamp Angel by MacMillan Company

11-20	Correspondence of Wallace Wilson

11-21	Correspondence of McMillan Company re: Lorne Pierce Estate


Box 13

13-3	Canadian Author's Association Award, 1969.

	Oversize box	Canadian Author's Association Life Membership

	Oversize box	Order of Canada

	Oversize box	University of British Columbia 'Litterarum Doctoris', 1955.

13-12	Small notebook entitled "Mrs. Wilson, letters sent" 1974.


Box 14

14-1	Family Bible, 1904

14-2	Collection of personal papers, poems, sayings.  Poems by: Chaucer, Tessimond, Fitzaimmons, C.D. Carger, G.K. Chesterton, W.J. Coey, Michelangelo, unknown.  Letters from unknown, and one clipped from a magazine from J.B.S. Haldine.  Copy of the will of Charles Lounsberry.  Copy of judgement of Judge Jesse.  Book exerpt by Sir James Fitzjames.  Two copies of an account between S.N.  William and Company.  and W.H.  Malkin.  Nine copies of three riddles.  Exerpt from Isaiah.  Lords Prayer.  n.d.

14-3	Anna Pavlova Ballet Programme, 1913.

14-4	Aitken University Center, University of New Brunswick Graduation Program, 1976.

14-5	Bookmark [ from journal in folder 12-14], n.d.

14-6	The Tale of the Golden Cockerel by Pushkin, circa 1936.

14-7	Proclamation providing for the government of British Columbia, 1858, reprint 1954.

14-8	Map of British possessions in North America [ note on back guaranteed it to be at least 130 years old], circa 1840's

[oversize box]	Chinese paintings, n.d., 2 pages.

[oversize box]	Folder which held all of Mrs. Wilson's photos, n.d.



Correspondence of John Gray regarding writing by Ethel Wilson


11-22	Correspondence by John Gray with various people re: Wilson's books, 1952-1962, numbering 54 pieces.


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