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Audio recording of Bruce Allen Powe

Item is an home audio recording by Powe entitled “When I Grow Too Old to Dream”. The recording on the other side of the item is entitled “The Water When the Moonbeams Kiss” by Mrs. B. Potvin.

Birthday photo album

Item is a photo album created by Powe’s family to commemorate his 80th birthday in 2005. It consists of stickers and photographs of Powe, wife Alys, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Diary : Feb. 1-11, 2000

Item is a notebook maintained by Powe pertaining to the Citadel Theatre production of the stage play based on his book “The Aberhart Summer” in Edmonton, Alberta.

Europe 1974

Item is a notebook maintained by Powe pertaining to his travels in Europe.

Memorandum from Keith Davey

Item is a memorandum from Keith Davey, the national campaign director for the Liberal Federation of Canada, sent to Lester B. Pearson and Walter Gordon, praising Powe for his work and attendance at a Saskatchewan Campaign College. Included is a joke Diefendollar bill.

Name plate

Item is a name plate that reads, “Bruce A. Powe, author”.

Notebook : Italy

Item is a notebook maintained by Powe pertaining to his travels in Italy.

Notebook : Spain and UK

Item is a notebook maintained by Powe pertaining to his travels in the United Kingdom and Spain.

Publications, publicity, media : vol. I

Item is a scrapbook pertaining to Powe’s literary work and career, including “The Ice Eaters” and stage productions of “The Aberhart Summer”. Records include photographs, letters, invitations, ephemera, reviews, newspaper and magazine articles.

Publications, publicity, media : vol. II

Item is a scrapbook pertaining to Powe’s novel “The Aberhart Summer”, including publication of the 2000 edition and various stage productions of the stage play. Records include photographs, ephemera, reviews, newspaper and magazine articles.

Publications, publicity, media : vol. III

Item is a scrapbook pertaining to Powe’s literary work and career, mainly the publication of “Aldershot 1945” in 2004. Records include photographs, letters, ephemera, reviews, newspaper and magazine articles.

Scrapbook

Item is a scrapbook commemorating the birth of Powe’s grandson Jeremy Earley, son of his daughter, Kathleen. Records include photographs of Powe and his family members and newspaper birth announcements.

Signed photograph of Lester B. Pearson

Item is a studio portrait of Lester B. Pearson. The photo mat has been inscribed and signed by Pearson: “To Bruce Powe, in grateful appreciation for all that you have done to help. Lester B. Pearson. Ottawa, Dec. 25/63”.

Wedding scrapbook

Item is a scrapbook commemorating the marriage of Powe to Alys Maude Brady on 30 June 1949. Scrapbook includes a wedding invitation, newspaper clippings, letters, greeting cards, telegrams and other ephemera, as well as loose photographs of Powe’s grandchildren, unidentified family members, and a wedding portrait of the couple. Some photographs of Alys have been pasted in the book.