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Loons : Correspondence incoming, Anne Michaels

Loons : Correspondence incoming, P.K. Page

Loons : Correspondence incoming, Leo Simpson

Loons : Correspondence incoming, Colleen Thibadeau and James Reaney

Loons : Minutes : Rough Drafts

Loons : John Weinzweig's 70th birthday

Loons : Books by Birney (2), exhibition catalogue including Joyce Wieland

Loons : Miscelleneous : cartoons, tickets, drawing, envelope

Allen, Lillian. "Curfew in a B.C." and "The Fire"

Belkin, Alan. Note with tape: "Adele, enclosed a tape of reminiscences by my great aunt Bessie, that I think you and your mother will enjoy. It's a gift from me and my mother. Much love to all [of you?], Alan Belkin." Postmarked Oct. 6, 1979

Belkin, Alan. Note with tape: "Adele, enclosed a tape of reminiscences by my great aunt Bessie, that I think you and your mother will enjoy. It's a gift from me and my mother. Much love to all [of you?], Alan Belkin." Postmarked Oct. 6, 1979

bissett, bill. "Sonic Horses." Limited edition: copy 35 of 100

Dutton, Paul. "Fugitive Forms." (two copies)

Laurence, Margaret. "A Fable for the whaling fleet."" Note on envelope: "Jack Behrans gave me at Loon meet[ing] Dec. 8, 1991. Top of the Park Plaza. Margaret's voice w[ith] dubbed music the next day. I'd loaned him my tape of her reading, too." Letter enclosed

Laurence, Margaret. "A Fable for the whaling fleet."" Note on envelope: "Jack Behrans gave me at Loon meet[ing] Dec. 8, 1991. Top of the Park Plaza. Margaret's voice w[ith] dubbed music the next day. I'd loaned him my tape of her reading, too." Letter enclosed

Laurence, Margaret. "First time response to our answering machine"

Live poetry readings. The Isabella Hotel and Scufflers. Includes David McFadden, Paul Dutton, Gerry Shikazani, Lillian Allen, Tom Walmsley, Murdock Burnett, Devon Haughton, 2 Cows, Robert Priest, Susan Musgrave, 4 Horsemen, J.P. Daoust, Harry Chinaski, Clifton Joseph, Sky Gilbert, Pat Cooper, b.p. Nicol, Earle Birney

Live poetry readings. The Isabella Hotel and Scufflers. Includes David McFadden, Paul Dutton, Gerry Shikazani, Lillian Allen, Tom Walmsley, Murdock Burnett, Devon Haughton, 2 Cows, Robert Priest, Susan Musgrave, 4 Horsemen, J.P. Daoust, Harry Chinaski, Clifton Joseph, Sky Gilbert, Pat Cooper, b.p. Nicol, Earle Birney

Luddites "dreamin uv th nite." (bill bisset's band)

Mitchell Studio Readings, Banff (at end boy singing is Roy Goodman, Kings College Cambridge)

Thunder in the Heart-- Voices

4 Horsemen. "2 Nights." (Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton, Steve McCaffery, bp Nichol.) No. 37 Underwich Autographic Series

Canadian Writers in China Anthology. Feb. 20th, 1982. Commentator/Interviewer: Geofrey Hancock. Interpreter: Mr. Wong. Includes: Robert Kroetch, Adele Wiseman, Gary Geddes, Suzanne Paradis, Alice Munro

Canadian Writers in China Anthology. Feb. 20th, 1982. Commentator/Interviewer: Geofrey Hancock. Interpreter: Mr. Wong. Includes: Robert Kroetch, Adele Wiseman, Gary Geddes, Suzanne Paradis, Alice Munro

A.W. reading poems #51-137

A.W. reading poems #138-145; Mort Forer; 197-166 (?)

A.W. reading poems #205-277.

A.W. reading poems #1-50

A.W. reading poems #278-301, plus tape of an astrological interview

Trillium Concert, London Regional Art Gallery, 4 March 1987, 8pm. Includes Shelley Peterson, Jack Behrans, Carolyn Hart, Paul Bendzsa, Edmund Dawe, Charles Dodge, Enrico Caruso, David Keane, London Piano Quartet

Trillium Concert, London Regional Art Gallery, 4 March 1987, 8pm. Includes Shelley Peterson, Jack Behrans, Carolyn Hart, Paul Bendzsa, Edmund Dawe, Charles Dodge, Enrico Caruso, David Keane, London Piano Quartet

"Fine Lines #93." Susan Musgrave interviews Adele Wiseman

"Someday Sam." A.W. reading puppet opera with comments for Alan Belkin

CBC. "A Place to Stand on Anthology Series." A.W. and Margaret Laurence. "A literary encounter with novelists Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman." Interviewer: Naomi Diamond. Reader: Alene Seton. M.L. on living in cities, prefers country; A.W. oneveryplace dangerous; M.L. - met on Burrows Ave, 1947 (N. Winnipeg). With dramatized excerpts; Mythologies - ancestors abroad and here continuity in time and place

CBC. "A Place to Stand on Anthology Series." A.W. and Margaret Laurence. "A literary encounter with novelists Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman." Interviewer: Naomi Diamond. Reader: Alene Seton. M.L. on living in cities, prefers country; A.W. oneveryplace dangerous; M.L. - met on Burrows Ave, 1947 (N. Winnipeg). With dramatized excerpts; Mythologies - ancestors abroad and here continuity in time and place

A.W. reading poems #1-85, 87.

A.W. reading poems # 86-145, "For Mort Forer"

A.W. reading poems #197-146 (?) 198-251, 253

A.W. reading poems #252, 274, 279

Sacrifice: readings from, by Margaret Stobie. (33 1/2 rpm)

Singing "Minnie Breeze"" (March 1, 1959); Harry, Esther and Arnold; Helen Goldstein on NY (Jan.19, 1958); (AW reads excerpt from Commentary (Dec. 1957); AW on Amy (Feb. 12, 1958); Phyllis Gerson, Amy, AW (April 22, 1958); AW chats 6 months after arriving in NY. (9.5)

Singing "Minnie Breeze"" (March 1, 1959); Harry, Esther and Arnold; Helen Goldstein on NY (Jan.19, 1958); (AW reads excerpt from Commentary (Dec. 1957); AW on Amy (Feb. 12, 1958); Phyllis Gerson, Amy, AW (April 22, 1958); AW chats 6 months after arriving in NY. (9.5)

"The Lovebound". AW reads first 29 pages, comments on its evolution. (9.5)

AW and Amy Zahl read "The Lovebound; a Tragicomedy by AW." (9.5)

"? Follies". Margaret Pickering (?), AW, Sandra, Roddy (?). Singing, reciting, playful commentary, long pause, song at very end. (4.8 is again too fast, but it can be understood)

AW in Hong Kong

Cookie, why she makes dolls

Tamara and Adele chatting. (9.5)

May 1972: DS's parents, with DS, AW, Tamara, and Sergei present. "Tell us how you came over from Russia"; Dick on life in bush of B.C.; Feb. 11, Tamara chatters. (Some Russian, 4.8)

C. 1972: "Up against the wall, grandfathers" a play by AW, read by DS and AW. Nov.12- Dec. 8, 1972: Tamara; Dec. 17 1973, Alex reads "S'baro the eel catcher" to Tamara. (Tape damaged, 4.8)

Tamara, Adele and Dimitry. April 21, Auntie Sonya (sp?) Discusses family history, jewish co-ops in russia, bandits, immigration to Winnipeg. Etc. (4.8)

Interview of AW by Kildaire Dobbs. Discussion of Crackpot.(19)

AW: "Sitting in livingroom with mom, dad, uncle Issac, and aunt ?..... (Yiddish, russian or polish, 4.8)

AW and Noel Stone (?), conversation or interview -- almost inaudible. (9.5)

DS speaks on tv on pollution in streams and rivers. Faint talking later? (9.5)

Tamara and Dimitry Stone. (9.5)

China: removed from carousel (140).

China: labelled "box 1" with illegible word (11).

China: labelled "box 2: Peking" (24).

China: labelled "box 3: people, Yhan" (10)

China: labelled "box 4: Me-guelin Hills, Canton [Teinirons?]" (17)

China: in unmarked boxes, found with above boxes, numbered variously "1" "6" and "7" (37).

China: found in plastic bag (33)

Two slides of painting of AW (in Kent's possesion)

AW Home 1: explains mothers dolls; Gov. Generals award; growing up, parents, family; about writing.

AW Home 2: Chaika's artisitry; creativity; mother's response to the Doll Show; Audience's reaction to Chaika.

AW Home 3: Tamara's art; innocence of art by both Chaika and a young Tamara; Tamara talks about Chaika; AW discusses them as "innocent" artists.

AW Home 4: close ups of portraits of Chaika, as well as her creations; mother before dying; fantasy and myth.

Institute for Child Study 1: Adele with children; Adele accidentally instigates conversation about death; children respond to Chaika's dolls.

Institute for Child Study 2: children playing with Chaika's dolls.

Bloor View 1: AW presents dolls to disabled children.

Bloor View 2: AW presents dolls to disabled children.

Bloor View 3: Adele speaks to disabled adults, beginning of puppet show.

Bloor View 3: young adults present play with Chaika's dolls.

AW 1: Trent, The Doll Show, patter, AW talks about growing up, presents to university people.

AW 2: Trent, The Doll Show, patter, AW talks about growing up, presents to university people.

AW 3: Trent, The Doll Show, patter, AW talks about growing up, presents to university people.

AW 4: Trent people interact with Dolls; followed by presentation at Baycrest Centre (Jewish Old Age Home), a little in Yiddish.

AW 5: Baycrest cont'd.

AW 6: Baycrest cont'd.

AW 7: Baycrest cont'd.

AW 8: Doll show for pre-teens.

AW 9: pre-teens cont'd

York: Doll Show, May 7th.

Interviews: Stone; AW on Findlay and Company (CBC #61-2-2133-6006C). With Adele, Dmitri and Tamara Stone; Peter and Clara Waisman. 2 copies

"Bubba's dolls": AW on Mr. Dress-Up

Old Woman at Play (Nepesh Theatre Co. Presents): edited video of final product. 4 copies.

Doll Show: "Sony Video tape for helical scan," outdated tapes (unviewed). 2 tapes

Winnipeg, "Fashions"; Montreal, "Mary's Dolls". Reel to reel film (unviewed).

Painting (acrylic[?]) on press board (woman with child), unsigned.

Sketch, black ink on cardboard, signed Evelyn Ostroff.

Poem and figures by Margaret Laurence on wood panelling: "Hurray! For the Doll Book / Hurray! For Adele!..." Includes colour negatives and prints of the item, photographed by Instructional Techonolgoy Centre, York University.

Poem and figures by Margaret Laurence on wood panelling: "Hurray! For the Doll Book / Hurray! For Adele!..." Includes colour negatives and prints of the item, photographed by Instructional Techonolgoy Centre, York University.

Original and one printed copy of Jack Behrans' setting of AW's poems to music, titled "Some Music,"" and performed at the London Regional Art Gallery.

Certificate, Brotherhood Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews, presented to The Sacrifice by Adele Wiseman, The Viking Press.

Broadsides, various sizes: subjects include publicity for Wiseman readings and events involving Wiseman, including signed copy of "Testimonial Dinner" posters.

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Loons : Correspondence incoming, Anne Michaels

Loons : Correspondence incoming, P.K. Page

Loons : Correspondence incoming, Leo Simpson

Loons : Correspondence incoming, Colleen Thibadeau and James Reaney

Loons : Minutes : Rough Drafts

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Loons : John Weinzweig's 70th birthday

Loons : Financial records

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Loons : Adele Wiseman's notes

Loons : Books by Birney (2), exhibition catalogue including Joyce Wieland

Loons : Miscelleneous : cartoons, tickets, drawing, envelope

Allen, Lillian. "Curfew in a B.C." and "The Fire"

Belkin, Alan. Note with tape: "Adele, enclosed a tape of reminiscences by my great aunt Bessie, that I think you and your mother will enjoy. It's a gift from me and my mother. Much love to all [of you?], Alan Belkin." Postmarked Oct. 6, 1979

bissett, bill. "Sonic Horses." Limited edition: copy 35 of 100

Dutton, Paul. "Fugitive Forms." (two copies)

Laurence, Margaret. "A Fable for the whaling fleet."" Note on envelope: "Jack Behrans gave me at Loon meet[ing] Dec. 8, 1991. Top of the Park Plaza. Margaret's voice w[ith] dubbed music the next day. I'd loaned him my tape of her reading, too." Letter enclosed

Laurence, Margaret. "First time response to our answering machine"

Luddites "dreamin uv th nite." (bill bisset's band)

Mitchell Studio Readings, Banff (at end boy singing is Roy Goodman, Kings College Cambridge)

Thunder in the Heart-- Voices

4 Horsemen. "2 Nights." (Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton, Steve McCaffery, bp Nichol.) No. 37 Underwich Autographic Series

Canadian Writers in China Anthology. Feb. 20th, 1982. Commentator/Interviewer: Geofrey Hancock. Interpreter: Mr. Wong. Includes: Robert Kroetch, Adele Wiseman, Gary Geddes, Suzanne Paradis, Alice Munro

A.W. reading poems #51-137

A.W. reading poems #138-145; Mort Forer; 197-166 (?)

A.W. reading poems #205-277.

A.W. reading poems #1-50

A.W. reading poems #278-301, plus tape of an astrological interview

Trillium Concert, London Regional Art Gallery, 4 March 1987, 8pm. Includes Shelley Peterson, Jack Behrans, Carolyn Hart, Paul Bendzsa, Edmund Dawe, Charles Dodge, Enrico Caruso, David Keane, London Piano Quartet

"Fine Lines #93." Susan Musgrave interviews Adele Wiseman

"Someday Sam." A.W. reading puppet opera with comments for Alan Belkin

A.W. reading poems #1-85, 87.

A.W. reading poems # 86-145, "For Mort Forer"

A.W. reading poems #197-146 (?) 198-251, 253

A.W. reading poems #252, 274, 279

Sacrifice: readings from, by Margaret Stobie. (33 1/2 rpm)

Sacrifice: readings from, by Margaret Stobie. (33 1/2 rpm)

Singing "Minnie Breeze"" (March 1, 1959); Harry, Esther and Arnold; Helen Goldstein on NY (Jan.19, 1958); (AW reads excerpt from Commentary (Dec. 1957); AW on Amy (Feb. 12, 1958); Phyllis Gerson, Amy, AW (April 22, 1958); AW chats 6 months after arriving in NY. (9.5)

"The Lovebound". AW reads first 29 pages, comments on its evolution. (9.5)

AW and Amy Zahl read "The Lovebound; a Tragicomedy by AW." (9.5)

"? Follies". Margaret Pickering (?), AW, Sandra, Roddy (?). Singing, reciting, playful commentary, long pause, song at very end. (4.8 is again too fast, but it can be understood)

AW in Hong Kong

Cookie, why she makes dolls

Tamara and Adele chatting. (9.5)

May 1972: DS's parents, with DS, AW, Tamara, and Sergei present. "Tell us how you came over from Russia"; Dick on life in bush of B.C.; Feb. 11, Tamara chatters. (Some Russian, 4.8)

C. 1972: "Up against the wall, grandfathers" a play by AW, read by DS and AW. Nov.12- Dec. 8, 1972: Tamara; Dec. 17 1973, Alex reads "S'baro the eel catcher" to Tamara. (Tape damaged, 4.8)

Tamara, Adele and Dimitry. April 21, Auntie Sonya (sp?) Discusses family history, jewish co-ops in russia, bandits, immigration to Winnipeg. Etc. (4.8)

Interview of AW by Kildaire Dobbs. Discussion of Crackpot.(19)

Interview of AW by Kildaire Dobbs. Discussion of Crackpot.(19)

Interview of AW by Kildaire Dobbs. Discussion of Crackpot.(19)

AW: "Sitting in livingroom with mom, dad, uncle Issac, and aunt ?..... (Yiddish, russian or polish, 4.8)

AW and Noel Stone (?), conversation or interview -- almost inaudible. (9.5)

DS speaks on tv on pollution in streams and rivers. Faint talking later? (9.5)

Tamara and Dimitry Stone. (9.5)

China: removed from carousel (140).

China: labelled "box 1" with illegible word (11).

China: labelled "box 2: Peking" (24).

China: labelled "box 3: people, Yhan" (10)

China: labelled "box 4: Me-guelin Hills, Canton [Teinirons?]" (17)

China: in unmarked boxes, found with above boxes, numbered variously "1" "6" and "7" (37).

China: found in plastic bag (33)

Two slides of painting of AW (in Kent's possesion)

AW Home 1: explains mothers dolls; Gov. Generals award; growing up, parents, family; about writing.

AW Home 2: Chaika's artisitry; creativity; mother's response to the Doll Show; Audience's reaction to Chaika.

AW Home 3: Tamara's art; innocence of art by both Chaika and a young Tamara; Tamara talks about Chaika; AW discusses them as "innocent" artists.

AW Home 4: close ups of portraits of Chaika, as well as her creations; mother before dying; fantasy and myth.

Institute for Child Study 1: Adele with children; Adele accidentally instigates conversation about death; children respond to Chaika's dolls.

Institute for Child Study 2: children playing with Chaika's dolls.

Bloor View 1: AW presents dolls to disabled children.

Bloor View 2: AW presents dolls to disabled children.

Bloor View 3: Adele speaks to disabled adults, beginning of puppet show.

Bloor View 3: young adults present play with Chaika's dolls.