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Literary Review of Canada reviews

File pertains to a 2004 book review written by Powe for the Literary Review of Canada. Records include review drafts, a copies of the published review, printed copies of e-mail exchanged with editors Bronwyn Drainier and Robin Roger, notes, newspaper clippings, and an invoice. Included is a letter from B.W. Powe regarding an introduction to Robin Roger.

Manuscript evaluation (TWUC)

File pertains to a Writers’ Union of Canada manuscript evaluation workshop attended by Powe. Records include his notes, sample evaluation forms, and pamphlets.

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.

Miscellaneous family photographs

File consists of childhood photographs of Powe with family and friends, as well as photographs of Powe, his wife, Alys, son B.W. Powe, grandchildren, other relatives and friends, mainly taken at special events and family gatherings.

Miscellaneous family photographs

File consists of photographs of Powe while in the military during the Second World War, in Alberta and in London, England. Included are photographs of Powe with fellow soldiers and images of London Bridge.

Name plate

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

New agreement with Access Copyright

File consists of correspondence, distribution reports, printed e-mail and Powe’s publication list pertaining to Access Copyright, the Canadian copyright licensing agency.

Norwich Union history

File pertains to Powe’s research for and writing of a history of the Norwich Union Life Insurance Company. Records include a photograph of Powe in front of the company’s building, newspaper clippings, and typescript notes from interviews with executives and managers.

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.

Nova Scotia story ideas

File consists of correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and an unpublished manuscript by Powe entitled “The Mountie Takes a Dive” (Oct. 1970).

Photograph from the Writers Development Trust dinner

File consists of a photograph of Powe with son B.W. Powe, Jim Coutts, Katherine Govier, Erika Ritter and Joy Kogawa at this dinner. Photograph is accompanied by a letter from Coutts to Powe and a photo identification key.

Photographs of Alberta scenery and parks

File consists of photographs of scenery in Banff and Jasper National Parks, including Lake Louise Hotel and Crowfoot Glacier, and one photograph of Powe. Locations of photographs annotated on verso in pencil.

Photographs of Bruce Allen Powe

File consists of photographs of Powe as a baby, with and without his mother, Lillian. Also included is an image of an unidentified woman, a dog and two young boys, one possibly Powe.

Photographs of Bruce Allen Powe

File consists of a contact print and four headshots of Powe posing with a pipe, used for the promotion of “The Aberhart Summer”, taken by Brian Willer in March 1984.

Photographs of Bruce Allen Powe

File consists of photographs of Powe standing next to a sign for Powe Street in Saskatoon. Also included in the file is a notebook of notes and quotes, kept by Powe.

Photographs of Bruce Allen Powe while in the military

File consists of photographs of Powe while in the military during the Second World War, in Alberta and in London, England. Included are photographs of Powe with fellow soldiers and images of London’s Tower Bridge.

Photographs of Lillian Barr and Wilbur Powe

File consists of three formal portraits of Powe’s parents, Lillian (Lilly) Ann Barr and Wilbur Powe. One photograph may be a wedding portrait, and the other two are individual portraits of Lillian and Wilbur taken at different times.

Photographs of VE Day in London

File consists of photographs and original negatives taken by Powe of the crowds around Buckingham Palace, Leicester Square, Lower Regent Street and Piccadilly Circus in London on 8 May 1945.

Photos : book jacket and publicity

File consists of a photograph of Powe in military uniform in Sept. 1943 and printed copies of a photograph of Powe used for a book jacket in 2004.

Polnov : 1996-

File consists of a manuscript on computer disk, notes, notebooks, and correspondence with Brian D. King pertaining to Powe’s research for a political novel.

Polnov : correspondence and memoranda

File pertains to a political novel by Powe, variously entitled as “Any Warm Body” and “The Split Vote”, and his efforts (with literary agent Beverley Slopen) to find a publisher for the book. Records include correspondence with publishers, Powe’s memoranda to file, notes, and a manuscript evaluation by Greg Ioannou. Some correspondence and memoranda pertains to Powe’s research questions posed to politicians including Ralph Ferguson, Murray Elston, and Royce Frith.

Promo material

File consists of promotional blurbs, quotes and a press release about Powe’s published books.

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.

Research : Canada

File consists of an article by Seymour Martin Lipset entitled “Canada and the United States: the Cultural Dimension”.

Research : USA and others

File consists of travel notebooks and notes maintained by Powe, photographs, and travel ephemera collected by Powe, including pamphlets, hotel lists, newspaper clippings, and maps.`

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.

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