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• • 1. Material relating to Edwin John Pratt
  • 2. Material relating to Viola Leone Whitney Pratt

Edwin John Pratt Fonds

Series 1: Material relating to Edwin John Pratt

Scope and content

E.J. Pratt’s records include correspondence, including correspondence with his wife, Viola Pratt (1917–55), his daughter, Claire Pratt (1933–59), Pelham Edgar (1929?), Edward Killoran Brown (1938–51); literary notes; (drafts of) titled and untitled (annotated) poems and related notes and correspondence; drama; radio broadcasts and related material; articles; addresses; lectures; essays; reviews of Pratt’s work; his thesis, The Demonology of the New Testament in its Relation to Earlier Developments, and to the Mind of Christ (1912); course outlines; personal material including degrees, photographs and medals; material about Pratt including correspondence, articles, tributes, theses, and poems; and other material including illustrations by Eric Arthur for The Iron Door and by F.H. Varley for Newfoundland Verse, sound recordings and phonodiscs.

Note(s)

Source of supplied title

Title based on contents of series.

Extent

The series is stored in 46 boxes.

Access conditions

Restrictions on access: No restrictions on access.

Terms governing use and reproduction: Part of the material (Box 1–11) is available on microfilm (in Box 36), which researchers are requested to use unless an enquiry can be satisfied only by consulting original documents. For further information contact the Chief Librarian. See also the file list.

Location of originals

Individual files contain photocopies of originals. For location of originals see description in file list.

Other notes

Box 45–52 are stored separately from the rest of the fonds. They can be found in the “pamphlets” collection of the Library.

Finding aids

File list available (see below).

File List

Box	File	Title
Correspondence:
Note: This is NOT a complete list of the correspondence in the fonds. For a complete/detailed list, see “Inventory of the E. J. Pratt Collection” (Z6616 .P7 Reference Desk) at the E. J. Pratt Reference Research Desk.
The material in Box 1–3 is available on microfilm (in Box 36).
15		Benet, William Rose: 5 in, 1944–1949
15		Benson, Nathaniel: 1 in, [1938]
19	1	Birney, Earle: 1 out, 1946; Subject: Canadian Poetry Magazine.
16		Blunden, Edmund: 1 in, 1959
16		Brockington, Leonard: 2 in, 1959, 1962
15		Brown, E.K. (Edward Killoran): 20 out, n.d., 1938–51; Originals with photocopies. File includes copy of “Come away death,” ts.
15		Brown, E.K. (Edward Killoran): 1 in, 1943
15		Brown, Peggy: 2 out, 1951; Originals with photocopies.
3	24	Chant, C.A. 1 in, 1940
15		Chant, C.A.: 1 in, 1940; Photocopied.
39	4	Conrad, Brother: various letters
16		Crawley, Alan: 1 in, 1951
15		Davies, Robertson: 1 out, 1945; Original.
16		Deacon, William Arthur: 3 in, 1953, 1962, 1963
16		Diefenbaker, John G.: 2 in, 1959, 1962
26	9	Dudek, Louis: 1 in, 1957
15		Edgar, Pelham: 23 out, [1929?]–48; Photocopies of originals held in the Pelham Edgar fonds, Files 12.16 and 12.17.
16		Frye, Northrop: 3 in, 1962–[1963]
16		Gilmour, Clyde: 1 in, 1959
16		Gray, John Morgan: 1 in, 1962
15		Gustafson, Ralph: 1 in, 1942
26	9	Gustafson, Ralph: 1 in, 1962; Includes draft of poem.
16		Hambleton, Ronald: 1 in, 1963
24	6	Havergal College: birthday congratulations from several Grade 4 pupils, including drawings inspired by one of E.J. Pratt’s poems, 1963
16		Johnston, George: 2 in, 1959
15		King, William Lyon Mackenzie: 2 in, 1940, 1947
16		Kirkconnell, Watson: 1 in, 1962
16		Klinck, Carl: 1 in, 1962
15		Layton, Irving: 2 out, 1951, 1957; Photocopies; originals held at Concordia University.
		Lodge, Mr.: 1 out, 1903
15		Manning, Mr.: 1 out, 1908; Photocopied.
15		MacKinnon, Murdo: 1 out, 1954; Original.
16		Masefield, John: 1 in, [1959]
15		Massey, Vincent: 1 in, 1944
16		Mather, W.A.: 1 in, 1953
16		Meighen, Arthur: 1 in, 1953
15		Pacey, Desmond: 2 in, 1954; 16 out, 1938–58; Photocopied. File also includes 2 letters of reference written by Pratt on behalf of Desmond Pacey.
21	7	Pacey, Desmond: 1 in, 1956
16		Pearson, Lester B.: 1 in, 1962
15		Perry, Martha Eugenie: 3 in, 1936–40; 9 out, 1936–48; Photocopies of original letters held in the Provincial Archives of British Columbia.
16		Pierce, Lorne: 3 in, 1953, 1959, 1961
16		Pitt, David G.: 2 in, 1958, 1959
16		Pratt, Cal: 1 in, 1952; Enclosing letters received in response to his distribution of complimentary copies of Towards the Last Spike, including correspondence from: C.D. Howe; Lester B. Pearson; Louis St. Laurent; other persons.
13		Pratt, Claire: 196 out, 1933–59; Photocopied.
23	5	Pratt, Claire: 188 out, 1933–59; Originals.
26	7	Pratt family: various correspondents
1	1	Pratt, Viola: 1 out, 1917; Original.
14		Pratt, Viola: 148 out, 1917–55; Photocopied, with exception of original post card, dated August 8, 1944.
21	5	Pratt, Viola: 141 out, n.d., 1924–55; Originals.
15		Pratt, Viola: 1 out, [1945]; Telegram.
26	10	Ray, Margaret V.: correspondence inwards, with drafts of poems addressed to E.J. Pratt
16		Reaney, James: 1 in, 1954; Photocopied.
15		Roberts, Charles G.D.: 1 in, 1940
9	63	Royal Society of Canada; [in notebook].
16		Smallwood, Joseph R.: 2 in, 1961
15		St. Laurent, Louis: 1 in, 1949
16		St. Laurent, Louis: 1 in, 1950
25	12	Trueman, A.W.: 1 in, 1961. Subject: Canada Council medal, 1961
19		Van Doren, Mark: 1 in, n.d.; Card (printed by Hallmark Company) illustrated by Mark Van Doren.
15		Van Doren, Mark: 1 in, 1944
15		Wilton, Margaret H.: 2 out, 1942, 1946; Originals.
Literary material:
Note: The material in Box 1–11 is available on microfilm (in Box 36).
Notes (all holograph):
7	51	On May Adam
6	44	On Beaumont
4	30	On Earle Birney
3	17	On Canadian authors
4	30	On Canadian soldiers
7	51	On Bliss Carman
9	63	On English literature of the 1930s
9	63	Financial
6	44	On Fletcher
9	63	On the Fraser River, for Towards the last spike
6	44	On Robert Frost
7	51	On Galsworthy
9	63	On Mona Gould
6	44	On Ben Jonson
5	36	On A.M. Klein
9	63	On W.O. Mitchell
9	64	On Eugene O’Neill
7	51	On Phelps
9	63	On Lorne Pierce
4	30	On George Bernard Shaw
7	51	On Shaw
9	63	On John Short
9	63	On student essays
9	63	On Healey Willan
5	36	On Wordsworth
Poems, individual:
Notebooks containing drafts of untitled poems: holograph; see Boxes Box 1–6, specifically: Box 1, Files 3–5; Box 2, Files 8, 13–15; Box 4, Files 26, 29, 30, 33.
Drafts of various poems, including poems forming part of collected editions: primarily held in Boxes 7 and 8; also held among other material. See inventory held at Victoria University Library, Section II (“shorter poems”) and Section III (“unpublished longer material”). Note: included is: a poem for Mona Gould, Amabel King, Elsie Pomeroy and Charles G.D. Roberts (Box 7, File 50); a poem illustrated by a woodcut and aquatint by Claire Pratt (Box 7, File 57).
23	1	Drafts of various poems: tss., annotated;
24	9–11	Drafts of various poems: holographs; tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated; photocopies;
45		Broadsides, limited edition printings, musical adaptations, other material relating to various poems; copies of Dunkirk and Magic in Everything in various forms; limited edition of Rachel: a sea story of Newfoundland in verse; poems printed on Christmas cards (illustrated by Claire Pratt)
38	7	Poems printed on cards created by Claire Pratt
17	1	Tear-sheets and photocopies of various printed poems, 1913–1967; Includes Dead on the Field of Honor, tear-sheet from Acta Victoriana.
37		Various periodicals containing poems by Pratt; Included are issues of Acta Victoriana (some fragile).
22	10	Transcripts of various holograph poems (incomplete), made by Viola Pratt, Claire Pratt and Lila Laakso: tss., photocopies
Drafts of poems:
19	3	The Bird of Paradise: holograph. Inscribed to Leonard Brockington.
15		Come Away Death: ts.; (in E.K. Brown correspondence)
19	3	Erosion: holograph. Inscribed to Leonard Brockington. Includes 2 b&w photographs and 1 4x5 inch b&w negative.
17	2	Greetings for Senior Dinner, Victoria College, 1921: program, mimeographed;
19	2	Lines by Dr. E.J. “Ned” Pratt on the occasion of Her Majesty’s visit to Canada, 1959
19	3	Mother and Child: holograph. Inscribed to Leonard Brockington.
23	3	Newfoundland Seamen: holograph;
Poems, collected [including drafts written in notebooks, Boxes 1–6]:
5	37	Behind the Log: holograph; notes, drafts and remarks.
5	38	Behind the Log: holograph; notes and drafts.
5	39	Behind the Log: ts., annotated;
5	41	Behind the Log: ts., annotated; ts., cc., annotated;
5	38	Behind the Log: ts., cc., annotated; with foreword.
5	40	Behind the Log: ts., cc., annotated;
5	41	Behind the Log: printer’s proofs, pasted, bound, annotated;
3	22	Brebeuf and his Brethren: holograph; notes and draft.
4	29	Brebeuf and his Brethren: holograph;
3	23	Brebeuf and his Brethren: ts., cc., annotated;
23	4	Brebeuf and his Brethren: printed volume;
1	7	The Cachalot: ts.; tss., cc. See also: notes: Box 1, File 4 (notebook relating to The Witches’ Brew), and Box 2, File 15 (notebook relating to Many Moods); printed version in The Canadian Forum, November 1925; Box 37.
4	35	Collected poems: page proofs, annotated;
37		The Decision: printed in the London Mercury, 1928;
4	26	Dunkirk: holograph; notes and draft.
4	29	Dunkirk: holograph; notes and drafts.
4	27	Dunkirk: page proofs, annotated. With related correspondence from Macmillan Company, 1942. Six copies of the printed version can be found in Box 45.
3	16	The Fable of the Goats: holograph;
		The Fable of the Goats and other poems: see Box 7, Files 51, 52, 53, 56.
3	19	The Fable of the Goats: holograph; partial draft. See also: Box 3, File 16 (in notebook containing drafts of The Titanic).
3	20	The Fable of the Goats: holograph; notes and draft.
3	21	The Fable of the Goats: ts.; with introductory notes: holograph; ts., annotated; ts., cc.
1	5	The Great Feud: holograph;
4	29	Heroic Tales in Verse: Draft of introduction. In notebook relating to Dunkirk.
37		The Ice-Floes: in The Canadian Forum, April 1922
37		In Memoriam: in issue of Acta Victoriana: War supplement: Broadside can be found in Box 45.
1	5	The Iron Door: holograph; draft and commentary. In notebook relating to The Great Feud.
2	13	Many Moods: holograph;
2	14	Many Moods: holograph;
2	15	Many Moods: holograph. See also: Box 4, File 29 (notebook relating to Dunkirk) and File 30 (notebook relating to Still life); Box 6, File 44 (notebook relating to Towards the Last Spike); Box 7, Files 51 and 60; Box 9, Files 63, 65.
45		Newfoundland Calling: broadside;
1	2	Newfoundland Verse: holograph; tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated. See also: Box 6, File 44; Box 7, Files 52, 54, 55, 60; Box 8, Files 62, Box 9, File 63
3	20	A Prayer–Medley: holograph;
1	1	Rachel: a Sea–Story of Newfoundland (in verse): ts., cc., annotated. File includes letter forwarding the carbon copy to Viola Pratt, 1917. See also: Box 8, File 62
2	8	The Roosevelt and the Antinoe: holograph;
9	65	The Roosevelt and the Antinoe: holograph. Fragments.
2	9	The Roosevelt and the Antinoe: ts., annotated
2	10	The Roosevelt and the Antinoe: ts., cc., annotated. See also: Box 9, Files 64, 65, Box 10, File 70
4	30	Still Life: holograph. See also: Box 4, File 29 (notebook relating to Dunkirk).
4	31	Still Life: holograph
4	32	Still Life: ts., annotated; ts., cc. See also: Box 4, Files 33, 34; Box 6, File 44 (notebook relating to Towards the Last Spike).
37		The Submarine: in The Canadian Forum, December 1938
5	36	They Are Returning: holograph. Notes and drafts.
3	16	The Titanic: holograph. Drafts; prose explanation; introductory remarks for a reading of the poem.
3	17	The Titanic: holograph.
5	37	Towards the Last Spike: holograph. Partial draft.
6	43	Towards the Last Spike: holograph. Notes and drafts.
6	44	Towards the Last Spike: holograph. Notes and drafts.
6	45	Towards the Last Spike: holograph
6	46	Towards the Last Spike: holograph
6	47	Towards the Last Spike: ts. and ts., cc., annotated
6	48	Towards the Last Spike: ts., cc., annotated. Partial draft.
4	33	The Truant: holograph. Draft and prose commentary.
4	34	The Truant: ts.; tss., cc., annotated. With introductory notes, holograph.
1	3–4	The Witches’ Brew: holograph; Box 1, Files 3, 4. See also: Box 7, File 52.
Prose:
1–6		Notebooks (holograph) containing untitled prose, along with titled works, poetry and prose.
Drama:
26	1–4	Clay: tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated
8	62	Clay: tss., cc., annotated
Radio broadcasts:
25	14–15	Correspondence and other material relating to radio broadcasts
24	8	Of Behind the Log: ts., mimeographed
22	11	Of Brebeuf; music by Healey Willan: photocopies of material held at the National Library of Canada. See description held with material.
23	4	Brebeuf and his brethren: ts., cc., annotated
11	77	The Light Essay in Canadian Literature;
15		[On The Light Essay in Canadian Literature]: ts., photocopied. Lletter to Margaret Howard, 1934.
9	65	On Moby Dick: holograph
10	69	Highlight Associations in my Early Life
3	18	Script for broadcast of The Titanic: mimeographed, annotated by station
17	2 & 6	The Titanic: ts., cc.
Other prose/poetry:
37		Canadian Poetry – Past and Present: reprint, University of Toronto Quarterly, 1938
37		The Decay of Romance: in Quill and Quire, Summer 1935
17		Down by the Sea / by Captain David Jones [pseud. of E.J. Pratt]: printed article, photocopied
37		Editorial, Acta Victoriana: issue of journal, 1923. [Pratt served as Literary Adviser.]
45		Keep us Free / E.J. Pratt and Oskar Morawetz, 1942 (2 copies)
45		The Lament of the Wets by E.J. Pratt. In: Douglas Library Notes, 1963 (2 copies).
37		The Scientific Character of Psychology: in Acta Victoriana, March 1913
45		Three Songs of Contemplation / Patricia Bloomfield Holt. Includes The Lost Cause adapted from Many Moods by E.J. Pratt, 1932;
45		Triumphs of the Faith: a Pictorial Presentation / Denzil Ridout, assisted by E.J. Pratt. Includes programme of a presentation at the leaside high school auditorium care of the United Church of Canada (3 copies);
19	4	United to Serve: A Pictorial Presentation / Denzil Ridout, 1927: pages from pamphlet, photocopied; Lyrics for hymns by E.J. Pratt. Includes copy of “The Great Appeal and Final Triumph, Epilogue,” hymns by E.J. Pratt
45		United to Serve: A Pictorial Presentation / Denzil Ridout, 1927: pages from pamphlet, photocopied; Lyrics for hymns by E.J. Pratt. Includes copy of “The Great Appeal and Final Triumph, Epilogue,” hymns by E.J. Pratt
Professional material
Note: The material in Box 1–11 is available on microfilm (in Box 36).
Addresses, lectures and essays:
9	63	Introductory remarks for a reading of Angelina: holograph;
10	69	Address at Assumption University;
5	42	Introductory remarks for readings of Behind the Log: tss., annotated; tss., cc., annotated;
12	77	On the Binet–Simon tests applied to a Toronto public school;
3	24	Introductory remarks for readings of Brebeuf and his Brethren: holograph; tss., annotated;
3	25	Introductory remarks for a reading of Brebeuf and his Brethren: ts.; tss., cc.
4	31	Introductory remarks for a reading of Brebeuf and his Brethren
6	44	Introductory remarks for a reading of Brebeuf and his Brethren: holograph; (Page 121).
10	70	Address relating to Brebeuf and his Brethren: address on North American martyrs. ts. and ts., cc., annotated;
10	70	On Brebeuf
9	65	On a book on the Brontes: holograph;
10	70	Appreciation of E.K. Brown
9	66	Address on Robert Burns
9	68	Address, Call and answer on the sea
9	63	Introduction of Roy Campbell: holograph;
10	70	Introductions of Roy Campbell
10	71	Address at Canadian Club dinner
9	64	Introduction of C.T. Currelly at a dinner: holograph;
10	71	Memorial to Charles Trick Currelly
10	70	On difficulties in handling technical material
4	28	Introductory remarks for a reading of Dunkirk: ts., annotated;
10	71	Introduction of Pelham Edgar
10	71	Tribute to Pelham Edgar
10	70	On excavations at Saint Marie
7	60	Introductory remarks for a reading relating to The Fable of the Goats and other Poems
10	69	Address to first year students: [Victoria University?];
9	63	Welcome to Northrop Frye upon installation as Chancellor: holograph;
10	71	Welcome to Northrop Frye upon installation as Principal
10	70	On the golden mean in poetry
1	6	Introductory remarks for a reading of The Great Feud, University of Western Ontario, 1958: ts., annotated; ts., cc., annotated;
9	63	Address on The Great Feud: holograph;
9	68	Address on The Great Seal Hunt
10	71	Address at graphic arts exhibition
10	69	Address on highlight associations in my early life
10	69	Address on highlights and lowlights: Reminiscences of university;
10	70	On human action and deeds
11	77	On humour
10	70	In quest of the humanities
10	70	In quest of a university
10	70	Ironies and echoes
9	65	Address on literary composition: holograph;
9	65	Address on literature and life: holograph;
10	70	Address on the loss of the Titanic
10	71	Address to J.W. Macmillan
9	68	Address on Marconi and the invention of wireless telegraphy;
9	65	Address on Herman Melville: holograph;
10	70	On modern interpretation of Shakespeare
10	70	On the music of language
9	68	Addresses with Newfoundland as a subject: see list in existing inventory;
9	68	Address, Newfoundland dogs and their lifesaving habits
9	68	Addresses on Newfoundland idioms and types
9	63	Notes for a reading of Newfoundland poems: holograph;
10	70	Address on the North American martyrs
10	70	The outlook for poetry
9	63	On Paradise Lost: holograph;
10	70	On parodies
9	63	Introductory remarks for a reading of poems relating to the sea and the land: holograph;
10	70	On principles of poetic art
10	69	Address on publishing reminiscences
10	70	Address on the relation of source material to poetry
10	69	Address on reminiscences of university life, Queen’s University
10	70	On the rescue of the Antinoe
9	63	Address on reunion of Class of ’26, 1956: holograph;
2.	11–12	Introductory remarks for readings of The Roosevelt and the Antinoe: ts., annotated; tss., cc., annotated;
9	64	Address on The Roosevelt: holograph;
9	65	Address on The Roosevelt and the Antinoe: holograph;
9	65	On science and literature: holograph;
10	70	On science and poetry
9	63	Toast at St. George’s Day dinner; [Victoria University?]
9	67	Toast at St. George’s Day dinner
7	60	Introductory remarks for a reading relating to Still Life
9	65	On style and expression: holograph;
3	16–17	Introductory remarks for a reading of The Titanic: holograph;
3	18	Introductory remarks for a reading of The Titanic: ts., annotated;
6	44	Introductory remarks for a reading of The Titanic: holograph; See also: Box 10, File 70.
6	49	Introductory remarks for readings of Towards the Last Spike: tss., annotated and tss., cc., annotated. See also: Box 9, File 63, in notebook containing notes on Lorne Pierce.
9	63	Introductory remarks for a reading of Towards the Last Spike: holograph;
Reviews:
11	77	Paul Vincent Carroll / Shadow and Substance
3	17	John Verner McAree / [The Fourth Column?]; holograph;
11	77	Maurice O’Sullivan / Twenty Years A-Growing
6	44	A.M. Sullivan / Incident in Silver: holograph;
Report:
12		The application of the Binet-Simon tests to a Toronto Public School: holograph; Encapsulated.
Thesis:
8	61	The Demonology of the New Testament in its Relation to Earlier Developments, and to the Mind of Christ: Master of Arts thesis, University of Toronto, 1912: ts., photocopied.
Course outlines:
9	64	Holograph
11	72–76	Notes and other material for courses in British and American literature. See existing inventory
4	30	Material relating to Canadian Poetry Magazine: see notebook
17	2	List of officers, Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch
Personal material:
25	14	Appointment book: holograph, n.d.
26	5	Address and note book: holograph
17	8	Biographical notes on Claire Pratt: mimeographed
17	6	Birth certificates: 1882; Photocopied.
25	14	Passport: 1942
19		Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity degrees (1911; 1913)
44	1	Honourary degrees, received from various institutions
25		Material relating to conferring of doctoral degrees, Assumption College, Bishop’s University, McGill University, University of New Brunswick
32		Medals: various medals
44	7	Print: “Sperm Whaling. The Capture” from an original drawing by Benjamin Russell. This work hung in E.J. Pratt’s den at home.
44	8	Painting: “Casting Caplin at Beach Cove” by J.C. Pratt, 1949
19		Sperm Whale Tooth
Advertising cards:
17	2	For series of lectures, Victoria College, 1941–50, including 3 lectures by Pratt
19	5	On publication of The Roosevelt and The Antinoe
Artefacts:
37		Golf trophies (2)
28–31.		Honourary hoods
Broadsides:
17	2	Announcing autograph session for Brebeuf and his Brethren
17	2 & 6	Announcing poetry reading, Queen’s University, [1940?]
Invitations:
19	5	To ceremony celebrating the naming of E.J. Pratt Library
17	2	For E.J. Pratt 100th birthday celebration
17	6	For service conferring Civic Awards of Merit, City of Toronto to Pratt and other persons, 1959
17	2	For reception in honour of E.J. Pratt, sponsored by the Canadian Authors Association, 1944
19	5	For dinner in honour of E.J. Pratt, sponsored by the Board of Regents, Victoria University, n.d.
19	5	For testimonial dinner at The Canadian Club of Toronto’s 61st anniversary, 1958 (2)
19	5	For annual dinner of the Canadian Authors’ Association, 1952
19	5	For the fourth annual luncheon of the International Reading Association, 1959
Leaflets:
17	2	Advertising publication of Behind the Log
17	2	Advertising publication of Collected poems
17	2	Advertising tour of western Canada under the auspices of the Association of Canadian Clubs, 1927; Duplicate held in Box 25, File 13.
Menu’s:
17	2	For luncheon at the Biltmore in honour of E.J. Pratt, 1943
25	13	For dinner celebrating publication of The Roosevelt and the Antinoe
Photographs:
Including portraits, family photographs, photographs of paintings (including painting by Kenneth Forbes) and of other items (including pencil sketch by C.W. Jeffries and artistic works by other persons), some copy negatives; Box 18. Other persons photographed include: Leonard Brockington; Pelham Edgar; Northrop Frye; Leslie Harris; George Johnston; Wilson MacDonald; Nellie McClung; A.B.B. Moore; Cal Pratt; Claire Pratt; Viola Pratt; other Pratt family members; Charles G.D. Roberts; Carl Schaefer; C.B. Sissons; Malcolm Wallace; other persons. For item list, see inventory.
19		Photographs: including portraits, family photographs, photographs of painting by Kenneth Forbes, photograph of sketch by Grant Macdonald, photographs of friends. Plus: photograph of “Class ’17, Victoria College,” 1914–15. The original sketch by Grant Macdonald is located in Box 44, File 2 for a b&w portrait of E.J. Pratt.
19	3	Photograph of Pratt, n.d. Copyright held by the Globe and Mail; acquired with and held with drafts of poems inscribed to Leonard Brockington.
25	14	Photographs of Pratt: n.d.
17	5	Photographs, miscellaneous
25	16	Photograph of E.J. and Viola Pratt and others posing after an autographing party at Macmillan’s, n.d. (others in photo identified on the verso);
Poster:
19		Advertising E.J. Pratt: the Truant Years / by David G. Pitt
Programs:
17	7	Canadian Chautauqua at Muskoka Assembly, 1928
17	2	For Burns night, Newfoundland St. Andrew’s Society, 1949
17	2	For Canadian Forum banquet, 1934; Signed byE.K. Brown; Steven Cartwright; Charles Comfort; L.A. MacKay; Norman MacKenzie; Frank Underhill; other persons.
17	6	For ceremony conferring honourary degree, University of Toronto, 1953
17	2	For dinner celebrating the publication of The Titanic; With photocopy.
17	2	memorial service in honour of C.T. Currelly, 1957 (at which Pratt gave eulogy).
17	2	For opening of E.J. Pratt Room of Contemporary Poetry, Victoria College Library, 1964.
17	2 & 7	For opening of E.J. Pratt, Library, 1968; Annotated.
17	6	performance of Life and death of Jean de Brebeuf by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, 1944
17	2	Pratt Symposium, 1976
17	2	Salute to the Arts: testimonial to A.Y. Jackson, E.J. Pratt and Healey Willan, anniversary banquet, Canadian Club of Toronto, 1958; Includes printing of Newfoundland Seamen. With photocopy. Duplicate copies held in Box 19, File 5.
17	6	For service of commemoration, 1964
19	6	For service of commemoration, 1964; ts., mimeographed and photocopied
17	2	For St. George’s–England’s Day banquet, St. George’s Society of Toronto, 1955
Material about Pratt:
Addresses:
26	9	Birney, Earle / E.J. Pratt: ts., annotated;
17		Fraser, Lorna D. / [on occasion of opening of E.J. Pratt Library, 1968]: ts., annotated;
46		Morgan, John H. / Canada’s leading poet: Edwin J. Pratt: service leaflet, 1963 (2 copies); Box 46. Duplicate held in Box 19, File 5.
17	6.	Reaney, James / Towards the last spike: the treatment of a western subject: ts. With letter from James Reaney forwarding typescript, 1954.
17		Smith, Sidney / [on occasion of conferring of honorary degree, University of Toronto, 1953]: ts., signed;
Articles and tributes:
37		Various periodicals containing articles about Pratt; 1 clipping;
17	6 & 7	[Author?] / A great English Canadian poet: ts.
17	2	[Author?] / The dedication of the E.J. Pratt Room of Contemporary Poetry: ts., cc.
17	6	Bentley, Allen / Dinner with E.J. Pratt: ts., annotated. With note forwarding typescript.
17	6	Bissell, Claude T. / Resolution of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, on the death of Edwin John Pratt: ts., signed by Claude Bissell and W.D. Foulds. See also: copy in Box 24, File 7, with covering letter from W.D. Foulds.
46		Brown, H.W. / The Titanic by E.J. Pratt. An analytical and explanatory study. In: Totton noes
46		Frye, Northrop / Edwin John Pratt: reprint, Proceedings, Royal Society of Canada
17	6	Frye, Northrop / Resolution of the Board of Regents and the Senate of Victoria University on the death of Edwin John Pratt...: ts., mimeographed. With covering letter from A.B.B. Moore to Viola Pratt.
17	6	Hambleton, Ronald / In memory of E.J. Pratt: ts., mimeographed;
24	7	Macpherson, Jay / E.J. Pratt–1883–1964: tear-sheets;
17	6	Moore, A.B.B. / Edwin John Pratt: tss., mimeographed;
21	7	Pacey, Desmond / Between the temple and the cave: the poetry of E.J. Pratt: ts., annotated;
17	6	[Ray, Margaret V.] / Victoria University honours its favorite son: ts., annotated; tss., cc., annotated;
19	5	University of Toronto. Faculty of Arts and Sciences. / Resolution by the Council on the death of E.J. Pratt, 1964
Box 45 & 46 -Various authors: Pratt Lecture at Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland
45		Brooks, Cleanth / The Poetry of Tension: Pratt lecture, 1971 (2 copies);
45		Dudek, Louis / The Theory of the Image in Modern Poetry: Pratt lecture, 1979
45		Fox, C.J. / Wyndham Lewis and E.J. Pratt: A Convergence of Strangers: Pratt lecture, 1983
46		Frye, Northrop / Silence in the Sea: Pratt lecture, 1968
46		Macpherson, Jay / Pratt’s Romantic Mythology: “The Witches’ Brew”: Pratt lecture, 1972 (2 copies);
45		Reaney, James / The Real Foundation for the Spree: The Working Poet in the Contemporary World of Poetry & Criticism: Pratt lecture, 1977
45		Rylands, George / Unconsidered Trifles: the poet’s part of speech: Pratt lecture, 1978
46		Smith, A.J.M. / Some Poems of E.J. Pratt: aspects of imagery and theme: Pratt lecture, 1969
46		Waddington, Miriam / Folklore in the Poetry of A.M. Klein: Pratt lecture, 1974
46		West, Paul / Doubt and Dylan Thomas: Pratt lecture, 1970 (2 copies);
46		Whalley, George / Birthright to the Sea: some poems of E.J. Pratt: Pratt lecture, 1976 (3 copies);
17	6	Victoria College. Council. / [Resolution on the death of Edwin J. Pratt]: ts. With covering letter from R.H. Farquharson (Secretary) to Viola Pratt.
Correspondence about Pratt:
(selected list; see old inventory for complete list):
16		David K. Bernhardt to the Librarian, Victoria College; Photocopy.
16		Leonard Brockington to John Masefield; cc.
16		Morley Callaghan to Hugh Eayrs
16		Robert F. Chisholm to A.B.B. Moore; Photocopy.
16		Northrop Frye to Claire Pratt
16		Northrop Frye to Margaret Ray
16		Northrop Frye to Lorna D. Fraser; 1 original; 1 photocopy.
16		Ernest Hemingway to William Arthur Deacon
16		William Lyon Mackenzie King to Hugh Eayrs
16		Watson Kirkconnell to Mrs. D.R. Keyworth; Typed copy.
16		John Masefield to Leonard Brockington; Typed copies.
15		Christopher Morley to William Rose Benet
16		Lorne Pierce to Margaret V. Ray
16		Viola Pratt to Northrop Frye
16.		Margaret V. Ray to Lorne Pierce; cc.
20	2	Winnie Rowles to Carl Schaefer; Photocopies. Includes copies of pages from diary of Winnie Rowles; copies of sketches made in Winnie Rowles’ guest book by Carl Schaefer. File also includes copies of correspondence with Victoria University Library. Subjects: Henri Masson; Will Ogilvie.
20	2	Carl Schaefer to Winnie Rowles; Photocopies.
16		Moffat St. Andrew Woodside to A.B.B. Moore; Photocopy.
Exhibition catalogues:
17	2	For exhibition accompanying E.J. Pratt Symposium, 1976; photocopied;
46		For exhibition at E.J. Pratt Library, “E.J. Pratt, 1882–1982”, 1982
46		For exhibition at E.J. Pratt Library, “E.J. Pratt, 1882–1964.” 1986
Interview:
17	6	With Ronald Hambleton: ts. plus tear-sheets.
Manuscripts:
33–34		E.J. Pratt: The Master Years by David G. Pitt (With revised, amended and additional pages in separate folder, not incorporated in to the manuscript.) ts, n.d.
35		The Evolutionary Vision by Sandra Djwa. ts, n.d.
35		Introduction by Peter Buitenhuis, ed. of Selected Poems. ts, n.d.
35		The Poetry of E.J. Pratt: a new interpretation by John Sutherland. ts, n.d.
Poems about Pratt:
17	6	Birney, Earle / Talk on E.J. Pratt for CBC: ts. plus ts., annotated, inscribed;
17	6	Cartwright, Mrs. R. and Clarke, George Herbert / The last word: ts., annotated;
17	6	Ray, Margaret V. / A tribute to Dr. E.J. Pratt on his 75th birthday: ts.;
23	2	[Ray, Margaret V.?] / To Ned: holograph;
17	2	Stapleford, Frank and Lulu / Ye poet Ned: holograph;
Radio broadcasts:
25	15	Material relating to radio broadcasts
Review of Pratt’s works:
17	6	Smith, A.J.M. / Towards the last spike: mimeographed;
Theses:
36		Copies of 12 theses about Pratt: 12 microfilm rolls; Beckmann, Susan Alisch: Pratt on Pratt. Brother Conrad: The Dialectic of Love and Ferocity in the Shorter Poems of E.J. Pratt. Clark, James Murray: E.J. Pratt and the Will to Believe. Coles, Baxter Matthew: Man as Hero. Gibbs, Robert J.: Aspects of Irony in the Poetry of E.J. Pratt. MacLeod, Denise Anne: The Narrative Technique of E.J. Pratt. Mensch, Fred: Aspects of Heroism and Evolution in Some Poems by E.J. Pratt. Sister Dorothy Marie: The Poetic Imagery of A.J. Pratt. Sister Helen Mahoney: Edwin John Pratt. Sister Mary Rosalinda: Brebeuf and his Brethren. Thorpe, John B.: Man and Religion in the Poetry of E.J. Pratt.
Other material:
19		Additional clippings and tear-sheets; In scrapbook.
19		Additional clippings
25	14	Additional clippings
17	3 & 7	Clippings, tear-sheets, issues of journals, photocopies of printed material
37		Clippings, tear-sheets, issues of journals, photocopies of printed material
20	1	Clippings, tear-sheets, issues of journals, photocopies of printed material
		Clippings: formerly in scrapbook, removed and encapsulated; oversized storage.
19		Clippings; in scrapbook of letters, telegrams and cards received on 80th birthday
44	6	E.J. Pratt commemorative stamp, based on Seagulls, woodcut by Claire Pratt: Enlargement, framed.
17	2	Commemorative stamp: First-day covers, with advertising leaflet;
17		Drawings and other visual material. See item list in inventory.
19		Drawings by Isaac Bickerstaff: photocopies. See related correspondence held with photocopies.
44	4	Illustration by Eric Arthur for The Iron Door: enlargement, framed.
44	3	Illustration by F.H. Varley for Newfoundland verse; Material relating to reunions of Class of ’26; Box 19, File 7.
21	8	Material relating to checklist of works by Pratt, compiled by Lila Laakso
20	3	Material relating to the Martyrs’ Shrine, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
17		Miscellaneous
19	5	Miscellaneous
23	2	Miscellaneous
25	12	Miscellaneous
36		Microfiche: Peter R. Hunt: Two Catholic Epics of the 20th Century (3 sheets, 222 images);
45		The Music of Oberon, compiled and illustrated by Claire Mildred Pratt. Miniature book, 1975
20	4	Offprints of articles by Pelham Edgar, inscribed to E.J. Pratt
		Portrait: by Kenneth Forbes; Displayed in Victoria University Library
19	8	Telegrams
Phonodiscs:
51–52		38 phonodiscs
Sound recordings:
Note: Material consists of: readings and lectures by Pratt, interviews with, and programs about Pratt. Includes excerpts from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation programs. Other persons represented include: Jed Adams; Earle Birney; Leonard Brockington; Howard Engel; Lorna D. Fraser; Northrop Frye; J.W. Grant; J.E. Hodgetts; Grace Irwin; Alexandra Johnston; David Knight; Lila Laakso; Christopher Love; Millar MacLure; A.B.B. Moore; Robert Patchwell; Lorne Pierce; Claire Pratt; Viola Pratt; R.S. Mills; C. Noseworthy; David Pitt; Margaret V. Ray; Lister Sinclair; Sidney Smith; Louis St. Laurent; Healey Willan; Frank Willis. See also: transcription held in Box 39, File 16; and see also: descriptions of sound recordings held in Box 39.
47	1	Brebeuf and his Brethren. Dramatic adaptation of E.J. Pratt’s poem, CBC, 1943 on sound tape reel (1) and audio cassette (1)
47	2	E.J. Pratt reading his own poetry/ Recorded for the Poetry Room, Harvard College Library, 1949 on audio cassette (1; 2 copies)
47	3	Reminiscences of Newfoundland by E.J. Pratt. Delivered at St. John’s, Newfoundland, CBC, 1949 (1 audio cassette) and Address to St. John’ Rotary Club, 1949 on audio cassette (1)
47	4	E.J. Pratt reading selections from his Collected Poems, 1956 on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1; 3 copies)
47	5	E.J. Pratt with Jed Adams, A Sound Biography for “Assignment” produced by H.J. Boyle for the CBC, 1958 on audio cassettes (1) and sound tape reel (1; 2 copies)
47	6	E.J. Pratt lecture on King Lear, recorded in Old Victoria College Library, 1960 on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1; 2 copies)
47	7	Close-Up (tv series), 1961. E.J. Pratt discusses his life and works in an interview with Frank Willis, CBS, on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1)
48	8	E.J. Pratt Readings on “CBC Wednesday Night,” 1963 on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1; 2 copies)
48	9	The Cachalot. Dramatic adaptation of E.J. Pratt’s poem The Cachalot, CBC Stage Series, 1964 on sound tape reel (1)
48	10	Brebeuf and his Brethren. A muscial dramatic pagaent by Healey Willan with text by E.J. Pratt, CBC, n.d., on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1)
48	11	Dinner given by Victoria University in honour of E.J. Pratt on the occasion of his retirement, 1953 on audio cassette (1; 2 copies) and sound tape reel (2; 2 copies each);
48	12	A profile of E.J. Pratt by C. Noseworthy, VOCM, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1958 on audio cassette (1)
48	13	CBS Wednesday Night Programme in honour of Pratt’s 75th birthday, edited and narrated by Lister Sinclair, 1958 on sound tape reel (1; 2 copies)
48		Loose audio cassette with recordings of poems by E.J. Pratt, T.S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, Robinson Jeffers, and Stephen Spender, 1981
49	14	Service of commemoration for E.J. Pratt at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, 1964 on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1; 2 copies)
49	15	Opening ceremonies of E.J. Pratt Memorial Room at Victoria University, CBC on audio cassettes (2) and sound tape reel (1)
49	16	The naming of the E.J. Pratt Library, 1968 on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1; 2 copies)
49	17	E.J. Pratt remembered, 1978 on audio cassette (1; 2 copies)
49	19	Pratt Centenary Lecture by Northrop Frye, Victoria College, Toronto, 1982 on audio cassette (1; 2 copies) and sound tape reel (1)
50	20	Professor Millar MacLure talks about E.J. Pratt on “CBC Anthology,” n.d., on audio cassette (1) and sound tape reel (1; 2 copies)
50	22	Audio cassette #1: University of Ottawa, Biographical discussion: Fred Cogswell, Ralph Gustafson, Carl Klink. Not to be published without permission of the speakers and Ottawa University; Box 50. Cassette #2–4 are missing. Audio cassette #5: Unidentified material + Papers on Brebeuf it’s source and critics. Not to be published without permission of the speakers and Ottawa University
50	23	Pratt’s Ice-Floes by Laite on sound tape reel (1); Box 50. Two unidentified sound tape reels

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