Biographical files

Title: Biographical files
Dates of Material:
inclusive: 1928–1991, predominant: 1929–1939
Extent:
2.25 cm of textual records
Scope and content

Series consists of certificates belonging to Helen Kemp Frye, a diploma, a family tree, and clippings with information about Northrop Frye and the Frye family. Also includes an eight-page account of Northrop Frye's early life and marriage to Helen.

NOTE(S)
Source of supplied title

Title based on contents of the series.

Extent

The series is stored in 3 boxes.

Finding aids

File list available (see below).

BOX FILE TITLE YEAR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1991
1991, Box 4
46Clippings about Northrop Frye and the Frye Family n.d., 1929, 1939
47Biographical material relating to Helen Frye: certificates.
1991, Box 6
6 /OS1Degree, Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto Victoria College1933

   

1993
1993, Box 1
14Obituary clippings for Stanley H.F. Kemp1956
1993, Box 4
41Clippings of reviews of concerts given by Helen Kemp and advertisements for her pictorial map of the University of Toronto published by J.M. Dent & Son, Ltd. in 1932.

Includes printed concert programme.

4 Diploma from the Hambourg Conservatory of Music, Toronto, 1930
2017.08
2017.08, Box 1
1 /OSCowin family tree1928

Depicts members of the Cowin family, Helen Kemp Frye's ancestors, and the various families into which they married. The family tree was delineated in 1928 by S.H.F. Kemp, Helen's father. 

2024.06
2024.06, Box 1
12"Northrop Frye"[199-?]

An eight-page detailed account of Northrop Frye’s early life and marriage to Helen, including his university work, travels, lectures and publications. Written by Rena Maidment, Helen’s cousin. The numbering in the margins may be references to a cassette counter, indicating the source of the information might originate from cassette tapes.

13Newspaper articles1924, 1983, 1986, 1991

Newspaper articles about Helen and Northrop Frye, collected by Rena Maidment. Publications include: The Observer, The London Free Press, and Our Times.