Material about E.J. Pratt

Press cuttings of reviews of Newfoundland Verse, The Witches’ Brew, Titans, The Iron Door, The Roosevelt and the Antinoe, Many Moods, The Titanic, The Fable of the Goat, Brébeuf and His Brethren, Still Life, Collected Poems, Behind the Log, and Towards the Last Spike; articles on Pratt; news reports of awards; addresses and recitals; tearsheets of published poems; in memoriam notices; miscellany

Gift of Mrs. V. Pratt with additions from other donors

Includes scrapbook where some of the press clippings were originally housed

Photocopied holograph letter, enclosing poem, "Like Mother, Like Daughter," written for a 2T6 Reunion and given by Pratt to Dorothy Bernhardt

See also: Box 7, file 50 for original typescript of poem and additional letter from Bernhardt (July 1, 1998) identifying women listed in poem

Typescript letter, thanking him for an invitation, expressing regrets that he will be unable to meet old Toronto friends or have the opportunity to meet Pratt

Verso contains a short holograph list by Pratt

Holograph letter from Frederick C. Packard Jr., editor of Harvard Vocarium Records, to Margaret V. Ray, librarian at Victoria College, regarding sales of Pratt's Harvard-Vocarium recordings

Typed copy of letter, for Dr. Pratt, acknowledging receipt of a copy of Collected Poems and promising copies of any studies he may publish relating to Pratt's work

Typed copy of letter, for Dr. Pratt, congratulating them on their publication of Pratt's Collected Poems and notifying them of his intention to publish a study on Canadian poets

transcript letter, thanking him and Pratt for a copy of Brébeuf and his Brethren

[1944]; Typed copy of letter, requesting two copies of Pratt's Collected Poems

Mar. 3 [1959]; Typed copy of letter, thanking him for a letter and a copy of Pratt's Collected Poems

Typed letter (carbon copy), expressing his and Pratt's delight in the receipt of a Masefield letter, relating an intricate conceit on the Bank of Arcadia, informing him about Pratt, and gifting two copies of Collected Poems

Typed letter from L. W. Brockington to Mrs. E.J. Pratt, asking her to convey his thanks to Pratt for an inscribed volume

Typescript letter, acknowledging receipt of "Newfoundland Seamen"

Typed letter (carbon copy) of letter from [Margaret Ray] to Dr. [Lorne] Pierce, enclosing Pratt's holograph poem "Newfoundland Seamen" for frontispiece reproduction in Ewart Young's This is Newfoundland

Attribution of letter to Margaret Ray by previous archivist

Typed letter, sending her and her mother, Viola Pratt, best wishes

One typed letter; one photocopied typed letter from Norrie to Lorna; both regarding purchase of Pratt manuscripts

The original April 7, 1967 letter in Edgar Pelham collection

Typed letter from Norrie to Miss Margaret Ray, regarding purchase of Pratt manuscripts and setting up of poetry room in the New Library

Holograph letter from Vi to Norrie, concerning renaming of the library and negotiations for purchase of Pratt manuscripts

Typed copy of letter, thanking him for a copy of The Titanic and complimenting Pratt

Typed copy or letter, offering an account of his relation with and opinion of Pratt

Typed letter expressing his pleasure at opening of poetry room in commemoration of Pratt and donation of volume of poetry by Ugo Betti

Telegram, offering congratulations on the publication of The Titanic

Mimeographed; Book reviews of Pratt's Towards the Last Spike and the Northern Review Pratt Issue

Typescript (carbon copy); Radio broadcast of a book review of Pratt's The Titanic; Anon. gift

Typescript speech in memory of Ned [Pratt]; possibly for E.J. Pratt's 100th birthday party

Programme for the naming of the E.J. Pratt Library (3 copies); annotated typescript of reception speech given by Lorna D. Fraser, Chief Librarian of Victoria University, on the occasion of the naming of the E.J. Pratt Library; includes invitation to the ceremony celebrating the naming of the E.J. Pratt Library, with holograph inscription to Mrs. Pratt

Typescript, carbon copy, of the proceedings that took place at the opening of the E.J. Pratt Room of Contemporary Poetry, Oct. 15, 1964

Newspaper and magazine clippings on Pratt; newspaper and magazine clippings noting E.J. Pratt's death; Newspaper clippings on naming of E.J. Pratt Room and renaming of library to E.J. Pratt Library; includes "A Poet and a Legend" by Northrop Frye, Varsity Graduate, vol. 11, no. 6, June 1965; 2 copies of 1965 obituary by Northrop Frye reprinted from Proceedings of the Royal Society of Canada

Typescript; contains holograph notes on verso of leafs

Annotated typescript of article published in Acta Victoriana, Mar. 1955; includes envelope with holograph presentation note to Pratt

Typescript, signed; Speech presenting E.J. Pratt for the honorary degree of D. Litt, honoris causa

Mimeographed typescripts; 2 copies; address given at Pratt's funeral service in Convocation Hall

Mimeographed typescript; script for Speaking Personally, CBC broadcast; Anon. gift

Mimeographed typescript; Resolution prepared by Northrop Frye; includes typescript covering letter from A.B.B. Moore to Mrs. E.J. Pratt

2 typescript copies; signed by Claude Bissell, President, and W.D. Foulds, Secretary; includes covering letter from W.D. Foulds to Mrs. E.J. Pratt dated June 23, 1964

Typescript; with typescript letter from R.H. Farquharson, secretary of Victoria College Council, to Mrs. E.J. Pratt

Print copy of article published in Journal of English and Foreign Languages, No. 26, December 2000, pp. 63-71

Transcript; with letter to Pratt from Reaney forwarding copy of paper delivered at Humanities Association Meeting, Winnipeg, 1955; includes envelope

Correct typescript; carbon copy drafts; undated; account of official retirement dinner for Pratt, at Burwash Hall. Victoria College, and is made Professor Emeritus

See also: Box 9, file 69 for address Pratt delivered at the dinner titled "Reminiscences of university, highlights and lowlights"

Printed article in The Canadian Author & Bookman, vol. 39, no. 2, Winter 1963, on the beginnings of the CPM and role of E.J. Pratt as founding editor

Typescript article published in the Toronto Star

Typescript article and cover story printed in The United Church Observer, pp. 10-11, 40; magazine addressed to Miss Florence Pratt; two copies of article, one with magazine cover

See also: Box 31, File 6 for additional copy of article

Typescript article and interview with E.J. Pratt

Photocopy of article from The Daily News, St. John's Nfld., printed in C.A.C.U.L. Newsletter, No. 3, 15 XII,1964

Typescript article printed in The United Church Observer, pp. 32

Typescript pamphlet on the Pratt Editorial Project; includes a facsimile of a published version of Pratt's "Newfoundland Seamen"

Printed article published in The Globe Magazine, pp. 9-11; 2 copies, 1 incomplete

See also: Box 31, File 8 for additional complete copy of magazine

Special edition of Vic Report, Vol. 7, No. 3, Summer Issue, on E.J. Pratt, includes articles by Northrop Frye, Robert C. Brandeis, and C.C. Love

See also: Box 31, File 8 for additional copy

St. Andrew's United Church programme of Morning Worship at Eleven; includes a memorial to E.J. Pratt by Mrs. Viola Pratt and Claire Pratt with excerpts from his poem "The Depression Ends"

Two copies

Programme for the opening of the E.J. Pratt Room of Contemporary Poetry; addresses from Northrop Frye, Leonard W. Brockington, and Viola L. Pratt

Two copies

Programme of "The Pratt Symposium, 1976" held at the University of Ottawa, Apeil 30 - May 2, 1976; two copies; includes a guide to the E.J. Pratt exhibit held at the same time as the symposium

Mimeographed order to service for Pratt's funeral service; 2 copies

Four first-day covers (one autographed by Claire Pratt and Viola Whitney Pratt); First Day of Issue envelope; two Commemorative Stamp Bulletin pamphlets; Colorano "Silk" Cachet portrait of Pratt; three envelopes with portraits of Pratt and Laure Conan

Broadside invitation to the E.J. Pratt's 100th birthday celebration

12 colour photographs

5 b&w photographs and 2 contact sheets of guests and speakers, including Northrop Frye, Mrs. Pratt, Leonard Brockington, and A.B.B. Moore

4 b&w photographs, 3 colour prints, and 1 contact sheet of guests and speakers, including Mrs. Pratt and A.B.B. Moore

Tearsheets with slightly abridged text of interview with E.J. Pratt conducted by Ronald Hambleton published in CBC Times, Mar. 6-12, Mar. 20-26, 1955; Anon gift

See also: Box 31, File 6, for a complete edition of the CBC Times, March 6-12 edition

Typescript; broadcast by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 1955

Typescript and carbon copy; sung to the tune of Squid-Jigging Ground; 2 copies

Poem about Pratt published in The Village Voice, April 1967, p. 41

Typescript and holograph limericks by George Herbert Clarke and Mrs. [Richard] Cartwright; manuscript titled by Viola Pratt

Typescript poet with a note to Mrs. Brook

Typescript; corrected typescript inscribed to Ned and Vi [Pratt]

Printed cartoon described authors at a convention

Printed cartoon published in Acta Victoriana

Copy of printed drawing from the dinner programme for a honorary dinner held on the publication of The Titanic; pasted on board with typescript "Beginner's Luck" pasted underneath drawing

See also: Box 15, file 2 for the dinner programme

Pencil sketch made in class by a former student, pasted onto a board

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Newspaper clipping of book review of Brébeuf and his Brethren by William Arthur Deacon

Newspaper clipping of review of Many Moods by Isabel M. Jordan published in The Canadian Microscope

Photocopies of typescript and holograph letters. 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.

Two typescript letters to Viola Pratt, one from Norrie [Northrop H. Frye], and the other from A.B.B. Moore, regarding the opening of the Pratt Room and renaming of the E.J. Pratt Library

Published in The Atlantic Advocate, Vol. 52, No. 9, May 1962, pp. 22-23; includes sections from various poems by Pratt

See also: Box 31, File 8 for additional copy

Typescript article published in the Martyrs' Shrine Message, vol. 30, no. 4, December 1966, pp. 9-13

See also: Box 31, File 6 for additional copy

Typescript article published in Saturday Night, Vol. 73, No. 3, February 1, 1958, pp. 14-15, 35

See also: Box 31, File 8 for additional copy

Photocopy of typescript article printed in The Canadian Imagination: Dimensions of a Literary Culture, edited by David Staines, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1977. pp. 46-68

Published in The Atlantic Advocate; includes sections from various poems by Pratt

See also: Box 31, File 6 duplicate copy

Biography published in the Star Weekly, pp. 8

See also: Box 31, File 8 for additional copy

Published in The Canadian Forum

Published in the Riverdale Collegiate Institute's yearbook, Reveille

Published in The Globe Magazine, pp. 15-17

Published in the E.J. Central High school paper, Pratt Herald

Newspaper and magazine clippings on Pratt, his poetry, his death, and commemorative articles and ceremonies in his honour

Published in the Canadian Library Journal, vol. 34, no. 4 (August 197), pp. 273-294; Includes 2 holograph letters to Mrs. [Viola] Pratt, one dated 27, September '76, regarding the progress on an annotated bibliography of Pratt's work and works on Pratt; Also includes an annotated typescript biography on Pratt titled, "An Annotated Bibliography of E.J. Pratt," compiled by Lila and Raymond Laakso with the assistance of Moira Allen and Marjorie Linden

Typescript leaflet of address given by Rev. John H. Morgan to The First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto

2 copies in Box 46

Two typescript letters regarding donations to the E.J. Pratt Ms. Collection

holograph poem possibly by Peggy [Margaret V.] Ray for Pratt's birthday; includes letter from Viola [Pratt] to Bob [Robert C. Brandeis], dated 18 Nov. '86 wanting the poem's inclusion in the Pratt manuscript collection

Typescript list of items included in an exhibition on Pratt 

Typescript script of radio broadcast including reminisces on Pratt

Undated typescript radio script discussing Canadian poetry and the poetry of E.J. Pratt

Typescript review of Pratt's Collected Poems (1944) published in The Canadian Forum

Annotated typescript review of Pratt's Towards the Last Spike

Typescript letter asking for copyright permission to include lines of Pratt's poem "Erosion" with a music composition

2 Typescript letters and 1 holograph letter, updating Viola Pratt on the E.J. Central High School in Newfoundland

See also: Viola Leone Whitney Pratt fond, Box 1, file 1 for additional correspondence from Button to Viola Pratt on the high school

Eulogy published in Canadian Poetry, XXVIII.4 [August 1964]; Includes "Silence Upon the Earth" by Northrop Frye, an article on Pratt

Annotated typescript (original manuscript) of a talk given by Earle Birney on E.J. Pratt; includes accompanying envelope dated 18, June '82

Typescript of speech given in honour of Pratt during presentation of University of Alberta's National Fine Arts Award

Newspaper clippings including obituaries, biographies, review of a biography on Pratt, notice of unpublished poetry released by Viola and Claire Pratt, and a review of an anthology of Pratt's works

Newspaper clipping of article regarding Pratt's honorary Doctorate of Letters from University of Manitoba, including a picture of Pratt receiving the degree

Commencement programme for the North Toronto Collegiate Institute; includes The E.J. Pratt Memorial Prize for Poetry

Typescript list of items included in the Pratt Library

2 scrapbooks (1 blue and 1 brown) containing newspaper clippings regarding Pratt including: Pratt as a professor, his honorary degrees and awards, reviews of his works, events attended, birthday tributes, and eulogies

Fragile: contains loose clippings and scrapbook paper fragile to handle

Advertising poster for E.J. Pratt: the truant years, 1882-1927 by David G. Pitt

Kept rolled in tissue paper inside a tube

Two ink drawings of Pratt; includes accompanying correspondence to Ms Mila Laasko from Don Evans AKA Isaac Bickerstaff, regarding the drawings

Enlarged promotional poster on wood backing for E.J. Pratt commemorative stamp depicting artwork by Claire Pratt

Coloured pencil sketch of E.J. Pratt by Grant Macdonald

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Typescript draft of biography on Pratt; with revised, amended, and additional pages (not incorporated into the manuscript) in a separate folder; undated

Typescript draft of biography on Pratt; with revised, amended, and additional pages incorporated into manuscript; includes letter of donation to Ms. Lila Laakso from Gerry, University of Toronto Press Editorial Department, dated January 7, 1988

Photocopied copy of typescript draft of the introduction to Selected Poems of E. J. Pratt, edited by Peter Buitenhuis (Toronto: Macmillan, 1968); includes typescript table of contents for the book; includes accompanying typescript letter to Claire Pratt from Diane, College-Medical Books Department of Macmillan, dated May 1, 1967

Annotated typescript drafts of book regarding Pratt and his literary work; File 2 contains drafts of parts of book; draft of complete book in File 3 originally housed in duotang folder titled "E.J. Pratt | Sandra Djwa | January, 1972"

Annotated typescript draft of study of Pratt's poetry

12 microfilm rolls of copies of theses on E.J. Pratt;
Beckmann, Susan Alison: Pratt on Pratt: the prose commentaries of E.J. Pratt
Clark, James Murray: E.J. Pratt and the Will to Believe: an examination of his unpublished Clay and his poetry
Coles, Baxter Matthew: Man as Hero: a study of E.J. Pratt's concept of heroism
Conrad, Brother: The Dialectic of Love and Ferocity in the Shorter Poems of E.J. Pratt
Dorothy Marie, Sister: The Poetic Imagery of Edwin John Pratt
Gibbs, Robert J.: Aspects of Irony in the Poetry of E.J. Pratt
Helen Mahoney, Sister: Edwin John Pratt: Canadian poet
MacLeod, Denise Anne: The Narrative Technique of E.J. Pratt.
Mary Rosalinda, Sister: Brebeuf and his Brethren: a great Canadian poem
Mensch, Fred: Aspects of Heroism and Evolution in Some Poems by E.J. Pratt
Stonehewer, Lila Lavinia: An Interpretation of Symbols in the Work of E.J. Pratt
Thorpe, John B.: Man and Religion in the Poetry of E.J. Pratt.

For more information regarding individual microfilm rolls, see records in University of Toronto Libraries catalogue

Microfiche copy of thesis on E.J. Pratt; includes 3 microfiche sheets with 222 images

For more information see University of Toronto Libraries catalogue record: http://go.utlib.ca/cat/2051057

Transcript of complete radio broadcast series, "Great Canadians," by W. Brock MacMurray, where he discusses notable Canadians; Talk No. 38 - Series No. III on E.J. Pratt, originally broadcast on June 15, 1947; originally housed in accompanying duotang

Review of the second edition of Pratt's Collected Poems (Toronto: Macmillan, 1958) and Pratt's literary works reprinted from University of Toronto Quarterly; undated; with inscription "To Dr. E.J. Pratt, with best wishes, Frank Watt"

Feature on E.J. Pratt in Acta Victoriana, Vol. 106, No. 2, Spring 1982, pp.8-29; includes: articles on Pratt by Northrop Frye, Alexandra F. Johnston, Kathleen Coburn, and Ken MacLean; reproductions of his poetry; interview with Dr. Fred Stokes on Pratt; facsimiles of his notes, and reproductions of photographs of Pratt

Published in the Martyrs' Shrine Message, vol. 30, no. 4, December 1966, pp. 9-13

See also: Box 17, File 1 for additional copy

Clippings of 2 articles on Pratt published in The Canadian Forum: "Postprandial Thanks to E.J. Pratt (on his seventy-fifth birthday)" by Earle Birney, September 1958; "Ned Pratt's Funeral" by George Johnston, June 1964

Published in University of Toronto Review, Vol. 6, Spring 1982, pp. 19-23; inscribed to Northrop Frye on pp. 19

Published in issue of Northern Review, Vol. 5, Nos. 3-4, February-March & April-May 1952, pp. 36-64, devoted to E.J. Pratt; includes Pratt's poem "The Great Feud," pp. 3-35

Published in The Atlantic Advocate, pp. 40-41; includes sections from various poems by Pratt

See also: Box 17, File 1 duplicate copy

Typescript article and cover story printed in The United Church Observer, pp. 10-11, 40

See also: Box 15, File 12 for additional copies of article

Published in The Canadian Author & Bookman, vol. 38, no. 3, Spring 1963, pp. 2, 20

Article on Canadian literature, which mentions Pratt; published in Food for Thought, Vol. 10, No. 8, May 1950, pp. 1-8

Photocopy of article mentioning Pratt, published in The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 7, 1982; inscription notes from Prof. C. Love)

Published in The Atlantic Advocate, pp. 13-21

Published in The Atlantic Advocate, Vol. 52, No. 9, May 1962, pp. 22-23; includes sections from various poems by Pratt

See also: Box 17, File 1 for additional copy

Typescript article published in Saturday Night, Vol. 73, No. 3, February 1, 1958, pp. 14-15, 35

See also: Box 17, File 1 for additional copy

Biography published in the Star Weekly, pp. 8

See also: Box 17, File 1 for additional copy

Article published in CBC Times, Vol. 13, No. 31, Feb. 4-10, summarizing an upcoming interview with Pratt on CBC-TV's "Close-Up"

Published in Maclean's, Vol. 57, No. 22, November 15, 1944, pp. 15, 24, 26, 28

Fragile, handle with care

Published in The Globe Magazine, pp. 9-11

See also: Box 15, File 12 for 2 additional copies, 2 incomplete

Special edition of Vic Report, Vol. 7, No. 3, Summer Issue, on E.J. Pratt, includes articles by Northrop Frye, Robert C. Brandeis, and C.C. Love

See also: Box 15, File 12 for additional copy

First half of text of interview with E.J. Pratt conducted by Ronald Hambleton published in CBC Times, Vol. 1, No. 34, Mar. 6-12

See also: Box 15, File 11 for tearsheets from CBC Times with full interview

Interview with Northrop Frye, where he discusses E.J. Pratt; published in The Strand, Vol. 20, No. 7, Wednesday, March 1, 1978, pp. 5-11

Pamphlet published by University of Toronto Press highlighting works on Atlantic Studies including the book E.J. Pratt on His Life and Poetry edited by Susan Gingell