Box/File List
Stephen Harold Riggins
BOX(s) | FILE | TITLE | YEAR | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
Box 1 | ||||
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Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
Correspondence with Khoa Pham | ||||
1 | 2 RR | Khoa Pham to Stephen Riggins | 1984-1998 | |
1 | 3 RR | Correspondence between Stephen Riggins and Khoa Pham | 1984-1986 | Selected edited transcripts of correspondence. |
1 | 3a | Stephen Riggins to Khoa Pham | 1990-2004 | |
1 | 18 | Stephen Riggins to Khoa Pham | 1984-2004 | |
1 | 20 | Keiller Mackay | 1999 | |
1 | 21 | Riggins–Pham correspondence preliminary list | [1998?] | |
1 | 22 | Promotion to full professor | March 18, 2004 | |
1 | 23 | Corrrespondence, exhibition invitation from Pham | 2006 | Includes 1 col. photograph of Stephen Riggins that was originally kept with the correspondence with Stephen Collington in Box 1, File 25. (Photos P1) |
1 | 24 | Letters of recommendation re positions sought by Riggins | 1984-1994 | |
1 | 25–26 | Correspondence with Stephen Collington | 2006-2007 | |
1 | 27 | Letter from Linda Ellis | 2006 | |
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
1 | 6 | Khoa D. Pham curriculum vitae | August 8, 1985, 1986 | Also includes photocopy of article: "Vietnamese artist visits Loogootee." The Loogootee Tribune (Loogootee, IN), Aug. 8, 1985. |
1 | 7 | Photographs of Riggins | 1984 | Eight (8) col. photographs; two (2) of a painting of Riggins by Khoa Pham; five (5) of Riggins possibly taken by Khoa Pham; one (1) scenic photograph. (Photos P1-8) |
1 | 8 | Decorated envelopes and collages | 1980-1997 | Includes 2 b&w photographs (Photos P1-2) |
1 | 8a | Greeting cards | [1992?]-1998 | Includes 1 col. photograph (Photos P1) |
1 | 9 | Slides | 1985-1989 | 38 photographs: 35 mm col. slides of artwork by Khoa Pham and photographs he took. |
1 | 10 | Architectural drawing | 1984 | |
1 | 10a | List of illustrated booklets, letter | 1984, 1986 | |
1 | 11 | Exhibition catalogues and announcements | 1998-2004 | Includes 6 col. photographs. (Photos P1-6) |
1 | 12 | Exhibition notices; art illustrations | 1988-2004 | |
1 | 13 | Khoa Pham: Miroirs Peintures | 1997 | Hinsey, Ellen. Khoa Pham: Miroirs Peintures : [exposition, Paris], Galerie Jacob, cahier no. 3, 1997. |
1 | 14 | Architecture greeting cards | 1989-1995 | |
1 | 15 | Articles on art | [2000?] | |
1 | 16 | Architecture prospectus | [2004?] | |
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
1 | 1 | Stephen Harold Riggins Ph.D Curriculum vitae | 2004 | |
1 | 4 | “Scrapbook Magic” articles | [2003?] | |
1 | 5 | Articles by Stephen Riggins | 1986, 1991 | Riggins, Stephen H. and Khoa Pham. "Democratizing the Arts: France in an Era of Austerity." Queen's Quarterly 93, no. 1 (Spring 1986): 149-161. Riggins, Stephen Harold. "If Work Made People Rich: An Oral History of General Farming, 1905-1925." Midwestern Folklore: Journal of the Hoosier Folklore Society 17, no. 2 (Fall 1991): 73-109. |
1 | 17 | Draft section of The Pleasures of Time | November 12, 1998 | Annotated typescript draft. |
1 | 19 | Omitted chapters and interview with Khoa Pham for The Pleasures of Time | 1998, 2001 | |
1 | 28 | Photographs of the Toronto apartment of "Tim Fastco" | [1990?] | Fourteen (14) b&w photographs, by professional photographer Susan Ashukian, of the interior of the apartment of Tony Formo to be used for an article by Stephen Riggins on the symbolism of vernacular interior decoration. (Photos P1-14) |
Box 2 | ||||
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
2 /OS | 1 | Artwork by Khoa Pham | 1984-1985 | Includes drawings,multimedia artwork, and architectural drawings by Pham. Originally housed in portfolio envelope at bottom of box. |
2 /OS | 2 | Artwork and Architectural drawings by Khoa Pham | 1981-1986 | |
2007.08 | ||||
2007.08, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
1 | 1 | Correspondence with Stephen Collington | 2007 | |
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
1 | 2 | Drawings of Stephen Riggins | 1989 | |
1 | 3 | Drawing of living room | 1976 | |
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
1 | 4 | Draft section of The Pleasures of Time | ||
1 | 5 | Draft sections of The Pleasures of Time (includes two letters by Paul Bouissac, 1975, 1984) | 1975, 1984 | |
1 | 6 | Transcript of 2004 interview with Ron Weihs re the Debord Circus | 2007 | |
1 | 7 | Photographs by Bill Whorrall | Photographs of small town and rural scenes in Indiana. (Photos P1-6) | |
2008.04 | ||||
2008.04, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
1 | 1 | Correspondence with Stephen Collington | 2007 | |
1 | 2 | Photograph | 2007 | Photograph of Stephen Riggins and other members of Memorial University Sociology Department. (Photos P1) |
2008.04, Box 2 | ||||
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
2 /OS | 1 | Promotional poster | 1989 | |
2 /OS | 2–4 | Drawings | 1986 | |
2009.01 | ||||
2009.01, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
1 | 1 | Biographical information re correspondents in Files 2–5 | ||
1 | 2 | Anne Boley | 1966-1967 | |
1 | 3 | Tom Cottman | 1968 | |
1 | 4 | Paul Edson | 1967-1968 | |
1 | 5 | Edward Whitson | 1966-1968 | |
1 | 6 RR | Correspondence with Stephen Collington | 2007-2008 | |
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
1 | 7 | Drawings by Paul Bouissac | 2006 | |
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
1 | 8 | “Stephen Riggins’ Life the First Ten Years” | 2008 | |
2010.05 | ||||
2010.05, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
1 | 1 | Scrapbook binder | 1982-2005 | Scrapbook of photographs, letters, envelopes, clippings and other material re Bill Whorrall and Khoa Pham (more details included in Box); includes: 11 b&w photographs; 23 col. photograph; 1 sepia photograph. Originally housed in plastic covers in a blue binder. (Photos P1-18) |
1 | 2 | Photographs by Stephen Harold Riggins | 2004-2010 | P1–26: Various Toronto graffiti artists and graffiti, dated between 2004-2007; 26 col. photographs (detailed list in File). |
1 | 3 | Various drawings by Bill Whorrall and Khoa Pham | 1984-2008 | Includes exhibition pamphlets, handmade greeting card, letter to Paul Bouissac from artist Kato; and 3 col. photographs of works by Khoa Pham. (Photos P1-3) |
2011.12 | ||||
2011.12, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
1 | 1 | Edward Whitson | December 10, 1965 | |
1 | 2 | Karen Taylor | November 16, 1996 | |
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
1 | 3 | Exhibition programs from Khoa Pham | 2010-2011 | |
1 | 4 | Drawings by Paul Bouissac titled "Wolf Flowers, Circus Myths, and other Doodles" collected by Riggins | 1944-2008, 2011 | Includes 41 col. photographs of Bouissac's drawings; postcard to Bouissac; and an overview of the collection of drawings by Stephen Riggins dated July 2011. |
2012.08 | ||||
2012.08, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
1 | 1 | Various - Outgoing | 1970 | |
1 | 2 | Various - Outgoing | 1970-1976 | |
1 | 3 | Christmas letters to relatives | 1970-1977 | |
1 | 4 | Re Ph.D. thesis | 1978-1979 | |
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
1 | 5 | Undergraduate essays (Indiana University) | 1965-1966 | |
1 | 6 | Graduate essays (University of Toronto) | 1971-1975 | |
1 | 7 | Date calendar for year at Indiana University | 1964-1965 | |
1 | 8 | 'Two texts" poems written in French with Paul Bouissac | 2013 | |
2020.10 | ||||
2020.10, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
1 | 1 | Paul Bouissac to Stephen Riggins | 1969-2020, predominant 1984 | Includes 4 photographs. (Photos P1-4) |
1 | 2 | Letters from India: Paul Bouissac Writing to Stephen Riggins | 2017 | Transcription of letters written in 1984 and sent from India found in 2020.10 Box 1, File 1. Transcription completed in 2017 and annotated in pencil. |
1 | 3 | Letters from Stephen to Paul | 1973-1985, predominant 1984-1985 |
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1 | 4 | Thomas Jefferson Cottman III to Riggins | 1968-1973, predominant 1968 | Riggins' identified Thomas Cottman as his first boyfriend. |
1 | 5 | Thomas Jefferson Cottman III to Stephen Riggins | 1968, 2017 | Also includes 3 letters from Stephen Riggins and a 2017 print out of a court decision regarding Thomas Cottman. |
1 | 6 | Flossie (Gibson) Ledgerwood to Stephen Riggins | 1974-1983 | Flossie Ledgerwood is Stephen's Aunt. She married a brother of Stephen's mother. Note that these letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2020.10 Box 1 File 7. |
1 | 7 | Flossie (Gibson) Ledgerwood to Family | 1943-1990, predominant 1975-1983 | Consists of letters written to family members - mainly Stephen's parents (Harold and Eithel Riggins). Includes a postcard photograph of Flossie Ledgerwood as a young woman. Note that these letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2020.10 Box 1 File 6. (Photos P5) |
2020.10, Box 2 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
2 | 1 | Riggins Letters to Parents | 1967-1986 | Note that these letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2020.10 Box 2 File 2. |
2 | 2 | Letters from Parents | 1958-1988 | Note that these letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2020.10 Box 2 File 1. |
2 | 3 | Riggins to and from Reba Chandler | 1952-1983 | Includes Riggins' high school graduation invitation. |
2 | 4 | Stephen Riggins to Various Family and from Others | 1938-2020 | Primarily consists of letters to parents. Other authors include: Anne Saddlemyer (Fonds 88), Judy Ledgerwood, William O. Harris, Louise Proffitt, Terry Hasler. |
2 | 5 RR | Ron Bowen | 1973-2014 | Ron Bowen painted a portrait of Stephen Riggins. This file also includes: 1 slide, a catalogue, 2 photographs. (Photos P6-7) |
2 | 6 RR | Jack Der | 1989-2010 | Includes 5 photographs. Date order of the material is not clear. (Photos P8-12) |
2 | 7 | Jack Connell | 1972-1979 | Jack Connell, Toronto businessman. File consists of mostly personal letters, but it also includes discussion regarding Canadian and Toronto politics. |
2 | 8 | Ed Whitson | 1965-1982 |
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2 | 9 | Jeffrey Chan | 1998-2018 |
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2 | 10 | Anne Boley | 1966-1967 |
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2 | 11 | Various Friends I | 1965-2020 | Includes letters from Khoa Pham, Lin Olsen Wagner, and Bill George. |
2020.10, Box 3 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
3 | 1 | Various Friends II | 1970-2006 | Includes 1 photograph and a 1970 roommate agreement. (Photos P13) |
3 | 2 | Bill Whorrall | 1983-2014, predominant 2005-2014 | Bill Whorrall, artist from Shoals, Indiana. |
3 | 3 | Rev. Maxwell Brown | 1984-2005 | Includes letters written to Stephen Riggins' mother (Eithel Riggins). |
3 | 4 | Indiana History | 1976-1990 | Includes correspondence and ephemera related to research into the history of Marin County, Indiana. |
3 | 5 | Rosemary Clark-Beattie | 2000-2001 | Rosemary Clark-Beattie edited Stephen Riggins' book The Pleasures of Time. This books is available at the University of Toronto libraries. For more information, see the record in the library catalogue. |
3 | 6 | David Kelland | 1993 | David Kelland, Newfoundland architect. |
3 | 8 | Mac Henderson | 1975-1978 | Mac Henderson, Bloomington graduate student at Indiana University. |
3 | 9 | Prof. Walter and Dorothy Robert | 1961-2012 | Walter Robert, Music faculty at Indiana University. Dorothy Robert was Stephen Riggins' piano teacher. Includes 1 photograph of Dorothy Robert. Also includes correspondence from Dr. Karen Taylor (a student of Walter Robert). (Photos P14) |
3 | 10 | Research Related - Various | 1974-2017 |
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3 | 11 | Canadian Sociology Association | 1995-2010 |
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3 | 12 | University of Alberta | 1981-1988 | Also includes teaching contracts. |
3 | 13 | Laurentian University | 1983, 1985 | Contains two letters. |
3 | 14 | Arlie Hochschild | 1988, 1990 | Contains two letters. |
3 | 15 | Paul Edson | n.d. | Contains one letter. No date. |
3 | 16 | University of Toronto | 1971-1980 | Contains administrative letters regarding PhD enrollment and graduation. |
3 | 17 | David Higgs | 1974-1975 | David Higgs, Department of History at the University of Toronto. |
3 | 18 | Metta Spencer | 1972-2019, predominant 1972-1979 | Metta Spencer, Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto. |
3 | 19 | Memorial University Appointment | 1985-2019 |
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3 | 20 | Memorial University - Friends | 2000-2020 |
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3 | 21 | Judith Adler | 1989, 2004, 2005, 2019 | Contains four letters. |
3 | 22 | Roberta Buchanan | 2013, 2019, 2020 | Contains three letters. Roberta Buchanan, English Department at Memorial University. |
3 | 23 | Volker Meja | 1989-2020 | Volker Meja, Department of Sociology at Memorial University |
3 | 24 | Susan Ottenheimer | 2013, 2020 | Contains two letters. Susan Ottenheimer, Department of Sociology at Memorial University |
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
3 | 7 | Indiana University | 1968-1971 | Includes an essay that was reconstructed in 2007. |
2020.10, Box 4 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
4 | 1 | Junior Year Abroad | 1966-1978 | Contains mostly letters, but some ephemera and postcards are also included. The year of the trip was 1966-1967, University of Munich with Wayne State University. |
4 | 3 | Draft of First Letter | 1953 | Draft of letter written to Reba Chandler. |
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
4 | 5 | Draft of MA Thesis | 1971 | Thesis title: A Survey of the Audiences for Live and Recorded Art Music Riggins does not believe that there is a surviving copy of the completed thesis. |
Series: 4: Personal records and ephemera | ||||
4 | 2 | High School and Primary School | 1953-1968 | Contains mostly school related ephemera (certificates, report cards, programs, etc.) and a few letters. |
4 | 4 RR | Statement to the FBI | 1968 | Contains statement given to the FBI to explain comments written on DD form 98 (Armed Forced Security Questionnaire) and DD form 398 (Statement of Personal History) in relation to the Vietnam War, participation in demonstrations, and membership in student societies at Indiana University. |
4 | 6 | Flyers, Pamphlets | [196-?]-[197-?] | Includes the following items:
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2023.12 | ||||
2023.12, Box 1 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
1 | 1 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from Harold and Eithel Riggins | 1966-1974, 1983-1984 | Contains letters from Stephen Riggins’ parents. These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 2 and File 3. |
1 | 2 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from Harold and Eithel Riggins | 1971, 1979, 1989-1990 | Contains letters from Stephen Riggins’ parents. These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 1 and File 3. |
1 | 3 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from Harold and Eithel Riggins | 1985-1987, 1990 | Contains letters from Stephen Riggins’ parents. These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 1 and File 2. |
1 | 4 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from Harold and Eithel Riggins | 1969-1989, predominant 1970-1980 | Contains letters from Stephen Riggins’ parents. |
1 | 5 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from his parents | 1978-1986 | Contains letters from Stephen Riggins’ parents, Harold and Eithel Riggins. |
1 | 6 | Letters from my parents | 1966-1967, 1977-1978, 1982, 1990 | Contains letters from Stephen Riggins’ parents, Harold and Eithel Riggins. These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 7 and File 8. |
1 | 7 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from Harold and Eithel Riggins | 1968-1979 | These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 6 and File 8. |
1 | 8 | Letters from Stephen Riggins to his parents | 1977-1978 | Contains two letters. These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 6 and File 7. |
1 | 9 | Eithel and Harold Riggins writing Stephen Riggins | 1966-1967 | Letters were written while Stephen Riggins was studying in Munich, Germany. |
1 | 10 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from his parents | 1974-1975, 1983 | These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 11, File 12 and File 13. |
1 | 11 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from his parents | [1975 and 1979] | These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 10, File 12 and File 13. |
1 | 12 | Letters from Mother + Father | 1977-1978 | These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 10, File 11 and File 13. |
1 | 13 | Letters to Stephen Riggins from his parents | [1981 and 1985] | Contains two letters. These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 1 File 10, File 11 and File 12. |
1 | 14 | Eithel + Harold Riggins to Stephen | 1964-1975, 1982-1989 | Includes the certificate of death for Eithel Riggins (2002). |
2023.12, Box 2 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
2 | 1 | Stephen Riggins to and from his parents | 1971, 1977, 1981, 1984-1985 | Includes a brochure for the Socio-semiotics of Objects international conference (1990) and The Glenton Guide for the Highlights of Britain. |
2 | 2 | Stephen Riggins to his parents | 1972-1988, predominant 1972-1978 | Letters were written during the period when Stephen Riggins was traveling through Europe. |
2 | 3 | Harold Riggins writing to Eithel Riggins | [1926 and 1929] | Includes a Valentine card from Harold Riggins to Eithel Ledgerwood. |
2 | 4 | Family letters: Riggins + Ledgerwood | 1966, 1983-1987, 2006-2022 | Letters to and from members of the Riggins and Ledgerwood families, primarily Barbara Foster and Marlene Spears. Includes holiday cards sent to Harold and Eithel Riggins from extended family. |
2 | 5 | Flossie Ledgerwood | 1981-1983 | Letters from Flossie Ledgerwood, Stephen Riggins’ aunt, to family members. Includes a photograph of the Ledgerwood family. (Photos P1) |
2 | 6 | Wayne Divine + Olen Ledgerwood | 1944-1945 | Letters from Wayne Divine and Olen Ledgerwood, Eithel Riggins’ nephews, to Eithel and Harold Riggins. The letters were written during WWII. File also includes a biography of Wayne Divine written by Stephen Riggins (2010), and a letter from Arlie of the University of California, Berkeley to Stephen Riggins regarding his book contract (1989). |
2 | 7 | Susan Ledgerwood | 1943 | File contains the only surviving letter from Susan Ledgerwood, grandmother of Stephen Riggins. Susan writes to her son, Rolly, and his wife Flossie in Blythdale, Missouri. The original date is incorrect; the correct year is 1943. |
2 | 8 | Letters from and to Reba Chandler #1 | 1951, 1961-1984 | Includes handwritten drafts of articles written for the Martin County Tribune, possibly written by Reba Chandler, and correspondence with the Crays family, relatives of Reba Chandler. |
2 | 9 | Letters to and from Reba Chandler #2 | 1965-1983, 1991 | Includes a letter from Stephen Riggins to Ralph Chandler, Reba’s nephew, a copy of an article, “The Loogootee Christian Church” by Reba Chandler, Riggins’ biographical notes on Reba Chandler, and a copy of a recipe for Reba Chandler’s peanut butter cookies. Also includes an obituary for Ralph Chandler (1991). |
2 | 10 | Dorothy Robert | 1970 | Contains one letter from Dorothy Robert to Harold Riggins, Stephen Riggins’ father. |
2 | 11 | Tom Cottman | 1968 | Letters from Stephen Riggins to Tom Cottman. |
2 | 12 | Garth Hardie | [1980 and 1992] | Letters from Garth Hardie are addressed to Stephen Riggins and Paul Bouissac. Includes a letter from Stephen Riggins to Ron Bowen containing information about Garth Hardie, and an obituary for Hardie (1992). |
2 | 13 | Ron Bowen | 1980, 2017, 2021 | Ron Bowen, artist in Paris. Includes an invitation to an art show. The letter from 1980 is identical to the Ron Bowen letter in 2023.12 Box 2 File 12. |
2 | 14 | To and from H.B. Poesiat | 1982-1983 | H.B. [Hendrik “Henry” Bart] Poesiat, Toronto artist. |
2 | 15 | Paul Bartlet | 1983 |
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2023.12, Box 3 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
3 | 1 | David Kellend | [n.d.] |
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3 | 2 | Paul Noble Bartlet | 1984 | Contains one postcard. |
3 | 3 | Khoa Pham | 1985-1986, 1995-1996, 2000, 2021-2022 | Includes 3 photographs of the Bridge Pont Neuf, Wrapped art project by Christo and Jeanne Claude. (Photos P2-4) |
3 | 4 RR | Jack Der | 1986-1991, 2005 | Includes 3 photographs. (Photos P5-7) |
3 | 5 | Ron Léger | 1991, 1994, 2001 |
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3 | 6 | Judy Ledgerwood | 2000 | Judy Ledgerwood, Stephen Riggins’ cousin and a Chicago artist. Includes a list of Ledgerwood’s artwork. |
3 | 7 | Jeffrey Chan | 2001, 2007, 2017 | Includes 9 photographs. (Photos P8-16) |
3 | 8 RR | Marjan Mozetich | 2007 | Marjan Mozetich, composer. |
3 | 9 RR | John McLevey | 2007-2009 |
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3 | 10 | Jody Smiling | 2020-2022 |
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3 | 11 | Stephen Riggins to Anne Boley | 2013 | Contains a letter to Anne Boley (undated) and a printout of an online article about Boley’s compilation cookbook project. |
3 | 12 RR | Jim Long | 1997, 2004 |
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3 | 13 | Munich | 1966-1967 | Contains letters and ephemera during Stephen Riggins’ studies in Munich, Germany. Includes 2 photographs. (Photos P17-18) |
3 | 14 RR | Gay Friends + Garth Hardie, Paul Noble Bartlet, Ron Léger | 1970-2011, 2021-2022 |
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3 | 15 RR | Memorial University Colleagues | 1985, 2004, 2008-2022 | Correspondents include Roberta Buchanan, Volker Meja, Susanne Ottenheimer and others. |
3 | 16 | Toronto 1971 | 1971 | Typed copy of Stephen Riggins’ Christmas letter to family. |
3 | 17 | Indiana University | 1966, 1970, 1988, 2021 | Contains correspondence with Indiana University faculty and administrative staff on various topics. Includes a registration card and a coding key for a sociological survey. These letters were originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 3 File 18. |
3 | 18 | Anti-war demonstration, Washington, D.C. | October 1967 | News clipping of an Indiania University student anti-war demonstration in Washington, DC, in which Stephen Riggins participated. This document was originally stored in a mixed file with 2023.12 Box 3 File 17. |
3 | 19 | MA, Indiana University | 1970-1971 | Contains correspondence with faculty and professors relating to Stephen Riggins’ MA thesis. |
3 | 20 | University of Toronto | 1971-1982, 1989, 1993, 2018 | Contains letters of reference and correspondence relating primarily to Stephen Riggins' PhD thesis. Also includes an obituary for Dennis William Magill (2018). |
3 | 21 | Universities – Misc. | 1971-1974, 1982 |
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3 | 22 | Positions | 1989, 1984-1989 | Contains letters from Stephen Riggins expressing interest in applying for teaching positions at various universities in 1989. Also includes copies of letters of reference. |
2023.12, Box 4 | ||||
Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
4 | 1 | The Pleasures of Time | 1972-1973, 1977-1985, 1999-2004, 2010 | Contains correspondence primarily from friends relating to Riggins’ book The Pleasures of Time. Earlier correspondence was possibly used as reference material. Includes 1 photograph. (Photos P19) |
4 | 2 | Canadian Sociologists in the First Person | 2020-2021 | Contains correspondence with contributors to Stephen Riggins’ book Canadian Sociologists in the First Person. |
4 | 3 | Indiana University Press | 2022 |
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4 | 4 | Rejection letters | 2000-2001 | Contains rejection letters from publishers regarding The Pleasures of Time. |
4 | 5 RR | Various Professional Activities | 1983-1997, 2005, 2009 |
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4 | 6 | Various Research Projects | 1985-1989, 1996, 2003, 2009, 2015 |
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4 | 7 | Riggins’ Immigration to Canada | 1969 | Contains correspondence and material relating to Riggins’ application for permanent residency in Canada. |
Series: 2: Art and records of Khoa Pham | ||||
4 | 8 | [Photographs by Khoa Pham] | 2023 | Contains 5 colour photographs by Khoa Pham sent to Stephen Riggins as a birthday gift. The photographs are abstract. Photographs are dated January 16, 2023. (Photos P20-24) |
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
4 | 9 | Letters Volume One (Draft) | October 2023 | Part One: 1946-1983 Pre-publication series draft of Stephen Riggins’ newest work, Life in Letters and Anecdotes, to be published by Snails on Stilts Press. The work is a compilation of letters, essays and anecdotes about the life of Stephen Riggins and Paul Bouissac, Indiana University students in the 1960s, and American and Canadian gay history. |
4 | 10 | Letters Volume Two (Draft) | October 2023 | Part Two: 1984-2014 Pre-publication series draft of Stephen Riggins’ newest work, Life in Letters and Anecdotes, to be published by Snails on Stilts Press. The work is a compilation of letters, essays and anecdotes about Stephen Riggins and Paul Bouissac, Memorial University Department of Sociology, Indiana University students in the 1960s, and American and Canadian gay history. |
2023.12, Box 5 | ||||
Series: 3: Writings | ||||
5 | 1 | Letters Volume Three (Draft) | October 2023 | Part Three: 2015-2023 Pre-publication series draft of Stephen Riggins’ newest work, Life in Letters and Anecdotes, to be published by Snails on Stilts Press. The work is a compilation of letters, essays and anecdotes about Stephen Riggins and Paul Bouissac, Memorial University Department of Sociology, Indiana University students in the 1960s, and American and Canadian gay history. |
5 | 2 | Poetry and Willpower: A Report on Self-defeating Behavior [draft] | October 2023 | Draft of a work by Stephen Riggins about the life and career of poet Richard Brooks Hendrickson, and a general examination of the lives of gay men in early 20th c. USA. |
5 | 3 | Writings by Stephen Harold Riggins | 1983, 1986, 2014, 2021-2022 | Includes:
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5 | 4 | Proposals – Ph.D. | 1973-1974 |
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5 | 5 | Photographs of Stephen Riggins | [n.d.] | Contains 4 portrait photographs of Stephen Riggins. According to a note, these photographs were mentioned in his story “Still Life Adrift”, published in Pandemic Ponderings: Writing through a Pandemic, Fifteen Minutes at a Time, (2020). (Photos P25-28) |
Series: 4: Personal records and ephemera | ||||
5 | 6 | Loogootee High School Diploma | May 22, 1964 |
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2023.12, Box 6 | ||||
Series: 4: Personal records and ephemera | ||||
6 | 1 | Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts Degree | August 31, 1968 |
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6 | 2 | Indiana University, Master of Arts Degree | August 31, 1972 |
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6 | 3 | University of Toronto, Doctor of Philosophy | June 9, 1980 | Includes a letter to graduating students and the Spring Convocation program. |
6 | 4 | Boy Scout Jamboree | 1960 | Contains the Official Log of the Fifth National Jamboree and the Jubilee Jamboree signature booklet with a letter from Chief Scout Executive J.A. Brunton Jr. Riggins was a member of Patrol 1: Flaming Arrow. |
6 | 5 | Graham Jackson, Victoria College #1 | 1969-1972 | Contains Victoria College publications with writings by Graham Jackson. Includes:
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6 | 6 | Graham Jackson, Victoria College #2 | [197-?] | Contains scripts, programs and posters for plays written by Graham Jackson. Performed by the Victoria College Drama Club. |
6 | 7 | Loogootee Methodist Church programs | 1964 | Order of worship programs for the Methodist Church in Loogootee, Indiana. Stephen Riggins was the organist. The programs are annotated with the names of the pieces he played. |
6 | 8 | Loogootee, IN | 1952-1967, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2022 | Contains material from Riggins' childhood in Loogootee, IN, including report cards, piano evaluations, programs for concerts and performances, postcards from camp, and drawings. Also includes correspondence with old friends about growing up in Loogootee. |
6 | 9 | Photography by Stephen Riggins | [n.d.] | Contains 23 colour photographs of urban and rural scenes and abstract images taken by Stephen Riggins. (Photos P29-51) |
6 | 10 | Portrait of Stephen Riggins | [n.d.] | Contains 1 photograph. (Photos P52) |
6 | 11 | Nall | 1977, 1997 | Contains brochures, programs and invitations to galleries and exhibitions in Paris for Alabama-born artist Fred “Nall” Hollis. Includes the program for Nall’s Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Alabama, which features a drawing of Stephen Riggins and Paul Bouissac as the lion and the unicorn. |
6 | 12 | Nall – Alice in Wonderland proofs | 1996 | Proofs of Fred “Nall” Hollis’s illustrations for his Alice in Wonderland series. Stephen Riggins modeled and appeared in some of the drawings. An inscription to Stephen Riggins and Paul Bouissac is written on the proofs. See 2023.12 Box 6 File 11 for Nall ephemera. |
6 | 13 | Contact sheets | 1976 | Contact sheets of artwork from Toronto Native Times when Stephen Riggins worked there. Contains ink drawings by John McLeod. |
2023.12, Box 7 | ||||
Series: 4: Personal records and ephemera | ||||
7 | 1 | Legal papers and other forms | 1986 | Contains:
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7 | 2 | "Our Babies: Their Feeding, Care, and Training" | 1946 | An instructional booklet on the care of newborn babies. Stephen Riggins’ birth notes are recorded on the back cover. |
7 | 3 | [Books by Julia A. Shelhamer] | Contains conduct books originally owned by Stephen Riggins’ mother, Eithel Ledgerwood. Includes Secret of a Happy Married Life and Heart Talks to Girls. CONTENT WARNING: Books were written in the late-19th/early-20th century and contain content that may be harmful, uncomfortable or offensive. | |
Series: 5: Professional and teaching records | ||||
7 | 4 | Job Related | 1984-1990 | Contains job applications, reference letters and conference material. |
7 | 5 | Teaching | 1993-1994 | Contains course syllabi or sociology classes taught by Stephen Riggins at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
7 | 6 RR | Sociology 6880: Best Essays | 2010 | Contains the three best essays from Stephen Riggins’ Memorial University graduate seminar course Epiphany Objects. |
7 | 7 | Alberta | 1986-1990, 2015 | Contains material relating to Stephen Riggins’ teaching career at the University of Alberta. Includes notes from former students, lists of Department of Sociology courses, flyers for lectures, and Riggins’ offer of acceptance for appointment of Visiting Assistant Professor. |