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Personal records
Title: Personal records
Dates of Material:
1877, 1962–2021
Extent:
5 cm of textual records
1 flexi disc
1 photograph
1 flexi disc
1 photograph
Series consists of records relating to Toppings' personal life and interests. It contains copies of works by Toppings' former students, a notebook of thoughts, a reunion program from Lord Tweedsmuir Senior Secondary, material relating to Toppings' Honorary degree, and a chapbook of Toppings' poetry.
NOTE(S)
Source of supplied title
Title based on contents of the series.
Finding aids
File list available (see below).
| BOX | FILE | TITLE | YEAR | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| 2019.07 | ||||
| 2019.07, Box 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Poems by Avo Erisalu | 1962 | Rare mimeographed sheaf of poems by Avo Erisalu, a former student of Toppings' from when he taught at Templeton High School in Vancouver from 1958-1960, and who was later a part-time proofreader at The Ryerson Press. Signed by Erisalu. |
| 1 | 2 | Inscribed copy of "The Fiddlehead" with note from John Metcalf | 1997 | The Fiddlehead (Summer 1997), featuring John Metcalf. |
| 1 | 3 | "Doggerel for Dog Days" | [196-]-2019 | Toppings' notebook of thoughts, dedicated to his father. |
| 1 | 4 | "A Profile of Jack Chambers" | 1975 | Photocopy of a transcript of an interview with painter Jack Chambers conducted by Neil McGillivray, a student of Toppings' at Ryerson University. Possibly done for a course. |
| 1 | 5 | "Songs of Miramichi" | 1963 | 1 flexi disc. Recorded at the 1963 Miramichi Folksong Festival in Newcastle, New Brunswick. |
| 2023.06 | ||||
| 2023.06, Box 1 | ||||
| 1 | 12 | "Dad on the Farm" | 2021 | A chapbook of Toppings’ poetry, inspired by his youth growing up on a farm in the prairies. Includes an annotation by Toppings on the title page. Printed by Coach House Press. |
| 1 | 13 | Grand Reunion of Surry High School and Lord Tweedsmuir Senior Secondary program | 1993 | Toppings graduated from Lord Tweedsmuir Senior Secondary. |
| 1 | 14 | Victoria University Doctor of Humane Letters | May 2016 | Material relating to Toppings' Honorary degree. Includes a copy of Toppings' convocation address, a copy of the citation, the convocation program, and an event invitation. Also includes a photograph of Toppings in his convocation gown. (Photos P1) |
| 1 | 15 | "Freelance" | [n.d.] | A list of Toppings' freelance activities from the 1950s to the present. |
