Personal Materials
23 photographs: b&w
99 photographs: col.
4 photographs: sepia
20 photographs: 35 mm col. negatives
6 albums (84 photographs: b&w; 22 photographs: col.; ca. 5735 postage stamps; 7 postcards)
1 ink drawing
1 pencil drawing
2 medals
1 audio cassette
Series consists of Claire Pratt’s correspondence, photographs and other records and publications on a variety of subjects related to her activities and interests, including correspondence with other artists, diaries and journals, and stamp collections. The series also includes personal records regarding her life and medical conditions.
Title based on contents of the series.
The series is contained in 23 boxes.
File list available (see below).
BOX | FILE | TITLE | YEAR | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
Box 3 | ||||
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Collected materials | ||||
3 | 3 | Intra Muros, St. Clement’s School | 1931, 1936, 1940 | Copies of Intra Muros, published by St. Clement's School, Toronto. File includes a copy of *Gainst all disaster (1939-1979), a 40-year reunion of schoolmates from St. Clement's School. |
3 | 4 | Vic Report | 1973, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1984-1985 | Copies of Vic Report, including: Vol. 1, no. 4 (March 1973), "Woodcuts by Claire Pratt"; Vol 1, no. 3 (Summer 1978), "Special: E.J. Pratt, A Poet and a Legend"; Vol. 11, no. 3 (Summer 1983), which includes article "A Spring of Memories for Mrs. E.J. Pratt" (pp. 9); Vol. 12, no. 2 (Winter 1984), which includes an article on Viola Pratt (pp. 3-5); Vol. 13, no. 2 (Winter 1984-85), which includes article "Remembering Viola Pratt" (pp. 16-17). |
Box 7 | ||||
7 | 1 | Poetry collected by Mildred Claire Pratt | [197?-198?] | Notebook of poetry collected by Claire Pratt, predominately newspaper and magazine cuttings. |
Box 8 | ||||
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
8 | 2 | Greeting cards and letters (A–G) | 1981-1993 | Greeting cards and letters from friends; the majority are from 1984 regarding the death of Claire's mother, Viola Pratt. |
8 | 3-4 | Greeting cards and letters (H-N) | 1960, 1983-1994 | Greeting cards, correspondence, postcards, and letters from friends; includes newspaper articles and exhibition pamphlets possibly related to, or included with, the correspondence; File 3 includes essay by Kathleen Coburn titled "Poet into Public Servant" (Ottawa: The Royal Society of Canada, 1960). |
8 | 5 | Greeting cards and letters (O–Y) | 1984 | Greeting cards and letters from friends. |
Life and personal records | ||||
8 | 1 | Passport and Certificate of vaccination | 1971, March 21, 1977 | Claire Pratt's Canadian passport issued on March 21, 1977 and expired March 21, 1982; International Certificates of Vaccination dated 1971 and 1975. |
Box 9 | ||||
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
9 | 1 | Pratt, Eleanor M. | 1976 | Two (2) holograph letters to Claire from Eleanor (E.M.) Pratt. |
9 | 2 | Pratt, Christopher | [before 1984] | Two (2) letters, one a Christmas card, to Claire from her cousin Christopher Pratt (also a noted Canadian artist). |
9 | 3 | Incoming correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1949-1973 | Holograph letters written to Claire from: Ollie Geendie? or Geordie? & Glenn & Dennis, Christina Rossetti, Eleanor K Roce? Olive & Garys? & Ivan. |
9 | 4 | Symons, Scott | 1965–1966 | Typescript; incoming correspondence to Claire Pratt from Scott Symons, Assistant-Curator-in-Charge, Canadiana Collections, ROM. |
9 | 5 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt from Dorothy | 1980 | Holograph; incoming correspondence to Claire Pratt from Dorothy; one undated. |
9 | 6 | Incoming correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1961-1980 | Holograph letters written to Claire from: Lydia, Margaret Harvey Wilton, Elizabeth Burton, Carol, Nora, Ron Everson, Alan (her godson), Glea, Kametano Yagi, Cey D., Mary, Marjorie Pulling, Julia, J.G. McClelland, Moffatt Woodside, Mary, Mary James, Margaret Graves, Rabbi, Watson, Florence Pratt [Floss, Crazy Floss], Grace, Shirley, Delza, Dorothy, Uncle Hasen?, Margaret Laurence, Katharine, Birdie, Bill, and others; some undated. |
Box 10 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
10 | 8 | Articles by Viola Whitney (Pratt) | October 1912, March 1915 | Photocopied articles by Viola Whitney (Pratt) from Acta Victoriana, including: "A Bundle of Uncertainties and a Sunset" (Vol. 37, No. 1, October 1912) and “Marjorie Pickthall” (Vol. 39, No. 6, March 1915). See Viola Leone Whitney Pratt fonds, Box 1, File 11 for original copies. |
10 | 13 | Memorabilia | [before 1995] | Memorabilia: keepsakes, encapsulated leaves with poetry, cards, poems, etc. Includes keepsakes, clippings of art, encapsulated leaves with poetry, cards (predominantly from Dorothy), and poems. |
10 | 15 | Materials from Berta R. Golahny [Birdie] | 1981-1990 | Includes: an article by Golahny, "How I Came to Paint the Crab Nebula: The Development of Cosmic Themes in My Oil Paintings" (Leonardo, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 363-365, 1990); a summary of a trip to Florida; gallery notes; Bentley College Gallery gallery announcement for exhibition of Berta R. Golahny paintings; and an ink drawing to Viola Pratt dated June 28, '81. |
10 | 16 | Collected cards, poems, and art | [198-?] | Includes: Christmas card from Commissioner and Mrs. Will Pratt, 1986; poems and art; greeting card from Ruth B.; invitation for art exhibition opening for Mary Pratt, May 4, 1985. |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
10 | 1 | Sommerkamp, Dr. Sabine | 1988-1989 | Correspondence between Claire Pratt and Dr. Sabine Sommerkamp and related materials including: an article in German; poems and haiku in German; copies of the poem "Zwölf Tanka" or "Twelve Tanka" in both English and German; and two (2) copies of typed manuscript for "Die Sonnensuche" by Dr. Sommerkamp. |
10 | 2 | Poole, Bill | 1992-1993 | Correspondence between Claire Pratt and William [Bill] Poole and related material including: haiku Claire sent to Bill; and a letter to Claire Pratt from Gregory Smith. |
10 | 4 | Correspondence re. Claire Pratt’s poetry | 1966-1979 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt regarding her poetry from friends and colleagues including: Margaret, Daisetsu T. Suzuki, Carol Coates, Sabine Sommerkamp, Vicki, Frank and Hazel Ankenbrand, Alan Bern, Jaye Giammarino, Fred Cogswell, M? Wilson, Leroy Kanterman, Eric W. Amann, William J. Higginson, Kametaro Yagi, Jean Calkins, Evie, Jim Bull, Virginia Grady, Young, Gerald Hawkes, and Irma Wassall. |
10 | 7 | Cards to keep | 1976-1994 | Collection of cards and letters titled "Cards to keep" ; many undated; includes a partial manuscript for "On Literature, Theology, and Psychology: The Selected Prose of E.J. Pratt" edited by Susan Gingell with attached correspondence. |
10 | 17 | Pitt, David G. | [1986] | Correspondence between Claire Pratt and David G. Pitt regarding the manuscript for E.J. Pratt: The Master Years, including notes for corrections. |
10 | 18 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1980, 1993-1995 | Letters written to Claire from: Désirée, Elizabeth, Betty, Carol Coates, and others. |
Life and personal records | ||||
10 | 6 | Royal Ontario Museum donation information and receipt | May 29, 1992 | |
10 | 11 | Claire Pratt–Chronology of illnesses | [1972?], 1991 | Includes a typed chronology of Claire's illnesses, written by Claire, and a photocopied letter from a physician relating Claire's illnesses to her family doctor. |
Photographs | ||||
10 | 12 | Photographs of Claire Pratt, and her friends and family | [1926?], [1964 or 1968], 1982, 1991-1994 | Includes: 6 photographs: b&w; 28 photographs: col.; 1 photograph: sepia; individuals in photographs include: Gwen Young, Stuart McLaren, Claire Pratt and friends, Viola Pratt, E.J. Pratt, Dr. Leonard Brockington, Dr. Sabine Sommerkamp, and others; also includes a photocopied letter from Norman and Phyllis dated 1994, a poem "Christmas Wish" by Elizabeth Searle Lamb, a letter to Viola Pratt from Peter McArthur, and a list of names. |
Box 11 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
11 | 1 | Mother’s Book, unused original material | [before 1984] | Typed and annotated unpublished essays and original materials by Viola Pratt: "Towards the Last Spike", "Canadian Women Novelists", and "The Bible in the World Today"; all undated. |
11 | 8 | Poems by various people | 1929-1981 | Original poems collected by, or given to, Claire Pratt by various artists including: George Johnston, Paxye, Stephen Kennedy, Janice Kulyk Keefer, John Howland Beaumont, Joseph F. Girzone, Dorothy Shahoff, Margaret Furness MacLeod, Alice Ann Dorey, Margaret Harvey Wilton, d.r.s., David McCord, Angelika ?, Bee Wallace, Isabel F. Conant, Mary Passmore, Hazel Collister Hutchinson, Carol Coates, Mary Ellen, Joy Shieman, Tsurayuki, Ono No Komachi, Delza Longman, A.M. Sayers, Morris Bishop, Max Ehrmann, Jeffery Collum, Howard Engel, E.S.L.; many are undated; includes 16 photographs: 35 mm col. negatives. |
11 | 9 | University Women’s Club of Toronto's 50th anniversary | 1953-1970 | Materials related to the University Women’s Club of Toronto and the club's 50th anniversary including: newspaper clippings, which include photos of Viola Pratt; correspondence; club bulletins; reception invitation; Fiftieth Anniversary programme; the club's constitution and by-laws (1965); and 1 photograph: sepia, possibly of 50th anniversary celebration, with Viola and Claire Pratt. |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
11 | 4 | Correspondence to and from Claire Pratt | 1987-1989 | Letters written to Claire and from Claire to friends and colleagues including: Wendy Thomas, Clara, and Norrie (Northrop Frye). |
11 | 5 | Coates, Carol | 1951-1979 | Letters to Claire and Viola Pratt from Carol Coates; poetry by Carol Coates; typed booklet, “Meditations” by Rudolf Steiner. |
11 | 10 | Correspondence re. Silent Ancestors | 1963, 1970-1971 | Correspondence between Claire and colleagues and family as well as related materials regarding Claire Pratt's book The Silent Ancestors: the forebears of E. J. Pratt (Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1971) including: maps; Pratt family tree diagram, compiled 1963; promotional materials; correspondence with Raymond S., Christopher Pratt, Norrie [Northrop Frye], Miss J. Jerman (of McClelland and Stewart), and Mary; and publishers agreement. |
11 | 11 | Correspondence re. Pratt family history and descendants | 1966-1982 | Letters to and from Claire Pratt regarding Pratt family descendants and related materials including: photocopied consensus records, maps, photocopied death certificates. photocopied family trees; lists of cousins; newspaper clippings; and 2 photographs: b&w. |
11 | 12 | Correspondence to and from Claire Pratt | 1964-1984 | Letters written to and from Claire to publishers and to friends and colleagues including: Dr. R.V.V. Nicholls (President, Canadian Railroad Historical Association); Calvert Pratt; and Sandra Djwa. |
Life and personal records | ||||
11 | 13 RR | University of Toronto Marks List | May 1941, May 1943, May 1944 | Restricted as it contains records for other individuals. |
Box 12 | ||||
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
12 | 5 | Miscellaneous letters | 1928-1985 | Miscellaneous letters written to Claire Pratt from friends and colleagues including: Margaret Bridle?, Dorothy Wood, Margaret Imrie, Frances, Margaret M., Margaret Stock, Joy, Birdie (Berta R. Golahny), Katarina, Katharine, Margaret Laurence, Katharine A. Wells, Eleanore Earing?, Lorna and Ron, Mrs. E.J. [Viola] Pratt, Ralph Gustafson, Geraldine, Mary, and others. |
Box 13 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
13 | 7 | Haiku Canada: Members’ Anthology, 1989–90 | 1960, 1989-1990 | Copy of Haiku Canada: Members’ Anthology, 1989–90, inscribed to Claire Pratt as well as autographs from various poets; includes folded card of haiku; also includes a letter from Viola (April 10, 1960) and a letter from Gerry Hallowell (August 17, 1989). |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
13 | 1 | Aikins, Suezan and Anson-Cartwright, Hugh | 1985-1989 | Letters to Claire Pratt from Suezan Aikins (1985-1989) and Hugh Anson-Cartwright (1985); includes short biography of Suezan Aikins. |
13 | 2-3 | Incoming correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1985-1994 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt from friends and colleagues including: Ehsan H. Faroqi, Mavis K. Edwards, Barbara, Elizabeth Burton, Gene, D. Pratt, W.H. Whitney, Alice, Phyllis, Betty, Winnie, J.M. Putnam, Joanne, Mary, Hiromi Oguchi, Sylvia Hahn, Rose, Olive J. Dean, Betty and Ralph, Bill and Helen Sewell, Birdie (Berta R. Golahny), Norma and Miller, Barbara K., Helen, Ruth Bentley, Jayce, Katharine, Dan and Lois Walker, Delza, David and Margaret, Bee and John C., M.P. Skeet, M.W. Stubbs, Diana. Betty Drevniok, John and Elizabeth, and others; includes undated poems: "The So Sombre House (For Emily Bronte)," "The Irish Priest" by Burnsider, "Brother Botolph and the Birds" by Burnsider"; includes essay "A Literary Interpretation of Life"; includes copy of The Beacon, Vol. 51, No. 12 (Nov/Dec. 1986); also includes 4 photographs: col. of Hiromi Oguchi. Files 2 and 3 originally combined in one folder. |
13 | 4 | Incoming correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1987-1994 | Letters and cards to Claire Pratt from friends and colleagues including: Dorothy, Marion, Dan and Lois Walker, Ruth and Don, D. Morris, J. McWilliam-Bourke, Mary Pratt, Roy and Margaret, Ann, Penelope Skeet, Gene, and Dorothy and Bill. |
13 | 5 | Frye, Northrop [Norrie] to Mrs. E.J. Pratt | September 30, 1968, March 30, 1971 | Two (2) letters to Viola Pratt from Norrie [Northrop Frye]. |
13 | 6 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt with related materials | 1985-1994, 1994 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt from friends including: Birdie (Berta R. Golahny), Ralph and Betty Gustafson, and Colleen; photocopy of undated manuscript of Puzzle Pieces by Emily Kopley; photocopy of The Kids Magazine, May-June 1994; 2 photographs: col. of Emily and Gabriel in studio. |
13 | 8 | Christmas greetings to Claire Pratt | 1985, 1987 | Two (2) Christmas cards to Claire, one from Barbara and the other from Tome and Euphosque? |
13 | 9 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1966-1993 | Letters to Claire Pratt from friends and colleagues including: M?, Elizabeth and Bruce Too, Paxye Lucas, Elizabeth Lamb, and Delza Longman. |
13 | 10 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1946-1991 | Letters to Claire Pratt from friends and family including: Katherine Stewart, E.J. Pratt, Viola Pratt, John N. Mappin, and R.C. Meech. |
13 | 11 | Claire's letters from France | 1947–1993, [1994?] | Envelope containing letters from Claire Pratt to her mother, Viola Whitney Pratt, from France in 1977; envelope includes other postcards and correspondence from Claire to Viola; includes letters to Claire Pratt from friends, David, and Kath and Will; also includes a handwritten note dated 1994(?). |
13 | 12 | Correspondence from Malcolm | [between 1967 and 1982] | Undated letters to Claire, possibly from Malcolm Ross, professor at Department of English, Dalhousie University |
13 | 13 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1981-1992 | Letters to Claire Pratt from friends including: Penelope (M.P.) and Derek Skeet, Dr. Sabine Sommerkamp, Rae, and Dorothy; includes 1 photograph: col. of Sabine. |
13 | 14 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1986-1994 | Letters to Claire Pratt from friends including: Margaret, Mary, Clara, and Carol. |
13 | 15 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1948-1995, 1988, 1993 | Letters and postcards to and from Claire including: Mary, Delza [Longman], Jeanne Agrly?, Kath and Will, Dorothy, and Euphosque?; includes poems: “Thoughts of Spring” by Betty Drevnoik, 1993, inscribed to Claire; “Poems” by Désirée Grotrian, 1988, with letters from Desiree to Claire and an obituary to Elizabeth Burton written by Désirée Grotrian. |
13 | 16 | Correspondence to Delza Longman | January 19, 1966, December 16, 1985 | Two (2) letters from Claire Pratt to Delza Longman. |
13 | 17 | Correspondence re. genealogical research | 1970-1971 | Correspondence between Claire Pratt and possible family members, largely relating to genealogical research. Originally in the Viola Leone Whitney Pratt fonds, Box 39, file 7. |
Box 14 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
14 | 1 | Amnesty International bulletins and pamphlets | June 1980, 1986, | Two (2) copies of Amnesty International Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 3, April, 1986, and Vol. 13, No. 4, June 1986; Mail to Amnesty newsletter; pamphlet of Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and Amnesty International Canada Letter Writing Guide.
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14 | 3 | Children’s Christmas and birthday party games | [before 1995] | |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
14 | 2 | Postcards and photographs | 1988-1993, 1945-[1995?] | Postcards (1988-1993) written to Claire Pratt from friends including: Mary, Margaret, Birdie [Berta R. Golahny], Yvonne, Kath and Will, Bee, and others; also includes 2 photographs: b&w, 25 photographs: col., and 4 photographs: 35 mm col. negatives. (Photos P1-4) |
14 | 4 | Correspondence re. Silent Ancestors | 1970-1973 | Correspondence between Claire and colleagues and family regarding Claire Pratt's book The Silent Ancestors: the forebears of E. J. Pratt (Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1971) including: Lunella?, A Pratt, Watson Kirkconnell, Margaret Foster, George Hancocks, Elsie, Chris, D.W. Pratt, B.J.A. Pratt, Roy D., Richard D. Pierce, Stuart Fraser Myers, Lorna and Ron Everson, Clara, Margaret F. MacLeod, Sallie, Eula C. Lapp, Carol, Calvert, and others. |
14 | 5 | Letters to Mother | 1915-1980 | Letters to Viola Pratt, collected by Claire, from friends and colleagues including: Charlotte M. Francis, Frederick Philip Grove, J. Wilson K?, Harry Osborne, S. Morgan-Powell, John H? George Johnston, Ron, Helena Coleman, Camille Sanderson, Leo Cox, A.M. Sullivan, Charles G.D. Roberts, Healey William, Mrs. Abbott, Peter Buitenhuis, Margaret, Mrs. Grieoremont?, Mago, Clara, Wilder Penfield, A.P. Scott, William B. Wiegand, Henry W. Wells, and Bill [William Arthur Deacon], and others. |
14 | 8 | Correspondence and postcards to and from Claire Pratt | 1969-1988 | Letters and postcards to and from Claire including: Jesamine, Gladys, D. Nicholls, Lisa Barham, Era Rea, Mary and Ken Langford, C.J. Fox, Dorothy, Birdie [Berta R. Golahny], Ray and Lila, J. Kirk, Joyce and Gordon, Mary Slater, and others. ; includes a pencil drawing of Ned; includes 5 photographs: col. |
14 | 10 | Correspondence re. Canadian literature | 1992-1993 | Letter to Claire Pratt regarding Canadian literature from friends and colleagues including: Sandra Djwa and Susan Gingell. |
14 | 12 | Correspondence re. art work | 1969-1986 | Letters to Claire and Viola Pratt regarding artwork donations and loans, particularly on Portrait Sketch by F.H. Varley; includes donation agreements. |
14 | 14 | Correspondence re. Viola Pratt books | 1983-1992 | Letters and related materials regarding books on Viola Pratt edited by Claire Pratt, Viola Whitney Pratt: papers and speeches and Viola Whitney Pratt: a testament of love. |
14 | 15 | Letters to Mother, uncertain destination | May 14, 1917, 1960-1983 | Letters to Viola Pratt, collected by Claire, from friends and colleagues including: Ruth Jenking, Ernestine, Emma Moffat, Dr. A.E. Hughes, Elma? at Aurora, Dode Stanley, Margaret Bateman, Aetaline? Clara Thomas, Wm. Whitney (Grandpa's last letter [to daughter, Viola Pratt]), Pauline and Don Gibbon, Katherine Daykin?, Grace Prescott, Elizabeth Burton, Mrs. Wallace, Mary Curelly W.E. Swinton, Sadie Bush, Shirley Freshman, Bessie McCamus, Rose, and Campbell McInnis; includes list of correspondents. |
14 | 17 | Sommerkamp, Dr. Sabine | [between 1985 and 1987] | Correspondence between Claire Pratt and Dr. Sabine Sommerkamp and related materials including: German to English translations of words; "Timeless Time"; and possibly Claire's translation of Search for the Sun. |
Photographs | ||||
14 | 7 | Photographs of friends and family | 1945-1992, 1990 | Photographs of friends and family; 2 photographs: b&w, 10 photographs: col.; includes two postcards. (Photos P1-2) |
Box 15 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
15 | 1 | Collected materials | 1977-[198-?] | "Looking Ahead"; note from Lila Laakso; photocopies of poems "The Deed" and "In Memoriam" by E.J. Pratt; "The Current of Time" by Roy Daniells (1981); page 18 from a personal journal [copied from] Disc 5, August 22, 1928 Toronto; convocation address of Alive Willard Turner, June 9, 1977. |
15 | 3 | Writings and poems by various people | 1982 | Writings and poems by various people collected by Claire Pratt; includes a postcard to Viola Pratt. |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
15 | 5 | Letters of congratulations to V. Pratt re. Doctor of Sacred Letters honorary degree | 1956 | Letters collected by Claire Pratt; includes list of all correspondents. |
15 | 7 | Invitation to E.J. Pratt plaque commemoration | 1978 | Letters inviting Claire and Viola Pratt to attend an E.J. Pratt plaque commemoration ceremony in Western Bay, Newfoundland; includes programme of the ceremony and newspaper clipping announcing the event. |
15 | 10 | Correspondence to Viola Pratt | 1972-1980 | Letters to Viola Pratt, collected by Claire, from publishers including Dana F. Kellerman, from Encyclopaedia Britannica, and Elizabeth Waterson, from Canadian Children's Literature journal; includes note typed by Viola Pratt. |
15 | 11 | Wells, Henry | 1945-1979 | Letters and postcards to Claire, E.J., and Viola Pratt from Henry Wells and related materials including newspaper clippings; also includes letters from Katharine [Mrs. Henry W. Wells] and Peggy [Margaret] Ray; one letter dated 1937, but probably written 1973. |
15 | 17 | Pitt, David G. | 1965-1989 | Correspondence between Davide G. Pitt and Claire Pratt, some regarding the manuscript for E.J. Pratt: The Master Years, including notes for corrections. |
15 | 18 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt | 1946, 1982-1984 | Correspondence to and from Claire Pratt regarding books on E.J. Pratt by scholars including: David G. Pitt and Sandra Djwa; includes newspaper clippings related to the works; postcard possibly from Ned [E.J. Pratt] dated 1946. |
15 | 19 | Correspondence re. E.J. Pratt collection | 1964-1980 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt regarding E.J. Pratt collection at Memorial University, Newfoundland; includes correspondence from others regarding the collection. |
Life and personal records | ||||
15 | 14 RR | Claire Pratt funeral notes | 1992-1993 | Records and materials Claire Pratt created in advance of her death for funeral arrangements including a notebook; death notice; expression of appreciation; excerpts from poems; and letters planning prearranged funeral services. Restricted for 30 years after Claire Pratt's death. |
15 | 15 RR | Claire Pratt's Will | 1995 | Restricted for 30 years after Claire Pratt's death. |
15 | 20 | Biographical notes on Claire Pratt | [19--?] | mimeographed notes on Claire Pratt's life. Originally in Viola Pratt fonds, Box 7, file 8. |
Box 16 | ||||
Diaries and Journals | ||||
16 | 1 | Diaries and Journals | 1932-1936 | Four (4) diaries and journals. |
16 | 2 | A Traveller's Journal, 1921–1956 | 1921-1980 | Journal entries date up to 1980; contains loose photographs originally part of entries. |
16 | 3 | Travel diary, trip to Montréal, Bermuda, Nassau, and Jamaica | 1937 | Travel diary for trip from May 26, 1937 to June 21, 1937, where she travelled to Montréal, Bermuda, Nassau, and Jamaica. |
16 | 4 | Diaries and memo calendar | 1945, 1946, 1947 | Memo Calendar, 1945; two (2) diaries, 1946 and 1947. |
16 | 5 | Diaries and Journals | 1949, 1948-1952, 1953-1957, [1955?] | Four (4) diaries and journals: July 31, 1949-August 6, 1949; 1948–1952; 1953–1957; 1955–1956. |
Box 17 | ||||
17 | 1 | Claire Pratt Five Year Diary | 1958-1962 | |
17 | 2 | Trip to Gaspé - 1959 | August 22-30, 1959 | Journal recounting trip to Gaspé, Québec. |
17 | 3 | Claire Pratt Five Year Diary | 1963–1967 | |
17 | 4 | Travel diaries, trips to St. John's, NL and the U.K. | 1964 | Two (2) travel diaries: trip to St. John's, Newfoundland, from August 5-24, 1964; trip to U.K., from August 25 to October 3, 1964. |
17 | 5 | Claire Pratt Five Year Diary | 1968–1972 | Fragile, handle with care. |
17 | 6 | Travel diary, trip to the U.K. | 1968 | Travel diary for trip to the U.K. from May 15 to June 17, 1968. |
17 | 7 | Diary of a Trip to the South Pacific | 1969 | Typed copy of diary of titled "Diary of a Trip to the South Pacific **** January 17 to February 15, 1969; possibly written by Viola Pratt. |
17 | 8 | Travel diary, trip to Florence, Italy | 1972 | Travel diary for trip to Florence, Italy from May 1-23, 1972. |
17 | 9 | Claire Pratt Five Year Diary | 1973–1977 | |
17 | 10 | Claire Pratt Five Year Diary | 1978–1982 | |
17 | 11 | Claire Pratt Five Year Diary | 1983–1987 | |
17 | 12 | Diaries and Journals | 1988-1992, 1989, 1990 | Three (3) diaries and journals: 1988-1992; 1989; 1990 (blank). |
17 | 13 | Claire Pratt journal | 1993 | |
17 | 14 | Claire Pratt "French Country Diary" | 1994 | |
17 | 15 | Memorandum Book | [before 1995] | Undated journal; mentions Barnstable, Mass., Ellis Landing Beach, Brewster, Mass., and Lake Placid, NY. |
17 | 16 | Journal | [before 1995] | Undated |
17 | 17 | Journal | [before 1995] | Undated journal/memo book; documents trip to Amsterdam and France; notes on the trip, poem to Ray & Lila [Laakso], and additional notes detailing contents of 60 boxes. |
Box 18 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
18 | 8 | Fragments of Gossamer, Olive Ottaway | 1975 | Printed book that includes excerpts from her (Olive Ottaway) letters to Claire Pratt, 1948-1973; Poems with no signatures are those of Olive Ottaway. Others, whose authors are given, are among her favourites; published in Toronto. |
18 | 15 | Invitation to Mood, Volume II | 1967 | Notebook of collected poetry with an inscription: "For Claire and Vi with my Love Carol, Cheltenham 1967"; originally kept in a small plastic binder. |
18 | 17 | Notebook of poetry | [1975?] | Notebook of poetry collected by Claire Pratt; the last quote was entered March 1975. |
Life and personal records | ||||
18 | 11 | Our Baby's Book | 1921 | Claire Pratt's birth and baby book kept by her parents. |
Diaries and Journals | ||||
18 | 1 | Commentary on dreams | 1976-1983 | Loose papers part of a dream journal; includes notebook, "Dreams, Meditations & Exercises" with notes on dreams and sleep exercises. |
Autograph books, address books, record books, and notebooks | ||||
18 | 3 | Claire's shell history | [before 1995] | Notebook listing shells, possibly from a shell collection belonging to Claire; undated; includes a needlework of two shells; originally kept in a small binder. |
18 | 4 | Shell book | [1969?] | Notebook of drawings of shells and selected poetry. |
18 | 5 | Claire Pratt's "Pig Book" | 1934-1935 | Autograph book belonging to Claire Pratt; contains autographs from family members and family friends. |
18 | 6 | Claire Pratt autograph book | 1934-1935 | Autograph book belonging to Claire Pratt; contains autographs from family members and family friends. |
18 | 7 | Schoolday Memories of Pat Robins, Class of Form II B | 1936 | School class autograph book; messages signed to Margaret or Pat; includes photos, some loose. |
18 | 9 | Favourite Poems | 1983 | Inscription in the front of the notebook: "To Claire - with love. 1983 - Betty" |
18 | 10 | Claire Pratt's favourites | [1983?] | Notebook of poems collected by Claire Pratt. |
18 | 13 | Scrapbook of collected materials | [before 1995] | Scrapbook of various poems, pictures, stamps, newspaper clippings, and drawings, with captions, either compiled by Claire Pratt or for Claire Pratt. |
18 | 14 | Claire Pratt autograph book | 1931-1934 | Autograph book belonging to Claire Pratt; contains autographs from family members and family friends. Fragile, handle with care. |
18 | 16 | Claire Pratt autograph book | 1934 | Autograph book belonging to Claire Pratt; contains autographs from family members and family friends. |
18 | 18 | Record Index | [before 1995] | Index of records compiled by Claire Pratt; includes loose notes titled "Claire's Library of Records (78 r.p.m.)" |
Box 21 | ||||
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
21 | 3 | Publication correspondence | 1989-1991 | Correspondence between Claire Pratt and Lugus Publications, including publication notices and contract, regarding Viola Whitney Pratt: Papers and Speeches and Viola Pratt: A Testament of Love. |
Box 25 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
25 | 3 | Collected materials on haiku | 1980-1994 | Correspondence regarding Claire's haiku and other writer's works; programmes; copies of Haiku Canada Newsletter; publication contracts; 1 photograph: col. |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
25 | 2 | Christmas greeting cards | [196-?-1995?] | Booklet: Haiku by C. Pratt; Christmas greeting cards to Ann Foster signed by Pratt Christmas greeting cards from Pratt family, one to Ann Foster from Claire Pratt; includes booklet of haiku "Black Heather" by Claire Pratt. |
25 | 4 | Correspondence re. The Undertow | 1993-1994 | Correspondence to Claire Pratt regarding her haiku The Undertow; includes list of individuals receiving a copy of The Undertow. |
25 | 7 | Christmas cards and letters | 1961-1992 | Christmas cards and letters to Claire and Viola Pratt; includes letters regarding Claire's haiku; many undated. |
25 | 8 | Letter from Betty Drevniok | July 23, 1994 | Letter to Claire Pratt from Betty Drevniok; includes accompanying haiku. |
Life and personal records | ||||
25 | 10 | Diplomas | 1974-1984, 1981, 1983 | Diplomas from: Centro Studi e Scambi Internazionali Accademia "Leonardo da Vinci" (1974-1984) and Diploma of Honour from International Order of Volunteers for Peace; newsletter from Centro Studi e Scambi Internazionali Accademia "Leonardo da Vinci". |
Box 27 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
27 | 15 | Books given to Claire Pratt | 1960-1990 | Eleven (11) books given to Claire Pratt, mainly on haiku; all inscribed to her; some in German and Japanese. |
27 | 16 | Haiku pamphlets | 1965-1988 | Pamphlets of haiku by various writers produced by Haiku Canada. |
Box 28 | ||||
28 | 2 | The Littlest Book of Kittens edited by Jonathan Roth, illustrated by Ida Bohatta | 1984 | Small book. |
28 | 3 | Irish Writers | 1989 | Small book. |
28 | 4 | Audubon’s Birds | 1992 | Small book; greeting card in back from Dorothy. |
28 | 5 | All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil Frances Alexander, illustrated by Alice Ann Biggerstaff | 1975 | Small book. |
28 | 6 | The Mutability of Literature by Washington Irving | 1982 | Small book; inscribed to Claire from Shirley. |
28 | 7 | 39 Blossoms by Elizabeth Searle Lamb | 1982 | Small booklet; inscribed to Claire from author. |
28 | 8 | Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet | [19--] | Small booklet. |
28 | 9 | Lilliput Maori Place Names | 1962 | Miniature book. |
28 | 10 | Reeds’ Lilliput Dictionary, Maori-English | 1960 | Miniature book. |
28 | 11 | The Little Webster Dictionary, 18,000 Words | [1933] | Miniature book. |
28 | 12 | Your Bible Companion | [1965?] | Miniature book. |
28 | 14 | A Little Bit of History About Very Small Books | [19--] | Miniature booklet. |
28 | 16 | Bibliography of REM Miniatures, 1962–1978, Copy III | 1978 | Miniature book. |
28 | 17 | Fireflies by Frank Ankenbrand, Jr. | 1965 | Miniature book; inscribed to Claire from the author. |
28 | 18 | R.E.M. Ego Extra 1978 | 1978 | Miniature booklet. |
28 | 20 | Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb | [18--] | Miniature book; housed in decorative box. Fragile, handle with care. |
28 | 21 | Haiku Broadsides edited by Frank Ankenbrand, Jr. | 1967 | Five (5) Miniature fold-out booklets, no. 1-5; set 48; housed in box. |
28 | 22 | Haiku Broadsides edited by Frank Ankenbrand, Jr. | 1968 | Five (5) Miniature fold-out booklets, no. 6-10; set 27; housed in box. |
28 | 23 | Scroll of Birthday Haiku for Robert Massman's Natal Celebration by Frank Ankenbrand, Jr. | 1967 | Miniature scroll. |
Life and personal records | ||||
28 | 1 | Victoria University gold medal coins for Viola Whitney and Claire Pratt | [1913?], 1944 | Two (2) gold medal coins. |
Autograph books, address books, record books, and notebooks | ||||
28 | 15 | Agenda 1982 | 1982 | Miniature book; appears to be blank. |
Box 29 | ||||
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
29 | 12 | Letters to Claire Pratt | 1921-1973 | Letters to Claire Pratt, occasionally to Viola and E.J. as well, from friends and family members; some undated. |
29 | 21 | Letters to Claire Pratt from foster child | 1952-1956 | |
Life and personal records | ||||
29 | 16 | Claire's St. Clement's School Reports to 1940 | [ca. 1940] | |
Box 36 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
36 | 9 | Material re. The Silent Ancestors | [1970-1970], 1983 | PR material for The Silent Ancestors: the forebears of E. J. Pratt (Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1971) including: order form, pamphlet of publications, and biographical information on Claire Pratt; includes notes on corrections and additions to the book; includes promotional pamphlet on E.J. Pratt commemorative stamp designed by Claire Pratt. |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
36 | 1 | Correspondence re. Silent Ancestors | 1965-1968 | Correspondence between to and from Claire Pratt regarding her book The Silent Ancestors: the forebears of E. J. Pratt (Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1971); predominantly letters from Ada S. Ball. |
Life and personal records | ||||
36 | 11 | Miss Claire Pratt funeral service | April 12, 1995 | Copy of Claire Pratt's funeral service; 1 audio cassette. |
Box 37 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
37 | 4 | Watson Kirkconnell to Miss Pomeroy | November 24, 1944 | Letter from Watson Kirkconnell to Miss Pomeroy. Originally filed with two prints by Malte Sterne in Box 37. |
37 | 8 | E.J. Pratt Commemorative stamp launch souvenir for Claire Pratt | 1983 | Contains loose sheets of stamps; invitations to the Commemorative stamp launch ceremony; correspondence from attendees of the ceremony; pamphlet about the stamp; and two business cards of two Government of Canada employees. Originally housed in a vinyl and plastic folder with a red suede exterior with the coat of arms of Canada stamped in it. |
37 | 9 | E.J. Pratt stamp related material | 1984 | Includes 1 photograph: col. of the E.J. Pratt stamp; an envelope with the E.J. Pratt stamp; a framed stamp; and material related to a history of the post office and postal service in Toronto titled "Postmark: Toronto". |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
37 | 10 | Correspondence re. E.J. Pratt Commemorative stamp | 1982-1983 | Correspondence between Claire Pratt, Canada Post, and other philatelists regarding development of E.J. Pratt Commemorative stamp. |
Stamp albums and related materials | ||||
37 | 1 | Binder of international stamps | 1954-1977 | Stamps depict various art periods and artists; front cover is loose and held together with twill tape; some stamps loose. 1 album (1357 postage stamps, 6 postcards). |
37 | 2 | Binder of stamps depicting seashells | 1970-1981 | 1 album (163 postage stamps). |
37 | 3 | Binder of international stamps | 1860-1979 | Stamps organized by country; contains loose stamps. 1 album (1502 postage stamps, 1 post card). |
37 | 13 | Binder of miscellaneous stamps | [19--] | Binder of stamps with papers relating to stamps; 1 album (ca. 1000 postage stamps). Archivist attributed stamp album to Claire Pratt but it could belong to Viola Pratt. Fragile. Contains loose stamps and fragile papers. |
37 | 14 | Binder of seashell stamps and poetry | 1966-1984 | Stamps arranged around poetry about seashells; includes the 1984 Collectors Pack of British Mint Stamps; 2 Albums (193 postage stamps). |
Box 38 | ||||
Collected materials | ||||
38 | 4 | Memorabilia | 1973-1991 | Material collected by Claire Pratt including: Claire's membership cards for Centro Studi e Scambi Internazionali, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979; pamphlets for art exhibitions; greeting card from Elizabeth; and Vic Report, Vol. 19, No. 3, 1991. |
38 | 29 | Photograph of seagulls with poetry | [195-?] | Photograph of seagulls in frame with handwritten quote from "Gulls and the Sea" signed E.J. Pratt; 1 photograph: col. |
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
38 | 3 | Correspondence re. medical condition | August 23, 1954 | Letter sent from one doctor to another regarding Miss Claire Pratt's medical condition. |
38 | 5 | Various correspondence | 1982-1992 | Letters to Claire Pratt from individuals including: Cara McEachern, Registration at the ROM; Will Pratt; and W.D. Walker. |
Life and personal records | ||||
38 | 2 | University transcripts | 1944 | Transcripts of Claire Pratt's marks from University of Toronto and Columbia University; Certificate of Award for A Regents' Scholarship. |
38 | 7 | Mailing list | [before 1995] | Claire's revised mailing list, set two; undated. |
Photographs | ||||
38 | 8 | Photographs of Claire Pratt | [193-?]-1971 | 5 photographs: b&w; 1 photograph: sepia; duplicate of P2 in Box 31, File 14. (Photos P1-6) |
38 | 9 | Claire Pratt with others | [192-]-[198-] | 2 photographs: b&w; 1 photograph: col. (Photos P1-3) |
38 | 10 | Claire Pratt as a young girl | [192–] | 4 photographs: b&w. (Photos P1-4) |
38 | 11 | Claire Pratt - University Years | [1940?]–1965 | Photo album of Claire Pratt's University classmates and friends; 1 album (84 photographs: b&w; 8 photographs: col.). Very fragile, photos falling out and breaking paper. Handle with care. |
38 | 13 | Claire Pratt with others | 1985 | 20 photographs: col. (Photos P1-20) |
38 | 14 | Claire Pratt birthday celebrations | April 3, 1991 | Photo album of birthday celebrations for Claire Pratt; 1 album (14 photographs: col.); contains some loose photographs. |
Autograph books, address books, record books, and notebooks | ||||
38 | 6 | Calendar of daily activities | [before 1995] | Loose leaves from a calendar; undated. |
Box 46 | ||||
Correspondence and greeting cards | ||||
46 | 17 | Correspondence re. permission to publish materials | 1984-1994 | Correspondence to and from Claire Pratt regarding permission to reprint E.J. Pratt poems, Claire's haiku, and quotes from Claire's letters in publications; includes notes by Claire about reprinting requests. |
Box 47 | ||||
Life and personal records | ||||
47 /OS | 2 | Bachelor of Arts diploma | June 9, 1944 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) received from Victoria College, University of Toronto |
Photographs | ||||
47 /OS | 1 | Graduating Class, Victoria College 1944 | 1944 | 1 photograph: sepia. |