- MS-2-701, Box 1, Folder 8
- File
- 1926-1935
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Contains loose-leaf pages of typed poetry by Alan Creighton, arranged chronologically and indicating where and when each poem was published. Includes 133 poems total, with index.
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Portrait Sketches by Christine Eyles
- MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 31
- File
- 19---
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 6 loose sketches in pencil, charcoal, pencil crayon, and oil, size 41x51 cm. Sketches depict people. Items were previously mounted on poster board.
- MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 7
- File
- 19---
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas. Noted on verso is "film 01.77.16." Painting depicts coastal houses.
- MS-2-701, Box 11, Folder 5
- File
- [19--]-2001
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains postcards, most from Hilda Ross, and greeting cards from birthdays in different
- Series
- 1923-1988
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Series consists of various prose works by Alan Creighton, including literary criticism, histories of various towns/locations (primarily Nova Scotian), short stories, and reminisces of locations, events, and people. The short stories are on a variety of topics and tend to include an element of morality and appreciation of beauty in different forms.
- Subseries
- 1929-1941
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
- Subseries
- 1926-1939
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Published copies of Alan Creighton's works
- MS-2701, Box 30, Folder 2
- File
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
This file contains short stories, articles and book reviews published by Alan Creighton.
- MS-2-701, Box 1, Folder 12
- File
- 1933-1939
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains magazines featuring published poetry by Alan Creighton, including "Driftwind", "Westward", "The Crucible" and "Canadian Poetry Magazine."
- MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 1
- File
- 1931-1939
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Various papers and magazines featuring short stories by Alan Creighton, including "The Northern Messenger" and "The Sailor."
- MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 3
- File
- 1983-1988
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 2 coil bound notebooks with handwritten thoughts covering 1983 - 1988, including dreams, musings, notes on classic authors and poems, etc.
- MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 7
- File
- 1941-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 2 notebooks, handwritten, mostly blank pages. Contains a brief record of expenditures.
Report Cards and Other Education-related Papers
- MS-2-701, Box 19, Folder 1
- File
- 1918-1931
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File includes report cards and other school-related documents, part of a short story written by Alan Creighton in childhood, items related to his position as shipping news reporter, and assorted other papers. Items were previously housed together in a scrapbook titled "Early
- MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 14
- File
- 19---
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains sketches depicting rock formations. Items previously housed together in a photo album.
- MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 17
- File
- 1980-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 watercolour painting depicting runners on a track field.
"Saturday Night", January 11, 1941
- MS-2-701, Box 2, Folder 3
- File
- 1941-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
1 copy of "Saturday Night" magazine which contains poetry by Alan Creighton on page 19.
- MS-2-701, Box 10, Folder 10
- File
- 1896-1915
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 2 volumes of "Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics" containing music for students of violin.
- MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 20
- File
- 19---
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper, size 31x41 cm. Noted on verso is "film 98.58." Painting depicts a shed/shack in a field with a pile of scrap material in the foreground.
- MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 6
- File
- 1925-1931
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains loose sketches of predominantly coastal scenes in Nova Scotia; some are identified. Also contains 1 colour postcard which was possibly used for inspiration. Items were previously housed together in a photo album titled "Sea and Land."
- MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 15
- File
- 1974-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.68.24A." Painting depicts a rocky shoreline and the sea.
- MS-2-701, Box 10, Folder 9
- File
- [19--?]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Musical settings for "The Outlaw's Daughter" and "Sky High Corral", thematic music cue sheet for "Itching Palms," and assorted other pieces of music.
- MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 3
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains sheet music, both published and handwritten. Also contains loose pages of writings and booklets including "Images" by Harry Freedman.
- MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 12
- File
- [192-?]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper depicting a house nestled among trees with a windy sky.
- MS-2-701, Box 4, Folder 3
- File
- 1923-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 notebook of handwritten notes regarding the shipping news, and several loose typed pages with notes and reminisces about Alan Creighton's time as a shipping news reporter (from a later date).
- MS-2-701, Box 2, Folder 13
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 2 short stories by Alan Creighton: "Open Bays and Fear" and "The Trial Spin". Loose pages, typed.
- MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 6
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Typed short stories by Alan Creighton, some incomplete or missing pages.
- MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 9
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Assorted typed short stories by Alan Creighton, some missing pages.
- MS-2-701, Box 10, Folder 1
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 2 short stories by Alan Creighton: "Like Things Cure Like Things" and "A Week of Walking". Typed.
- MS-2-701, Box 4, Folder 6
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Assorted typed and handwritten short stories by Alan Creighton.
- MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 3
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains typed short stories by Alan Creighton, mostly written while living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- MS-2-701, Box 4, Folder 7
- File
- 1937-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Handwritten and typed short stories by Alan Creighton.
- MS-2-701, Box 4, Folder 9
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Loose pages of typed short stories by Alan Creighton. Some missing pages.
- MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 4
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Typed and handwritten short stories by Alan Creighton, many incomplete or with pages missing.
- MS-2-701, Box 4, Folder 8
- File
- 1926-1940
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Includes a bibliography of stories written from 1926 to 1940, and short stories by Alan
- MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 2
- File
- 1926-1938
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 13 short stories by Alan Creighton, including 11 which are photocopied from "The Busy East," later known as "The Maritime Advocate and Busy East". Titles include: "Similia Similibus Curantur (Like Cures Like)", "Dykeland Dizzy", "Merger", "Release", "Dawn", "Romance and the Countess", "The Voice", "Delayed", "A Christmas Welcome", "A Cup of Tea", "Better Prospects", "One Spring Morning", and "Approach of Winter."
- MS-2-701, Box 2, Folder 14
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 5 short stories by Alan Creighton: "Poetry and Truth", "Fear", "Fog", "Haying Time", "Sea green". Typed, some missing pages.
- MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 8
- File
- [19--]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Typed and handwritten assorted short stories by Alan Creighton, written while in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Toronto, Ontario.
- Subseries
- 1912-1964
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
- Series
- 1921-2001
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
Series consists of sketches and art studies by Alan Creighton in various media, including pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, and watercolour and oil paints. Subjects include people (faces and figures as well as studies of isolated body parts), landscapes (particularly coastal and wooded scenes), and studies of various elements of nature (such as clouds).
- Subseries
- 1921-2001
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
- MS-2-701, Box 25, Folder 13
- File
- 1984-1985
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 2 albums of sketches (17 sheets total) in watercolour, size 31x36 cm. Noted on covers is "film 01.12" and "film 01.14." Sketches depict landscapes and houses, some are identified.
Sketches and Studies, 1988 - 1989
- MS-2-701, Box 25, Folder 11
- File
- 1988-1989
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 3 albums (58 sketches total) in pencil, charcoal, and watercolour, size 28x38 cm. Noted on covers are "film 01.31," "films 01.34 + 01.35 + 01.36," and "films 01.12 and 01.13." Sketches depict landscapes, houses, people, etc. Some sketches are labeled, including one titled "Goodman House in Kentville," likely Marge (Creighton) Goodman's home.
- MS-2-701, Box 25, Folder 4
- File
- 19---
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains loose sketches in watercolour depicting landscapes with prominent human figures.
Sketches of People by A.B. Creighton
- MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 1
- File
- 1982-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains loose sketches depicting "Concert at Massey Hall, Feb. 1982" and other figure studies. Items previously housed together in a photo album titled "Sketches."
- MS-2-701, Box 18, Folder 6
- File
- 19---
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 8 loose sketches depicting a variety of scenes but predominantly skies and clouds.
Snap Shops Album - Annapolis and Kentville
- MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 18
- File
- [198-?]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 album with 13 photographs taken by Alan Creighton, depicting outdoor scenes at Annapolis and Kentville, Nova Scotia. Possibly used as inspiration for his paintings.
- MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 1
- File
- [198-?]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 album with 11 colour photographs size 9x9 cm, taken by Alan Creighton, mostly of his apartment in Ontario (possibly Scarborough) and its environs.
Snap Shops Album - Around Toronto
- MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 6
- File
- [198-?]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 album with 12 colour photographs taken by Alan Creighton, depicting outdoor scenes in Toronto, Ontario. Possibly used as inspiration for his paintings.
Snap Shops Album - At Harbourfront: HMS Bristol and The Tall Ships
- MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 21
- File
- 1984-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 album with 12 colour photographs taken by Alan Creighton, depicting harbour scenes and boats. Possibly used as inspiration for his paintings.
- MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 24
- File
- [198-?]-
Part of Alan Creighton fonds
File contains 1 album with 18 colour photographs size 10x10 cm, taken by Alan Creighton, depicting boats and harbourfront activity. Possibly used as inspiration for his paintings.
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