Archives Catalogue

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 14
File
1970-

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board, size 41x51 cm. Noted on verso is "film 01.75.12A." Painting depicts sailboats as seen through trees.

Writings by Other Authors

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 12
File
1931-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Assorted pieces of work by other authors on a wide variety of topics including geology and painting. Items in English and French. Also contains 2 copies of The Crucible.

Writings: About Poetry

MS-2-701, Box 1, Folder 5
File
[193-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages, typed. Includes thoughts on poetry and the draft of a speech about his poetry. Missing pages.

Writings

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 1
File
1933-1963

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages, typed and handwritten, including "Mental Observations", notes on the goings-on of Christine Eyles, and relatives. Pages missing.

Watercolours

MS-2-701, Box 17, Folder 7
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains watercolour paintings. Paintings are mostly landscapes with some people.

Watercolours

MS-2-701, Box 18, Folder 7
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains watercolour paintings predominantly depicting outdoor scenes.

Watercolour Skies

MS-2-701, Box 23, Folder 4
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sketches in watercolour depicting clouds.

Watercolour Sketches Toronto 1940 - 1960 by A.B. Creighton

MS-2-701, Box 24, Folder 8
File
1940-1960

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 23 loose sketches in watercolour, size 26x34 cm. Sketches depict landscapes in Toronto Ontario. Items were previously housed together in an album titled "Watercolour Sketches Toronto 1940 - 1960 by A.B. Creighton."

Watercolour Scenes

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 11
File
[192-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper. The painting depicts 4 scenes, including animals and floral decoration in a style reminiscent of Asian art. Possibly from art school era.

Watercolour Paintings

MS-2-701, Box 18, Folder 5
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 10 loose paintings depicting outdoor scenes.

Warping In

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 1
File
[199-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board, size 31x41 cm. Noted on verso is "film 01.75.17" and that the painting was done in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Painting depicts crewmen

Violin Programs

MS-2-701, Box 18, Folder 1
File
1913-1956

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 scrapbook titled "Violin Programs performed by Christine Eyles," with copies of the programs from her public performances. Also includes newspaper and magazine clippings about Christine's violin-playing.

Vacation 1944 Reminescences [sic]

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 7
File
1944-1946

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten journal titled "Vacation 1944 Reminescences [sic - reminisces]." Account of a trip from Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec to Nova Scotia and back in 1944. Also includes a story dated June 26 which may be autobiographical according to Helen Hendry.

Unpublished and drafts

Subseries
1923-1988

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Unpublished

Subseries
1921-1954

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Trees

MS-2-701, Box 17, Folder 2
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 29 loose sketches depicting trees. Items previously housed together in a photo album titled "Trees."

Trees

MS-2-701, Box 17, Folder 1
File
1921-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sketches depicting trees. File also contains a colour photograph depicting a rudbeckia flower (black-eyed Susan). Items previously housed together in a photo album titled "Trees."

Tree Sketches

MS-2-701, Box 18, Folder 3
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains sketches predominantly depicting trees.

Tree Sketches

MS-2-701, Box 25, Folder 1
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sketches in watercolour depicting tree landscapes.

Tree Scenes and Others

MS-2-701, Box 23, Folder 7
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sheets in watercolour predominantly depicting tree scenes.

Toronto Sketches by A.B. Creighton

MS-2-701, Box 24, Folder 7
File
[198-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 13 loose sketches in watercolour, size 30x35 cm. Items were previously housed together in an album titled "Toronto Sketches by A.B. Creighton." Sketches depict landscapes, including "Price Street," "Spadina Rd Bridge in Reservoir Park," "On the Humber River," "On Toronto Island," etc. Noted on cover is "films 01.16 and 01.17."

Toronto Prom Concert and Quebec Sketches

MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 5
File
1955-1984

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Titus Smith

MS-2-701, Box 11, Folder 3
File
1955-1974

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Typed loose pages about Titus Smith, ecologist and ancestor of Alan Creighton. Includes papers written about Smith, photocopies of old letters, and a pamphlet from the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Thoughts on Poetry

MS-2-701, Box 2, Folder 2
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Typed pages of notes on poetry, the creation of poetry, and the artist.

Thoughts

MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 2
File
1954-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Loose typed pages about human nature, morality, and the creation of art. Likely various years. Some pages missing.

Thematic Sketches of People

MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 6
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 2 albums with pencil and ink sketches as well as loose sketches in pencil, pen, crayon, and watercolour. Sketches are mostly of people, and arranged into themes by Alan.

The Water, Windsor N.S.

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 27
File
1996-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper, size 41x51 cm in mat. Noted on verso is "film 01.40." Painting depicts water landscape at Windsor, Nova Scotia.

The Toronto Zoo and Outdoors

MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 37
File
[198-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 47 colour photographs taken by Alan Creighton, depicting landscapes, animals at the Toronto Zoo, the CNE Carnival, and other scenes.

The Richelieu River near Campbellton, N.B.

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 12
File
1982-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on board. Noted on verso is "film 01.69.11A." Painting depicts river scene.

The Old Tree

MS-2-701, Box 25, Folder 6
File
1992-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File is a painting in watercolour. Noted on verso is "film 01.38." Painting depicts trees.

The Old Mower

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 2
File
1980-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on board. Noted on verso is "film 01.68.1A." Painting depicts a tree in a field with an old mower.

The Musician's Workshop

MS-2-701, Box 13, Folder 4
File
1936-1966

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages including typed short story and other writings by Christine Eyles, copies of her art and correspondence regarding getting work, testimonials, and a brochure titled "The Musician's Workshop." Previously housed in a binder titled "The Musician's Workshop."

"The Man He Hated or The Point of View"

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 9
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 typed short story by Alan Creighton.

"The Living Room"

MS-2-701, Box 2, Folder 12
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains typed loose pages of short story "The Living Room", by Alan Creighton. Pages are damaged.

The Hidden House

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 13
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on compressed chipboard, size 35x45 cm. Noted on verso is "film 01.82.6." Painting depicts trees with a house in the background.

"The Handbook of Useful and Ornamental Amusements and Accomplishments"

MS-2-701, Box 14, Folder 1
File
1845-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 copy of "The Handbook of Useful and Ornamental Amusements and Accomplishments, by a Lady," inscribed "Jane Eleanor Hope, May it be productive of Gratification and Usefulness."

The Greenhouse

MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 8
File
1990-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Painting depicts a greenhouse and foliage. Noted on verso is "film 01.82.18."

The Flower Garden

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 6
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board, size 36x46 cm. Noted on verso is "film 01.82.11." Painting depicts flowers.

The Edge of the Forest

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 1
File
1985-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.82.20." Painting depicts wooded scene.

The Dye Works

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 14
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper. Noted on verso is "film 98.58.9A." Painting depicts a human figure emptying a barrel drum outside of a workshop/industrial area.

The Dog Show

MS-2-701, OS Box 28, Folder 11
Item
[1990?]

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Item consists of one painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.75.15." Painting depicts dogs and people in a park.

The Childhood of Art

MS-2-701, Box 19, Folder 2
File
1912-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains "The Childhood of Art: Modifications of the Gazelle Motive" by Herbert Green Spearing. These notes on art were likely reproduced by Alan Creighton.

The Brookside Apple-Tree

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 8
File
1980-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.68.22A." Painting depicts a wooded scene.

The Brook in Autumn

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 10
File
[198-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board, size 41x51 cm. Noted on verso is "film 01.69.13A." Painting is a semi-impressionist scene of a stream and autumn foliage.

The Brook Casein

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 2
File
1982-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on poster board. Noted on verso is "film 01.67.22A." Painting depicts wooded scene.

The Bedford Barrens

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 16
File
[198-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.75.19A." Painting depicts landscape of Bedford, Nova Scotia.

The Bathers Oil

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 4
File
1975-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.89.1A." Painting depicts two girls sunbathing on a beach.

Syllabus of Appreciation of Music

MS-2-701, Box 17, Folder 8
File
1911-1996

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains "Syllabus and Notebook for a course in the Appreciation of Music" by John P. Marshall. On the inside is noted "Sketchbook Toronto 1996" by Alan Creighton. The item is full of sketches by Alan Creighton.

"Suitable for Serial"

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 8
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages: on one side, a typed multi-chapter story missing first page; on verso handwritten notes about authors and other stories.

Studies by A.B. Creighton

MS-2-701, Box 17, Folder 9
File
1922-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 39 loose sketches in pencil and watercolour. Varying sizes ranging from 14x19 cm to 20x25 cm. Items previously housed together in a photo album titled "Studies by A.B. Creighton" and subtitled in themes including: "The Federal School of Art and Design," "Museum Sketches," "Classical Greek Heads," "Chinese Art," and "The Oriental Method."

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