Archives Catalogue

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.

Oversized Sketches

MS-2-701, OS Folder 1
File
[198-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 album with 4 sheets that depict landscapes and foliage.

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.

Speak French: A Book for Soldiers

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 9
File
1917-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 small lesson book of basic spoken French for soldiers, inscribed by Alan

Loose Papers

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 8
File
[193-]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Includes comments on writing, poems, diary entries, etc. Handwritten on diary pages by Alan Creighton.

Record and Minute Books

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.

Notebook

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 6
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten notebook containing French lessons and diary entries as well as possible story lines by Alan Creighton.

Diary: February 4, 1998 - February 27, 1998

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 5
File
1998-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton relating daily activities.

Diary: November 7, 1990 - June 15, 2000

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 4
File
1990-2000

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton containing record of deaths and recording of daily activities.

Diary: December 26, 1988 - Decemer 25, 1989

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 3
File
1988-1989

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton recording health events, deaths of friends and family, and some mention of various global news events.

Diary: January 8, 1984 - March 10, 1984

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 2
File
1984-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton with a few short entries about daily activities.

"Cash": Account Ledger

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 10
File
1936-1972

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 account book listing series of Alan Creighton's addresses in Chicago, Illinois and Ontario, record of where he sent his writings and whether they were accepted, list of known purchasers of his poetry, as well as loose receipts from cashed cheques.

Diary and Stories: January 20, 1926 - September 23, 1926

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 1
File
1926-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton, containing stories, diary entries, and notes on philosophy.

Diary: 1933 - 1937

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 9
File
1933-1937

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten five-year diary of Alan Creighton.

Diary: June 19, 1931 - September 23, 1932

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 8
File
1931-1932

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton.

Diary: September 4, 1930 - May 19, 1931

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 7
File
1930-1931

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while at Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.

Diary: January 1929 - August 23, 1930

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 6
File
1929-1930

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while at Bathurst, New Brunswick and at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Also contains a loose typed letter to "Bill."

Diary: March 19, 1928 - June 27, 1928

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 5
File
1928-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while at Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the beginning of the notebook is Norman Creighton's geometry work.

Diary: February 27, 1928 - March 18, 1928

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 4
File
1928-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton.

Diary and Poems: May 8, 1928 - November 18, 1928

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 3
File
1928-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains poems and diaries by Alan Creighton while at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Diary and Stories: September 24, 1927 - December 17, 1927

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 2
File
1927-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton containing short stories, diaries, notes on poetry, dreams, etc.

A Move to the Country/Diary Excerpts

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 13
File
1926-1930

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 2 sets of loose sheets (24 pages) of diary entries while in Nova Scotia. Some pages are missing.

Diary and Stories: July 24, 1925 - September 24, 1925

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 12
File
1925-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton, containing mostly undated diary entries.

Diary and Stories: November 23, 1924 - June 21, 1925

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 11
File
1924-1925

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton with mostly stories and a few diary entries.

Diary: 1942 - 1946

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 10
File
1942-1946

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten five-year diary of Alan Creighton, with few entries which are generally short.

Diary and Stories: December 17, 1926 - May 7, 1927

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 1
File
1926-1927

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while at Montreal, Quebec. Contains diaries, stories, poems, French writings, and sketches. Can be read in both directions.

Diary: March 16, 1923 - November 9, 1923

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 9
File
1923-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton covering the period March 16, 1923 - November 9, 1923, a "record of A.B. Creighton."

Diary: October 25, 1922 - March 11, 1923

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 8
File
1922-1923

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton, covering the period October 20, 1922 - March 11, 1923, "a continuance of the thoughts and affairs of A.B.C."

Diary: August 21, 1922 - August 30, 1922

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 7
File
1922-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton covering the period August 21 - 30, 1922.

Diary: April 20, 1922 - August 19, 1922

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 6
File
1922-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton, a "miscellaneous collection of… thoughts and ideas." Contains "Notes While at Bedford 1920 - 21".

Diary: February 16, 1922 - August 17, 1922

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 5
File
1922-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary with personal entries and scribbles cover the period from February 16, 1922 to August 17, 1922. Also includes 2 loose sheets of diary entries.

Letters from Halifax, Correspondence, and Emotional Scenes

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 4
File
[193-]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Many loose pages handwritten on diary pages: correspondence, diary entries, etc. Note that the dates printed on the page do not necessarily correspond with when the text by Alan Creighton was written.

Random Thoughts

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.

Health Record: May 6, 1981 - November 5, 1984

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 2
File
1981-1984

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton with primary focus on health concerns and some mention of world news. 2 poems appear on back page.

Diary: June 1, 1927 - November 9, 1927

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 13
File
1927-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while at Montreal, Quebec. Contains some poetry.

Diary: 1926

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 12
File
1926-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton, with mostly undated thoughts. Can be read in both directions.

Diary: June 23, 1924 - November 19, 1924

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 11
File
1924-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File consists of 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while at Detroit, Michigan (USA), covering the period June 23, 1924 - November 19, 1924.

Diary: April 1, 1924 - June 20, 1924

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 10
File
1924-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while in Detroit, Michigan (USA).

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.

Diary Excerpts

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 9
File
[193-]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains typed loose pages with diary entries relating daily happenings. Some pages

Diary: December 1, 1937 - March 19, 1939

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 8
File
1937-1939

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton including diaries and poems as well as one loose sheet of text.

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.

Diary: 1939

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 6
File
1939-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton; contains references to the start of World

Diary and Notes: 1937 - 1938, January 19, 1940 - May 31, 1940

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 5
File
1937-1940

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton from 1937 - 1938 and January 19, 1940 - May 31, 1940, with diary entries and sketches. Can be read in both directions.

Diary and Stories: September 27, 1938 - March 28, 1939

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 4
File
1938-1939

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton, containing irregular entries. Includes poetry and diary entries.

Cross Country

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 3
File
1939-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 copy of Alan Creighton's second book of poetry, "Cross Country," published in 1939 by the Macmillan Company of Canada.

Short Stories

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."

Loose Papers

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 12
File
1926-1945

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains typed diary entries from 1926, including dreams and reminisces. Also includes some correspondence. Pages missing.

Biographical Excerpts

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 11
File
1923-1933

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains typed loose pages including relation of dreams, diary excerpts, and reminisces including notes on Detroit, Michigan (USA). Some pages missing.

Biographical Excerpts

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 10
File
1922-[194-]

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages, typed, including diary entries, reminisces of Culvie (house in Halifax, Nova Scotia), and notes while at Detroit, Michigan (USA). Some pages missing.

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