The fonds includes manuscripts of most of his published works—novels, short stories, articles, radio broadcasts and plays, and forewords for other works—from 1929 to 1976; research notes and general historical studies; sound recordings; correspondence covering the years 1914 to 1994 (including letters with other authors and his publishers, among others); diaries (closed at the author's request until 2019); photographs; memorabilia; material related to his father who fought and died in World War I; and several scrapbooks containing reviews of his books, clippings, and other research material.
Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, [between 1940 and 1959]. The photograph was taken at the site of the Cobb house, which is not visible, but was built in 1760.
Item, a photograph, shows the wireless telegraph machine that was installed in the Mackay-Bennett in New York in order to cover the international race for the America Cup for the New York Herald. Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht, Shamrock, challenged but lost to the defending champion, Columbia.
Item is a photograph of Sir Thomas Lipton's first attempt to take the America Cup with his first Shamrock. The cable-ship Mackay-Bennett is visible in the offing on the left.
Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 4 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. The ship Narcissus carried 1270 tons and was built in 1876.
Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15.
Item, a photograph, is taken at an undetermined location. Speculation on the reverse side suggests that it is near the Lecture Room looking towards the old Married Quarters.
Item, a photograph, is a reproduction of the original photograph, and is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 9 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.
Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 18, Item 2 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 10 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. Item is a reproduction of the original photograph. Two duplicate copies can be found in MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 18.
Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 18, Item 5 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 11 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 18.
Item is a photograph of a stone curtain in Fort Beausejour that is loopholed to form the southwest curtain covering the powder magazine and parade ground. From the interior shown in the photograph, the firing step and stone drain are visible. The northwest bastion is also visible in the background.
Item, a photograph, is taken from the roof of a casement in King's Bastion. The foundation of the fort's barracks are visible in the foreground, the ruins of more casements are visible in the right foreground, and beyond the casements are the roofs of the museum and caretaker's house.
Item is a photograph of Raddall in the morning, wearing his pyjamas and dressing gown. Raddall habitually worked like this until the mid-morning. This photograph was taken by flying officer BIll Burke R.C.A.F. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 4.
Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it copyright to Canadian Bookseller on the reverse side. The autographing party took place in the book department of Simpson's in Toronto, where Raddall met the two women who were either married or working in Toronto.
Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, [between 1940 and 1959], MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 26, Item 3, MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 3, Items 1-8, and to MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 16 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.
Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961, and to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 30, Item 3. The photograph includes Lieutenant Colonel Simmonds of the Princess Louise Fusiliers in the tuxedo on the left. Lieutenant Colonel Powers of the West Nova Scotia Regiment is in the tuxedo in the middle of the photograph. Major Ted Bent of the West Nova Scotia Regiment is in uniform to the left of Edith Raddall. Finally, Mrs. Bent is seated to Thomas Raddall's right.
Item, a photograph, is contained in a folder produced by the Maid of the Mist tourism boat. The folder provides the local lore of the region, points of interest within the Parks of Niagara, and details of the tour company's operations.
Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961, and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Items 4-5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 5.
Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Items 4-5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.
Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Items 4-5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.
Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Items 4, and related MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.
Item, a photograph, looks along the north shore of Lake Wentworth from Wentworth Park. The dark woods in the east, in the background, is the site of Wentworth House, with Mount Delight visible behind.
