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