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Will R. Bird fonds
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Will R. Bird fonds

  • MS-2-367
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1980,1928-1950
The fonds includes correspondence covering the years 1962-1978; scrapbooks containing clippings, correspondence and photographs (1926-1973); manuscripts for a number of Bird's published and unpublished works-including novels, stories and articles (undated); hardcover novels, fiction and non-fiction published in magazines, journals and newspapers (1928-1975); and miscellaneous documents including reviews, articles about Bird and royalty information (1935-1976).

Bird, Will R., (Will Richard), 1891-1984

Miscellaneous Documents of Will R. Bird

This series contains miscellaneous documents pertaining to Bird: three academic works about Bird; seven reviews of works by Bird; six articles about Bird; one file of royalty documents with Clarke and Irwin and Co. and McClelland and Stewart; one file of undated tour notes; one file of undated personal notes and a file of miscellaneous memorabilia.

Correspondence with publishers

File contains correspondence with the following publishers: the University of Toronto Press, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, MacMillan of Canada, and Cumberland Publishing Ltd. Correspondence concerns Dr. Bird's publications, including Sunrise for Peter, Ghosts Have Warm Hands, This is Nova Scotia, A Century of Chignecto, The Top of the Hill (autobiography), Angels Cove, Ma's Enlargement, and These Are the Maritimes. File also contains letters from individuals interested in Dr. Bird's works, including High School students.

Published Non-Fiction of Will R. Bird

This series contains Bird's published non-fiction: two articles published in journals; seven articles published in magazines; eight undated articles appearing in the Ypres Times - a war-time 'trench' newspaper; and one published speech given to the Institute of Public Administration.

Correspondence with publishers

File contains correspondence with the following publishers: Clarke, Irwin, & Co., McGraw-Hill Ryerson, the MacMillan Company, The University of Toronto Press, and Petheric Press. The correspondence deals with Dr. Bird's work, including An Early Must Have A Wife, Ma's Enlargement, Sunrise for Peter, and Accentuating Angel Cove. File also contains letters from students in University and Junior High requesting information about Dr. Bird's life and work.

Volume P -

Contains prints of works by Van Gogh, Ruebens, Velasquez, Cassatt, Vermeer, Gaugin, Rousseau, El Greco, Degas, etc.

Published Fiction of Will R. Bird

This series contains published fiction including 5 stories published in journals; 20 stories published in magazines; 8 stories published in newspapers; 8 hardcover first editions of novels; one published play; 12 stories published in the Spectator/Advertiser , an annual advertisement publication from Kentville Nova Scotia; 35 undated stories published in the Busy East most likely dating from between 1927 and 1932; 52 undated stories published in the Maritime Advocate and Busy East most dating from between 1933 and 1948; 6 stories appearing in Canadian War Stories ; and 34 stories published in The Legionary .

Correspondence regarding manuscript

File contains letters from archivists and researchers regarding William R. Bird's manuscript on Colonel J.E.W. DesBarres. File also contains correspondence with the University of Alberta and the Banff School of Fine Arts regarding Dr. Bird's acceptance of the University of Alberta's National Award in Letters. File also contains letters from admirers of Dr. Bird's previous monographs.
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