Archives Catalogue

MS-2-691.2017-048
Accession
1987-2017

Accession contains: nine manuscripts for: Ova Aves; Icarus, Falling of the Birds; Animals of My Own Kind: New and Selected Poems; Everlasting Oasis; Island of the Blessed; Atlantic Canada Nature Guide; The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History; and The Nature of Shorebird: Nomads of the Wetlands. Thirteen photographs of birds eggs by Thaddus Holownia. There are scripts for: At The Fishhouses, a presentation of Elizabeth Bishop's poems, by Musique Royale; and A Ship’s Portrait for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. There is a copy of the play script for Black River Miracle, and an article Looking for John O'Brien. Includes correspondence, and research materials. Also includes two handwritten notebooks of poetry, representing the first drafts of some poems.

Thurston, Harry, 1950-

Four revisions of the article Looking for John O'Brien : [typescripts]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 6, Folder 5
File
2008

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of: four versions of the article Looking for John O'Brien with handwritten revisions. Includes one electronic email message from Harry Thurston, to Paul O'Connell. Also includes research material, and a photocopy of the article as it appeared in Sunday Herald's The Nova Scotian, March 16, 2008.

Black River Miracle by Harry Thurston & Gregory M. Cook

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 7, Folder 5
File
[199-]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of a copy of the unpublished play The Black River Miracle written by Harry Thurston and Gregory M. Cook.

Poetry material of Harry Thurston

MS-2-691.2017.048
Series

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

Books of Harry Thurston

MS-2-691.2017.048
Series

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

Proof copy of Icarus, Falling of the Birds

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 1
File
2017

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of a proof copy of Icarus, Falling of the Birds : poem written by Harry Thurston; and photographs by Thaddeus Holownia.

Various annotated drafts of Island of the Blessed : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 10
File
[1999?]-[2001?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of early annotated drafts of the book Island of the Blessed

Various annotated drafts of Island of the Blessed : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 11
File
[1999?]-[2001?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of early annotated drafts of the book Island of the Blessed.

Notebook of poetry of Harry Thurston

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 2
File
[201-]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of a handwritten black notebook of poetry, and research material. The notebook is where the earliest draft of the poem Incarus is written.

Icarus: A Falling of Birds : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 3
File
2016

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of the final annotated draft of the poem Icarus: A Falling of Birds by Harry Thurston.

Various drafts of Icarus: A Falling of Birds : [typescripts]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 4
File
2015-2016

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of various annotated drafts of the poem Icarus: A Falling of Birds by Harry Thurston.

Research material; and electronic email messages regarding the poem Icarus: A Falling of Birds

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 5
File
2015-2016

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of research material, and electronic email messages regarding the poem Icarus: A Falling of Birds by Harry Thurston.

Newspaper article on the photographerThaddeus Holownia

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 6
File
May 4, 2017

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of a newspaper article on the photographer Thaddeus Holownia, (Telegraph Journal, May 4, 2017, pages F4-5).

Notebook of poetry of Harry Thurston

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 7
File
[1998?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of a handwritten black notebook of poetry, and research material. The notebook is where the earliest draft of the poem Ova Aves is written.

Seven drafts of Everlasting Oasis : [typescripts]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 8
File
[198-]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of seven annotated drafts of the book Everlasting Oasis

Research material of Harry Thurston regarding Everlasting Oasis; and electronic email messages

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 1, Folder 9
File
1987

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of: research material regarding the book Everlasting Oasis; letters; and electronic email messages.

Proof copy of the drawings for the poem Icarus, Falling of the Birds, by Thaddeus Holownia

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 2, Folder 1
File
2017

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of a proof copy of the drawings for the poem Icarus, Falling of the Birds : poem written by Harry Thurston; and photographs by Thaddeus Holownia.

Various annotated drafts of Island of the Blessed : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 1
File
[1999?]-[2001?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of early annotated drafts of the book Island of the Blessed with handwritten revisions.

One revision the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Six : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 10
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of one version of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Five by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is A Gift of the Desert.

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Seven : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 11
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Seven by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is Crossers of the Sands.

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Eight : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 12
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Eight by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is Lords of the West.

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Nine : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 13
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Nine by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is New Light on the New Kingdom.

One revision the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Ten : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 14
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of one version of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Ten by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is A Tale of Woe.

Three revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Eleven : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 15
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of three versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Eleven by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter has two tiles: Alexander to Augustus; and The Romans Are Coming.

One revision the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Twelve : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 16
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of one version of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Twelve by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is A Desert Pompeii.

Two revisions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Thirteen : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 17
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Thirteen by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The title has two tiles: Skin of the Goods, and A Desert Pompeii. The chapter number for A Desert Pompeii was changed to Chapter Twelve.

Two revisions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Fourteen : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 18
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Fourteen by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The title has two tiles: New Clues to Early Christianity; and A Tale of Two Lepers, which was altered to Temples to Churches.

One untitled page of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 19
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of page 337, an untitled page of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed.

Research notes on the book Island of the Blessed: Introduction

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 2
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Introduction : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 3
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of the typescript of a draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Introduction by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is Introduction.

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter One : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 4
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of the typescript of a draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chaper One by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. The chapter title is Island of the Blessed.

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Two : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 5
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the typescript of a draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Two by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. These versions have twp different titles: In Search of the Lost Oasis; and Desert Secrets Unlocked.:

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Three : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 6
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Three by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. These versions have twp different chapter titles: Time's Trench; and Water in the Desert.

Two revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Four : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 7
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Four by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. These versions have twp different chapter titles: Hippos in the Desert; and The Garden and the Empty Desert.

Three revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Five : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 8
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of three versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Chapter Five by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions. These versions have two different chapter titles: The Garden and the Empty Desert; and The Great Stone Ring.

Three revisions the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Prologue : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 3, Folder 9
File
[199-?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two versions of the draft of the book Island of the Blessed: Prologue by Harry Thurston, including handwritten revisions.

Research material on the book Atlantic Canada Nature Guide

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 1
File
[1997?]

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

Draft of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Introduction : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 3
File
1997

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of the typescript draft of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Introduction written by Harry Thurston,

Two drafts of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: New Brunswich : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 4
File
1997

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two typescript drafts of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: New Brunswick written by Harry Thurston,

Draft of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Nova Scotia : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 5
File
1997

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of the typescript draft of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Nova Scotia written by Harry Thurston,

Two drafts of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Prince Edward Island : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 6
File
1997

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two typescript drafts of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Prince Edward Island written by Harry Thurston,

Two drafts of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Newfoundland : [typescript]

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 7
File
1997

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of two typescript drafts of the book chapter Atlantic Canada Nature Guide: Newfoundland, including Labrador written by Harry Thurston,

Letters of Harry Thurston regarding the book The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 8
File
2009-2010

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of letters of Harry Thurston regarding the book The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History, including letters between Harry Thurston, and Nancy Flight, Greystone Books.

Letter from Wayne Barrett, Barrett & Mackay Photography, to Harry Thurston regarding the book The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History

MS-2-691.2017-048, Box 4, Folder 9
File
2010

Part of Personal archives of Harry Thurston

File consists of a letter from Wayne Barrett, Barrett & Mackay Photography, to Harry Thurston regarding the book The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History. Includes lists of potential photographs for use in the book.

Letters of Harry Thurston regarding the book Atlantic Canada Nature Guide