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Series primarily consists of incoming correspondence relating to Fillmore's socialist and political activist activities. It also contains family correspondence sent by Fillmore during his trip to the U.S.S.R.

Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

MS-10-1
Fonds
1909 - 1970

Fonds consists of fiction, non-fiction and poetry manuscripts, one notebook, leaflets and periodicals, newspaper clippings, and a hardcover copy of The Growing Question, a gardening book published by Fillmore in 1957. Materials relate to Fillmore's interests in horticulture and political activism.

Fillmore, Roscoe A.

Resignation letter from Jack London to members of the Socialist Party

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 9
Item
March 7, 1916

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a typed, signed resignation letter sent by Jack London to members of the Socialist Party. The letter was written from his ranch in Glen Ellen, California, and reveals his dissatisfaction with trends of socialism in the United States. He also announces the resignation of his wife, Charmain K. London.

Portrait of Tim Buck by Yousuf Karsh

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 27
Item
[ca. 1950s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a publicity photograph of Tim Buck (1891-1973). Buck was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada from 1929-1962. The photograph was taken by Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), a celebrated portrait photographer.

Karsh, Yousuf

Political pamphlets and leaflets

MS-10-1, Box 3, Folder 3
File
[ca. 1910] - 1964

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Poetry notebook

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 19
File
1910

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Poems by W.L. Ross, Dale Wimbrow, Wilfred Gribble, and an unidentified author + Christmas greeting card from James and Mary Endicott

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 26
File
1910-1961

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Pinched : [manuscript]

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 17
File
[192-?]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photographs of workers at the Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Kuzbas, Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 12
File
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

File contains three photographs taken by Roscoe Fillmore during his 1923 visit.

Photograph of workers at the Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 12, Item 3
Item
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a photograph taken by Roscoe Fillmore during his trip to Russia.

Photograph of workers at the Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 12, Item 1
Item
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a photograph taken by Roscoe Fillmore during his 1923 visit.

Photograph of workers at the Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 12, Item 2
Item
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a photograph taken by Roscoe Fillmore during his 1923 visit.

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore in a vegetable garden

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 11
Item
[ca. 1930s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore in a garden shed

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 12
Item
[ca. 1950s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore and child

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1960s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 8
Item
[ca. 1950s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 6
Item
[ca. 1930s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 7
Item
[ca. 1950s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 9
Item
[ca. 1960s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Photograph of Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 13, Item 10
Item
[ca. 1960s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Personal papers of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore

Series
1923-1958

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Series contains miscellaneous personal papers of Roscoe Fillmore, including travel documents, a notebook, and price lists from his nursery business.

Peace letter : a service of information for active peace workers, the public, and the press, by the Canadian Peace Congress

MS-10-1, Box 3, Folder 2
File
November, 1967

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Notebook kept by Roscoe Fillmore during a visit to Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 11
Item
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a notebook containing expenditures, addresses, Russian vocabulary lists and reminder notes.

Newspaper clippings

MS-10-1, Box 1, Folders 1-5
File
[ca. 1920s] - [ca. 1960s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Neighbors : [manuscript]

MS-10-1, Box 1, Folder 7
File
[ca. 1920s]

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Manuscripts of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore

Series
1910-1961

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Series consists of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry manuscripts and typescripts written by Roscoe Fillmore. It also contains a published copy of The Growing Question, a gardening book published by Fillmore in 1957.

Letters from W.J. Lemon to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 8
File
August, 1924

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Letters from William Dudley Haywood to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 6
File
1909

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Letters from Roscoe Fillmore to Margaret (Maggie) and Ruthie Fillmore written during Roscoe's trip to Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Kuzbas, Russia

MS-10-1, Box 1, Folder 6
File
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Letter from Wilfrid Gribble to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 5
File
October 23, 1909

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Letter from Tim Buck to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 2
File
November 2, 1968

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Letter from Thomas Reese to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 10
File
January 15, 1924

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 7
Item
August 20, 1964

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. congratulating Rosco Fillmore for reaching the age of 77 and expressing gratitude for his contributions to a more positive social climate. He also expresses a desire to speak in person about the issue of Black people and military service.

Letter from Howard Fast to Roscoe Fillmore