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Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Written Works
General material designation
- Multiple media
- Textual record
- Graphic material
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- Source of title proper: Based on the content of the series.
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Series
Repository
Reference code
CA RBD MSG 930-1
Edition area
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1931-1993 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1.05 m of textual records and other material
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
Name of creator
(1909–1979)
Custodial history
Scope and content
Series contains typed and annotated chapter drafts, manuscripts, printed galleys, draft illustrations, correspondence related to publications, typed and handwritten research notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, hand drawn and annotated maps, and various published materials related to Dewdney’s career as a writer. Notable works include: Christoper Breton, Wind Without Rain, They Shared to Survive, The Case for Pacifism, Indian Rock Paintings of the Great Lakes, and Birchbark Art of the Ojibway Midewewin. Loose material has been kept in the original order in which it was found, with the exception of the majority of files located in Box 6. Series contains correspondence related to various writing projects, but the majority of correspondence is located in Series 3.
Notes area
Physical condition
Files contain newspaper clippings, photographic prints, and pencil drawings that require interleaving with acid-free paper. Some staples have rusted and should be replaced.
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
- Cree
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
Some Cree and Inuit Syllabic (charts)
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
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Physical description
Includes approximately 47 pencil drawings, approximately 25 newspaper clippings, 18 periodicals and pamphlets, 5 maps, 3 pen and ink drawings, 2 black and white photographic prints, 2 hand drawn graphs, 2 books, 1 hand drawn diagram