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Gilliat-Eaton Rosemary R12438 FA-457 Rosemary Gilliat Eaton Fonds Finding Aid R12438 Volume File File Title Date Extent Scope and Content Textual also includes award - Canadian Women's Press Club - R12438_1 1 Business cards / memberships n.d. 1960 2 First Canadian Horse in Space c. 1967 typed essay 3 Some notes on the Beaver n.d. 4 Winter Cabin n.d. 5 Snowshoe race that snowballed n.d. 6 The Lake that Haunts People n.d. 7 Eskimo Children of Cape Dorset n.d. 8 Made form a sealskin n.d. 9 Arctic Guides and Brownies n.d. 10 At home on Baffin Island n.d. Notes from a conversation with James 11 Houston n.d. 12 Articles about Artists in Cape Dorset n.d. 13 St Lawrence Seaway c. 1954 14 Yukon Health Nurse n.d. 15 Visit to Cap Tourmente n.d. 16 Alpine Club c. 1956-1957 17 Alpine Club n.d. 18 From Bulls to Budgies n.d. William Lake B.C Vet Dr. John Roberts Crazy about Horses of Horse Lovers 19 of Williams Lake n.d. 20 Midgets Galore c. 1954 - 1962 Midget age group of skiers 21 Notes on Arctic and Eskimos c. 1960 - 1962 includes RGE captions 22 Notes on Nature / Wildflowers n.d. 23 Notes on Photographs c. 1953 - 1962 Misc notes compiled by RGE 24 Misc. Notes - Ceylon, flowers, etc n.d. 25 Notes to Chatelaine Magazine n.d. RGE contribution to the Royal 26 Commission on the Media n.d. 27 Arctic related material n.d. requisition form NFB, invitation to opening, etc. Barbara Hinds manuscript for Arctic 28 book and RGE notes n.d. RGE notes on career / resume 29 personal n.d. 30 Gilliat - family history n.d. 31 Financial info - accounts / receipts c. 1960 32 Correspondences 1954 33 Correspondences 1960 34 Correspondences 1961 35 Correspondences 1962-1964 36 Correspondences 1965 37 Correspondences 1966-1968 38 Correspondences 1970-1979 39 Correspondences 1980-1999 40 Correspondences n.d. 41 Notes on Heather MacEwan n.d. R12438_2 1 Pre-Canada Journals n.d. 2 diaries Europe - school aged 2 Diary 1950 1 diary most likely Ceylon 3 Diary - Ceylon 1950-1952 23 volumes 4 Diary - Canada 1952 - 1953 1 diary 5 Diary - Ottawa/Vancouver 1954 1 diary ca. 1955 - 6 Shilly Shally Guest log 1961 loose pages 7 Shilly Shally Diary 1957-1959 loose pages 8 Shilly Shally Diary 1959 loose pages 9 diary 1955 3 diaries R12438_3 1 Notes - misc 1956 2 Notes - misc 1957 3 Switzerland - Geiger 1958 Neuchatel - Canadian School Abroad 4 Arctic trip c. 1960 5 Arctic trip diary 1960 6 Journal 1961 - 1962 7 Journal 1963 8 Calendar / journal 1965 9 Journal 1989 R12438_4 1 technical notes, descriptions, etc n.d. 2 journals, notes, etc n.d. 4 Filming techniques n.d. 5 photo notes: Northern Women n.d. 6 notes from books n.d. 7 address books n.d. 8 Writings and legends n.d. printed by - Caribou Indian School, Williams Lake, BC 9 Bill Brandt catalogue n.d. 10 NFB People of the High Arctic n.d. 11 Lilliput magazine excerpts 1950 pg 83-96 12 Camera information various Exakta Varex model VX; M&B Brand photographic products; Davidson Star-D Tripods; Weston ruggedized Master II, III & IV Exposure Meter; Exakta unlimited; Metz Mecablitz; Braun Hobby flash units; Questar; Rolleiflex and rolleicord guide; Bell & Howell Movie guide; Asahi Pentax price list; BG&M Colour 13 manuals various laboratories ltd. price list. Photographer's handbook (LIFE); Speaking Likeness (by K.Hutton) All about Architecture; Modern Exakta guide and reference book; The Rollei Way; Aids to working in the Cold; Kodachrome films; Better movies in colour (Kodak); Picture taking with still cameras 14 instructional books various (Kodak). Canada; Eskimo Graphic Art 1963; Dans note temps avec Mélonie et Philomène by Félix Thibodeau; Imperial Oil Review Oct 1960; Speaking of Pictures by LIFE; info regarding Voyages to New France by the Astrolabe Society; West Baffin Eskimo Co-op catalogue 1960 & 1961; Arctica catalogue 116 (Amtamann) 1959; Arctic and Antarctic catalogue 161 (Amtmann) 1962; Eskimo graphic art portfolio, 1959; Geographical magazine March 1962; List of Members, Alpine Club of Canada 1965; Bulletin Ottawa Ski Club, various 1962- 1965; Cape Dorset 1971 catalogue West Baffin Eskimo Co-op; Cape Dorset sculpture catalogue, St. Mary's University Art Gallery 1971; Stave Churches of Norway; Birds of the caribou by Anna Roberts, 1970; Cross country skiing, touring and racing by Jack Walberg; Nature Conservancy of Canada 1973 annual report; publications by authors other then handbook for projectionists by P.H.Omond; Editing for R12438_5 RGE v.d. better movies, by Kalart 1959. Photographs - B&W Prep for Royal visit - 1954; Ottawa; Ottawa catalogue cards (created by RGE); various Ottawa related R12438_6 1 Ottawa - prints and 4x5 negs 1954 28 photographs printed from RGE negs. St. Patrick's Day Parade - 1953; Canadian Repertory Theatre - 1953; National Gallery, for Star Weekly; Burning Christmas trees - Jan 1954; First Native Senator James Gladstone on Parliament Hill (includes 2 colour slides); Various views of Ottawa 1952-1954; Coronation Crowds - June 1952 / St. Laurent tour; R12438_6 2 Ottawa 1952-1954 367 RCMP. Group of Ottawa women making hooked and braided rugs. Women include Lois Mark, Isabel Young, Ruth Hubley, Anna Brown. File also includes 6 detailed R12438_6 3 Ottawa - Rug Makers 1954-1955 35 captions. Camp Fortune ski lodge north of Ottawa. Includes a R12438_6 4 Camp Fortune - Skiing n.d. 111 few colour images. Shilly Shally - a small cabin used by RGE and friends R12438_6 5 Shilly Shally - prints various 30 within Gatineau Park. Shilly Shally; Tant family at Shilly Shally; various friends at Shilly Shally; Winter Camping; Lac Phillipe, Gatineau R12438_6 6 Shilly Shally - negs various 224 Park summer 1953-1954. Ontario - including Auction in Lanark - 1953; Auction Smith Falls - 1953; Mansfield's house near Rideau R12438_6 7 Ontario - misc various 41 Glen; Apple Harvest, Lucknow - 1954; fox farm R12438_6 8 Algonquin Park 1953-1955 60 camping activities at Algonquin Park Notre Dame Convent, Sherbrooke R12438_6 9 Quebec 1957 430 Nuns at Notre Dame Convent, in Sherbrooke Quebec. R12438_6 10 Hugh MacLennan n.d. 28 Writer Hugh MacLennan in Montreal Quebec. Quebec - Stanstead; Eastern Townships; Laurentians; Cap Tourment; St. Lawrence; Isle aux Basques; R12438_6 11 Quebec 1953-1963 60 Quebec City Jean-Paul Lemieux, alone and with students in the R12438_6 12 Jean-Paul Lemieux n.d. 88 studio. R12438_6 13 Family photos n.d. 50 RGE family photos, found in file marked "Aunt Ida" photos of RGE as well as personal photographs found amongst the collection, including contents of green R12438_6 14 Rosemary Gilliat - A n.d. 35 wallet (including wallet). Personal photographs of and belonging to RGE. Includes Christmas photographic postcards; photo from Dawson c. 1900; note of purchase of John Piper photograph by R.C. Gilliat in 1948 (with contact print?); R12438_6 15 Rosemary Gilliat - B n.d. 41 RGE in parka Photos of Gilliat with her camera near Parliament Hill taken by Malak Karsh (prints only) and Malak with his camera in front of Parliament Hill taken by Gilliat R12438_6 16 Gilliat / Malak 1958 14 (negatives only). R12438_6 17 Wendal and Elizabeth Alexander 1964 53 Wendal and Elizabeth Alexander of Ottawa - portraits. photos of Pamela getting ready for her May 1959 R12438_6 18 Pamela Russel's wedding 1959 24 wedding. R12438_6 19 Ottawa - Macoun Club n.d. 30 Field naturalist club for youth, in Ottawa. - see colour. Photos documenting the production, testing, casking, bottling and shipment of Seagram's Hudson's Bay Blended Scotch Whisky. Also includes promotional photographs taken with Scottish Pipe Band, as well as R12438_6 20 Seagram's - negs n.d. 352 Norway house, and crew for photo shoot. (see colour) prints from the Seagram / Hudson's Bay Company Whisky assignment. Prints are numbered to match the R12438_6 21 Seagram's - prints c. 100 negatives and may be captioned. Trip Rosemary Gilliat took with 3 girlfriends across Canada, following the Trans Canada Highway from R12438_7 1 Trans Canada Highway Trip - negs 1954 500 Ontario to B.C. IN 1954. R12438_7 2 Trans Canada Highway Trip - prints 1954 35 Printed from above negs. R12438_7 3 Swan River / Flin Flon, Manitoba 1954 159 Swan River and Flin Flon Manitoba Hutterites, Hedingly; Cowboys, Brandon; Flin Flon; Churchill; Winnipeg Technical Institute - Inuit and R12438_7 4 Manitoba - misc. 1954 156 Aboriginal students learning trades. includes Hereford; Ile-a-la-crosse (March 1955);Horses; grain elevators; Chipewyan girls (March R12438_7 5 Saskatchewan 1954-1955 37 1955) Art class at the Allied Arts Center in Calgary, 1961. For Weekend magazine (appearing in 1963?). See colour R12438_7 6 "Mother", Calgary 1961 117 file. Medicine Hat, Alberta. Includes CPR Conductor. For R12438_7 7 Medicine Hat, Alberta 1957 60 Maclean's Magazine Includes: Bow River; CALGARY; Motherwell Family; R12438_7 8 Alberta 1957 59 Pocaterra, Canmore Includes: Vancouver; Stanley park; H.B.C. Trail; Hart Highway; Dawson Creek; Crooked River; Pine Summit; R12438_7 9 British Columbia various 84 Pump at Quesnel, Caribou District, B.C. R12438_7 10 Williams Lake, British Columbia various 43 Stampede (n.d.); Indian - Williams Lake (1961) Contact prints showing William Lake B.C Vet Dr. John R12438_7 11 Vet - Williams Lake, British Columbia n.d 19 Roberts Trail Riders of Williams Lake, British R12438_7 12 Columbia - negatives n.d 144 Trail riding club - cowboys Trail Riders of Williams Lake, British Enlargements and contact prints made from Trail R12438_7 13 Columbia - prints n.d 32 Riders of Williams Lake negatives. - slightly curled R12438_7 Kitimat, British Columbia n.d 316 various aspects of life in Kitimat, B.C. various unidentified photographs identified in RGE R12438_7 14 Western Canada n.d 87 writing as "Western Canada".
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