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MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Gift of Margaret Atwood, 2017 Extent: 36 boxes and items (11 metres) Includes extensive family and personal correspondence, 1940s to the present; The Handmaid’s Tale TV series media; Alias Grace TV series media; The Heart Goes Last dead matter; appearances; print; juvenilia including papier mache puppets made in high school; Maternal Aunt Joyce Barkhouse (author of Pit Pony and Anna’s Pet), fan mail; professional correspondence and other material Arrangement note: correspondence was organized in various packets and has been kept in original order, rather than alphabetical or chronological order Restriction note: Puppets are restricted due to their fragility (Boxes 26-29). Box 1 Family correspondence, 1970s-1980s: 95 folders Parents (Carl and Margaret Eleanor Atwood) Aunt Kae Cogswell Aunt Ada Folder 1 Mother to Peggy and Jim ALS and envelope January 2, 1969 [sic] 1970 Folder 2 Mother to Peggy and Jim ALS and envelope March 30, 1970 Folder 3 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS and envelope April 21, 1970 Folder 4 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS and ALS, envelope April 29, 1970 Folder 5 Mother to Peggy and Jim ALS August 20, 1970 Folder 6 Mother to Peggy and Jim ALS September 6, 1970 Folder 7 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS, ANS and envelope September 17, 1970 1 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 8 Mother to Peggy ALS September 19, 1970 Folder 9 Dad to Peggy ALS September 26, 1970 Folder 10 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS (stamps) and envelope October 14, 1970 Folder 11 Mother to Peggy and Jim ALS November 10, 1970 Folder 12 Mother to Peggy ALS November 15, 1970 Folder 13 Mother to Peggy and Jim ALS December 20, 1970 Folder 14 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS and envelope December 27, 1970 Folder 15 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS and envelope January 8, 1971 Folder 16 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS and envelope January 15, 1971 Folder 17 Mother to Peggy and Jim TLS January 20, 1971 TLS and envelope January 27, 1971 Folder 18 Mother to Peggy ALS and envelope November 25, 1973 2 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 19 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS October 25, 1978 Folder 20 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS November 5, 1978 Folder 21 Dad to Peggy ALS and envelope November 22, 1978 Folder 22 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS November 25, 1978 Folder 23 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS December 10, 1978 Folder 24 Dad to Peggy Long ALS December 10, 1978 Folder 25 Dad to Peggy ALS December 13, 1978 Folder 26 Mother to Peggy, Graeme, Jess and Ruth ALS and envelope December 17, 1978 Folder 27 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS December 29, 1978 Folder 28 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS January 7, 1979 Folder 29 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS January 14, 1979 Folder 30 Aunt Joyce Barkhouse to Peggy ALS January 17, 1979 3 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 31 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS January 22, 1979 Folder 32 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS February 4, 1979 Folder 33 Mother and Dad to Peggy ALS February 16, 1979 Folder 34 Mother and Dad to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS February 23, 1979 Folder 35 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS March 4, 1979 Folder 36 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS March 15, 1979 Folder 37 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS March 24, 1979 Folder 38 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS April 7, 1979 Folder 39 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS April 18, 1979 Folder 40 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS April 30, 1979 Folder 41 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS May 9, 1979 4 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 42 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS May 23, 1979 Folder 43 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS June 2, 1979 Folder 44 Ruth to Peggy ALS August 30, 197? Folder 45 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS September 30, 1982 Folder 46 Mother and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS November 23, 1983 Folder 47 Peggy to Mum and Dad TL December 8, 1983 Folder 48 Dad to Peggy ALS December 11, 1983 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS December 11, 1983 Folder 49 Dad to Peggy ALS December 18, 1983 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS December 18, 1983 Folder 50 Mum, Margaret and Grandma to Peggy and Graeme ALS December 28, 1983 5 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 51 Mother, Dad and Ruth to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS October 2, 1983 Folder 52 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS September 29, 1983 Folder 53 Partial note from Dad and Mother, Carl and Margaret, G & G ANS 4/XII/1983 Folder 54 Dad to Peggy ALS October 8, 1983 Folder 55 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS November 20, 1983 Folder 56 Dad to Peggy ALS November 25, 1983 Mother and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS November 25, 1983 Folder 57 Peggy to Mum and Dad TLS December 16, 1983 Folder 58 Peggy to Mum and Dad TL January 5, 1984 Folder 59 Dad to Peggy ALS January 5, 1984 Mother, Margaret and Grandma ALS January 5, 1984 6 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 60 Peggy to Mum and Dad TL January 12, 1984 Folder 61 Dad to Peggy ALS January 17, 1984 Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS January 17, 1984 Folder 62 Peggy to Mum and Dad TL January 26, 1984 Folder 63 M., M. and G. to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS January 30, 1984 Folder 64 Reg to Carl ALS February 12, 1984 Re: ‘Bluebeard’s Egg’ Folder 65 Mum, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS February 12, 1984 Folder 66 Dad to Peggy ALS And Mother, Grandmother and Margaret ALS February 19, 1984 Folder 67 3 letters: January 21 and 22nd from Aunt Joyce, Mother, Margaret, Grandmother and Dad ALS 1984 Folder 68 Dad to Peggy Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess 2 ALS February 6 & 7, 1984 7 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 69 Mum and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS February 25, 1984 Folder 70 Mum, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS March 6, 1984 Folder 71 Dad, Mum, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS March 10, 1984 Folder 72 M., D., and A. to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS March 20, 1984 Folder 73 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme, Jess and Ruth ALS April 4, 1984 Folder 74 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS April 9, 1984 Folder 75 Grandmother, Margaret and Mother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS April 15, 1984 Folder 76 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS April 26, 1984 Folder 77 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother ALS May 6, 1984 Folder 78 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS May 16, 1984 8 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 79 Dad to Peggy ALS May 24, 1984 Folder 80 Peggy to Mum, Dad and Ruth TLS May 25, 1984 Folder 81 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS May 31, 1984 Folder 82 Mother, Margaret and Grandmother to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS June 14, 1984 Folder 83 Florence (Power) McMahon to Margaret ALS July 1986 re: ‘Bluebeard’s Egg’ Folder 84 Letter regarding Atwood parents, from G. Keith Fraser, PEI March 21, 1989 Folder 85 Aunt Kae Cogswell TLS September 8, 2003 Folder 86 ‘The Year 2004 According to Kay’ Folder 87 Kae Cogswell – blank card Folder 88 Elizabeth Cogswell to Peggy ALS December 4, 2003 Folder 89 ‘Margaret’ [mother?] to Kae ALS February 6, 1927 Folder 90 Kae to Peggy TLS February 26, 2003 9 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L Folder 91 Aunt Kay to Peggy, Graeme and Jess ALS December 23, 1990 Folder 92 Aunt Kay to Peggy (birthday) TLS and card November 14, 2001 Folder 93 Aunt Kae to Peggy (birthday) ANS 2003 Folder 94 Kae to Peggy TLS November 1, 2003 Folder 95 Aunt Ada Atwood-Brannen 2012 & 2005 Box 2 Personal correspondence (family) 72 folders 1960s parents Grandfather Ruthie Folder 1 “Peggy’s grandfather’s letters – Killam” Dr. H. E. Killam, 1940s – 1950s 8 ALS and envelopes Folder 2 Mother to Peggy ALS and envelope July 16, 1961 Folder 3 Mother to Peggy ALS and envelope May 27, 1962 Folder 4 Ruthie to Peg ANS June 27, 1963 Folder 5 Dad to Peggy ALS and envelope July 12, 1964 Folder 6 Dad to Professor Atwood II ALS and envelope 10 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll. 00127L November 2, 1964 Folder 7 Mother to Peggy ALS December 20, 1964 Folder 8 Dad to Peggy ALS January 18, 1965 Folder 9 Dad to Peggy ALS and envelope March 9, 1965 Folder 10 Mother to Peggy ALS September 22, 1965 Folder 11 Dad to Peggy ALS, clipping, envelope October 12, 1965 Folder 12 Mother to Peggy ALS October 23, 1965 Folder 13 Mother to Peggy ALS, TL and envelope November 5, 1965 Folder 14 Mother to Peggy ALS November 23, 1965 Folder 15 Mother to Peggy ALS December 16, 1965 Folder 16 Mother to Peggy ALS 1966 Folder 17 Mother to Peggy ANS and typed newsletter, envelope January 7, 1966 11 MS ATWOOD, Margaret Papers Coll.
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