- rwr Public Archives Archives publiques Il 4 Canada Canada MANUSCRIPT DIVISION DIVISION DES MANUSCRITS THEATRE CANADA / THÉÂTRE CANADA MG 28, I 50 Finding Aid No. 438 / Instrument de recherche no 438 Prepared by Louise Ouellette for Préparé en 1980 par Louise Ouellette the Social and Cultural Archives pour les Archives sociales et in 1980 and revised in 1981. culturelles et revisé en 1981. Canada Table of Contents Pages Inventory Entry i-iv Note on the arrangement Constitution and Structure 1, 35-36, 128 Board of Governors 1, 36-41 Individual Officers' Files 41-43 Officers 43 Executive Committee 1-2, 43-45 Committees 2-4, 35, 45-52, 125 Spensley Report 52-53 Briefs 4, 54-55 Finances 5-8, 55-66 General Files 5-6, 55-61 Fundraising 6-8, 61-64 Grants 65-66 Correspondence 8-14, 67-71 General Correspondence 67-68 Daily Files 8-11, 68-71 Nominal Files 11-12 Subject Files 12-14 Training Programme 71-83 General Files 71-72 Provinces Files 72-83 Regions 14 -26, 82-98 General Files 14-17, 82-84 Regional Files 17-26, 84-98 Regional and Final Festivals 26 Final Festivals 26-30, 98-110 Multicultural Festival 111' Scripts 112, 128, 128a Love and Whisky 112-113 Subject Files 31-32, 35, 114-125 Publications 32, 128 Scrapbooks 32-34, 125-128 Clippings 34-35 Table Of COnténtS (COnt'd) Pages Appendix 1 - List of the material on microfilm. 129-130 Appendix 2 - List of the plays donated by the D.D.F. and available in the National Library. 131-147 Appendix 3 - List of the material transferred to the Sound Archives Section of the Public Archives. 148-168 Appendix 4 - List of the trophies donated by Theatre Canada to the National Museum of Man. 169-172 sdi-J1717 r....................--.....“,.... Access Restricted - - see file { ' Accès r4sere MG 28 THEATRE CANADA / THÉÂTRE CANADA (1932-1978) voir dossie r I 50 Originals, n.d., 1932-1978. 34.3 m. Microfilms, 1905-1971. 9 reels, M-590, M-1655 to M-1657, M-1896, M-1902, M-1909, M-1940, M-2303. Finding Aid No. 438. Theatre Canada, formerly the Dominion Drama Festival, was founded in 1932 on the initiative of Lord Bessborough then Governor General of Canada. Incorporated in 1936, its organization consisted of a Board of Governors and an Executive Committee. Its officials included a president, honorary chairman and director, selected by the Board. Apart from the war years, the D.D.F. organized regional competitive festivals which led to a final festival which, in turn, encouraged artists, actors and playwrights and contributed to the cultural development of the nation. Funding problems forced Theatre Canada to fold in 1978, after 46 years of service to amateur theatre. All original material was presented between 1961 and 1979 by D.D.F. and Theatre Canada with the exception of a scrapbook presented in 1979 by S.R. Beharrield of Kingston, Ontario, and material presented in 1980 by Miss Gifford and Mrs Mathews of Ottawa. Material on microfilm was copied in 1969 and 1970 from originals in the possession of Mrs. C.I. Wilson of Belleville, Ontario and in 1972 from originals belonging to Dr. J.L. Carroll of Brockville, Ontario. Photographs, drawings, sound recordings, plans, films, posters, medals, recording discs, and printed material were transferred to the appropriate divisions. A Declaration relating to the Celebration of the Centennial of Confederation Conference, and posters were placed in the vertical filing cabinet. Posters and a 5-page document relating to "The Fifth Decade" were placed in the horizontal filing cabinet. The finding aid number 438 provides a file list of the material in volumes 1 to 199, a list of the material on microfilm M-590, M-1655 to M-1657, M-1896, M-1902, M-1909, M-1940, M-2303, a list of plays available in the National Library, a list of the material transferred to the Sound Archives Section and a list of the trophies donated by Theatre Canada to the National Museum of Man. Constitution and Structure, n.d., 1935-76. 40 cm (vols. 1, 56-57, 199). Charter, letters patent, by-laws, organization and procedure, regulations, policy papers, zoning and boundaries, histories of groups. - n - Apeess Rest#çted 14% Accès3 rAsene, MG 28 THEATRE CANADA / THÉÂTRE CANADA (1932-1978) I 50 Board of Governors, n.d., 1939-78. 1.5 m (vols. 1, 57-63). General files, correspondence, memoranda, daily journals, staff files, directories, Honorary Governors' files, and agenda, minutes, reports and proxies relating to the Board meetings and the annual general courts. Individual Officers' Files, 1960-74. 52 cm (vols. 64-66). Contain mainly correspondence to and by Officers. Officers, 1959-71. 10 cm (vols. 66-67). Memoranda, agenda and minutes of Officers' meetings. Executive Committee, 1935-78. 80 cm (vols. 1-2, 67-70). Agenda, minutes, material relating to the organization of the Executive and to the Executive and Governors' Courts. Committees, n.d., 1939-78. 2.1 m (vols. 2-4, 55, 70-77, 166). General files, memoranda, agenda, resolutions, minutes, correspondence, press releases, promotional material, speakers' manuals, material relating to D.D.F. 40th anniversary, D.D.F. publications: News Letters, Special Bulletins, Highlights and Theatre Canada; also includes mailing lists and press clippings. Spensley Report, 1969-74. 40 cm (vols. 77-79). Working material and reports from study groups who worked in the re-organization of the D.D.F. and produced the Spensley Report in 1974. Briefs, 1949-73. 35 cm (vols. 4, 79-80). Briefs from Theatre Canada to the Royal Commission on National Development in Arts, Letters and Sciences, the Bilingualism and Biculturalism Commission, the Canada Council, the Secretary of State and to the Ontario Arts Council. Finances, n.d., 1934-78. 3.8 m (vols. 5-9, 81-95, 183). General Files, 1934-78. 1.8 m (vols. 5-6, 81-88). Budgets, accounts, financial statements, executive and officers expense accounts, payroll records, petty cash, insurance policies, income tax. Fundraising, n.d., 1953-78. 1.5 m (vols. 7-9, 89-93). General files, correspondence, mailing lists, corporate, individual and Honorary Governors' contributions, refusal letters, membership, sustaining members, reports. • el 11, Access RestriçIeçi - ni - see file Accès Itfeece dosaie MG 28 THEATRE CANADA / THÉÂTRE CANADA (1932-1978) I 50 Grants, 1959-78. 55 cm (vols. 93-95). Correspondence and reports from and to Canada Council, Ministère des Affaires Culturelles du Québec, Pro- vince of Ontario Council of the Arts and Secretary of State. Correspondence, n.d., 1929-78. 1.2 m (vols. 9-19, 96-101). General Correspondence, n.d., 1929-78. 40 cm (vols. 96-97). Daily Files, 1953-75. 1.8 m (vols. 9-14, 98-101). Carbon copies of correspondence sent by Theatre Canada. Nominal Files, 1932-63. 42 cm (vols. 14-16). Subject Files, 1949-64. 54 cm (vols. 16-19). Training Programme, n.d., 1959-78. 2 m (vols. 101-110). General Files, n.d., 1963-78. 45 cm (vols. 101-103). Correspondence, applications, reports, clippings. Provincial Files, n.d., 1959-78. 1.55 m (vols. 103-110). General files, correspondence, D.D.F. questionnaire, material relating to Canada Council Grants and to provincial theatre groups. Regions, n.d., 1933-78. 6.16 m (vols. 19-34, 110-125). General Files, n.d., 1938-76. 1.11 m (vols. 19-22, 110-112). Constitutions, regional festivals organization, programmes and adjudication. Regional Files, n.d., 1933-78. 5.05 m (vols. 23-34, 112-125). General files, correspondence, regional festival programmes, regional theatre groups. Regional and Final Festivals, 1955-59. 10 cm (vol. 34). Awards and trophies. Final Festivals, n.d., 1932-75. 4.6 m (vols. 34-39, 125-142). Material relating to the organization of Final Festivals including general files, correspondence, minutes, public relations, programmes, applications, participants and guests. Multicultural Festival, 1974. 20 cm (vol. 143). Material relating to the organization of the Multicultural Festival including general files, correspondence, clippings and files relating to the participants. dieaess Aestricted see file Accès r4servo h1G 28 THEATRE CANADA / THEÂTRE CANADA ( 1932-1978) Von doar:ier I 50 Scripts, n.d., /1969, 1974/. 27 cm (vols.144, 199). Miscellaneous playscripts. Love and Whisky, n.d., 193J-75. 1.5 m (vols. 144-151). Working material for Love and Whisky vols. I and II, and promotional material for vol. I. Subject Files, n.d., 1933-78. 3.5 m (vols. 39-41, 55, 152-165). Publications, n.d., 1934-77. 57 cm (vols. 41, 196-198). Relating to theatre. Scrapbooks, 1928-74. 4 m (vols. 42-53, 167-195, and 9 reels of microfilm). Clippings, n.d., 1933-53. 23 cm (vols. 54-55). L. Ouellette 7-1159 May 1981 Social/Cultural Archives V. Note on the arrangement Theatre Canada Records (MG 28, I 50) have been arranged in three parts. Part 1 consists of records presentedin 1961 by.Richard MacDonald of D.D.F., in 1966 and in 1970 by D.D.F., of some-printed material presented in 1965 by Joyce Richardson of D.D.F., and of a-scrapbook presented in 1979 by S.R. Beharriell of Kingston, Ontario. This material, found in volumes 1 to 55, has an extent of 9.6 M. Part 2 consists of material presented in 1978 by Barbara Potter of Theatre Canada. It is included in volumes 56 to 198 and has an extent of 24.5 M. Part 3 consists of material presented in 1980 by Miss Gifford and Mrs. Mathews of Carleton University, Ottawa. It is included in volume 199 and has an extent of 20 cm.