Correspondence, manuscripts and other material
- MS-3484
- Series
- 1930-1979
Part of Clarke, Irwin & Company collection relating to Emily Carr
The series consists of records created and collected by William Henry Clarke, his wife Irene, and their son William (Bill), who managed Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd., a publishing house in Toronto that was established in 1930. The records were created and collected in both a business and personal capacity between 1930 and 1979.
The collection consists of 120 original Emily Carr letters sent to both William and Irene Clarke between 1941 and 1945. Alongside nearly all these letters are typed transcripts of the letter, as well as the 'flimsies' of the Clarke letters sent to Carr. Also included in the collection are two folders of correspondence between William Clarke and Ira Dilworth between 1944 and 1957, which are related to the publishing of Emily Carr's manuscripts. There are additional folders containing correspondence from William and Irene Clarke, Ira Dilworth, Oxford University Press, Lawren Harris, and other lawyers, solicitors, publishers, amongst others. The collection also includes Emily Carr's probate as well as agreement between Emily Carr, Clarke Irwin & Co. Ltd, and Oxford University Press. Also included are drafts of manuscripts, including 'Pause', 'The Heart of a Peacock', and 'Wild Flowers', and other manuscripts from both Emily Carr and Doris Shadbolt. The collection also includes publicity material, such as book reviews of 'The Book of Small', Carr's posthumous art exhibitions, two photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, as well as copies of speeches given by Emily Carr, Professor Garnett Sedgewick and others. Finally, there are photocopies of some correspondence from Emily Carr to Carol Pearson and Alice Carr from 1942 to 1945.
Some of the contents contain historical language and content that some may consider offensive.