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MS Judith Robertson Papers, 2017 Coll. 00181A

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Dates: 1838-2017 (bulk 1920-2015)

Extent: 13 boxes (2.5 metres)

Scope and Content:

This third accession of Judith Robertson’s papers is made up of two major components: material

relating to the life and work of Canadian diplomat Charles Ritchie, and material relating to Robertson’s

family, and to her own work. The Charles Ritchie material includes some of his original correspondence

with his niece, Elizabeth Ritchie, along with extensive diary entries (1920-1973), made while he was

working abroad with the Canadian Department of External Affairs. This collection also contains a

number of original photographs from the same period, featuring numerous noteworthy Canadians,

along with material relating to Ritchie’s literary estate. Also included are a number of books and

periodicals owned by Ritchie, as well as a number of Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen’s published works,

inscribed to Ritchie by Bowen.

The material relating to Judith Robertson revolves mainly around her work as the executor of Charles

Ritchie’s literary estate, as well as around her role as co-editor of the work Love's Civil War: Elizabeth

Bowen and Charles Ritchie (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2008). In addition, this collection includes

correspondence and documents kept by Norman A. Robertson, Judith Robertson’s father, who also

worked as a diplomat in the Department of External Affairs with Charles Ritchie.

Contains Series:

Charles Ritchie Material:

1. Correspondence

2. Diaries

3. Writing and original documents

4. Photographs

5. Charles Ritchie’s literary estate

6. Miscellaneous material

7. Books and periodicals

Judith Robertson Material:

8. Love’s Civil War

9. Material relating to Norman A. Robertson [Judith Robertson’s father]

10. Oversized material

Custodial History:

Papers were donated to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library by Judith Robertson in 2017. Previous

accessions were donated in 2011 and 2016.

Restrictions: None.


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Series 1: Correspondence

Box : Folder Contents

Letters from Charles Ritchie to his niece, Elizabeth Ritchie

*NB: Many of the original envelopes in which these letters were contained, along with some of the letters themselves, were heavily damaged by mold, and as such could not be preserved. Any such letters and envelopes were scanned, and copies have been inserted in their place.

1:1 1966-1967: 5 ALS (4 copies)

1:2 1968: 2 ALS

1:3 1969: 1 telegram, 4 ALS

1:4 1970: 3 ALS (2 copies)

1:5 1974: 4 ALS

1:6 1975: 3 ALS

1:7 1976: 4 ALS

1:8 1977: 1 envelope (copy), 3 ALS (1 copy)

1:9 1978: 1 ALS

1:10-11 Undated: 13 ALS (3 copies), 1 telegram, 1 envelope (copy)

1986:

1:12 1 ALS from Douglas LePan to Charles Ritchie.

1:13-19 Includes two manuscripts of works written by LePan, Weathering It: Being Pages from a Life and Macalister or Dying in the Dark.

1:20 WP transcriptions of 2 letters, written by Ritchie to ‘Mike’ and ‘John’, describing his experience apartment hunting in Paris; February, 1947.

1:21-24 WP transcriptions of Ritchie’s letters to Anne Maher, 1929-1989. 78 letters, transcribed by Judith Robertson.

Series 2: Diaries

Original, handwritten diary entries by Charles Ritchie (1920-1943). *Note: Many of the entries also contain minimal notes by subsequent readers.

Box 2

2:1 1920: One small, blue, hardcover notebook, with entries from August 9th -September 18th.

2:2-7 1925: 69 loose-leaf pages, with entries from Jan 1st - September 16th


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2:8 Filed with 1925 diary sheets: a small booklet titled “The Summer Sun!” dated October, 1898, which contains pencil, ink, and watercolour drawings. A note attached to the booklet identifies the artist as Amy Smellie.

2:9-12 1926: 44 loose-leaf pages, with entries from July – October on recto of leaves, followed by November – January (1927) on verso of leaves.

2:13-17 1927: 44 loose-leaf pages, with entries from February – April on recto of leaves, followed by April – June on verso of leaves.

2:18-21 1928: 39 loose-leaf pages, with entries from January – February on recto of leaves, followed by March – April on verso of leaves.

2:22 1936-1938: One small, green, hardcover notebook, titled: “Charles Ritchie: Book of Happy Thoughts”.

2:23 1937: 4 loose-leaf pages, with entries from August – December.

2:24-26 1938: 24 loose-leaf pages, with entries from January – December.

2:27-36 1939: 97 loose-leaf pages, with entries from January – December.

2:37-42 1940: 61 loose-leaf pages, with entries from January – October.

2:43

1941: 1 loose-leaf page, dated January 3rd, 1941.

1943: 1 loose-leaf page, dated February 18th, 1943.

1 undated loose-leaf page, beginning with the phrase: “Dined with Bobby …”

1 loose-leaf note, probably written by Ritchie, indicating where he was working in 1958.

2:44 1973 – Photocopy of a diary entry, dated Feb 28th, written after Elizabeth Bowen’s death.

Transcriptions of Charles Ritchie’s diary entries by Judith Robertson.

2:45 May 1940 – February 1943; 21 WP pages. Includes brief outline of Ritchie’s CV [written by Robertson], and post-it notes attached by Robertson.

2:46 November 1943 – September 1947; 20 WP pages.

2:47 June 1948 – May 1956; 21 WP pages. Includes post-it notes attached by Robertson.


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2:48 May 1956 – September 1959; 21 WP pages. Includes post-it notes attached by Robertson.

2:49 April 1961 – September 1968; 20 WP pages. Includes post-it notes attached by Robertson.

2:50 October 1968 – December 1973; 18 WP pages.

2:51 January 1975 – January 1976; 23 WP pages.

2:52 January 1976 – July 1976; 25 WP pages.

2:53 July 1976 – February 1977; 25 WP pages.

2:54 February 1977 – October 1977; 27 WP pages.

2:55 October 1977 – March 1978; 25 WP pages.

Box 3

Judith Robertson’s notes re: Ritchie diaries

3:1-2 Two spiral-bound notebooks, containing Robertson’s notes on date ranges and information contained within the diary entries, locations where the entries were written, etc.

Series 3: Writing and original documents kept by Ritchie

*NB: Please see Box 13 for oversized materials from this series.

3:3 Handwritten account of a sea voyage in the Bay of Fundy; written at Cape Sable Island, November 11, 1838. Author unknown; 8 leaves.

3:4 Silk menu from a Royal Artillery dinner party, 1889.

3:5 A notebook (hardcover, lined) kept by Ritchie, containing work-related notes [1944?].

3:6-7 Pearson or Lie: The Politics of the Secretary-General’s Selection, 1946 by James Barros. Photocopy of a typescript draft; 49 pages.

3:8 2 decorative invitations addressed to Charles and Sylvia Ritchie, from the Viscount Hood, to parties held at his residence. 1949.

3:9-10

2 drafts of a piece by Ritchie about Mike Pearson, tentatively titled “Unforgettable Mike Pearson”. Undated [1960s?] Draft #1: Titled “L.B.P”, 15 pages, typescript+HR. Draft #2: Titled “Unforgettable Mike Pearson”, 15 pages, typescript+HR. Signed by Ritchie.

3:11 As Others See Us – Canada’s Image Abroad by Charles S.A. Ritchie. In “Spectrum”, the quarterly publication of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: Vol. 3, No. 2, 1983.


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3:12 A memorial piece for author Elizabeth Smart, written by Ritchie, shortly after her death in 1986. 2 typewritten pages + HR, undated.

3:13-17

La Charmille: Halifax 1924-1925 French translation of the work “An Appetite for Life: The Education of a Young Diarist, 1924-1927” by Charles Ritchie. Translation by Elizabeth Ritchie and Jean-Pierre Darmon. 101 pages, WP, with minor revisions. Also includes 15 additional miscellaneous WP pages of the translation, and a floppy disk bearing the title of the French translation.

3:18-19 Research materials, illustration, and layout drafts for La Charmille.

3:20-22 Drafts of various chapters from A Speaking Likeness, biography of Joseph Plaskett. Published by Ronsdale Press, 1999. WP, with minor revisions.

Documents relating to Roland Ritchie, father of Charles:

3:23 A collection of newspaper clippings (1940s-1960s), collected by Roland Ritchie, which feature articles written by him, or pertaining to his work on the supreme court or in the military.

3:24

Material relating to Roland Ritchie’s wife (Mary Wylde)’s family: an envelope, containing “my little bunny’s hair”; a ‘Jubilee Souvenir’ from Saint Luke’s Cathedral in Halifax, N.S., confirming receipt of a $12 donation made by Mrs. C. J. Wylde; 1 ALS, dated 1919, from Mary Wylde to her parents; a small envelope containing newspaper and magazine clippings (1920s-1950s).

3:25 “History of the Jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court”, 22 typewritten pages [written by Roland Ritchie?], 1952.

3:26 The last will and testament documents of Mary Christine Ritchie (1956)

3:27 1 TLS addressed to Roland Ritchie from Leonard A. Kitz, 1969.

3:28 The last will and testament documents of Mary Lippincott Ritchie (1970)

Box 4

4:1 A booklet containing the ceremonial remarks upon the resignation of Justice Roland Ritchie from the Supreme Court of Canada, 1984.

4:2 A programme from the Order of Canada ceremony during which Roland Ritchie was made a member, 1985.

4:3 The last will and testament documents of Roland Ritchie (1986).

4:4 A booklet containing the memorial remarks from the funeral of Roland Ritchie, 1988.

4:5 Guest book and order of service from the funeral of Roland Ritchie, 1988.

4:6 Notes for a eulogy for Dorothy Cortlandt Rankin, who died August, 1989, written by someone in the Ritchie family.

4:7 Programme for the memorial service of James Alexander Beveridge, 1993.

Series 4: Photographs

*NB: Please see Box 13 for oversized materials from this series.

4:8-15 Contents of a photo album titled “The Eastern Block, 1879”, referring to the eastern block of the Canadian parliament buildings. Contains 7 photographs (B&W, 8”x 10”), and one newspaper clipping, laid-in.


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4:16 Copy of a handwritten list, put together by Judith Robertson, describing the photographs below.

4:17 Elizabeth Bowen at Bowen’s Court, Ireland, 1939. 1 B&W photograph, 7”x 8”.

4:18 Mackenzie King leaving 10 Downing Street, 1944. 1 B&W photograph, 8”x 10”.

4:19 Mackenzie King and Norman Robertson, 1949. 1 B&W photograph, 10”x 8”.

4:20 Judith Robertson and Mr. St. Laurent, 1950. 1 B&W photograph, 8”x 10”.

4:21 Brook Claxton, Minister of Defense, 1952. 1 B&W photograph, 8”x 10”.

4:22 Jack Pickersgill with Mr. St. Laurent, 1953. 1 B&W photograph, 8”x 10”.

4:23 Eisenhower and Norman Robertson, 1957. 1 B&W photograph, 13 ¼ ”x 10”.

4:24 Maryon Pearson (depicted in a newspaper clipping), undated.

4:25 Queen’s visit to Canada (depicted in 2 newspaper clippings), undated.

4:26 McLaren Cemetery in Wakefield, undated. 1 B&W photograph, 10”x 8”.

4:27 Jim Beveridge; filmmaker at start of the National Film Board, undated. 1 B&W photograph, 8”x 10”.

4:28 Mike Pearson, undated. 1 B&W photograph, 10”x 12”.

4:29 5 miscellaneous colour photographs (undated) kept in a softcover album with “Elizabeth Ritchie” written across the front.

4:30 Miscellaneous black and white photographs of the Ritchie family, circa 1920-1950.

Series 5: Charles Ritchie’s Literary Estate

This series contains mainly correspondence, conducted by Judith Robertson, in her role as executor of Charles Ritchie’s literary estate. Some of the correspondence is also in reference to Robertson’s work on “Love’s Civil War” (2008). *See below for documents relating to Ritchie’s literary estate when Elizabeth Ritchie was executor.

2001

4:31-32

3 ALS 2 faxes 1 TLS 3 WPLS Also includes 1 signed contract between McLelland & Stewart and the Estate of Charles Ritchie for the publication of 5 works by Charles Ritchie. Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry (Judith Robertson’s literary agent).

2002

4:33

1 fax 6 WPLS 2 financial statements 3 WPL


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Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, Lorna F. Baldwin, Elizabeth Ritchie, Richard Landon.

2003

4:34 1 photocopy of a cheque from Access Copyright, made out to Elizabeth Ritchie. 1 WPLS

2004

4:35

1 WPLS 1 email exchange 1 signed contract with Access Copyright Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, Lorna F. Baldwin.

2005

4:36 A collection of receipts from expenses incurred by J. Robertson in the course of her duties as literary executor.

2006

4:37 1 WPLS 6 WPL Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry.

2007

4:38 3 WPL 1 email Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry.

2008

4:39

1 ALS 1 WPL 14 email exchanges Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry.

2009

4:40-42

6 WPL 1 WPLS 22 email exchanges Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, Claire Sharpe, Marilym Biderman, John Seaton, Dinah Forbes, Naomi Duguid, Gayle Fraser.

2010

4:43-44

1 ALS 1 fax 5 WPLS 4 WPL


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22 email exchanges Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, Dinah Forbes, Nicholas Wetton, Claire Sharpe, Marilyn Biderman, Access Copyright, McClellan & Stewart, Erin Kern, Doug Pepper.

2011

4:45-47

3 WPL 4 WPLS 32 email exchanges Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, McLelland & Stewart, Richard Landon, Michael Carroll, Anne Dondertman,

2012-2013

4:48-49

1 ALS 19 email exchanges 3 WPLS 2 pages of handwritten notes Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, David Dilks, Lara Fiegel, Anita Chong, Lauren O’Connor,

Miscellaneous

4:50-51

1 fax cover letter, undated 1 page of handwritten notes 3 newspaper clippings relating to Charles Ritchie 1 copy of Folio magazine, Summer 2007, containing an article by Ramsay Derry.

Documents relating to Charles Ritchie’s literary estate when Elizabeth Ritchie was executor

Correspondence *Includes some correspondence sent to Elizabeth Ritchie and some sent to Charles Ritchie

Box 5

1992-1995

5:1-2

1 ALS 1 WPL 7 WPLS 1 TLS Includes programme from memorial service for Charles Ritchie. Correspondents include: Hank Meijer, Roger Gilbert, Lucien Bouchard, Ann Waldron, Max Yalden, Roméo LeBlanc,

1996

5:3-4 2 ALS 10 WPLS 4 WPL


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Correspondents include: Nicola Beauman, National Archives of Canada, King’s College Library, Frank Stent, James King.

1997-1998

5:5

1 ALS 1 WPL 1 WPLS Correspondents include: Canada Council for the Arts, National Archives of Canada

2000

5:6

1 WPL 1 WPLS 1 TLS Correspondents include: Robin Redmond, Ramsay Derry, Jill Lambert.

Documents

5:7-10

Includes: newspaper clippings relating to the Ritchie family; research on the Ritchie family; programme from the funeral service for Mary Annabelle Harris (1998); memorandum to the will of Sylvia Ritchie, listing the items to go to Elizabeth Ritchie; photocopies of finding aids for a number of collections housed at Library and Archives Canada; 8 WP+ER pages, possibly a draft of Elizabeth Ritchie’s French translation of Charles Ritchie’s diaries.

Series 6: Miscellaneous material relating to Charles Ritchie

5:11-12 Contents of a folder titled “John Starnes Writing”. WP pages.

5:13-19 A second, WP copy of the manuscript for McAlister or Dying in the Dark by Douglas LePan.

5:20-22 WP draft of Far Voyages by Douglas LePan.

Material relating to James A. Beveridge:

5:23-27 Programme from a tribute event for Beveridge (1991).

Photocopies of Beveridge’s correspondence, sent mainly to his friends and family, 1938-1940. 18 ALS 16 TLS

Series 7: Books & Periodicals

Box 6

Periodicals


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*Note: The periodicals below were owned by Charles Ritchie or Elizabeth Bowen, and in some cases include Bowen’s published work.

Connolly, Cyril (ed.). Horizon: A Review of Literature and Art. Asterix denotes issues in which Bowen’s writing appears.

*1940. Vol. 1, No. 7.

1940. Vol. 2, No. 11.

1940. Vol. 2, No. 12.

1940. Vol. 2, No. 9.

1940. Vol. 6, No. 31.

1941. Vol. 3, No. 14.

1941. Vol. 3, No. 15.

1941. Vol. 3, No. 16.

1941. Vol. 3, No. 17. (x2)

1941. Vol. 3, No. 18.

1941. Vol. 4, No. 19.

*1941. Vol. 4, No. 21. (x2)

1941. Vol. 4, No. 22.

1941. Vol. 4, No. 24.

1942. Vol. 5, No. 26

1942. Vol. 5, No. 28

1942. Vol. 6, No. 34.

1943. Vol. 7, No. 42.

1943. Vol. 8, No. 44.

1944. Vol. 9, No. 49.

Grindea, Miron (ed.). The London Library. Adam International Review, 1977.

Holmes, John W. The United Nations in Perspective, in “Behind the Headlines,” Vol. 44, No. 1. October, 1966.

McCarthy, Desmond (ed.). Life and Letters.

1928. Vol. 1, No. 1.

1928. Vol. 1, No. 6.

1929. Vol. 2, No. 11.

1932. Vol. 8, No. 46.

Murray, John (ed.). The Cornhill.

*Nov. 1944. No. 963.

Reminiscences of the Monks of St. Giles (founded 1852). Volume 11th. Printed for private circulation, 1965.

Smith, Norman. [Text of a talk given at The Rideau Club], February 9th, 1978.


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Box 7

The Gardener’s Magazine of Botany, Horticulture, Floriculture, and Natural Science. July to December, 1850. London: William S. Orr and Co.

The Gardener’s Magazine of Botany, Horticulture, Floriculture, and Natural Science. January to December, 1851. London: William S. Orr and Co.

Books

Bowen, Elizabeth. A Time in Rome. New York: Knopf, 1960. With the autograph, “Ritchie” on front flyleaf.

Bowen, Elizabeth. The House in Paris. New York: Knopf, 1936. With the autograph of Sylvia Ritchie on front flyleaf.

Bowen, Elizabeth. A Day in the Dark and Other Stories. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. With the inscription: “Charles with love from Elizabeth” on front flyleaf.

Bowen, Elizabeth. A World of Love. New York: Knopf, 1955. With the autograph of R. A. Ritchie, 190 Inglis Street, on front flyleaf. Also includes a small “With the compliments of the author” card, laid-in.

Bowen, Elizabeth. Collected Impressions. London, New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green & Co., 1950. With the inscription: “Charles with love from Elizabeth. Bought in Cardiff, May 3rd, 1950.”

Oversized books and Periodicals

Box 8

Martin, R. Montgomery (ed.). The illustrated atlas, and modern history of the world […]. London & New York: J&F Tallis, [pre-1858]. With the inscription “To J. Hardisty Esquire from Robert Clouston, 1858”.

Ingram, Sir Bruce (ed.). Coronation Number Queen Elizabeth II. In “The Illustrated London News”. London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd, 1953.

Harper’s Bazaar: Coronation Number. June, 1953.

Series 8: Love’s Civil War

This series contains material accumulated by Judith Robertson in her role as editor for Love’s Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2008.

Box 9


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Correspondence

2001-2007:

9:1-2

25 email exchanges 1 ALS 1 WPL 1 WPLS 1 fax Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, Victoria Glendinning. Includes original proposal by Glendinning for Love’s Civil War.

2008:

9:3-9

74 email exchanges 1 ALS 4 WPL 2 WPLS Frequent correspondents include: Simon & Schuster, Ramsay Derry, McClelland & Stewart, John Nobel, Randall Ware, Victoria Glendinning, Paul Dole, Charlotte Gray, Gayle Fraser, Mary Halloran. Also includes handwritten notes, lists of attendees for events, contact lists.

2009:

9:10-13

53 email exchanges 1 WPL Frequent correspondents include: Ramsay Derry, Victoria Glendinning, McClelland & Stewart, Bruce Hunter, Jane Urquhart, J. Howard Woolmer,

Materials regarding a symposium in support of Love’s Civil War, at Massey College, 2008:

9:14-15 Includes email correspondence, draft programmes and schedules, guest lists, potential speakers,

Love’s Civil War notes, files, drafts:

9:16 WP draft of description of Charles Ritchie List of Love’s Civil War contacts

9:17 Photocopies of Judith Robertson’s handwritten notes on Elizabeth Bowen’s correspondence (1934-1953)

9:18 Colour printouts of mock-ups of cover art

9:19 1 CD containing scans of Bowen letters, Ritchie diary entries, Anne Maher/Ritchie correspondence, and other assorted Love’s Civil War files.

Material relating to the publishing of Love’s Civil War and other works on Charles Ritchie:

Correspondence, 2001-2013:


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9:20-23

11 email exchanges 2 ALS 4 WPLS 2 faxes

Reviews, promotions, events:

9:24-33

Includes newspaper clippings from the Globe & Mail, the Guardian, the Ottawa Citizen, the London Review of Books, and others, featuring reviews of Love’s Civil War; material relating to promotional events; lists of potential guests and speakers for events.

Box 10

Contracts, 2000-2011:

Mainly with McLelland & Stewart, also includes agreements with Victoria Glendinning and Ramsay Derry.

Royalty statements, 2001-2017:

Issued to Judith Roberston by McClellan & Stewart, in reference to a number of additional works about Charles Ritchie, as well as Love’s Civil War.

Series 9: Material relating to Norman A. Robertson

*Note: Norman A. Robertson was the father of Judith Robertson, and worked as a diplomat with Charles Ritchie.

Correspondence:

Letters sent by Norman A. Robertson to Alfred Rive, 1923-1934

11:1-2 8 ALS 5 TLS

11:3 Undated: 18 ALS 1 TLS

11:4-9 Photocopies of Norman A. Robertson’s letters (TLS) to his family, 1927-1939

11:10 Also includes handwritten index to letters, listing names mentioned within

Letters sent by Norman A. Robertson to Jetty [1960s?]

11:11 2 ALS

Letters sent to Norman and Jetty Robertson, 1920s-1980s

11:12-14

15 ALS 1 TL Frequent correspondents include: Sylvia Ritchie, Douglas LePan, Joyce Wrong, Elizabeth Bowen, Mackenzie King.


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Also includes 5 B&W photographs, with the note “Sally, Doug, Mom, Dad – Georgian Bay”.

Letters from Charles Ritchie to Norman and Jetty Robertson, undated.

11:15 10 ALS

Documents

11:16-19

Contents of a folder titled “Dept. of External Affairs – People and Events”. Contains some research materials on other members of the department, and correspondence with J. Granatstein regarding the biography of N.A. Robertson, “A Man of Influence: Norman A. Robertson and Canadian Statecraft, 1929-68”.

11:20 “Graduate Profile – Norman A. Robertson” by Alfred Rive. In the U.B.C. Alumni Chronicle, 1957.

11:21 Certificate indicating that Norman A. Robertson was on the first flight from Tokyo to Ottawa, on 15 January 1963.

11:22 A spiral-bound notebook containing newspaper clippings and other tributes written for Norman A. Robertson after his death in 1968.

11:23-25 Transcript of a roundtable discussion on Norman A. Robertson held at Government House, and organized by Jules Leger. February, 1978.

11:26 LePan, Douglas. Portrait of Norman Robertson. In “International Perspectives”, July/August, 1978.

11:27 Reminiscences on Norman A. Robertson by Jean Chapdelaine, 1981.

11:28

Material relating to John Holmes: programme from service of remembrance, held on 13 August, 1988; photocopy of an article from the London Free Press about Holmes; John Holmes: An Appreciation in “Behind the Headlines”, Vol. 46, No. 1, 1988; a typewritten piece about Holmes by an unknown author; memorial notes on Holmes from the Canadian Institute of International Affairs.

11:29

Material relating to Hume Wrong: Copy of letter from Lester B. Pearson to Norman Robertson, 1954; copy of “Making Wrong Right: the North Atlantic Treaty Negotiations and the Coming of Age of Canadian Diplomacy, 1947-1949” [author unknown].

11:30 Handwritten notes for a talk given by Jetty Robertson on her life as the wife of a diplomat, undated.


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Box 12 Scrapbook kept by Norman A. Robertson’s mother, Mrs. Lemuel F. Robertson. Contains photographs, newspaper clippings, keepsakes, material from Norman’s early life.

Oversized materials

Box 13

From Series 3: Writing and original documents kept by Charles Ritchie

13:1 Issue of “The Weekly Patriot”, Charlottetown, PEI; Thursday, August 13, 1903.

13:2 “Punch Table” 1953. An oval-shaped plan of the famed Victorian table from the London office of Punch Magazine, featuring the locations of the carved initials of the writers who worked at the magazine.

From Series 4: Photographs

13:3 1 black and white photograph, 11”x 14”, of Norman A. Robertson [1956?].