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University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Library Special Collections and Archives Peter Carl Anderson fonds
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[Peter Anderson Photos]

File contains photographs, including scans, depicting Peter Anderson’s subject. Spanning childhood, career, and toward retirement. Many productions, not related to CFT, are described in the titles.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs, including scans and born digital photographs, depicting Peter Carl Anderson as subject. Spanning childhood, career, and life leading toward retirement. Many productions, not related to Caravan Farm Theatre, are described in the digital file names.

[Early writings]

File contains two short stories written by Peter Anderson at the ages of eight and ten. File also contains a newspaper clipping from a letter written to the editor by Peter Anderson, with an unidentified date.

Peter Carl Anderson fonds

  • CA OSC-ARC-28
  • Fonds
  • 1961-2020, 1978-2018 predominant

Fonds consists of the compiled works and supporting documents of Peter Carl Anderson with reference to his career as playwright, actor, writer, and artist. The fonds is arranged into nine series: Acting; Art; Awards; Correspondence; Photographs; Personal Publicity; Writing; Produced Plays; and Caravan Farm Theatre files.

Anderson, Peter Carl

Correspondence

Series consists of letters and other correspondence received by Peter Carl Anderson, including praise and accolades, as well as rejection slips, and personal family correspondence.

Writing

Series consists unpublished writing, including music composition. Also consists of criticism and editorial work. 35 books, with full or partial authorship, editorship, or other association attributed to Peter Carl have been separated from the fonds and catalogued as items. See: Books and Pamphlets.

Signed dedications

File contains ten books written by various authors with personal dedications to Peter Anderson, with some including dedications to Melody Anderson.

Awards

Series consists of documentation of the award nominations and award receipts of Peter Carl Anderson. Awards include the Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (“Jessies”) and the Hopwood Awards, among others. Records include clippings, tearsheets, application forms, and general awards dockets.

[Letters]

File contains letters to Peter Anderson informing him that he had been the recipient of various awards. The first letter was written from The Detroit News and the second letter was from the University of Michigan.

Judge's evaluation

File contains a letter from a judge from the Hopwood Award for poetry regarding the work of Peter Anderson submitted in 1971 under the name of Peter Paradox.

Acting

Series consists of documentation of the acting activities of Peter Carl Anderson, including such productions as Beckett and Arsenic and Old Lace as well as The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, Anderson’s first performance. Records include scripts, notes, cards, programmes, and newspaper articles.

Rejection slips

File contains letters and notes from publications rejecting work that had been submitted by Peter Anderson.

Sandtracks

File contains a newspaper clipping from the Michigan Daily, with a published poem written by Peter Anderson, entitled, "Sandtracks"

[Newspaper clippings]

File contains a newspaper clipping from the Detroit Free Press, with an article about the literary magazine, "Periodical Lunch."

Personal publicity

Series consists of press and media coverage of Peter Carl Anderson in response to his artistic and dramatic outputs. Includes some publicity ephemera, such as production posters and programs. Includes video recordings of Anderson’s activities for communications or publicity purposes. Other records include clippings and tearsheets.

[Newspaper clippings]

File contains newspaper clippings about Street Fiction Press and the magazine "The Periodical Lunch," two projects Peter Anderson worked on during his career.

[Postcards]

File contains four postcards printed by Street Fiction Press. Each postcard has a poem on the front. One of the postcards is addressed to Phyllis Anderson, wishing her a happy new year.

[Letter]

File contains a letter written to Peter Anderson by Jean Jennings née Lienert, an automotive writer and television personality.

Produced plays

Series consists of plays written by Peter Carl Anderson and related documentation leading to and reflective of performance of live theatre. Comprised of scripts, sheet music, rehearsal and production notes, administrative files, publicity, photographs, and audio recordings of performances. Plays covered include Caravan Farm Theatre Productions such as Animal Farm; Bull By The Horns; Caravan Music Revue; Hands Up!; Head Over Heels; Horseplay; Law of the Land; Sleigh Ride Christmas Carol; The Ballad of Weedy Peetstraw; The Blue Horse; and The Coyotes.

Hands up!

File contains records pertaining to the play, "Hands Up!" Records include a copy of the script and a programme.

Hands up!

File contains an envelope with newspapers, letters, a magazine, and a booklet.

[The Coyotes]

File contains cast recordings and photographs of the production. Includes the Coyotes Christmas.

Golden horseshoe

File contains records pertaining to the play, "Golden Horseshoe." Records include a script, newspaper clippings, sheet music, and a programme.

Writing

File contains file holder with records from various pieces worked on by Peter Anderson. Records include scripts, sheet music, correspondence, programmes, notes, notebooks, cards, and newspaper articles.

[Rudy Beet]

File contains a photograph and attached note from an air guitar contest in 1980, judged by Rick Nielsen.

Piano tongue

File contains a spiral bound book of unpublished prose poetry written by Peter Anderson.

Miscellaneous press - acting

File contains a file holder with records pertaining to the acting career of Peter Anderson. Records include newspaper clippings, magazines, programmes, cards, notes, and letters.

Holes

File contains an unpublished copy of a novel written by Peter Anderson entitled, "Holes." The novel was written as part of a three day novel contest, with the certification of merit included in the file. File also contains notes and a signed paper by Melody Anderson claiming witness to Peter Anderson writing the novel.

Warning shot

File contains a copy of an unproduced play written by Peter Anderson entitled "Warning Shot."

Animal farm : script & music score

File contains an envelope with records pertaining to the 1985 production of "Animal Farm" at the Caravan Farm Theatre. Records include the script to the play, as well as the music score.

The coyotes

File contains the original poster made by Nans Kelder-Kirby for the California tour of the play The Coyotes.

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