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Blanche Howard fonds
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Boston 1988

File contains photos BC2164-96 to BC2164-101. Photographs are of Blanche and Bruce Howard and friends.

Novels and plays

Series consists of novels and plays in draft and finished form. The series contains publisher's copies of The Immortal Soul of Edwin Carlysle and Pretty Lady. Series also contains both hand-written annotations and correspondence with publishers.

Personal photos

File contains photos BC2164-102 to BC2164-112 and negatives for BC2164-104 to BC2164-110. Photographs are of Stephen Howard and family, among others.

1989 extras and negatives

File contains photos BC2164-113 to BC2164-132 and negatives and slides for BC2164-127 to BC2164-129. Photographs are of the Howard family and friends and Blanche Howard promotional photos.

Reviews and Publicity records

The series contains newspaper clippings, jacket designs and hand-written annotations by Howard of when and where reviews of her work appeared. The series spans a twenty-year period 1970-1990; the file also contains wight 5cm X 5cm publicity photographs of Howard.

Blanche Howard and Carol Shields photos

File contains photos BC2164-133 to BC2164-146 and negatives for BC2164-133 to BC2164-140 and BC2164-141 to BC2164-145. BC2164-146 are negatives without a print. Photographs are of Carol Shields, Don Shields, and Blanche Howard.

Xtras and negs 1992

File contains photos BC2164-160 to BC2164-166 and negatives for BC2164-162 to BC2164-165. Photographs are of the Howard family and friends and Aunt Blanche Machon.

Moodyville Theatre records

Don Williams (producer of the 1970's television series, "The Beachcombers") created the Moodyville Theatre in 1990. William wished to forge a North Vancouver based professional theatre. The theatre put on numerous plays, which included Blanche Howard's, "A Celibate Season" in 1990 before closing permanently in 1992.
Series contains one file of correspondence, minutes (March 1990-Aug. 1990), flyers and programs and financial information including bank statements, receipts, invoices and cancelled cheques. Howard was a member of the board of directors and acted as treasurer for the theatre.

Grant applications

The grant application series contain three files that carry Howard' s applications for financial assistance between the years 1990-92.

Photos and personal ephemera

The series consists primarily of personal photographs of Blanche Howard’s family, along with work and career-related photographs of Bruce Howard, and a small amount of textual ephemera. Photographs of the Howard family span from the 1960s until 1994 and include images of Blanche and Bruce Howard with friends and family, including the Howards’ three children, Allison, Stephen, and Leslie, along with their spouses and children. The series contains photographs of Blanche Howard and Carol Shields during a visit the Howards made to France in 1990. Photographs of Bruce Howard include images related to his time as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Okanagan Boundary between 1968 and 1972, his position as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce from 1970 to 1972, and his role as a citizenship court judge. The series also contains original and photocopied personal correspondence and ephemera including newspaper clippings, greeting and birthday cards, a memorial service program, a booklet from Blanche Howard’s high school reunion, a typed copy of a diary entry made by Blanche Howard’s father, and other materials. Ephemera related to Bruce Howard’s political career includes newspaper clippings, a travel itinerary, an invitation from Prime Minister Trudeau to an official function, and a holiday card to constituents.

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