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The dinosaurs of North America

Item is a book which is one part of the United States Geological Survey's 16th Annual Report for 1895. The item is a brief description of fossils of dinosaurs found in North America, and contains illustrated plates.

Victory of the Japanese army ; Qing Dynasty representatives in talks

Item is a Japanese triptych of senso-e prints created by Kokunimasa. Senso-e are prints depicting wars, usually the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) or the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Senso-e fulfilled a journalistic purpose, by helping to keep people informed about events and battles, but were also used as propaganda to encourage support for the wars.

History of the horn-book

Item is a book on the history of the horn-book. Hornbooks were an early form of reading primer that was used to educate children from the middle ages until the 18th century. Hornbooks consisted of a page of text, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, fixed into a frame with a handle.

Leona Paterson fonds

  • CA MRUASC F0038
  • Fonds
  • 1896-[201-], predominantly 1940-1998

Fonds documents Paterson's career as a teacher of speech and drama at Mount Royal College, her adjudication work at festivals across Canada, her involvement with Knox United Church, and her work as director of the Mount Royal College Conservatory.

The fonds contains: scrapbooks, daily date books, speech arts theory exams, scripts, travel diaries, programs for speech and drama festivals, photographs of Mount Royal faculty and Paterson's friends and family, Knox United Church records, speeches, toasts, poems and scripts collected by Theresa M. Siegel, audio reels of performances, interviews with Leona Paterson, and original poetry by her husband Harold "Pat" Paterson. The fonds is arranged into the following series: scrapbooks, professional activities, teaching, Harold Paterson, Theresa M. Siegel, personal records, and audiovisual materials.

Leona Paterson

Music and musical recitations

File consists of songs and music scores collected by the Paterson's. Some were performed by Leona Paterson and include here handwritten notes on them.

History of the horn-book

Item is a book on the history of the horn-book. Hornbooks were an early form of reading primer that was used to educate children from the middle ages until the 18th century. Hornbooks consisted of a page of text, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, fixed into a frame with a handle.

Harold Paterson

Series consists of certificates, correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs and speeches related to Harold Paterson's career and affiliations with the Knox United Church and various speech associations. Also includes poems written by Harold Paterson for friends, family and colleagues.

The Strand Magazine

Item is an issue of an illustrated monthly British magazine containing short fiction stories and illustrations.

Leona's first scrapbook

Item is a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, programs, cards, event notices, and photographs documenting Paterson's childhood and growing involvement in speech arts.

Remington's frontier sketches

Item is a book of frontier sketches containing the following: Twenty-five to one -- Pursuing Geronimo -- Meeting between the lines -- Indian village routed -- Indian winter encampment on staked plains -- Mounting infantry on captured ponies -- Sioux warriors -- The lame deer fight -- Hunting hostile camp -- Surrender of Chief Joseph -- Fighting over the captured herd -- Soldiers opening their own veins for want of water -- Attacking the Indian chief, "Crazy Horse" -- Pursuing the Indians -- Indians firing the prairies.

Newspaper clipping and speech

File consists of a newspaper clipping about Leona Paterson and here teaching of Canadian speech and a speech about the retirement of Dr. Kelloway.

Poetry for Christmas

File consists of draft and final versions of Christmas letters written by Harold Paterson and other Christmas celebrations.

Poems of tribute

File consists of poems written by Harold Paterson that were written for various individuals.

Plaques

Items are a plaque of appreciation awarded to Leona Paterson by the Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Engraved "In Deep Appreciation For Your Sincere Dedication Throughout the Years, Wishing You Happiness Always." Also includes a plaque presented to Leona Paterson from the Southern Alberta Association of Professional Speech Teachers for Honorary Membership for Outstanding Service.

Francis Chaplin

File consists of signed photograph to Leona Paterson from Francis Chaplin, who was a student of Clayton Hare's.

Jean Evely (Johnson)

File consists of photographs of Jean Evely, Ralph Johnson, Leona Paterson and Harold Paterson.

Beta Sigma Phi

File consists of photographs of Leona Paterson at various Beta Sigma Phi events and celebrations. Many of the photos have individuals names on the back.

Ralph Milton

File consists of an untitled script about the history of the United Church in Canada. It was narrated by Ralph Milton.

Notebooks and workbooks

Subsubseries consists of notebooks written by Leona Paterson while teaching at the Banff School of Fine Arts.

Notes on drama by Clara Baker

File consists of a folder of notes with Leona Paterson's name on the front about tragedy, dramatic irony and other topics.

Miscellaneous

File consists of newsletters, speeches, newspaper clippings, service program and card.

Tuxis Square

File consists of initiation ceremony for Tux Square pamphlet and chart for Tuxis Boys for earning badges.

Tape 3

Item is a recording of Leona Paterson reading lines from the play "Riders to the Sea" by J.M. Synge.

Tape 9

Item is a recoding of CRAC review of "The Lady's not for Burning," students reading lines and practicing speeches and a woman lecturing on poetry.

Tape 11

Item is a recording of "Poetry Special (Paltz) 60 min."

Lesson 7-8

Item is a recording of Blackfoot language lessons 7 and 8.

PI - Lang Sessions

Item is a recording of Blackfoot language lessons from the Piegan Institute by Gildas Storm (Siksikakoan).

Oversize photos

File consists of large photographs of the men's hockey team championships in 1992-1993 and another season and two black and white photographs of the Mount Royal College women's basketball team in 1920 and men's basketball team in 1959.

Poems and Writings

Subseries consists of poems and writings by Harold Patterson given to friends and family, colleagues and other events.

Audiovisual material

Series consists of photographs of Leona Paterson at events and with students and colleagues, as well as audio and video recordings of lectures, readings, interviews, and celebrations for Leona Paterson.

McKinnon family

File consists of photographs of the Paterson's with various members of the McKinnon family at an event.

Jean Oxby

File consists of photographs of the Paterson's with Jean Oxby and other individuals, whose names are on the back of some photos.

Grant Paterson

File consists of headshot photographs of Grant Paterson, Leona Paterson's son.

Stephanie Szeto

File consists of a photograph of Stephanie Szeto with Leona Paterson in her studio.

Reel-to-reel tapes 1-6 Leona Paterson collection

Item is a recording of Grace Layman letter, comic song "Hiawatha," Leona Paterson reading lines from Rides to the Sea, Marjorie Gullan reading poetry, Mount Royal crowd noise, chicken on the way jingle and Murray Kash and Libby Morris selections.

Reel-to-reel tape 8 Leona Paterson collection

Item is recordings of Leona Paterson interviewing Rev. Wylie, male student reading The Unknown Country, male actor reading dramatic excerpts, Harold Paterson singing "Tennessee", Leona Paterson practicing speech from the Calgary Women's Musical Club in 1952, female student reading bible passage, male student practicing speech, female student reading story, Harold Paterson reading lines from Macbeth and students rehearsing.

Reel-to-reel tape 9 Leona Paterson collection

Item is recordings of CFAC review of "The Lady's not for Burning," students practicing various pieces, male actor reading lines from Henry V, woman reading poetry, woman giving lecture on poetry.

Voice and speech scrapbook

Item is a scrapbook with documents and readings about voice and speech. Also includes magazine pages and a folder about speech.

Readers Theatre

Subseries consists of programs, scripts, newsletters, newspaper clippings and correspondence related to various events and performances at Mount Royal College's Readers Theatre.

Photographs

Subseries consists of photographs of Leona Paterson, her colleagues and friends, from events and associations and with students she taught. Also includes photographs taken by Leonard Leacock.

"M"

File consists of plays and poems that start with the letter M.

"O"

File consists of plays and poems that start with the letter O.

"P"

File consists of plays and poems that start with the letter P.

"T"

File consists of plays and poems that start with the letter T.

"U"

File consists of plays and poems that start with the letter U.

Contents

File consists of various poems listed on a contents page.

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