Archives and Special Collections
Fonds F0111 - Illingworth Kerr fonds.
Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU SPC F0111
Title
Illingworth Kerr fonds.
Date(s)
- 192-?-1988 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1.25 m of textual records and other material.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian painter, illustrator and author Illingworth Holey Kerr was born in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, in 1905. Died in Calgary, Alberta, on January 6, 1989. Biographical information available in A dictionary of Canadian artists, v. 3, pt. 1, p. 633-635.
Repository
Archival history
Donated by the I.H. Kerr estate in 1989, 1991, 1992.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence; notebooks and notes about paintings; manuscripts of short stories, poetry, play, unpublished(?) book (possibly titled Purple wagon), lecture notes and travel notes; sketches, pencil drawings and book illustrations; slides and photographs, including many of I. Kerr's paintings; greeting cards featuring I. Kerr's prints; biographical material; newsclippings of book reviews and articles about I. Kerr; exhibition catalogues; postcard collection; material relating to awards and honours bestowed on I. Kerr; sound cassettes made during writing of Paint and circumstance; and other miscellaneous material.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
File level inventory available at repository.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Note
Includes ca. 700 photographs, 156 slides, 14 audio cassettes and 0.66 m of graphic material.
Alternative identifier(s)
ckey
3199528