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Fonds consists of correspondence; manuscripts, ranging from fragments and rough drafts to printers' copies and page proofs, of novels, short stories, short story collections, stage plays, poetry and lyrics; screenplays by G. Vanderhaeghe and others based on G. Vanderhaeghe's works; articles, book reviews, essays, lectures and speeches; promotional material; articles, essays and thesis about G. Vanderhaeghe and his works; interviews with the author; miscellaneous material; works by other authors; and published work.

• File consists of photocopies of M. Cook's column published in the Evening Telegram, St. John's, Nfld., beginning August 9, 1966. The column, a critical look at arts and entertainment was originally published every Tuesday and Friday but became primarily a weekly column in 1970. Columns include book reviews of Pierre Berton's The smug minority (1968 February 13); Irving Layton's The shattered plinths (1968 February 13); Mordecai Richler's Cocksure (1968 March 29) and Hunting tigers under glass (1968 November 8); Jack Sisson's Judge of the far north (1968 April 16); Brian Moore's I am Mary Dunne and Leonard Cohen's Selected poems (1968 June 28); Frank Rasky's The taming of the Canadian west (1968 September 20); Richard Gwyn's Smallwood, the revolutionary (1968 September 27); Farley Mowat's This rock within the sea (1968 October 22); Ernest Buckler's Ox bells and fireflies (1968 November 8); William Manchester's The arms of Krupp (1968 December 10); Paul O'Neill's Spindrift and morning light (1968 December 17). Includes duplicates of many items including original newspaper clippings for 29 items; these clippings are filed with oversize material. Published titles of individual columns, where present, are not indexed.
• Title Box office was dropped from the column in 1970. See Evening Telegram column for continuation of the column published under M. Cook's byline.

• File consists of photocopies of M. Cook's column published in the Evening Telegram, St. John's, Nfld. The column, a critical look at arts and entertainment, was originally published every Tuesday and Friday beginning August 9, 1966, with the title Box office but became primarily a weekly column in 1970. Columns include book reviews of Pierre Berton's The last spike, A. P. Schroede and D. W. Frith's Universe : poems, and Addison Bown's Newfoundland journeys (1971 October 15). Includes duplicates of many items. Published titles of individual columns, where present, are not indexed.
• Title Box office was dropped and the column published under M. Cook's byline beginning in October 1970; see Box office for earlier columns.
• Title based on contents of file.

• Letter (1970 June 5), Toronto, Ont., from P. Berton to Hugh MacLennan.
• Typed letter(s) signed by the author. with holograph postscript about Hugh MacLennan's review of The national dream for the Book-of-the Month Club.

• Excerpts from speeches by T. C. Douglas : speeches : sound recording, n.d.
• Recording of speeches by T. C. Douglas with narrative by Pierre Berton which G. P. Ringwood used for her stage play Mirage. Includes copy. Cassette holders have G. P. Ringwood's holograph annotation "Tommy Douglas".

• Correspondence (1966 September 25-1967 December 6), between Pierre Berton, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Centennial Library; Leslie F. Hannon, Editor, McClelland and Stewart Limited; Tony Hawke, Director, Advertising and Promotion Dept., McClelland and Stewart Limited; Jack McClelland and Hugh MacLennan.
• Correspondence about Hugh MacLennan's essay and picture captions for The colour of Canada.

File consists of book review. Review has published title The big book battle : Pierre versus the reviewers.

File consists of correspondence mainly with the publication and promotion of St. Urbain's horseman and shovelling trouble.

File consists of review typescript (photocopy)