Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1947-1993 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
7.4 m of textual records including:
34 audio cassettes
8 - 1/4 inch open reels
11 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian journalist, historian and author James H. Gray was born in Whitemouth, Manitoba, on August 31, 1906. Died in Calgary, Alberta, on November 12, 1998. Biographical information available in The Oxford companion to Canadian literature, p. 317-318.
Archival history
Acquired in several accessions between 1973 and 1994. Some material transferred to Special Collections from the Glenbow Archives.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of business and personal correspondence; research material; manuscripts of articles, editorials, book reviews, interviews by J. H. Gray, speeches and manuscripts and/or galleys of books published before 1985. Also includes works on J. H. Gray, such as articles, interviews and book reviews.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access although some records contain personal information and have been noted.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
An interview is available in the Turner Valley Oilfield Society oral history project
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Note
Further accruals expected.