Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1938-1987 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
8.86 m of textual records.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian playwright and author Leonard Peterson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, on March 15, 1917. Biographical information available in The Oxford companion to Canadian theatre, p. 413-414; and The Oxford companion to Canadian literature, 2nd ed., p. 909-910.
Archival history
Acquired in 1984 and 1988.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence; manuscripts of short stories, speeches, articles, and radio, television and stage plays; rehearsal notes; promotional material; reviews; and published work. Manuscripts range from preliminary work and working scripts to production scripts and publishers' proofs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some items restricted.
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
Further accruals expected.