F0611 - Robert Greer Allen fonds

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Call Number: 2010-071/001
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(1)1990. -- File consists of correspondence sent and received by Robert Greer Allen. -- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm.1990
(2)Birney : Earle, Esther, Wai-Lan. -- File includes personal correspondence with the Birneys, often addressed to both Rita and Robert Greer Allen, newspaper clippings, as well as a manuscript of "Poems by Earle Birney" (1963). -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm. -- Photographs of the Birneys' house and garden circa 1951.1951-1998
(3)British television production : correspondence. -- File consists of correspondence and telegrams sent and received by Robert Greer Allen regarding his work in London, England, to direct and/or produce plays for television broadcast for the BBC, Globe Productions, ABC and Granada, between April and August 1959. Also included is correspondence exchanged with Canadian playwright Joseph Schull and theatrical agent Elspeth Cochrane.1957-1959
(4)CBC correspondence1987
(5)Elspeth Cochrane1965, 1975-1984
(6)Correspondence. -- File includes correspondence with Ron Weyman and Joy Coghill.1970, 1983-1984
(7)Elmo, Ann : AFG Agency. -- File consists of correspondence exchanged between Robert Greer Allen and Ann Elmo, a literary agent for New York literary agency AFG, pertaining to Robert's story and script submissions. Many of the radio scripts submitted in 1950 and 1951 were co-written with Rita Greer Allen.1941-1944, 1950, 1951
(8)Europe. -- File consists of Festival of Britain theatre programs and correspondence pertaining to personal and professional subjects, written while the Greer Allens were working in London. Letters sent to Earle Birney and to actors John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier by Robert Greer Allen are part of this file.1951
(9)Letter from Hugh Kemp30 Oct. 1968
(10)London. -- File consists of personal and professional correspondence written by Robert Greer Allen while working in London. Included is correspondence with Cecil Clarke of H.M Tennent Globe Productions, BBC TV's Michael Barry, and theatrical agent Elspeth Cochrane.1959-1962
(11)Judith Murray1993-1994, 1996
(12)Penny. -- File consists of love letters, postcards and notes from Rita Greer Allen to Robert Greer Allen.1972-1973
(13)Postcards, invitation and copy of "CBC Times"1951, 1964
(14)George Robertson1979
(15)Tim Wilson1988, 1996


Call Number: 2010-071/002
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(1)Address book[between 1950 and 1960]
(2)Day planner1951
(3)Day planner1952
(4)Day planner1953
(5)Day planner1955
(6)Day planner1956
(7)Day planner1957
(8)Day planner1958 Cover has detached from book.
(9)Day planner1959
(10)Day planner1960
(11)Day planner1960
(12)Day planner1961
(13)Day planner1962
(14)Day planner1963
(15)Day planner1964
(16)Day planner1965
(17)Day planner1966
(18)Day planner1967
(19)Day planner1968
(20)Day planner1969
(21)Day planner1970
(22)Day planner1971
(23)Day planner1972
(24)Day planner1973
(25)Day planner1974
(26)Day planner1975
(27)Day planner1976
(28)Day planner1977
(29)Day planner1978
(30)Day planner1979
(31)Day planner1980
(32)Day planner1981
(33)Day planner1982
(34)Day planner1987 Cover is partially detached from book.
(35)Day planner1988
(36)Day planner1989
(37)Day planner1990
(38)Day planner1992
(39)Day planner1993
(40)Day planner1994
(41)Day planner1995
(42)Day planner1996
(43)Day planner1997
(44)Day planner1998
(45)Day planner1999
(46)Day planner2000
(47)Day planner2001


Call Number: 2010-071/003
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(1)Arthur Allen obituary[ca. 1929]
(2)The Canadian forum (vol. XIX, no. 228). -- Issue features a short story by Robert Greer Allen titled "The rest is silence."Jan. 1940
(3)CBC Twenty Year Association certificate2 Nov. 1961
(4)"Closed circuit" (vol. 13, no. 12). -- Issue of CBC staff magazine includes highlighted sections pertaining to Robert Greer Allen's work for the CBC.6 Sept. 1977
(5)Invitation to Canada House, Trafalgar Square, LondonJune 1951
(6)Journal[ca. 1957]
(7)Military manuals. -- File consists of "Manual of elementary drill (all arms) : 1935" and "Infantry section leading 1938" printed by the Government of Canada.1935, 1938
(8)Oxford University : programmes and pamphlets. -- File pertains to Robert Greer Allen's attendance at Festival of Britain performances held at Oxford University in 1951.1951
(9)The phoenix : University of Toronto Schools : literary journal. -- Item includes a story by Robert Greer Allen titled "Amateur detective" (p. 5) and a play written by Mavor Moore titled "The tragedy of the egg, or Humpty-Dumpty: an original operetta, in 1 scene, for male voices", signed by Moore (p. 51). Robert was an associate editor of the journal.1934 2 copies
(10)Photographs of Robert Greer Allen. -- 3 photographs : sepia ; 14.5 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 18 cm. -- Photographs are studio portraits of Robert Greer Allen as toddler and young boy.[ca. 1918-1920]
(11)Robert Allen -- personal. -- File includes Robert Greer Allen's parents' marriage certificate from June 1916 as well as newspaper and magazine clippings about Robert, including his 1963 TV work with Lauren Bacall. -- 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 25 cm. -- Photograph is a group portrait of cast and crew members on a television project for which Robert Allen, also pictured, was executive producer. An identification key accompanies the photograph.1916, 1953-1987, 2000
(12)Scrapbook. -- Item is comprised of newspaper articles, some of which were written Robert Greer Allen.1930-1936
(13)Torontonensis '39. -- Item is a 1939 yearbook published by the Students' Administrative Council of the University of Toronto. Robert Greer Allen's graduate picture is on page 67. Allen also appears on page 275 as part of the group photograph for the Trinity University Review.1939
(14)"Anna Lucasta"[between 1949 and 1965]
(15)Anne of Green Gables : a musical dramatization of the book by L.M Montgomery / adapted by Donald Harron, lyrics by James Costigan, music by Norman Campbell. -- Item is a script prepared for CBC Television program "Folio".1956
(16)"An Assyrian afternoon" draft script[between 1952 and 1965]
(17)"The blood is strong". -- File includes scripts and correspondence from Lister Sinclair and two architectural drawings of a television set for this episode of "GM theatre".1955 Architectural drawings in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (1).


Call Number: 2010-071/004
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(1)Anik Award : network series - entertainment : Robert Allen, executive producer : "Seeing things"1982 award statuette
(2)CBC retirement plaque. -- 1 plaque ; 30.5 x 22.5 cm.1990
(3)Liberty All Canada TV award statuette : Robert Allen : best producer1957-1958
(4)Liberty Award statuette : best drama show : "Festival"1962-1963 Statuette is broken in two pieces.
(5)Wedding invitation printing plate : Edith Maud Higginbottom and John Gladstone Hardy. -- Item pertains to the marriage of Edith "Daisy" Higginbottom, Robert Greer Allen's aunt and the sister of his mother, Eleanor Higginbottom.1914


Call Number: 2010-071/005
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(1)Award certificates1953-1990
(2)Credit board[between 1952 and 1972]
(3)Photograph of Robert Greer Allen in TV studio. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 50 x 39.5 cm mounted on board the same size.[between 1970 and 1980] Photograph is cracking and partially flaking off of mounting board.
(4)Retirement portrait. -- 1 drawing : col. ink and watercolour ; 50 x 38 cm. -- Item is a caricature-style portrait of Robert Greer Allen commemorating his retirement from the CBC. This drawing was originally framed by a mat signed by Robert's work colleagues. Mat removed due to mold damage, but photographic prints of the mat and its signatures are included with the drawing.1990
(5)Drawings of costumes for "The nativity". -- 7 drawings : b&w ; 49 x 33 cm. -- Items in this file are copies of drawings made of costumes for the CBC "Folio" program titled "The nativity", produced by Robert Greer Allen.1956 Items in this file are warped from rolling and are transferring black colour.
(6)"The importance of being earnest" graphic. -- Item is a reproduction of a title and drawing for this 1956 CBC "Folio" play, produced by Robert Allen.1956 Item has been damaged along its top edge.
(7)Joseph Howe photographs. -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 35 x 38. -- Photographs taken in Halifax of the tombstone of and a monument commemorating Nova Scotia politician Joseph Howe. These photographs likely pertain to a CBC "Folio" program titled "A case of posterity versus Joseph Howe" produced by Robert Greer Allen.[ca. 1956] Two copies of two of the images.
(8)Miscellaneous photographs. -- 5 photographs : b&w ; 33.5 x 26 cm or smaller. -- Photographs depict unidentified actors and directors on movie and/or television shoots.[between 1955 and 1970] One photograph is this file is pasted to a wooden frame.
(9)Photographs of man and woman on set. -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 34 cm or smaller. -- Though the subjects of the photographs are unidentified, they appear to be actors on the set of what was likely a CBC television show.[between 1955 and 1968]


Call Number: 2010-071/006
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(1)Bob's retirement party. -- 4 videocassettes : VHS.1990


Call Number: 2010-071/007
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(1)"Opening night", Newfoundland. -- 1 audio reel.20 Sept. 1974
(2)"Folio - the black bonspiel of Willie McCrimmon". -- 1 videocassette.9 Oct. 1955
(3)Unlabelled video. -- 1 videocassette: VHS.[1990?]


Call Number: 2010-071/008
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(1)"The browning version". -- File consists of an annotated script, a credit list and production schedule for this "Ford startime" television play, written by Terence Rattigan and produced by Robert Greer Allen.1960
(2)"The case of Prince Charming". -- File consists of scripts written by Alec Dyer.1953
(3)"Clearing in woods". -- File consists of annotated scripts, a set drawing, a "telecine" cue sheet, notes, production details for television play "A clearing in the woods", adapted for television by Elspeth Cochrane and produced by Robert Greer Allen. -- 11 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 22 and 16.5 x 34.5 cm. -- Photographs of set drawings.1959 1 of 2
(4)"Clearing in woods". -- File consists of annotated scripts, a set drawing, a "telecine" cue sheet, notes, production details for television play "A clearing in the woods", adapted for television by Elspeth Cochrane and produced by Robert Greer Allen. -- 11 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 22 and 16.5 x 34.5 cm. -- Photographs of set drawings.1959 2 of 2
(5)"Concert". -- File consists of a set drawing and an annotated script for "The concert", the CBC Folio television play written by Joseph Schull and produced by Robert Greer Allen.1958
(6)"The concert" still photographs and copy of "BBC radio times". -- File pertains to the BBC Television production of Joseph Schull's "The concert", which was produced by Robert Greer Allen in London in 1959. An article about the program is included on page 8 in the 3 July 1959 issue of "BBC radio times". -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 21.5 x 16.5 cm and 16.5 x 18 cm. -- Photographs depict actors Diane Cilento and Earl Cameron on set in publicity stills for "The concert". A synopsis of the program and captions appear on verso of photographs.July 1959
(7)"The cuckoo's nest" draft scripts. -- Scripts written by Constance Beresford-Howe.1982 1 of 3
(8)"The cuckoo's nest" draft scripts. -- Scripts written by Constance Beresford-Howe.1982 2 of 3
(9)"The cuckoo's nest" draft scripts. -- Scripts written by Constance Beresford-Howe.1982 3 of 3
(10)Draft scripts[between 1940 and 1950]
(11)Draft scripts and notes[between 1940 and 1950]
(12)Drama transmitted1964-1976


Call Number: 2010-071/009
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(1)"Elizabeth the queen". -- File consists of photographs of set design drawings and members of the cast on set. Photographs of the cast taken by Albert Crookshank for the CBC television service. -- 31 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 or smaller.[ca. 1961]
(2)Elizabeth the queen / by Maxwell Anderson. -- Item is a script annotated and produced by Robert Allen for CBC "Festival", airing 31 October 19611961
(3)"Enemy of people". -- File consists of a script and two architectural drawings of the set of this CBC "Festival" television play.[ca. 1975] Architectural drawings in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (2).
(4)"Festival"1966-1969
(5)"Festival" : "An enemy of the people" : script1975
(6)"Festival" : "Fellowship" : script1975
(7)The fighting days (1912-1916) (working copy) / Wendy Lill[between 1975 and 1990]
(8)"First Mrs. Fraser". -- File consists of a rehearsal schedule, scripts, production orders and requisition forms, as well as sound effects, graphics and wardrobe specifications for this episode of "CBC theatre".1953
(9)"Front row centre" : "Bethune" : scripts1976
(10)"The gentle gunman". -- File includes a synopsis and an architectural drawing of the set for this episode of "GM theatre".1954 Architectural drawing in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (3).
(11)"Golden boy"[between 1950 and 1965]
(12)Grand exits / by Jacques Languirand. -- Item is a script for CBC program "Festival".1962
(13)The griffin and the minor canon / by Earle Birney from a story by Frank Stockton. -- Item is a script for CBC television program "Fall fare".29 Sept. 1950


Call Number: 2010-071/010
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(1)Half-hour anthology drama project memorandum20 July 1984
(2)"The hand and the mirror". -- File consists of scripts, architectural drawings and production materials for this episode of CBC "Folio", written by Lister Sinclair.1955 Architectural drawings in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (12).
(3)"The haven". -- File pertains to Robert Greer Allen's direction of television play "The haven", written by Tad Mosel, for H.M. Tennant Globe Productions in London. These records include set drawings, production schedules, annotated and final scripts.1959
(4)"The heiress". -- File consists of a script and photographs of set drawings by Nikolai Soloviov pertaining to television play "The heiress", written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz and adapted by Lloyd Bochner for CBC "Folio", produced by Robert Greer Allen. -- 9 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 18.5 x 21.5 cm.1959
(5)"Hilda Morgan". -- File consists of scripts and an architectural drawing pertaining to "Hilda Morgan", written by Lister Sinclair for "CBC theatre".1952 Architectural drawing in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (4).
(6)"Holiday" material. -- File includes scripts for a 23 August 1949 episode of "Holiday", a travelogue for radio produced by Robert Greer Allen.1949
(7)"Honey & hoppers". -- File consists of architectural drawings, an annotated script and photographs of set drawings pertaining to the CBC "Folio" play "Honey and hoppers", based on a W.O. Mitchell story, "Jake and the kid", produced by Robert Greer Allen. -- 9 photographs : b&w ;19 x 24.5cm and 23.5 x 29 cm.1957 Architectural drawings in this file removed to 2010-072/014 (13).
(8)"The importance of being earnest". -- File consists of an annotated script, a shooting schedule and script notes for this Ford Startime television play produced by Robert Greer Allen. -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm. -- Photographs of set drawings.[ca. 1960]
(9)"In good season" script. -- Script written by Sandra Birdsell.1989
(10)"Jason". -- File consists of scripts and an architectural drawing for this episode of "General Motors theatre." Included is a script for "The blood is strong", also a "General Motors theatre" program.1954 Architectural drawing in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (11).
(11)"Jason" : "Seeing things". -- File consists of draft scripts, notes and outlines for an episode of the CBC television program "Seeing things" titled "Jason", for which Robert Greer Allen was executive producer.1983
(12)"Joseph Howe" - by Joseph Schull. -- File consists of a set plan and an annotated script for the CBC "Folio" television play titled "The case of posterity versus Joseph Howe", produced by Robert Greer Allen.[ca. 1957]
(13)"Justice" : script and set drawing[ca. 1952] Architectural drawing removed to 2010-071/014 (5).
(14)"The latter-day songbird" notes and correspondence1989
(15)"The Leonardi code". -- File consists of a production schedule, scripts by Donald Bull, and an architectural drawing of the set.1955 Architectural drawing in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (14).
(16)A little excitement / by George Robertson6 Oct. 1950
(17)"A little touch of magic" script[between 1980 and 1990]
(18)Mail. -- File consists of CBC internal memoranda and shooting schedules pertaining to the production of "Seeing things".1983


Call Number: 2010-071/011
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(1)Miscellaneous scripts[between 1980 and 1990]
(2)Museum of man : a study in society / written by Lister Sinclair. -- Item is a script for "Ways of mankind", commissioned by the National Association of Educational Broadcasters.3 June 1952
(3)"The nativity". -- File consists of a studio floor grid, set and studio architectural drawings, nativity images, and an annotated script of the CBC "Folio" television program "The nativity play", produced by Robert Greer Allen.1956 Architectural drawings in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (8), 2010-071/014 (9), 2010-071/014 (10), 2010-071/014 (15).
(4)"Never say no". -- File consists of draft and annotated scripts written by Raphael Hayes for "General Motors theatre".1954-1955
(5)Newspaper clippings, television program posters and copies of set illustrations. -- Newspaper clippings and set illustrations in this file pertain to the CBC's 1960 broadcast of "Point of departure". Posters pertain to programs broadcast on the CBC's "Ford startime", including "Tiger at the gates", "Pineapple poll", "Summertime", "The cocktail party" and "A clearing in the woods".1959-1960
(6)Next door neighbour blues / written by David Petersen. -- Item is a script for the television program "The way we are".27 Apr. 1988
(7)Nicol. -- File consists of scripts written by Eric Nicol for "Laughing matter", produced by Robert Greer Allen.1951-1952
(8)Notes[between 1940 and 1950]
(9)Nov. 11, 1948 : Earle. -- File consists of two copies of a radio script written by Earle Birney titled "November eleven 1948", commemorating World War II soldiers, produced by Robert Allen for the CBC.11 Nov. 1948
(10)The offbeats / by Jacques Languirand[between 1960 and 1970]
(11)Opera school (Lister). -- Item is a script written by Lister Sinclair titled "Toronto opera school".[between 1945 and 1955]
(12)"Performance" : "The many faces of love" : script1977
(13)"The philanderer". -- File consists of scripts by Bernard Shaw for CBC "Folio".1955
(14)Playboy. -- Script for "The playboy of the western world" by John M. Synge.[ca. 1953]
(15)Plays to pursue. -- File consists of memoranda, notes, an article pertaining to books and story ideas for CBC programming. Included is a letter and the curriculum vitae of William Whitehead.1976-1977
(16)Production 806 : final script : shooting continuity : "The Mapleville story"[ca. 1946]
(17)"Proud passage". -- File consists of production materials for a CBC "Folio" television play titled "Proud passage", written by Joseph Schull and produced by Robert Greer Allen. Included in the file is a design budget memorandum, a set plan, a rehearsal schedule, and an annotated script.1957


Call Number: 2010-071/012
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(1)"Public prosecutor". -- File consists of a studio floor grid and an annotated script for the CBC "Folio" television play "The public prosecutor", produced by Robert Greer Allen.1956
(2)Richard III1982-1983
(3)"The rivals". -- File consists of scripts for "CBC summer theatre".[ca. 1955]
(4)Script proposals and CBC program schedules1987-1988
(5)Script records. -- File consists of records documenting the dates of script submissions, returns and productions pertaining to the script and article writing of Robert Greer Allen. Some information about writing submitted by Rita Greer Allen and jointly by Robert and Rita is also included in this file.1942-1949
(6)The second writers' guide to "Seeing things" / written by Louis Del Grande and David Barlow23 June 1982
(7)"Seeing things" draft scripts1981-1983 1 of 2
(8)"Seeing things" draft scripts1981-1983 2 of 2
(9)Set photographs. -- 11 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm. -- Photographs pertain to an unidentified CBC television production.[between 1952 and 1960]
(10)Story ideas[between 1940 and 1950]
(11)"Street legal" and "Scales of justice" contact lists1990-1991
(12)Strictly from hunger / by Eric Nicol18 July 1952
(13)"Sunshine sketches". -- File pertains to the CBC television adaptation of Stephen Leacock`s "Sunshine sketches of a small town" and includes a script written by Rita Greer Allen for the series.1952 1 of 3
(14)"Sunshine sketches". -- File pertains to the CBC television adaptation of Stephen Leacock`s "Sunshine sketches of a small town" and includes a script written by Rita Greer Allen for the series.1952 2 of 3 Architectural drawings in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (7).
(15)"Sunshine sketches". -- File pertains to the CBC television adaptation of Stephen Leacock`s "Sunshine sketches of a small town" and includes a script written by Rita Greer Allen for the series.1952 3 of 3


Call Number: 2010-071/013
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(1)Technical notes. -- File consists of brochures and notes for TV producers and directors regarding facilities at the Toronto Videotape Centre.1976, 1982-1983
(2)Television production and development materials1968, 1974-1976
(3)Television script submissions1989-1990
(4)Television synopses[between 1980 and 1990]
(5)Television synopses1986
(6)Television synopses1987-1988
(7)Trial procedure prepared for Herb Roland, TV drama, CBC29 July 1980
(8)Two box-tops and twenty-five cents / by Robert Allen. -- Item is a play written for the Vancouver Theatre in 1951.1951
(9)"Uncle Harry". -- File consists of scripts and an architectural drawing for "Uncle Harry", written by Thomas Job for Ford Television Theatre.1952 Architectural drawing in this file removed to 2010-071/014 (6).
(10)"Under milk wood". -- File consists of a script for "Under milk wood", a radio play by Dylan Thomas adapted for CBC television and directed by Paul Almond.[ca. 1959]
(11)Wartime radio scripts : CBC. -- File consists of draft scripts, notes and interview transcripts written by Robert Greer Allen while travelling in Europe for the CBC and the "Servicemen's forum".1945
(12)"The way we are" : notes, memoranda and script1988
(13)"When soft voices die" : music selections : Beethoven[ca. 1954]
(14)When soft voices die : script[ca. 1954]
(15)1968 membership list of the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists1968
(16)A-B-C. -- File consists of stories and notes written by Robert and Rita Greer Allen, organized alphabetically by title. Also included are two ink drawings by Rita to illustrate one of Robert's stories.[between 1940 and 1952]
(17)ACTRA. -- File consists of ACTRA-CBC television writers agreements.1983, 1988
(18)ACTRA awards dinner programme9 Apr. 1980


Call Number: 2010-071/014
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(1)"The blood is strong" floor grids. -- 2 architectural drawings : blackline prints ; 45 x 80 cm.25 Jan. 1954 Items removed from 2010-071/003 (17).
(2)"An enemy of the people" floor grids. -- 2 architectural drawings : pencil ; 51 x 80 cm and 45.5 x 66 cm.[ca. 1975] Items removed from 2010-071/009 (3).
(3)Floor grid : GM Theatre : "The gentle gunman". -- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 44.5 x 79.5 cm.[ca. 1954] 2 copies Item removed from 2010-071/009 (10).
(4)Floor grid : "Hilda Morgan". -- 1 architectural drawing ; blackline print ; 42 x 104.5 cm.Nov. 1952 Item removed from 2010-071/010 (5).
(5)Floor grid, studio 'A' : "Justice". -- 1 architectural drawing : blackline print ; 41.3 x 65.5 cm.[ca. 1952] Item removed from 2010-071/010 (13).
(6)Floor grid, studio 'A' : "Uncle Harry". -- 1 architectural drawing : blackline print ; 56 x 87.5 cm.[between 1950 and 1965] Item removed from 2010-071/013 (9).
(7)Floor grid : "Sunshine sketches". -- 1 architectural drawing : blackline print ; 45 x 70.5 cm. -- Item pertains to episode 5 of "Sunshine sketches of a small town".17 Oct. 1952 Item removed from 2010-071/012 (14).
(8)"Folio" : "Nativity play". -- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 45.5 x 90 cm.1956 Item removed from 2010-071/011 (3).
(9)"Folio" : "The nativity play" : sheet A : Herod's palace. -- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 45.5 x 90 cm.1956 Item removed from 2010-071/011 (3).
(10)"Folio" : "The nativity play" : sheet B : Joseph's house, stable. -- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 45.5 x 90 cm.1956 Item removed from 2010-071/011 (3).
(11)GM Theatre : "Jason" : floor grid. -- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 40 x 73.5 cm.2 Feb. 1954 Item removed from 2010-071/010 (10).
(12)"The hand and the mirror" architectural drawings. -- 3 architectural drawings : blackline prints ; 45 x 80.5 cm and 44.5 x 57 cm. -- Drawings depict the floor grid, set arches, pillars, walls and fountain designed for the set of this CBC "Folio" television play.Nov. 1955 2 copies of floor grid Items removed from 2010-071/010 (2).
(13)"Honey & hoppers" : CBC "Folio" : set drawings. -- 5 architectural drawings : blackline ; 88.5 x 45.5 cm.Nov. 1957 Items removed from 2010-071/010 (7).
(14)Rough plan of "The Leonardi code". -- 1 architectural drawing : blackline print ; 45.5 x 80 cm.19 Apr. 1955 Item has tears in its middle fold. Item removed from 2010-071/010 (15).
(15)Studio "A" floor grid : "The nativity play". -- 1 architectural drawing : blackline print ; 45.2 x 79.5 cm.1956 Item removed from 2010-071/011 (3).


Call Number: 2010-071/015
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(1)Addresses1946-1968
(2)Addresses1967, 1971-1974
(3)Angel directors. -- File consists of curriculum vitae and correspondence.1974
(4)The Berliner Ensemble at the Palace Theatre, London : programme, pamphlets and newspaper clippings1956
(5)Books1981
(6)Budgets1986
(7)Canadian Broadcasting Corporation letterhead[between 1950 and 1970]
(8)Canadian film and television studios : memorandum and listJan. 1990
(9)CBC contact lists1985-1987, 1990
(10)CBC employee address listing1971
(11)CBC inter-office memoranda and notes1988
(12)CBC memoranda1990
(13)CBC people1982-1983, 1988
(14)CBC programming and its environment : some factors in target settingApr. 1984
(15)CBC remembered1955-1984
(16)Clippings1973
(17)Clippings re: TV & theatre & "Concert"1959
(18)Clothes1977, 1978, 1988-1989
(19)Contact lists1967, 1972
(20)Creative writing1940
(21)Directors. -- File consists of correspondence, resumes, contact lists and notes.1969-1983
(22)Directors. -- File consists of a list of names, curriculum vitae, notes and correspondence.1974, 1977, 1980
(23)Directors. -- File consists of correspondence, memoranda, bios and notes on directors.1974-1980
(24)E-F-G. -- File consists of stories written by Robert Greer Allen, organized alphabetically by title.[between 1940 and 1952]


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(1)Exercises : UBC. -- File consists of contact lists for students attending Robert Greer Allen's University of British Columbia (UBC) course on television writing, a student story, a letter from a student and a report on UBC extra-curricular summer session courses in 1955.1955
(2)H-I-J. -- File consists of stories written by Robert and Rita Greer Allen, organized alphabetically by title.[between 1940 and 1952]
(3)Income tax return : 19801981-1983
(4)Income tax return : 19811982-1983
(5)Income tax return : 19821982-1983
(6)Income tax return : 19851981, 1984-1987
(7)Income tax return : 19871988
(8)"Inside stories" : producers' guide1989
(9)Insurance documents and letters from lawyers1931, 1979-1981
(10)John Kennedy : memoranda[between 1980 and 1990]
(11)K-L-M-N-P-Q. -- File consists of stories written by Robert and Rita Greer Allen, organized alphabetically.[between 1940 and 1952]
(12)List of producers who have ever been involved in terrible evaluations[between 1980 and 1990]
(13)Lists of writers and theatre companies. -- File includes commentary on writers' abilities, including George Woodcock, Robert Kroetsch, Graeme Gibson, Gwendolyn McEwan and Margaret Atwood.1977
(14)Mary Jane Miller. -- File includes a paper on Canadian television drama.[between 1980 and 1989]
(15)A new beginning : a proposal for transformation of CBC's English language television service / prepared by the Canadian Television Producers & Directors Association and the Association of Television Producers & Directors (Toronto)Feb. 1983
(16)Notebook. -- Notebook includes torn-up stories written by Robert Greer Allen in 1929 and 1930.1929-1930, [ca. 1946]
(17)Notebook[between 1950 and 1960]
(18)Notebook.-- Item pertains to a summer course taught by Robert Greer Allen at the University of British Columbia on writing for television.1953
(19)Osprey. -- File pertains to the storage, maintenance and sale of Robert Greer Allen's boat, "Osprey".1943-1950
(20)Personal. -- File pertains to Robert Greer Allen's 1977 CBC job evaluation.1974, 1977
(21)Peter as a novel. -- File consists of a draft, mostly handwritten, manuscript.[between 1940 and 1950]
(22)Phone #s1991-1992


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Date(s):
Note:
(1)Phones[between 1960 and 1979]
(2)Press clippings : England. -- Included in this file are postcards featuring photographs of actors from the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon.1959
(3)Prix Italia 1975. -- File pertains to a trip to Florence taken by Robert and Rita Greer Allen for the Prix Italia, an international competition for radio and television programmes.-- 3 photographs : b&w ; 17.7 x 23.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm. -- Photographs depict attendees at the conference and include a studio portrait of Robert Greer Allen.1975
(4)Producers. -- File consists of memoranda, booklets, contracts, a constitution and bylaws pertaining to Robert Greer Allen's membership in the Association of Television Producers and Directors (Toronto) and negotiations with the CBC regarding salary issues, etc.1973-1988
(5)Program evaluation materials1973, 1976-1977, 1984
(6)Publicity - reviews (Bob)1952-1961, 1969
(7)Published. -- File consists of newspaper and magazine clippings of articles published by Rita and Robert Greer Allen.1942-1951
(8)R. Allen (miscellaneous things of interest). -- File includes newspaper clippings regarding Robert Greer Allen's work for CBC Television. -- 5 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm. -- Photographs taken on the set of a CBC "Festival" production of "Royal gambit".1960-1962, 1975
(9)Reference. -- File consists of CBC internal memoranda as well as policy, planning and administrative documents pertaining to radio and television producers and their salaries. Also included is a copy of the Morrow Report and an ACTRA newsletter (ACTRAscope).1967, 1970-1973
(10)Retirement lunch. -- File pertains to a CBC retirement luncheon for Robert Greer Allen held on 15 June 1990.1990
(11)Retirement and tax documents1981
(12)Ridgewood. -- File pertains to a lease for an apartment on Ridgewood Avenue in Montreal.1947-1948


Call Number: 2010-071/018
File:
Title:
Date(s):
Note:
(1)Robert Greer Allen notes[ca. 1954-1955]
(2)Robert McKee : writing. -- File pertains to a story structure writing seminar run by Robert McKee in November 1989, attended by Robert Greer Allen. Included in the file is a class booklet, registration forms, and a photocopy of John Howard Lawson's "Theory and technique of playwriting".1989
(3)R-S-T-U-X-Z. -- File consists of stories written by Robert and Rita Greer Allen, organized alphabetically by title.[between 1940 and 1952]
(4)Sample contracts1967-1968
(5)Saturday Plays. -- File includes an agreement between Allan King and Robert Greer Allen regarding King's purchase of Allen's shares of Saturday Plays Limited, a company incorporated in April 1959.1962, 1972
(6)Saturday Plays : England : cash disbursements : May-July 19591959
(7)Saturday Plays Limited. -- File includes resolutions of the board of directors of Saturday Plays Limited and pertains to its 1959 incorporation.1959-1960
(8)Saturday Plays Ltd. -- File pertains in part to Robert Greer Allen's work as president of his company, Saturday Plays Limited, and his business trip to London in 1959. Also included are minutes of the 1960 annual general meeting of Saturday Plays Limited's shareholders.1959-1961
(9)Saturday Plays Limited 1959. -- File consists of bank statements, cheques and cheque stubs for outgoing expenses from Robert Greer Allen's company, Saturday Plays Limited. Some cheques are signed by Rita Greer Allen, also a shareholder of the company.1959
(10)Stratford and Shaw Festival brochures1973, 1987, 1989
(11)Telephone book[between 1970 and 1990]
(12)Thru looking glass. -- File consists of a letter and interview transcripts and synopses titled "Through the looking glass", conducted between Mary Jane Miller and John Kennedy, Sydney Newman, Ronald Weyman, and Robert Allen, for a book on the history of CBC Television.1985
(13)Toronto Telegram article about CBC-TV series "Festival"3 May 1969
(14)"The trip". -- Item is a short-story draft.[between 1940 and 1950]
(15)UBC. -- File consists of correspondence and memoranda sent and received by Robert Greer Allen regarding his appointment and work as a sessional instructor in television and radio writing at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Also included are scripts reports, CBC television scripts and course materials.1953, 1955
(16)Unfinished shorts. -- File consists of handwritten and typed draft short stories written by Robert Greer Allen.[1943-1944?]
(17)Writers. -- File consists of a list of television writers accompanied by brief descriptions and evaluations of submitted scripts.[between 1960 and 1975]
(18)Writers1973, 1976, 1980
(19)Writers.-- File consists of production agreements, contracts, contact lists for writers, correspondence and job inquiries for freelance writers, memoranda, and Canadian playrights directories.1975-1979, 1988
(20)Writers1984
(21)Writings[between 1940 and 1950]



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