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This file contains an annotated copy of an article published in The Dalhousie Review titled "The English Gentlefolk in the Backwoods of Canada" written by Lloyd M. Scott which contains a brief biography of Susanna Moodie. There is also a copy of Moodie's writing on fiction.

This file contains a review of Farley Mowat's autobiography Born Naked and Al Purdy's autobiography Reaching for the Beaufort Sea. Additionally, there is an article on the Newfoundland Sealers titled "The Wake of the Great Sealer" written by Mowat and David Blackwood.

Contains an article by Algerina Neri called "Ladies on the Loose: Victorian Women Travellers to Canada" in which she dissects the writings of five women who settled in Canada.

Contains an essay written on Frederick Niven's novels.

Contains a page torn from a February 1975 edition of Canadian Forum highlighting an article by Gerald Noonan reviewing a book called Bus-Ride by Don Gutteridge.

Contains an essay written on Eugene O'Neill with some corrections.

This file contains two student essays on E.J. Pratt's poetry alongside copies of a wide variety of his poems. Additionally, there are two articles about Pratt one of which is titled "E.J. Pratt: Apostle of Corporate Man" by Frank Davey, and the other a short biography which does not have any additional information about the title or author. Alongside these are two brochures titled "Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons 1639-1649 Midland, Ontario", and "Explore Huronia Ontario Canada." There are also pages of written notes on Pratt's poetry.

This file contains copies of three pages from a critique of Native Canadian Literature written by Jarold Ramsay.

This file contains copies of "The Upper Canadian," "The Killdeer," and "Colours in the Dark" by James Reany. Some annotations. Alongside these is an article on Reany titled "childish landscapes avoiding here and now" a review by Al Purdy published in The Globe and Mail. There is also pages from The Globe Magazine with an essay by Reany titled "Ten Miles High on a Song."

This file contains a cut out from the Chronicle Journal of an article titled "Richler was our Hemingway" by Hubert O'Hearn. There is also a page from For The Arts, that includes an excerpt from a letter that Mordecai Richler sent to a former Canadian Council chief accountant.

This file contains a review of Charles Ritchie's work titled "Remembering the Citadel Tradition" by Brian Vintcent published in Quill and Quire.

This file contains a student essay on Salverson.

This file contains a series of emails from the Freedom to Read Organisation asking Penny Petrone to participate in the "Readings From Banned or Challenged Books Night" held at Lakehead University. Alongside these emails is a list of banned books.

This file contains a card sent to Penny Petrone from Don Smith.

This file contains a photocopy of "Our Canadian Poets," an essay by Arthur Stanley published in The London Mercury. Some annotations.

Contains a book review of Songs My Mother Taught Me by Audrey Thomas.

Contains a photocopy of some handwritten verse and a note about someone by Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, stapled to a re-typed version.

Contains a letter from Charles Wilkins to Penny Petrone about writing a blurb for a book.

This file contains two small envelopes addressed to Serafine Petrone featuring Italian stamps, a letter written in Italian dated December 29th 1952 to Petrone from Luigi Alvino Roma, a copy of an Italian newspaper entitled "La Via: Settimanale Independente di Critica" (meaning Street: Independent Weekly Critic") Nov. 1st, 1952 vol. 4 no. 43.

This file contains two programmes from Paris, France. One is for "Folies-Bergere" a cabaret music hall that showed "une Vraie Folie" the night Petrone visited, and that has "P.Petrone, Paris Sunday Aug. 23/52" written on it. The other is for "Theatre National de L'Opera Comique", an opera hall which showed Madam Bovary the night Penny Petrone visited. It also had handwritten words on it: "P.Petrone Aug. 27/52".

This file contains a letter to Penny Petrone while she was in Rome on Aug. 4th 1952 from Zio Giovanni.

This file contains the original draft of "Europe '52 by Penny Petrone" featuring drawings of some famous European landmarks, with some handwritten edits on the pages. The file also contains a letter from Penny to family while she was in Europe, written July 18th, 1952. There is a newspaper clipping about the trip and who went on it (their names and jobs), as well as some of the things that the women had done so far in Europe, according to their families back home. There are also two booklets from Cunard Line entitled "List of Passengers" from the trip to Europe (one from the way there, the other the way home). The booklet for the way to Europe aboard the Scythia features some handwritten notes near passengers names as well as some notes on the back cover.

An invitation/menu from the "First Conference of Teachers and Principals of the Canadian DND Dependents' Schools in Europe" from C.S.A Ritchie, Canadian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Western Germany, "subject: Canada and Germany Partners in NATO". Also contains a copy of the Text of Addresses delivered at the conference.

This file contains a temporary residence card for Penny Petrone, featuring a photograph of her on the inside. The card was valid from August 31, 1956 to August 30, 1957. Also contains a menu of from the Royal Canadian Regiment 2nd Battalion Presentation of Colours Luncheon from Monday, October 17, 1955. Another informational pamphlet from the same event.

This file features a small envelope featuring pictures of landmarks from Soest, Germany. There is also a letter to Penny Petrone wishing her a Happy New Year in a booklet featuring a drummer, as well as a handful of letters addressed to Penny from someone in Soest.