File consist of material related to a number of film projects about Harrison, both realized and unrealized. These include [1978?] Harrison’s Yukon, a CTV documentary of The Cremation of Sam McGee, and the inclusion of Harrison’s art in other film project. This also file includes reactions to the broadcast of Harrison’s Yukon in Britain.
File contains items related to the following:
• [1978?] Harrison’s Yukon, by Sheila Reljic for the National Film Board, 22 minutes narrated by Ted Harrison. (Golden Sheaf Award for Best Arts Film at Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 1979).
• Gord, W5, CTV television, Toronto: about a book – “too many poems”, “History Lesson”, “five songs”, put to music by Nancy Ahern
• 12 June 1978 – from Ralph Brunjes, Thornhill ON: possibilities of a short film, Ralph Brunjes Productions Present “Children of the Yukon” from the book by Ted Harrison.
• 19 September 1978 – National Film Board contract “contractor to appear as the main subject in the film tentatively titled Ted Harrison - $500.
• 19 September 1978 – from Sheila Reljic, National Film Board, Vancouver: The footage looks good.
• 17 September 1979 – from John Taylor, executive director, National Film Board, Vancouver: agonizing delay before film can go into release.
• 18 October 1979 – Peter Jones, producer, National Film Board, Vancouver: by all means screen your own print of the film.
• 19 October 1979 – from Sheila (Reljic), 205 – 4326 West 10th Ave, Vancouver: private screening of Harrison’s Yukon – still no prints from Montreal
• 3 September 1980 – from John Taylor, National Film Board, Vancouver: film is quite popular.
• 20 October 1980 – Jarvis Stoddart, European Representative, NFB, London UK: copy of a letter to Reljic: to be telecast in Britain
• 5 November 1980 – from Tyne Tees Television, Newcastle Upon Tyne: letter to a viewer “sorry about the late screening of Harrison of the Yukon”, playing the program a week late
• 25 March 1981 – ;memo from Bruce Pilgrim of NFB: “the film is doing well”; and a April file card summarizing Harrison’s Yukon distribution – 184 non-theatrical prints, 2 telecasts, sold to Wombat Productions, Granada TV and Singapore TV
• April 1981 – membership magazine of KCTS Nine public television for the Pacific Northwest: Cinema BC KCTS’s window on Canada – Harrison’s Yukon one of five
• 24 March 1981 - from Tyne Tees Television, Newcastle Upon Tyne: letter to same viewer as 5 November 80 – no plans to repeat showing
• 23 July 1981 – from William Litwack, director of distribution, NFB, Montreal: prints have booked 259 bookings, three telecasts, 13 print sales etc.
• 7 March 1985 – National Film Board contract for personal services; 23 frames of artwork for 3 sound filmstrips in the Canadian Arctic series. $3,450.
• 3 October 1985 – cheque from Government of Canada for $2950
• 24 March 1986 – from Kathlyn Forsythe, learning systems, Knowledge Network, Victoria: thanks for final paintings of The Blue Raven; will firm up production schedule
• 9 October 1988 – TH loaned portable video camera to Logan Video Services for one month
• 23 April 1990 – cheque from National Film Board for rights to 6 pieces of artwork for AV presentation of The Cremation of Sam McGee - $1200
• 22 May 1990 – from Tamara Lynch, National Film Board, Montreal: at last Sam (McGee) is finished. enclosing ½” VHS copy and artwork
• 11 January 1993 – from John Booth, Logan Video Services, Whitehorse: to CBC – a proposed one hour documentary on Robert W. Service (annotated by TH)
• 21 January 1993 – Logan Video Services to TH: Telefilm Canada wants to see a rough treatment – Harrison is narrator; sample treatment included
• 05 December 1991 – from William Krasilovsky, New York to John D. Booth, Logan Video Services concerning a fee for “service rights” ($100 x 3) for CTV documentary of The Cremation of Sam McGee; also to Dureco, Holland, for music ($200) and EMI UK (150 pounds) for “Windmills”.
• 9 January 1992 – invoice for the above ($1251 total) to TH from Logan Video Services
• 14 January 1993 – from TH to Brenda Duggan, Program Acquisition, BBC London: many letters sent to me as a result of showing of John Booth’s video “Ted Harrison”