File - Personal appearances

cm of textual records

File consists of three folders of correspondence (1976-1987, 1987-1991, 1991-2008) regarding personal appearances by Harrison: as guest speaker, guest of honour, writing, giving readings, demonstrating painting, doing radio and television interviews, etc.

File consists of the following items:
• 17 May 1976 – Yukon riverboat trip with Governor General Leger
• 25 May 1979 – F. H. Collins Secondary School graduation – guest speaker, Whitehorse
• 6 November 1980 – dinner at Parliamentary restaurant, Ottawa
• 6 June 1980 – reception for Imperial Oil centenary, Whitehorse
• 8 May 1981 – F. H. Collins secondary, graduation guest speaker, Whitehorse
• 15 September 1983 – Hong Kong, Asian Art Fair
• 25 September - 17 October 1983 – Tokyo
• 28 April- 5 May 1984 – Peace River Associated Libraries Book Week Festival, five public readings, Dawson Creek
• 28 April 1984 – St. Albert Public Library, discussion on art, informal meeting and autograph session , St. Albert, AB
o Libraries Book Week funded by Canada Council
• March 1984 – Forest Green School, visit to grade 5/6 class, Stony Plain, AB
• 17-24 November 1984 – Children’s Book Festival, readings, tour of southern Ontario
• 21 June 1984 – National Parks Centennial Citizens Committee, Toronto
• 22 June 1984 – Fieldtrip Canada, presentation, Whitehorse
• 17 September 1984 – Jasper School District, classroom visits, Jasper, AB
• 22 November 1984 – Peterborough Public Library, reading and talk, Peterborough, ON
• November 1984 – Brant Avenue Public School, school visit, Guelph, ON
• 15 January-3 February 1985 – Prairie Gallery, Whitehorse Public Library Gallery, exhibition and appearance for eight school groups, Whitehorse
• 1985 – Newfoundland Historic Parks Association
• 24-26 November 1985 – National Parks Centenary, Toronto
• 25 November 1985 – Heritage ’85, dinner for TH and corporate sponsors, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
• 8 April 1986 – reading at Public Library in Thompson MB
• 9 April 1986 – reading for grade 5/6 students, Leaf Rapids MB
• 10 April 1986 - reading to public and grade 4+ students, Gillam MB
• 11 April 1986 – Reading at school for students and public, Churchill, MB
• 12 April 1986 – reading for children at public Library, Thompson MB
• 14 April 1986 – reading to grade 5/6 students, The Pas MB
• 15 April 1986 – reading at public library to students and public, Flin Flon, MB
• 16 April 1986 – Reading at Growing Minds Bookstore for children 8-12, reading at River Heights Library for grade 5+ students, Winnipeg, MB
• 29 June-5 July 1986 – painting trip, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Back River
• 26 November 1986 – Children’s Book Festival “After Math” Party, Toronto
• 27July-4 August 1987 – painting demonstration, Bathurst Inlet Lodge, Yellowknife, NWT
• 87 – Arts Synergy 1987
• February 1988 – North Central Teacher’ Convention Association, painting demonstration, Alberta
• 5 April 1988 – Radio interviews, television interviews, and phone interview, Edmonton
• 1988 – Beaver College Exhibition, Glenside, PA
• 4 April 1989 – Reception for parents and children at Sandpiper Books, Calgary
• 5 April 1989 – Event for parents and children at Village Books, Edmonton
• 6-7 April 1989 – Events and media at Yellowknife Bookstore, Yellowknife
• 9 April 1989 – Event at The Children’s Bookstore, Toronto
• 13 April 1989 – Reception at Hollander-York Gallery, Toronto
• 4 June 1989 – Yukon Department of Education reception in celebration of the passage of Bill 29, presentation of print, Whitehorse
• 28 June – 1 July 1990
• 24 November 1990 – The Northern Storytelling Festival’s circumpolar dinner
• 13 February 1991 – Canadian Society of Children’ Authors, Illustrators and Performers general meeting
• 4 May 1991 – Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival, reading for the Nanaimo Children’s Literature Round Table, Nanaimo
• 31 May 1991 – Ted Harrison Exhibition at Tumbler Ridge Community Center, Tumbler Ridge
• 31 May 1991 – Visit at Tumbler Ridge Elementary, Tumbler Ridge
• 1 June 1991 – Two adult workshops at Northern Lights College, Tumbler Ridge
• 3 June 1991 – visits at Tumbler Ridge Secondary, Claude Galibois Elementary, Tumbler Ridge
• 29 Jul-5 August 1991, Rotary Friendship Exchange to Madagan USSR via Anchorage, AK
• 23 August 1991 – The National Milton Acorn Festival Inc., reading, Charlottetown, PEI
• 1 October 1991 – Canada Council payment for public readings: Western Kings Arts Council, Lafurgey Cultural Center, The Studio Gallery, West Prince Arts Council, Eastern Kings Arts Council
• 11 December 1991 – Garrett Wasny, Western Economic Diversification Canada writes in thanks for recent consideration at Western Canada Investment Seminar, NY
• 3 April 1992 – Interchange on Canadian Studies/Canadian high school students, invitation to keynote sessions to thank sponsors, Whitehorse.
• June 1992 – Dawson City Museum and Historical Society, lecture series, Dawson City, YK
• 28 June-9 July 1992 – ‘O Canada’ book launch, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary
• 1 September 1992 – Visit, Munich, Nitra. Rolf Hougen writes Ambassador Allen McLean (Canadian Embassy) suggesting a meeting
• 2-4 October 1992 – National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee
• 14 October 1992 – UNICEF Alberta’s international gala, proposed exhibition, Calgary
• 16-17 October 1992 – Kaleidoscope 5, guest speaker, autograph session, social function, Calgary
• 10-30 November 1992 – Travel from Whitehorse to Vancouver, Calgary, Hong Kong with Nicky
• 6-8 August 1993 – International Whole Language Umbrella Conference, Winnipeg, MB
• January 1994 – Readings and Q-and-A at Newton and Cloverdale Brances of the Surrey Public Library
• 17-19 February 1994 – Crossroads ’94, Malaspina College Education Department, presentation on teaching and other experiences in the Yukon Territory and NWT
• 14 May 1994 – One hour program at the Central branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, Victoria, BC
• 24 May 1994 – Annual Spring Congregation at the University of British Columbia, attended as guest of David McLean, Vancouver
• 24 July 1994 – Moss Street Paint-In, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria
• 20-24 January 1997 – invitation to present to grade 6-8 students at Bayside Middle School, Brentwood Bay
• February 1997 – Reading of Robert Service books at Canadian Authors Meeting
• 24 May 1997 – Invitation to present a workshop at Young Writers’ Conference at Oriole Park Elementary School, Red Deer, AB
• 19 July 1997 – Moss Street Paint-In, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
• 25 April 2002 – Keynote Speaker at West Point Grey Independent School, “Importance of Art in our community,” Vancouver