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Correspondence. Elmer Harp

Items described here consist of correspondence between George Swinton and Elmer Harp of Dartmouth College on the topic of Inuit art and culture.

Correspondence. Dorothy Ray

Items described here consist of correspondence between George Swinton and Dorothy Ray, author of Artists of the Tundra and the Sea, which was reviewed by Swinton for “The Beaver”.

Correspondence. Terry Ryan

Items described here consist of correspondence between George Swinton and Terry Ryan of Dorset Fine Arts (a Division of West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative Limited) regarding collaboration between Rosenthal and Dorset artists for production of ‘Studio Line’ china.

Correspondence. Jack Shadbolt

Items described here consist of correspondence between George Swinton and Jack Shadbolt regarding artist Shadbolt’s visit to Winnipeg to conduct a workshop and give lectures in conjunction with his exhibition. Further correspondence concerns the philosophy of art.

Correspondence. Father Steinmann

Items described here consist of correspondence between George Swinton and Father Steinmann with additional correspondence between Swinton and others about Father Steinmann, his work to help the Inuit of Puvirnituq sell their carvings as a means to economic development and his tour of the United States and Canada with Charlie Sheegaupik in 1958. Items described here also include:
• correspondence with Richard Harrington about an article on the legend of the “Inuk Riding a Narwhale”;
• correspondence with Bob Cowen of Monogahela & Ohio Coal Co., who supported Father Steinmann’s work;
• items pertaining to a film shot by Father Steinmann, ca.1957;
• a script of an introduction to an interview between Father Steinmann and George Swinton which may pertain to audio recordings which form part of the archive;
• some clippings on Puvirnituq artists.

Correspondence. Lenore Stoneberg

Items described here consist of correspondence between George Swinton and Lenore Stoneberg regarding cataloguing of collection of 'Eskimo Museum' in Churchill, items pertaining to Swinton's Northern Studies grant and material pertaining to the establishment of a National Museums Policy.

Dept. of Northern Affairs Reports and Correspondence

Materials described here consist of copies of various Department of Northern Affairs reports including:
-Northern Affairs report No.22 "Special Areas of Administration";
-"Northern Canada in the 1970s" (with Introductory Remarks by the Honourable Jean Crétien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 1972)
-Report No.10 on "Northern Studies Research for Northern Science Research Group DIAND" by Northern Studies Committee, University of Manitoba (1971).
Also described here is correspondence between George Swinton and the Dept. dating from 1968 to 1980.

Federal Government Press Releases

Materials described here consist of public statements by the Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Crétien, and press releases dating from 1967 to 1971. Some pertain to the exhibition “Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic”. Also described here are press releases regarding the formation of the Canadian Eskimo Art Council by Arthur Laing.

Dept. of Northern Affairs Trade Practices

Items described here pertain to the manufacture of imitation Inuit art and include items regarding the media used by Inuit artists. Items also include:
-a copy of “Aspects of the Social and Economic Position of the Eskimo People in Canada in 1968” by W. T. Larmour, DIAND;
-a copy of the report of a tour of Keewatin, Eskimo Point, Repulse Bay, Coral Harbour, Rankin Inlet, Whale Cove, Baker Lake, and Churchill by Gabriel Gély, Arts and Crafts Officer, DIAND.

Stevenson Dept. of Northern Affairs

Materials described here consist of correspondence with Stevenson and also correspondence with Jerry Watney, Health and Welfare, Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources regarding identification of artists using disk numbers and the use of names. Also described here is correspondence pertaining to the attendance of an Inuit girl from Churchill at art school in Winnipeg and correspondence with other officers of the department.

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