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Richard Heath Rohmer fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1920-1993.

Reference:

R4907-0-3-E, MG31-D146

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings, Moving images, Art, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102781

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Richard Heath Rohmer fonds
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Fonds includes:

20 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1920-1993.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

12.09 m of textual records.
598 photographs 371 b&w.
213 audiocassettes.
8 audio reels.
9 video casettes.
4 film reels (ca. 1 h).
3 prints posters.
2 maps.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of textual records, including personal material and memorabilia; correspondence; subject files; files on the Mid-Canada Development Corridor; patents; scrapbooks; clippings; manuscripts-books; and manuscripts-speeches and journalism, etc.

Fonds also contains photographic materials which depict events, activities and individuals, associated with the career of Richard Rohmer.

In addition, fonds includes moving images and sound recordings consisting of an interview of R. Rohmer by Dr. Reg Clark of Queen's University and a speech by Rohmer at Whitehorse and delegates on Mid-Canada Development Corridor. Additional audio and video material contains speeches, commentaries, interviews, reports and radio and television broadcasts by and about Major General Richard Rohmer, 1969-1991. Sound recordings consist of dictations of Rohmer's books including Ultimatum, Exodus UK, Exxoneration, Periscope Red, Separation, Balls, Patton's Gap, Retaliation, Separation 2; dictation for script of NFB film entitled Referendum; comments by Rohmer on writing best sellers, radio script, and his CBC radio plays; comments by Rohmer on the novel Buffalo, on how to start writing; CBC radio program entitled As it happens; and an interview with Rohmer on his career and his writings.

Also included in fonds are three posters, 1976-ca. 1984, advertising Richard Rohmer's books, entitled Separation, a novel by Richard Rohmer, 1976; E.P. Taylor, a Biography of Edward Plunkett Taylor by Richard Rohmer; and Exxoneration, a Novel by Richard Rohmer.

Maps detailing oil and gas exploration in the Canadian Arctic; and land development in the Bahamas are also included in this fonds.

Provenance:

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Rohmer, Richard, 1924-

Biography/Administrative history:

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Rohmer, Richard, 1924- : Richard Rohmer, author, lawyer, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and educated at Assumption College, the University of Western Ontario and Osgoode Hall. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1951 and the Bar of the Northwest Territories in 1970. He was created Queen's Counsel in 1961 and has practised law in Toronto and Collingwood, specializing in transportation, land development and municipal law. In 1958 he was elected to serve as Councillor in North York. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Mediacom Ltd. He was Chancellor of the University of Windsor 1978-1989.

Rohmer served with the RCAF 1942-1945 as a fighter pilot. He was commanding officer of 400 Squadron (Toronto) and 411 Squadron (York) 1952-1953 and appointed Chief of Reserves of the Canadian Armed Forces 1979. He retired from the Armed Forces with the rank of Major-General in 1981. He was Vice-Chairman and CEO of Toronto Airways Ltd. 1986-1989.

Rohmer served as Chairman of the Ontario Royal Commission on Book Publishing, 1971-1972. He published his first book, The Green North, in 1970 which, with its successor The Arctic Imperative (1973), reflected his interest in northern development. He has since published some ten best-selling novels, including Ultimatum (1973), Exxoneration (1974), Separation (1976), and Starmageddon (1986). He is the author of a biography of E.P. Taylor and a military history, Patton's Gap (1981), as well as other books. He is also a journalist, contributing to the Toronto Sun and other newspapers, as well as appearing on television and radio.

Among the honours Rohmer has received are the Distinguished Flying Cross (1945), Order of Military Merit (1978) and the Order of Canada (1990).

Finding aid:

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Textual records: (Paper) The finding aid is a file list. MSS1480

Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid. MSS1480
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000240.pdf

Moving images and sound recordings: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item level descriptions.

Sound recordings: (Paper) Summary list and biography is available in collection file.

Maps: (Other) A detailed finding aid is available.

Additional information:

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General note:

Received between 1983 and 1995 from Richard Rohmer of Collingwood, Ontario.
Subject heading:

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Author's, Canadian, 1924-1984 Mid-Canada Development Corridor, 1924-1983

Richard Rohmer - Manuscripts, 1965-1954

Poetry, Canadian, 1965-1984

Radio scripts, 1965-1984

Television scripts, 1965-1984

Film scripts, 1965-1984

Authors, Canadian

Speeches, addresses, etc., Canadian
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1984-01-24)
120-020159-0
121-080348-8
123-040269-1
1984-0037 MISA
1984-0038 MISA
1984-028 NPC
1984-056 PIC
1994-262 DAP
1995-0164 MISA
2441 (1994-01-27)
92/0148
94-041

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-D146

Other accession no.:

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83402/5639 CA
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000566.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Finding aid box [FA 1480] 116

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation18 Restricted]
Sound recordings: Consultation of material in accession 1984-0038 requires written permission of R. Rohmer. All other material is open for consultation.

Moving images (video)

[Consultation18 Restricted]
Moving images: Consultation of material in accession 1984-0037 requires written permission of R. Rohmer. All other material is open for consultation.

Moving images (film)

[Consultation18 Restricted]
Moving images: Consultation of material in accession 1984-0037 requires written permission of R. Rohmer.

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

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Photographs: No donor restrictions. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright is expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Ontario / Copy negative no.
Moving images: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of copyright owner and/or R. Rohmer.
Sound recordings Reproduction and use of any kind requires the written copyright owner and/or permission of R. Rhomer.
Prints: No donor restrictions. Copyright is unknown. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Maps: No restrictions on use or reproduction.

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