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William Stevenson fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1940-1977.

Reference:

R5816-0-5-E, MG31-D72

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings, Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102921

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William Stevenson fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1940-1977.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

2.1 m of textual records.
461 photographs b&w and col.
ca. 53 film reels (ca. 35 h).
17 audio cassettes (6 h, 40 min).

Language of material:

English

Accession:

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STEVENSON, William [moving images, sound recording, textual record]

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The fonds consists of textual records, photographs, sound recordings, and moving images documenting the career of William Stevenson as a journalist, author, and broadcaster. The textual records include his CBC correspondence and subject files; press telegrams and newspaper clippings when he was a foreign correspondent; and manuscript and research material for his books and articles. The photographs include portraits of Stevenson; touristic photos taken by Stevenson in Formosa (Taiwan), China, and the Soviet Union; photographs of Soviet cosmonauts, Arctic life, and agriculture in Russia by Novosti Press Agency; and slides of CBC coverage of the Apollo XII lunar expedition. Among the moving images, there are various reports by Stevenson, out-takes, printing elements, and source material for his television production "A Man Called Intrepid". These include Sir William Stephenson's recollections of his life in the British intelligence service. Finally, the fonds contains sound recordings of various radio programs, interviews, and soundtracks of television programs.

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Stevenson, William, 1925-2013

Biography/Administrative history:

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Stevenson, William, 1925-2013 : William H. Stevenson journalist, broadcaster, and author was born and educated in London, England. During the Second World War, he served as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy and completed his education at Russell College, Oxford University. After the war he worked as a reporter for various British newspapers including the London "Sunday Express" before immigrating to Canada in 1947. He worked as a journalist for the "Toronto Star" and "Star Weekly" later becoming a producer for the CBC. In those capacities he has worked as a war and foreign correspondent, broadcaster and documentary film maker in Europe, the Middle East , and the Far East. In 1976 he left the CBC to devote more time to research and writing. He died November 26, 2013.

He has written several books including "The Yellow Wind", "The China Watchers", "Strike Zion", "Zanek", "The Bormann Brotherhood", and "A Man Called Intrepid".

Finding aid:

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Moving images: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

Moving images: (Paper) Complete list of films available in AV Collection File.

Sound recordings: (Paper) Refer to AV Collection File for additional information.

Photographs: (Paper) Refer to Photography, Acquisition and Research Collection File for additional information.

Textual records (No finding aid) (Restrictions not set)

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General note:

Donated in 1976 and 1990.
Subject heading:

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Journalists - Canada, 1946-1976 The Yellow Wind, [1956-1975]

Broadcasters - Canada, 1946-1976 The China Watches, [1956-1975]

Authors, Canadian, 1946-1976 The Flutes of Zanzibar, [1956-1975]

William Stevenson - Diaries, 1957-1976 Hong Kong, [1956-1975]

William Stevenson - Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc., 1957-1976 The Bormann Brotherhook, [1956-1975]

William Stevenson - Career in broadcasting, 1957-1976 Strike Zion, [1956-1975]

William Stevenson - Manuscripts, 1965-1975 Zanek, [1956-1975]
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1976-11-12)
(1977-02-14)
118-020100-0
1976-0227 MISA
1977-0033 MISA
1977-160 NPC
1991-071 DAP
91-029
MG31-D72

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-D72
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000637.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Volume [MG31 D 72] 1--11

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use; various copyright owners. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Sound recording: No donor restrictions. Reproduction is allowed only with written permission of copyright owner. CBC permission required for all recordings identified as CBC broadcasts. Contact the CBC as a first step for material obtained by CBC from other sources such as Visnews.
Moving image: No donor restrictions. Reproduction is allowed only with the written permission of the copyright owner. CBC permission required for all items which are identified as CBC broadcasts. Contact the CBC as a first step for material obtained by CBC from other sources such as Visnews.

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