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Series consists of materials relating to the family of Dana Porter, including his wife Dorothy Porter (nee Parker), and his sons Dana Jr. and Julian. Also includes materials created about Dana Porter posthumously and collected by his family.

File consists of a spiral bound volume with copies of love letters sent from Dana Porter to Dorothy Parker during their courtship. Also included are photos of Dorothy, the Porter family, and a print out of a news article by Dana and Dorothy's grand-daughter regarding the letters.

File consists of one item of correspondence to Julian Porter from Professor Alan C. Coman regarding his thoughts on Dana Porter's The Strange Case of the Shakespeare Sonnets and The Mortal Moon and Other Essays.

Materials created and accumulated by Dana Porter during his personal and professional career, as well as materials collected posthumously and created and accumulated by his wife and children. Includes photographs, correspondence, research notes, essays and other writings, ephemera, scrapbooks and clippings.

Series consists of materials relating to Dana Porter's interest in, and study of, Shakespeare with particular emphasis on his Sonnets. Includes essays written by Porter, research notes, clippings, correspondence regarding the publication of his works, and one item of correspondence consisting of a posthumous review of Porter's works by Professor Alan C. Coman.

Series consists of visual materials created and accumulated by the Porter family. Includes photographs, prints, paintings, drawings, and printing plates.

File consists of six high quality colour photocopies of original paintings by Dana Porter. The paintings are typically Northern Ontario landscapes and were stylistically inspired by the Group of Seven. Porter's maternal uncle was Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris.

File consists of five business cards from associates of Dana Porter. There are for: F.J. Lyle, Director Trade and Industry Branch ; E.V. McNeill, Commissioner of Police for Ontario ; Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Carrere ; Ray Timson, London Free Press ; Arthur Welsh, Department of Planning and Development.

File consists of three unidentified photographgraphs. One shows a baby (possibly Julian or Dana Porter Jr.), one shows a wedding photograph, and one shows three unidentified individuals possibly at a racetrack.

File consists of a place card for Mrs. Porter.

File consists of one envelope addressed to Professor R.S. Knox, Department of English, University of Toronto as well as an attached note indicating that Professor Knox is out of the country.

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Dana Porter during the course of his political and legal career. Includes legal and political notes, legal proceedings and judgements, commissions, etc.

File consists of typed notes on the Royal Commission on Banking and Finance and the Porter Commission. Possibly written by Julian Porter.

File consists of one leaf of paper with drawings by a child on it. Possibly by Julian or Dana Porter Jr.

File consists of a scrapbook relating to the University of Waterloo Convocation where Dana Porter was installed as Chancellor. Includes a programme, clippings, and photographs. All items are glued onto scrapbook pages. Also includes later materials collected by Julian Porter on the Dana Porter Library.

Series consists of clippings and scrapbooks created primarily by Dana Porter. Some books also contain posthumous clippings on Dana Porter and his legacy collected by Julian Porter.

File consists of one item of correspondence from Edward L. Greenspan, Q.C. to Julian Porter with an attached photocopy from a book referencing Dana Porter.

File consists of clippings accumulated by Dana Porter and family on Dana Porter, his work, personal life, and interests.

File consists of biographical sketches on Dana Porter from The International Yearbook Statesman's Who's Who.

File consists of a published obituary for Dr. Robert MacKay Taylor. Julian Porter was Director of the Ontario Cancer Research Foundation and knew Dr. Taylor through this position.

File consists of one item of correspondence to Dorothy Porter from William Thomas Brown regarding the death of Dana Porter.

File consists of one large scrapbook with pasted-in clippings and magazine articles on Porter, his work, and related interests.

File consists of a marriage certificate for Dorothy Walwyn (formerly Porter) for her third marriage to George Dean Gibson.

File consists of a photocopy of the announcements section of The Globe and Mail which features a marriage announcement for Dorothy Walwyn (formerly Porter) to George Dean Gibson.

File consists of one handmade precedents book. Includes an alphabetical listing of precedent setting cases for a variety of legal concerns. Some entries appear to be photocopied from a previous book, and some are new.

File consists of a marriage certificate for Dorothy Porter for her second marriage to Arthur Walwyn.

File consists of a postcard showing the exterior of the Dana Porter Library.

File consists of clippings primarily related to the interests of Dana Porter, including ones on higher education and book reviews. Also includes two from 1968 on the George Drew years of Ontario parliament.

File consists of one page from Volume Nine, Number one, Feburary 1968 edition of the Waterloo Quarterly showing the dedication of the Dana Porter Library.

File consists of an essay by Dana Porter titled "Reconstruction of the Conservative Party".

File consists of forty-eight items of correspondence to and from Dana Porter and his secretary regarding the Report of the Royal Commission on Banking and Finance.
Correspondents include:

• Abbott, Justice Douglas
• Barber, Clarence L.
• Cromer, The Earl of
• Diefenbaker, John
• Frost, Leslie
• Gillanders, E.B.
• Hampson, H.A.
• Harris, W.C.
• Haug, Edgar
• Heward, Brian
• Hewitt, H.J.
• Holtroy, Marius
• Johnson, Harry G.
• Keir, David Lindsay
• Kim, John
• Lafrance, Leo
• Litchfield, E.
• Lundberg, Erik
• McKinnon, Neil J.
• McLaughlin, W. Earle
• Mansur, David B.
• Matthews, Beverley
• Mercure, G.
• Neufeld, E.P.
• Parizeau, Jacques
• Prentis, Margaret R.
• Shearer, Ronald A.
• Sproul, Allan
• Stanley, David
• Tanz, Mark M.
• Trudeau, Pierre.

File consists of a copy of the September-October 1967 (vol. 45, no. 6) edition of the Canadian School Journal which features an obituary for Dana Porter.

File consists of the service programme for the funeral of Dana Porter. A list of honorary pallbearers appears on the verso and includes Claude T. Bissell, John Diefenbaker, Leslie Frost, Ira G. Needles, and John Roberts, among others.

File consists of transcripts for four speeches given by unknown orators on the passing of Dana Porter.

File consists of a binder with typed notes on various legal topics and cases.

File consists of the In Memoriam guest book from the funeral of Dana Porter.

File consists of three essays by students at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education on The Hope Commission which was partially authored by Dana Porter. The essays were given to Julian Porter by an unknown professor at OISE.

File consists of a small card giving directions from the church to the reception area for Dana Porter's wake at 32 Heath Street West in Toronto.

File consists of a record of death from the Governors of the University of Toronto regarding the passing of Dana Porter. Includes one leaf with a letter regarding Porter's relationship to UofT and original folder.

File consists of a photocopy of one item of correspondence from Henry Moetzing regarding the verdict in his libel case against P.J. Brunner.

File consists of materials for a Seminar for Appellate Judges, July 18-29, 1966.

Series consists of transcripts and notes of speeches and addressed given by Dana Porter. Includes speeches from convocations, luncheons, meetings, etc. Some speeches are described individually and some in files grouped together by year.

File consists of one photograph showing members of the Regular Appellate Judges Seminar held at New York University Law School in 1966. Seated L-R:

• Bischoff, N.Y.U. ;
• O' Connell, Oregon ;
• Hamley, 9th Cir. ;
• Brennan, U.S. Supreme Ct. ;
• Traynor, Calif. ;
• Schaefer, Ill. ;
• Kenison, N.H. ;
• Leflar, N.Y.U. ;
• McKay, N.Y.U.

Standing L-R: Hill, Kentucky ; Kaul, Kansas ; Hodges, Oklahoma ; Heffernan, Wisconsin ; Gibson, 8th Cir. ; Thornberry, 5th Cir. ; Tremblay, Quebec ;
Dufresne, Maine ; Herrmann, Delaware ; Finch, Missouri ; Paolino, Rhode Island ; Porter, Ontario ; McEntee, 1st Cir. ; Goodwin, Orgeon ; Ramirez Bages, Puerto Rico ; Rodgers, Mississippi ; Spear, Idaho ; Bergan, New York ; Summers, Louisiana ; Gordon, Virginia ; Richardson, Hawaii ; Mason, Iowa ; Smith, Nebraska ;
*Pope, Texas.

Identification from recto.

Series consists of pocket diaries and one daily diary kept by Dana Porter. The pocket dairies cover the period 1953-1966, excepting the years 1955 and 1964. The daily diary covers the years 1955-1959.

Series consists of ephemera created and accumulated by Dana Porter. Includes business cards, programmes and invitations, typed materials, honourary degrees and campaign materials.

File consists of an honourary Doctor of Laws Degree awarded to Dana Porter by the University of Waterloo.

Series consists of correspondence to and from Dana Porter regarding a variety of topics in his personal and professional life. Includes approximately three hundred and thirty-six items. Correspondents are listed at the file level. Note that where applicable items of correspondence have been left in their original file and subsequently correspondence can also be found in :

• Series 2. Dana Porter and Dorothy Parker Family ;
• Series 4. Ephemera ;
• Series 5. Political and Legal Career ;
• Series 6. Scrapbooks and Clippings ;
• Series 7. Shakespeare ;
• Series 8. Speeches and Addresses ;
• Series 9. Visual Materials.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1966.

File consists of two photographs showing Dana and Dorothy Porter at a dinner event with Kelso Roberts and others. Everyone is seated behind a buffet table.

File consists of a newsletter on the Bank Act Revision.

File consists of two photographs of Dana Porter with James McCruer and an unidentified third man.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1965.

File consists of one photograph showing Dana Porter dressed in his robes as Chancellor of the University of Waterloo alongside six other administrative staff of the University in their robes.

File consists of one portrait of Dana Porter. Also includes one item of correspondence regarding the use of the portrait in a notice about Porter's death in the Digest Business & Law Journal. Portrait, by Ashley & Crippen, Toronto

File consists of two items of correspondence between the secretary of Dana Porter and Financial Times of Canada librarian, Alice Kudo, regarding a request for photographs of Porter.

File consists of one large scrapbook with five pasted-in photographs of Dana Porter and others at various events. No identification is given for the photographs.

File consists of four photographs showing Dana Porter shaking hands with the Pope, taken on the occasion of the first anniversary of Paul VI Papacy, July 1, 1964. Dorothy Porter is standing next to Dana.

File consists of a an appeal judgement in the case of Regina v. C. Coles Ltd. The case involved an obscenity charge relating from the selling of the book Fanny Hill - Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1963.

File consists of one dinner invitation to an informal dinner for commissioners and their wives at the Porter residence to meet the Prime Minster.

File consists of a programme for the convocation at Osgoode Hall, June 22 1962. One of the graduates was Julian Porter.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1962.

File consists of one large scrapbook with pasted-in clippings, magazine articles, ephemera and correspondence created and accumulated by Porter, relating to his work, family and interests.

File consists of one portrait of Dana and Dorothy Porter.

File consists of one wedding invitation for the wedding of Julain Porter and Susan McCutcheon.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1961.

File consists of one photograph of Dana Porter with wife Dorothy Porter and three unidentified others at a table at the Saranac Inn, in New York.

File consists of five items of correspondence between Dana Porter and Morris Chariton regarding Chariton's request to lecture in Shakespeare at the University of Waterloo, as well as an essay on Shakespeare that Chariton sent to Porter.

File consists of one photograph of Dana and Dorothy Parker with an unidentified couple.

File consists of one photograph of Dana Porter laughing with an unidentified man.

File consists of one formal portrait of Dana Porter.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1960.

File consists of three photographs showing Dana Porter playing the piano with Guy Lombardo.

File consists of one photograph Dana Porter and John Roberts.

File consists of two group photographs of Dana Porter with who appear to be other members of the Ontario Parliament. The photographs were taken the same day, one an informal shot in a meeting room and room a formal posed photograph.

File consists of the transcripts for eleven speeches given by Dana Porter at various convocations and events. Includes one for the University of Waterloo Convocation for the Installation of the Chancellor The Honourable Dana Harris Porter. Also includes four photographs showing Dorothy Porter, Julian Porter and Dana Porter Jr. standing under a painting of Dana Porter at the dedication ceremony for the Dana Porter Library.

File consists of one portrait of Dorothy Porter.

File consists of a typed collection of quotes from Back View by Harold Morris.

File consists of one book giving various legal cases where precedents were set.

File consists of one photograph of Dana Porter with an unidentified man.

File consists of five photographgraphs showing Dana Porter with unidentified other men at a meeting of an unknown organization. Some men are wearing ribbons indicating their status in the group (president, director, etc.) and in one photograph a man is seen receiving a scroll from another in a ceremony.

File consists of one photograph showing Dana Porter and others in the McMaster University administration dressed in robes for a convocation ceremony.

In the photograph are:

• Porter, Dana Harris
• Stewart, Sean
• Thode, Henry George
• Young, J.V.
• Cooper, W.H.
• Steam, C.H.
• Hudson, Paul H.
• Gilmour, George P.
• Rawley, O.H.
• Kellach, R.L.

File consists of one photograph of Dana Porter from his time as Chancellor of the University of Waterloo.

File consists of two photographs of Dana Porter after having unveiled the Ontario Heritage Trust Plaque in front of Osgoode Hall, Toronto.

File consists of an easy on Shakespeare's Sonnets by Dana Porter titled The Familiar Ghost. File includes hand written versions as well as a typed annotated version, notes and a second untitled essay.

File consists of notes by Dana Porter on the text Historic Costume by Francis M. Kelly and Randolph Schwabe.

File consists of notes on poetry handwritten and typed by Dana Porter. Includes notes on Sonnets, excerpts from poems, etc.

File consists of an essay on Shakespeare's Sonnets, written by Dana Porter.

File consists of typed and handwritten notes on Shakespeare, Edmund Spencer, and related topics. Notes primarily consists of passages and sentences from books, articles, etc.

File consists of Dana Porter's essay The Shakespeare Sonnet Sequence. This essay is sometimes also titled The Shakespeare Sonnets. Also includes notes on the vowel sounds of the sonnets.

File consists of a daily diary for Dana Porter from October 6, 1951- July 24, 1959. Not all dates feature an entry. Gives a detailed account of how he received the position of Attorney-General of Ontario.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1959.

File consists of an untitled essay by Dana Porter of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

File consists of one published volume of Dana Porter's The Shakespeare Sonnets. Essay is sometimes refered to as The Shakespeare Sonnet Sequence.

File consists of an essay by Dana Porter on Shakespeare's Sonnet 20. Also includes: First Part 2 Some Glory in Their Birth Sonney 21 ; First Part 2 and 3 The Gift of Tables Sonnets 122 and 77.

File consists of an essay by Dana Porter on Shakespeare's Sonnets 24, 26, and 27. Also includes First Part 4 Those Buried Friends Sonnet 51 ; First Part 9 and 10 The Elements Sonnets 44 and 45 ; First Part 11 to 17 The Journey, Sleep Sonnets 50, 51, 27, 28, 43, 61, 48.

File consists of an essay by Dana Porter on Shakespeare's Sonnet 126. Also includes Part 1, 20 The Summer's Day ; First Part 11 and 12 Invitation to Marriage Sonnets 11 and 3 ; First Part 18 The Forward Violet Sonnet 99.