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Spirits in bondage.

Correspondence and e-mail to and from Joe Christopher re a proposed new edition of a work by C.S. Lewis.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Design Commissions: illustrations.

This series contains correspondence and working materials relating to illustrations commissioned for publication, from cartoons to illustrations accompanying articles and books by others. Discrete printed or published items containing such illustrations are found in Series 9.5 Published illustrations.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Exhibitions: Curator.

This series contains folders maintained by Nancy-Lou Patterson. For separately published and printed items relating to Nancy-Lou Patterson's exhibitions, see Series: Publications and Printed Items.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Book reviews.

Correspondence, six handwritten and typed reviews (original and photocopies), illustrations.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Fire, water, earth, air lectures.

Material relating to a workshop given by Nancy-Lou Patterson for the Canadian Embroiderer's Guild. Includes correspondence, ephemera, handwritten notes, typed copies of her lectures (computer output) on the four elements.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Photographs

Series consists of 934 slides used by Nancy Lou Patterson to teach about Mennonite and Amish life and art.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Teaching slides (2 of 3).

File consists of 934 slides used by Nancy Lou Patterson to teach about Mennonite and Amish life and art. Slides are organized as they were originally donated, with original headings. Slides show Mennonite arts including show towels, fraktur drawing, and quilting as well as events and places such as barn raisings, schools, gardens and farms.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

UW ephemera.

Untitled file containing Gallery ephemera, newsletters, releases, clippings.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Nancy-Lou Patterson fonds : 2021 accrual.

Student portfolio created by Nancy-Lou Patterson and presented as a special art project in January 1947, possibly during her time at the University of Washington. Art project is of story The Princess and the Goblin and includes a front cover with a small illustration of a castle with mountains in the background, eleven drawings made by Patterson, and a back cover. Drawings were drawn with pencil and then coloured with watercolours. Drawings depict moments of the story of princess Irene and her friend Curdie, with bright colours and dynamic scenes, and include subtitles with information about the section of the story to which they belong. Sections are:

  • Title page "The princess and the goblins" with subtitle "Special art project / January, 1947".
  • Drawing of Irene and a woman with subtitle "There, Irene, is my work for you!"
  • Drawing of Irene and a woman on a balcony with subtitle "She clapped her hands with delight."
  • Drawing of Irene and her nursemaid Lootie by a river with goblins in the background with subtitle "We are lost, lost!"
  • Drawing of Curdie in a mine watching goblins talk with subtitle "It was a goblin-voice...there could / be no doubt about that."
  • Drawing of a Curdie in a cave watching goblins talk with subtitle "One of the court was now addressing / the multitude."
  • Drawing of a woman with a spinning wheel with subtitle "'Come in, Irene,' she said again."
  • Drawing of Irene walking in the night with subtitle "In a moment, the clouds them- / selves parted."
  • Drawing of Irene walking in a forest with subtitle "[...] bit of gossamer is!"
  • Drawing of Irene and Curdie in a cave with subtitle "Curdie gave a great rush with his / shoulder."
  • Drawing of a battle between humans and goblins with subtitle "Curdie burst in like a small incarnate / whirlwind."

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Guelph Embroiderers' Guild.

Contains correspondence, ephemera, handwritten notes, 5 snapshots re a presentation given for the Canadian Embroiderers' Guild, Guelph.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

St. Columba font.

Contains correspondence, ephemera, handwritten notes, sketches, graphs, 37 snapshots of these designs executed in wood and metal, as well as of other items in the Church designed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

[Untitled]: Banners.

Contains printed and typed descriptions of banners designed by Nancy-Lou Patterson for Wilfrid Laurier University and for St. Columba's Church.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

WLU Seminary Chapel.

Contains charts, clipping, correspondence, handwritten notes, sketches, ca. 106 snapshots.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

N-L's Mennonite writings.

Contains clipping, ephemera, typed notes and pages, also photocopied typescripts by J. Winfield Fretz and Michael Bird on aspects of Mennonite life and folk art.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

City of Kitchener: Arts Award Committee.

Contains correspondence, minutes of meetings, a photocopied typed news release, and various other photocopied typed documents re the meetings of the Arts Award Committee and the Kitchener Arts Awards of 1988 established by the City of Kitchener in this year. It seems that Nancy-Lou Patterson was a member of this committee in 1988.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Lewiscon: Progress Report Filler: Cover and Fillers.

Contains a letter (dated Jan. 29, 1998) received by Nancy-Lou Patterson from Wayne Hammond re a drawing sent to him by Nancy-Lou Patterson to be used in the souvenir book produced for the centenary celebration of Lewis' life hosted by the Mythopoeic Society in Wheaton, Illinois in July 1998. Also includes photocopy of this illustration.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Probus Club Lecture: ("Open Secrets").

Contains a letter received by Nancy-Lou Patterson from John G. Neu, 1st Vice President of the Probus Club of Cambridge re an address she will be giving to this club on the topic of her recent showing at the Joseph Schneider Haus called "Open Secrets".

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

[Untitled]: City of Waterloo/CN Real Estate Sculpture Competition.

Contains memo sent to the sculpture committee of the City of Waterloo by Deborah Bricknell on July 16, 1987. Nancy-Lou Patterson was a member of this committee. Also contains the resumés of 26 sculptors who entered the City of Waterloo/CN Real Estate Sculpture Competition in 1987. Additionally includes typed lists of slides of sculptors' works submitted for review by the jury.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Church of the Messiah.

Contains correspondence, ephemera, handwritten notes, sketches, graphs, a colour chart, and 28 col. snapshots depicting the needlepoint kneelers designed by Nancy-Lou Patterson for the Church of the Messiah in Toronto, Ont. Also includes 29 col. snapshots of flowers and other vegetation which presumably played an important role in determining the colours and designs for these kneelers.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

St. Thomas Church: Book of Remembrance.

Contains correspondence exchanged between Colin Radford and Nancy-Lou Patterson re a memorial page for Harriet Williams in memory of John B. Williams who gave St. Thomas the new permanent candles for the Advent Wreath and who was active on the vestry of this church for many years. Nancy-Lou Patterson replies that she would be happy to design this memorial page and to take on any other design commissions for other memorial pages as requested.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

"Nancy-Lou Patterson: The Canadian Years 1962-1995", Sept. 29, 1995 - Nov. 5, 1995.

Contains clippings, correspondence, forms, ephemera, handwritten notes, a press release, and 17 col. snapshots re an exhibition entitled "Nancy-Lou Patterson: The Canadian years 1962-1995" which took place in 1995 at the Homer Watson House & Gallery. Also includes typed and handwritten title cards produced for items displayed in this exhibition, as well as handwritten and typed documents including a biographical sketch and the artist's statement produced for this exhibition.

Other items contained in this file include the contract drawn up between Nancy-Lou Patterson and the Homer Watson House & Gallery for the purposes of this exhibition, as well as handwritten and typed lists of the pieces to be displayed. Also includes 2 4 p. phtocopied handwritten lists of selected works installed in architectural settings by Nancy-Lou Patterson, and a 7 p. original typed list of the exhibitions in which the artist has participated in Canada in the period 1963-1995.

This file also contains biographical clippings about Nancy-Lou Patterson from 1963 and 1990. Also includes clippings, correspondence, ephemera, handwritten notes, and photocopied tss. re an exhibition entitled "Puppet Play and Phantasy" which took place at the Homer Watson House in 1987. Illustrations by Nancy-Lou Patterson from Apple Staff and Silver Crown were displayed in this exhibition.

Finally, this file contains a photocopy of a news release issued by the Homer Watson House & Gallery and photocopied clippings all of which relate to the Doon School of Fine Arts. This file also includes a photocopy of a document featuring information on the Summer School of the Doon School of Fine Arts

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

McDonald-Stewart Art Gallery: "Blue Box", 1994.

Contains correspondence, a clipping, ephemera, [1] p. handwritten biographical note, col. negatives, and 31 col. snapshots re the "Bid on a Box" exhibition which was held at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre in Guelph, Ont. from Sept. 22 - Nov. 5, 1994.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Barricade Summer: Brucedale Press.

Contains a wide variety of materials relating to Barricade Summer including a Listening Response Log, created by Ann Larsen, to accompany the novel Barricade Summer (Port Elgin, Ont. : Brucedale Press, 1997). Some announcements and advertising for this novel issued by Brucedale Press are also contained in this folder.

Also includes clippings from newspapers and serial publications. A few of these clippings have a biographical focus, while most relate to book promotion events and readings from Barricade Summer given by Nancy-Lou Patterson at public libraries, at bookstores, at schools on the Bruce Peninsula, and at other locations. Flyers which were produced for these readings are also contained in this file.

Also included in this file are typed itinearies of the author and hand-drawn maps relating to readings she gave at various schools on the Bruce Peninsula during 1996. This file also includes book reviews of Barricade Summer.

Also contained in this file is correspondence. Much of it takes the form of illustrated cards and letters sent to the author by children at schools where Nancy-Lou Patterson gave readings. Other correspondence included in this file takes the form of letters sent to the author by Brucedale Press regarding Barricade Summer and correspondence with other individuals regarding the promotional events for Barricade Summer .

32 col. photographs, most of which were taken during the author's readings at schools on the Bruce Peninsula, are also contained in this file, as well as illustrated banners presumably made by the children in these schools in honour of Nancy-Lou Patterson's visits. Also incudes b&w photocopy of photographs of children (unidentified).

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

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