Dates: 1950-1975
Extent: Approx. 4 cm of textual records
In addition to his fictional and poetical writing, Raddall also wrote screenplays on historical subjects for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board. This series contains records (including research materials and notes, cardboard models, correspondence, discussion notes, and expense receipts) relating to five productions: one television film about Admiralty House in Halifax, radio and television productions for the CBC on the Halifax Explosion and Halifax history, and one film about Nova Scotia privateers.
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| Subseries: Admiralty House 1950 | |
| 50.5 | Research Material |
| The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Halifax Dockyard - by P.H. Watson, R.C.N. - Halifax, NS, June, 1959 - Maritime Museum of Canada Occasional Papers No. 5. | |
| Program - Navy Day, August 27, 1958 H.M.C. Dockyard, Halifax, NS - Halifax, NS - 1958 | |
| Photocopy - Halifax Dockyard Records | |
| Admiralty House - Halifax | |
| British Commanders-In-Chief at Halifax, NS, and Probable Residents of Admiralty House. | |
| Research Notes | |
| Explanatory note by THR - 1 p. | |
| Naval Dockyard, Halifax, NS - 4 pp. (includes hand-drawn sketch) | |
| Dockyard Story - 1 pp. | |
| Dockyard Activities - 3 pp. | |
| Expenses on Dockyard script - job for C.B.C. | |
| Correspondence | |
| Circa April 1959 - From H. G. Burchell, Commodore to THR [Encl. - c. April, 1959 - Letter permit.] - 2 pp. | |
| June 2, 1959 - From THR to Cameron Graham, CBC - 1 p. | |
| November 19, 1959 - THR to Cameron Graham, CBC [Enclosure - Bill] - 2 pp. | |
| July 16, 1959 - From THR to Lt. P. H. Watson - 1 p. | |
| November 19, 1959 - From THR to Keith Barry, CBC - 1 p. | |
| January 11, 1960 - Receipt from CBC to THR - 1 p. | |
| January 14, 1960 - Halifax, NS - From Cameron Graham, CBC to THR - 1 p. | |
| January 16, 1960 - From Lt. Cmdr. Ben C. Hamilton to THR - 2 pp. | |
| January 17, 1960 - Moncton, NB - From Yvonne S. Kennedy to THR- 1 p. | |
| January 18, 1960 - Halifax, NS - From Cameron Graham, CBC to THR - 1 p. | |
| January 18, 1960 - Ottawa, ON - From Cdr. R. C. Hayden to THR - 1 p. | |
| January 17, 1960 - Halifax, NS - From Jean E. Cowan to THR - 1 p. | |
| Scripts | |
| Draft of script for Halifax Dockyard Film - 9 pp. | |
| Script to be shot at Admiralty House, Halifax. Dockyard - 12 pp. | |
| Published Scripts - Admiralty House Film - Filmed November 1959 and broadcast on CBC national TV network January 16, 1960 - 13 pp. | |
| Subseries: Halifax Disaster of 1917 and A City Story 1967 | |
| (The following material pertains to 3 related scripts - "The Halifax Disaster of 1917" for radio and television and "A City's Story: Halifax" for television - which THR prepared for broadcast in 1967.) | |
| 50.7 | Research Material |
| Clipping - from the Halifax Chronicle Herald - April 10, 1967 | |
| Research Notes | |
| CBC Scripts - 2 pp. | |
| Account of Expenses | |
| Expenses incurred promoting "The Halifax Disaster of 1917" and "A City's Story: Halifax" - 1 p. | |
| Correspondence | |
| October 19, 1966 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC's Bill Harper - 1 p. | |
| October 20, 1966 - CN Express receipt - 1 p. | |
| November 8, 1966 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Bill Harper to THR - 1 p. | |
| November 14, 1966 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, KR Barry to THR - 1 p. | |
| November 16, 1966 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Bill Harper - 1 p. | |
| January 12, 1967 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Harro Garmsen to THR - 1 p. | |
| January 13, 1967 - Shipping receipt - 1 p. | |
| January 18, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Harro Garmsen - 1 p. | |
| January 18, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Bill Harper - 1 p. | |
| January 30, 1967 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Harro Garmsen to THR - 1 p. | |
| February 5, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Harro Garmsen - 1 p. | |
| March 2, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Bill Harper - 1 p. | |
| March 2, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Harro Garmsen - 1 p. | |
| March 23, 1967 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Harro Garmsen to THR - 1 p. | |
| April 9, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Harro Garmsen - 1 p. | |
| May 26, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Bill Harper - 1 p. | |
| August 2, 1967 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Bill Harper to THR - 1 p. | |
| August 5, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Bill Harper - 1 p. | |
| August 23, 1967 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Harro Garmsen to THR - 1 p. | |
| August 24, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Harro Garmsen - 1 p. | |
| August 28, 1967 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Harro Garmsen to THR - 1 p. | |
| September 7, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Harro Garmsen - 1 p. | |
| October 1967 - Halifax, NS - From CBC, Hazel Oliver to THR - 1 p. | |
| November 4, 1967 - Liverpool, NS - From THR to CBC, Joan Nowlan - 1 p. [and 4 pp. enclosure: The Halifax Disaster of 1917. replacement pages 12-15] | |
| Scripts | |
| "The Halifax Disaster of 1917" - Radio Scripts - 15 pp. and 10 pp. | |
| "The Halifax Disaster of 1917" - Television Script - 14 pp. | |
| "A City's Story: Halifax" - Television Script - Shotlist - 6 pp.; Scripts - 9 pp. and 2 pp. | |
| Subseries: Canadian Privateers (or) On the Spanish Main 1975 | |
| 10.20 | Demonstration pieces |
| 4 cardboard cut-outs used as demonstration pieces to show position of ships (labelled: "Rover," "Santa Rita," "Galley 1," and "Galley 2") | |
| Discussion Notes | |
| Notes on discussions with Sam Grana, Kenneth Langille, Cy True, Jonathan Welsh, John Douglas, and Kay Cowie - 3 pp. | |
| "A proposed film on the Liverpool privateers" - 8 pp. | |
| Correspondence | |
| February 4, 1975- Liverpool, NS - From THR to Sam Grana - 1 p. and 4 pp. enclosure (film precis) | |
| March 24, 1975 - Ottawa, ON - From Sam Grana to THR - 1 p. and 4 pp. enclosure | |
| November 4, 1975- Liverpool, NS - From THR to Sam Grana - 1 p. | |
| Research Notes | |
| Typescript - "Extract from The Naval Chronicle, Vol. C, page 176" - 2 pp. | |
| Scripts | |
| "Canadian Privateers (or) On the Spanish Main" - Visual and audio directions - 24 pp. | |
| "Canadian Privateers" - scene description - 17 pp. plus a hand-drawn sketch of the tavern layout | |
| Manuscript - Dialogue - 25 pp. | |
| Notes about casting - 4 pp. | |
| Payment Receipt | |
| National Film Board form for requisition of contract payment and a statement of earnings and deductions | |