My Star Predominant: Essex County’s Raymond Knister

Items

• The Hawk panel
  The panel from the original exhibit for "The Hawk," with a photo of a red-tailed hawk as a background.
• Raymond Knister's personal account ledger 2
  A ledger of Raymond Knister's earnings from his writing work for 1923 and 1924.
• Raymond Knister's personal account ledger
  A ledger of Raymond Knister's earnings from his writing work for Dec 1920-Mar 1921, and Dec 1921-Jan 1923.
• Sketch of Raymond Knister
• Raymond Knister
• Essays on Canadian Writing Magazine, Winter 1979-80, table of contents
  Table of contents from Essays on Canadian Writing Magazine, Winter 1979-80, with annotation from Imogen Knister Givens.
• "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?", page 18
  Page 18 of "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?" with annotations by Imogen Knister Givens
• "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?", page 10
  Page 10 of "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?", with annotations by Imogen Knister Givens.
• "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?", page 07
  Page 07 of "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?", with annotations by Imogen Knister Givens.
• "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?", page 05
  First page of "Raymond Knister—Man or Myth?", with Imogen Knister Givens' name handwritten by her at top of page.
• Itinerant Workers on Cart During Hop Growing Season
  Faded black and white photograph of itinerant workers during hop growing season at Hiram Walker Farms in Sandwich East Township; there are a large number of men, women and children in the photograph; in the foreground are two carts full of people in dark coats and hats; each cart is being pulled by two horses; in front of the first cart, in the bottom right corner of the photograph, is a little boy in a white jacket; in the background there are several more carts filled with people, several farm buildings and a number of people standing on a stack of filled bags; there are also some people standing in a tree in the background, centre, of the photograph
• Table of contents page from This Quarter, No. 3
  Table of Contents from This Quarter, a (mostly) Parisian modernist literature magazine where Raymond Knister's work was published alongside big names in literature, including Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway.
• White Narcissus cover
  Cover of 1962 edition of White Narcissus by Raymond Knister.
• Raymond Knister
  Faded and damaged photo of Raymond Knister standing with hands holding suspenders.
• Young Raymond Knister
  Collage of Raymond Knister at 14 and a bit older.
• Raymond Knister with Imogen
• Raymond Knister
  Collage of various Raymond Knister photos.
• Collage of Myrtle and Raymond Knister
• Raymond Knister and sister, Marjorie
  Collage with photo of Raymond, and sister, Marjorie.
• Raymond Knister
• Raymond Knister: Poems, Stories and Essays cover
• Death notices for Raymond Knister
• My Star Predominant cover
• Sketch of Raymond Knister
  Sketch of Raymond Knister reading a newspaper.
• After Exile Cover
• Letter from Morley Callaghan to Raymond Knister, January 8
• Letter from Morley Callaghan to Raymond Knister, November 11
• Letter from Morley Callaghan to Raymond Knister, undated
• Letter from Morley Callaghan to Raymond Knister, August 15
• Letter from Morley Callaghan to Raymond Knister, August 2
• Morley Callaghan
• Unidentified men with horse-driven thresher
  Photo of two unidentified men leading a team of two horses harnessed to a wheat thresher; this image shows the wheat at right to still be whole; the horses display a unique cord and bead tackle.
• Man using scythe
  Illustration of man using scythe.
• Amherstburg: Park Street.: Fred Bertrand Livery
  From back of photo: Roy Sawyer, (team of grey and brown horses)/ Loraine Bertrand (Mrs. Harry Kemp) holding centre team in front Fred Bertrand, proprietor (holding team at right in front row). Drifford Bertrand, son, holding team at left, in front row.
• Construction of Barn on Spruceholme Farm
  Black and white photograph of a partially constructed barn on the Spruceholme Farm; the farm was located south of Highway 98, between Ruscom and Woodslee; the framing of the barn looks to be near completed and concrete blocks have been laid for the main level and ramp; there are a large number of men and women standing along the top of the completed blocks, as well as men sitting and standing on the wooden frame; building supplies (wooden planks, concrete blocks) are in evidence surrounding the structure. The farm was owned by John Wallace and the barn was still standing in 1962.
• Man with grain cradle
  Black and white photograph of a man with a grain cradle. He is standing in a field with a grain cradle, there is a house behind him. The man is wearing dark pants and shirt with suspenders and a large, wide brimmed hat. He has a mustache and long, full beard.
• Ice harvesting
  Prior to the age of refrigerators and air conditioning, lake and river ice cut in the winter was used to keep food cold and create cool spaces in the summer.
• Raymond Knister
  Portrait of Raymond Knister
• Hiram Walker Farm - Tobacco field
  Faded black and white photograph of the Hiram Walker Farm tobacco fields; there are several workers in the field; the crops on the far left and the back of the photograph are tall and the crops in the centre and to the right of the photograph have been cut; there are two farm buildings to the far right of the photo and additional buildings at the top and left of the photo in the background.
• Introduction Panel
  The original panel for the Introduction, from the physical exhibit in 2005-2006.
• Raymond Knister and wife, Myrtle
  Raymond Knister and wife, Myrtle
• Raymond Knister
  Raymond Knister