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Contracts

Archival File

2006-2011

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Location in Collection

Loyie-Brissenden Collection > Family Life and Genealogy > Bella Twin

Creators and Contributors

Larry Loyie; Constance Brissenden

Description

Contains contracts and letters with various publishers, grants, and rights and permissions letters.

Includes:

Memorandum of Agreement dated May 10, 1999 between Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden, and Groundwood Books for the publication of a book provisionally entitled Residential School.
Letter from Northern Lakes College dated March 24, 2011 confirming courses Constance was hired to teach
Publishing agreement dated June 22, 2005 with Red Deer Press for When the Spirits Dance. Larry rejected this contract and returned the advance because the publisher did not agree to have Heather D. Holmlund as the illustrator.
Letters from Transatlantic Literary Agency Inc. to Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden for the transmission of unsigned and signed copies of the publishing agreement with Red Deer Press for When the Spirits Dance.
Printout of emails between Constance Brissenden and Transatlantic Literary Agency Inc. regarding the publishing agreement with Red Deer Press between June 28th and 29th, 2005.
Printout of emails between Constance Brissenden and Transatlantic Literary Agency regarding proposed changes to a contract with Theytus Books for the publication of The Gathering Tree.
Invoice for the purchase of 50 copies of As Long as the Rivers Flow from HarperCollins Canada.
Expense breakdown for costs of launching The Gathering Tree in Stein Valley/Lytton, Squamish, and Dawson Creek.
Thank you letter from Canada Council for the Arts dated February 13, 2006 for Larry Loyie’s participation as a juror for the Grants to Professional Writers.
Letter from Red Deer Press dated February 15, 2006 confirming return of a $1,000 advance and dissolution of the publishing agreement for When the Spirits Dance.
Three royalty statements House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books from December 2005. Two have handwritten notes that explain the mechanic of calculating royalties and interpreting the statements.
Invoice from Theytus Books for purchase of 10 copies of The Gathering Tree by Larry and Constance.
Email correspondence dated September 28, 2006 between Constance and Alpha Secondary School in Burnaby, BC confirming scheduled visit to a library.
Statement of Account from HarperCollins Canada dated March 2, 2007.
Remittance advice from Northland School Division no. 61 dated March 29, 2007 for the purchase of library books from Living Traditions.
Cheque stub from Canada Council for the Arts dated March 22, 2007 in the amount of $16,000 for “Grants to Prof. Writers”.
A summary of earnings from the Public Lending Rights Commission dated February 14, 2007 in the amount of $233.28 for Two Plays About Residential School, As Long as the Rivers Flow, and The Gathering Tree.
Confirmation of scheduled participation in the 30th annual Canadian Children’s Book Week. This is a national initiative organized by The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Larry and Constance toured Ontario from November 18, 2006 to November 25, 2006.
Royalty payment statement from Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group. This statement covers sales from July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003.
Sales commission statement for Two Plays About Residential School (Living Traditions, 1998) from GoodMinds.com. This statement covers sales from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2005.
Notes on budget projections and spending for writing, publication. and promotion with Theytus Books. Includes record of daily expense rates as well as conversation about increasing payments for illustrations.
Cheque stub for a royalty payment dated September 30, 2004 from Douglas & McIntyre for As Long as the Rivers Flow.
Royalty statement and cheque stub dated March 14, 2005 from Douglas & McIntyre for As Long as the Rivers Flow.
Royalty statement from Douglas & McIntyre for As Long as the Rivers Flow. This statement covers sales from January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004.
Invoice from Theytus Books for purchase of 1,000 copies of The Gathering Tree by Constance.
Quote dated April 13, 2012 from Theytus Books to Larry and Constance for 80 copies of the paperback edition of The Gathering Tree.
Account statement from HarperCollins Canada dated June 1, 2012.
Invoice from Theytus Books dated May 21, 2012 for 60 copies of When the Spirits Dance.
Packing slip for 100 copies of As Long as the Rivers Flow.
Report card for Constance from 1988 for coursework in teaching English as a second language.
Image usage and model release agreement between Constance and Rubicon Publishing Inc. dated July 7, 2011.
Contract with the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) dated February 18, 2005 for writing and publication of a HIV/AIDS book under the working title “No way to Say Goodbye”.
Publicity for a visit Larry and Constance made to the Heard Museum Shop to promote As Long as the Rivers Flow.
Contract with Penn Publishing dated August 5, 2004 for the writing and publication of Constance’s work Vancouver: A Pictorial Celebration Including Vancouver Island, Victoria, and Whistler (Union Square & Co., 2006).
Letter from the British Columbia Arts Council from 2005 about a grant for CAN $5,000 for writing “Remember the Children”. This book would later be published as Residential Schools: With the Words and Images of Survivors. This was the first grant Larry and Constance received for writing this book.

Language

English

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Alternate Title(s)

A-7 Contracts

Holding Repository

Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

System of Arrangement

Prior to receiving the donation, the physical records in this collection were organised by Constance Brissenden and X. IRSHDC staff are working alongside Constance Brissenden to respectfully preserve the context of these records while the collection is being processed.