Canadian Literary and Art Archives - Grace Le Roy Aitkens
Special Collections
AITKENS, GRACE LE ROY.
Grace Le Roy Aitkens fonds.
[after 1947?] - 1963.
0.04 m of textual records.
Canadian poet. G. L. Aitkens, née Chadderdon, born in Lexington, Minnesota in 1891. Emigrated to Alberta
in 1914. Poetry published in periodicals and/or anthologies in the United States, England, Belgium and Italy
and in poetry collection Ponderings in print.
Fonds consists of newsclippings and four loose leaf binders containing poetry manuscripts and clippings of
published poems. Most clippings do not identify source and are undated.
Typescript; typescript (carbon copy); printed material.
Gift from University of Alberta, Special Collections in 1971.
Text in English.
No restrictions on access.
Item level inventory available at repository.
MsC 101
Last update: February 2003
This page, and all its contents are Copyright (C) 1996, by the University of Calgary Library
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
Special Collections
GRACE LEROY AITKENS FONDS
MsC 101
FILE TITLE
DATE
POEMS [typescript]
Beauty's grace
Always a song
Not made to mourn
So many heights
Remembering
Labor of love
Conference
Full control
Love is the strength
Study in white
The day after New Year (parody)
Rollicking youth
Pink petunias
Food in the wilderness
Grey night
Denial
No idle waste
Winter night
To a schoolmate
Reclaimed
Winter artistry
Garden at sunrise
Travelogue
Sun shower
How dear to the heart (parody)
Little friendly ways
Melancholy
I love the night
1963
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MsC FILE & ITEM
NO.
MsC 101.1
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
Crowning glory
The old man and his trees
After the drought
Dessert
Robin in springtime
Summer symphonies
The pen started it
Poverty and plenty
Considering a tree
The poet
Fickle fellow
Bread
Glimpses of heaven
Shadow and sun
Reclamation
Escaped thoughts
Alma mater
The old swing
Constant prayer
Versatility of a home
Harvest moon
Viewpoint
With you, my dear
Little seed
Prayer
Ebb and flow tide
He who achieves
The wind and the aspen tree
Delayed spring
Christmas
Our prayers for peace
God is too great
November
December
June
Gratitude?
How do I know?
Incident
The hand of love
Love
Humbling thoughts
Lone bird
Inadequacy of words
Birth of sympathy
Real home
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
Broken fragments
There is a place
The willow
Poems
Three lights
Joys of spring
Pandemonium
Nightfall
Voice of the past
Beauty or duty
I wonder
Harvest of words
My mother
Christmas dream
October day in Alberta
To your mother (dedication)
Prayer at death's parting
The poet
Lovely miracle
Dreams
The ash tree
Immortality
Real riches
My little home town
Hallowed spot
Dawn
Muddled world
Humility haloed
Our choice
Beauty in thought
Thoughts
Lost song
House cleaning
Without gay blossoms
First kiss
Summer wind
Unto the hills
Before nightfall
Letters
Spreading the branch
The heart is numb
Truth
Citadels
Tit for tat
Gentle things
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
Springtime scents
A better life
Wild rose bush
Reward
Why must man sow?
Sea of wonder
Yesterday-tomorrow-today
A prayer
How long?
To my husband
Thoughts of a mother
Effort in vain
Exchange
Debts
Beauty for bread
After work
Nostalgia
The glad yesteryear
Day and night
POEMS [published]
In need of song
Thoughts about thought
The hour is late
What is new?
Challenge
Narrow margin
Delayed spring
Robin in springtime
Paradox
Morning land
One day
What will you give?
A mother's task
Child at school
Time is endless
Reason enough
Along the path
Miracle
The worm
Wherein lies mastery
My queen
Inadequacy of words
Thoughts
Childhood worship
Glimpses of heaven
1963
1955
1955
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
Success
Lighter than ever
Interruption
The poet
How cold the water
Perspective
Hare and tortoise
Comparison
Reflections on a misty day
Limitless
Prairie flowers
The first meadowlark
A child's face
Faith is the light
Common ground
My need
Priceless prize
Who would guide?
The answer
Tribute
The night and love
Impartial care
Time gives - time takes
Moon and clouds
Supplication
Christmas Day
To the great
Rose in a desert
Prairie pioneers
Tit for tat
Wash day
Be listening
Song of seasons
Deft hands
Bent but unbroken
Effort in vain
The heart is numb
Offertory
Their dear sakes
Compensation
To a Minnesota teacher
Asters
Finding Jesus
What after Christmas?
POEMS [mimeograph]
1959
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
My little home town
To my husband
Debts
Before nightfall
To a Minnesota teacher
Thoughts of a mother
How long?
Desert home
Beauty for bread
Hasten the day
Real riches
Muddled world
Immortality
The ash tree
Dawn
Exchange
The glad yesteryear
Dreams
Spreading the branch
Child at school
Truth
To the great
Prairie flowers
Citadels
Wash day
Springtime scents
Songs of the seasons
A better life
Tit for tat
Be listening
Why must man sow?
Our choice
Rose in a desert
Within and without
Sea of wonder
Real home
Nostalgia
Prayer at death's parting
After work
Lovely miracle
Day and night
Precious little one
Voice of the past
To your mother
Harvest of words
1952
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
I wonder
October day in Alberta
Beauty or duty
My mother
Poems
Broken fragments
The willow
Christmas dream
Winter sunset in Alberta
There is a place
Inadequacy of words
Three lights
Joys of springtime
Nightfall
The sea is a lover
June
How do I know?
The hand of love
Humbling thoughts
Viewpoint
Pandemonium
With you, my dear
The wind and the aspen tree
Ebb and flow tide
Gratitude
God is too great
Little seed
Incident
Versatility at home
Alma mater - McKinley HS LeCenter, Minnesota
Finding Jesus
The old swing
Love
Reclamation
Delayed spring
Prayer
Considering a tree
Poverty and plenty
The day after New Year
Love is the strength
I love the night
Bread
Shadow and sun
Study in white
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
Not made to mourn
The poet
Conference
Morning land
Full control
Compensation
Little friendly ways
Melancholy
Food in the wilderness
Grey night
Wherein lies mastery
Travelogue
So many heights
Labor of love
Hallowed spot
Remembering
Sun shower
Comparison
To a schoolmate
Paradox
Reclaimed
Denial
Winter night
How dear to the heart
No idle waste
Rollicking youth
Winter artistry
Robin in springtime
Garden at sunrise
Who would guide?
The old man and his trees
After the drought
The pen started it
Asters
Dessert
Our prayers for peace
Pink petunias
He who achieves
Harvest moon
November
Crowning glory
Childhood worship
My queen
Fickle fellow
Beauty in thought
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
First kiss
Tit for tat
How cold the water
Without gay blossoms
Summer wind
House cleaning
December
Borrowed life
Undertones swell and rise
(Christmas Day)
Hare and tortoise
Common ground
Faith is the light
Miracle
A prayer
Yesterday-tommorow-today
Their dear sakes
Unseen - unpaid
Letters
Offertory
Unto the hills
The hour is late
Song of seasons
Rose in a desert
Sea of wonder
Need we fall?
Summer symphonies
Beauty's grace
Lost song
Humility haloed
Always a song
Mother takes a rest [prose]
Prairie pioneers
Deft hands
Excerpts from experience
[prose]
Biography Grace LeRoy Aitkens
[prose]
POEMS [published]
Time is endless
Thought about thought
Bent but unbroken
Perspective
Priceless prize
Wild rose bush
1959
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
Time gives - time takes
Challenge
What is new?
Christmas day
Christmas
What after Christmas?
Three lights
The poet
Reflections on a misty day
Interruption
Along the path
Glimpses of heaven
Today
My queen
Tribute
Limitless
A child's face
A mother's task
Reward
Gentle things
One day
Moon and clouds
What will you give?
Autumn day
Impartial care
The worm
The answer
The first meadowlark
Effort in vain
The night and love
Prairie pioneers
Success
Thoughts
Reason enough
The heart is numb
Narrow margin
Morning land
Supplication
Constant prayer
Forward (To my grand daughter,
Carol, on graduation day)
- mimeograph
Desert home
- mimeograph
Clippings from various
1956
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Grace Leroy Aiktens Fonds - Accession No.: MsC 101
magazines (mostly unidentified)
giving brief biographical notes
on Grace LeRoy Aitkens
- 11 items
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