Main entry
Tundra Books
Incorporation dates
1967
Scope and contents
The Tundra Collection holds a complete set of over 250 monographs published by Tundra Books / Les Livres Toundra, and another 52 foreign editions published in numerous other languages. There are also Tundra Calendars which reproduce some of the art works from the books, as well as Tundra publisher catalogues.** The archival component of the collection comprises 2.5 linear meters of records. It includes correspondence with Tundra authors and artists, most notably with William Kurelek. Parts of the archival material document the development and production of each title and May Cutler's dealings with government and funding agencies.
BRS Assigned Accession Number
000001415
PPP id number
1420
Birth or creation dates
1967
Death or termination dates
9999
Inclusive dates of creator
1967-
Date notes for creator
9999 is identified as the DTD since the creator was still active at the time this data was obtained by CPRD.
Start date of records
1967
End date of records
1997
Date of creation of records
1967-1997
Extent of descriptive unit
2.5 linear m approx. plus more than 300 publications
Physical description
Includes textual records.
Linear metric measurement
more than 6 m approx.
Administrative history
Tundra Books / Les Livres Toundra was founded in Montreal by May Ebbitt Cutler in 1967, as an independent publishing house. Under Ms. Cutler's leadership, the Tundra imprint became synonymous with children's books publishing, featuring titles such as William Kurelek's A PRAIRIE BOY'S WINTER, Ann Blade's MARY OF MILE 18, and Joan Finnegan's LOOK! THE LAND IS GROWING GIANTS: A VERY CANADIAN LEGEND, with drawings by Richard Pelham. From 1971 to 1978, May Cutler operated an American branch of Tundra in Plattsburgh, New York, for distribution purposes to the United States. In the thirty years of the company's existence, and until its sale in December of 1995 to McLelland and Stewart, May Cutler sought and published artists and authors from the most diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Some titles earned national and international awards, and many were translated into French, while some titles were published as bilingual versions.Today, McClelland & Stewart operates the company as a seperate entity, producing and marketing books under the Tundra imprint.
Type of publishing represented
children's books; literature -- fiction; native content
Title note
Title has been assigned after interview with archivist.
Telephone number - main
(514) 398-4711
Telephone number - fax
(514) 398-5143
Street address
3459 McTavish Street
City and province
Montreal, Quebec
Postal code and email
H3A 1Y1
Name of repository
McGill University. McLennan Library Building.; Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Fonda identification number
No information available.
Finding aids
No information available.
Language of material
Some of the material is in French.
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Identifier
cpr-1:40
Copyright & Terms of use
Copyright
No known copyright in Canada.
Terms of use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material in Canada.