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Materials described here consist of correspondence of the progress of the “Biographies” project; lists of names, biographical and autobiographical information and some photographs; reports on the progress of the “Biographies” project; and a copy of the Keewatin district portion of the project.

Materials described here consist of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photocopies of journal articles, catalogues and exhibition flyers, newsletters, periodicals and other reference material pertaining to Canada’s north and collected by George Swinton in the course of conducting research for his books and for his collecting activities. A large amount of materials consist of clippings from newspapers and magazines which deal with topics covering all aspects of Inuit life and culture. Many items have been acquired from a clipping service and most are attributed. Occasionally items of correspondence, notes, and other records pertaining to George Swinton’s curating and collecting activities may also be found here. Items primarily date from the 1960s and 1970s but some items described here are photocopies of significantly older materials.

The materials described here primarily consist of audio recordings of interviews made by George Swinton while on his 1957 trip to the Eastern Arctic. The content primarily consists of George Swinton questioning Hudson’s Bay Company post employees, missionaries, and artists about Inuit carvings and motivations of the makers. Not all the recordings were dated. Ina addition, four items date from 1964 and 1965 and consist of copies of interviews of George Swinton. A recording of George Swinton reading from his manuscript Sculpture of the Eskimo dates from 1972. Interviews by George Swinton of the Cape Dorset artists Kiawak and Pauta Saila date from 1984.

Materials described here consist of bibliographies of published materials on the subjects of Inuit art and culture. It is assumed that these bibliographies were collected by George Swinton in the course of his research activities, especially pertaining to the publication of his books Eskimo Sculpture published in 1965 and Sculpture of the Eskimo published in 1972.