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Hi Tony, Robin, all,<br>
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Having worked at Dalhousie University several years ago, I know they
have the DDF Nova Scotia region fonds; however, it does not contain
scripts, but only administrative and publicity records for the 1950s
to early 1970s.<br>
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Robin is right that the best (though not an easy way) to find
scripts would be through tracking down the individual companies that
mounted DDF productions. The national archival database
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://archivescanada.ca/">http://archivescanada.ca/</a>) turns up a number of hits (search by
keyword for "dominion drama festival," using the quotation marks),
but I don't think many of the resulting hits contain scripts.<br>
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The U of Guelph archives has amongst its various collections some
DDF materials, quite possibly even some scripts in its Charles
Palmer and Lillian Graham Collection, though it's difficult to tell
without actually doing a bit more sleuthing in the records
themselves.<br>
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Who would have thought such an apparently simple and reasonable
question could be so difficult to answer?!<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Kathryn<br>
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<div>The DDF turned into “Theatre Canada” in 1970. It continued to
showcase plays for a couple of years (but not in a competition
format) until it dissolved into an archive of itself, and then
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<div>Depending on the scope of your project, your best bet may be
to contact the specific theatre companies who entered plays in
the DDF during the 60s and ask if you can access the scripts
you’re looking for. I have some information on a few scripts if
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<div>Does anyone know where ephemera from the Dominion
Drama Festival might be housed? I'm looking
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<div>best<br>
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