This fonds consists of records created, accumulated and used by Prentice G. Downes relating mainly to his travels by air, rail, boat, and canoe through northern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and the Northwest Territories between 1936 and 1947.
The types of records included are Downes' detailed handwritten journals; correspondence; Downes' 1941 draft of Sleeping Island; material relating to Cree culture and traditions; published and unpublished articles; and photographs.
The fonds also includes the first and second volumes of Distant Summers: P.G. Downes' Journals of Travels in Northern Canada, 1936-1947, edited by R.H. Cockburn. Reproductions of Downes' original photographs made for publication purposes in 1996 or later are included.
No series assignment has been applied to the records in this fonds.
Downes, P. G. (Prentice Gilbert), 1909-1959