Art School

Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," including Doris's last year of high school at Malvern Collegiate Institute, and her beginning college at the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) in 1926.

Letter to Betty Priestly

A letter from Doris McCarthy to Betty Priestly, sent from London, England on January 2, 1936.

Home Again

Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," discussing Doris's return home after her trip to England with her friend Nory.

Draft of chapter titled 'Hamilton'

Draft from Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," including Doris's time at the Ontario Training College for Technical Teachers.

1930

Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," covering 1929-1930 and some of Doris's college years. Includes mention of Canadian Girls in Training camp, the Toronto Art Gallery (Art Gallery of Ontario), and an exhibition Doris and Curry had in the corridors of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Doris McCarthy sitting on the grass in the woods

Woman sitting on the grass in the woods.