Series consists of general correspondence in files labelled Personal Correspondence, including both letters received and copies of letters sent by Paul Almond, as well as some personal photographs (including ones of Almond) enclosed with the correspondence. Some pre-1970 correspondence found unfiled among the Almond papers has been added to this series as well. Included is correspondence dating from Almond's student days at Oxford University, correspondence with Granada TV, the B.B.C., the C.B.C., Associated Screen Productions and Charles E. Israel Ltd., 1960s, and correspondence with Jack McClelland regarding a possible book by Almond, 1960, with a partial draft of the book. In general, the correspondence relates to Almond's career in television and film and to his personal life.
Among the correspondents are the following: Leonard White, Pearl Sheffy Gefen, John Hofsess, Charles Israel, Hugh Hood, Patrick MacNee, Jack Shadbolt, Elmer Iseler, 1970; Douglas Gibson, Stephen Schofield, 1970-1971; Nora Allen, Arthur Murphy, 1971; Beverly Simons, Budge Crawley, 1972; Ted Allan, Henry Beissel, Constance Beresford-Howe, Bill Freedman, Don Harron, John Hofsess, Patricia Joudry, Hugh Kemp, Silvio Narizzano, Richard Wright 1973; Lawrence Russell, 1973-1974; Charles Wassermann, 1973-1975; H. Gordon Green, John Hofsess 1974-1976; Hélène Holden, Hugh Hood 1977; Bill Freedman 1978-1980; Gordon Pinsent 1981; Jerry Wexler, F.R. Scott, 1982; Timothy Porteous 1983; Patricia Joudry 1983-1984; Charles Israel, Leo Orenstein, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1984; Bill Mason, 1985; Bill Freedman, 1986; Lilian Jarvis, Peter Pearson, Edward O. Phillips, Gordon Pinsent, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1987; Moshe Safdie 1989; Michael Spencer 1990.
The series also includes family correspondence, including notes from Almond's third wife, Joan Almond, and her children; there are also notes from Geneviève Bujold, 1972, [1979], and a letter from Angela Leigh, 1990, as well as letters from her daughter Stephanie. Other correspondents who appear in the files over a period of years are Lewis Evans, Rick Kline, Michelle de Boca, Don Johnston, Patricia Cahill and Céline La Frenière.
Also includes further correspondence received by Paul Almond from friends, colleagues and business associates, filed by him in general correspondence files along with some copies of his replies. Included are files on specific projects, such as the Almond Art Centre in Gaspé, 1988-2002 (including correspondence with the Gaspesian British Heritage Centre, 1995-2002), and with particular correspondents, such as the architect Moshe Safdie, 1986-1987 (about his book The Future of the Past, which Almond helped to edit), and an Algerian filmmaker Wahid Deloway. The Race for the Bomb file includes correspondence with producer Ronald I. Cohen, 1985; the Obasan file, documenting a proposal to film Joy Kogawa's novel, includes a postcard from the author, 1986, and correspondence with Wilbur Sutherland of Imago films. The early correspondence includes documentation on Gendon Films Ltd., 1970-1972, established by Almond, Geneviève Bujold, Donald J. Johnston and Morris Shohet to distribute Canadian films. The personal correspondence files include cards from Geneviève Bujold and Charles Israel, letters from Mari Sato (actress in Captive Hearts), Michael Ballantyne (see also Michael Ballantyne correspondence sub-series), May Cutler of Tundra Books (1991-1992); Robert Whitehead, Moshe Safdie (1993-1994); Michael Spencer, Moshe Safdie (1994-1995). There is a file identified as literary correspondence which includes letters from Edward O. Phillips and Zoe Caldwell, and a file labelled miscellaneous, with letters from Rudi Dorn, Monique Leyrac, William Shatner and Brian Macdonald. The correspondence about Almond's Order of Canada includes letters from Edward Bronfman, Stanley Hartt and Ron Bolt. There are correspondence files on Almond's articles describing trips to Egypt, 1987; Russia, 1996 (to attend the Space Protection of the Earth conference in Snezhinsk, where he presented an address); and India, 1996 (re. the Swadhyaye movement in Gujarat).
