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Wooden alphabet blocks
2008-002/025(05) · Item
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a red box with the inscription "For Allan Fleming from [Bob Lawler Scott?]," containing letters glued onto wooden blocks.

2008-002/012(03) · File · 1976
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of letters from Alvin Balkind, Chief Curator of the gallery, with Allan Fleming's responses in some cases. The correspondence starts with the idea for the exhibition, and conclude with the invitation to the opening on 10 September.

2008-002/012(06) · File · 1976
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a draft and final text of the catalogue entitled "1st revise -- rush." File also includes typescript copies of two of the three essays that appeared in the catalogue: George Elliott's "Popes, demons and fists," and Richard Outram's "Allan Fleming : a personal view." The third essay in the catalogue was by Robert Fulford.

2008-002/009(06) · File · 1968-1975
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of correspondence regarding Allan Fleming's appointment as Chief Designer, his responsibilities in areas of design and sales, budget documents, and other administrative material.

University of Buffalo
2008-002/012(02) · File · 1960
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a partial copy of "The midnight oil," a student publication with a review of the exhibit, "9 graphic designers," in which Allan Fleming's work was included. His designs also illustrate the article. The show apparently took place on the ninth floor of Foster Hall.

UNICEF Christmas cards
2008-031/002(19) · File · 1972
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of two boxes of greeting cards featuring "Angel," a calligraphic design by Allan Fleming. One box is for domestic post, the other for air mail. See 2008-002/007(05) for correspondence regarding this project.

UNICEF
2008-002/007(05) · File · 1972
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding "Angel," a calligraphic design by Allan Fleming used by the United Nations Children's Fund; see 2008-031/002 (19) for examples of the printed Christmas greeting cards. The file also includes a clipping showing Alma Duncan examining sheets of "Leaves in Snow," another design used by UNICEF for cards the same year as "Angel" appeared.

Typography 64
2008-002/014(01) · File · 1964
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

In addition to designs by Fleming, the introduction is "An appreciation : Allan R. Fleming."

Typography 60
2008-002/013(18) · File · 1960
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of the publication of the Society of Typographic Designers of Canada showing the best designs in books, magazines, newspapers, and commercial printing. There are designs by Fleming in many categories.

Typography : historical
2008-002/003(15) · File · [197-?]
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of leaves from books and handbills collected as examples of type that pre-date the mid-20th century, and an offprint of an article by John C. Tarr, "A live calligraphic school is the only hope for fresh inspiration in type design."

Typography : contemporary
2008-002/003(16) · File · 1956-1974
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of: handbills and posters; promotional material from printers devoted to fine typography such as Adagio Press, the Gehenna Press, and the Taddle Press; a booklet by Eric Gill, "Foreword to a treatise upon the craft of wood engraving," printed by the Library, University of British Columbia in 1967 as a tribute to W. Kaye Lamb, Dominion Archivist; invitations to events featuring the work of papermakers and designers; and an incomplete run "Captain George's penny dreadful : a weekly review of the arts," December 1968-April 1969.

Typetalks
2008-002/022(20) · File · 1963-1966
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of four issues of the bulletin published by the Advertising Typographers Association of America. Issue 131 (November-December 1963) contains an article on "A minimum typographic library." Issue 140 includes a review of "Craftsmanship : a symposium," which was a conference attended by Allan Fleming. Issue 142 (September-October 1965) includes articles on type faces for corporate annual reports, and "Lure of the alphabet." Issue 144 deals with the work of Hermann Zapf and the Famous Artists School of illustration.

TV Guide
2008-002/005(15) · File
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of preliminary designs using pencil on tissue paper, and a photographic print showing the final symbol.

Tribute by Carl Zahn
2008-031/002(24) · File · 1978
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a letter from the American designer to Nancy Fleming concerning the arrangements for the exhibition of certain elements of Allan's 1976 retrospective in a posthumous exhibition at the 1978 World Congress of ICOGRADA in Chicago, plus his two-page appreciation of Fleming that was printed in the catalogue.

Tribute by Cameron Poulter
2008-002/022(17) · File · 1978
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a letter to Nancy Fleming enclosing a two-page tribute to Allan Fleming written for the Bulletin of the American Association of University Presses.

Trent University
2008-002/004(14) · File · 1964-1967
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of university publications and stationery bearing Allan Fleming's design, as well as designs and photographs of a stone carved to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's journey through the valley of the Trent River.

Travel ephemera
2008-031/001(06) · File · 1952-1954
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of: handbooks for the Scottish Youth Hostels Association, 1952, and the Youth Hostels Association (England and Wales), 1953; "Touring map of Scotland" by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association, 1952 (in poor condition with tears along most fold lines); programme for the second world festival and sixth annual conference of the International Folk Music Council in Biarritz, France and Pamplona, Spain, 9-15 July 1953; ration book from the Ministry of Food, 1953-1954; menu for Le Catalan restaurant in Paris; cancelled tickets for buses, trains, and steamships in Britain, Ireland, and France; and other documents.

Travel documents, 1919-1962
2008-031/002(11) · File · [196-]
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of the British passport of Isabella Fleming (nee Osborne), 1919, her Canadian passport for travelling to the United States, 1940, and pass cards for the Canadian National Railways, 1942-1943 and 1961-1962. These documents contain small portraits of Isabella Fleming and Allan Stevenson Fleming.

Tortoise Press
2008-002/008(05) · File
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a certificate from the International Register of Private Press Names, certifying that The Tortoise Press is recorded as a name belonging to Allan Fleming since September 1959.

Toronto Symphony
2008-002/004(15) · File · 1965
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a hand-drawn symbol for the orchestra, Allan Fleming's written description of his design, correspondence regarding the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Association's acceptance of the symbol, a brochure featuring its use, and a newspaper clipping discussing Fleming's work on the project.

Toronto Star
2008-002/005(14) · File · 1976
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a letter from Allan Fleming to Vern Archer, Manager of Public Relations and Promotion, regarding services to design a logo for TorStar Corporation, and a prelininary design done using marker on tissue paper.

Toronto City Hall : medal
2008-002/006(12) · File · 1965-1967
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of notes, correspondence, design drawings, and other documents regarding Allan Fleming's commission by the City of Toronto to design and produce medals to commemorate the opening of City Hall.

2008-002/007(01) · File · 1965-1967
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of correspondence regarding the crests of the regiments to be included in the Hall of Memory, design considerations, and financial documents for typesetting, purchase of regimental crests, and installation.

The look of books
2008-002/011(02) · File · 1972-1977
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of printed catalogues for five shows, including 1972 (designed by Allan Fleming) and 1974 to 1977. Most catalogues show Fleming's designs among the prize winners.

The look of books
2008-002/011(03) · File · [1970?]
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of typescript pages (some printed with the heading of the Book Promotion and Editorial Club) removed from a binder, giving specifications and possibly jury comments for a group of Canadian books published between 1969 and 1970.

The incomplete Allan Fleming
2008-031/002(28) · File
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of the text for an illustrated presentation on the designs and impact of Allan Fleming given by Robert Tombs at Owens Art Gallery in Sackville, New Brunswick.

2008-002/008(16) · File · 1973-1975
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of correspondence with George C. Marler, the contract for book design, quotations from suppliers, and memoranda outlining details of production for a book written by Marler and published by the Philatelic Museum of the Canada Post Office.

The forest harvest
2008-002/008(11) · File · 1968
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of Allan Fleming's notes, invoices, and a copy of the small paperbound book published by the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association.

2008-031/002(01) · File · 1957
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a booklet with a poem by Odgen Nash and wood engravings by John De Pol designed, composed and printed by Cooper & Beatty Limited as a Christmas keepsake for clients.

Sylvia Tyson album cover
2008-002/007(08) · File · 1976
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of two black-and-white photographic portraits of Tyson for use on the album cover, which was co-designed with Alfred Elliott.

Stationery : others
2008-002/012(16) · File · [ca. 1956]
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of design work for a wide variety of clients, including the Clyde Brothers Circus, David Milne, George Elliott, and the House of Prints.

2008-002/007(13) · File · 1973-1976
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of brochures and sheets of stamps to commemorate the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, 1973 (8 and 15-cent denominations), the Montreal Olympics, 1976 ($1 and $2), and the Supreme Court of Canada, 1976 (8 cents).

Stamps : general
2008-002/008(02) · File · [197-]
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of Canadian first day covers, postage stamps from foreign countries, and pre-stamped envelopes from Canada Post.

Stamp designs : general
2008-002/008(01) · File · [197-]
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of samples of postage stamps designed by Ken Rodmell, Will Rueter and others in presentation booklets, along with Canada Post brochures.

Stamp design
2008-002/007(11) · File · 1967-1974
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of clipped and photocopied articles referring to the design of postage stamps, accompanied by "General conditions and information" for designers commissioned to develop stamps.

Speeches by others
2008-002/009(08) · File · 1966-1967
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of copy of speeches by: E.J. Miller, "Creative communication," ICA Introductory Class, Ryerson, 27 October 1966; Ralph Tibbes, "One good turn deserves another," Canadian Industrial Editors' Association, 14 February 1967 (about how an external house organ can be developed using current developments in advertising); and Martin Myers, "Communication in a changing environment," 20 September 1967.

Speeches by Allan Fleming
2008-002/009(07) · File · 1958-1975
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of three partial and 20 entire text for speeches on the legibility of designed text, typography and its relationship to direct mail advertising, the relationship between designer and printer, the relationship between architects and graphic designers, corporate images and branding, the business of advertising, 17th-century type, and manipulating illusion in design and photography. Venues include the H.L. Rous Lecture, the Toronto Club of Printing House Craftsmen, the Vitruvian Society, a television appearance on CBC's "Open House" program, the Canadian Public Relations Committee, the Toronto Reference Library, the Design Centre, and the Type Designers Club.

Signs : lettering
2008-002/024(22) · File · [196-?]
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of images showing signage on commercial and residential buildings, construction sites, and the depth markings on the bow of a ship.

Sign photographs
2008-031/002(04) · File · 1959
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of 32 black-and-white photographic prints, two negatives, and two colour 35mm transparencies showing signs in a wide variety of settings in southern Ontario, including advertisements painted on buildings, family cottages and rented cabins, barber shops, gun shops, lettering on buildings, and a clothing drop-box.

Shipping documents
2008-031/001(10) · File · 1954
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of an invoice and a bill of lading for shipping the Albion hand press purchased for Carl Dair. See 2008-002/003(10) for correspondence from Dair regarding the acquisition of the printing press.

Sculpture : Inuit
2008-002/008(13) · File · 1971
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a three forms or sections from the catalogue for a travelling exhibition originating from the Vancouver Art Gallery, which was published by the University of Toronto Press, as well as a newspaper clipping containing a review of the publication by Robert Fulford.

Scholarly publishing
2008-002/012(18) · File · 1970-1975
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of samples of the covers developed for the journal by Allan Fleming and William Rueter using a different letterform for each issue, with an article reviewing their designs for the first six volumes.

Rural Ontario
2008-002/008(12) · File · 1969
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a newspaper article pertaining to a University of Toronto Press book by Ralph Greenhill and Verschoyle Blake.

2008-002/010(05) · File · 1975
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of correspondence and minutes of the Executive Committee of Council relating to the administration of the academy and topics such the standard artist agreement with the Department of Public Works, federal legislation to allow the sale of work by Canadian artists to foreign interests, nomination of new members, and support for an official residence for the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

2008-002/010(04) · File · 1973-1974
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of correspondence regarding Allan Fleming's election to Council, lists of members and people nominated for membership, and agenda for meetings of the Council.

2008-002/001(06) · File · 1967-1976
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of: photocopied reviews of Outram's published work, including "Eight poems" that was published by Allan Fleming's Tortoise Press; a draft of Outram's essay, "Allan Fleming : a personal view," written for the Vancouver Art Gallery's retrospective exhibit of Fleming's work in 1976; and a copy of "Turns and other poems" inscribed by Outram to Allan and Nancy Fleming, Christmas 1975.

2008-002/001(03) · File · [196-], 1971-1976
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of postcards regarding the couple's trip to England in 1971, the impact of Allan Fleming's heart attack upon them, Outram's inspection of a farm property on the Speed River near Guelph that brought back memories of the Don River near an undeveloped Leaside, his battle to give up smoking, his comments regarding an abstract painting by Howard, two typescript poems by Outram, his submission of the manuscript for "Pulse" to Jack McClelland at the suggestion of Allan Fleming in 1973, Clarke Irwin's response to "Pulse," and comments regarding work at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

2008-002/029(01) · File
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of a broadside about presses printed by the Hall of Printing & Graphic Arts, National Museum of History & Technology, Washington, D.C., and a broadside for "John Fell : the university press and the 'Fell' types / by Stanley Morison with the assistance of Harry Carter," printed by Oxford and the Clarendon Press.

Research material
2008-002/028(05) · File
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of sheets showing printed calligraphy from various 18th or 19th-century works, as well as three advertisements produced by Mono Lino Typesetting Company regarding Quandrata, Serif Gothic, and Janson fonts.

Report to Canada Post
2008-002/007(10) · File · 1969
Part of Allan Robb Fleming fonds

File consists of three drafts and the final text of "A report to the Canada Post Office on their philatelic product," with letters from Alex Colville and Julien Hebert, other members of the committee that prepared the report.