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Accession consists of business records of The Isaacs Gallery (TIG) (1942-1991), consisting of correspondence, exhibition, catalogues, mailings, financial records (1984-1986); artist files (1961-1988), consisting of correspondence, biographical sketches, press clippings, and other material relating to artists represented by Isaacs (e.g., Dennis Burton, Graham Coughtry, William Kurelek, Michael Snow, and Joyce Wieland) and some who were not represented by him; artist portfolio files (1955-1988), consisting of press clippings and catalogues of their works; and promotional files (ca. 1960-1989) relating to the Isaacs Gallery.

Accession consists of correspondence, audio tape interviews and biographical information on William Kurelek and other artists; Isaacs Gallery Artist files (7 reels 35 mm microfilm).

Accession consists of artists correspondence, and correspondence and documentation for miscellaneous special shows.

Accession consists of files from the Isaacs Gallery including records of bills paid, artists' files, correspondence, Inuit files/Inuit London, photo portfolios and artists' books, and several works of art.

Accession consists of correspondence and artists' files from the Isaacs/Inuit Art Gallery and the Isaacs Gallery, brochures form the Inuit Gallery of Eskimo Art, newspaper clippings documenting Isaac's career as an art dealer, floor plans for the Isaacs Gallery at 832 Yonge Street and drafts of 'Isaacs seen: 50 years on the art front, a gallery scrapbook' (2005).

Accession consists of slides providing an overview of Isaac's gallery exhibits over the decades. Most of the slides are shots of artists' works and are annotated with the artist's name, the title of the work, the date the work was created, the medium used, and the dimensions.

Accession consists of gallery inventories, artist's files, records pertaining to Michael Snow, Kurelek, Curnoe, Prent, Inuit artists, negatives, financial records, sale lists, microfilm of artists' files, Gallery publicity, correspondence, and auto-biographical notes, etc.

Fonds consists of the business records of The Isaacs Gallery (TIG), the Inuit Gallery and the Isaacs/Inuit Gallery which include personal and professional correspondence, exhibition catalogues, mailings, financial records, and artist files consisting of correspondence, biographical sketches, press clippings, and other material relating to artists represented by Isaacs such as Dennis Burton, Graham Coughtry, William Kurelek, Michael Snow and Joyce Wieland, Robert Markle, Greg Curnoe, Gordon Rayner and John Ivor Smith, among others. It also includes artist portfolio files consisting of press clippings and catalogues of their works, a comprehensive slide collection documenting an overview of his gallery exhibits, and promotional files relating to his galleries. The fonds includes Isaacs' poster collection as well as notes written by Isaacs, collected correspondence and reminiscences, drafts, mock-ups and other material related to the writing and creation of the artist's scrapbook 'Isaacs seen.'

Item is an address book containing contact information for Isaacs' personal and professional network.

File contain correspondence relating to a variety of project and topics, including the AGO (2001 purchase of Greg Curnoe work, 1993 donation, 1996 discussion of Isaacs' archives, 2002 donation of frame); Chief of Police (theft, police comments, and Inuit art); ROM (2004 donation); Woodland Cultural Centre (2006 donation); Patria Music/Theatre Projects (new productions); Laurentian University (1995);

File consists of personal records. Includes personal correspondence including letters relating to the Society of Jesus Agricultural & Social Institute (SOJASI) in India; photographs of "Charlies place" (cabin) and other personal photographs including a 1944 group photo and photos from the 1952 opening of the Greenwich art gallery; documentation of Isaacs' 2007 donation to the Woodland Cultural Centre; Isaacs' school work and reports ca. 1940; handwritten notes relating to a bike trip to England and a separate trip to India (1980s?); newspaper clippings (2011); and other records.

File consists of personal and professional correspondence, as well as printouts of personal photographs, clippings, and invitations to three memorials (William Russell Jamieson, Elizabeth Marjorie Leith Gordon, and William Morley Kilbourn).

File consists of a memorial speech for Isaacs (June 24, 2016); a mailing list; clipping of an ad for Isaacs Seen: Two on the Seen (2005) and related exhibition information; a letter from Mendelson Joe relating to the exhibition; Isaacs' donation agreement for a 2008 donation to York University; correspondence from Niamh O'Laoghaire (University of Toronto Art Centre, 2005) regarding an exhibition loan; a list of donations from Isaacs to the K/W Gallery; and a draft of chapter outlines for the publication, The Best of Times: Av Isaacs, his galleries, his artists, their lives.

Item is a framed photograph of Isaacs with Oscar Peterson and the President of York University, 1992, relating to the convocation ceremony when Isaacs received an honourary degree from York University.

File consists of textual records predominantly relating to awards, honours, and honourary degrees presented to Av Isaacs. Includes correspondence, newsletters, clippings, speaker notes, certificates, event programmes and schedules relating to award ceremonies, Isaacs' 80th Birthday celebration, and other events. Also includes some professional correspondence relating to sales and donations, including the sale of Greg Curnoe's work, "24 Hourly Notes," to the Art Gallery of Ontario.

File consists of biographical details relating to Isaacs life, including a brief typed biography, CV, and a photocopied article. Also includes a clipping of Isaacs obituary in the Globe and Mail, 2016.

File contain three pages of handwritten correspondence from Ken (Dorset Conservation Inc) reflecting on the impact of The Isaacs Gallery on the occasion of its closure.

File predominantly consists of correspondence with AGO curators and other staff regarding prospective exhibitions, a roundtable discussion (2007), and a prospective donation. Also includes copies of correspondence from Lucie Giroux (Riseau Hall, recommendation for Sandra Barz to receive honorary appointment to the Order of Canada); Tony Urquhart (photocopy, media used in Toronto 20); David Bolduc (Toronto art in the 1960s and 70s); and Dennis Burton (photocopies, general).

File consists of correspondence and other textual records relating to a variety of projects. Includes personal and professional correspondence regarding donations, appraisals, and other topics; photographs of Snow's "Walking Woman"; writing by Robert Ratterson titled "Chronicles of Cape Dorset"; a photocopied exhibition review titled "Big Av's Art World" by Sarah Milroy (2005); exhibition hanging lists for One Last Look at The Isaacs Gallery (1992) and Early North American Indian Art and Artifacts (1990); and a "partial inventory list of items for sale in warehouse" (2008). Also includes promotional materials on optical disc (DVD) relating to the activities Society of Jesus Agricultural and Social Institute (SOJASI).

Item is a framed certificate presenting the Diamond Jubilee Medal to Isaacs on the ocassion of the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.

Item is Isaacs' diploma from the University of Toronto.

File predominantly consists of records relating to Isaacs and his wife, Donnalu Wigmore, as well as other personal correspondence and biographical information. Also includes documentation of a 2008 donation to the Art Gallery of Ontario and a printout of an in-memoriam article by Sarah Milroy.

File consists of correspondence with Gathie Falk. Also includes a eulogy by Falk for Isaacs (May, 2016).

File consists of correspondence with Gathie Falk. Also includes a eulogy by Falk for Isaacs (May, 2016).

File consists of a clipping of the article, "Big Av's art world" by Sarah Milroy in the Globe Review, May 25 2005.

Item is a framed certificate presenting the Golden Jubilee Medal to Isaacs on the ocassion of the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.

File consists of a group photograph of Isaacs as a child with his bother, Nathan, and other children (relatives?). Includes a list of people in the photograph and the original negative.

Item is a framed newspaper clipping of an advertisement for The Isaacs Gallery.

Item is a group photograph of Isaacs alongside artists and other individuals connected to The Isaacs Gallery.

File predominantly consists of textual records relating to the history of the Isaacs Gallery. Includes a timeline of the exhibitions held by the gallery and a chronology of the gallery. Also includes a page of writing on Isaacs and his bike, a clipping of an article on Isaacs by Way Larsen (Toronto Star, 2016), and other biographical and personal records. Also Includes Isaacs' speaking notes for an exhibition opening honouring Michael Snow (2007?).