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S00164 · Series · 1956-2024
Part of Susan Swan fonds

Series consists of drafts and proofs of articles, poems, plays, short stories, essays and novels written by Swan, including "Unfit for Paradise", "The Biggest Modern Woman of the World", "The Last of the Golden Girls", "The Wives of Bath", "Stupid Boys Are Good to Relax With", "What Casanova Told Me", "The Western Light" (previously titled "Black Ships" and "The Hockey Killer"), "The Dead Celebrities Club", and "Big Girls Don't Cry: A Memoir About Taking Up Space". Series also includes research material and notes pertaining to Swan's writing projects, correspondence with publishers and collaborators, lecture notes pertaining to Swan's book tours, promotional material for several of her books, as well as screenplays for the proposed and/or produced films of "The Biggest Modern Woman of the World" and "The Wives of Bath".

Personal files
S00161 · Series · 1945-2025
Part of Susan Swan fonds

Series consists of correspondence, clippings, journals, notebooks, photographs, publications, ephemera, day planners, address books and other material documenting Swan's personal life and interests, in particular her early years as a student at Havergal College, as well as files pertaining to Swan's family. Some notebooks contain notes on Swan’s writing projects as well as personal diary entries.

Correspondence files
S00162 · Series · 1954-2025
Part of Susan Swan fonds

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence and e-mail, sent and received by Swan.

Academic and teaching files
S00163 · Series · 1964-2025
Part of Susan Swan fonds

Series pertains to Swan's work as an instructor at York University and her tenure process, her position as the Millennial Robarts Chair in Canadian Studies for 1999-2000, her work for the Writers' Union of Canada, and her public lectures. Records in this series include course materials, teaching proposals, official York University publications, and lecture notes.

Photography
S01093 · Series · 1978-1991
Part of George Thaniel fonds

Series consists of photographic slides taken by Thaniel depicting various events and documenting his travels.

Digitized photographs
S01184 · Series · [ca. 1970-2009]
Part of Dimitris Mantalas fonds

Series consists of photographs selected for digitization by researchers affiliated with the Greek Canadian History Project (GCHP) and the HHF Greek Canadian Archives (HHF GCA).

S01141 · Series · 1926-2019
Part of Michalis Mouratidis collection

Series consists of administrative records of various Greek Canadian organizations, such as constitutions and bylaws, accounting reports, and meeting minutes. Series also includes press releases issued by the Greek Community of Toronto, and an immigration record.

Brazilian Carnival Ball
S01181 · Series · 1971-2001
Part of Anna Maria de Souza fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to planning and organizing the Brazilian Carnival Ball. Records include planning documents, financial records including budget estimates and invoices; correspondence with organizers, attendees, venues, sponsors and beneficiaries; printed material including programmes and guestbooks; and photographs of the event.

Awards and memorabilia
S01183 · Series · 1979-2011
Part of Anna Maria de Souza fonds

Series consists of certificates, awards, and other three-dimensional items presented to or collected by Anna Maria de Souza. Include plaques, award sculptures, framed certificates, and other items gifted to de Souza by beneficiaries of the Brazilian Carnival Ball and others, as well as memorabilia including scrapbooks. Also contains two items belonging to Ivan de Souza, including an engraved Birks & Sons silver letter opener and an award certificate for the International Friends of Brazil Award (2011).

Press and publicity
S01182 · Series · 1979-2006
Part of Anna Maria de Souza fonds

Series consists of newspaper clippings and publications containing articles and publicity material relating to the Brazilian Carnival Ball and Anna Maria de Souza. Includes articles and other publicity material that is matted or adhered to cardstock.

S01179 · Series · 1970-2004
Part of Anna Maria de Souza fonds

Series consists of documentation of Anna Maria de Souza’s professional activities as curator of Henry Birks & Sons’ collection of antique Canadian silver, volunteer with the Women’s Committee of the Canadian Opera Company and convener of the Opera Ball (1979), and other charitable endeavours. Also includes personal correspondence with family and friends, documentation of recognitions and achievements, such as her Golden Jubilee Medal, and other personal records pertaining to her family, personal finances, and household.

Hellenic Veterans
S01177 · Series · 1997
Part of Trifon Haitas fonds

Series consists of interviews conducted with veterans of the Greek resistance to the Axis occupation of Greece during the Second World War.

Raw footage
S01175 · Series · 1989-2019
Part of Trifon Haitas fonds

Series consists of raw footage captured by Haitas in his capacity as videographer and owner of AVC Media.

Edited footage
S01176 · Series · 2000-2019
Part of Trifon Haitas fonds

Series consists of footage edited by Haitas in his capacity as videographer and owner of AVC Media. Series includes episodes of Hellenic Life and Koinotiki Psyche.

S00409 · Series · 1980-2006
Part of Marilou McPhedran fonds

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Marilou McPhedran pertaining to the activities of the Ad Hoc Committee of Canadian Women on the Constitution, a national non-profit organization of Canadian women's groups and individuals formed in January 1981 to ensure equality rights for women were included in the new Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Records in this series document McPhedran's involvement as co-founder, organizer and participant with the committee and its activities, including the National Workshop on the Charter in 1981; Conference of Canadian Women and the Constitution in 1982; Critical Perspectives on the Constitution in 1983; and the National Symposium on Equality Rights in 1985. Also documented in this series is the committee's re-emergence in the late 1980s and early 1990s to challenge constitutional amendments proposed in the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, and to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ad Hoc Committee in 2006, commemorated with a conference, the Canadian Forum on Women's Activism. Files include reports, journal articles, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, government publications, legal documents, transcripts, affidavits, grant applications, photographs, financial statements, memoranda, correspondence, day planners, and assorted ephemera.

Audio recordings
S01059 · Series · 1970-1991
Part of George Thaniel fonds

Series consists of audio recordings used by Thaniel in the course of his work as professor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Toronto. Recordings include interviews with authors and poets, poetry and prose readings, live theatre recordings, music performances, in addition to discussions and lectures. Also included is a recording of Thaniel reciting his own poetry, as well as a recording of the radio memorial dedicated to Thaniel that was aired in July 1991 after Thaniel’s sudden death in June 1991.

S01167 · Series · 1954-2015
Part of Retired Women Teachers of Ontario fonds

Series consists of records relating to the organization's governance and administation. Includes the organization's constitution; mission and vision statements; organizational correspondence; policy records and handbooks; financial records including; mailing lists and directories; and other documents relating to policies and procedures.

S01166 · Series · 1956-2016
Part of Retired Women Teachers of Ontario fonds

Series consists of records relating to Board of Directors meetings, Executive meetings, and annual general meetings and conventions. Includes meeting agendas, minutes, motions, and reports; printed material such as programmes, handbooks, flyers and brochures; and photographs showing members in attendance at meetings and conventions.

S01170 · Series · 1962-2015
Part of Retired Women Teachers of Ontario fonds

Series consists of records relating to specific committees and projects, including publication projects such as Chalk, Challenge, and Change and Uncommon Women, A History of RWTO/OERO, RWTO, OASWT, OPASWT. Committee files include records relating to the Honorary Membership Committee, which selects and presents the Honorary Life Membership Award annually and the Ad Hoc Committee, which was formed to consider the implications of extending membership to other retired women who worked in education (non-teachers).

Cora Bailey Award
S01169 · Series · 2000-2011
Part of Retired Women Teachers of Ontario fonds

Series consists of records relating to the Cora Bailey Award, including submissions of nominees, correspondence, and announcements of recipients. Cora Bailey was the RWTO/OERO’s First Secretary-Treasurer, 1971-1982, and wrote a history of the organization, 1956-1976. The award was named to honour Bailey and is presented annually to members who have contributed outstanding service to her respective Branch.

Professional files
S01163 · Series · 1973-2019
Part of Marian Fowler fonds

File consists of documents related to Fowler’s career as a scholar and professional author, including publishing correspondence and TV and radio interviews.

Family records
S01165 · Series · 1916-2016, predominantly 1956-1992
Part of Marian Fowler fonds

File consists of records relating to Fowler’s immediate family, including the family tree of her maternal family line; poetry written by her father; and correspondence from her children.

Photographs
S01164 · Series · 1905-2018, predominantly 1931-2018
Part of Marian Fowler fonds

Series consists of a collection of photographs belonging to Fowler, the majority including personal photographs of herself, friends, and family documenting everyday life, holidays, and travel opportunities. Also includes some professional head shots used for author portraits.

Diaries and personal writing
S01162 · Series · 1944-2020, predominantly 1944-2020
Part of Marian Fowler fonds

Series consists of Marian Fowler’s personal diaries (1979-2020), travel journals, and early diaries and personal poems and writing.

Publication files
S01158 · Series · 1976-2015
Part of Ann B. (Rusty) Shteir fonds

Series consists of records relating to Shteir’s publication projects. Includes drafts and manuscripts; contracts; book reviews; correspondence; and related documents.

S01161 · Series · 1973-2012
Part of Ann B. (Rusty) Shteir fonds

Series consists of administrative files relating to the establishment and history of Women’s Studies at York University. Includes records relating to projects such as the U50 archives project; the Women’s Studies Archives Project; the Timeline of York Women’s Studies History from the Beginning to 2011; and others.

Personal memorabilia
S01160 · Series · 1973-2016
Part of Ann B. (Rusty) Shteir fonds

Series consists of records relating to Shteir’s awards and achievements; projects and events; and personal and professional correspondence. Including her dissertation, employment and promotion records; records relating to the Jean Kelly Prize; and project and event files.

Talks and conference papers
S01159 · Series · 1972-2012
Part of Ann B. (Rusty) Shteir fonds

Series consists of records relating to Shteir’s conference talks and papers. Includes conference papers; reading copies and speaker notes; printed material such as programmes and brochures; and related correspondence. Also includes records relating to conferences that Shteir contributed to as an organizer or host.

S01157 · Series · 1972-2008
Part of Ann B. (Rusty) Shteir fonds

Series consists of teaching and course material relating to Shteir’s undergraduate classes, including syllabi; course kits; examinations; assignments; and lecture and teaching notes.

Photographs and ephemera
S01156 · Series · 1984-2002
Part of Marina Sterghiou fonds

Series consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and ephemera, as well as a scrapbook assembled by Sterghiou documenting her experience with the Ladies Philanthropic Association (“Philoptochos”) of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

Conferences and assemblies
S01154 · Series · 1988-2001
Part of Marina Sterghiou fonds

Series consists of event programs for Greek Orthodox Clergy-Laity and Philoptochos (Ladies' Auxiliary) Assemblies, as well as the event program for a luncheon hosted by the Greek Orthodox Diocesan Philoptochos Board of Toronto.

Administrative records
S01155 · Series · 1981-2011
Part of Marina Sterghiou fonds

Series consists of administrative records from the Greek Ladies Philanthropic Association (“philoptochos”) of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

Political advocacy
S01153 · Series · [ca. 1960-1989]
Part of Alexandros Setetidis fonds

Series consists of records from Setetidis' involvement with the Toronto PASOK chapter, including event programs, speech notes, and a copy of the Hellenic-Canadian Chronicals newspaper (ΧΡΟΝΙΚΑ).

Photography
S01152 · Series · [ca. 1960-1989]
Part of Alexandros Setetidis fonds

Series consists of photographs taken by Setetidis at events and at his photo studio on the Danforth.

Professional files
S01102 · Series · 1961-2005
Part of Juan Pascual-Leone fonds

Series consists of the professional files of Juan Pascual-Leone. It includes tasks developed in lab and prepared manuals for Psychology tests created by Pascual-Leone; and miscellaneous handwritten notes.

Research grant applications
S01101 · Series · 1961-2015
Part of Juan Pascual-Leone fonds

Series consists of research and grant applications prepared by Juan Pascual-Leone and colleagues for a variety of grants for academic funding and research. It includes both grant applications that were approved and rejected; progress report updates; and correspondence. Grants applied to include Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council (NSERC), among others.

Correspondence
S01100 · Series · 1965-2007
Part of Juan Pascual-Leone fonds

Series consists of the personal and professional correspondence of Juan Pascual-Leone. It includes the correspondence with fellow psychologists, collegues, students, friends and family. Robbie Case,

Class proceedings
S01099 · Series · 1970-2003
Part of Juan Pascual-Leone fonds

Series consists of Juan Pascual-Leone’s class proceeding materials, including syllabi, including lectures by Pascual-Leone as a Professor at York University and University of California, Berkeley. The lectures were recorded and transcribed by students in his classes as part of course requirements.

S01097 · Series · 1962-2012
Part of Juan Pascual-Leone fonds

Series consists of Juan Pascual-Leone’s unpublished papers and manuscripts, including his PhD thesis for the University of Geneva with Piaget as supervisor; and papers and presentations of non-traditionally published papers.

Theatre, music and dance
S01143 · Series · 1930-2019
Part of Michalis Mouratidis collection

Series consists of records collected from various Greek Canadian community theatre and dance groups, including photographs, play scripts, event programs, flyers, and newspaper clippings. Series also includes newspaper clippings and photographs from Greek Canadian beauty pageants.

Textual records
S01132 · Series · 1980-2024
Part of Basil and Dora Avramis fonds

Series consists of poetry and prose written by Basil Avramis, as well as correspondence and other ephemera such as certificates and newspaper clippings.

Writing and related files
S00810 · Series · [198-]-2019
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to Crosbie’s career as a writer, reviewer and editor. Records include draft manuscripts, poems and articles, research materials, page proofs, notes, invoices, correspondence, speaking notes, programmes, posters and photographs. These records document the writing, publication and promotion of Crosbie’s books of poetry, prose and non-fiction, including Miss Pamela’s Mercy (1992), The Girl Wants To (1993), VillainElle (1994), Pearl (1995), Paul’s Case (1997), Click: Becoming Feminists (1997), Queen Rat (1998), Dorothy L’Amour (1999), Missing Children (2003), Liar (2006), Life Is About Losing Everything (2012), Where Did You Sleep Last Night (2015), The Corpses of the Future (2017), and Chicken (2018), as well as her writing for newspapers, magazines and literary journals. Also included in this series are reviews of Crosbie’s books, manuscripts by other writers sent to Crosbie for comment or review, and copies of her published poems, literary reviews, newspaper and magazine articles.

S01145 · Series · 1994-2019
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of lecture notes, interview transcripts and research materials pertaining to talks and lectures by Crosbie as well as interviews given by Crosbie.

Audiovisual material
S00814 · Series · [199-]-2000
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of video recordings of Crosbie appearing on a variety of television programs in promotion of her books or as a guest panelist, as well as audio recordings of radio interviews with or literary readings by Crosbie. Included in the series are audio recordings of her interview with Al Purdy in January 2000.

Photographs and memorabilia
S00813 · Series · [196-]-2018
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of a variety of items created or accumulated by Crosbie pertaining to her personal and professional life, including photographs, miscellaneous ephemera, event notices and programmes, award certificates, a diploma, posters, drawings, a painting, beer bottles, an art print, t-shirts, and a sweater belonging to Mordecai Richler.

PhD thesis and related files
S00812 · Series · 1988-1997
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to the completion of Crosbie’s PhD in English Literature from the University of Toronto, including her preparation for comprehensive exams and the research and writing of her thesis, “Contextualizing Anne Sexton: confessional process and feminist practice in The Complete Poems". The records in this series include drafts of the thesis, research materials, correspondence, notes, proposals, and reading lists.

Teaching files
S00811 · Series · 1989-2019
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to Crosbie’s work as a university professor and writing instructor. The records in this series are notebooks, lecture notes, correspondence, course descriptions and syllabi, assignments, student evaluations, and samples of her students’ projects.

Correspondence
S00809 · Series · 1963, 1983-2017
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of Crosbie’s incoming personal and professional correspondence as well as copies of some of her outgoing correspondence. Correspondents include Al Purdy, Michael Holmes, Tony Burgess, Steven Heighton, Bruce McDonald, Jeffery Conway, David Trinidad, David McGimpsey, Michael Turner and others. Photographs included with correspondence are also part of this series.

S00808 · Series · [ca. 1967]-2017
Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Series consists of notebooks, day planners and sketchbooks created and/or used by Crosbie, as well as a number of calendars and an address book. The notebooks in this series include a variety of writing, including general notes, lists, notes pertaining to Crosbie’s writing projects and PhD research, as well as personal writing and drawings. Some items in this series contain loose ephemeral items, notes, letters, and photographs.

S00675 · Series · 1876-1970
Part of Toronto Telegram fonds

The series consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and printed materials. The scrapbooks are of three types. The first is a collection of large scrapbooks, approximately 220 in total, that consist of copies of the 'Telegram', and its predecessor, the 'Evening Telegram'. These scrapbooks are divided into several categories of material: advertising and promotion; circulation and carriers; clubs; contests; events; daily & weekly features, such as 'Schooner Days' by C.H.J. Snider; general clippings; news features (that include articles on royal visits); outdoor activities; photo albums on personalities such as royalty and politicians; sports; theatre & opera; and feature columns and programs run by the Globe & Mail and the Toronto Star.

The second group is a collection of scrapbooks of editorials and contests of the Toronto Telegram and its rivals, the Toronto star and the Toronto Globe and Mail. The scrapbooks consist of Toronto Telegram editorials, 1962-1967; Globe and Mail editorials, 1961 1970; and Toronto Star editorials, 1940 1968. There are also indexes to Star editorials, scrapbooks concerning the Star Santa Claus Fund, 1923 1960, and the Star Fresh Air Fund.

Finally, there are two moderate sized collections of scrapbooks. The first consists of four books, covering the Toronto Transit Commission, 1950 1970. The second covers the canals of the St. Lawrence River for the period 1910 1939.

The newspaper clippings are divided into two broad areas: personalities and subjects. These consist of clippings from the 'Telegram,' arranged alphabetically by personality name, including such people as Winston Churchill, Henry Ford, Mitchell Hepburn, and Nellie McClung; and subjects ranging from abortion to medicine and from Australia to Japan. Both groups of files are complete only to the letter 'M'.

The printed material consists of accompanying material removed from the files of photoprints in the 1987-001 accession. It contains information about the subjects of the photos they were separated from and are cross referenced with those print files.

The finding aids available for this series consist of a contents list for the scrapbooks; a box list for the newspaper clippings, indicating the range of topics or names within each box; and a file list for the printed material.

Toronto Telegram
Financial records
S00216 · Series · 1986-2002
Part of Rohinton Mistry fonds

Consists of royalty statements, letters of permission, contracts, correspondence with agents and other material that documents financial transactions related to the sales and marketing of Mistry's work.

Personal correspondence
S01019 · Series · 1979-2021
Part of Pat Armstrong fonds

Series consists of correspondence, draft applications, and final copies of grant applications for research projects that Armstrong lead as principal investigator or participated in as part of the research team.

Teaching materials
S01018 · Series · 1972-2020
Part of Pat Armstrong fonds

Series consists of lecture notes, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and award nominations pertaining to Armstrong's academic career, holding positions at York University, Sir Sandford Fleming College and Vanier College, as well as a Student Information Officer at the University of Toronto Students' Administrative Council.

S01017 · Series · 1988-2021
Part of Pat Armstrong fonds

Series pertains to Armstrong’s work and reserarch in the area of pay equity and women’s rights, including serving as an expert witness on women’s work before bodies ranging from the Federal Court to the federal Human Rights Tribunals and the Ontario Pay Equity Tribunal. Records include transcripts of testimony and written submissions in the matter between the Ontario Nurses Association and Women's College Hospital before the Pay Equity Commission (1989-1990) and other legal documents, interview transcripts about women's opportunities in film and the media, reports and other publications, and correspondence.

Grant applications
S01016 · Series · 1999-2020
Part of Pat Armstrong fonds

Series consists of correspondence, draft applications, and final copies of grant applications for research projects that Armstrong lead as principal investigator or participated in as part of the research team.

Speeches and presentations
S01015 · Series · 1985-2022
Part of Pat Armstrong fonds

Series consists of finished and draft copies of speeches, conference materials, press releases and other promotional material, and some correspondence pertaining to Armstrong's involvement as a presenter for conference panels, keynote addresses, public presentations, and workshops.

CHIR Chair files
S01014 · Series · 1999-2015
Part of Pat Armstrong fonds

Series consists of annual reports, proposals, and correspondence pertaining to Armstrong’s role as CHSRF/CIHR Chair in Health Services and Nursing Research, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Research files
S01013 · Series · 1970-2021
Part of Pat Armstrong fonds

Series consists of research notes, correspondence, reports, meeting notes, speaking notes for presentations, and grant applications pertaining to Armstrong’s role as either Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator of the following grant-funded, large-scale research projects: “Voices from the Ward” (1992), “Managed Care vs. Managing Care” (1998-2001), “Long-term Care Workers and Workplaces: Comparing Canada and Nordic Europe” (2005-2006), “What Does Quality Health Care Mean to Women? A National Study” (2010-2012), "Nurses at Risk: Exploring gender and race in workplace illness, injury and violence” (2008-2011), “Re-imagining Long-Term Residential Care: An International Study of Promising Practices” (2010-2017), “Healthy Aging in Residential Places” (2012-2015), "Changing Places: Paid and Unpaid Work in Public Places" (2018-2021). This series also consists of research documents pertaining to Armstrong's work on smaller research projects including books, book chapters, articles, and reports.

Records of special events

Series consists of records pertaining to the CIBPA Toronto's special and social events. The records in this series document planning and organization for and attendance at the association's regularly scheduled annual events, such as its golf and tennis tournaments, Inaugural/President's Balls and family Christmas parties, as well as anniversary dinners, special receptions, dragon boat races, art gallery tours, picnics, Monte Carlo nights, costume balls, fashion shows, and dinner dances. Files in this series consist of correspondence, invoices, financial records, press releases, invitations, guest lists, agendas, certificates, programs, tickets, notices, newsletters, pamphlets and seating plans.

Scrapbooks

Series consists of scrapbooks created and maintained by the CIBPA Toronto between 1956 and 1999. These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and photographs documenting the activities and interests of the CIBPA, including Italian-Canadian events in Toronto, the achievements of association members and of Italian-Canadians in general, and CIBPA special events.

Publications

Series consists of records pertaining to a number of publications produced by the CIBPA Toronto from the 1950s to the 2000s. The records in this file document the association's work to promote its activities, special events, services and the achievements of Italian-Canadians and association members to the CIPBA membership through newsletters or magazine-style publications. These publications were produced under a variety of names, including Facts & Opinion (1960s-1970s), Column (1970s-1990s), Il Foglio (1981-1982), La Scoperta (1991) and News Briefs (1990s-2000s). Also included in this series are copies of the early CIBA Bulletin (1950s) as well as files pertaining to the advertising, printing, and development of content for the newsletters.

Photographs
S00466 · Series · [ca. 1962]-[200-?]
Part of Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto

Series consists of photographs pertaining to the activities and members of the CIBPA Toronto. These photographs predominantly document attendees at events such as dinner meetings, President's Balls and golf tournaments, as well as election meetings, career fairs and networking meetings. Photographs in this series also pertain to association social events including dragon boat races, tennis tournaments, tall ship cruises and Christmas parties. Depicted in these photographs are members of the association, its executive committee and board of directors, as well as prominent Canadian politicians and businesspeople.

Membership files
S00465 · Series · 1949, 1952-2003
Part of Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto

Series consists of records pertaining to the membership of the CIBPA Toronto from its beginnings in the 1950s to the 2000s. The records in this series include non-active member files, letters sent to members, membership lists and directories, membership fee invoices, surveys and questionnaires, and membership certificates. These records document the growth of the organization, the nature of its membership, membership fee payments and the CIBPA Toronto's membership recruitment efforts.

Interview files
S00464 · Series · 1949, 1966, 1972, 1978-1983
Part of Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto

Series consists of records pertaining to a CIBPA Toronto history project about the origins of the association and other Italian-Canadian organizations in Toronto. The records in this series document interviews conducted with prominent members and associates of the CIPBA Toronto about the formation of the association, its relationship to other organizations, and the role of particular individuals in its development. These records include interview transcripts (in Italian and in English), draft essays regarding a number of Italian-Canadian organizations or clubs, notes and reports.

Financial records

Series consists of records pertaining to the finances and financial management of the CIBPA Toronto from 1952 to 1999, including its office expenses, bank accounts and mortgages, membership fees, employee salaries and charitable donations. The records in this series include correspondence and notes, as well as ledgers, invoices, audited and pre-audit financial statements, auditor reports, balance sheets, cash flow projections, account activity detail reports, monthly trial balances, reconciliation summaries, cheque register reports, general ledger journal reports, accounts receivable journals, sales journal reports, accounts payable journals, purchase journal reports, cash receipts reports and cash transaction journals.

Election meeting records

Series consists of records pertaining to the CIBPA Toronto's election dinner meetings held in May or June, often in conjunction with the association's annual general meeting, to elect members to the association's board of directors. These records document organization and planning for these events, membership attendance and instructions for voting. Files in this series consist of notices, ballots, newsletters, correspondence, nominations forms, financial statements, guest lists, sign-in sheets, scripts, candidate biographies and survey forms.

Dinner meeting records
S00461 · Series · 1967, [197-?]-2003
Part of Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto

Series consists of records pertaining to the monthly dinner meetings arranged for and attended by the membership of CIBPA Toronto, which include dinner and an address by a guest speaker on a predetermined topic. Guest speakers are predominantly politicians and business leaders with expert knowledge of a wide variety of business, social and political topics of relevance to the CIBPA membership. The records in this series document the planning process for these events, including the selection of guest speakers, the organization of the dinner and rental of the event locale, and the confirmation of member attendance and event fee payments. These records include programs and notices, invitations, guest lists, speaking notes, invoices, correspondence, financial statements, notes, timetables and seating plans.

Series consists of records pertaining to a CIBPA Toronto sociological study, conducted in the summer of 1980, to survey and interview Italian-Canadian youth between the ages of 15 and 27. This project was funded by a grant from the Summer Youth Employment Program of the Federal Department of Employment and Immigration, and it produced a final report titled "Cultural retention of Italian Canadian youth, a sociological study" (1980). The records in this series include bookkeeping and personnel records pertaining to project employees Moreno Bernardi, Luigi and Elvira d'Ambrosio, Sara Gelber and Enrico Vicentini, as well as a grant application, forms, memoranda, newspaper clippings, press releases, draft reports, questionnaires and correspondence.

Correspondence

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence created and maintained by a variety of officers of the Toronto CIBPA, including association presidents (A.W. Santamaura, Manlio d'Ambrosio, Vito Giovannetti, Clement Nusca, Elio Rosati, Roy Orlando, E.G. Faludi, Remi di Carli, N.L Lorenzetti, Roldano Dalla Rosa), and general managers (Robert Dante Martella, Paul Uguccioni, Joyce Frustaglio). These records document a wide variety of topics, including letters of congratulations and thanks, invitations to dinner meetings and promotion of special events, communications with association membership, fundraising, and incoming requests for assistance. Files in this series also consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters, budgets, minutes, invoices, balance sheets and notes.

Series consists of records pertaining to the history and origins of the CIBPA Toronto, its structure and mandate, and the proceedings of its annual general meetings. Files in this series are comprised of reports, minutes, constitution and by-laws, organizational chart, correspondence, membership lists, memoranda, budgets, agendas, notes, lists of officers and financial statements.

Committee records

Series consists of records pertaining to the activities of some committees of the CIBPA Toronto, which include the Cultural, Membership Development, Policy & Finance, Public Affairs, Special Events and Youth Committees. These records document committee meetings, special event planning and the organizational structure of the CIBPA Toronto. Included in this series are records pertaining to the CIBPA Ladies' Auxiliary. Files in this series consist of minutes, membership lists, correspondence, surveys and questionnaires, brochures and pamphlets, notes and organizational charts.

Bursary program records

Series consists of records pertaining to the CIBPA Toronto's bursary program, which began in 1957 to assist Italian-Canadian students attending university. The records in this series, which are primarily correspondence, bursary application forms and program reports, document the volume of bursary applicants, the association's promotion of the program and its criteria for selection, and bursary finances. On 26 August 1976, the CIBPA Toronto's bursary program was incorporated and became the Da Vinci Scholarship Foundation. The files in this series include records created before and after incorporation, including records regarding the formation of the Da Vinci Scholarship Foundation.

Series consists of records pertaining to meetings of CIBPA Toronto's board of directors and its executive committee. These records, which include minutes, agendas, correspondence and notes, document topics addressed by these bodies, including planning for dinner meetings and special events, reports from association committees, membership applications and cancellations, office administration, financial management, and fundraising and outreach activities. Files in this series also include minutes of CIBPA general meetings and a board of directors' orientation manual.

Audiovisual materials

Series consists of videocassettes created or accumulated by the Toronto CIBPA. These videocassettes document association events, such as dinner meetings and the President's Ball, awards and conferences, and include video footage of interviews with CIBPA members and leaders. Some of the items in this series are copies of news coverage from local multicultural television channels OMNI News and CFMT Television.

Series consists of records pertaining to the administration, activities and interests of the CIBPA in Toronto. These records document the CIBPA's involvement with fundraising and community engagement projects, with other Italian-Canadian organizations, and with Canadian politics. Also included in this series are records pertaining to the management of the CIBPA office and staff, the creation of the association's directory, membership initiatives, as well as research about potential dinner meeting guest speakers and other topics. The files in this series consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, press releases, surveys, forms, and financial statements.

S01136 · Series · Oct. 1985-2013
Part of Ali Kazimi fonds

Series consists of materials related to Kazimi's participation in events such as conferences, film festivals, and professional associations.

S01133 · Series · 1942-2022
Part of Ali Kazimi fonds

Series consists of research material, notes, production records and agreements, scripts and drafts, correspondence, press material, photographs, and audiovisual components related to Kazimi’s work as as a filmmaker, multimedia artist, and exhibitionist. The majority of the records focus on Kazimi's major documentary works (timelines in parentheses) - "Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffery Thomas" (1984-1985, 1996-1998), "Narmada: A Valley Rises", 1989-1994), "Continuous Journey" (1996-2004), "Runaway Grooms" (2007-2016), "Random Acts of Legacy" (2007-2016), and "Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence" (1995-2022). The series also includes records related to other productions as well as records related to unfinished/unreleased productions (notes for which are provided in the scope and content).

Correspondence
S01138 · Series · 1997-May 2016
Part of Ali Kazimi fonds

Series consists of correspondence materials (including personal) beyond the scope of the other series in the fonds.

Honours and awards
S01137 · Series · 10 Sept. 2018-Apr. 2019
Part of Ali Kazimi fonds

Series consists of materials related to lifetime awards, honours, and recongitions received by Kazimi, specifically a Doctorate of Letters from the University of British Columbia and the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Awards and recongition for specific projects and films would be found in the "Media Production Files" series above.

S01135 · Series · 24 Feb. 1980-2020
Part of Ali Kazimi fonds

Series consists of materials related to Kazimi's personal and professional life in education, including his student and professorial records.

Writing files
S01134 · Series · 1985-2017
Part of Ali Kazimi fonds

Series consists of research material, notes and notebooks, production records, drafts, and additional records related to Kazimi's writing, published and unpublished. The majority of the records focus on Ali Kazimi's book "Undesirables: White Canada and the Komagata Maru", published in 2011.

Photographs
S00987 · Series · 1956-2001
Part of Kenneth Shah fonds

Series consists of photographs belonging or taken by Shah. They include photographs and negatives of the Caribana mas parades and costumes created by Shah throughout the years, as well as other Carnivals and Mas parades across Canada, New York, and Trinidad and Toabgo. The series also consists of personal photographs of Shah’s family and friends.

Moving image recordings
S00988 · Series · 1965-1997
Part of Kenneth Shah fonds

Series consists of videocassettes and film reels documenting Caribana throughout the years. Film reels also document Shah’s life and subsequent immigration from Trinidad and Tobago to Canada.

S00772 · Series · 1985-1990
Part of Rhombus Media fonds

Series consists of production files and film elements of the 1991 documentary directed by Larry Weinstein and produced by Rhombus Media about the life and music of Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). Includes performances by Teresa Berganza, Justino Diaz, the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, and Charles Dutoit. Filmed in Spain and Argentina.

Letters and reports
S00150 · Series · 1942-1975
Part of Ernesto Vinci fonds

The series consists of reports and correspondence with the Banff School, music festivals, the Royal Conservatory, and related bodies.