Accession consists of Linda Briskin's files as the first coordinator of the York University Faculty Association (YUFA)'s Standing Committee on Equity. The files include correspondence, reports, articles by Professor Briskin, and various publications dealing with the struggle of women faculty to win equity with their male colleagues, particularly in terms of salary, as well as sexual and co-worker harassment, the Coalition of Union Women at York, the YUFA strike of 1997 and the strike by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Unit 3 in 2000, the Ontario Council of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), and her work with unions at the universities of Windsor, Waterloo, and Queen's.
Accession consists of Briskin's teaching and personal files including Sheridan College files; Opportunity for Advancement (OFA) Board of Directors, Social Action Committee files; OFA "The Poverty Game" for Ontario politicians files; York University teaching and administrative files; TA handbooks and Skill and Assignment Kits for "Women and Society" course.
Accession consists of eighteen letters (seventeen holograph and one typewritten) and one transcription of a literary work of Jonathan Swift.
Accession consists of bundles of source material (primarily photocopies of secondary sources and printed articles from various websites) and the annotated typescript manuscript for Professor Michael Kater's book, "After the Nazis : The Story of Culture in Western Germany" (New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2023). The manuscript was written with the working title of "Under the Shadow of Nazism : Culture in West Germany." The accession also includes: an annotated typescript manuscript for Kater's book, "Culture in Nazi Germany" (New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2019; correspondence with friends and colleagues; files relating to his research and York University; reference material relating to music in Nazi Germany, and brief works written by Kater; a computer reel used on York University's IBM mainframe computer in the early 1980s when Kater was conducting research for his book, "The Nazi Party : a Social Profile of Members and Leaders, 1919-1945" (Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1983); and Kater's curriculum vitae, 2023.
Accession consists of handwritten and typescript novel drafts, proof pages, source notes, character and scene sketches, and research material accumulated and created by Alissa York as part of her writing process for the novel “Far cry” published in 2023.
Accession consists of drafts, manuscripts, notes, research material, edits, and character sketches created by Alissa York as part of her process creating her short story collection, Any Given Power (1999), and her novels: Mercy (2003), Effigy (2007), Fauna (2010), and The Naturalist (2016).
Accession consists primarily of Vera's professional records, including finished copies, typescripts and drafts of published and unpublished works; copies of articles written by and about Vera; professional correspondence; royalty statements; and a scrapbook of clippings and literary ephemera related to early publications. Accession includes a selection of books both by and belonging to Vera and also includes a copy of the Vera biography, “Petal Thoughts” by Ericah Gwetai.
Accession consists of scripts, production materials, photographs, posters, correspondence, and moving image recordings pertaining to Freeman’s work as writer and producer of film and televsion, in particular his roles at the CBC as an executive in charge of creative production and creative head of special projects, drama.
Accession consists of draft scripts, notes, outlines, correspondence and subject files created and accumulated by Brian Freeman in his capacity as a freelance writer of plays, reviews, television and movie scripts. Also included in the fonds are script reports prepared for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Universal Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation (OFDC), as well as files and scripts pertaining to Freeman's work as a development officer for the OFDC in the 1980s and 1990s.
Accession consists of drafts of articles, chapters, and other writing by Elliston including the Women as Volunteers project; material from the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) and the JCA Women’s Committee, as well as VHS tapes of community conferences and anti-racist training and education.
Accessions consists of material donated by Inez Elliston in 2015 It includes research material, newsletters,
Accession consists of materials donated by Inez Elliston in 2014. It includes research materials, education and teachers modules, publications and other documentation relating to Elliston’s work with the Scarborough Board of Education, and the Delta Kappa Gamma Society project, Woman as Volunteers.
Accession includes material related to Elliston's involvement in local, municipal, provincial, national and international organizations and committees involved in social issues related to women's rights, (particularly immigrant women, ethnic and cultural minorities, women of colour and Indigenous women, issues of gender in urban communities, domestic violence, safety and accessibility), immigrant school children (particularly in the area of assessment, anti-racist, cultural interrelation, vocational training, and children's rights), adult learners (particularly in the areas of vocational training, anti-racist programming and policies for adult immigrant learners) and citizenship (in particular areas of multiculturalism, inter-cultural dialogue, tolerance, anti-hate group community efforts, political organization and celebration of diversity).
Records in this accession mainly pertain to Robert Drummond’s administrative and academic work as a professor of Political Science and Dean of York University’s Faculty of Arts. Also included are files documenting his early academic work in high school and university. Records include essays and articles, correspondence, photographs, memoranda, reports, course materials and lecture notes.
Accession consists of copies of Drummond's poetic writings pertaining to Robert Burns' dinners, odes to York faculty and staff, and memorabilia from his days as an undergraduate student at York.
Accession consists of records pertaining to the operations of the Obsidian Theatre Company and its productions between 2011 and 2014. Records include production agreements, forms and invoices; correspondence; a 2012 strategic plan; grant applications; programs, flyers and posters; Board of Directors agendas, minutes and reports; costume drawings; photographs and video recordings of performances.
Accession consists of production binders pertaining to five productions, including "ruined", "Yellow Man", "Intimate Apparel, who knew grannie: a dub aria", and "Late". Also includes news clippings, promotional material, posters, and programs for said productions.
Accession consists of administrative records related to the operation of the Obsidian Theatre Company, and includes promotional and production material for plays mounted by the theatre and its associates such as "the Polished Hoe", "Late | Black Medea", "Joyous Celebration", "the Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God", "the Piano Lesson", "Two Can Play", "the Monument", and "Consecrated Ground."
Accession consists of low-level oblique aerial photographs of conservation areas in southern Ontario, and the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Accession consists of oblique aerial photographs of Southern Ontario watersheds taken by Lou Wise using 35mm colour transparencies while flying his own plane.
Accession consists of original illustrations created by Ben Wicks for the series of children’s books, Katie and Orbie Save the Planet, as well as illustrations for other books and projects, the manuscript for Ben Wicks’ Canada, and publications written or illustrated by Ben Wicks.
Accession consists of Broadfoot's personal and professional correspondence; character monologues and scripts (including for Big Bobby Clobber; David J. Broadfoot, the MP for Kicking Horse Pass; and Sergeant Renfrew); scripts for roasts, tributes and special events; touring information; publicity photographs; clippings; mementos and certificates; records pertaining to his autobiography "Old enough to say what I want" (2002); and videos documenting his career as one of Canada's longest serving comedians.
Accession consists of material that documents Connelly's personal and professional life and includes notes and drafts related to published and unpublished poems and short stories as well as complete drafts of her poetry collections 'Grace and poison,' 'This brighter prison,' 'The disorder of love,' and 'The small words in my body,' her travel memoirs 'One room in a castle' and 'Touch the dragon' and her novel 'The lizard cage.' It also includes personal correspondence consisting of letters received by Connelly as well as copies of letters sent by her to friends and family, which were subsequently used in the writing of her works of travel literature. The fonds includes copies of letters of received from Margaret Atwood, Timothy Findley, Dale Zieroth, Don Coles, Michael Redhill, Nino Ricci, Nancy Holmes, Libby Oughton, Silver Donald Cameron, Susan Swan and Steven Heighton, among others. It also includes Connelly's personal journals for the years 1984 to 2003 in which she documents events in her day to day life, her thoughts on literature and art, ideas and sketches for stories and poems and in which she recorded her observations based on her extensive travels through Thailand, Burma, Spain, France, Greece and Canada.
The accession consists of notes, edited manuscripts, and research materials related to various published and unpublished works by Hédi Bouraoui, including “La Tour CN,” “La Pharaone,” “Musocktail,” and “Bangkok Blues.” It includes personal and professional correspondence, as well as clippings about Bouraoui and reviews of his work. This accession also contains several sound and audiovisual recordings of poetry and novel recitals, conferences, and interviews.
The accession consists of working drafts of Baldwin’s novel “The Selector of Souls” as well as drafts under various titles, including “Gateway of the World” and “The Unnamed”.
The accession consists of drafts for, and correspondence related to, Baldwin’s work-in-progress “Gateway of the World,” and the stage play “We Are So Different Now,” as well as promotional brochures for “Draupadi, We Are So Different Now.”
The accession consists of manuscripts and drafts of Baldwin’s monographs “English Lessons and Other Stories,” and “We Are Not in Pakiston,” as well as some editing correspondence for the latter.
The accession consists of correspondence with editors and publishers, annotated drafts and edited galleys related to Baldwin’s novels “What the Body Remembers” and “The Tiger Claw” and to the book “A Foreign Visitor’s Guide to Survival in North America,” co-authored with Marilyn M. Levine. It also includes an audio cassette recording of Baldwin’s reading of “The Japji Sahib of Guru Nanak.”
Accession consists of two photograph albums. The first album contains 53 silver gelatin prints taken between 1903 and 1909 containing views of London, Ontario (including the McPherson Fruit Company) and other communities in southern Ontario, with one interior view of a house in Winnipeg. The second album contains 55 silver gelatin prints created between 1906 and 1907 showing construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway's extension in Saskatchewan and views along the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City.
The accession consists of records pertaining to M.G. Vassanji’s literary career, including: full and partial draft manuscripts of novels, short stories and speeches; personal correspondence; royalty statements, professional correspondence pertaining to literary festivals, prizes, conferences, permission to use work in other publications, and invitations to events and speaking requests; media packets, clippings and reviews regarding Vassanji’s books and Giller prizes; and records pertaining to his education, subsequent honorary degrees, and his investiture into the Order of Canada.
Accession consists of printed copies of the business email correspondence of M.G. Vassanji. Some correspondence pertains to literary submissions and other administrative matters concerning the operations of TSAR Publications (including correspondence sent and received by Nurjehan Aziz), while the majority of correspondence pertains to Vassanji’s own literary career. Also included in this accession is assorted memorabilia about Vassanji’s career as a writer and awards received, including the Order of Canada and the Giller Prize. These records include newspaper and magazine articles about Vassanji; articles written by Vassanji and published in journals, magazines and newspapers; event programs, notices, flyers and menus; award certificates; and posters.
Accession consists of teaching files for Ellenwood’s undergraduate and graduate level courses, files pertaining to the research and writing of his PhD thesis on André Breton and Sigmund Freud, academic files consisting of drafts of papers and talks delivered by Ellenwood at various conferences, translation files consisting of drafts of his translation work and publishing files that document his own writing efforts including correspondence, research material and drafts of "Egregore: The Montréal Automatist Movement".
Accession consists of correspondence by Carol Malyon to David Peacock and Elke Inkster of Porcupine's Quill regarding her proposal for the book, Mixed-up Grandmas, Malyon's manuscript for the text, a mock-up of the book and preliminary sketches by Peacock, and illustrations in ink and acrylic paint on board with tissue overlay that were created by Peacock for use in producing the book.
Accession consists of the records of Carol Malyon’s activities as an author, including: public readings of her work; her involvement with literary festivals and workshops; correspondence regarding her book, Lovers & Other Strangers (1996); early and final drafts of the short stories published by Inanna Publications & Education Inc. as Under the Water with Fish (2020), accompanied by correspondence; book catalogues; writers' directories; and magazine submissions.
Accession consists of audio cassettes containing interviews with First Nations Elders and others pertaining to Poslun’s research.
Accession consists of research files, clippings, correspondence, and audio tapes of interviews with First Nations Elders collected and prepared by Michael Posluns. Accession also includes copies of Askwesasne Notes, 1969-1977. Some materials relate to international Indigenious rights and to American Native movement activities.
The series of correspondence and clippings relate to Pollock's many interests, particularly in Temple Sinai, the James Joyce Society, and travel. The manuscripts are of plays that he wrote and directed, including multiple copies annotated for different purposes. Published material consists of 9 volumes of Thom's Directory (1852-1950) and one volume of The Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland (1847). The 15 watercolour paintings are by Jane Golden.
Pollock's interests including, James Joyce and Temple Sinai. Most of the file titles in this series were simply transferred from there original folders. The rest of the material in this series came from one file which had no detectable order. This file was sorted by subject, the subject headings were used as file titles.
Two photographs included in this accession make up series 2. One of the photographs was removed from its frame, it is included with its frame backing.
The accession consists of 19 boxes of records. 8 series were established: Subject Files: Correspondence & Clippings, Manuscripts, Audio Tapes, Slides, Videos, Photographs and Framed Material, Posters-Paintings-Scrapbooks, Cartographic Materials.
The first two series, Subject Files and Manuscripts were arranged in file folders entitled by Prof. Pollock. The original order was kept and the documents were put into acid neutral file folders and titles were transcribed verbatim. Manuscripts include Pollock's novel Gabriel, plays, poems and the unpublished After the funferal and Soviet journal.
Audio tapes of interviews conducted by Prof. Pollock were not in any particular order. An effort was made to put the related ones together and the titles assigned by Harry J. Pollock were maintained. There are also audio tapes of music for his plays
Slides consist of those that Prof. Pollock used in the plays Night Boat from Dublin and Giacomo de Trieste, these were removed from the boxes and slide carousels and placed in archival slide sheaths. They are listed by play tittle in the original sequence in which they were shown. Duplicate and additional slides are listed according to subject. Titles given by Harry J. Pollock were kept.
The three videocassettes include one entitled Portrait of the artist-is there one who understands me? and two of Japan.
Accession consists of the records of York University psychology professor David Bakan. Records include drafts of manuscripts, completed writings, correspondence, sound recordings, notes, lecture notes, and other teaching files, all related to Bakan's professorial work and academic research.
Accession consists of a typescript copy of “And they took themselves wives: the emergence of patriarchy in western civilization,” (1979). It has been copy-edited, showing/the editorial work of more than one hand, as well as handwritten additions to the text.
Accession consists of a manuscript of Bakan’s book, “Freud and the tradition of Jewish mysticism,” (1957), which includes handwritten changes to the typescript in pencil and ink.
The accession consists of records pertaining to the Avenue-Bay-Cottingham Ratepayers’ Association and their fight against proposed development by CPR and Marathon Realty.
The accession consists of records pertaining to the Avenue-Bay-Cottingham Ratepayers’ Association and their fight against proposed development by CPR and Marathon Realty.
The accession consists of records pertaining to the Avenue-Bay-Cottingham Ratepayers’ Association battle with the CPR and Marathon Realty.
Accession consists of: printed correspondence sent Canada Post and email, including many colour digital images taken by Judith Cowan and others, 2022-2023; Cowan's unfinished novel, "A Better Class of Illusion," with handwritten annotation, 25 October 2019; a brochure for the 39e Festival International de la Poesie; and letters to Cowan by her friend Dr. Hector L. van Vierssen Trip, accompanied by his essays on Alpertus on church and state, Germanic linguistic studies, Latin in biology, his trip to the Netherlands in 1988, and a history of the Trip family, 1978-1990.
Accession consists of an issue of The Globe (Toronto), 1 July 1867; annotated manuscript of an unfinished science fiction story, “Non-lieu,” written in the 1990s; a copy of Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage annotated with Judith Cowan’s teaching notes for Québécois students; and correspondence sent by email and surface mail, 2021.
Accession consists of: booklets containing student projects edited by Judith Rudakoff, “Questionable Activities: Canadian Theatre Artists Interviewed by Canadian Theatre Students,” 3 vols., 1997-1998, and “Telling Tales out of School,” a series of one-person performances created by students of Judith Rudakoff’s Playwriting and New Play Dramaturge classes, 2006-2009; articles about Judith Rudakoff, 1990-2001; correspondence regarding the University of Cape Town, 2016; syllabus for a dramaturgy course, 1988; conference papers, 2006-2011; conference booklets and related documents; correspondence regarding acceptance of Judith Rudakoff’s PhD dissertation by the University of Toronto, 1983; teaching award nominations; playwriting files; issues of Toronto Free Press, 1984-1989; award notices and nominations, 1984-2015; scripts for “Not Having,” “The Straw Hat – The Musical,” “The River,” and “Home is not a place” (the last two plays written with Judith Skelton and Joseph Tisga); and files supporting Judith Rudakoff’s academic promotion, 2003.