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File consists of Whitaker’s article ‘Liberals emerge from convention ready to govern from the left’ (April 13, 2021), which was published on Rabble.ca.

Interview with Erika Melek, 21 year old. This interview is with a second-generation Egyptian Canadian, who was born in Mississauga to Egyptian immigrant parents. In this interview, she speaks about how her parents came to Canada and speaks about the importance of community. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.

Item consists of an oral history interview (transcript).

Interview with Steph Alexander. Steph Alexander, 21, is a first generation immigrant, who was born in Alexandria and migrated to Canada with her family at 8 years old. In this interview she speaks about home, Canada and why they chose Toronto specifically, how family and the Coptic church played a huge role in settling and assimilate into Canadian culture. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.

Interview with Lobna Hassan, 22, is a first-generation immigrant. She was born in Cairo and moved to Toronto, Canada with her sister in 2011. During Egypt’s Revolution, Lobna talked about how unstable and unsafe it felt, and how that drove her parents to decide she continue her education in Canada. When Lobna first arrived, she felt nostalgic. As time passed in Toronto, she has come to learn how to be grateful for the opportunity of being where she is now. Interviewer is Sarah Al Naqeeb.

File consists of oral histories that explore explored the motivations, journey, challenges, and settlement of Armenian, Italian, Jewish, Muslim, and Coptic individuals in Brazil. Interviewees are first-generation immigrants from urban centers across Egypt who migrated in the second half of the 20th century. Interviews conducted by Diogo Bercito, a doctoral student at Georgetown University who joined Egypt Migrations as a summer intern in June 2021. Records include audio and video oral histories, transcripts, and consent forms. Records include audio and video oral histories, transcripts, consent forms, and photographs.

Ilana Radetich in an undated photo taken in Alexandria. Family archive.

Moha Elgendy, 69 years old, was born in Cairo in a Muslim family. She migrated to Brazil in 1975 with her husband, an agronomist. At that time, there was a high demand for such professionals in Brazil. They lived in the state of Goiás, in the mid-west. Moha narrates her struggle to adapt to a new, less conservative culture—and also her feeling of belonging there.

File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.

Silvana Tinelli, 83 years old, was born in Alexandria in a Catholic family of Italian and Yugoslavian origins. She narrates her migration to Brazil in 1957, when she was 17, as an adventure of her youth years. When she went back to Alexandria and saw her childhood home, Tinelli thought everything there looked like a miniature, if compared to the dimensions of Brazil.

Tareq Mesbah in front of his restaurant in São Paulo. Family archive.

Tareq Mesbah in front of his restaurant in São Paulo. Family archive.

File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.

File contains the transcript of an oral history interview.

Image of a woman and child sitting in a living room.

File contains a list of questions to guide the oral history interviews.

File consists of a typescript draft, heavily edited by the author.

File consists of a typescript draft of York’s novel “Far cry” (2023). The working title “Requited” was used on several drafts before publication.

File consists of a typescript draft of York’s novel “Far cry” (2023). The working title “Requited” was used on several drafts before publication.

File consists of random annotated page proofs.

File consists of a proof copy manuscript, some pages missing from page number sequence.

File consists of a proof copy manuscript, some pages missing from page number sequence.

File consists of a draft of York’s novel “Far cry” in assembly form. The assembly is created by cutting out and taping typescript scenes together to form long scrolls of writing. The assembly has been flattened to facilitate access but some pieces of paper have become detached from their original position within the text. The title “Requited” was used on drafts before publication.

File consists of three essay drafts, heavily edited and annotated by Vassanji.

File consists of a blank disc with a label showing a wreath of poppies at a war memorial with the text, "Each one lost / Bruce Cockburn," and a second disc with a rendition of the song, "I'll be seeing you," by an unidentified singer.

File consists of a near clean draft manuscript with the exception of several pages of additional text, handwritten by Vassanji.

File consists of an electronically edited manuscript, heavily annotated by Vassanji.

File consists of Anne Carson’s poem ‘Oh What a Night (Alkibiades),’ which was submitted to the London Review of Books, appearing in Volume 42, number 22 (2020).

File consists of a City of Toronto Report for Action with regard to municipal plans to engage with the Jane-Finch community in discussions of transit infrastructure, zoning and other community initiatives.

Item consists of the daily agenda of Marian Fowler.

File consists of one issue of The Downsview Advocate, issue 7, no. 3.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 2020 and 2021.

File consists of plans for the Jane Finch Community Hub and Centre for the Arts.

File consists of cue cards and typed notes related to the production of the film "Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence."

File consists of Whitaker’s article ‘Pandemic Governance Lessons from British Columbia,’ which details the province’s positive record of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication to which this article was submitted is unknown.

File consists of a photocopy of the Canadian Encyclopedia article "Black History in Canada: 1960 to Present," written by Channon Oyeniran and updated by Clayton Ma.

File consists of proof pages edited by the author and others.

File consists of an unfinished novel by Judith Cowan with her handwritten annotations.

Item is a printout from the Jet Propulsion Labratory’s online description of 423097 Richardjarrell (2003 YL177), a main-belt asteroid.

File consists of release forms related to the production of the film with the working title "Disappearing Act," which would later become "Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence."

File consists of a program and poster for the Canadian Council of the Arts special screenings for the Governor General's Art Award, where Ali Kazimi was awarded the 2019 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts and the film "Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffery Thomas" was screened.

File consists of correspondence detailing Ali Kazimi being awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. The file also includes an invitation to the presentation of the awards.

File consists of a black leather-bound manuscript entitled "Ms. of Little Engel" handwritten by George Borrow.

File consists of Ingeborg’s curriculum vitae, artist profiles, a short biography, a list of exhibitions, and a copy of the her article “Notes on painting," 2000.

Item contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.

Item contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.

Item contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.

File consists of the report "Permanently Temporary: Labour, Precarity and Resistance in Jane Finch," prepared by the community group Jane Finch Action Against Poverty. The project examines the impact of employment precarity on the residents of Jane Finch.

File consists of presentation slides for "Reclaiming What Education Means to Youth," a presentation by Skills for Change at the People For Education Conference held on November 2, 2019.

File consists of handwritten pages of a draft of York’s novel “Far cry” (2023).

File contains publications, such as those by National Geographic and other publishers, including infographics and maps predominantly pertaining to Indigenous presence and colonization in Canada and USA, as well as internationally. Some material pertains to outer space.

File consists of articles on art, philosophy, history and psychology, as well as copies of poems.

File consists of a note from Joan Mackenzie and copies of her poems.

File consists of annotated scripts for a play based on the novels "Titus Groan" and "Gormenghast" by Mervyn Peake.

Item contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.

Item contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.

Item contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.

File consists of one copy of Canadian Dimension Volume 52, number 4, which includes Whitaker’s article ‘Vividly imagined Soviet-Canadian novel with a personal twist,’ a review of Joyce Wayne’s “Last Night of the World” (2018).

File consists of drafts of Whitaker’s chapter “The Gouzenko Affair: From Star Chamber to the Court Room”, editorial guidelines and titles, editorial recommendations regarding ‘The Gouzenko Affair’ and Chapter 1 ‘Introduction: World War, Cold War, and Challenges to Sovereignty.’ These chapters formed parts of “Canadian State Trials Volume V.” last updated in May 2019.

File consists of one issue of The Downsview Advocate, issue 6, no. 9.