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 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.
The fonds documents Brian Wright-McLeod's activities as a music journalist, musicologist, and author researching, documenting, and promoting Indigenous music and artists from the late 1800s to the present. Records include artist biography files (containing magazines, handwritten notes clippings, research files containing magazines, publications, and grant applications), research and reference material, and documents pertaining to Wright-McLeod’s activities in the community including as a juror for the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and other initiatives
The fonds also contains an audiovisual collection which predominantly features Indigenous artists from North America. Also included are recordings from Indigenous artists from across the globe, as well as non-musical recordings such as audio books and educational material.
Wright-McLeod, BrianSeries predominantly contains artist files and genre research files which include biographical sheets, press clippings, promotional material, photographs, and correspondence. It also documents the production process of compiling the Encyclopedia of Native Music which contains over 1,800 entries spanning more than 100 years, and is accompanied by a 3-set CD album. First published in 2005, the book focuses on early performers of traditional songs, jazz and blues, contemporary performers, as well as film soundtracks and compilation albums, in addition to spoken-word recordings including audio books, comedy, interviews, and poetry.
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.
File consists of correspondence and publishing agreements signed by Whitaker with University of Toronto Press (UTP) and University of Regina Press (URP) respectively. Correspondence relates predominantly to publishing and marketing the book “Secret Service: Political Policing in Canada from the Fenians to Fortress America.” Publishing agreements with UTP include those for “Secret Service” and the Foreword to “Into the Wilderness of Mirrors: The Five Eyes and Counter Intelligence in the Cold War.” Publishing agreement with URP includes that for “Troubled Marriage: Liberal Pluralist Democracies and Religion” for inclusion in the collection “Challenges Facing Canadian Democracy.”
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 the Province of Ontario's Anti-Racism strategic plan, outlining existing racial inequality, education and equity issues, among others.
File consists of one issue of The Downsview Advocate, issue 7, no. 3.
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.
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.
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.
File consists of drawings and text about Ben Wicks, all mounted on foam core and card stock. The items are from an unknown exhibit that occurred after Ben Wicks’ death.
File contains clippings, pamphlets, and magazines including “Pow Wow: North American Veteran’s Association 8th annual and 1st national” (14-16 July 2000), Ann Arbor Pow Wow: 33rd annual, University of Michigan” (2-3 April 2005), “Great Lakes Pow-Wow” (2000), “Pow-Wow: 9th annual great lakes Pow-wow guide” (2003), “Pow-Wow: 10th annual great lakes Pow-Wow guide” (2004), “Pow-Wow: 11th annual great lakes Pow-wow guide” (2005), “Pow-Wow: 23rd annual great lakes Pow-Wow guide” (2017), “The Native Canadian: Quarterly newsletter of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto” (Summer 2018), Pow-Wow guide at Ryerson University (2018? and 2020), “Council Fire Youth Pow Wow Regent Park” (25 August 2018), abd “Southern Ontario’s Powwow Trail” (2007) published by the Aboriginal Tourism Association of Southern Ontario.
File includes the following publications: “The Journey Together: Ontario’s Commitment to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples” by the Government of Ontario ( 2016), “Wagon Burner, This! Princess Moonrider, That!: co-presented with the imagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival” (2006), “Health & Wellness Bulletin” by the Assembly of First Nations (2017), a photocopy of “International Youth Year 1985,” and “Your Future is Waiting” by Six Nations Polytechnic (2019-2020).
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.
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 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 a proof copy manuscript, some pages missing from page number sequence.
File consists of random annotated page proofs.
File consists of a proof copy manuscript, some pages missing from page number sequence.
Series consists of production files, computer disks, audio and video cassettes, and other audiovisual media pertaining to completed film and music projects created by Larry Weinstein. Projects documented include the following:
- All that Bach (1985): Records pertaining to the 1985 TV movie All That Bach, directed by Larry Weinstein.
- Beethoven’s Hair (2005): Records pertaining to the production, release, and reception of the 2005 documentary film Beethoven's Hair, directed by Larry Weinstein and co-produced by Weinstein, Jody Shapiro, and Jessica Daniel. Also includes records related to the interactive new media site of the same name (www.beethovenshair.ca), a project produced collaboratively by Rhombus Media and Xenophile Media. Records include notes, correspondence, reference and research material, proposals, scripts, treatments, applications, agreements, cast and crew records, music and interview recordings, video recordings, award and festival records, press and reviews, photographs, and other material.
- Burnt Toast (2005): Records pertaining to the 2005 television opera Burnt Toast, a series of comedic shorts written and directed by Larry Weinstein. Includes notes, correspondence, proposals, overviews, scripts, budgets, call sheets, sound recordings, set drawings, schedules, cast and crew records, storyboards, sheet music, promotional material, festival records, and other material.
- Concerto! (1993): Records pertaining to the 1993 television series Concerto! co-directed by Larry Weinstein, Niv Fichman, and Barbara Willis Sweete. Includes schedules, minutes, synopses and other material
- Devil’s Delight (2010): Records pertaining to the 2010 short film Devil's Delight, for which Larry Weinstein was the executive producer. Includes notes, correspondence, reference material, synopses, funding applications, agreements, casting records, and schedules.
- For the Whales (1989): Records pertaining to the 1989 documentary For the Whales, directed by Larry Weinstein, featuring artists such as John Cage, Margaret Atwood, Bill Reid, and others. Includes notes, interview transcripts, sheet music, photographs, reviews and other material.
- Greta Kraus [198-?]: Records pertaining to the 1980s Arts Council short Greta Kraus, created by Larry Weinstein. Includes notes, reference material and photographs.
- Hong Kong Symphony: Heaven-Earth-Mankind (1997): Records pertaining to the 1997 documentary Hong Kong Symphony: Heaven-Earth-Mankind, directed by Larry Weinstein and featuring a performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Includes notes, correspondence, scripts, proposals, photographs, press, and festival records.
- Inside Hana’s Suitcase (2009): Records pertaining to the production, release and reception of the 2009 documentary Inside Hana's Suitcase, directed and produced by Larry Weinstein. Includes research and reference material, correspondence, production notes, scripts, budgets, proposals, agreements, schedules, casting records, interview transcripts, promotional and educational material, press and reviews, film festival records, and other material. Records also include photographs and video recordings pertaining to the film, including stock and raw footage, dailies, and animation samples.
- Joaquin Rodrigo: Shadows and Light : Joaquin Rodrigo at 90 (1993); Concierto de Aranjuez (1993): Records pertaining to two films directed by Larry Weinstein on the life and music of Joaquin Rodrigo: Shadows and Light : Joaquin Rodrigo at 90 (1993) and Concierto de Aranjuez (1993). Includes notes, correspondence, scripts, photographs, press, festival and award records, and other material.
- Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra (1985): Records pertaining to the 1985 short documentary film Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra, directed by Larry Weinstein. The film was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary short in 1986. Includes scripts, reviews, credits, and music cues.
- Manuel de Falla: Master Peter’s Puppet Show; Nights in the Garden of Spain; When the Fire Burns [198-?]: Records pertaining to three films created in the 1980s by Larry Weinstein about the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Master Peter's Puppet Show and When the Fire Burns. Includes notes, correspondence, reference material, outlines, photographs, promotional material, reviews, and other material.
- Mozartballs (2006): Records pertaining to the 2006 TV movie Mozartballs, directed by Larry Weinstein. Includes notes, correspondence, research materials, proposals, stock footage records, cast and crew records, sheet music, audio recordings, interview transcripts, press and reviews, festival and workshop records, and other material.
- Mulroney: The Opera (2011): Records pertaining to the musical film Mulroney: The Opera, directed and co-produced by Larry Weinstein. Includes agreements, lists, and press.
- My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg (1992): Records pertaining to the 1992 film My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg, directed by Larry Weinstein and co-written by Weinstein and Thomas Wallner. Includes research and reference material, correspondence, scripts, music cues, credits, photographs, press and reviews, award and festival records, and other material.
- The Radical Romantic: John Weinzweig (1990): Records pertaining to the 1990 TV documentary The Radical Romantic: John Weinzweig, written and directed by Larry Weinstein. Includes notes, correspondence, reference material, scripts, photographs, and other material.
- Ravel (1987): Records pertaining to the 1987 documentary Ravel, written and directed by Larry Weinstein. Includes notes, correspondence, outlines, budgets, scripts, reference material, photographs, festival records, press, and other material. Also contains some material related to the 2001 film Ravel’s Brain.
- Ravel’s Brain (2001): Records pertaining to the production, release and reception of the 2001 film Ravel's Brain, written and directed by Larry Weinstein and co-produced by Weinstein, Pierre-Olivier Bardet, and Niv Fichman. Includes notes, correspondence, research materials, scripts, treatments, agreements, fundraising records, interview transcripts, schedules, call sheets, travel records, drawings, prop and costume records, casting and location material, sheet music, audio recordings, photographs, promotional material, festival records, press and other material.
- Satie and Suzanne (1994): Photographs pertaining to the 1994 film Satie and Suzanne.
- September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1994): Records pertaining to the production, release, and reception of the 1994 tribute film September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill, directed by Larry Weinstein and co-written by Weinstein and David Morton, as well as to the film's 1997 soundtrack of the same name released by Sony Classical. The film and soundtrack feature performances by Lou Reed, Teresa Stratas, Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, William S. Burroughs, and others. Records include reference and research material, notes, correspondence, outlines, casting records, sheet music and song lyrics, set drawings, mockups, promotional material, festival records, licensing agreements, distribution records. File also includes sound recordings and photographs taken while on the set of the film.
- Solidarity Song : The Hanns Eisler Story (1995): Records pertaining to the production, release and reception of the 1995 documentary film Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story, written by Larry Weinstein and Thomas Wallner. Includes notes, correspondence, research material, sheet music, scripts, schedules, photographs, audio recordings, financial records, casting material, distribution records, promotional material, press and reviews, award and festival records, and other material.
- Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (2003): Records pertaining to the production, release and reception of the 2003 tribute film Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen, directed by Larry Weinstein and co-produced by Weinstein, Daniel Iron, and Niv Fichman, as well as to the film's 2003 soundtrack of the same name released by Sony. Records include research and reference material, notes, correspondence, historic and contemporary photographs, proposals, treatments, budgets, casting and talent records, audition footage, archival footage, schedules, call sheets, sheet music, album mockups, audio mixes and other sound recordings, press and reviews, festival records, and other material.
- Toothpaste (2002): Records pertaining to the 2002 short comedic film Toothpaste, directed by Larry Weinstein, starring Barbara Hannigan, Mark McKinney, and Doug MacNaughton. Includes notes, correspondence, proposals, scripts, budgets, agreements, sheet music, photographs, press and reviews, award and festival records, and other material.
- Toscanini in His Own Words (2009): Records pertaining to the production, release and reception of the 2009 TV movie Toscanini in His Own Words, directed by Larry Weinstein and co-written by Weinstein and Harvey Sachs. Includes reference and research material, notes, correspondence, proposals and treatments, scripts, contracts and agreements, budgets, production schedules, promotional material, press and reviews, and other material. Also contains photographs, sound recordings and video recordings, including rushes, archival footage, and casting material.
- Tuscan Skies: Andrea Bocelli (2001): Records pertaining to the 2001 TV special Tuscan Skies: Andrea Bocelli, directed by Larry Weinstein and co-written by Weinstein and David Mortin. Includes correspondence, reference material, synopses, scripts, call sheets, lyrics, music cues, photographs, award and festival records, and other material.
- The War Symphonies: Shostakovich against Stalin (1997): Records pertaining to the production, release and reception of the 1997 film The War Symphonies: Shostakovich against Stalin, directed by Larry Weinstein and co-written by Weinstein, David New, and Gemma van Zeventer. Includes notes, correspondence, research material, scripts, overviews, budgets, photographs, promotional material, interview transcripts, casting records, sheet music, award and festival records, press and other material.
- Wrath (2011): Records pertaining to the 2011 short film Wrath, directed by Larry Weinstein as part of Seven Sins film project. Includes correspondence, synopses, licensing agreements and other material.
- The 13th Man (2012): Records pertaining to the research and production of a short documentary, which was an episode in the series Engraved on a Nation, produced by Frantic Films, directed by Weinstein and broadcast on TSN. Focuses on the fan
culture surrounded the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the 2009 Grey Cup loss to the Montreal Allouettes. Includes research material, detailed and annotated transcripts, casting records, correspondence and shot lists.
File consists of a print copy of "Vedem Educator's Guide".
File consists of interview transcripts for the film Our Man in Tehran.
File consists of research and production material related to the film that would later be known as Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star including 4 DVD copies of trailers for the film, a CD soundtrack, a poem titled Dad on his 90th, and 2 production notebooks.
File consists of a notepad related to the film Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas.
File consists of articles on art, philosophy, history and psychology, as well as copies of poems.
Item contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.
Regent Park Film FestivalItem contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.
Regent Park Film FestivalItem contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.
Regent Park Film FestivalItem contains a sound recording of an interview conducted by the Home Made Visible with a project participant.
Regent Park Film FestivalFile consists of news printed news articles and blog posts related to early settler communities in the what became the Downsview community of Toronto. It includes articles on Downs View, the home of John Perkins Bull, which was the namesake of the Downsview area. Information on other historical landmarks such as the George Jackson House, Elia Church, Elia Post Office, Downsview United Church, Rowntree Farm (later the Oakdale Golf and Country Club), Downsview Airforce Base, Beth Am Synagogue, Boakes Grove and Downsview Park are also included in this research file.
File consists of research papers, university blog posts and press statements that examine the relationship and partnership between York University and residents of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. It includes the blog posts "Jane-Finch youth building bridges to university with 'transformative site' art installation at York U" (September 10, 2001), "Students from Jane/Finch high schools complete university courses" (January 20, 2016), and "York U unveils spectacular Inuit soccer player sculpture" (June 24, 2016). It includes York University's School of Social Work press release titled "Statement in condemnation of racist political speech: Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti's recent attack on Jane and Finch community members" (September 27, 2018). It includes the research papers "Campus Community Connections: Exploring Collaborative Planning Processes between York University and its Neighbours" (2015), "The University as a Neoliberal and Colonizing Institute: A Spatial Case Study Analysis of the Invisible Fence between York University and the Jane and Finch Neighbourhood in the City of Toronto" (2017) by Ardavan Eizadirad, "The morning after: Stakeholder reflections on the sustainability of a community-campus engagement center in the changing environment" (2017). Also included is an annotated bibliography compiled by Rubina Karyar and Laura Campbell in 2019 for the "Integrated Local Labour Market Research Project."
File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published in 2019.
The fonds consists of records that document Mistry's career as a writer, including financial records, personal and professional correspondence, publicity files, first editions and translations of his published works, notes, drafts and galleys of his short stories, travel essays and novels, including "Tales from Firozsha Baag," "Such a Long Journey," "A Fine Balance," and "Family Matters." It also includes records documenting his work with his literary agent and publishers, his selection to the Oprah Book Club, the burning and banning of "Such a Long Journey" at the University of Mumbai in September 2010, Mistry's involvement with literary festivals and awards, his investiture into the Order of Canada, and his support of organizations devoted to literacy, humanitarianism, and writers.
Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-File consists of handwritten pages of a draft of York’s novel “Far cry” (2023).
File consists of handwritten pages of a draft of York’s novel “Far cry” (2023).
File consists of four typescript drafts of “Et in Arcadia ego : Love and death in Sidley Park” by Hersh Zeifman. Drafts are edited by hand. Also included are notes and some correspondence.
File includes reproductions of maps titled “Treaty No 7 NWT: Indian Reserve (Blood) No.148), “Land classification” (Blackfoot, Peigan, and Blood reserves), “Topography” (Blackfoot, Peigan, and Blood reserves), and “Map 144A (issued 1914) Hunting Territories of the Timagami, Timiskaming, Kipawa[sic].”
File includes records pertaining to several performing artists including Weldon Ryan Blackburn, Johnn Whitehorse, Annabella Piugattuk, Jani Lauzon, the Johnnys, Shane Anthony Band, Shane Yellowbird, Komaksiutiksak, Gwa'wina Singers, Marion Newman, Mark Nadjiwan, Ramses Calderon, Brock StoneFish, Cheri Maracle, Meghan Meisters, Darryl Tonemah, Chochise Anderson, A. Paul Ortega, Jay Begaye, Blackfoot Confederacy, Northern Cree and Friends, Wolf Woman Singers, James Bilagody and the Cremains, Skychasers, Michael Jacobs, Howard Lyons, Cherokee, Joanne Shenandoah, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Isaac Mandamin, Mofsie, Black Elk, Dennis Hawk, Dennis Lakusta, Denise Lanceley, Golden Eagles, Charles Neville, the Neville Brothers, the Wild Techoupitoulas, and other artists.
File contains the concert schedule to the Music Gallery (2018 and 2019), the Aasivik “Fire and Ice” event guide in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (2009), a publication from Massey Hall, the “Fifty-five plus: promoting a positive active lifestyle” magazine (June 2016), “the Whole Note” magazine (April 2019), promotional material for the Jazz Camp/Camp Rock/Interprovincial Music Camp (2007), and a guide to the Kennedy Center “Prelude” Festival (2005).
File contains two publications from the Assembly of First Nations: “First Nations Health Priorities to Reducing Problematic Opioid Use: Discussion Document: A First Nations Specific Opioid Strategy” and “Health Matters: A publication of the AFN Health Sector” (Winter 2018/2019).
File contains a copy of the magazine “She is Wise: the official publication of the Ontario Native Women’s Association” and a pamphlet from the Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto.
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 a heavily annotated draft essay.
The series consists of correspondence, research material, notes, contracts, and manuscript and typescript drafts of Sherman's plays including "A Place Like Pamela," "Three in the Back, Two in the Head," "The League of Nathans," "Patience," "To Cry is Not So," "What the Russian's Say," "Field," "The Merchant of Showboat," "Quirt," "Reading Hebron," "The Retreat" and "It's All True," "An Acre of Time," "The Brothers Karamazov," "The Message," and others. It also includes copies of scripts containing revisions made during the production of his plays, correspondence and financial records related to these productions, and programs and reviews of the rehearsals and performances of these works. The series also includes correspondence, story ideas and outlines, proposals, research material, contracts, and typescript draft scripts for radio and television programmes including "P.M.O.", "National Affairs", "The Hard Wood," "Graf," "ReGenesis," "Afghanada," "Rosendorf Quartet," "Galileo," "Badlands," "After the Orchard," "Between Two Worlds," "Jonestown," "Murdoch Mysteries," "Zone of Separation," "Wrecking Ball," "Abbatoir," "Flashpoint," "Mind," "Last Hope," "The Rules," "Invectus," "Spadina," "Colder in the Suburbs," "Ronde-et-vous," "Blueprint," and "The Public Health," among others. The records pertaining to the production "Bloodletting and miraculous cures," based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Vincent Lam, are particularly comprehensive and include drafts, notes, correspondence, research files, and digital recordings of dailies, director's, producer's, and various other cuts of individual episodes. Among the earlier writings represented in this series can be found copies of essays, articles and plays written by Sherman during his years in the Creative Writing Program at York University as well as typescript copies and clippings of several of his articles and reviews which have appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Books in Canada and other publications.
File consists of records pertaining to the women's shelter sub-committee and advocacy for a shelter for woman not fleeing violence. File also consists of research and final copy of a needs assessment for emergency shelter and relevant supports for women in York Region who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness called "Hidden From Sight: Homeless, Hidden Homeless and At Risk Women in York Region", and media coverage.