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Series consists of a Barbadian- and Guyanese-Canadian family's home movies documenting winter and summer in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Footage captured by Thelma Nobrega.

Series consists of home movie videos from a Pakistani family in Toronto and includes footage of the subway, visits to Ontario Place, a relative's wedding, breakfast, and Ridley college. Footage captured by Shaheen Khan.

Series consists of field recording and research files pertaining to a variety of musical genres.

Series consists of Endicott’s detailed and extensive research files pertaining to his books Bienfait: The Saskatchewan miners’ struggle of ’31 (2002) and Raising the workers’ flag: The Workers’ Unity League of Canada, 1930-1936 (2012). These files include interview transcripts, annotated photocopies of archival records (consisting of correspondence, RCMP and CSIS security files, Communist International (Comintern) files, Canadian government department records, Communist Party of Canada records, etc.), articles, clippings, chronologies, personality files, graphic material, pamphlets, project outlines, manuscript drafts, etc.

Series consists of Endicott’s detailed and extensive research files pertaining to his book James G. Endicott: Rebel Out of China (1980), as well as his work on the long-running China missionary projects of the University of Toronto-York University JCAPS and of the Canada China Program of the Canadian Council of Churches. These files include interview transcripts, annotated photocopies of archival records (consisting of correspondence, CIA and FBI security files, Canadian Peace Congress records, World Council of Peace records, Canadian government department records, etc.); articles, clippings, chronologies, personality files, graphic material, pamphlets, project outlines, manuscript drafts, correspondence, conference papers, etc.

Series consists of Endicott’s research files pertaining to his books Red Earth: Revolution in a Sichuan Village (1988), and The Red Dragon: China 1949-1990 (1990). These files include interview transcripts, annotated photocopies of archival records, village account books (in Chinese with English translation), and interviews at the village, brigade, commune, and county levels; articles, clippings, chronologies, personality files, graphic material, pamphlets, project outlines, manuscript drafts, correspondence, conference papers, etc.

Series consists of Endicott's research files pertaining to his Series 4: United States Biological Warfare. Records include textual material including photocopies of previously classified documents, correspondence, and photographs relating to United States biological warfare activities during the Korean war period 1950-1953. These materials collected over a twenty-five year period, beginning in 1976, are the product of research in the national archives and several military archives of the United States, Canada, the Peoples’ Republic of China, and interviews in the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, Japan and Britain. Based upon this research Endicott and his colleague Edward Hagerman, also of York University, collaborated to produce the book The United States Biological Warfare: Secrets from the Early Cold War and Korea (Indiana University Press, 1998) in which they conclude that the United States secretly engaged in large-scale field tests of biological weapons in Korea and China, committing an international war crime. The book has been translated into Korean in South Korea. At the time these records were donated, Endicott maintained that American authorities continue to deny biological warfare activities during the Korean War, and he believed the topic to be the most closely guarded Cold War secret of the United States government.

Series consists of records pertaining to a project started by Endicott, Edward Hagerman and John W. (Bill) Powell in 1978. Its purpose, among other things, was to interview surviving Western airmen from the Korean War era about their knowledge of bacteriological warfare, especially the US POWs (Prisoners of War) who had made depositions about their experience to their Chinese and North Korean captors. These records include a typescript and audio recordings of the autobiography of US Army doctor Major-General Crawford W. Sams, a copy of his classified report of a controversial, clandestine raid into North Korea, and an oral interview.

Series consists of materials used for the creation and defence of Stephen Endicott’s doctoral thesis on British imperialism in China in the 1930s. It includes interviews conducted during his two-year stay in London and extensive documentation from both governmental and business sources. These sources reveal the intense friction between a cautious Foreign Office (Sir John Simon) and a bold Exchequer (Neville Chamberlain) over what course of action should be taken in East Asia during those volatile years and the success of the large and powerful British capitalist and financial interests (Asiatic Petroleum Company [BP/Shell Oil], Imperial Chemical Industries, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation [HSBC] et al in the China Association) in pushing a forward policy in China despite the growing displeasure of a heavily armed Japan.

Series consists of records pertaining to Endicott's personal education and as an educator. First home-schooled by his mother, Mary Austin, during his childhood in rural China, Endicott continued his education at Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute, Toronto in the 1940s, followed by a summer Bible seminar at Camp Minesing in Algonquin Park, Ontario. From 1945-1949, Endicott earned his BA in the modern history honours program at the University of Toronto, studying under C.B. Macpherson, Northrup Frye, and Frank Underhill among others. In the 1960s, Endicott went on to pursue a teaching degree at the Ontario College of Education while working as secondary school teacher with the South Peel Board of Education. He subsequently completed his MA (History) at the University of Toronto in 1966, and his PhD at the School of Oriental & African Studies at the University of London in 1973. Endicott taught in the history department of Atkinson College at York University for 22 years until his retirement, having spent two sabbaticals teaching in China at Sichuan University, in Chengdu.

Series consists of records pertaining to York and external correspondence between 1973-2017 including tenure and promotion files; the 1975-1976 Senior Killam Award; the Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Affairs sponsored by the University of Toronto and York University; the ‘Sasakawa Scholarship Affair’; and a series of book reviews, mainly for Pacific Affairs. There are also letters relating to Endicott’s book publications, researched papers presented by Endicott at forums and colloquia, texts published in journals, papers and more informal notes for talks at public libraries, schools, church groups, continuing education programs, TV and radio, on topics of contemporary interest. Finally, there are a number of files from Canadian and international China friendship associations.

Series consists of a Hong Kong-Chinese family’s home movie filmed in Winnipeg documenting a Hong Kong-Chinese family's Red Packet (hóngbāo) ceremony taking place at Mr Wong’s 70th birthday celebration in 2002.

Series consists of records created and accumulated by David Charles pertaining to his work as an actor, writer, set designer, set decorator, lighting director, electrician and carpenter in a variety of theatrical productions at high school, university and professional levels during the 1960s and 1970. These records primarily relate to Charles's association with the Oakwood Collegiate Institute Masquers, the Black Box Theatre, the East West Theatre, the Straw Hat Players, and theatre productions at the University of Hawaii, New Mexico State University, the University of Connecticut, and with the University Alumnae Dramatic Club. Also part of this series is coursework for university theatre classes and materials pertaining to Charles's participation in high school theatre competitions. The records in this series include scripts, set drawings, notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, programmes, outlines, rehearsal schedules, and press releases.

Series consists of records pertaining to David Charles's work as a set decorator, set designer, prop master and assistant director on commercial productions, in a freelance capacity and for Schulz Productions. These records include crew and personnel lists, production schedules, set drawings, prop and wardrobe notes, scripts, invoices, release forms, call sheets, storyboards, photographs, and prop illustrations.

Series consists of records accumulated and created by David Charles in his capacity as an on-set dresser, set decorator, set designer, prop master, daily buyer, or production designer for motion picture feature films shot in Toronto, Ontario, from 1970 to 2010. The records in this series are predominantly scripts and assorted production materials. These production materials include photographs, drawings, architectural drawings, signs, shooting schedules, call sheets, crew and cast lists, set decoration reports and forms, invoices, contact lists, location filming permits, location lists, storyboards, set decoration budgets, cast schedules, research notes, production breakdowns, story chronologies, prop lists and set notes, expense reports, set decoration location sheets and inventories.

Series consists of records accumulated and created by David Charles while working as an on-set dresser, set decorator and prop master for television productions filmed in Toronto, Ontario, between 1970 and 2011. The records in this series are predominantly scripts and assorted production materials. These production materials include staff, cast and crew lists, contact lists, call sheets, storyboards, research materials, shooting schedules, photographs, props notes, set drawings, budgets and expense reports, notes, invoices, location breakdowns, legal research materials, vendor lists, and floor plans.

Series consists of records accumulated and created by David Charles primarily pertaining to his professional work and interests in film and television production in Canada and his membership in organizations including the Academy of Canadian Cinema and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. These records include correspondence, catalogues, contact lists, minutes, proposals, research materials, forms and letterhead, directories, forms, business cards, programmes, newspaper and magazine articles, and a wall calendar.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Series consists of home videos including footage of donor's Jamaican-Guyanese family including Christmas in 1992 and their vacation in England in 1990. Footage captured by Leah Burke and other members of the Burke family.

Series consists of home videos documenting everyday life of the donor's Chinese-Russian family including footage of four RCMP weddings and a dinner, Christmas, Chinese New Year, and children playing with toys. Footage was captured by Stanley Chan, Kate Azure, and Joyce Raymond.

Series consists of a Black-Canadian family’s home movies featuring everyday life including Carifesta, picnics in the park, Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, and vacations to the Commonwealth of Dominica. Footage captured by Althea Joseph Charles Seaman and Richard C. Seaman (the donor's parents).

Series consists of files pertaining to a variety of topics, including Callaghan's awards, tributes and honorary degrees, articles written about him, his personal life, his travels and his literary readings.

Series consists of audio recordings of Callaghan's interviews for CBC radio and television, literary readings by Callaghan and Exile Editions author Sean Virgo, as well as a discussion between Callaghan and writer Joyce Carol Oates for the 2002 International Festival of Authors in Toronto.

File consists of correspondence sent and received by Callaghan, including a great deal of printed e-mail correspondence, exchanged with fellow writers, friends and colleagues.

Series consists of records pertaining to Callaghan's work as a print and television journalist in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly his writing for the "Toronto Telegram" as the paper's literary editor. Files in this series include annotated copies of published articles, draft manuscripts, notes, annotated typescripts and research materials pertaining to his writing about authors including Margaret Laurence, Edmund Wilson, Irving Layton, Yehuda Amichai, Saul Bellow and many others. Also included in this series are examples of Callaghan's travel writing from the 1980s, interview transcripts from his work on CBC Television's "Show on Shows", and scripts pertaining to his work for CBC Radio. Most of the records in this series have been annotated and edited by Callaghan for re-publication in his three books of collected non-fiction writing, Raise You Five (2006), Raise You Ten (2007) and Raise You Twenty (2011) .

Files in this series consist of Callaghan's research notes, some of his student papers and resource materials used in preparation for his graduate school comprehensive examinations at the University of Toronto in the mid-1960s.

Series consists of manuscripts and page proofs pertaining to Callaghan's published monographs Beside Still Waters (a re-write of his first novel, The Way the Angel Spreads her Wings), Between Trains, Raise You Ten, and Raise You Twenty. Files pertaining to a writing collaboration with Joe Rosenblatt are also part of this series, as well as scripts for a CBC Television drama, "The man in the tin canoe".

Series consists of records pertaining to the writing of Morley Callaghan, particularly his short non-fiction writing, collected and re-published by Barry Callaghan in the Exile Editions monograph, A Literary Life : Reflections and Reminiscences 1928-1990 (2009). These records include newspaper clippings, short stories published in magazines and photocopies of radio scripts written by Morley from the 1930s to the 1980s, as well as word-processed copies of these materials, edited by Barry. Photocopies of the original typescripts for Morley's early unpublished novel, The Imposters, and for many of his short stories are part of the series, as are a manuscript for his novel, A Passion in Rome, and page proofs for an Exile Editions reprint of A Time for Judas.

Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Barry Callaghan pertaining to his time teaching at York University.

Series primarily consists of manuscripts, in varying stages of development, for monographs published by Exile Editions between 1990 and 2014. Included in this sub-series are manuscripts by writers Austin Clarke, Vladimir Azarov, Joe Rosenblatt, Larry Zolf, Leon Rooke, Marilyn Bowering and others.

Series consists of files pertaining to the administration of Exile Editions and Exile: The Literary Quarterly, including the correspondence of Exile: The Literary Quarterly submissions editor Chris Doda.

Series consists of correspondence, notes and other material related to Paikin's enrolment to the University of Toronto as well as files related to many courses taken by Paikin including English, Canadian Studies, French, History, Latin and Philosophy. These files contain lecture notes, essays, course outlines and other material related to his studies. The series contains records of his early radio work at the University of Toronto where he was the play-by-play announcer for university hockey and football games and includes Paikin's notes and background material related to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues teams as well as an audio recording of a hockey game for which Paikin was an announcer. It also contains material related to his application to the broadcast journalism programme at Boston University and includes his MA Thesis proposal, correspondence with his advisors and drafts of his thesis on the Jane-Finch area of Toronto.

Series consists of notes, research material, drafts of scripts, memos and other material related to Paikin’s work as a private reporter for CHFI radio and as a staff reporter for the CBC. It also contains scripts and other material that documents his work as a host for TVO’s Between the Lines and Fourth Reading . It includes material, including audio recordings of events and interviews, related to his reporting on a number of topics including the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention, the 1984 Liberal leadership convention and other party conventions and/or elections, Pierre Trudeau’s visit to the University of Toronto in 1984, Ernst Zundel and anti-Semitism in Canada, stories related to metro Toronto such as the debates over the construction of its domed stadium and others. It also contains a copy of Paikin’s demo reel created by TVOntario to display many of his journalistic accomplishments.

Series consists of material related to his work as producer of the documentaries "Return to the Warsaw Ghetto" about the 50th anniversary of the ghetto uprising, "A Main Street Man" about the life of William G. Davies, "Balkan Madness" about the break down of the former Yugoslavia, "Teachers, Tories and Turmoil" about the education reforms introduced in Ontario by the Mike Harris government and "Chairman of the Board: The Life and Death of John Robarts". As such, the it includes research material, drafts of scripts and production drafts and may include correspondence in the form of letters of congratulations, financial reports related to the production and other material.

Series consists of letters received by Paikin from fans and viewer alike in his capacity as anchor of various news programmes. The letters express admiration for Paikin's work but often contain thoughtful reflections on stories covered by Paikin and provide additional insight into how these issues and Paikin's coverage affected his audience.

Series consists of notes, drafts and manuscripts related to Paikin's books "The Life" and "The Dark Side". It also includes audio cassette recordings and associated transcripts of interviews conducted by Paikin with numerous politicians at both the provincial and federal level for "The Life".

Series consists of audio recordings made by Paikin that reflect his personal interests including recordings of professional sports game and of episodes of the television programme Star Trek. It also includes an audio cassette of a letter from Paikin and Nancy Nightingale composed in the form of a broadcast interview the speaks of Paikin's time living in Boston.

Series consists of material that documents Moore's personal life and, in particular, his relationship to his family. It includes personal family correspondence and photographs from Moore's childhood onward, biographical material, financial records, legal records, material that documents his military service. There are successive copies of Moore's will, lists of the titles of books in his personal library, correspondence exchanged between Moore and his wife Darwina (Dilly) Moore and with other members of his family. It also contains a poster on which the Mavor family genealogy has been plotted, as compiled by Fergus W. Mavor Moore.

Series consists of copies of letters received and, in many cases, copies of letters sent by Moore to friends and colleagues as well as general correspondence with companies, conferences, agencies and/or organizations with which he was affiliated. It includes correspondence and material related to BMI Canada Limited, the St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto, the Canadian Conference of the Arts, the National Film Board, Expo 67 and the Stratford Festival. It also includes newspaper clippings related to Moore's activities with the Canadian Opera Company, the Crest Theatre (Toronto), the St. Lawrence Centre and other theatre organizations. It also contains Moore's appointment books for the years 1946 to 1989.

Series consists of material that documents Moore's long standing affiliation with the Canada Council and includes council by-laws, agendas for general meetings, committees and sections such as the Audit Committee and the Advisory Arts Panel. It also includes minutes of general meetings including those of the Executive Committee (1974-1983), the Arts Committee (1974-1977) and the Humanities and Social Science joint meetings, among others. In addition, there is correspondence, arranged alphabetically by individual author and/or institution including the Canadian Cultural Institute in Rome to External Affairs and the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee to Public Relations. There are also speeches and reports (alphabetically arranged), printed material, press releases, catalogues, photographs and other material that document Moore's work with the Canada Council. It also contains minutes, reports, clippings, correspondence and other material that documents his service on the British Columbia Arts Council.

Series consists of minutes and reports related to the Executive Committee of the Fathers of Confederation Building Trust (1964-1965, 1971-1974) as well as correspondence with cast members, unions and crews, and a daily journal regarding Moore's work at the Confederation Centre that includes budget notes and related material, blueprints for the Confederation Centre theatre (1962), newspaper clippings and scrapbooks related to the PEI Centennial (1964), the Royal visit and Command Performance (1964). It also includes programmes and posters related to the Festival, material related to the Wayne & Shuster Comedy Team including correspondence, scripts, press releases, and scrapbooks of their visit in 1965. Finally, it contains material related to the performance of 'Anne of Green Gables' at the Charlottetown Festival including account information, box office statements, advertising material and other material related to its run at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto and scripts, prompt scripts, a holograph copy of the music score, newspaper clippings, programmes and photographs related to its performance in Charlottetown.

Series consists of short stories, plays and/or adaptations for stage written by Canadian authors and sent to Moore for his consideration and/or comments. It includes work by Earle Birney, Dave Broadfoot, John Coulter, Don Harron, Lister Sinclair, Ted Allan, Harry Boyle, Robertson Davies and others. It also includes material such as programmes and playbills from various performances of plays and concerts that Moore attended including programmes from the Stratford Festival, the Canadian Opera Company and various Broadway plays. The series also contains copies of theatre magazines, pamphlets and other reference material collected by Moore that documents his ongoing interest in theatre.

Series consists of material that documents Moore's academic career and courses of study at the University of Toronto and includes essays, notes, and exams as well as material that documents his interest in student theatre. It includes various student publications and contains copies of 'The Twig' and 'The Undergraduate.' It also contains material related to his tenure as a professor at York University in Toronto and includes correspondence relating to the Theatre Department and to the Faculty of Fine Arts, copies of minutes of the University Senate and other bodies within the University on which Moore sat, scripts and musical scores for 'Review of revues,' a Theatre Department production of satirical sketches based on 'Spring Thaw' (1977), as well as rare photographs of theatre productions at York.

Series consist of works written, translated or adapted by Moore including typescripts and drafts for radio plays such as 'Ottawa man' (1960), 'Three enigmas' (1969-1970), and 'The store' (1972), as well as a series of 'Ontario School broadcasts' for the CBC on ancient and Canadian history, literature and the arts. There are also typescripts and drafts of scripts for television both by Moore and by others including, 'Getting in' (1971), 'Catch my death,' 'Crime lab,' as well as various literary works turned into scripts by Moore such as 'The fall' (Camus), 'To tell the truth' (Morley Callaghan), and 'Yesterday the children were dancing' (Gratien Gelinas, translated by Moore). There are files of correspondence, notes, scripts, and background material related to productions with which Moore was associated (1948-1963) and there are audio recordings of various productions including 'Belinda 75,' 'Louis Riel,' and 'Sunshine town.' The series also includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, programmes and other material related to Moore's treatment of 'Johnny Belinda' (based on a play by Elmer Harris), staged at the Charlottetown Festival, as well as scripts, correspondence, musical scores, posters, photographs and other material related to the writing of 'Sunshine town.' The series contains six scrapbooks of Moore's column, 'About the theatre,' from the Toronto Telegram (1959-1960), notes, drafts and manuscripts of Moore's memoirs entitled 'Re-Inventing Myself' and extensive documentation of Mavor Moore and Louis Applebaum's collaboration on the opera 'Erewhon.' It also contains records of Moore's production company Mavor Moore Productions.

Series consists of correspondence, scripts, music scores, reviews, posters, programmes, newspaper clippings, sketches and photographs relating to 'The optimist,' 'Who's who,' and other productions of the New Play Society. In particular, it contains correspondence related to contracts, Actors' Equity, royalty payments, the Crest Theatre Foundation, press, publicity and other material related to 'Spring Thaw.' It includes financial records such as invoices, receipts, bank statements, payroll and cash disbursements. There is a collection of general scripts for the show as well as scripts for individual skits arranged alphabetically. There are prompt books, music scores, newspaper clippings, programmes, posters and scrapbooks as well as sound recordings of many of the productions.

The series consists of personal and professional correspondence, research material, interview transcripts, newspaper clippings, drafts of speeches and lectures given by Friedlander, copies of resumes, material related to the Sears Ontario Drama Festival and other material which documents Friedlander's career as a theatre critic and writer and which illustrates her involvement in the arts community in Ontario.

The series consists of correspondence, notes, order forms, ticket agreements and other material related to the Theatre Club.

The series consists of Friedlander's yearbooks covering her years as a high school student at Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute.

The series consists of clippings of articles written by Friedlander covering a number of subjects and written for newspapers, magazines, newsletters and other publications.

The series consists press photos of actors, artists, theatre companies and festivals received by Friedlander during the course of her work as a theatre critic and writer.

The series consists of correspondence, notes, clippings and other material which documents the career of Friedlander's father Curt Borchardt, himself a theatre critic.

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence including copies of letters received by Tenney from friends and colleagues including Carolee Schneeman, Lionel Nowak, John Pierce, Morton Feldman, John Cage, Steve Reich, Warren Burt, Phil Corner, Malcolm Goldstein, Edgard Varese, Stan Brakhage, Peter Garland and Gayle Young, among others. It also includes correspondence generated in his various professional capacities at educational institutions such as Yale University, the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and Bennington College as well as correspondence, which documents his relationship and work with Bell Telephone Laboratories in developing programs for computer sound-generation, the Institute for Studies in American Music, the Canadian Music Centre and musical organizations or institutions.

Series consists of copies of drafts and completed copies of Tenney's musical scores in various formats including manuscript and computer generated form. Among the compositions included in the series are "Poem for flute," "Sonata for 10 wind instruments," "Canon for bass quartet," "Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird," "Quiet fan for Erik Satie," "Essay # 3 for string orchestra," "Quintext," and "Changes : 64 studies" among others.

Series of consists of programmes, clippings, promotional material and/or audio recordings of Tenney performing his own compositions or performing work by others. It also includes material related to performances of Tenney's compositions by other ensembles with, in many cases, James Tenney conducting.

Series consists of material that documents Tenney's ongoing academic and professional interest in the field of music including material that documents his years as a professor of music at York University. It includes research material consisting of clippings, notes, drafts of articles and other material related to the the work of fellow composers such as John Cage, Edgard Varese, Harry Partch as well as Conlon Noncarrow. It also contains material that documents his interest in musical theory including drafts of articles written by Tenney as well as material related to his books "META-HODOS : a phenomenology of 20th century musical materials and an approach to the study of form" and "A history of 'consonance' and 'dissonance.'"

Series consists of individual letters written during the late modern period, which begins in the middle of the eighteenth century. This material was acquired from donors or antiquarian booksellers to support research and teaching by faculty and students at York University.

Series consists of a collection of reports and maps of Toronto harbour collected by Dr. Gene Desfor in the course of his research and consulting work. The collection deals with the formation and preservation of Toronto harbour, the Toronto Harbour Commissioners’ Waterfront Development plan of 1912, waterfront property management by the Government of Canada, urban planning for the lower Don River and Harbourfront, and a heritage assessment of the East Bayfront.

Series consists of articles clipped from newspapers and magazines from across Canada and pasted into scrapbooks in chronological order, accompanied by press releases from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. This material pertains to Nash's career with the CBC and often feature interviews with the journalist, covering topics that include: his work as Director of News and Current Affairs; testimony before the Canadian Radio and Television Commission regarding political interference by the Prime Minister's Office at CBC; the competition to replace Peter Kent as anchor for CBC network news; Nash's appointment as Chief Correspondent effective 1 November 1978; protest of his appointment by the Canadian Union of Public Employee's Broadcast Division; ratings for television news; election coverage by Canadian networks; CBC advertising featuring Nash; commentary on the role of television anchors as news readers become detached from current events; the end of Newsmagazine in 1981; the impact of the strike by CBC journalists in Quebec who occupied the Toronto studio in 1981; Nash's involvement with the University of Regina's School of Journalism and Communications; media credibility and the social responsibility of journalism; the overhaul of CBC news with the introduction of The Journal hosted by Barbara Frum and Mary Lou Finlay, and the shift of The National from 11:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; the impact of journalism on Canadian society; local reaction to Nash's cross-country speaking engagements on behalf of the CBC; speculation in 1983 that Peter Mansbridge will replace Nash as Chief Correspondent; Nash's appearance at public events, often accompanied by Lorraine Thomson Nash; reviews of his books, History on the run : the trench coat memoirs of a foreign correspondent (1984) and Times to remember : a Canadian photo album (1986-1987); and Nash's decision in 1987 to step down from his position the following year to ensure that Mansbridge did not accept a lucrative contract with CBS in New York to co-host its daily morning show.

Series consists of videocassette recordings, scripts, teaching resource guides, and survey results for News in review, a subscription series of educational programs offered by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Knowlton Nash hosted the monthly compendium of news stories covering national and international topics that focus on the social sciences, history, and media literacy, as well as episodes devoted to the Canadian landscape, the Meech Lake Accord, and Canada's relationship with the monarchy.

The series includes scripts prepared by Nash for his voice-over work as well as stories narrated by Nash.

Series consists of articles clipped from newspapers and magazines from across Canada, and either pasted onto loose leaf pages and kept in binders, or placed in file folders in approximate chronological order. The articles are often accompanied by letters, memoranda, and reports from CBC officials on related issues, as well as Knowlton Nash's research notes. While much of the material deals with Nash's career and information services at the CBC, many also deal with broader themes of broadcast journalism. Topics include: censorship and civil liberties, particularly in the context of cancellation of a program on the legacy of Vladimir Lenin and the coverage of separatism in Canada; the ratings contest between CBC and CTV; long-range planning for information programs at the CBC; the content and style of news broadcasts; possible interference by Secretary State Gerard Pelletier in CBC newscasts during the October Crisis of 1970; the resignation of Peter Trueman as the CBC's Director of News in 1971; objectives and goals of the CBC; the CBC's relationship with the children's program Sesame Street and the controversy over the program, All about women in 1972; cancellation of The Weekend in 1973, and Viewpoint in 1974; development of a series on Canadian prime ministers in 1973; CBC's production on the October Crisis, and the emergence of Adrienne Clarkson as a CBC television personality in 1975; Peter Gzowski's late-night talk show in 1977; the election of the Partie Quebecois majority government on 15 November 1977, which gave rise to discussions of the CBC's role and responsibilities in the context of the debate over national unity and Pierre Elliott Trudeau's order that the Canadian Radio and Television Commission probe allegations of bias at the CBC; statements to the CRTC during hearings for renewal of the CBC's license, and comments by Peter Kent that the Prime Minister's Office was influencing news coverage at the CBC in 1978; decisions by Peter Herrndorf and other CBC officials regarding The National, 1980; background research and arrangements for coverage of the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981; and broadcast sovereignty.

Series consists of typescript scripts by Knowlton Nash, often extensively annotated with handwritten comments that demonstrate his editorial approach to the topic. The scripts are often accompanied by research notes and printed documents that served as Nash's background material for writing the script and preparing for the broadcast. The files deal with Nash's work as a Washington correspondent during the 1960s, his work on Newsmagazine from 1978 to 1981, and news specials, such as the Tokyo economic summit in 1979, the evening of the Quebec referendum on sovereignty in 1980, the Ottawa summit, the launch of the first space shuttle, and the constitutional conference of 1981. The series also includes scripts for Nash's "final word" for the week at conclusion of Saturday's evening news broadcast, 1988 to 1992.

Series consists of documents created or accumulated by Knowlton Nash as a result of his involvement with various organizations, or his work as a journalist before and after his career with the CBC. Files pertain to: Washington through Canadian eyes, a newsletter written and published by Nash from 1958 to 1959; the United States election of 1966 and the last electoral campaign of Robert Kennedy in June 1968; job offers during the 1960s; the Canadian Business Hall of Fame; relations between Canada and the United States during the 1990s; Quebec sovereignty between 1991 and 1995; the Canadian Institute of International Affairs; Nash's work as Chair of the Advisory Council for the Canadian Organization for Development Through Education (CODE); correspondence regarding Christmas functions held by Knowlton and Lorraine Thomson Nash; his work as spokesperson for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Developing Countries Farm Radio Network; Nash's work as a Director of the Gordon Sinclair Foundation; creation of the Knowlton Nash Prize in Journalism, 2000; his involvement with the National Speakers Bureau from 1987 to 2006; the Toronto Arts Award and Word on the Street; columns for the Osprey Media Group and The Globe and Mail; Nash's relationship with the University of Regina, School of Journalism and Communications from 1981 to 2005 (including his teaching notes for 1992-1993); awards presented to Knowlton Nash, including his honorary doctorate from York University in 2005; and general research notes on media.

Series consists of the professional correspondence created and received by Knowlton Nash during his career as a journalist, and his involvement with several educational and philanthropic organizations. Topics include: contractual arrangements for work as a freelance journalist; Nash's relationship with the Financial post from 1959 to 1968; story ideas on American affairs submitted to Maclean's; readers' reactions to his newspaper columns; Nash's contractual relationship with the CBC as its Washington correspondent; view reaction to his coverage of fighting in the Dominican Republic in 1965; requests from many organizations for Nash to assist in fundraising, usually by donating a tie that can be auctioned, or to attend charitable events; election coverage in Canada, particularly in response to accusation of partisanship on the part of Nash and the CBC; attitudes toward public and private broadcasters; reaction of viewers to a wide range of issues and news stories, such as nuclear disarmament, abortion, and the Meech Lake Accord; Nash's involvement with the University of Regina's School of Journalism and Communications, and the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE); viewers' reactions to episodes of Witness hosted by Nash during the early 1990s, particularly Brain sex and Whale wars; honorary degrees from the University of Toronto and Brock University; public reaction to CBC news coverage in light of budget cuts in 1990; events in South Africa, 1990; editorial perspectives expressed by on-air journalists when covering international events, and the impact of interviewing styles; other CBC personalities, particularly Barbara Frum and Peter Mansbridge; viewers' ideas for game shows and news stories (often involving government conspiracies); Nash's work as a Director of the Gordon Sinclair Foundation; the Americanization of vocabulary and pronunciation; the challenge of reporting stories involving science and technology; requests for Nash's views and expertise on broadcasting issues, such televising appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada, 1997; and the publics reaction to Nash's books. Much of this correspondence pertains to the publics concern regarding editorial positions taken by the CBC in its coverage of national and international issues. Nash replied to many of these letters, and the copies of his outgoing correspondence usually indicates his discussion of these concerns with colleagues at the CBC, and includes an explanation of the broadcaster's approach.

Series consists of documents created or accumulated by Knowlton Nash in the course of his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The records are generally arranged in chronological order (files with the title, "CBC," in the file list), but many documents were pulled together into subject files on a particular topic. The series includes letters and memoranda involving programming and journalism issues, including the evolving nature of television news coverage, the impact of ratings, and journalistic appointments, as well as mementos from political conventions covered by Nash. These records cover a wide range of topics, including: contract negotiations between Nash and the CBC; Nash's proposals for changes to news reporting; the CBC Correspondents Association; the federal government's control over news coverage during the October Crisis, 1970; protection of sources, including legal action against Nash; the impact of controversial programs, such as the hearings over "Air of death" that dealt with air pollution in 1967 to 1968, and libel actions involving various CBC correspondents; the departure of Lloyd Robertson for CTV News in 1976; the policy governing access by prime ministers to the CBC for broadcasts; Nash's statement to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission regarding the CBC's application to renew its license in 1978; the action by the Canadian Union of Public Employees against the CBC and Knowlton Nash in an attempt to stop journalists from reading the news on television, 1978 to 1980; development of The National and The Journal and the move of nightly news to 10:00 p.m.; Nash's decision to step down as Chief Correspondent in 1988 and his retirement in 1992; news specials on the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994; presentations to the CBC Board of Directors on the future on television news reporting during retreats from 1996 to 2001; and an unpublished manuscript on the news show, The Fifth estate. The series also includes several published reports on the CBC, its history, mandate, policies, and future.

Series consist of bound books in which Knowlton Nash made handwritten notes regarding his meetings and other engagements. The appointments provide an overview of Nash's professional network of connections within the broadcast industry.

Series consists of historical publications and newspapers preserved by Knowlton Nash because of the historical significance of their date or content. It includes memorial issues of American and Canadian newspapers and magazines related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, the moon landing, the deaths of American presidents and Canadian prime ministers as well as early Canadian newspapers from the nineteenth century and newspapers published during World War II. Also included are three Christmas issues of English illustrated newspapers and a 1939 publication regarding the Royal Visit to Canada.

Series consists of documents created or received by Knowlton Nash in his capacity as founding Chairman of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, an organization created in 1990 to promote excellence in journalism through education, dissemination of information, and recognition. These records trace the origins of the Foundation at the Niagara Institute in 1989, as well as its development until Nash left the Board of Governors in 2002. The files contain minutes of the Executive and Awards committees and the Board of Governors, financial statements, correspondence and reports that pertain to all aspects of the Foundation's activities, including strategic planning, fund-raising, and the recognition of outstanding Canadian journalists. The series concludes with a file devoted to the presentation of the Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award to Nash in 2006.

Series consists of research material, drafts and correspondence related to Knowlton Nash's published books, including "History on the run : trench coat memories of a foreign correspondent" (1984), "Times to remember : a Canadian photoalbum" (1986), "Prime time at ten : behind-the-camera battles of Canadian TV journalism" (1987), Kennedy and Diefenbaker : fear and loathing across the undefended border"(1990), "Visions of Canada : searching for our future" (1991), The microphone wars : a history of triumph and betrayal at the CBC" (1994), "Cue the elephant! : backstage tales at the CBC" (1996), "Trivia pursuit : how showbiz values are corrupting the news" (1998), and "Swashbucklers : the story of Canada's battling broadcasters" (2001). The series also includes research material related to an untitled work on World War II and several drafts of Nash's unpublished memoir, "A Fly on history's wall : a self-revealing portrait." Research material includes press clippings, photocopied monographs, CBC reports and memos, copies of archival documents and photographs from various institutions and hand-written notes. Early research files frequently include original scripts and copy-text composed by Nash while in the field, on assignment or anchoring a news program, as well as primary source material. These materials include carnival song lyrics distributed during Rio de Janeiro's 1966 carnival, political leaflets and press releases from the Dominican Republic civil war in 1965, and reporter's notes from the 1960s. Research material also includes correspondence with and original recordings on microcassette of interviews with various public figures in Canada, former CBC employees and media moguls which Nash used for several publications. Interviewed subjects include: Fred Davis, Mary DePoe, Max Ferguson, Mary Lou Finlay, Allan Fotheringham, Murray Frum, Vickie Gabereau, Bruno Gerussi, Frank Shuster, Clyde Gilmour, Robert Goulet, Jim Guthro, Peter Gzowski, Bill Harcourt, Nada Harcourt, Don Harron, Lorraine Thomson, Joan Tosoni, Alex Trebeck, Pamela Wallin, Al Waxman, Jack Webster, Brian Williams, Roy Wordsworth, Larry Zolf, Catherine McKinnon, Mavor Moore, Barry Morse, Anne Murray, Leslie Nielson, Sydney Newman, Gordon Pinsent, Harry Rasky, Lloyd Robertson, Paddy Sampson, Elaine Saunders, Frank Shuster, Lister Sinclair, Len Sarmer, Mark Starowicz, Jackie Burroughs, Roger Abbott, Alex Barris, Cameron Bell, Pierre Berton, Allan Byle, Lloyd Bochner, Dave Broadfoot, Don Brown, Lally Cadeau, June Callwood, Norman Campbell, Tom Curzon, Bill Cunningham, Cynthia Dale, Jimmy Dale, John Drewery, Ted Hough, Tommy Hunter, Carol Hyde, Steve Hyde, Frances Hyland, Norman Jewison, Juliette, Betty Kennedy, Harvey Kirck, Bill Longstroth, Donald MacDonald, Larry Mann, Peter Mansbridge, Ray McConell, Murray Brown, Francoise Bertrand, Douglas Bassett, Ivan Fecan, Michael Hindsmith, Finlay MacDonald, Michael McCabe, William McGregor, Trina McQueen, Ross McCreath, Ian Morrison, Bob Rabinovitch, Ted Rogers, and Moses Znaimer. Most of the recorded interviews are transcribed. Series also includes correspondence with publishers regarding the editorial process, publication, promotion, speaking tours and sales of Nash's published books.

Series consists of the text of speeches delivered by Knowlton Nash to a wide variety of audiences across Canada. The speeches focus on broadcast journalism and television news services, either in the general context of CBC programming, or tailored to reflect the content of a book written by Nash. Themes include the importance, standards, and ethics of journalism, its relationship with politics, and the role of television news reporting in developing a democratic society, a national identity, and national unity. Many of the speeches were arranged by CBC officials, in order to raise the profile of its news and information services and to develop connections between operations based in Toronto and Canadians at a local or regional level.

Series consists of articles written by Nash as a student, a writer for British United Press, and a freelance journalist. They were clipped from the newspapers and pasted into scrapbooks in chronological order until 1954, when the clippings were arranged by the newspaper in which they were published. The initial articles were written when Nash attended Forest Hill High School, and were published in Canadian High News. They deal with Ontario politics in 1944, and potential careers in medicine and politics in 1945. Topics covered for British United Press pertain to events in Toronto, Atlantic Canada, and British Columbia, including: crime; sports, particularly National Hockey League games and horseracing; weather; politics; the death of local noteworthies; the demise of the five-cent cup of coffee, 1947; economic development; labour unrest; ships lost at sea; negotiations for Newfoundland's entry into Confederation; the impact of the railway strike in Newfoundland and labour relations in Nova Scotia's steel industry and seamen's union, 1949; the state of the tuna industry on Canada's west coast in November 1949; unrest among the Doukhobors in Nelson, British Columbia, 1949-1951; and labour unrest among loggers and longshoremen. Nash's articles and columns for the Windsor star, Financial post, Vancounver sun, and Commercial review reflect his interest in political and commercial issues as a correspondent based in Washington, D.C. Topics include: trade and tariffs; demand for Canadian wheat and farm surplus; relations between Canada and the United States; the administrations of Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson; defence issues, including NORAD and the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, missile defence plans involving nuclear warheads, and the decision to cancel the CF-105 Arrow; imports of Canadian natural gas and oil; United States' foreign policy; the wane of McCarthyism, 1955-1957; the impact of sea lampreys on the Great Lakes and the commercial fishing fleet, 1955; racial integration, 1956-1957; United States' firms looking for engineering talent on Canadian university campuses, 1956; the United States' policy of protectionism and the demand for Canadian potash, nickel, plywood, uranium, and rye whiskey; U.S. ambassadors to Canada; Middle East diplomacy, 1957; the election of Jimmy Hoffa as president of the Teamsters Union in 1957, his influence during the ensuing years, and his potential involvement in Canadian labour relations by 1961; the political aspirations of John and Robert Kennedy in 1957; American attitudes toward the election of John Diefenbaker; tolls on the St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal; control of water resources and the Columbia River; the United States' policy on China in 1959; diversion of water from Lake Michigan; Nikita Krushchev's visit to the United States in 1959; the election campaign involving John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, their views on Canadian issues, and the impact of Kennedy's election in Canada, 1960; Canadian lobbying of Congress; foreign investment in Canada, and Canadian investment in the United States, 1959-1961; Russian affairs and trade; Canadian relations with Cuba, and efforts to curb trade with Cuba through stricter control of U.S. subsidiaries in Canada, 1960-1962; the rise and fall of AVRO's flying saucer in U.S. defence plans; the highway to Alaska; the Seamen's International Union and labour on the Great Lakes, 1963; and American response to terrorist activity in Canada and the Front de liberation du Quebec.

Series consists of audio recordings of the CCMC's bi weekly performances and includes recordings by such musicians as Peter Anson, Paul Dutton, John Kamevaar, Nobuo Kubotu, Allen Mattes, John Oswald, Michael Snow, Casey Sokol and Jack Vorvis, among others.