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Pro-life literature, bioethics research and deVeber Institute files

Series consists of pro-life literature and other records pertaining to Gentles’ research on bioethical issues, primarily abortion and assisted suicide. Also includes administrative and research records related to the deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research (formerly the Human Life Research Institute), a pro-life think-tank of which Gentles is Vice-President and Research Director. Contains notes, correspondence, drafts, articles, clippings, meeting minutes, agendas, reports, financial statements, and other material.

History research files and correspondence

Series consists of records pertaining to Gentles’ research and publishing in the field of English history. Includes files pertaining to: the publishing of various articles and book reviews, as well as his monograph, The New Model Army in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1645-1653 (Blackwell, 1992); the Toronto Research Group in Early Modern British History; and various research trips dating from the late 1970s to the 1990s. Series also includes records related to the publishing of a Festschrift in honour of British historian Austin Woolrych, with whom Gentles had a longstanding relationship. The volume, Soldiers, Writers and Statesmen in the English Revolution (Cambridge University Press, 1998), was co-edited by Gentles. Series also includes several files of correspondence related to Gentles’ history research activities, as well as one file of personal correspondence.

Teaching records

Series consists of records pertaining to Gentles’ teaching duties as a professor of history at York University. Includes course syllabi, lecture notes, exam and essay questions, roll books, correspondence with students, reference letters, and other material.

York administrative records

Series consists of records pertaining to Gentles’ administrative duties at York University, particularly his work on the convocation committee, the faculty council, and the senior common room committee. Includes minutes, correspondence, financial statements, notes, and other material.

Legal documents

Series consists of legal documents relating to the various court cases in the aftermath of the 1983 shooting and the prosecution of those involved; and the Ontario Human Rights Commission case against Famous Players Inc. in 1998. It includes transcripts, witness statements, photographs, and correspondence.

Professional and advocacy files

Series consists of documents related to Barbara Turnbull’s professional activity as a Toronto Star reporter, including clippings of written articles; documents, photographs and audio recordings related to Turnbull’s advocacy work, awards, speaking engagements and other events Turnbull attended.

Personal files

Series consists of material relating to Barbara Turnbull’s personal life. It includes personal and academic files from childhood, high school, and post-secondary education at the University of Toronto and the University of Arizona. The series also consists of personal letters and cards received by Turnbull in the aftermath of the 1983 shooting which resulted in her quadriplegia. Many of the letters are from people who also resided in the Greater Toronto Area, who heard about the shooting through various media sources. The letters come from people of all ages, and occasionally are accompanied by a photograph of themselves, or their pets.

Elderly in nursing homes and aging offenders project material

Series consists of records created and collected by Theresa Burke in her capacity as a researcher for filmmaker John Kastner and his docuseries “Rage against the darkness,” an investigation into families with elderly members using or thinking of moving to nursing homes. The files consist of research material for both elderly inmates and nursing home residents, contact lists, correspondence with prison inmates, and the project outline and proposal.

Reid interrogation technique documentary

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke, a producer for the CBC investigative show “The fifth estate,” and the episode, “The interrogation room,” that aired on November 21, 2014. This episode follows two witnesses in a murder investigation and the use of the Reid technique in their police interviews. Files consist of draft scripts, interview transcripts and videos, witness information and research materials, production files, notebooks, court records and transcripts, and photographs of witnesses, suspects, and the area of the crime scene. Also included is research and history about the Reid technique and its use by law enforcement in Canada. 

North Korean refugee documentary

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke, a producer for the CBC investigative show “The fifth estate,” and the episode, “The last great escape,” that aired on November 29, 2013. The show documents the escape of two North Koreans fleeing to other countries as refugees and the escape routes used. Original illustrations and graphics were used as part of the storytelling in this documentary. Files consist of research material, production records, correspondence, audio cassette interviews and interview transcripts, draft scripts, administrative records including travel and video shoot records, newspaper clippings and journal articles, book reviews, the book “Escape from camp 14: one man’s remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the west,” and documentaries on North Korea work camps, politicians and general life in the country, and North Korean defectors. 

Mr. Big police operations documentary

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke, a producer for the CBC investigative show “The fifth estate,” and the episode, “Mr. Big stings: cops, criminals and confessions,” that aired on January 16, 2015. Files consist of interview transcripts, draft scripts, research and production material, notebooks and background research and scripts from previous “Fifth estate” episodes of individuals involved in Mr. Big cases, an investigative technique whereby an undercover member of law enforcement befriends a suspect in hopes of eliciting information or a confession on a particular crime.

Mental health in prison documentary

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke, a producer for the CBC investigative show “The fifth estate,” and the episode, “Behind the wall,” that aired on November 12, 2010. Files consist of correspondence, interview and court record transcripts, legal documents, production and research material, and newspaper clippings pertaining to prisoners with mental health issues and abuse in Canadian correctional facilities.

Photographs

Series predominantly consists of photographs taken by Deborah Barndt that document the breadth and scope of her interdisciplinary work as an educator, activist, academic and artist. These photographs pertain specifically to her political activism, her research trips to Asia, Peru and Nicaragua, her involvement with community-based arts and popular education projects, her work as a professor in York University's Faculty of Environmental Studies, and her research in the area of food sovereignty and agriculture. Also included are textual materials that illustrate some of the ways her photographs were used in her work, including course kits, monographs and other publications, as well as related audio cassettes (with transcripts) of interviews with tomato workers and video recordings of special events.

Sound recordings

Series consists of audio recorded interviews with members of the Jewish diaspora that immigrated to Palestine during the 1920s – 1950s from countries around the world including Germany, South Africa, New York and Poland. Reference is made to a world event an individual was involved in or the place(s) they came from and the year they immigrated. The interviews were used in Ben Wicks’s published book “Dawn of the Promised Land.” Other material includes interviews for the Ben Wicks television show and humorous stories told by Wicks.

Audio recordings

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

Writing and publications

Series consists of personal publications written by Thaniel, including the complete collection of The Amaranth journals as well as a detailed Curriculum Vitae.

Audiovisual recordings

Series consists of video recordings of episodes from the “Ben Wicks” television show that aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) from 1979-1981. In the series, Ben Wicks interviews famous people, politicians and people with unique jobs. Each episode contains drawing lessons from Ben Wicks and two, two minute commercial breaks with a black screen. The interviews were conducted over several years in the mid to late nineteen seventies. The series also contains videocassettes for several of Wicks’s literacy projects, a recorded speech he made at an award function, and a brief recording of Mila Mulroney discussing the success of the Canadian Children’s Fund fundraising campaign and book, “Dear World.”

Day planners and notebooks

Series consists of day planners used by Wicks to record names, daily appointments and phone numbers pertaining to his personal and professional activities. Also consists of notebooks containing research notes and contacts, and small journals documenting travels in countries outside of Canada.

Scrapbooks and clippings

Series consists of yearly scrapbooks with Ben Wicks’s single frame syndicated cartoon clipped from newspapers, and newspaper clippings and articles pertaining to Wicks’ s career as a cartoonist and author.  

Drawings and graphic material

Series consists of original drawings for Ben Wicks’s published books and single frame syndicated cartoons. Series also contains cartoons and drawings with watercolour, a holiday bulb, and photographic slides pertaining to images used in published books and travel.

Speeches, research material and awards

Series consists of point form speeches written by Wicks addressing topics covered in his published books, research material for books or worldly events including prisoners of war in Vietnam, and records pertaining to Wicks’s investiture in the Order of Canada in 1986.

Writing and publications

Series consists of draft versions of Wicks’s autobiography, “Master of None: The Story of Me Life,” first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1995, drafts of other published booklets, and two short stories published in magazines. Several of the draft booklets contain original drawings by Wicks. Included is a copy of “Dear Canada,” a collection of artwork and writings by Canadian schoolchildren selected by Ben Wicks.

Research Files

Series consists of research notes, reports, academic papers and dissertations, meeting notes, books, presentation slides, speeches, correspondence, and exhibition text. It is arranged by research focus as compiled by the creator in the process of writing the book "By Us! For Us!" The focus of the first section is the history of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood from the first Indigenous settlements to the development of housing and infrastructure by Settler Canadians. The second section focuses on demographic information about Jane-Finch through census results and academic research into the construction and development of housing in Jane-Finch. The third section focuses on the diversity of community residents and the socio-economic impacts that governing policies and public perception have had on their lives. The fourth section focuses on youth experiences and includes community-based programming for anti-drug and crime prevention initiatives for this age group. The fifth section focuses on assessments of the Toronto Metropolitan Police’s actions and residents’ resistance to cuts in community services, 1997 amalgamation of the City of Toronto and the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy. The sixth section focuses on community organizations and community voices. The seventh section focuses on community-based initiatives to improve infrastructure and the standard of living and the community’s relationship with York University and its researchers. The eighth section includes books and a videocassette tape of the movie Teen Moms: Our Stories, produced by the Black Creek Community Health Centre.

Research files

Series consists of research notes, reports, academic papers and dissertations, meeting notes, books, presentation slides, speeches, correspondence, and exhibition text. It is arranged by research focus as compiled by the creator in the process of writing the book "By Us! For Us!" The focus of the first section is the history of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood from the first Indigenous settlements to the development of housing and infrastructure by settler Canadians. The second section focuses on demographic information about Jane-Finch through census results and academic research into the construction and development of housing in Jane-Finch. The third section focuses on the diversity of community residents and the socio-economic impacts that governing policies and public perception have had on their lives. The fourth section focuses on youth experiences and includes community-based programming for anti-drug and crime prevention initiatives for this age group. The fifth section focuses on assessments of the Toronto Metropolitan Police’s actions and residents’ resistance to cuts in community services, 1997 amalgamation of the City of Toronto and the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy. The sixth section focuses on community organizations and community voices. The seventh section focuses on community-based initiatives to improve infrastructure and the standard of living and the community’s relationship with York University and its researchers. The eighth section includes books and a videocassette tape of the movie Teen Moms: Our Stories, produced by the Black Creek Community Health Centre.

Oral histories

Series consists of oral histories conducted by Egypt Migrations. These interviews explore the experiences of first- and second-generation immigrants from Egypt. Records include video and audio oral histories, transcripts, photographs, and consent forms.

Administrative records

Series consists of records pertaining to the administration, activities, and interests of Egypt Migrations. These records document Egypt Migration’s transition from the Coptic Canadian History Project, involvement with outreach activities such as conferences and exhibits, and management of the project including incorporation, affliliations, banking resolutions, and member register.

Coptic Canadian History Project collection

Accession consists of records pertaining to the history and activities of St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Toronto, including photographs documenting the role of Father Marcos A. Marcos and an article written by Father Marcos entitled "The Copts of Canada". Other records in this collection include event programs, pamphlets, booklets, photographs of special visits, and issues of church newsletters "Hosanna", "The Way", "The Word of Life", "The Building", and "Cathedral". Also included is a copy of a site plan of St. Mark's.

Periodicals

Series consists of Greek language newspapers, magazines and journals accumulated by George Papadatos primarily during his time in Canada and relating to his work as a journalist and editor as well as to his interest in politics and his position as an active member of the Greek Canadian community cultural and political scene. The majority of the newspapers in the series were produced by and for the Greek Canadian community in Toronto and include a number of political and satirical publications as well as ones providing local news. Series includes issues of the newspaper Metanastis (The Immigrant), owned and produced by Papadatos, as well as Ta Nea, to which he contributed articles and served as editor for a time. A number of the newspapers in the collection were published by Deca printing house (owned by Dimitrius Aivalis) who played an important role in the Toronto Greek Canadian community as printer of many publications and ephemera relating to cultural and political, anti-dictatorship, events. Series also includes a variety of publications relating to the Greek diaspora across Canada and globally, including a few English-language publications that contain articles relating to Greek politics and culture, particularly items relating to the Trojan Horse coffee house. 

Photographs

Series consists of photographs of, by or collected by George Papadatos and pertain to events held by the Toronto Greek-Canadian community during the 1970s TO 1990s, such as musical performances, dances, the Toronto coffee house scene, political meetings and rallies, parades. Some photographs relating to the Trojan Horse coffee house can also be found in the scrapbook in 2014-044/001(10). 

Audiovisual recordings

Series consists of live performance recordings created by George Papadatos at cultural and political events in Canada as well as recordings of interviews and oral histories created in the course of his work as a journalist. A number of the recordings are of musical performances organized by Papadatos, mostly at Toronto venues such as coffee houses including the Trojan Horse, as well as larger venues in Toronto and Montreal. Titles have been supplied in English based on donor information - see file 2014-044/001(17) for archivist-created photocopies of this information. Most recordings are of good quality. See item level descriptions for exceptions.  Series also includes some commercially produced CDs and DVDs.

Promotional materials and ephemera

Series consists of promotional materials and ephemera relating to Toronto Greek-Canadian community political and cultural events organized or attended by George Papadatos during his time in Toronto.  Series includes materials relating to the coffee house scene in Toronto; concert tours featuring Greek musicians, for which Papadatos acted as promoter; political events by various pro-democracy groups such as PAK, EAM and Rigas Fereos; theatrical events; exhibitions and cultural festivals (such as The Images of Greece festival, organized by Papadatos); as well as Annual Dances and sporting events. Materials include posters, event tickets, invitations, flyers and programmes. Some items of ephemera can also be found in 2014-044/001(05), 2014-044/001(10) and 2014-044/001(12).

Professional and personal records

Series primarily consists of George Papadatos’ professional records pertaining to his various activities as an engaged member of the Toronto Greek-Canadian cultural and political community, including materials relating to his involvement with organizations such as the Greek-Canadian Cultural Association, the Greek-Canadian Cultural Workshop of Toronto, the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, the Greek-Canadian Democratic Organization and the Hellenic Canadian Organization, amongst others. Series also includes records relating to Papadatos teaching career at Scarborough College (University of Toronto), employment assisting new Greek immigrants at Eastminster Community Services and activities performed as a music promoter and as owner of the Trojan Horse café. Series includes correspondence, legal and business documents, reports, meeting minutes and agenda, news clippings, scrapbooks, writing and research materials such as journal articles, papers, newsletters, proposals, government and education-related documents, pamphlets and brochures. While consisting predominantly of collected ephemera, file 2014-044/001(04) also contains a number of professional records relating to political organizing.  Very few personal records are included, however the series does contain some records relating to Papadatos’ immigrant status and employment. Other items relating to personal events such as invitations to his birthday party and to a farewell event prior to his return to Greece in 1984 can be found in 2014-044/001(02) and 2014-044/001(06).  

Photographs

Series consists mainly of photographs depicting Norman Campbell, Elaine Campbell and actors, dancers, crew and other colleagues from productions on which he worked. Many photographs were taken by Campbell. Also included are some textual records that accompanied the photographs, newspaper clippings pertaining to Campbell’s death, an audio recording of an interview with Elaine Campbell, and posters.

Audiovisual recordings

Series consists of copies of recordings, many from CBC TV, of television productions relating to Norman Campbell’s career as a director, producer and composer.

Lectures, addresses, talks, and interviews

Series consists of lectures and addresses given by Applebaum as part of courses, seminars, public lectures, symposia and conferences, and radio shows (Music From Film). Also includes talks and interviews (1956-1979).

Professional associations

Series consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, press clippings, contracts, and reports relating to associations in which Applebaum was involved such as Canadian Music Centre (1967-1994), Chamber Concerts Canada (1988-1989), Canadian League of Composers (1976-1996), National Arts Centre (1967-1996) and SOCAN (1990-1994).

Parts

Series contains orchestra parts for film, television, theatre and other productions, including 'Twelfth night,' (1986), 'Glory enough for all,' (1988), 'The Masseys,' (1977-1978), 'Love of gardens' and several other titles.

Video cassettes

Series video cassettes of CBC and PBS productions, 'Arthur Miller special,' (1979), and 'The Masseys'.

Sound recordings

Series contains audio reels and audio cassettes of recordings of Applebaum's music, including 'Athabasca,' 'B.C. welfare music,' (1955), 'I, the diplomat,' (1956 - for United Nations Radio), 'Krieghoff,' (1955), 'The national dream,' (1973-1974), music for Stratford, for the CBC production "Purple playhouse" (several titles); sound recordings related to Applebaum’s activities as chairman of the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee (1979-1984); recordings related to his activities as Jury member for the Opera America (1996); recordings of his music composed for various CBC shows, recordings of concert (and interviews) given at the occasion of Applebuam’s 80th birthday; and recordings of other composers’ music including the CBC Composer Series.

Papers related to Louis Applebaum's career as composer and administrator

Series consists of newspaper clippings, some arranged chronologically, others by subject (Stratford, Canadian League of Composers), as well as printed material, correspondence, speeches, sketches, scores, drafts, catalogues and calendars of festivals. There are also programmes for performances, which are arranged by cultural activity (dance, music, theatre, etc). There are printed materials, including periodicals, arranged by title, including 'Bulletin from the Canadian Conference of the Arts,' 'Artscanada','Canadian composer,''Musicanada,' and reports of cultural institutions and agencies, and academic and government studies, including those in which Applebaum was a participant. Also included are records related to the creation of his last opera Errowhon (1996-1999).

Papers of the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee

Series contains minutes of meetings of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Policy (1979-1980), including agendas, background material, reports, and policy papers and submissions from staff on issues such as funding for the arts, marketing, and related topics. There is also material from the Planning Committee (1981-1982), and the full committee (1981-1982), which includes minutes, correspondence, agendas, and briefing notes from public hearings in several cities across the country, arranged by city. There are also submissions from individuals and organizations appearing before the Committee, and these are also arranged by city in which they were presented. In addition, there is material on international aspects of the arts, arts administration, broadcasting, the role of government in the arts, and related subjects. There is a copy of the final report, 'Report of the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee,' (1982) as well as drafts. There are also newspaper clippings regarding the Committee, its work, and meetings across the country.

Films

Series includes copies of films for which Applebaum provided scores including, 'Coal face Canada,' 'A man and his job,' 'Thirteen platoon,' 'This is Canada,' ‘The Story of G.I. Joe’ and other titles.

Phonographs

Series consists of audio discs of Applebaum's works, including glass discs, some with Applebaum playing the score, many for which there are also scripts in Series 1. The recordings include, 'Coal face,' 'Dollar dance,' 'Thirteen platoon,' 'Welcome soldier,' 'Juno and the paycock,' 'The rape of Lucretia,' and other titles. In addition, there are recordings that formed part of Applebaum's private collection.

Photographs

Series consists for the most part of publicity stills for productions in which Applebaum was involved, at Stratford, on CBC, Hollywood, etc. The photographs are sub-divided by form of productions (drama, music, film). In addition, there are photographs (arranged by subject) of people and events, and a photographic plate for a portrait of Applebaum (1950s).

Printed material

Series contains announcements and articles concerning Applebaum's life and work, and related material, arranged by subject (dance, festivals, film, music, opera, theatre, Stratford).

Clippings

Series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, arranged by year, in the first instance, and then arranged by subject (Duke Ellington, National Film Board, Stratford Festival).

Reports

Series contains reports from the Canada Council (annual-1978-1979), 'Economic aspects of the arts in Ontario,'(1972), and reports related to arts and artistic organizations.

Scripts

Series consists of scripts, cue sheets and correspondence, in some cases, for film, stage and radio productions for which Applebaum was to compose the music. These include 'Ballade' a musical play by Arthur Samuels (1968), 'The fool killer,' (c. 1961), 'Three sisters,' (Stratford production, 1976), and others. Also includes scripts of poems.

Scores

Series consists of three sub-divisions: Scores for films; Scores for radio and television; Scores for theatre. Some of the scores include sketches, shooting scripts, parts, music cues, correspondence with directors and producers. The scores for films contains scores for National Film Board productions, including 'Alexis Tremblay, habitant' (1942) 'Arctic saga,' (1952), 'Athabasca,' (1967), 'Canadian profile,' (1956), 'The forest,' (1965), 'Krieghoff,' (1955), 'Paddle to the sea,' (1966), 'Royal journey,' (1951 Royal Tour), and 'Varley,' (1952). In addition, there is a good deal of NFB stock music composed by Applebaum. There are also scores for American government agencies (United States Army Reorientation Branch, United States Navy, Georgia Department of Health, Mississippi Department of Public Health). As well, there are Hollywood scores for 'Lost boundaries, '(1949), 'Story of G.I. Joe.' (1945), 'Tomorrow the world,' (1944), and scores for American productions including the Hans Richter film 'Dreams that money can buy,' (1952) with music by John Cage, Paul Bowles, and Applebaum. For radio and television there are scores for 'And then we wrote,' (1967), the CBC National News theme (1966-1967), scores for the CBC Television programmes "Camera Canada," ('Campus in the clouds,' 'Hockey,' etc), 'The discoverers,' (1972) "First performance" ('Black of the moon,' 'O'Brien,' 'Time lock,'), 'Images of Canada,' (1972), 'The journal of Susanna Moodie,' (1971), 'Mr. Piper,'[children's programme] (1961-1963), 'Peer Gynt,' (1957), "CBC playhouse," ('The ghost in the corpse,' 'The girl queen at the world's end,' 'How the Tongans came to Fiji,' 'The McAndrew family,' 'The viking and the vixen,')(1952), "Purple playhouse" ('The bells,' 'Corsican brothers,' 'Dracula,' 'Sweeney Todd,' 'Used up,') (1973), 'Scope' (1955), 'Seven days of victory' (1955), and several more. There are also scores for the Columbia Broadcasting System programme "Twentieth Century," and scores for the United Nations radio service. For CBC - Radio there are scores for "Summer stage" ('Always a librarian--never a bride,' 'Burlap bags,' 'For whom the horses run,' 'Prophecy at dawn,' 'Tidewater morning,'), "Wednesday night" ('Antigone,' 'Hamlet,' 'Juno and the paycock,' 'The playboy of the western world,' 'The shaking tent,' 'Words & music,'), and others. For theatre there are scores for Stratford productions including 'Anthony and Cleopatra' (1967, 1976), 'Coriolanus,' (1961), 'Cyrano,' (1963), 'Hamlet,' (1957, 1969) 'King Lear,' (1964) 'Much ado about nothing,' (1958, 1980, 1987) 'Twelfth night,' (1966, 1985), 'Macbeth,' (1978), 'Cymberline,' (1986), 'Mystery of Henry Moore,' (1984), 'The man who hid Anne Frank,' (1980), as well as other theatre productions in Toronto and New York.

Personal Correspondence

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

Teaching Materials

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.

Pay Equity Human Rights Work

Series consists of correspondence, research notes, papers prepared for the Human Rights Commission, and media coverage pertaining to Armstrong serving as an expert witness on women’s work, in particular on cases related to pay equity, before bodies ranging from the Federal Court to the federal Human Rights Tribunals and the Ontario Pay Equity Tribunal.

Grant Applications

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

Speeches and Presentations

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

CHIR Chair Files

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

Research Files

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

York University files

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

Husain family videos

Series consists of a home movie from an Iranian-Canadian family featuring footage of Baghdad. Footage captured by donor's father.

Husain family

Singh family videos

Series consists of home movies documenting the everyday life of a Sikh family, including footage of weddings, graduation ceremonies and celebrations, birthdays, religious education, picnics, and parties. Footage captured by Pritam and Amrita Singh.

Singh family

Nundy family videos

Series consists of a Indian-Canadian family's home movies documenting winter in the Laurentian Mountains, the cityscapes of Montreal, and skiing at Chicopee Hill.

Nundy family

Tabobondung family videos

Series consists of home movies from an Anishinaabe family in Parry Sound, Ontario. The footage features an annual Pow Wow at the SkyDome in 2001, a book launch for "Nation to Nation: Aboriginal Sovereignty and the Future of Canada," a protest against the First Nations Governance Act (FNGA) at Parliament Hill in 2003 including a speech from Six Nation Chief Roberta Jamieson and the National Chief Matthew Coon Come, a road trip to the United States, and visiting the cabin for the summer.

Tabobondung family

Recordings of musical performances

Series contains recordings of various performers. Live performances includes performances at the National Women's Music Festival, Berkeley World Music Festival, and the Michigan Women's Music Festival. Recordings also refer to Womynly Ways Productions which is a non-profit organization producing professional concerts, dance, comedy and theatrical performances featuring primarily women artists.

Personal and professional records

Series consists of records that resulted from Ruth Dworin's activities as a music promoter, queer activist, community organizer and business manager, as well as her personal life and interests. Records includes correspondence, diaries, calendars, files related to her production company, Womynly Way, and files related to her work as business manager of This Magazine and Canadian Woman Studies.

University photographs

Series consists of photographic prints and negatives of the campus, campus events including convocations, graduation photos, faculty and staff taken over the years by the photography staff of the Department of Instructional Aid Resources (DIAR), which during the 1990s became part of the Instructional Technology Centre (ITC). The photography service was discontinued in 2003.

Professional and personal records

Series primarily consists of Dini Petty’s professional records pertaining to her show including audience member waiver contracts, binders listing episode information and promotional photographs of Dini Petty with various guests including local, Canadian and international celebrities, public figures, journalists, actors, musicians, artists, politicians and performers. Additional professional records include her work as a journalist and on-air personality at CITY TV, promotional photographs, news clippings and magazine articles, CVs, promotional material; production tapes for documentaries on incest, "Having a Baby" and other news casts and television documentaries; her children’s book "The Queen, The Bear and the Bumblebee"; script and production material related to Petty's one woman show, contracts and tapes of Petty's work on Pear's shampoo commercials; and poetry; and plaques, awards and tributes.

The series also includes personal records pertaining to her family, memoirs, and her training as a helicopter pilot, biographical information, and legal documents.

Piedrahita-Budiman family videos

Series consists of home movies from Colombian and Indonesian-Canadian family documenting a family party and a picnic at the Scarborough Bluffs beach. Footage captured by Fariden Piedrahita.

Piedrahita-Budiman family

Pafois family videos

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.

Pafois family

Dhaliwal family videos

Series consists of a Punjabi-, Jatt-, and Sikh-Canadian family’s home movies documenting a Sikh wedding in India and a religious pilgrimage to pay respects at the Sri Harmandir Sahib. Footage captured by Jagtar Singh Dhaliwal.

Dhaliwal family

Ozaki family videos

Series consists of home movies documenting the life of a Japanese-Canadian family playing in their backyard, enjoying a neighbourhood parade, and celebrating birthdays and Christmas. Footage was captured by Naoyuki Douglas Ozaki.

Ozaki family

Khan family videos

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.

Khan family

Moving image recordings

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

Photographs

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

Promotional literature

Series consists of promotional materials for Caribana events throughout the years, Carnival events in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as other events Shah hosted or attended in both Canada and the Caribbean. Files include flyers, newspapers and magazines catered for the West Indian community in Canada and the Caribbean.

Caribana working files

Series consists of the working files belonging to Shah including materials from the Caribbean Cultural Committee, a non-profit organization in charge of planning and running Caribana each year from 1967-2006. Files include material created and accumulated by Shah in his role as mas producer and bandleader for Caribana, including: correspondence, band registration forms, schedules of events, and documents to organize the festival's various mas camps each year.

Edralin family videos

Series consists of a Filipino-Canadian family’s home movies featuring children playing, fishing on vacations, and playing tennis. Footage captured by Reginaldo Edralin.

Edralin family

Chen family videos

Series consists of a Chinese family's home movies documenting a visit to Niagara Falls, the birth of a new family member, travels to parks across Southern Ontario and the Eastern seaboard, piano recitals, and cherry blossoms in High Park.

Chen family

Dhoré family videos

Series consists of an Indo-Afro-Carribean family’s home movies featuring visits to a family farm and the birth of a younger brother.

Dhoré family

Seaman family videos

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).

Seaman family

Long family videos

Series consists of home movies documenting the Chinese family's everyday life including footage of children playing, riding horses, and performing at a school recital. Footage captured by Cindy Long and Yong Dong Long (the donor's father).

Long family

Jog family videos

Series consists of home movies from a Japanese and Indian family in Ottawa documenting children playing in the backyard and singing songs in Japanese and Matrathi. Footage captured by Vijay Jog.

Jog family

Watada family videos

Series consists of home movies from a Japanese-Canadian family including footage of a boy in a cub scout uniform, a visit to a farm in Cooksville, Ontario, and games of catching mochi balls at community picnics in Toronto.

Watada family

Wong family videos

Series consists of home movies documenting a Chinese Canadian family's birthday and Christmas celebrations. Footage captured by Michael Wong and Lin Gee.

Wong family

Asfaha family videos

Series consists of an Eritrean family's home movies documenting a family meal and the observation of Assumption of St. Mary. Footage captured by Michael Ghebreslassie and Mehret Asfaha.

Balachandran family videos

Series consists of home movies documenting a Tamil family in their home Scarborough and their hometown of Jaffna in Sri Lanka to witness the cultural practice of thuku kavadi. Footage captured by Balachandran Kumarasamy.

Balachandran family

Gros-Louis family videos

Series consists of home movies from a Huron-Wendat family documenting winter in Wendake and a summertime parade in Apache Junction, Arizona. Footage captured by Mr. Alexander Gros-Louis.

Gros-Louis family

Zaidi family videos

Series consists of a home movie from a Pakistani-Indian family featuring a trip to Delhi to attend a family member's wedding. Footage captured by Mariam Zaidi.

Zaidi family

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