Records in the fonds were created and collected by members of the Jai family in their personal and family lives which developed around their deep practice and love for Cantonese opera and Chinese music. Records reflect their use and command of the art forms to build early Chinese identity, family, community and culture in Canada, with a focus on Toronto and Vancouver.

The fonds consists of four series arranged by record type: Photographs; Textual records; Recordings; and Artifacts.

Many records are thematically interrelated across the four series and between files.

Records in the fonds relate to Vivienne Poy’s family, education, writing and publishing, entrepreneurship, business and community leadership, philanthropy, public service and public profile. Record types include business and personal correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, awards and photographs, and sound recordings.

The fonds consists of four series: Family and education; Political papers; Personal, business and community; and Awards and Photographs. Many of Poy’s records are functionally and thematically interrelated across the four series and between files.

A series of lectures sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Ukranian Studies.

File consists of letters from Sally Bailey. One letter is on audio cassette.

This fonds contains 6 accessions of records. See accession-level descriptions for more details.

Series consists of audio recordings of compositions by Mary Gardiner, including performances by Gardiner, Eva Michalak, Elaine Keillor, the Aulos Trio, Peg Albrecht, Margaret Bond, and others.

Item is a recording of "Mosaic" by Mary Gardiner. Performers unknown.

Item is a recording of music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Bohuslav Martinu, and Mary Gardiner. Performers, pieces, and dates not identified.

Item is a recording of a performance of music by Chopin, Poulenc, and Mary Gardiner. Performers were Mary Gardiner and Margaret Carmichael Bond.

Item is a recording of the premiere performance of Mary Gardiner's "Zhawaninodin" at Victoria College, University of Toronto, by Margaret Bond, Hannibal Hamlin, and James Carscallen.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Zhawaninodin". Performers unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Zhawaninodin" performed by Margaret Bond.

Item is a recording of "Trilos" by Mary Gardiner. Performers unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Trilos". Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "The Kiss" and "He loves me, he loves me not." Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Spirit Essence" from the Fourth Festival of Women Composers, presented by the College of Fine Arts and Department of Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Item is a recording of "Sprit essence" by Mary Gardiner by the Ardeleana Trio "from demo tape."

Item is a recording of three movements from Mary Gardiner's "Short circuits". Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of two movements from Mary Gardiner's "Short Circuits". Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "The Rose." Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of "The Rose" by Mary Gardiner, performed by Peg Albrecht, flute ; Eva Michalak, soprano ; and Mary Gardiner, piano.

Item is a recording "taken from original tape" of "The Rose" by Mary Gardiner, from a concert by Peg Albrecht, flute ; Eva Michalak, soprano ; and Mary Gardiner, piano at the Heliconian Club in Toronto.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "The Rose" by Eva Michalak, voice and Peg Albrecht, flute.

Item is a recording of "A Resonance in Time" by Mary Gardiner, performed by the Helicon Trio.

Item is a recording of "A Resonance in Time" by Mary Gardiner, as performed at Heliconian Hall by Eileen Fawcett, flute ; Rita Greer, clarinet ; Louise Morley, piano.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "A Resonance in time" performed by the Aulos Trio in Ottawa (1996).

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "A Resonance in time" performed by the Aulos Trio.

Item is a recording of the premiere performance of "The Red River B'ys". Performers unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "A Pot of Gold." Performer unknown.

Item is a recording "taken from original tape" of "A Pot of Gold" by Mary Gardiner, from a concert by Peg Albrecht, flute ; Eva Michalak, soprano ; and Mary Gardiner, piano at the Heliconian Club in Toronto.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Pot of gold" by Eva Michalak and Mary Gardiner.

Item is a recording of the premiere performance of "Polarities" by Mary Gardiner, performed by Helen Polczer, piano.

Item is a live recording of a concert at Heliconian Hall in Toronto (November 10, 2001), which included the premiere performance of Mary Gardiner's "Pensées de la nuit."

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Mosaic". Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Love is…" performed by Nancy DeLong.

Item is a recording of "A Long time ago in the Future" by Mary Gardiner, as performed by Ruth Kazden.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "A Long Time Ago in the Future". Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "A Long Time Ago in the Future" performed by Elaine Keillor.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "A Long Time Ago in the Future". Performer unknown.

Item is a recording of "A Long Time Ago in the Future" by Mary Gardiner, as performed by Elaine Keillor, piano at Carleton University, Ottawa for CBC.

Item is a recording of "Legend of the First Rabbit" by Mary Gardiner, performed by the Ardeleana Trio (Laurie Glencross, flute ; Brenda McKinney, cello ; Elizabeth Acker, piano ; Eric Donkin, narrator).

Item is a recording of "Legend of the First Rabbit" by Mary Gardiner, performed by the Ardeleana Trio.

Item is a recording of "Lazarus" by Mary Gardiner, performed by Peg Albrecht, flute ; Eva Michalak, soprano ; and Mary Gardiner, piano.

Item is a recording "taken from original tape" of "Lazarus" by Mary Gardiner, from a concert by Peg Albrecht, flute ; Eva Michalak, soprano ; and Mary Gardiner, piano at the Heliconian Club in Toronto.

Item is a recording of Mary Gardiner's "Lazarus". Performer unknown.