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This subseries consists of commemorative and celebratory posters for BCI and Blissymbolics.

Item is a poster for the Blissymbolics Communication Institute - Canada.

This accession contains mainly correspondence, photographs, memorabilia and diplomas from all three members of the family. Of particular note are the diaries of Sir J.C. McLennan for the last two years of his life as well as well as geological field notebooks and expense books.

For further details, see attached file list in the finding aid.

Consists of a newspaper clipping on student athletics boxing match, three U of T sports logos, three sports medals, photograph of U of T Boxing, Wrestling and Fencing Club Intercollegiate Champions, 1923-1924, taken by Peake Whittingham, Toronto.

File contains the BSS-100 (and accompanying charging cable) and the BSS-200 Bliss Symbol Scanners. Scanners consist of a Blissymbol board with English translations, and with lights attached to each panel.

The Blue Rodeo Accrual is separated under these series:
Series 1 – 7
Series 1: Video and Music Production
Series 2: Blue Rodeo-Live Contracts
Series 3: Tour Itineraries
Series 4: Audio Visuals
Series 5: Press clippings
Series 6: Merchandise and advertisement
Series 7: Awards

Series 1: Video and Music Production
The Blue Rodeo accrual’s first series is based on video and music production. This series deals with the business side of music production, music video requests and music sheets. It contains handwritten drafts of music sheets for their songs Sad Nights, It Could Happen to You, and Blew it away. It also includes correspondences to various production studios, video/film production ideas, and talks on video treatment for Blue Rodeo Music Videos. Lisa Mann and Christopher Mills created music treatments, and Anne Lindsay arranged the music score.
Series 2: Blue Rodeo-Live Contracts
The second series contains the collections of gig contracts for Blue Rodeo and Jim Cuddy’s solo acts. The venues include both public and private performances. The documents in the series are the engagement contract forms from the Toronto Musician’s Association for Blue Rodeo tours and contracts from the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. It also includes correspondence, catering, and memos from various venues. The contracts are from their tours in Canada and various international tours in Europe, the United States, and South America.
Series 3: Tour Itineraries
The third series retains Blue Rodeo tour itineraries both for Canadian and international tours. Itineraries include the scheduling for Lost Together, Tremolo, and the Diamond Mine tours in Canada and the United States from 1988 to 1997. The folders contain not only the tour itineraries but also contacts from various entertainment management companies, performance schedules, invoices for advertisement, press clippings about the tour, and correspondences. The series also includes Jim Cuddy and his solo band’s performance tours.
Series 4: Audio Visuals
The fourth series includes the videos and audio tapes from their concerts and songs. Videos include events such as the 40th Juno Awards red carpet, their shows at Horseshoe Tavern, Blue Rodeo in Banff, and Massey Hall. Audio from this collection includes songs Is it You, Moon and Tree, The Undiscovered Country, Walk like you Don’t Mind, Blue Rodeo in Stereovision, and other songs. It also includes vinyl records I don’t know why (You Love Me)/ Look what you've done, their songs from Hi-Fi.
Series 5: Press clippings
The fifth series contains a collection of press collections, magazines, and online articles that follow the journey of Blue Rodeo and Jim Cuddy’s solo performance written in in English, French, and German. Blue Rodeo press clippings publishers are from Canada, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Press clippings include their various tours, album reviews, interviews with Blue Rodeo and Jim Cuddy, NHL sports competitions, and lastly, the press featuring Blue Rodeo merchandise and marketing for concerts and albums.
Series 6: Merchandise and Advertisement
The sixth series includes the merchandise materials, objects, and proofs. Merchandise materials include business cards of various media companies proposing their works to Blue Rodeo by giving samples of their security access passes, patches, stickers, and langers. Media companies that submitted their work to Blue Rodeo also worked with musicians such as Snoop Dog, Eagles, Blink 182, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, KISS, and other music festival companies. Other merchandise materials include the Blue Rodeo’s tour apparel, which includes t-shirts, sweaters, and jackets. The advertisement consists of correspondence to Blue Rodeo and Jim Cuddy’s managers, music producers, and flyers to their earlier events. The last piece in the series is the personal apparel from Jim Cuddy, which includes his JUNO Cup hockey jerseys and business suits.
Series 7: Awards
The final series includes all the awards and recognition that Blue Rodeo and Jum Cuddy received during their careers. Awards include plaques, programs for award shows, and guides for the inductees. The numerous industry awards consist of the JUNOs, SOCANs, the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the 2014 CBC Music Awards, and Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts – the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. Lastly, it includes correspondence for participation in charity work.

Records of Thomas Howarth, relating primarily to his activities as an architecture student at the University of Manchester, and as a professor and administrator there and at the Universities of Glasgow and Toronto, as a professional architect, and as an authority on Charles Rennie Macintosh. Included are correspondence, notes, minutes, course and lecture notes from the British universities; course material, student assignments, term projects, class reports, and theses for the Department/School/Faculty of Architecture in the University of Toronto; files on conferences, seminars, professional and other organizations of interest to Dr. Howarth; sketches for and other material relating to the building of Laurentian University and York University (including Glendon College); records of the University of Toronto Architecture Club (1919-1929, 1943-1948); drawings, plans, photographs, glass-plate negatives, slides, posters, audiotapes, film, and printing blocks.

File contains sample Blissymbolic communication display boards.

File contains two Blissymbol board posters, used for instructor reference.

File contains five Blissymbol boards with English translations, covering vocabulary for Crafts, Shopping, Painting, and Saint Marie Among the Hurons. Some boards additionally include teaching instructions on the back.

Item is a Blissymbol communication board used by David W., consisting of printed symbols with translations.

Item is a Blissymbol communication board used by Deanna McInroy, consisting of printed and hand-written symbols with translations.

Item is a poster depicting a Blissymbol display, Olympiad Sports Symbols, and promotional information for the Blissymbolics Communication Foundation. Layout designed by B. and J. Bobbie. Poster is accompanied by an information pamphlet.

Item is a poster with an image of two students using a Bliss board.

Item is a poster with a photo of a student using a Bliss board.

Item is a poster with a list of donors and institutions who provided grants to the Toronto development of Blissymbolicss from 1972 - 1982.

Consists of records such as programmes, correspondence and memorabilia as well photographs, pins and medals document Charles Higginbottom's involvement in various sports organizations including: City of Toronto Sports Recognition Committee, 1931-1941; Toronto Centennial Committee, 1934; Toronto Hockey League and Toronto Amateur Hockey Association, 1925-1940; Central YMCA Sports Forum 1945; Toronto Police Amateur Athletic Association 1942-1960; Lord Dufferin School Old Boys Association , 1924-1960; St Augustine’s Men’s Club 1914-1928, Beaches Hockey League 1915-1916; Scarborough Golf and Country Club, 1928; Amateur Athletic Union of Canada, 1929-1931, Canadian Olympic Committee Centre 1939, National Boxing Committee, 1940.

Fonds also contains memorabilia and photographs documenting Higginbottom’s attendance as an official at the 1930 British Empire Games, the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

Finally, there are also some records relating to his role as Bursar of the University of Toronto including some 1946 financial reports.

Memorabilia including programmes, snapshots, group portraits, clippings documenting two graduates of the class of 1941 who later married: Shirley Hill, UC (Law) and James Warner Eakins, BASc (Civil). Of interest are a set of napkins embroidered for Shirley Hill by her mother Gladys Legge (B.A. 1914) for her graduation and several graduation snapshots of her and her classmates, all law students. There is a few documents on class reunions, 1941 programs for U.C. Follies and Skule Nite, as well as a May 1939 Presentation of Colours program.

Item is a sign for the Blissymbolics Communication Institute, with metal chains for hanging.

Item is a piece of fabric with a Blissboard printed on.

Item is a piece of fabric with a Blissboard printed on.

Item is a custom puzzle piece with a picture of a Blissymbolics communication book printed on.

Item is a stencil with Blissymbol shapes.

Item is a magnet with printed on text in English and Blissymbolics.

Item is a bookmark for the Blissymbolics Communication International Panel and Organizational Meeting in Montreal.

Item is a black and white tote bag from the Blissymbolics Communication Institute for the 2016 Blissymbolics Panel Meeting in St. Catherines. Includes text and a picture printed onto the fabric.

Item is a black t-shirt with white words in English and Blissymbolics printed on the fabric.

Item is a square of fabric with a Blissymbol display and Olympiad Sports Symbols printed on. Layout designed by B. and J. Bobbie.

Item is a square of fabric with a Blissboard printed on. Display is based on a design by Shelley Deegan.

Item is a mousepad with a small Blissboard printed on.

Item is a Blissymbol painted onto a wooden board.

Item is a wooden Blissymbol, freestanding.

Item is wooden Blissymbol.

Item is a commemorative coin press.

Item is a commemorative coin press.

Item is an Award of Honour, signed by the Chairman of Board.

Item is a commemorative statuette made by Bob McNaughton and presented to the consultants of the B.C.S. (Blissymbolics Communication Service).

Item is an Ontario Federation for the Cerebral Palsied Award presented to Shirley McNaughton.

Item is a RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America) certificate to Shirley McNaughton, signed by President and representative of Chair Protocol Committee.

Item is a Congratulations from Blissymbolics Communication International.

Item is a Suffolk Chapter - Association for the Help of Retarded Children Award presented to Shirley McNaughton and BCI Staff.

Item is a Canadian Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled/ Conseil canadien pour la réadaptation des handicapés Walter Dinsdale Award to Mrs. Shirley McNaughton.

Item is a City of Loma Linda California Award to Shirley McNaughton.

Item is an ISAAC (International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Distinguished Service Award presented to Blissymbolics Communication Institute.

Item is an Easter Seals Distinguished Service Award presented to Shirley McNaughton.

Item is an Ontario March of Dimes Judge George Ferguson Award presented to Shirley McNaughton.

Item is an Everest and Jennings Distinguished Lecturer Award presented by RESNA to Shirley McNaughton, C.M., M.Ed..

Item is the Kodak Carousel that originally housed the slides within File 17.

File contains three Blissymbol boards, one with Russian translation, one with German translation, one with Finnish translation.

Consists of 'T' crests and a photograph of the Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Team, University of Toronto, 1947-1948.