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This subseries contains the affiliate reports and correspondence from BCIC affiliates. This includes Blissymbolic affiliate programs in North America, as well as around the globe.

This subseries contains miscellaneous files relating to administrative activities from BCIC, including the files and correspondence of staff and Executive Directors, such as Dave Martin and Dr. Harry Silverman. It also includes records relating to conferences and events held in association with OISE.

This subseries contains documents relating to the workshopping of Blissymbols and Blissymbol technology by BCI. The contents include notes, templates, computer-generated and hand drawn symbols, and correspondence.

This subseries contains correspondence between BCIC staff and corporate and charitable donors.

This subseries contains materials relating to past grants taken on by BCIC to support their projects and activities.

This subseries includes copies of affiliate agreements and correspondence with affiliates of BCIC from across the globe. It includes organizations in the United States, Finland, France, Hungary, Australia and more.

This subseries contains materials relating to the legal case between Blissymbolics Communication International - Canada and Charles K. Bliss regarding the usage and licensing of Blissymbols.

This subseries holds miscellaneous legal files mostly referring to copyright and trademark licensing.

This subseries contains correspondence to and from Charles K. Bliss regarding the development of Blissymbolics,

This subseries contains copies of Charles K. Bliss's books and various publications.

Subseries includes correspondence both written and sent to Kathleen Parlow from 1868-1967. Subseries also includes envelopes and a few newspaper clippings, perhaps included in the letters. Notable writers include Leopold Auer who was Kathleen Parlow's teacher.

Subseries includes a collection of postcards. Some of the postcards are blank, others were written or sent by Kathleen Parlow. Postcards are in both black and white and colour.

Subseries consists of photocopies of Maida Parlow French's transcriptions of Leopold Auer's letters to her cousin Kathleen Parlow.

Subseries includes manuscript scores given and/or dedicated to Kathleen Parlow.

Subseries consists of sheet music and published scores performed by Kathleen Parlow and/or given to her by the composer. The subseries includes quartet parts used by the Parlow String Quartet, and a piano score for Violin Concerto no. 2 by Henryk Wieniawski with annotations by Parlow's teacher Leopold Auer. Most of the sheet music has been annotated by Parlow.

Subseries contains handwritten and typed transcriptions of articles written about Kathleen Parlow and/or her performances around the world. Some of the transcriptions are translations of articles written in various other languages.

Subseries contains newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the students of Kathleen Parlow. Specifically, many articles focus on her student Gisele MacKenzie (LaFleche).

Subseries consists of press articles relating to the discovery of the Halvorsen violin concerto (dedicated to Kathleen Parlow) in the University of Toronto Music Library. This manuscript was previously thought to be lost.

Subseries consists of six scrapbooks regarding Kathleen Parlow's career, including a scrapbook of articles about her students.

Subseries consists of records relating to Kathleen Parlow's family, including her mother, Minnie Parlow.

Subseries consists of records relating to Kathleen Parlow's finances, including mortgage information.

Subseries consists of drafts of articles by Kathleen Parlow, including: "Art and Music," published in the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto Monthly Bulletin (April 1953); and "Student days in Russia," published in the Canadian Music Journal (Fall 1961).

Subseries consists of calling cards, souvenir programs, and various other items collected by Kathleen Parlow throughout her life and travels.

Subseries consists of miscellaneous reference items about Kathleen Parlow and the creation of her recording archives, as well as two catalogues of her record collection.

Subseries contains newsletters issued by the Faculty of Music Undergraduate Association (FMUA), including:

1. The muse, vol. 1, nos. 1-9 (1964-1965); 2 issues (1965-1966)
2. This week at E.J.B. [Edward Johnson Building], vol. 1, no. 6, 8-11; vol. 2, no. 18; vol. 3, no. 3-4, 8-13 (1968-1971)
3. The calendar from our side (1969-1970)
4. Das Helpautbuchlein (1970)
5. Dies-Khord, vol. 1-2 (1976)
6. Ars Novae Musicae (September 1986 - January 1987)
7. Compnet : a forum for the new music community at U of T, vol. 1, no. 1 (November 1995)
8. Key note, no. 1 (October 24, 1998)
9. FMUA Newsletter (Fall 2000)
10. Take note, op. 1, no. 2 (2002)

Subseries also includes yearbooks issued by the FMUA:

1. Da capo (1971, 1972)
2. EJB [Edward Johnson Building] at a Glance (1984-1985)
3. Cadenza (1980, 1986, 1987)
4. [Yearbook] (1987-1988)
5. Ninety-Eight (1997-1998).

Subseries contains miscellaneous newsletters and publications issued by the Faculty of Music Graduate Students' Association (MGSA):

• A basic repertory of music literature (1978)
• Newsletter ; Survival guide, 2d ed. ; Using the internet, by Andrew M. Zinck. (1993-1994)
• Discourses in music : a Canadian graduate student journal, vol. 1, no. 1 (2000)
• Traditions / progressions / transgressions (May 4-5, 2011) [conference program]
• Third annual student conference (April 11-12, 2004) [flyer].

Subseries contains two issues of the newsletter.

Subseries consists of reference files for various staff and faculty at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. These files were maintained by the promotions office (primarily by Edith Binnie, promotions officer, 1963-1984) and used in the creation of promotional material, including the Faculty's newsletter. Files include memorandums, correspondence, contracts for performances outside of the Faculty, news clippings about activities at the Faculty, and reports on activities and special projects.

Subseries includes files on the following individuals and ensembles: William Aide, Michael Albano, Amici, Raffi Armenian, John Arpin, Gianetta Baril, Lee Bartel, John Beckwith, Boris Berlin, Melvin Berman, Edith Ann Binnie, Douglas Bodle, Russell Braun, Dennis Brott, Walter Buczynski, James Campbell, Ronald Chandler, Stephen Chenette, Gustav Ciamaga, Martha Collins, Steve Dann, Victor Danchenko, Andrew Dawes, Alex Dean, Bernard Diamant, Daniel Domb, Mark DuBois, John Edwards, David Elliott, Barry Elmes, Robin Engelman, Robert Falck, Victor Feldbrill, Lorand Fenyves, Fenyves-Orloff-Parr Trio, Harry Freedman, Ann Cooper Gay, Rivka Golani, Nicholas Goldschmidt, John Greer, Gryphon Trio, Doreen Hall, Christos Hatzis, John Hawkins, Nancy Hermiston, David Hetherington, Pierre Hetu, Derek Holman, Andrew Hughes, Barney Ingraham, Elmer Iseler Singers, Jacques Israelievitch, Wayne Jeffery, Irene Jessner, Gaynor Jones, Eli Kassner, Talivaldis Kenins, Patricia Kern, James Kippen, Lothar Klein, Zoltan Kodaly, Norbert Kraft, Anton Kuerti, Gary Kulesha, Jeanne Lamon, Rosemarie Landry, Lorne Lofsky, Judy Loman, Che Anne Loewen, Boris Lysenko, Lorna MacDonald, Ernest MacMillan, Rika Maniates, Stacey McCartney, Rob McConnell, Lois McDonall, Timothy McGee, Deborah Milsom, Thomas Monahan, Oskar Morawetz, Carl Morey, Mike Murley, Daniel Neff, Nexus, Phil Nimmons, Harvey Olnick, Orford String Quartet, Vladimir Orloff, Patricia Parr, Dennis Patrick, Roy Patterson, Paul Pedersen, Joel Quarrington, Louis Quilico, Stephen Ralls, Doreen Rao, Erika Raum, Paul Read, Gary Relyea, Godfrey Ridout, Eugene Rittich, Shauna Rolston, George Sawa, Ezra Schabas, Pat Shand, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Nora Shulman, Suzanne Shulman, Pierre Souvairan, Scott St. John, Richard Summers, David Tanner, Ivars Taurins, Colin Tilney, Toronto Consort, Joaquin Valdepenas, Cameron Walter, John Weinzweig, William Wright, David Zafer.

Subseries consists of materials relating to ensembles and events at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, including newspaper clippings, award certificates, correspondence, reports, and itineraries. Subseries includes files on the jazz ensembles, University of Toronto Women's Chorus, and the MacMillan Singers, as well as a selection of events at the Faculty of Music: Sonneck Society for American Music Conference (April 18-22, 1990) hosted by the Faculty; Claude Frank, the Smith Visitor in Music (January 13-15, 1988); reception for Lois Marshall and Oskar Morawetz (September 30, 1987); Michael Tippett, Smith Visitor in Music (January 19-23, 1987); and Imant Raminsh, Choral Festival (March 30, 1990). Subseries also contains correspondence, memorandums, and posters relating to the University of Toronto Women's Association Award for a student in the diploma program of the Opera Division.

Subseries consists of publicity brochures and pamphlets produced by the Faculty of Music promoting the Faculty, its facilities, and its degree programs.

Subseries consists of season events calendars for the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The events calendar was titled "Notes" starting with the 1988-1989 concert season.

Subseries consists of meeting minutes, agendas, and related correspondence, budgets, and reports from and to the Board of Directors for New Music Concerts, including reports from the artistic director Robert Aitken.

Subseries contains correspondence with composers, performers, concert venues, music publishers, and performance licensing agencies.

Subseries consists of agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, and other records relating to the Toronto Coalition of New Music Presenters (TCNMP) or Toronto New Music Alliance, a coalition of ensembles and performing arts organizations in Toronto dedicated to New Music. The coalition formed in 2001 following the closure of Massey Hall and the New Music Festival (NuMuFest) as a collective of 28 music ensembles, concert presenters, and other organizations dedicated to the creation and proliferation of new music in Toronto. Groups include New Music Concerts, Soundstreams Canada, soundaXis, Music Gallery, Esprit Orchestra, MusicWorks, Toca Loca, Les Amis, CONTACT Contemporary Music, the Canadian Music Centre, Arraymusic, the Ambient Ping, Continuum, Earshot! Concerts, Hannaford Street Silver Band, New Adventure in Sound Art, and others.

Subseries consists of lease agreements for New Music Concerts' office spaces, an overview of office administrative duties, and a copy of the letters patent for "242636 Concerts" and "New Music Concerts".

Subseries contains documents relating to individual concerts and events presented by New Music Concerts. Records include correspondence with performers, composers, venues, and other related individuals; contracts and agreements with musicians; rehearsal schedules; promotional photographs of musicians and composers; stage plots; and other notes.

Subseries contains general documents relating to each concert season of New Music Concerts, including ticket sales, programming suggestions, musicians' contracts, venue contracts, and orchestra rehearsal schedules.

Subseries contains documents from New Music Concerts tours, including their 1976 tour of Europe and their Northern Ontario and United States tour in 1980.

Subseries contains documents relating to the funding, production, release, and distribution of recordings by New Music Concerts, including: New Music Concerts (1990); Lutoslawski conducts Lutoslawksi (1998); Sixteen Dances by John Cage (CP2 Records, 2002), from a recording of a concert by the New Music Concerts Ensemble in Walter Hall, conducted by Paul Zukofsky (January 31, 1982); Vox Balaenae and Other Works (Naxos, 2006), featuring music by George Crumb; and 100th Anniversary Release (Naxos, 2008) of music by Elliott Carter.

Subseries consists of correspondence and contracts between New Music Concerts (NMC), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and Radio Canada International (RCI) regarding the recording and broadcast of NMC concerts.

Subseries contains posters for performances presented by New Music Concerts (NMC).

Subseries contains season brochures, concert programs, and pamphlets for New Music Concerts' performances.

Subseries contains reviews of concerts presented by New Music Concerts (NMC), advertisements for NMC, and press releases for events and performances.

Subseries consists of annual financial statements and budgets for the operational costs and for NMC's concert seasons.

Subseries consists of the financial ledgers and bankers records for New Music Concerts, showing the organization's expenses and revenue from administrative and operational activities, as well as payments to composers, performers, and venues.

Subseries consists of correspondence with and reports of donations received from private and corporate donors, separate from funding that New Music Concerts received from city, provincial, and national granting agencies.

Subseries consists of correspondence between New Music Concerts (NMC), Coopers and Lybrand, and other parties regarding NMC's finances.

Subseries consists of correspondence and copies of New Music Concerts' applications and reports to granting agencies, including Metro Toronto, the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario Arts Council, and Canada Council. NMC applied for grants to support the operational costs of the performing arts organizations, including the costs of presenting their concert season and commissioning new compositions. Grant applications include budgets, artistic director's reports, financial statements, and proposals for concerts and events.

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts for the weekly radio program "CBC Wednesday Night," later rebranded "CBC Wednesday Night" and finally "CBC Tuesday Night". Phil Nimmons regularly wrote incidental music for radio plays broadcast on this program.

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts for incidental music by Phil Nimmons for various radio and television programs.