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Derek Holman fonds

  • OTUFM 49
  • Fonds
  • 1933-2016

Fonds consists of the compositions, recordings, and papers of Derek Holman, a former professor at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. The fonds contains manuscript scores and parts by Derek Holman, including original compositions, arrangements and realizations, juvenilia, and sketch materials; audio and video recordings of Holman’s compositions and performances; papers and photographs from Holman’s work with various choirs and churches (including at the University of London, University of Toronto, University of Trinity College, Bishop-Strachan, Royal School of Church Music, St. Simon’s, Concord Singers, Croydon Bach Society, Grace Church-on-the-Hill, and the Canadian Children’s Opera Company); and, Holman’s personal papers, including awards, certificates, degrees, and notebooks.

Holman, Derek

Lloyd Judson Bonham fonds

  • UTA 1073
  • Fonds
  • 1920-1923

Photographs documenting L.J. Bonham, graduate of mining engineering - B.A.Sc. 1923. Included are: a group photograph of Toike Oikestra 1920-1921; two class photographs, one of which contains all the names inscribed on the back; and a graduating class composite for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering for 1923.

Bonham, Lloyd Judson

David Colin Blizard fonds

  • UTA 1071
  • Fonds
  • 1901-1910

Certificates relating to the educational achievements, including the diploma and bachelor's degree in Applied Science and Engineering, of Colin Blizard (BASc 1910); photograph of the graduating class in Applied Science and Engineering, 1909.

Blizard, David Colin

Milton Blackstone fonds

  • UTA 1064
  • Fonds
  • 1924-1941

Six scrapbooks compiled by Milton Blackstone relating to the Hart House String Quartet, and containing announcements, programmes, press clippings, and photographs.

Blackstone, Milton

Robert H. Blackburn fonds

  • UTA 1063
  • Fonds
  • 1942-1989, 2004-2014

Fonds consists of 3 accessions

B1987-0074: 19 photos of false ceiling at Robarts Library, 1983. (1 folder, 1983)

B1989-0036: Personal records of Robert H. Blackburn, University Librarian, consisting of personal correspondence (1955-1981); RCAF flying log books (1942-1945); correspondence files arranged by author, A-W (1981-1986); files relating to his Carnegie tour (1950-1952), his being an editorial advisor to Collier's (1953-1988), and chair of the board of the Streetsville Public Library (1964-1965); addresses, with covering correspondence (1961-1987) and notes, research documents relating to and a typescript of his history of the University of Toronto library system, "Evolution of the Heart". (5 boxes, 1942-1989)

B2014-0008: Contains correspondence and several drafts of Robert H. Blackburn's memoir "From Barley Field to Academe". Much of the correspondence is between Karen Turko, the Director, Donor Relations and Development of the U of T Libraries, Chief Librarian's Office, and numerous proof readers and several publishing companies including the U of T Press. Also includes a copy of Blackburn's speech for the book launch. (1 box, 2004-2014)

Blackburn, Robert H.

Boeschenstein Family fonds

  • UTA 1056
  • Fonds
  • [192-]-1963

Fonds consists of letters (1929-1962) that Gertrude Knighton's mother, Elizabeth (Lili) Louisa Boeschenstein, wrote to her mother, Emma Schoch-Walter, and her older sister, Emmeli Schoch; Lili Schoch's exercise books that she compiled to teach children [191-]; letters to her and Hermann Boeschenstein from their families in Switzerland, 1928- ca. 1947; correspondende between Hermann and Lili (1930-1955) and with their children, principally Frank and Gertrude (1944-1963). Includes a number of postcards and a few photographs. Many of the letters are written in German, and some in Old German.

Boeschenstein Family

John Burgon Bickersteth fonds

  • UTA 1055
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1983

Fonds consists of 2 series

B2001-0018: Records documenting John Burgon Bickersteth, Warden of Hart House (retired 1947). Includes mainly correspondence as well as reports, published addresses, manuscripts, photographs and films. 1919-1958.

B2005-0013: Personal records of former Warden of Hart House, J. B. Bickersteth. Includes personal correspondence with family, friends, politicians, colleagues at University of Toronto including Robertson Davies as well as other academic institutions, mainly following his retirement; speeches, arrangements for his 90th birthday celebration dinner at Hart House. Also includes correspondence and other papers relating to Hart House memorial on his death and matters relating to his estate. 1913-1983.

Bickersteth, John Burgon

Percy Bennett fonds

  • UTA 1051
  • Fonds
  • 1909-1975

Photo album of a trip to Europe in 1921 and of scenes in Alberta, where Percy Bennett lived and taught; postcards of London, Paris, Rome and Venice. Certificates for his BASc degree (1915) and class reunions of 1965 and 1975.

Bennett, Percy

Beatty Family fonds

  • UTA 1045
  • Fonds
  • pre-1931

Views of the house and grounds of the William H. Beatty family at 6 Queen's Park Crescent, which was razed in 1931 to make way for the Botany Building; view of the Beatty children in the garden.

Beatty Family

Gordon Anderson Bates fonds

  • UTA 1042
  • Fonds
  • 1905-[191-?]

Fonds consists of 4 accessions

B1982-0020 (1905-1908): Course notes (four volumes) for second and fourth year medicine, belonging to Gordon Anderson Bates, MB 1907; photograph of the operating room, Hamilton City Hospital, 1908.

B1984-0049 (1910s?): Early manuscript of paper, written about 1914, on the antitoxin laboratories, School of Hygiene, and titled "The humility of a University"; course notes on hygiene, n.d.; draft of minutes of section of State Medicine, 25 March, 1915; notes from a lecture on infectious diseases, n.d.

B1987-0039 (1905 and ca 1907): Photographs: executive of the University of Toronto Student Parliament, 1905/06; representatives of the University of Toronto Medical Society to "sister institutions", ca. 1907.

B1987-0068 (1914): Appears to be typescript of the paper on antitoxins, the manuscript for which is in B1984-0049.

Bates, Gordon Anderson

Minnie Louise Barry fonds

  • UTA 1041
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1907-1912]

Photo album and photograph documenting Minnie Barry's involvement with the Varsity Ladies' Hockey Team while an undergraduate in arts at University College. The ice rink was located immediately east of Annesley Hall and was known (later?) as the Little Vic Rink.

For an identification of the players see photo in The Varsity, 11 March 1910

Barry, Minnie Louise

Winifred G. Barnstead fonds

  • UTA 1039
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1972

Correspondence, addresses, lectures, memorabilia and photoprints documenting the career of Winifred Barnstead as founder and first director of the Library School, University of Toronto.

Barnstead, Winifred Glen

Anthony Batten fonds

  • UTA 1035
  • Fonds
  • 1994, 2004

Fonds consists of 2 accessions

B2007-0002: Two paintings by Anthony Batten:

  1. Huron St., Toronto (Just South of Bloor) University of Toronto Properties ; watercolour unframed 41"x 291/2" ca. 1994
  2. Edward VII statue in Queen's Park looking west towards Hart House; acryclic on canvas, unframed 24" x 20", 2004

B2007-0003: Two paintings by Anthony Batten:

  1. West side of Huron St., Toronto (Just South of Bloor) University of Toronto Properties ; watercolour framed 39/12"x 291/2" ca. 1994
  2. "Tower Walk, University" the back campus with Wycliffe's Leonard Library, Hart House, Soldier's Tower, University College; watercolour, framed 36" x 30", 1994

Batten, Anthony

William Barber fonds

  • UTA 1034
  • Fonds
  • 1902-1905

Athletic photographs and graduation diploma of William Barber who gradutated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in 1905. Photographs include: Faculty of Applied Science Track Team, 1902; Varsity Assault at Arms Team, 1903-1904; University of Toronto Track Team, Inter University Champions, 1903; and University of Toronto Track Team, 1905.

Barber, William

James W. Bain fonds

  • UTA 1027
  • Fonds
  • 1893-1910

Drawings for the first to third year drawing courses in chemical engineering (diploma programme) taken by J. Watson Bain at the School of Practical Science, 1893-1896; photoprint of the executive of the SPS Engineering Society, 1896-1897; membership certificate from the American Society of Chemical Engineers, 1910.

Bain, James W.

Bailey Family fonds

  • UTA 1025
  • Fonds
  • 1901-1950

Memorabilia, photographs, correspondence, plans, class and prize lists and examination paper kept by Dixon Lloyd Bailey, professor of plant pathology in the Department of Botany and by his daughter, Nancy Illah Jane Bailey, an undergraduate student in English. Includes information on the study of botany at the University of Toronto.

Bailey Family

Erich Eugen Ferdinand Theodor Baer fonds

  • UTA 1024
  • Fonds
  • 1919-1977

Fonds consists of 2 accessions

B1976-0025: Personal records of Erich Baer documenting his career as chemist and professor in and sometime head of the sub-department of synthetic chemistry in the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research. Included are personal correspondence, diaries, certificates and diplomas, course notes while a student at the University of Basle (1932-1936), research notes, and patents. (4 boxes, 1922-1967)

B1981-0010: Articles by, tributes about, and obituaries of Erich Baer; also doctoral thesis, certificates, medals, plaques, and photoprints documenting his career. Photograph includes obverse and reverse views of award presented to Professor Baer, by the American Society of European Chemists and Pharmacists, 1961. (6 boxes, 1919-1975)

Baer, Erich Eugen Ferdinand Theodor

Charles Allan Ashley fonds

  • UTA 1019
  • Fonds
  • 1930-1973

Fonds consists of 2 accessions

B1974-0018: General correspondence, including letters from C.R. Fay and E.J. Urwick; writings, consisting of articles contributed to learned journals and letters to editors; and published accounts of Ashley's career as a professor of commerce and head of the Department of Political Economy, accomplishments, and honours bestowed on him; two photoprints of Professor Ashley. (1 box, 1930-1973)

B1980-0006: Offprints of articles, largely presentation copies, belonging to Charles Allan Ashley, Professor of Commerce and sometime head, Department of Political Economy; includes seven offprints of Professor Ashley's articles. (2 boxes, 1931-1968)

Ashley, Charles Allan

Howard Frederick Andrews fonds

  • UTA 1015
  • Fonds
  • 1960-1988

This fonds consists of two accessions, only one of which is fully described.

The records received in 2008 (B2008-0011) consist of three series (and only 1.06 metres):
-Series 1: Administration, documents his activities as member and chair of the Planning and Priorities Subcommittee of Governing Council.

  • Series 2 and 3 relate to his academic activities of teaching and publishing.

Accession B1989-0002 (7.18 metres) contains predominantly teaching materials such as lecture notes, course files and files relating to graduate students’ PhD theses. As well there are research materials, manuscripts for published and unpublished works, and a few files relating to administrative functions in the department of Geography at Erindale College and additional files on the Planning and Priorities Subcommittee.

Andrews, Howard Frederick

Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. University Lodge fonds

  • UTA 1012
  • Fonds
  • 1923, 1998

Hand-lettered and illustrated volume presented to Grand Master William Nesbitt Ponton on the occasion of his visit to the University Lodge No.496, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Toronto, March 4, 1923; with covering letter of March, 1998 and a photo-copy of the volume (user copy).

Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. University Lodge

Aikins Family fonds

  • UTA 1005
  • Fonds
  • 1855, 1921

Letter from J.C. Aikins to his brother, W.J. Aikins, 6 March, 1865, regarding proposals for the establishment of the faculties of medicine and law in the University of Toronto. Portrait of Moses Henry Aikins, taken by Notman & Fraser. Obituary of Moses Henry Aikins, 1921.

Aikins Family

Henry G. Acres fonds

  • UTA 1003
  • Fonds
  • 1900-1903

Ink and watercolour drawings by Henry G. Acres as student in mechanical and electrical engineering at the Ontario School of Practical Science from 1900-1903. Each drawing is signed "H.G. Acres" and dated.

Acres, Henry G.

Vic Centro fonds

  • OTUFM 85
  • Fonds
  • 1957-2004

Fonds consists of arrangements by Vic Centro, and related ephemera, including photographs, correspondence, publicity materials, and recordings. Much of the material relates to Centro's time performing and recording in Toronto with Phil Nimmons and CBC radio.

Centro, Vic

Margaret Eleanor Theodora Addison fonds

  • CA ON00357 2097
  • Fonds
  • 1875-1941

Fonds consists of diaries, 1900–1912, family correspondence, 1875–1931, notes, clippings, publications, biographical material, 1941, scrapbook, a portrait, monogrammed handkerchief, and broach.

Addison, Margaret Eleanor Theodora

Arthur Hartmann fonds

  • OTUFM 21
  • Fonds
  • 1924-1937

Fonds consists of a photograph and correspondence.

Hartmann, Arthur

J. Churchill Arlidge fonds

  • OTUFM 34
  • Fonds
  • 1853-1913, 1997-2008

Fonds contains writings, family letters, photographs, photocopies of biographical documents, collected by Bob Arlidge, and manuscripts of Arlidge's original compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions of performed pieces.

Arlidge, Joseph Churchill

Vida Coatsworth fonds

  • OTUFM 23
  • Fonds
  • 1888-1964, predominant 1920-1924

Fonds consists of a collection of signed portraits, mainly dated 1920-1924: Eva Clare, Herbert A. Fricker, Ernest Hutcheson, Isidor Philipp, Augustus S. Vogt, Paul Wells, Ernest F. White.

Coatsworth, Vida

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). President's Office fonds

  • CA ON00357 2021
  • Fonds
  • 1897-2022

Fonds includes records from the terms of:
Nathanael Burwash (1887-1913), Richard P. Bowles (1913-1930), Edward Wilson Wallace (1930-1941), Walter Theodore Brown (1941–1949), Harold Bennett (1949-1950), A. B. B. Moore (1950-1970), John Edwin Hodgetts (1970-1973), Goldwin S. French (1973-1987), Eva Kushner (1987-1994), Roseann Runte (1994-2001), and Paul Gooch (2001-2015).

It consists of the following series:
General correspondence, 1907-2005; General subject files, 1897-1970; Records relating to the Board of Regents, 1912-2008; Records relating to the Senate, 1954-2008; Records relating to the Victoria College Council, 1928-2008; Records relating to the academic administration, 1915-2013; Records relating to the financial administration, 1905-2000; Records relating to awards, 1918-2005; Records relating to student assistance, 1916-1976; Records relating to students, 1915-2007; Records relating to alumni, 1928-2008; Records relating to functions, 1913-2010; Records relating to the University of Toronto, 1929-2011; Records relating to the United Church of Canada, 1928-2001; Records relating to gifts, 1897-1973; Records relating to the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 1981-2006; Records relating to fund raising, 1974-2008; Records relating to Emmanuel College, 1968-2008; Records relating to Victoria College, 1975-2012; Records relating to Victoria University, 1968-2008; Records related to the Chancellor and Chancellor's Council of Victoria University; and Records relating to Senior Administrative Meetings (SAM), 2001-2007.

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). President's Office

University of Toronto Opera Division fonds

  • OTUFM 84
  • Fonds
  • 1945-2022

Fonds consists of the records of the University of Toronto Opera Division, including promotional materials, production files, costume designs, and photographs.

University of Toronto. Opera Division

Edna W. Park fonds

  • UTA 1640
  • Fonds
  • 1903-1978

Personal records of Edna W. Park, graduate and Professor in the Faculty of Household Science. Includes personal correspondence, diplomas, certificates and photoprints relating to early education and family; lecture notes and teaching materials relating to Household science at the University of Toronto, copies of papers by other authors from conferences attended; reports and other materials relating to the U. of T. review of the Faculty of Food Sciences (1971-1973). Also includes records on the Household Science Alumnae Association and other materials such as scrapbook documenting the history of household science studies in general and at the University of Toronto. Additional material includes correspondence and other papers of Annie L. Laird. Some material of Ruth Park, sister of Edna Park.

Park, Edna Wilhelmine

Moffat St. Andrew Woodside fonds

  • UTA 1971
  • Fonds
  • 1926-1968

Consists of correspondence, diary, personal files, administrative records; personal and administrative papers, manuscripts, scrapbooks, and panoramic photographs of North House, Burwash Hall, Victoria College (1932-1933); Varsity staff, 1927; photographs of Greece; C.O.T.C.; wedding portraits and other unidentified photos.

Woodside, Moffat St. Andrew

Kathleen Gray fonds

  • UTA 2020
  • Fonds
  • 1925

Travel album and scrapbook, created by Kathleen Gray (U.C. 1921) documenting the 1925 Undergraduate Tour of Great Britain and France with the Overseas Education League. The album contains photographs, postcards, ephemera and memorabilia. It is also annotated with diary type entries which are interspersed throughout with drawings by Kathleen Gray illustrating the adventures of her and her cohort of friends who took the trip together.

Gray, Kathleen

Stephen Clarkson fonds

  • UTA 1148
  • Fonds
  • 1937-2018, predominant 1959-2015

Personal records of Professor Stephen Clarkson, documenting his career as a political scientist, writer, teacher, and his early political career in municipal politics and with the Liberal Party of Canada and Ontario. Records in this fonds document the entirety of Clarkson's life and career. Records include biographical information (CV's, activity reports, honours), personal and professional correspondence, and files related to his early education and the writing of his Ph.D. thesis.

Series 3 to 13 consist of records documenting Clarkson's several books and his extensive research and writings over the course of his career. Joint projects and research with Christina McCall including original records by her can be found in some these series as well, specifically the research and writing of Trudeau and Our Times (Series 2) and research on Canadian Federal politics (Series 13).

Series 14 to 18, document Clarkson's teaching activities and his career within the University of Toronto's Department of Political Science.

Series 19 to 22 document his political roles within the Liberal party, his run for Toronto Mayor in 1969 and as well as his social activism.

This fonds also includes Liberal Party of Canada policy documents (1966-1976) belonging to Allen Linden that were given to Clarkson either because he took over as chair of the policy committee or collected as a primary resource for his research on the Liberal Party.

Accession B2019-0003 was an accrual acquired from his spouse Nora Clarkson following his death, and consists of files from his home office and laptop computer.

Accession B2023-0008 (1 box, 1975-2000) is an accrual of further personal records consisting of his journal and notes about his marriage to Christina McCall.

Clarkson, Stephen

Richard Lee fonds

  • UTA 1473
  • Fonds
  • 1958-2012

This fonds contains comprehensive documentation on all aspects of Richard Lee’s work as a well-known anthropologist. Correspondence, found within Series 1 but also throughout the fonds, is multifaceted and includes both incoming and outgoing letters with colleagues, students, university administrators and publishers. His teaching lectures and numerous papers, talks and drafts of publications represent a full body of work that synthesis his research from his early work with the the Ju/'hoansi-!Kung San of Botswana and Namibia to his evolving interest in indigenous human rights and the impact of Aids/HIV in southern Africa. This fonds is rich in original research including original collated data, field notebooks, grants requests and general notes. Much of this is supplemented with photographs and sound recordings related to his research and publications. Finally, files relating to professional meetings and groups document the overall field of anthropology, Lee’s role within it and the changing nature of the discipline and the role of anthropologists in society.

Lee, Richard B.

Roman Bittman and Marilyn Belec Bittman fonds

  • CA ON00349 2021.013
  • Fonds
  • 1941 - 2020

The Roman Bittman and Marily Belec Bittman Fonds is separated based on Roman and Marilyn’s projects and business under these series:
Series 1 – 11
Series 1: Program environment
Series 2: Anglosea Guides
Series 3: NAAF Business – National Aboriginal Achievement foundation
Series 4: Man Alive
Series 5: Agenda and Journals
Series 6: Awards
Series 7: Roman Files
Series 8: Family History
Series 9: NSFDC – Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation
Series 10: APTN – National Indigenous Television Network
Series 11: Mobius Productions

Series 1: Program environment
The first Roman Bittman and Marilyn Belec Bittman collection series is from the National Film Board (NFB) Program Environmental—a research film funded in 1974. The series consists of research notes, conceptual analysis, and the proposed working plan for other films to be produced by the National Film Board.
Series 2: Anglosea Guides
The second series consists of documents used in research and support of the documentary Anglosea. The files include research notes and other supporting documents. Records include the Anglosea Scheduling for Scriptwriting overseas (with additional written information), correspondences, schedule of visits on board Baltic and Oresund Ferries, and schedule of the Programme of Mr. Roman Bittman’s visit to the Arab Maritime Transport Academy. It also includes various business cards from the Ministry of Canada, transportation companies from Canada and international business cards (mainly Arab countries). The documents also contain guidebooks of the area and a navigation booklet for the teachers and students for the St. Lawrence seaway. The International Maritime Lecturers Association approved both manuals.
Series 3: NAAF Business – National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) is a charitable organization dedicated to raising funds to deliver programs that provide the tools necessary for Aboriginal peoples, especially youth, to achieve their potential. The Foundation has awarded more than $37 million in scholarships and bursaries to more than 9,800 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students nationwide. Roman Bittman produced the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Awards show, and he also served as the organization’s interim CEO.
The series contains business cards of various government offices and businesses involved in supporting the NAAF. It includes the NAAF Five-year plan 2006-2010 as Roman Bittman’s acting CEO; it also consists of the verbatim of what he said and has comments to his plan. The series contains the planning and description of the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards. Business records includes the schedules for the Ottawa Meetings of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation with John Watson, Mark Wilgen, Dahlia Stein, Jascha Jabes, Rick Hansen, and Pat Martin MP. Email correspondence on various business proposals and Roman Bittman assuming acting CEO duties. Lastly, the series also consists of financial documents for the NAAF.
Series 4: Man Alive
The fourth series focuses on the writings of Thomas Merton. Merton was an influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, has sold over one million copies, and he wrote over sixty other books and hundreds of poems and articles on topics ranging from spirituality to civil rights, and the nuclear arms race. The collection contains audio tapes of the interview and writings of Thomas Merton for Roman Bittman’s production, Man Alive. The tapes are titled Letter of Bernaro to Robert – Peter the Venerable letter of Defense; Race situations – St Basil Ascetical Discourse; Abelard and his Lark of Spiritual Insight; Silence and Makins signs; Poetry and Song; Chinese thought; and other tapes based on Thomas Merton travels.
Series 5: Agenda and Journals
The fifth series contains the agendas and journals that once belonged to Roman Bittman. His journals write of his personal life, but mostly his work, such as his research on Thomas Merton, his trip to Norway, sea battles in WWII and NATO. The agendas consist of meeting schedules, films he worked on, the contact information of his colleagues, and his travel and shooting schedules of various locations, such as his trip to Prince Edward Island, Miami, and Washington, DC. It also includes the agenda that belonged to Marilyn Belec, with her daily schedule and contact list of her colleagues.
Series 6: Awards
The sixth series consists of awards that Roman Bittman won during his extensive career and honoured after his death. Awards for his short films, early films and documentaries include the Screen awards, CFTA film awards, Family Life Film award, Banff International, American Film Festival and many more national and international Film Festival awards. It also includes the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, which he attended and wrote a message in the award booklet. After his death, many people in the entertainment and the Indigenous community came together to celebrate, honour, and recognize Roman Bittman’s life works. Many include speeches on his achievements, tribute letters, and people sending in letters to various awards nominating him after his death.
Series 7: Roman Files
The seventh series consists of Roman Bittman’s files for researching various films, company correspondences, and corporate financial papers. Documents consist of research and proposals for the potential work of the Pilgrimage sent by Roman Bittman when he was a part of Marilyn Belec Bittman’s company, Mobius Media Corporation. Furthermore, he spent his time at CBC News before becoming a producer of the documentary series The Nature of Things. The seventh series also includes his travel documents and souvenirs. His academic and personal documents include his personal poem and writings; his Ryerson University (now called Toronto Metropolitan University) letters and photos of Ryerson class reunion, touring Ryerson’s new Rogers Communications Centre with his old classmates.
Series 8: Family History
The eighth series focuses on the research done on Roman Bittman’s family history and lineage. Documents include Roman Bittman’s Genealogy Chart. Roman Bittman’s aunt, Sarah Norjard, researched papers he collected in 1992. Research notes contain photography of Sarah and Roman with family, articles from the Record-Gazette and his Métis card. It also includes his family connections towards the Bourassa and St. Germain families, two notable family members in their province’s history.
Series 9: NSFDC – Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation
The ninth series contains his development in the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation (NSFDC). Documents include press releases from the NSFDC from the board of directors’ appointments and letters from various media companies such as Screen Star group and Mobius media production—project letters for the plans to build and operate the province’s first full sound stage. It also includes a discussion on Roman Bittman’s contract as he served as President of the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation but was later dismissed in 1996 after the NSFDC board rejected his financing plans for the sound stage.
Series 10: APTN – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
The tenth series of the fonds contains documents of Roman Bittman’s involvement in the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Bittman was an early advisor to the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network which was launched in 1999 as the first national Indigenous broadcaster in the world. Since then, the network has become a global leader in programming that celebrates the rich diversity of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island and beyond. The documents include the Aboriginal Broadcast Talent Directory book from the Centre for Aboriginal Media (CAM), press clippings on Roman Bittman establishing the National Aboriginal Television Network and business cards from various production companies, government cards, finance, and Hotel cards. Lastly, it includes the APTN Board of Directors/AGM Meeting and conference binder that provided investors and producers information on the APTN mission and the agenda for the APRN Teleconference meeting.
Series 11: Mobius Productions
The last series within the fonds is Roman and Marilyn Belec Bittman’s career and work in Mobius Media Productions. Marilyn Belec Bittman was president of the independent production firm, Mobius Productions, and Roman was a partner. Documents entail their correspondences on their various films and productions—government letters from the Ministry of Skills Development, Labour Canada, and other partners. Lastly, it includes corporation magazines and financial works such as Mobius Productions guide to film titles and price lists.

Bittman, Roman and Belec Bittman, Marilyn

Martin Lawrence Friedland fonds

  • UTA 1294
  • Fonds
  • 1868-2020

Fonds consists of six accessions of records documenting the life of Martin L. Friedland, as a student, professor of law and administrator at the University of Toronto; as an expert on legal matters and a contributor to the formation of public policy at the provincial and federal levels; and as an author of several books and numerous articles, in particular the researching and writing of his book University of Toronto: A History (University of Toronto Press, 2002 & 2013).

See accession-level descriptions for further details.

Friedland, Martin Lawrence

The Toronto Film Society

  • CA ON00349 2017.009
  • Fonds
  • 1938 - 2018

Scope and Content: Series 1 – 5
Series 1: “People” Clippings Files
Series 2: AGE Series III
Series 3: Film Company Catalogues
Series 4: Dorothy and Oscar Burritt Award
Series 5: Toronto Film Society Administration

Series 1: People
The first series contains press clippings from various publications of various actors, reviews, and critics of the films—numerous articles on the Directors, musicians, producers, and writers. Press clippings are organized alphabetically by last name, from Joe Abeywicrema to Valerio Zurlini.

Series 2: AGE Series III
The A-G-E Film Society of Toronto was created in 1955 until 1962 for the purpose of “providing those who lived through the cinema’s formative years with the opportunity to relive the past, and to give the new generation of film enthusiasts a chance to see what had been accomplished in motion pictures before their interest in films began.” Within the second series, the AGE collection includes the application for membership in the AGE. It contains the AGE 2nd to AGE 6th Season programmes letter from the AGE Film Society of Toronto to various partners and film organizations. The series also includes several newspaper clippings on the AGE Society.

Series 3: Film Company Catalogues
The third series contains the documents and items from various film production companies whose titles are included in the TFS collection. Production company catalogues collected are from Canadian and international film companies. Companies included in the series are A World of Entertainment, Universal/16, Pan Canadian Film Distributors Inc, Cinematheque Ontario, Paramount, Universal Pictures and more. Many catalogues also come from the TFS Summer series and other film events hosted by TFS.

Series 4: Dorothy and Oscar Burritt Award
The Fourth series contains the textual files and objects on the Dorothy and Oscar Burritt Award. The award was named in honour of Dorothy and Oscar Burritt, who left Vancouver from the Vancouver branch of the Canadian film Society to aid in the creation of the TFS. The Burritt’s contribution to the film society movement was recognized by a special Canadian Film Award in 1963, just a few months before Dorothy’s death. The Toronto Film Society established the Dorothy Burritt Memorial Award (later renamed for Dorothy and Oscar Burritt Memorial Award), an annual cash grant to support projects that contribute “to greater understanding and enjoyment of the film as an art”. The collection includes correspondences from various film societies, such as the Vancouver branch and other film production companies. It also contains reports, Memorial Award packages, press clippings, marketing on advertising the various TFS events, and correspondence to the Burritt Memorial Award Committee.

Series 5: Toronto Film Society Administration
The Fifth series contains the documentation on the administration side of the TFS. Many of the TFS's administration documents include meeting minutes from their AGM (Annual General Meeting) and TFS Board Meeting Minutes. Such meetings include the general and board meeting minutes, documents that pertain to the international film festival and many other festivals, TFS committee report, and correspondences. The series also contains the administration for their awards, such as the Dorothy and Oscar Burritt Memorial Award and film acquisitions. TFS administration documents include their members' information, votes and questionnaires for their members. It also consists of the Eastman House, financial reports, and statements on the TFS events, such as the summer and seasons series. Lastly, include film acquisition documents of various films.

The Toronto Film Society

Robert Sandler Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2022.015
  • Fonds
  • 1976 - 2003

The Robert Sandler Fonds is separated under series based on the production of various TV series and movies.

Series 1: Northrop Frye Lectures (Frye) Collection
As noted, as the ‘Fyre Collection’ by Sandler in his writings. The collection includes Professor Northrop Frye’s writings and Sandler’s own lectures note from his time as student under Professor Northrop Frye in English literature. The textual in series contains lecture notes on Shakespeare, a collection of William Shakespeare’s various plays. Which was the winner of the Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction. The series contains Sandler’s audiotape collection of Professor Frye’s undergraduate classes Introduction to Shakespeare for two plus years. Frye’s lectures were transcribed, and Professor Northrop Frye’s edited them into a book, which Sandler sold to publisher Fitzhenry & Whiteside. The documents and audiotapes lead to the publishing of Northrop Frye on Shakespeare: Edited by Robert Sandler won Professor Northrop Frye his only Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction.

Sandler worked on multiple projects with Professor Northrop Frye, such as the Bible and Literature and Story of Us. Professor Northrop Frye and Sandler had a good student and teacher relationship, to the point that Professor Northrop Frye wrote a letter of recommendation for Sandler’s CBC application. Sandler was able to work with Professor Northrop Frye when Sandler worked with the University of Toronto’s Media Centre to record the professor’s lectures. Formats within the series includes video and audio copies of the original 25-hour long lectures, used in Bible and Literature, Sandler’s notes to edit the hour-long lectures into 30 ½ hour programs, notes for the 30 roundtable discussions, promotional material are Sandler’s contribution to initiating the Frye project.

Series 2: Fraggle Rock
The second series holds mostly screenplays and script for the children’s program Fraggle Rock. Fraggle Rock is the first series HBO commissioned and created by Jim Henson and his team. It was nominated and won various awards. Sandler was a writer brought on in Season 2 and wrote six episodes and one of his shows was nominated for an International Emmy. Documents included in the series includes episode script proposals, correspondence with Jim Henson and other producers, cast and crew. Also includes the first, second, and third readthrough drafts, written by Robert Sandler and other writers on the show such as Jerry Juhl, Laura Philips, David Young, bq Nichol and Jocelyn Stevenson. The series also includes photographs of cast and crew members on the production set of Fraggle Rock; Fraggle Rock Christmas CDs and an award with a piece of Fraggle Rock presented to Sandler for his years of achievement on the show. Lastly are the lawsuit documents involving the series’ writers not being proper financially compensated.

Series 3: Eric’s World
The third series contains the documents and items from the children’s sitcom series that aired from 1991-1996. The show was a 30-minute program broadcasted on TVO, Knowledge Network, SCN, Access and Family Channel. Sandler was hired to create a children’s series featuring Eric Nagler as a children’s performer and his manager, CJ, a puppet manipulated by John Pattison. Robert Sandler and Allen Booth were the co-creator, co-creative producers, Writer, and co-story editors of the series. They also had various writers also contribute to the series as well.

Documents include both the failed and successful documents to pilot the series, drafts, script notes and final drafts of my 30 plus scripts, the remaining scripts from five seasons, writer’s guides, organization papers. Digital and DVD copies.

Series 4: Traders - Street Legal
The fourth series contains the textual files and video from the Canadian prime-time drama set in a Toronto investment firm. The show is about the professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in Toronto. The series was broadcasted on Global TV from 1987-1994. Robert Sandler and Allen Booth are the Co-Story Editors, Episode Co-writers. The documents contained in the series are various drafts of scripts such as the first and second draft written by Robert Sandler, production script, outline of scripts, contract between CBC and Robert Sandler; and correspondences from various production and broadcasting companies like CBC.

Series 5: Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science
The Fifth series contains the documentation and episodes of the award-winning and nominated TV Series that pioneered the true crime genre. This series features interesting crimes stories where forensic science played critical role in solving. This program re-enacts cases in which forensic scientists have used their expertise to find and examine evidence that would have previously been undetectable. 30 minutes TV docudrama series, where Sandler was the Creative Producer, Co-Creator, and Episode Writer. The files included in the series, contains the scripts that Sandler wrote and co-wrote in the first season and important episodes in later seasons. It also includes drafts of the script as well as a VHS and digital copies of the show, plus PR material, documents that pertain to the production of the series, screenplays, court orders, and transcripts of interviews from various scientists, police investigators and comments on the case.

Series 6: 72 Hour - True Crime
The Sixth series contains the textual files and videos a half- hour true TV crime docudrama follow up that focused on the investigators. The series ran three seasons, 45 episodes which Sandler had a hand in writing many of the episodes. The series contains the pitch documents, scripts written by Sandler, scripts he was credited, and script notes on the other 43 episodes, and rewritten scripts. Documents also include production photographs, research documents, crew resume, press clippings, tape interviews and notes.

Series 7: Extreme Clergy
The Seventh series are from the ½ hour TV documentary series where Sandler was the creator, writer, and an episode co-writer. The TV series documented the story of one or a team of clergy in social hot spots around the world. Some people in religious orders were surfing the waves, fighting in warzones, artic, and more amazing places outside a place of worship. The collection documents from Sandler includes the pitch documents for the TV series, drafts of the scripts Sandler wrote or co-wrote, DVDs of various steps in the edit, DVDs of the final episode and various tapes and digital copies of the episodes.

Series 8: EXC Finance
The Eight series in the Sandler collection, include the financial documents for various productions. Textual materials obtained from various production companies such as Two Sands Productions and Creative Anarchy. Also includes the applications and forms to fund various film projects; such as the Canadian Television Fund Agreement, Ontario Declaration of Residency/Consent Form 2008, letter from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Heritage letter. Financial papers included in the collection contains various bank statements, audits, notices from banks, authorization form, Tax documents; T2 Corporation Income Tax Return form, claim forms and Invoices.

Series 9: Sex and Religion
The Ninth series in the collection are documents based on the TV documentary series Sex & Religion. Robert Sandler was the co-creator, and episode writer. A documentary series that travels the world looking for the line between sex and sin. Robert Sandler noted that, “in conjunction with Riddle Films, I was wholly responsible for 5 of the 13 episodes about how major religions viewed various aspects of sex.” Textual documents in this series includes Sandler’s involvement in the writing of the scripts and includes DVDs and edits of these episodes.

Series 10: Real Voodoo
The Tenth series in the collection formats features textual, data, video, and photographs. Short tv-movie that includes financial records of various forms from the Canadian Revenue Agency, notice of (RE)Assessment and form of Claiming a Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Correspondences, proposals, and draft of scripts.

Series 11: My Pet’s Gone Viral (MPGV)
The Eleventh series in the collection features textual, data, video, and photographs of production. Holds eight episodes ½ hour documentary series starring the cats and dogs in YouTube pet videos that went viral. In the collection include script drafts and final scripts written by Sandler. In the collection also include the DVDs of the final episodes. Financial documents include cost report spreadsheet from various budget, MPGV Banking Summary Notes (2014), breakdown of Canadian costs, and eSubmission Summary. Correspondence to and from Animal Planet on distribution and production of the series.

Series 12: Brebeuf and the Huron Carol
The Twelve series in the collection of the A 1-hour TV musical biography, produced by Creative Anarchy and CBC Radio Canada. The TV special was written by Robert Sandler on the dramatization on the life of Father Brebeuf and his time among the Wendat (Hurons) and his The Huron Carole, the first Christmas Carole in the New World. In this series the various versions of the script and drafts are written by Sandler with his corrections. It also includes research notes and articles on Brebeuf. Video copies are in VHS and digital formats of the show, which also includes photos from the filming, flyer, and episodes.

Series 13: Assholes *A Documentary
The Thirteenth series is about novels by Aaron James turn TV documentary. The TV adaptation was written by Robert Sandler and John Walker with the broadcasting channels NFB and CBC Documentary Channel. It is a feature length documentary based on the New York Times’ best seller of the same name. The TV documentary is inspired by the NYT bestselling book, this lively philosophical investigation into the rise of asshole behaviour across the world asks: What does it mean to be an asshole, and more importantly, how do we stop their proliferation. The show has been nominated for a Writer’s Award and a Gemini Award.

With in the collection includes the research journals/notes, drafts and final editions of the script, invoices, email correspondence between Sandler and his co-writer/director John Walker. Majority of the formats in the collection are data floppy disk drives.

Series 14: Make Me Read
The Fourteenth series short internet films, co-written by Robert Sandler and long-time partner Allen Booth. Make Me Read is a series of YouTube videos with young comedians interviewing popular Canadian authors. However, there are no videos of the short films within the collection, instead the collection holds an array of drafts and final editions of the YouTube videos. The series also includes the novels of the Canadian authors that Sandler interviewed. Most of the authors were a part of the Toronto festival ‘The Word on the Street Festival’.

Series 15: Music
The Fifteenth series contains the audio recordings of various artists that Sandler either produced or had some influence in. Textual documentation contains contracts and agreements for BMI Canada - the Music Scene and SOCAN, song lyrics and correspondences between Sandler and artists. Audio holds recordings from vinyl records and audio reels – such as the album for the movie Foxy Lady and the album for Tony Kosinec.

Series 16: Miscellaneous Produced
The Sixteenth series holds various files of various smaller rolls in TV series throughout his carrier. They include drafts of scripts, proposals, resumes, correspondence between networks, writers' contracts, and miscellaneous documents. TV series included in the series are Under the Umbrella Tree, The Biggest Little Ticket, Sesame Street, Dudley the Dragon, and more. Most of the textual documents are transcripts, various versions (drafts) of script & screenplays, correspondences, and financial files. Within the collection also include his personal academic essays from his time in University of Toronto. Most of the produced series and files are labeled as such in the notes.

Sandler, Robert

Mia Tsuji – The Tsuji Communications Inc.

  • CA ON00349 2012.012
  • Fonds
  • 1921-2001

The fonds consists of 6 series sorted by production companies and subject.
Series 1: NHK, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai
Tsuji Communications became the distributor/agent for NHK programs from Japan. The first series includes four popular TV series in Japan. The first includes the popular Japanese show Kōhaku Uta Gassen, translated to the Japanese Red and White Show. It is an annual New Year’s Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The show is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio by the NHK network and TCI productions. The Japanese Red and White show part of the series features master tapes with edited and satellite versions, from 1976 to 2000. Also included are the promos, clips, and episodes from Toronto Kohaku. The second Oshin is a popular series in Japan, episodes 1-271, in English subtitles and cue sheets to explain the episode’s content. The third is Japan Video Topics, short 15 minutes episodes on different topics in Japan. Lastly is the NHK Weekly News and various news clips aired on the NHK network.
Series 2: Tsuji Communications (TCI)
Susan and Roy Tsuji created the TCI Communication company, sometimes labelled as Tsuji Productions in 1980. Their popular Television series Hello Japan was a half-hour weekly program produced and hosted by Susan Tsuji. The episodes and clips spread from 1977 to 2000, including the short program Hello Toronto. It consisted of interviews, musical performances, and on-location shoots of community and public events (1984-2004). The Tsuji’s captured and recorded the visits of visiting dignitaries (such as the Prince and Princess of Japan). They capture interactions the Japanese Canadian community with federal and provincial politicians, conferences pertaining to the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), and the Redress Campaign and more. As the Tsuji Family was very well connected in their community, they could attract all the important guests to speak on all the topics of importance to the community.
Series 3: Tsuji Family
This series consists primarily of personal videos, documents and objects that once belonged to Susan and Roy Tsuji. The Tsuji’s main objective was to promote Japanese culture to Japanese Canadians, not only in media but to support local schools for children to learn the language and culture of Japan. The textual documents include the materials and textbooks used by the Language International (LI) schools. These textual documents include the international students’ textbooks, schedules, and journals, which students had to keep studying the Japanese language.
Series 4: National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC)
The collection also features video recordings and textual documentation of the Redress Campaign and the 10th Anniversary of the Redress. The NAJC negotiated the historic Redress Settlement on behalf of all Japanese Canadians who suffered injustices and acts of discrimination during World War II. Led by the NAJC, the movement sought to hold the Government of Canada accountable for the severe human rights violations suffered by the community between 1941 and 1949. Many Japanese Canadians were interned and deported, while others were sent to the sugar beet farms of Alberta and Manitoba. The property of Japanese Canadians was seized by the Government and sold without their consent. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and NAJC President Art Miki ended a successful campaign that led to the historic signing of the Redress agreement on September 22, 1988. The Tsuji family interviewed and captured key events and spokespersons from the NAJC for the Redress journey across Canada to Ottawa. Most notable interviews were held for Roger Obata, Joy Kogawa and Art Miki, the president of the NAJC.
The fonds includes footage of the march and progress to Ottawa, city hall, and the Redress rally to celebrate their victory. Interviews of Bob Ito, Roger Obata, various Prime Ministers, and supporters of the Redress campaign are also included in the fond. Footage of the Redress campaign spreads from 1983 to 1997. The last sub-series is the 10th Anniversary Banquet and Gala of the Redress, the gala was to thank the leaders of the NAJC, such as the tribute to Roger Obata.
Series 5: Television Commercials
The Tsuji family also obtained a vast collection of 30 seconds and 60 seconds commercials aired during their programs. Many created by Japanese companies such as the Japan Airline, Sanyo, Mita; and western commercials.
Series 6: Miscellaneous
The final series of the collections are the Miscellaneous. Overall, this collection is a balanced combination of entertainment, drama, local affairs, and international programming of interest to the Japanese Canadian community from the 1980s to 2001.
Please note that this fonds contains confidential information in relation to organizers names, and contact information. This fonds contains primarily textual documents to the Redress campaign, and the media format includes tapes such as Umatic, BetacamSP, and VHS. Also included is Roy’s vinyl collection, Hi8 cassettes, floppy disks, and photographs with colour prints of the singers from the Red and White show.

Tsuji, Mia - The Tsuji Communications Inc Fonds

Edie Steiner Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2022.018
  • Fonds
  • 1973 - 2021

The records in this fonds include Steiner’s photography, from her student work, to her documentation of the Toronto music scene and music portraits, to her exhibition work. Also included is a selection of published work and commercial photographs. The collection also includes Steiner’s Super 8mm films and recordings of live musical performances, as well as Steiner’s narrative and documentary films. The fonds consists of five series, based on the creator’s major artistic and creative activities, and are arranged in rough chronological order. The series are as follows:

  1. Series One: Narrative and Documentary Films
  2. Series Two: Super 8mm and Performance
  3. Series Three: Works in Audio
  4. Series Four: Photography
  5. Series Five: Creative Writing
    The first series, Narrative and Documentary Films, is divided into four subseries. The first, Subseries One: Film elements and masters includes the masters and audio/visual elements of Steiner’s narrative and documentary films shot on 16mm and video up to “Borderland Memories.” The second, Subseries Two: Film Research, consists of a series of research interviews shot on video for a project entitled “Dreams of Solidarity.” The third sub-series, Subseries Three: Film Promotion, Exhibition, includes textual and graphic records related to the production and promotion of Steiner’s narrative and documentary films. The final subseries, Subseries Four: Film Stills Photography and Promotional Shots, includes prints and negatives of film stills and promotional shots of Steiner’s narrative film projects “Places to Stay” and “Felicity’s View.”
    The second series, Super 8mm and Performance, is divided into two subseries. The first, Subseries One: Films and Soundtracks includes Steiner’s finished Super 8 films, as well as recordings of her live musical accompaniments to these films on cassette and in some cases, compact disc. The series also includes VHS and Betacam SP copies of Steiner’s final Super 8 film “Who is #1?”. The second, Subseries Two: Outtakes and Works in Progress, consists of outtakes and miscellaneous Super 8 film reels.
    The third series, Works in Audio, is divided into two subseries. The first, Subseries One: Music Recordings and Performances consists of audio and video recordings of Steiner’s original music, solo and in collaboration with other artists. Included in this series is a recording of Steiner playing with her band The Elementals, and several recordings of Steiner’s cover of Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line.” It also features recordings of Steiner’s collaborations with Chip Yarwood, Malcolm Lewis, and Colin Offord. Finally, it includes both audio and video recordings of Steiner’s work with The Band That Dare Not Speak Its Name. The second subseries, Subseries Two: Radio Interviews includes recordings of Steiner being interviewed and playing music at various Canadian radio stations.
    Series Four, Photography, is divided into seven subseries. The first, Subseries One: Portraits, Fashion, Landscapes consists of prints, contact sheets, and negatives of Steiner’s portrait photography work from the 1970s to the 2000s. Portrait subjects include Toronto musicians, artists, filmmakers, writers and poets – many of them friends and contemporaries of Steiner. This series also features Steiner’s photos and portraits of musical artists Patti Smith, Debbie Harry, Lydia Lunch, Rough Trade, Bryan Adams, and author Margaret Laurence. There is also a small collection of fashion photography, as well as two large format landscape photos. Subseries Two: Photo Exhibitions, features negatives and proofs of work featured in exhibition, as well as large format exhibition prints. Subseries Three: Travel Photos (for Exhibitions) consists of negatives and prints of travel photography. Subseries Four: Projects and New Works consists of negatives and a videotape related to a photography project entitled “Episodes in Dreamtime,” as well as one roll of test negatives shot in 2021. Subseries Five: Photography Publications consists of a publication entitled “Great Lakes Logia,” for which Steiner contributed photographs. Subseries Six: Various Events and Arts Documentation consists of various photographs and negatives documenting Steiner’s various artistic endeavours over the years, including live performances, music, openings of gallery shows, directing, and teaching. The final subseries, Subseries Seven: Commercial/Published Work includes newspaper and magazine clippings of Steiner’s published photography, as well as posters, album covers, promotional cards, and postcards, for which Steiner was the photographer.
    The final series, Series Five: Creative Writing, consists of a zine called “Gathering Blossoms Under Fire,” for which Steiner contributed an essay.
    This fonds includes textual and audio-visual material relating to the following film productions:
    • Places to Stay
    • Roses are Blue
    • Felicity’s View
    • Northland: Long Journey
    • Conversations on the Lake
    • Borderland Memories
    This fonds includes audio-visual material relating to the following film productions:
    • You Always Think About Things Like That
    • Post-Industrial
    • These Experiments
    • Dreams of Solidarity
    • Fake Milk Commercial (Super 8mm short)
    • White Flag (Super 8mm short)
    • Dance Party (Super 8mm short)
    • Examination Aboard a UFO (Super 8mm short)
    • Eclipse (Super 8mm short)
    • Happy Holidays (Super 8mm short)
    • Northern Journeys (Super 8mm short)
    • Chronicle (Super 8mm short)
    • Symphonic References (Super 8mm short)
    • Episodes (Super 8mm short)
    • Who is #1 (Super 8mm short)
    This fonds includes photographic material relating to the following exhibitions and photo series:
    • Painted Photographs
    • Mostly Rock & Roll
    • Urban Underground
    • Residual Landscapes
    • Recent Work
    • Earth and Bone
    • Day + Night
    • New Work
    • US Shrines
    • Great Lakes
    • Northland
    • The Artifice of Nature (sometimes titled The Nature of Artifice)
    • Condo Boom!
    • Views From Home: Facing North
    • Landscape as Power
    • The Poetry of Chance
    • Abject Transformations

Edie Steiner

Cinemavault Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2021.004
  • Fonds
  • 1980 - 2014

This fonds consists of 15 series, divided by the company’s functional activities, by format, and where possible, alphabetically by title, based in part on Cinemavault’s original organization records. The series are as follows:

  1. Distribution - AV Deliverables
  2. Distribution Master Tape Library
  3. Distribution – Trailers, Logos, EPKs and Shorts
  4. Distribution – Commercial DVDs and VHS
  5. Distribution – Deliverable Documents
  6. Distribution – Business and Legal Affairs Files
  7. Distribution – Theatrical Releases
  8. Distribution – Films Festivals and Markets
  9. Press and Publicity Materials
  10. Promotional Materials
  11. Key Art & Stills
  12. Educational and Industrial Films
  13. Reference Material
  14. Office Files and Data Backups
  15. Nick Stiliadis’ Personal Films
    The first series, Distribution – AV Deliverables represents the audio-visual elements of Cinemavault’s distribution catalog, and includes audio-visual elements received from producers and filmmakers for distribution purposes, as well as materials from the SC Entertainment back catalog. These materials include camera originals, raw footage, raw audio, final audio mixes, and release prints. These materials were received on a wide variety of formats, but 16mm and 35mm moving image and magnetic audio film predominate.
    The second series, Distribution – Master Tape Library represents Cinemavault’s library of distribution titles mastered to video tape. Some tapes are labeled with an identifier originated by the creator, which has been indicated in the description. There are a wide variety of tape formats within this series, with Digital Betacam predominating.
    The third series, Distribution – Trailers, Logos, EPKs and Shorts includes audio-visual elements received from producers and filmmakers for distribution purposes, including film trailers, company logos on film and video, electronic press kits, and promotional film shorts. Most of this material is on video cassette.
    The fourth series, Distribution – Commercial DVDs and VHS includes commercial copies of Cinemavault’s library of distribution titles on DVD and VHS. This series includes North American English and French versions, as well as international and foreign language versions of Cinemavault titles.
    The fifth series, Distribution – Deliverable Documents includes records received from producers and filmmakers for distribution purposes. It also includes production files related to the SC Entertainment back catalog. Textual materials predominate in this series, which includes distribution deal memos and contracts, chain of title documents, copyright and clearance documents, copies of crew agreements and other film production-related documents, music licenses, MPAA film rating certificates, Errors and Omissions insurance certificates, lab access letters, head and tail credits and credit obligations statements, billing blocks, and scripts. There are also some press and publicity-related items in this series, including promotional one-sheets, production stills, and slide kits.
    Please note that this series contains personally identifying information found in crew deal memos, including crew names, addresses, birth dates, telephone numbers, social security and social insurance numbers, therefore, due to privacy concerns, those records are restricted.
    The sixth series, Distribution – Business and Legal Affairs Files includes business and legal affairs records related to the international distribution of Cinemavault’s catalog of titles. These include lists of sales territories by individual international distributor, distribution and assignment agreements, distribution deal memos, sales reports, development agreements, various other contracts, and correspondence.
    The seventh series, Distribution – Theatrical Releases includes records related to the Canadian theatrical releases of a limited number of Cinemvault titles. This includes film distribution agreements, box office and sales reports, publicity and marketing materials and strategies, and distribution licenses.
    The eighth series, Distribution – Films Festivals and Markets consists of records related to attending and taking part in film festivals and international sales markets. This series includes festival programs, catalogues and guidebooks, as well as general textual records related to film festivals such as entry forms, screening invite lists, press clippings, and correspondence.
    The ninth series, Press and Publicity Materials includes general files pertaining to press and publicity efforts undertaken at festivals and international sales markets, as well as press kits for individual titles within Cinemavault’s distribution catalog. Materials in this series include press clippings, film reviews, film synopses, cast and crew bios, production stills, promotional postcards and flyers, as well as key art for each title. There is also a small number of video recordings of televised publicity efforts pertaining to a few SC Entertainment titles.
    The tenth series, Promotional Materials consists of promotional posters, carboard standees, flyers, promotional one-sheets, and postcards related to Cinemavault’s distribution catalog titles. There are also a small number of product reels and promos on DVD.
    The eleventh series, Key Art & Stills consists of a library of key promotional artwork and stills related to Cinemavault’s catalog of distribution titles. This includes key art samples and proofs, sample printouts of key art originally contained in reference binders, promotional art and stills received on data disc, and sample VHS and DVD artwork.
    The twelfth series, Educational and Industrial Films represents early titles written and produced by Nicholas Stiliadis and SC Entertainment. These films were not made for theatrical release and instead were aimed at the educational market. They center on themes of health, wellness, self-esteem, and skill-building. This series consists of the films themselves, as well as some marketing materials related to the films such as posters, sell-sheets, and activity workbooks.
    The thirteenth series, Reference Material consists of various film and television industry reference guides and catalogues, as well as various trade publications. It also consists of web clippings from the Internet Movie Database, pertaining to various Cinemavault titles.
    The fourteenth series, Office Files and Data Backups consists of various Cinemavault staff member computer and email account backups, as well as office database backups on data disc.
    The fifteenth series, Nick Stiliadis’ Personal Films consists of various audio-visual material belonging to CEO Nicholas Stiliadis, including some commercial work, as well as student films from his time at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson).
    This fonds includes textual and audio-visual material relating to the following film productions:
    • 16 to Life
    • 1-900
    • 2 By 4
    • 2001: A Space Travesty
    • 24 Hour Woman, The
    • 30 Days (aka Cross the Line aka Full Court Press)
    • 4 Jacks (aka Four Jacks)
    • A Beautiful Secret
    • A Fool and His Money
    • A Previous Engagement
    • A Tale of a Naughty Girl
    • A Touch of Spice
    • Adrenaline Drive
    • Afrika Unite (aka Africa Unite)
    • Aging of North America, The
    • Alarm
    • Alzheimer Case, The
    • And She Was
    • Another Day in Paradise
    • Apart
    • Art Killer (aka Still Life, aka A.K.)
    • Artefacts
    • At the End of the Day (aka War Games)
    • Atanarjuat (aka Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner)
    • Bad Money
    • Ballad of Sexual Dependency (aka Sexual Dependency aka Dependica Sexual)
    • Ballad of the Nightingale
    • Barber, The
    • Beyond Retirement
    • Big Slice, The
    • Blackout, The
    • Blind Date (original)
    • Blind Date (remake)
    • Blood Relations
    • Blue Blood
    • Boca
    • Brand New World
    • Breakout
    • Bumblebee Flies Anyway, The (aka The Bumblebee Flies Away)
    • Canvas
    • Capital Punishment
    • Career Planning
    • Caribe
    • Carolina
    • Central Park Story (aka Harlem Aria)
    • Channel 1 (aka True Rights)
    • Chatham (aka Golden Boys)
    • Cherish
    • Cinderella (aka Cinderella 3D)
    • Circle, The
    • City of the Dead
    • Clandestine Marriage
    • Clash
    • Cognac (aka Secret Ingredient)
    • Collector, The
    • Comfortably Numb
    • Coney Island Baby
    • Confessions of a Superhero
    • Copper Mountain
    • Cornered
    • Crazy Horse (aka Friends, Lovers & Lunatics aka Fous a Lier)
    • Crime Guys (aka Shark Skin 6)
    • Crooked Lines
    • Crop, The
    • Crossing (aka Dress to Kill)
    • Dangerous People (aka Les Dangereux)
    • Dark Blood
    • Dark Descent
    • Dark Rising 2
    • Dark Warrior
    • Dead Meat
    • Dead Stop
    • Deadly Attraction
    • Deadly Engagement
    • Deception
    • Delivery
    • Depraved, The
    • Diamond Cut Diamond
    • Dinosaur Hunter, The
    • Disturbed, The
    • Dixie Lanes (aka Relative Secrets aka La Guerre en Famille)
    • Dominic's Castle
    • Donkey
    • Dope
    • Dragon Fighter
    • Duska
    • Dust
    • Edelweiss Pirates (aka Eidelweiss Piraten)
    • Employee Fitness: Fact or Fantasy
    • Equinox
    • Erik (aka One Man Out)
    • Eve
    • Exit 67 (aka Sortie 67, aka Gangsterland)
    • Expecting Mercy
    • Exposure
    • Extreme Days
    • Family Flaw
    • Fat Head
    • Fight Night (aka Rigged)
    • Finding Lenny (aka Les Deux Sont Tombes Sur le Foot)
    • Firecracker
    • First Saturday in May, The
    • Follow Me Outside
    • For the Bible Tells Me So
    • Foreign Bodies
    • Framed
    • Frogs for Snakes
    • From Within
    • Galaxies are Colliding (aka Galaxies, aka Planet of Love)
    • Gangster Exchange
    • Gas Hole
    • Getting to Know You
    • Girl in 3D
    • Gladiator 2000
    • Gladiator Cop (aka The Swordsman II)
    • Global Heresy (aka Rock My World)
    • Going Back
    • Gold Medal Years, The
    • Gospel of John
    • Graveyard Shift
    • Gruesome (aka Savage)
    • One Day Remains
    • Hammer, The
    • Harrison Montgomery
    • Health Fitness Professionals, The (aka Health Fitness Pro)
    • Heart Disease
    • Heist, The
    • Hell Cab (aka Hellcab)
    • Hidden, The
    • Hide & Seek
    • High Adventure
    • Hochelaga
    • Hockey Mom
    • Home
    • Hope & A Little Sugar
    • Hotshot (aka Coup de Verité)
    • How Streetproof Are You? (aka Street Proofing)
    • How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
    • I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
    • I.O.U.S.A
    • Ignition
    • Incredible Mrs. Ritchie, The
    • Innocence
    • Inside (aka Histoire de Pen)
    • Interceptor Force
    • Interview (remake)
    • Into the Fire (aka The Legend of Wolf Lodge)
    • Julie Johnson
    • Kevin of the North (aka Chilly Dogs)
    • Kids World
    • Kill Me Tomorrow
    • Kinta
    • Komodo
    • LA Run
    • Lady of the Lake
    • Last Lovecraft, The
    • Last Night at Eddie's
    • Last Rites
    • Late Last Night
    • Lawman (aka The Mountie)
    • Leaving Barstow
    • Legionnaire
    • Level, The
    • Lifestyle Workout
    • Like Water
    • Limit, The (aka Gone Dark)
    • Listening, The
    • Loins of Punjab
    • Loons, The
    • Lost Lake
    • Lost Things
    • Love & Savagery
    • Love Thy Neighbor
    • Love.com
    • Lovely, Still
    • Low Down, The
    • Luck of the Draw
    • Lymelife
    • Made in Jamaica
    • Making It Young (aka Makin' It Young)
    • Making of Films, The
    • Mallory Effect, The
    • Marcus
    • Mario's Wedding (aka The Undertaker's Wedding)
    • Meet the Deedles
    • Merchant(s) of War
    • Midnight Clear
    • Mile Zero
    • Mirage Man (aka Mirageman)
    • Murder One
    • Murder Set Pieces
    • Must Love Death
    • My Dog Tulip
    • Newsmakers (aka News Makers)
    • No One Can Hear You
    • Nothing Man, The
    • Offscreen (aka Off Screen)
    • Office Party (aka Hostile Takeover)
    • Once in the Life
    • Orient Express (aka Death, Deceit & Destiny on the Orient Express)
    • Outcast, The
    • Outsourced
    • Paris
    • Parsley Days
    • Paul Shore is Dead
    • Payback
    • Perfect Happiness
    • Perfect Lover (aka The Woman Every Man Wants)
    • Picking Up the Pieces
    • Pink Chiquitas, The
    • Plan Bart
    • Plato's Breaking Point
    • Poker Run
    • Primal Instinct
    • Productivity and Performance by Alex K.
    • Psycho Beach Party
    • Puck Hogs, The
    • Puffy Chair, The
    • Pump Up the Volume
    • Quantum Hoops
    • Queen's Messenger, The
    • Reason for Living
    • Red Blooded American Girl (aka Red Blooded)
    • Red Blooded American Girl 2 (aka Red Blooded II)
    • Red Hot
    • Return to Hansala
    • Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre, The
    • Ringmaster
    • Ripper (aka Ripper, Letter from Hell, aka Letter from Hell)
    • Road Rage
    • Rockaway
    • Savage Messiah
    • Savage Tales (of Summervale)
    • Scar (aka Scar 3D)
    • Sea Wolf
    • Search for Intimacy, The
    • Seven of Daran, The
    • Sex, Dogz & Rock N Roll
    • Sexiest Animal, The
    • Shattered
    • She Who Must Be Obeyed (aka She)
    • Shergar
    • Side by Side
    • Silence of Fear, The
    • Silent Partner, The
    • Silver Man
    • Silver Wolf
    • Sister Blue
    • Slow Burn
    • So Goes the Nation
    • South Beach Dreams
    • Spinning Into Butter
    • Spirit Trap
    • State of Emergency
    • Steal a Pencil For Me
    • Stepping Razor - Red X (aka Stepping Razor)
    • Stoneraft, The
    • Stranded
    • Strange Culture
    • Strangeland (aka Dee Snider's Strangeland)
    • Survivors of the Titanic
    • Susan's Plan
    • Suspect
    • Tale of the Dog
    • Teknolust
    • Terror Island
    • Terror Lodge (aka Tryst)
    • That's Entertainment
    • The Body Ages, The
    • Thirsting, The
    • Thirteenth Sign, The
    • This Filthy World
    • Thou Gilds't the Even
    • Threads
    • Three
    • Ticking Man, The
    • To Kill a Killer
    • Tom White
    • Touch and Go
    • Trail of Passion
    • Travelling Trio, The
    • Twilight Time
    • Under the Influence
    • Understanding Adolescence
    • Used Parts (aka Partes Usadas)
    • Vita Cane (aka Johnny Nitrate)
    • Vivid (aka Luscious: The Art of Eroticism)
    • Wannabes, The
    • Water Under the Bridge
    • Wellness in the Workplace
    • West of Here
    • When Brendan Met Trudy
    • When Harry Tries to Marry
    • Where God Left His Shoes
    • White Heat (aka Blow Torch)
    • Willful
    • Wind Man
    • You Can Count on Me
    • Youth Stress
    • Zemanovaload
    • Zombie King
    This fonds includes textual material relating to the following film productions:
    • 3D Chef
    • A Taxing Woman
    • Ballistic
    • Blind Justice
    • Blood Rising
    • Bloodlust
    • Brasserie Romantek
    • Capture
    • Chained Vengeance
    • Citizen Marc
    • Corner Shop
    • Corridor, The
    • Crash Fans
    • Cries of Innocence
    • Crypt
    • Dakota
    • Dark
    • Dark Secrets
    • Dark Side
    • Dark Waters
    • Daybreak
    • Dead End
    • Dead on the Beach
    • Deep Core 2000
    • Dirty Minds
    • Distanz
    • Flying High
    • Forbidden Rage
    • Freak City
    • Freeway
    • Friends & Lovers
    • Geld
    • Girl Camp
    • Heartland
    • Illtown
    • In Search of Alexander
    • In the Flesh
    • Killer
    • Killing Moon
    • Interview (original)
    • Last Call
    • Layin' Low
    • Legionnaire 2
    • Lockout
    • Lost Lullaby
    • Lost Valley, The
    • Meffi
    • Minus Man, The
    • Moment, The
    • Movie Entertainment
    • My Brother the Pig
    • Niagara, Niagara
    • Once in a Lifetime
    • One
    • One Day Removals
    • Peaches
    • Pythons 2
    • Recreator
    • Red Robin
    • Rub & Tug
    • Sentenced to Death
    • She Likes Me
    • She's My Baby
    • Sinners Need Company
    • Skills Like This
    • Spreading Ground, The
    • Strange Creature
    • Sumuru
    • Suriyothai
    • Sweet Angel Mine
    • Tangerines
    • Te Amo Ana Elisa (aka I Love You Ana Elisa)
    • Tears at Dawn
    • The Colour of the Chameleon
    • Truck
    • Vir (aka Whirlpool)
    • Water Damage
    • When
    • Who Do You Love
    • Wicked Minds
    • XL
    • Young Alexander
    This fonds includes audio-visual material relating to the following film productions:
    • 3 Ninjas et L'invention du Siecle
    • 48 Weeks Later
    • A Time for Drunken Horses
    • Always, But Not Forever
    • Antibody
    • As It Is In Heaven
    • At Sundance
    • Baby Blue
    • Baby Fever
    • Banged Up
    • Barenaked in America
    • Best Friends Forever
    • Blue Hour, The
    • Body & Earth
    • Bollywood Idol
    • Boy Ages, The
    • Braineater
    • Brave Adventures of a Little Shoemaker, The
    • Can She Bake a Cherry Pie
    • Candy Rush
    • Car Hole
    • Charley
    • Christmas Evil
    • Coach Lenny
    • Colpo Grasse
    • Cool
    • Crazy World
    • Croupier
    • Dark Rising
    • Day I Became a Woman, The
    • Daylight
    • Dead
    • Dead Leaves
    • Dead Time
    • Deep Cove
    • Deep Force
    • déjà vu
    • De Pijnbank
    • Drunks
    • Edge of Darkness
    • een dagje narr Let Stand
    • End of an Empire: Making of Red Hot
    • Epoch Evolution
    • Escape Under Pressure
    • Eureka
    • Extraordinary Egg, The (aka Eggs Please)
    • Eye of Silence, The
    • Family Man
    • Fighting Tiger
    • Fin de Siecle
    • Fitness Formula
    • Four Dragons
    • Fraternity, The
    • Free Tibet
    • Furida Omicida
    • G2 (aka G-2, aka G2: Time Warrior aka Time Warrior)
    • Garmento
    • Genius: Life of a Drug Dealer
    • Get Going
    • Good Rockin' Tonight
    • Guard Dog
    • Hit and Run
    • Hot Blooded
    • How to Make a Stone Raft
    • Human Resources
    • Hypersonic
    • I Went Down
    • If I Didn't Care
    • Interceptor
    • Interceptor Force 2 (aka Alpha Force)
    • Judy Berlin
    • Landspeed
    • Last Lullaby, The
    • Last Resort
    • Last Summer in the Hamptons
    • Lilith
    • Loos
    • Lost Voyage
    • Love
    • Loving Jezebel
    • Luger
    • Mad Cows and Zombies
    • Making of the Circle
    • Many Secrets of the Universe
    • Maximum Velocity
    • Memory of a Killer
    • Middle of Nowhere
    • Music For Film
    • New Alcatraz
    • New Interceptor Force
    • New Joy of Sex
    • Non-Stop
    • Orphans
    • Patriot, The
    • Pig
    • Python
    • Raindrops
    • Ranch Trap
    • Rapid Exchange
    • Rough Shot
    • Run for Your Life
    • Salvage
    • Saves
    • Season's Beatings!
    • Shark Hunter
    • Skills Training
    • Someone to Love
    • Somewhere Tonight
    • South Paw
    • Stress Management
    • Such a Long Journey
    • Sure Hand of God
    • Survival of the Fittest
    • Survival Island
    • Swordsman, The
    • Tevgnaar Oegstgeest
    • Titanic Town
    • Too Much Sleep
    • Treasure Island
    • Trucker
    • Under Heavy Fire
    • Vals Licht
    • What I Like About You
    • Why We Love
    • Woundings
    • Yesterday

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Thomas Forsyth McIlwraith fonds

  • UTA 1547
  • Fonds
  • 1871-1978 [predominant 1920-1960]

The T.F. McIlwraith fonds consists of records documenting McIlwraith’s training and career as an anthropologist as well as his roles as an administrator and professor at the University of Toronto. Covering three separate accessions, material primarily includes professional records related to his research, teaching, and publishing activity. Fonds includes significant coverage is of McIlwraith’s writing, both published and unpublished. Series 17 (The Bella Coola Indians) focuses on his research with the Nuxalk Nation for the book The Bella Coola Indians. Extensive correspondence, subject files, maps and photographs are included within the fonds and partially consist of material collected and/ or sent to McIlwraith in connection with his research.

Also includes a typescript of Prof. McIlwraith's book "The Bella Coola Indians" (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1948) including field notes, vocabulary card, photographs and copper plates of illustrations related to his research about the Nuxalk Peoples of Bella Coola, British Columbia.

McIlwraith, Thomas Forsyth

Vivian M. Rakoff fonds

  • UTA 1682
  • Fonds
  • [194-]-2020

Fonds consists of records documenting the professional, personal and creative life of Dr. Vivian Rakoff, psychiatrist, administrator and professor. Records include correspondence, certificates, articles, research and background material, creative writing, sketches, and records relating to Dr. Rakoff’s many appearances on CBC programs, including tapes of the shows.

See series descriptions for more information.

Rakoff, Vivian M.

New Music Concerts fonds

  • OTUFM 19
  • Fonds
  • 1971-2020

Fonds consists of the administrative records of New Music Concerts (NMC), from its first concert in 1972 to 2020. Records consist of administrative and financial records, including correspondence with composers, performers, and concert venues, budgets, grant applications, and board meeting minutes; concert planning documents, including touring records; and promotion and publicity documents, including programs, brochures, posters, reviews, advertisements, and press releases. The fonds also includes select audio and video recordings of NMC concerts.

New Music Concerts

Victoria College (Toronto, Ont.). Principal's Office fonds

  • CA ON00357 2063
  • Fonds
  • 1932-2016

Fonds consists of correspondence/subject files and general files that are primarily related to faculty, other academic staff and courses. Also consists of records related to the Victoria College Council and its committees as well as U of T committees upon which the Principal sat. There are gaps in the records for the brief periods when the Principal's Office was served by the incumbent President: 1928-1932, 1941-1944, and 1966-1967. For records of the Principal's activities during these periods, consult the President's Office fonds (Fonds 2021).

Victoria College (Toronto, Ont.). Principal's Office

Nancy Howell fonds

  • UTA 1322
  • Fonds
  • 194- - 2021

Records in this fonds mainly document Nancy Howell’s research on the !Kung San of Botswana. Her nearly three years researching in the field with her anthropologist husband Richard Lee were formative to a lifetime of research on the !Kung San hunter gatherers. Included is much of her original data that has formed the basis of her research in this area as well as the basis of research collaboration with others. More than half of this fonds is her original data on the !Kung San from that 1960s field trip.
Her two main works that are well documented in this accession are Surviving Fieldwork: Health and Safety in Anthropological Fieldwork (1990) and Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung (2010). Her teaching and administrative roles at the University of Toronto are not documented in this accession.

Howell, Nancy

George Ignatieff fonds

  • CA OTTCA F2020
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1911]-1989

Fonds consists of records pertaining to George Ignatieff’s professional career and personal life. Genealogical information about the Ignatieff family documents their lives in Russia and immigration to Canada. Some records relate to the Parkin and Grant familes. Family records include memoirs, diaries, photographs, student records, journals and correspondence. Ignatieff’s professional life as a diplomat with the Canadian government is documented by correspondence, subject files, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings and photographs.
Records from 1972 to 1986 are mainly from Ignatieff’s career as an administrator at the University of Toronto. These records were generated during day-to-day operations of these offices and include correspondence, subject files, speeches, writings, clippings and notebooks. In addition, there are documents associated with other organizations and activities in which he was involved, as well as documents relating to his honorary degrees and awards. Extensive background material and drafts trace the evolution of Ignatieff’s published memoir, The Making of a Peacemonger.

Correspondence and photographs can be found throughout the fonds. Researchers are encouraged to search broadly.

Ignatieff, George

Wilbur Rounding Franks fonds

  • UTA 1288
  • Fonds
  • 1935-1956, 1995

Fonds consists of 2 accessions:

B1975-0031: Handwritten notebooks of students and Dr. Franks used for recording experiments including index, summary notes and numbered laboratory slides. One oversize folder containing plan of Banting Institute dated 1933 and plans of apparatus and tanks. (111 Boxes plus 1 oversize folder., 1935-1956)

B1995-0042: Two colour photographs of the Franks Flying Suit on display at Camp Borden, Ontario (1995). Once copy print of Franks in his WWII uniform. Also includes 1 file with photographs that documents his brother Hugh Franks appointment to the Board of the Royal Ontario Museum in 1981

Franks, Wilbur Rounding

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