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Val Clery Fonds

  • CA ON00349 1996.002
  • Fonds
  • 1947-1989

This fonds consists of three series, divided primarily by subject matter and reflecting Clery’s working division of his files. The series are: ‘Monographs’, ‘Print Journalism’, and ‘CBC Radio and Television’.

The first series, ‘Monographs’, includes notes, clippings, book outlines, correspondence, book drafts, file cards, and promotional material related to various publishing projects undertaken by Clery.

The second series, ‘Print Journalism’, includes interviews, typescripts, offprints, correspondence, financials, and clippings related to Clery’s work on: Books in Canada, On The Town, the Royal Commission on Book Publishing, Seasons of Canada, Socialist Commentary, Yorker, Moses Znaimer, and Canadian Publishing generally.

The third series, ‘CBC Radio Television’, includes textual records related generally to Clery’s association with CBC and specifically to Clery’s work on As it Happens, An Act of God, Browndale, For All The Good Intentions, The Trains, Ballad of the Bicycle, and Metro Morning. Includes memos, program schedules, essays, program notes, marketing and promotional materials, clippings, contracts, interview transcripts, and CBC published manuals and ephemera.

This fonds includes textual material relating to the following radio and television
productions:

As It Happens (radio program, 1968-69)
An Act of God
Ballad of the Bicycle (television)
Browndale
For All The Good Intentions
Metro Morning (radio program)
The Trains
This fonds includes textual and audio visual material relating to the following books
and publications:

Socialist Commentary (magazine, 1964)
CBC Times (magazine, 1967-69)
Seasons of Canada (book, 1970)
Yorker (book, 1970)
Books in Canada (magazine 1971-1996)
Closed Circuit (magazine, 1973-74)
Sound Thinking (magazine, 1974)
Canada From the Newsstands : A Selection from the Best Canadian Journalism of the Past Thirty Years (book, 1978)
Doors (book, 1978)
Windows (book, 1978)
Angels (book, 1979)
Cities (book, 1979)
Dragons (book, 1979)
From The Kitchens of the World : A Canadian Feast (book, 1981)
The Solo Chef (book, 1981)
Executive Guide to Fitness (book, 1982)
Back To Roots (book, 1983)
The Haunted Land (book, 1983)
The Lumber King (book, 1983)
Buon Gusto! : The Best Recipes From Five Top Italian Restaurants in Toronto (book, 1987)
On The Town (article, 1989)

Clery, Val

True North Records Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2007.004
  • Fonds

This fonds, which documents all aspects of the start-up and ongoing activities of a popular record label and management company based in Toronto, is divided into 5 series according to format. These are: ‘Text’, ‘Audio’, 'Videotape/Cinefilm’, ‘Photographs’, and ‘Memorabilia’.

The first series, ‘Text’, includes press and publicity, management, legal documents (e.g. performance, management, publishing and recording contracts), and accounting documents (such as inventory service reports, purchase and transfer orders invoices and receipts).

The second series, ‘Audio’, consists of released and unreleased studio recordings, as well as released and unreleased live recordings (including rough mixes, alternate takes and outtakes).

The third series, ‘Videotape/Cinefilm’, consists of raw material in the production of music videos and whole concert performances, and finished productions.

The fourth series, ‘Photographs’, consists of images of the various bands in the studio and in concert. Many have been used for album covers, promotion and advertising.

The fifth series, ‘Memorabilia’, consists of the master negatives/separation, proofs and printouts, posters and advertising, industry awards and relevant promotional apparel with logos/graphics.

This fonds includes textual and audiovisual material pertaining to a number of artists, including:

Bruce Cockburn
Murray McLachlan
Rough Trade
Barney Bentall
The Rheostatics
Colin Linden
54-40

True North Records

Triumph Productions

  • CA ON00349 2004.004
  • Fonds
  • 1976 - 2004

This fonds is divided into two series, Textual Material and Audiovisual Material.

The first series, Textual Material, includes handwritten lyric sheets, fan mail, stage plots, legal documents, financial records, performance contracts, press clippings, and business correspondence.

The second series, Audiovisual Material, consists of photographs (candid shots, production shots, stills, and rehearsal shots), audio recordings (masters, demos, out-takes, performance recordings, rehearsals, soundchecks, alternate takes, remixes, and media appearances), cinefilms (concert footage) and video recordings (raw footage and release videos, demo reels, live performances and television appearances).

This fonds includes textual material relating to the following productions:

Triumph (Album, 1976)
Rock ‘N Roll Machine (Album, 1977)
Progressions of Power (Album, 1980)
Allied Forces (Album, 1981)
Never Surrender (Album, 1983)
Thunder Seven (Album, 1984)
Stages (Album, 1985)
The Sport of Kings (Album, 1986)
Surveillance (Album, 1987)
Classics (Album, 1989)
Edge of Excess (Album, 1992)
Live at the U.S. Festival (Album/Film, 2003)
This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to the following productions:

Triumph (Album, 1976)
Rock ‘N Roll Machine (Album, 1977)
Progressions of Power (Album, 1980)
Allied Forces (Album, 1981)
Never Surrender (Album, 1983)
Thunder Seven (Album, 1984)
Stages (Album, 1985)
The Sport of Kings (Album, 1986)
Surveillance (Album, 1987)
Classics (Album, 1989)
Edge of Excess (Album, 1992)
Live at the U.S. Festival (Album/Film, 2003)

Triumph Productions

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

Taipei Economic & Cultural Office (TECO) Collection

  • CA ON00349 2023.002
  • Collection
  • 1960 - 2008

Collection consists of film prints and video materials held by the Toronto TECO office.

Fonds includes the following Series:
Series 01: 16mm Movie Catalogue
Series 02: 16mm Documentary Catalogue
Series 03: Video

Taipei Economic & Cultural Office (TECO)

Susan Helwig fonds

  • CA ON00349 2007.002
  • Fonds
  • 1999-2001

This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to the following poets:

Amabile, George
Arima, Phlip
Baillie, Martha
Barlow, John
Bates, Judy Fong
Battson, Jill
Bell, Douglas
Blades, Joe
Bruck, Julie
Bruneau, Carol
Bullis, Nancy
Burnham, Clint
Caple, Natalee
Choyce, Lesley
Clark, Joan
Clifton, Joseph
Cochrane, Mark
Corbeil, Carole
Crosbie, Lynn
Crozier, Lorna
Crummey, Michael
Dalibard, Jill
Dandurand, Anne
De Vasconcelos, Erika
Di Nardo, Desi
Domanski, Don
Downie, Glen
Duncan, Jennifer
Farrant, M.A.C.
Fetherling, Douglas
Fiorito, Joe
Folsom, Eric
Foran, Charles
Fraser, Keath
Galt, George
Gaston, Bill
Giangrande, Carole
Gilmour, David
Gould, Maria
Grace, Mary Elizabeth
Green, Terence
Hardy, Melissa
Harper, Lea
Heighton, Steven
Hilles, Robert
Hollingshead, Greg
Holmes, Michael
Hosten, R.
Hynes, Maureen
Ioannou, Susan
Ireland, Ann
Jones, Charlene
Keith, Julie
Kelly, M.T.
Kiesners, Diane
Laba, Mark
Lee, John B.
Litovitz, Malca
Lynes, Jeanette
Malyon, Carol
Marchand, Blaine
Marcotic, Nicole
Martel, Yann
Mather, Ashok
Maviglia, Joseph
McArthur, Mac
McGrath, Donald
McKay, Don
McLennan, Rob
McNeill, Julie
McPhee, Peter
Mulcahy, Barbara
Nadel, Ira
Norman, Chad
O’Neill, John
Pannell, Chris
Panofsky, Ruth
Plantos, Ted
Pyper, Andrew
Redhill, Michael
Richards, David Adams
Robinson, Matthew
Rogal, Stan
Roscoe, Patrick
Ross, Stuart
RowanLegg,
Shelagh
Rubinsky, Holley
Ryder, Lisa
Shaidle, Kathy
Sheier, Libby
Shenfeld, Karen
Sherman, Kenneth
Smith, Steven Ross
SoutarHynes, Mary Lou
Steffler, John
Steinecke, Julia
Stephens, Ian
Stitt, Linda
Struthers, Betsy
Sullivan, Rosemary
Sutherland, Fraser
Toole, D.H.
Treadwell, Florence
Tregrbov, Rhea
Trinidad, David
Turner, Michael
Vaughn, R.M.
Venright, Steve
Waits, Death
Waybrant, Linda
White, Christopher
Wojkowski, Jon
Yanofsky, Joel
This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to:

In Other Words (radio show)
Plus Zero (magazine)
Insomniac Press

Susan Helwig

Shirley Hughes / William Petts Collection

  • CA ON00349 2016.006
  • Collection
  • 1905 - 1997

This collection consists of 14 series arranged by format and subject matter. Several of the films included in Series 1 and Series 3 are incomplete. Excerpts were made of musical performances or key moments in the narrative from these films and subsequently assembled into compilation reels. Compilation reels containing excerpts from the films in Series 1 are in Series 2, and compilation reels containing excerpts from the films in Series 3 are in Series 8.

Series 1 (35mm Feature Films) is comprised of commercial feature films that were intended to be shown theatrically. These prints are believed to be original to the films’ initial theatrical release. The series contains the following titles:

A Hole In The Head (1959)
All Neat In Black Stockings (1969)
Arthur (1981)
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Billy Rose’s ‘Jumbo’ (1962)
Damn Yankees (1958)
Death Of A Scoundrel (1956)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Fiddler On The Roof (1971)
Firefox (1982)
Five Star Final (1931)
Girl On A Motorcycle (1968)
Hair (1979)
Hello Dolly! (1969)
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Hot Millions (1968)
Independence Day (1983)
Interrupted Melody (1955)
Love At 20 (1962)
Magic Fire (1955)
Mame (1974)
Merry Andrew (1958)
Nearer To Heaven (1954)
On The Riviera (1951)
Personal Best (1982)
Popi (1969)
Porgy & Bess (1959)
Serenade (1956)
Sharkey's Machine (1981)
Sincerely Yours (1955)
So This Is Love (1953)
Song Of Norway (1970)
Sport Fishing, Family Style (1962)
Stop The World: I Want To Get Off (1966)
Swan Lake (1969)
Sweet Charity (1969)
Table For Five (1983)
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
The Great Race (1965)
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
The Music Man (1962)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
The Shining (1980)
The Slipper And The Rose (1976)
Tom Horn (1980)
Tom Jones (1963)
Up The Down Staircase (1967)
Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe? (1978)
Who’s Minding The Mint? (1967)
Women In Love (1969)
Woodstock (1970)

Series 2 (35mm Newsreels, Trailers, and Excerpts) contains 35mm films that are not commercial features and compilation reels made from the excerpts taken from the films in Series 1. Where possible, the titles comprising the compilation have been identified. The series contains the following titles:

[Basilio Vs Robinson] (1958)
[Compilation: Jewish Artists Musical Clips] [Various]
[Compilation: an unknown ballet scene; musical numbers from Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor; and a song from A Star is Born (1976)] (1955, 1953, 1976)
[Excerpts: “Bells are Ringing” (1960); “Pete 'n' Tillie” (1972); “Fiddler on the Roof” (1971)] (1960, 1972, 1971)
[The Nutcracker] [1966]
[Title Tests For 'Bug Bunny's All-Star Cartoon Review] [Unknown]
[Trailers: “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975); “Sparkle” (1976); “Let's Do It Again” (1975); “Barry Lyndon” (1975); “St. Ives” (1976); “Dirty Harry III” (1976); “The Enforcer” (1976); “Exorcist II” (1977); “All the President's Men” (1976)] (1975)
[Trailers: “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1976); “Ode to Billy Joe” (1976); “St. Ives” (1976)] (1976)
[Unknown Musical Group] [1961]
[World Cup 1966] (1966)
A Concert Album [Short] (1950)
A Star Is Born [Clip] (1976)
A Star Is Born [Trailer] (1976)
Call Of The Holy Land (1960)
Blazing Saddles [Excerpt] (1974)
Fashions, Flowers And Favourites [Short] [1963]
Football Royal [Short] (1955)
Fortress Formosa [Short] (1958)
I Want To Live! [Trailer] (1958)
La Sonnambula [Trailer] (1954)
Legend Of The Orient [Short] (1958)
Mame & The Music Man [Clips] (1974 & 1962)
Mel Allen's Football Highlights 1961 [Short] (1962)
Quebec Sports Pageant [Short] (1962)
[“Robin And The 7 Hoods” combined with an excerpt from “Pete Kelly's Blues”] (1964, 1955)
Serenade [Clip] (1956)
Sex And The Single Girl [Tail Credits] (1964)
The Critic [Short] (1963)
The Getaway [Trailer] (1972)
The World According To Garp [Trailer] (1982)
Vesuvius Express [Short] (1953)
Wild Race For Glory (1958)
World's Heavyweight Championship Fight (1959)
Zepplin [French Titles And Credits] (1970)

Series 3 (16mm Feature Films) is made of 16mm prints of films that were originally released theatrically in 35mm. The prints in this series were created at a later date for television broadcast and were not a part of the initial theatrical release. This series contains the following titles:

1776 (1972)
A Man Betrayed (1941)
A Man, A Woman And A Bank (1979)
A Pain In The Ass (1973)
A Quiet Place To Kill (1970)
Adiós, Sabata (1970)
Agatha (1979)
Alaska Patrol (1949)
All The President's Men (1976)
Atlantic City (1944)
Avalanche (1978)
Bang! Bang! You're Dead! (1966)
Beloved Infidel (1959)
Billy Jack (1971)
Birch Interval (1976)
Blood On The Sun (1945)
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
Breakout (1975)
Bullfight (1951)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Calcutta (1946)
Carnegie Hall (1947)
Champ For A Day (1953)
Claudia (1943)
Compromising Positions (1985)
Crazy Mama (1975)
Digby: The Biggest Dog In The World (1973)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Doctors' Wives (1971)
Fanny (1961)
Father Of The Bride (1950)
Fighting Man Of The Plains (1949)
Final Assignment (1980)
First Family (1980)
First Monday In October (1981)
Flame Of Calcutta (1953)
Flight Commander (1930)
For Heaven's Sake (1950)
For Love Or Money (1963)
For Them That Trespass (1949)
From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
Go Naked Into The World (1961)
God Forgives….I Don't! (1967)
Guardian Of The Wilderness (1976)
Gunfighters (1947)
Guns Of The Black Witch (1961)
Hellfire (1949)
Hopscotch (1980)
How To Beat The High Cost Of Living (1980)
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
International Velvet (1978)
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Isle Of Sin (1960)
Josephine And Men (1955)
Just Before Dawn (1981)
Kiss The Boys Goodbye (1941)
La Guerre Des Momes (1962)
Lady For A Night (1942)
Land Of No Return (1978)
Law Of The Badlands (1951)
Le Silencieux (1973)
Light Of The Western Stars (1940)
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
Luv (1967)
Monte Carlo (1930)
Murder By Decree (1979)
My Wife's Family (1956)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Never Trust A Gambler (1951)
Next To No Time (1958)
Nothing Personal (1980)
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
Pony Express (1953)
Psyche 59 (1964)
Rage (1966)
Range Defenders (1937)
Ready, Willing And Able (1937)
Reckless (1935)
Renegade Girl (1946)
Roaring Westward (1949)
Run Of The Arrow (1957)
Running Wild (1973)
Russian Roulette (1975)
Sanders Of The River (1935)
Séance On A Wet Afternoon (1964)
Second Childhood (1936)
Seven Alone (1974)
Shadowed (1946)
Sing Me A Love Song (1937)
Smile (1975)
South Of Tahiti (1941)
Spook Busters (1946)
St. Ives (1976)
Street Bandits (1951)
Such Good Friends (1971)
Summer And Smoke (1961)
Susan Slept Here (1954)
Taras Bulba (1962)
Tarnished (1950)
Tender Mercies (1983)
The 3 Worlds Of Gulliver (1960)
The Adventures Of Mark Twain (1944)
The Bramble Bush (1960)
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
The Burglars (1971)
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
The Flame And The Arrow (1950)
The Golden Madonna (1949)
The Good Guys And The Bad Guys (1969)
The Hard Way (1943)
The Hellfire Club (1961)
The Honkers (1972)
The House Of The Seven Gables (1940)
The Lady In Red (1979)
The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun (1970)
The Last Word (1979)
The Lawless Nineties (1936)
The Magic Carpet (1951)
The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Mercenary (1968)
The Millionairess (1960)
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
The Night Visitor (1971)
The Nine Second Adventure [1962-1966]
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
The Pharaoh's Woman (1960)
The Pink Panther (1963)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Producers (1967)
The Psychic (1977)
The Sandpiper (1965)
The Story Of Dr. Wassell (1944)
The Story Of Mankind (1957)
The Tall 'T' (1957)
The War Between Men and Women (1972)
The Way to Love (1933)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
They Call Me Trinity… (1970)
Thundering Trails (1943)
Tomahawk (1951)
Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
Twice Two (1933)
Valley of the Doomed (1960)
Valley Of The Kings (1954)
Viva Maria! (1965)
Viva Max (1969)
What a Chassis (1961)
Win, Place or Steal (1974)
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)

Series 4 (16mm Television Movies) contains 16mm prints of films and TV specials initially intended for television broadcast. These titles did not receive a theatrical release in 35mm. This series contains the following titles:

A Merry Mirthworm Christmas (1984)
A Movie Star’s Daughter (1979)
Andrea’s Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy (1983)
Duel In The Wind: In Defense Of America's Cup (1970)
Eugene Onegin (1958)
Free To Be…You & Me (1974)
Hand Me Down Kid (1983)
Judge Horton And The Scottsboro Boys (1976)
Lionheart (1954)
Love Leads The Way: A True Story (1984)
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
Nearly No Christmas (1983)
Night Chase (1970)
Panic On The 5:22 (1974)
Paper Dolls (1982)
Patience Of Bunthorne’s Bride (1957)
Summer Switch (1984)
The Day The Earth Moved (1974)
The Forgotten Man (1971)
The Life And Assassination Of The Kingfish (1977)
The Red Room Riddle (1983)
The Sex Symbol (1974)
The Wave (1981)
They Call It Murder (1971)

Series 5 (16mm Educational Films) is comprised of shorts created for an educational context. The films in this series were largely targeted at young people and intended to be educational or informative. The series includes the following titles:

Alaska! [1967]
Authority And Rebellion: ‘The Caine Mutiny’ [1982]
Between Two Loves (1983)
Christmas Lace (1978)
Crime And The Criminal: ‘In Cold Blood’ [1983]
Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment (1971)
Four Centuries: The Firearm In Canada [1982]
Power And The Press: ‘Citizen Kane’ [n.d.]
The Lilith Summer (1985)
The Northeast, Headquarters For a Nation (1967)
The Odyssey II: Return Of Odysseus (1965)
The Sound Of Sound [1971]

Series 6 (16mm Documentary Shorts) contains short documentary films. Many of these films were produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and were not explicitly educational. The series includes the following titles:

[Artic Tundra] (n.d.)
[Pioneer Life] [1944]
A Sports News Review: Faster And Faster [1956]
A Time To Rise (1982)
A. J. Casson: The Only Critic Is Time (1981)
Between Two Loves (1983)
Bighorn (1970)
Children Of The World: The Trumpet [1968]
Coppelia (Winter Night) (1957)
Danses Sacree et Profane (n.d)
Dories (1979)
Going The Distance (1979)
Hunting The Devil Cat (1944)
J’me Marie, J’me Marie Pas (1973)
Julie La Rousse (1959)
Kiel Olympiad (1972)
Láge Des Pigeons (1983)
Les Maitres Fous (1957)
Matisse: A Sort Of Paradise (1969)
Musical Masterpieces: Grieg's Piano Concerto - Two Norwegian Ranges [1949]
Paul Robeson: Tribute To An Artist (1979)
Picture Canada (1973)
The Farming Of Fish [1977]
The Lilith Summer (1985)
The Littlest Angel (1950)
The River Of No Return [1958]
This Is Rudolf Nureyev (1965)

Series 7 (16mm Television Shows) includes individual episodes of regularly airing television series. Amongst these are musical segments from variety shows. Many of the prints are kinescopes (film recordings of television broadcasts). The series includes the following titles:

[Gobbi – Rigoletta] [1956]
Air Power: [Unknown Episode Title] [1956]
Air Power: Luftwaffe (1956)
Air Power: Superfort (1957)
CBC Concert Hour [broadcast November 16, 1956] (1956)
CBC Concert Hour [1954]
Degrassi Junior High: He Ain't Heavy… (1988)
Duffy's Tavern: Archie Faces Marriage (1954)
Duffy's Tavern: Archie's Newspaper (1954)
Duffy's Tavern: Class Reunion (1954)
Duffy's Tavern: Salami Sam (1954)
Duffy’s Tavern: Archie The Hypnotist (1954)
Fountain Of Bakhchisarai [1959]
Green Acres: Where There’s A Will (1969)
Green Acres: A Take Of A Tail (1969)
Green Acres: Send A Boy To College (1966)
Green Acres: The Road (1969)
Green Acres: Uncle Fedor (1970)
Green Acres: You And Your Shrinking Head (1969)
Green Acres: [Unknown Episode Title] (n.d.)
Insight: The Thousand-Mile Journey [broadcast May 7, 1967] (1967)
Insight: The Hit Man [episode 454, broadcast October 8, 1983] (1983)
Music '60 Presents The Jack Kane Show [broadcast December 21, 1959] (1959)
P.M. Party (1959-1960)
Parade [1959-1964]
Riverboat: End Of A Dream (1960)
Serenade For Strings [broadcast July 4, 1957] (1957)
Serenade For Strings [broadcast July 18, 1957] (1957)
Serenade In Strings [broadcast June 6, 1957] (1957)
The American Short Story: The Jolly Corner (1975)
The Big Picture: It's Up To You - Basic Combat Training (1967)
The Ford Television Theatre: The Taming Of The Shrewd (1954)
The Magical World Of Disney: One Day At Teton Marsh (1964)
The Perry Como Show [episode 10, broadcast November 17, 1956] (1956)
War In The Air: Cold Dawn (1954)
War In The Air: The Fated Sky (1954)
William Tell [1948]
World In Action: The Six Day War (1969)

Series 8 (16mm Compilation Reels) is comprised of selected musical numbers and trailers assembled onto reels. Many of these are excerpts from the films in Series 3. Where possible, the titles of the segments have been indicated below.

[Compilation: 9 Segments: unknown western; “You'll Like My Mother” (1972); “Play It As It Lays” (1972); “Two People” (1973); “Two People” (1973); “I Never Sang for my Father” (1970); “Summertree” (1971); “Loving” (1970); unknown drama] [1970s]
[Compilation: Musical Excerpts - 2 Titles, “Carnegie Hall” (1947) and an unknown title] [1947]
[Compilation: Orchestra, Musical, And Ballet Scenes - 5 Titles] [1951-1960]
[Compilation: Trailers for “The Missouri Breaks” (1976); “Klute” (1971); “Superman” (1978); “The Tomb of Ligeia” (1964); “Rough Night in Jericho” (1967); “Cowboy in Africa” (TV show, 1967-68); “Avanti” (1972); “Palm Springs Weekend” (1963); “The Big Mouth” (1967); “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1960); “The Plainsman” (1966), and a clip from “Code of Courage”] (1960 - 1978)
[Compilation: performances by Michael Bartlett, Richard Tauber, and an unknown female singer] [1930 - 1940]
[Hong Kong Action Film Trailers] (1971-1972)
[Musical Reel: Reel composed of various known and unknown television and feature film musical number segments. Eight television clips and two feature film clips make up reel. Feature films: “Irish Eyes Are Smiling” (1944) clip of Leonard Warren singing, and “Carnegie Hall” (1947) clip of Arthur Rubinstein. Television: only show known is the “Ed Sullivan Show” with Cesare Siepi singing. Other identified singers in television clips are Isaac Stern, Lily Pons, Marian Anderson] [1944 - 1959]
[Trailers & Feature Film Segments: Trailers for “The Hawaiians” (1970); “The Hitchhikers” (1972); “Little Big Man” (1970); and “Murphy’s War” (1971). Feature film segments: last reel of “You Can’t Run Away From It” (1956) and “Super Colt 38” (1969)] (1956 - 1974)

Series 9 (16mm Pre-Print Elements) contains one full coat magnetic reel of 16mm film. The reel was labeled “Roll 12 WB office, 12/19/71, Sound Only”. No connection could be confidently made with materials in other series within the collection.

Series 10 (VHS Comedy Shorts and Feature Films) is comprised of commercially released VHS tapes. Most of these are compilations of early comedy films released together as a set. The title of the VHS release and the original date(s) of release for the content are listed below.

Clyde Cook: Classic Comedy Shorts (1926)
Lloyd Hamilton: Classic Comedy Shorts (1927 - 1932)
[Buster] Keaton Sound, Vol. 1: Classic Comedy Shorts (1935 - 1936)
The Champ of the Champs-Elysées (1935)
Hal Roach Comedies: Classic Comedy Shorts (1920 - 1927)
Larry Semon, Vol. 2: Classic Comedy Shorts (1918 - 1927)
Edgar [Kennedy] - 4: Classic Comedy Shorts (1933 - 1942)
The Films of Larry Semon, Vol. 1 (1918 - 1927)
The Films of Larry Semon, Vol. 2 (1919 - 1925)
The Films of Larry Semon, Vol. 3 (1918 - 1928)
Our Gang Silents: ‘Thundering Fleas’, Vol. 1 (1923 - 1927)
Our Gang Silents: ‘Dogs of War’, Vol. 5 (1923 - 1924)
Harry Langdon: ‘His First Flame’ & 2-Reelers (1925 - 1927)
Harry Langdon: ‘Three’s A Crowd’ (1927)
Harry Langdon: ‘The Chaser’ (1928)
Kelly The Second (1936)
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
So This Is Africa (1933)
Bosko & Friends (1927 - 1942)
Cartoon Moviestars: Starring Tom & Jerry (1941 - 1953)
Cartoon Moviestars: Porky! (1935 - 1947)
Will Rogers’ Epic Film: ‘The Ropin’ Fool’ (1922)
“For Pete’s Sake” - Little Rascals 75th Anniversary (1927 - 1934)
“Micro-Phonies” - The Three Stooges (1935 - 1945)
The Burns and Allen Show: ‘Gracie Knows Best’ (1953)
Never Give A Sucker An Even Break (1941)
W. C. Fields: 6 Short Films (1915 - 1933)
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Roman Scandals (1933)
Chained for Life (1952)
The Sins of Madelon Claudet (1931)
Hal Roach Comedy Classics, Vol. 1 (1929 - 1936)
Classic Comedy Teams: Hosted by Steve Allen [1920 - 1950]
The Golden Stallion (1949)
Street of Shame (1956)
Kitten with a Whip (1964)
Jail Bait (1954)
Ren & Stimpy: In Disguise (1994)
The Ren & Stimpy Show: The Stinkiest Stories, Vol. 3 (1993)
The Lost Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy: Laurel and Hardy with Friends, Vol. One, Featuring ‘Our Gang’ (1918 - 1941)
The Lost Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy: Laurel and Hardy with Friends, Vol. Two, Featuring ‘Our Gang’ (1927 - 1947)
The Lost Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy: Laurel and Hardy with Friends, Vol. Three, Featuring ‘Our Gang’ (1923 - 1941)
The Lost Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy: Laurel and Hardy with Friends, Vol. Six, Featuring ‘Our Gang’ (1923 - 1941)
Hal Roach Comedy Classics Vol. 4: Laurel and Hardy, Charley Chase, Zazu Pitts, Thelma Todd (1933 - 1936)
Laurel & Hardy: ‘On Parade’ (1935)
Laurel & Hardy: U.K. Tours (1932 - 1955)
The Devil’s Brother (1933)
Hollywood Party (1934)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
The Big Noise (1944)
Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang Shorts: ‘We Faw Down’ (1927 - 1929)
Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang Shorts: ‘From Soup to Nuts’ (1927 - 1928)
8mm Laurel & Hardy Movies: ‘Two Tars’ & Super-8 Silents (1927 - 1943)
Laurel & Hardy (1929 - 1930)
Laurel & Hardy (1916 - 1930, 1999)
Laurel & Hardy (1930 - 1956)
Laurel & Hardy: “Stan Visits Ollie” plus Walton 50’ Films
Laurel & Hardy: Italian Trailers
[Laurel & Hardy, Charley Chase & Our Gang]
[Laurel & Hardy, Charley Chase, Buster Keaton]
Laurel & Hardy: “Do It Yourself” “Where To Now?” plus Hal Roach Classics (1932 - 1940)
Laurel & Hardy: “This is Music Hall” “Another Fine Mess” (1918 - 1955)
Laurel & Hardy: ‘I’ll Tell One Now’ (1927)
Laurel & Hardy: Erskine Johnson’s “Hollywood Reel” plus Misc. 2-Reelers (1930 - 1940)
Laurel & Hardy: “Atoll K” (1934)
Laurel & Hardy: “MGM’s Big Parade of Comedy” (n.d.)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 1, Tape 1 (1911 - 1924)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 1, Tape 2 (1912 - 1926)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 1, Tape 3 (1914 - 1919)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 1, Tape 4 (1916 - 1925)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 2, Tape 1 (1915 - 1929)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 2, Tape 2 (1920 - 1929)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 2, Tape 3 (1917 - 1927)
Slapstick Encyclopedia: Volume 2, Tape 4 (1919 - 1926)
Video Images presents A Video Yesteryear Recording: “Two-Reelers, Comedy Classics #2” (1938 - 1946)
Video Images presents A Video Yesteryear Recording: “Don Q, Son of Zorro” (1925)
Video Images presents A Video Yesteryear Recording: “Hell’s Hinges” (1916)
Masters Of Comedy: 1932-38 (1933 - 1944)
Kid Boots (1926)
The Nut and The Matrimaniac (1916 - 1921)
Classic Silents: Larry Semon, Vol. 1 (1918 - 1928)
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Hal Roach: Hollywood’s King of Laughter [1950’s]
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
Shemp Howard Comedies (1935 - 1947)
The Comedy of Max Linder (1905 - 1913)
Entertaining the Troops: American Entertainers in World War II (1988)
Lupino Lane: “Movieland” and Silent 2-Reelers (1926 - 1927)
Lupino Lane: “His Private Life” and Silent 2-Reelers (1925 - 1929)
The Boyfriends: ‘Adventurous Knights’ (1935)
The Boy Friends: ‘Call A Cop’ & The Young Friends “Roaring Roads” (1929 - 1940)
Hal Roach Classics #1: Thelma Todd & The Taxi Boys (1933 - 1938)
Thelma Todd Shorts (1929 - 1936)
Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts: “Maids A La Mode” (1933)
Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts, Vol. 1: “On The Loose” & 2-Reelers (1931 - 1933)
Harry Langdon: “The Strong Man” and “His Marriage Wow” (1925 - 1926)
Harry Langdon: “Long Pants” and “Saturday Afternoon” (1926 - 1927)
Harry Langdon: “All American Co-Ed” (1923 - 1941)
Harry Langdon: ‘Feet of Mud’, Silents – 1 (1925 - 1942)
Harry Langdon: ‘Love, Honor and Obey (The Law!)’ plus Buster Keaton Talkies (1916 - 1941)
Harry Langdon: ‘The Shrimp’ and Sound 2-Reelers (1930 - 1945)
Harry Langdon: ‘Saturday Afternoon’ & 2-Reelers (1926 - 1938)
Our Gang: Silent Shorts (1923 - 1927)
Our Gang: ‘Sundown Limited’ and Pathe Shorts (1924 - 1927)
Our Gang: ‘Monkey Business’ & Silent 2-Reelers (1924 - 1927)
Our Gang: ‘The Big Town’ plus ‘Are These Our Children’ (1925 - 1931)
Little Rascals: ‘Fast Freight’ & Our Gang Silents (1927 - 1929)
Charlie Chaplin: A First National Collection, Vol. 1 (1918 - 1919)
Charlie Chaplin: A First National Collection, Vol. 2 (1921 - 1923)
Charlie Chaplin: A First National Collection, Vol. 3 (1917)
Charlie Chaplin: A Mutual Collection, Vol. 1 (1916)
Charlie Chaplin: A Mutual Collection, Vol. 2 (1916)
“The Chaplin Puzzle” and “Gentlemen of Nerve” (1914, 1992)
Charlie Chaplin: A Keystone Collection
Charley Chase: ‘Limousine Love’ & Silent Shorts (1915 - 1928)
Charley Chase: ‘Vamp Til Ready’ & Sound Shorts (1930 - 1936)
Charley Chase: ‘Neighborhood House’ & Kelly / Roberti in ‘Hill Tillies’ (1930 - 1936)
Charley Chase: ‘Rough Seas’ & 2-Reelers (1930 - 1932)
Charley Chase: ‘Four Parts’ & 2-Reelers (1931 - 1939)
Charley Chase: ‘Something Simple’ & Sound Shorts (1930 - 1939)
Charley Chase: ‘Fast Work’ & The Boy Friends: ‘Love Fever’ (1925 - 1931)
Charley Chase Silents, Vol. 2 (1925 - 1926)
Charley Chase, Vol. 1 (1930 - 1936)
Charley Chase, Vol. 2 (1930 - 1937)
Charley Chase, Vol. 4 (1931 - 1935)
Buster Keaton: Educational Shorts: ‘Allez Oop’ (1934 - 1937)
Buster Keaton: Educational Shorts ‘Mixed Magic’ (1934 - 1936)
“Buster Keaton Rides Again” and Hal Roach Comedy Classics (1930 - 1965)
Fatty & Buster: ‘The Butcher Boy’ & Comique Shorts (1917)
Buster Keaton: ‘Boom In The Moon’ (1946)
Buster Keaton: ‘The Railroader’ & ‘The Great Stone Face’ (1949 - 1968)

Series 11 (Laser Discs: Feature Films) is made up of commercially released laser discs of feature films. Some titles are two-disc sets. Most are wide screen or ‘letterbox’ versions. The list of titles is below:

12 Monkeys (1995)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Batman Forever (1995)
Cabin Boy (1994)
City Slickers (1991)
Coneheads (1993)
Dick Tracy (1990)
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Die Hard: With A Vengeance (1995)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Eraser (1996)
Executive Decision (1996)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Get Shorty (1995)
GoldenEye (1995)
Home Alone (1990)
In The Line Of Fire (1993)
Independence Day (1996)
Just Cause (1995)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Liar Liar (1997)
Multiplicity (1996)
My Blue Heaven (1990)
On Deadly Ground (1994)
Poltergeist (1982)
Stargate (1994)
The ‘Burbs (1986)
The Abyss (1989)
The Addams Family (1991)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fugitive (1993)
The Money Pit (1986)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Rock (1996)
The Untouchables (1987)
Throw Mamma From The Train (1987)
Tombstone (1993)
Twister (1996)
Under Siege (1992)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

Series 12 (Laser Discs: Musical Concerts) contains three commercially released laser discs of musical performances. The titles of the releases are below:

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine: Homecoming Concert (1989)
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine: Evolution (1990)
Rickie Lee Jones: Live at the Wiltern Theatre (1992)

Series 13 (Warner Bros. Short Subject Release Sheets) contains publicity notices released with short subject films by Warner Bros. studios. The films concerned are predominantly re-releases of cartoons owned by Warner Bros. and re-released between 1949 and 1969.

Series 14 (Lasting Love) contains three VHS tapes relating to the television documentary “Lasting Love”, originally broadcast by PBS in 2003. Two VHS tapes a 10-minute previews and the third contains the full 60-minute documentary.

Series 15 (Thomas Care) is comprised of production elements and textual materials related to the short film “Pictures from Home” produced by Shirley Hughes and directed by Thomas Care. This series includes Thomas Care’s director demo reel, Super 16mm camera negatives of “Pictures from Home”, VHS and BetacamSP previews or trailers for the film, 2 VHS tapes of content transferred from the film reels, and a letter of correspondence between Care and Hughes.

Shirley Hughes

Shaftesbury Films Inc. Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2007.008
  • Fonds
  • 1993-2007

This fonds is divided into 3 series, based on format. These are: Audio Material; Video Material; and Cinefilms.

The first series, Audio Material, is comprised of raw and mixed soundtrack elements used in the production of the programs.

The second series, Video Material, includes unedited field recordings, various edits and completed television programs.

The third series, Cinefilm, includes unedited camera-original colour negative shot for many of the programs and features.

This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to a number of productions, including:

Camilla (Film, 1993)
Swann (Film, 1996)
Painted Angels (Film, 1998)
Conquest (Film, 1998)
External Affairs (Film, 1999)
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (Film, 1999)
The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries (Television, 2000)
Screech Owls (Television, 2001)
Torso (Television, 2002)
Scar Tissue (Television, 2002)
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity (Television, 2002)
The Atwood Stories (Television, 2003)
In the Dark (Television, 2003)
Hemingway vs .Callaghan (Television, 2003)
The Detective Murdoch Mysteries (Television, 2004)
The Shields Stories (Television, 2004)
Re-Genesis (Television, 2004)
Dark Oracle (Television, 2004)
Terry (Television, 2005)
Mischief City (Television, 2005)
Life with Derek (Television, 2005)
Eight Days to Live (Television, 2006)
11 Cameras (Television, 2006)
The Jane Show (Television, 2006)
In God’s Country (Television, 2007)

Shaftesbury Films Inc.

Sam Stedman Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2007.002
  • Fonds
  • 1999-2001

This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to the following theatrical productions:

Sick – A Chamber of Horrors (2001)
Phalanx (1999)

Stedman, Sam

S&S Productions Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2005.002
  • Fonds
  • 1985-2002

This fonds includes 6 series, divided by format. The series are: Textual Material, Photographic Material, Audio Material, Video Material, Cinefilm and Artifacts.

The first series, Textual Material, includes annotated scripts, press sheets, press clippings, continuity logs, audio cue sheets, handwritten editing notes, production reports and various other production-related printed materials.

The second series, Photographic Material, consists of studio photographs and production stills.

The third series, Audio Material, includes original sound elements from An American in Canada.

The fourth series, Video Material, includes Betacam and VHS tapes from the production and editing process, as well as viewing copies of completed films and final master-quality versions of each of the episodes in the various television series.

The fifth series, Cinefilm, consists of a 35mm print of the feature film Duct Tape Forever.

The sixth series, Artifacts, includes props from the Red Green Show (including a dart board, clothing, and a model of the Possum Lodge van), as well as fan art and merchandise.

This fonds includes textual material relating to a number of productions, including:

The Red Green Show (Television, 1990)
Supertown Challenge (Television, 1998)
An American in Canada (Television, 2002)
This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to a number of productions, including:

Smith & Smith (Television, 1979)
Me & Max (Television, 1986)
Comedy Mill (Television, 1987)
Red Green Show (Television, 1990)
Go Girl (Television, 1997)
Supertown Challenge (Television, 1998)
5-th Quadrant (Television, 2002)
An American in Canada (Television, 2002)
Duct Tape Forever (Film, 2002)
Steve Smith Playhouse (Television, 2004)
Mr. Happy (Television, 2006)

S&S Productions

Rush Productions Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2017.037
  • Fonds
  • 1972 - 2010

This fonds consists of one series, arranged according to the creator’s system. Boxes 1-33 represent the accounting files of Rush Productions, ORS Management Corporation, and By-Tour Inc., in rough chronological order from 1972-2009. Boxes 34-47 represent the accounting files of PLD UK, PLD Tourco (also listed as 113696 Canada Ltd.), and LDP Entertainment, also in rough chronological order, from 1986-2010. Records in this fonds include correspondence, road floats and expense reports, payroll reports and summaries, income statements and work dues invoices, import/export documents and customs invoices, equipment lists, equipment lease agreements, bus and transport rental agreements, immigration documents, tour itineraries, tour riders, agreements with various sound, lighting, pyrotechnical and laser companies, corporate tax returns, various receipts and invoices, and various corporate year-end accounting reports.

Please note that this fonds contains personally identifying information found in payroll statements, tax returns, immigration documents, contractor invoices, and other documents, including names, addresses, birth dates, social security, salary information, social insurance, and passport numbers, therefore, due to privacy concerns, those records are restricted.

Rush Productions

Ron Mann fonds

  • CA ON00349 2004.006, 2006.008
  • Fonds
  • 1982-2004

Accession 2004.006 accession is divided into 3 series: the first is ‘Ron Mann’, the second is ‘Filmswelike Distribution Co.’, and the third is ‘Peter
Wintonick’.

The first series, ‘Ron Mann’, includes 6 subseries: ‘Textual Material’, ‘Photographic Material’,‘Audio Material’, ‘Video Material’, ‘Cinefilm’, and ‘Artifacts’.
-The first subseries includes research, transcripts, correspondence, web site mockups, speeches, notes, and press clippings.
-The second subseries, ‘Photographic Material’, includes photographs of Canadian bands Blue Rodeo, Motherlode and Mandala.
-The third subseries, ‘Audio Material’, consists of audio elements and research material, including a number of items pertaining to popular music of the 1950s and 1960s.
-The fourth subseries, ‘Video Material’, includes research material, video elements and video masters for several productions. Of particular interest are original DVCam shoot tapes for Go Further, which feature performances from such artists as Dave Matthews, Billy Bragg, and Dar Williams.
-The fifth subseries, ‘Cinefilm’, includes 35mm release prints of Grass and Go Further. Also included are a16mm print of The Only Game in Town, and a complete set of printing elements for Grass.
-The final subseries, ‘Artifacts’, includes posters and awards.

The second series, ‘Filmswelike’, includes 4 subseries: ‘Textual Material’, ‘Video Material’, ‘Cinefilm’ and ‘Artifacts’.
-The first subseries, ‘Textual Material’, includes press kits and promotional documents.
-The second subseries, ‘Video Material’, includes DVD and VHS screeners of films both released and submitted for consideration.
-The third subseries, ‘Cinefilm’, includes 10 35mm release prints.
-The fourth subseries, ‘Artifacts’, includes a poster.

The third series, ‘Peter Wintonick’, includes shoot tapes, masters, screening DVDs and VHS cassettes. The raw material for Wintonick’s documentaries includes tourist video tapes from Buchart Gardens in Victoria and footage of tribal militants in the Philippines.

This fonds includes textual material relating to a number of productions, including:

Grass (Film, 1999)
Go Further (Film, 2003)
Blue Rodeo in Stereovision (Film, 2004)
This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to a number of productions, including:

The Only Game in Town (Film, 1979)
Manufacturing Consent (Film, 1992)
Twist (Film, 1992)
Dream Tower (Television, 1994)
Ho Kanada! (Film, 1996)
The QuebeCanada Complex (Film, 1998)
Grass (Film, 1999)
Rivers & Tides (Film, 2001)
Seeing is Believing (Film, 2002)
The Weather Underground (Film, 2002)
Neil Young’s Greendale (Film, 2003)
Go Further (Film, 2003)
Blue Rodeo in Stereovision (Film, 2004)
Superstar in a Housedress (Film, 2004)
Incident at Loch Ness (Film, 2004)
Dig! (Film, 2004)
Accession 2006.008 consists of 3 series. These are ‘Ron Mann’, ‘Filmswelike’, and
‘Martin Harbury’.

The first series, ‘Ron Mann’, includes 6 subseries: these are ‘Textual Materials’, ‘Photographic Materials’, ‘Audio Materials’, ‘Video Materials’, ‘Cinefilm’ and ‘Artifacts’.
-The first subseries, ‘Textual Material’, includes correspondence, press clippings, and scripts as well as research, production, post-production and distribution documents from approximately 15 productions (chiefly Tales of the Rat Fink).
-The second subseries, ‘Photographic Material’, consists of research material.
-The third subseries, ‘Audio Material’, includes research material, sound elements and soundtracks.
-The fourth subseries, ‘Video Material’, includes production elements, TV masters, screening copies, and multiple versions of Tales of the Rat Fink.
-The fifth subseries, ‘Cinefilm’, includes complete 35mm release prints of Tales of the Rat Fink, and printing elements from Grass and Comic Book Confidential.
-The sixth subseries, ‘Artifacts’, includes promotional items (e.g. a package of seeds to promote Grass), posters, awards and a flag.

The second series, ‘Filmswelike’, includes three subseries: ‘Textual Material’, ‘Video Material’ and ‘Cinefilm’.
-The first subseries, ‘Textual Material’, includes posters, press kits, and assorted documentation pertaining to the films distributed by Filmswelike.
-The second subseries, ‘Video Material’, includes several VHS and DVD screening copies.
-The third subseries, ‘Cinefilm’, includes 8 35mm release prints.

The third series, ‘Martin Harbury’, includes six subseries: ‘Textual Material’, ‘Photographic Material’, ‘Video Material’, ‘Audio Material’, ‘Cinefilm’, and ‘Artifacts’.
-The first subseries, ‘Textual Material’, includes scripts, correspondence, research, production, post-production and distribution documents from ca.17 productions.
-The second subseries, ‘Photographic Material’, includes research and production photos.
-The third subseries, ‘Audio Material’, includes sound elements.
-The fourth subseries, ‘Video Material’, includes master tapes and production material.
-The fifth series, ‘Cinefilm’, includes 16mm and 35mm printing elements from such productions as Clown White and Hockey Night.

Accession 2006.008 includes textual material relating to a number of productions,
including:

Clown White (Television, 1980)
Hockey Night (Television, 1984)
The Return of Hickey (Television, 1988)
Comic Book Confidential (Film, 1988)
Twist (Film, 1992)
The Barrens Quest (Film, 1992)
Dream Tower (Television, 1994)
Milgaard (Television, 1998)
Grass (Film, 1999)
Peanuts (Television, 2001)
Go Further (Film, 2003)
Blue Rodeo in Stereovision (Film, 2004)
Tales of the Rat Fink (Film, 2006)
Accession 2006.008 includes audiovisual material relating to a number of productions,
including:

Clown White (Television, 1980)
Imagine the Sound (Film, 1981)
Poetry in Motion (Film, 1982)
Echoes Without Saying (Film, 1983)
Listen to the City (Film, 1984)
Hockey Night (Television, 1984)
Making ‘Anne of Green Gables’ (Television, 1985)
Comic Book Confidential (Film, 1988)
The Return of Hickey (Television, 1988)
Rookies (Television, 1990)
Gold (Television, 1991)
Twist (Film, 1992)
True Stories (Television, 1992)
Bermuda Grace (Television, 1993)
Dream Tower (Television, 1994)
Painters Painting (Film, 1995)
The Barrens Quest (Television, 1996)
Legend of the Arrow (Television, 1996)
Wild Bill Lishman (Television, 1998)
Grass (Film, 1999)
Airborne (Television, 2001)
Peanuts (Television, 2001)
Go Further (Film, 2003)
Blue Rodeo in Stereovision (Film, 2004)
Tales of the Rat Fink (Film, 2006)

Ron Mann

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

Robert Zend Fonds

  • CA ON00349 1987.001
  • Fonds
  • 1950-1985

This fonds includes a collection of personal and professional papers relating to Zend’s career and life in Canada. It includes holograph and typed manuscripts with revisions, notes and artwork for his poems, notes and scripts for CBC radio programmes that he produced and papers and financial records related to Zend’s business activities. The fonds also includes audio visual records related both to Zend’s career at the CBC and his creative endeavors.
The fonds is divided into 6 series: CBC Programmes, Literary and Art Manuscripts, Business Activities, Biographical Papers, Printed Materials, and Audio Visual Materials.

The first series, CBC Programmes, includes research notes, scripts, memos, correspondence, and contracts related to various CBC programmes.

The second series, Literary and Art Manuscripts, includes literary and art manuscripts, notebooks, drafts, printed research materials, drawings, collages, photographs, and correspondence.

The third series, Business Activities, includes correspondence, financials, permits and film scripts related to Zend’s various business activities

The fourth series, Biographical Papers, includes notebooks, diaries, scrapbooks, and correspondence, and textual records related to Zend’s personal matters.

The fifth series, Printed Materials, includes various printed works, research materials, and a collection of Zend’s printed appearances in journals and anthologies.

The sixth series, Audio Visual Materials, includes 33 reels of cinefilms and 648 audio tapes. Included are film elements related to editing work performed by Zend and audio records of interviews conducted by Zend for research purposes.

This fonds includes textual material relating to the following organizations:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Elan Design
Tamarack Films
Toronto Tükör
Toronto Mirror
Zend Productions
This fonds includes textual material relating to the following literary projects and publications

Madouce (manuscript, 1965-68)
How Do You Doodle (manuscript, 1969)
The Tamarack Review (magazine, 1969)
Performing Arts in Canada (magazine, 1970)
Bric a Brac (manuscript, 1971)
Volvox (magazine, 1971)
Exile (journal, 1972-74, 1977-78)
From Zero to One (book, 1973)
Anthology of Canadian Hungarian Authors (book, 1974)
The Look of Books (printed research materials, 1974)
The Sound of Time (book, 1974)
Assassination Quartet (book, 1976)
Gilgamesh (unpublished manuscript, 1976)
Nicolette (unpublished manuscript, 1976)
A Critical (Ninth) Assembling (book, 1979)
Precisely Six Seven Eight Nine (book, 1979)
To Say the Least (book, 1979)
The Tragedy of Man (unpublished translation, 1979)
Ariel and Caliban (book, 1980)
Canadian Fiction Magazine (magazine, 1980)
Key to the Cube (unpublished manuscript, 1981)
My Friend Jerònimo (book, 1981)
Arbormundi (book, 1982)
Beyond Labels (book, 1982)
Lords of Winter and of Love (book, 1983)
Oāb (book, 1983, 1985)
Canadian Poets from A to Z (book, 1984)
Shoes & Shit – Stories for Pedestrians (book, 1984)
The Three Roberts (book, 1984)
Rampike (magazine, 1985-86)
Cinema Canada (printed research materials)
Pinch (printed research materials)
Take One (printed research materials)
This fonds includes audio visual material relating to the following programmes and projects

Ideas (radio program, 1969-77)
Split Affair (short film, 1979)
Stroke (film, 1969)
Before the Battle
The Mystery Maker (television program)

Zend, Robert

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

Robert Lang Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2018.016
  • Fonds
  • 1972 - 2005

This fonds consists of a single series Robert Lang Early Films that includes Robert Lang’s film productions from the 1970s.

The series includes the short films:
• 70 Cycles
o About the cycling road race at the Montreal Olympics
• Tracks
o Featuring a cross-country ski race from Montreal to Ottawa
• Jano
o Note from donor: Robert doesn't remember when this film was made or where, but he thinks Nigeria or elsewhere in Africa in the early 1970s
• Seeds (short version of Fragile Harvest)
• Woroko Po (filmed during A Great Tree Has Fallen)
• Elmina
o Filmed during A Great Tree Has Fallen and focuses on the slave castle on the Ghanaian coast. Elmina was produced independently by Lang, and later picked up by CBC.

And the longer films:
• A Great Tree Has Fallen (1973)
o This is the first film Robert Lang made. It remains in distribution today as the only documentary about the traditional 8-day funeral ceremonies and “enstoolment” of the king of the Ashanti people in Ghana – the Asantehene. Narrated by Roy Sieber, well known writer and art historian.
• Joe David: Spirit of the Mask
o Documentary about Indigenous artist Joe David
• Potatoes
o Directed by Robert Lang for the National Film Board in Montreal during the mid-70s. “Potatoes” was one of the documentaries that was commissioned by the short-lived Environment Unit at the NFB and was an early investigation of the corporatization of farming and loss of family farm-based communities.
• An Easy Pill to Swallow
o Directed by Robert Lang for the National Film Board in Montreal during the mid-70s
• Ridley: A Secret Garden
• Taking Chances
• Path to Nepal

The films are all finished productions (release print, video master, or screeners) and some include promotional sheets to accompany the films.

For A Great Tree Has Fallen, original A+B rolls are present. Original sound elements for music and effects and the final mix were included, but unfortunately they were in unplayable condition and they have been destroyed.

Lang, Robert

Robert Kerr Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2021.003
  • Fonds
  • 1965-1998

This fonds consists of records relating to the creation and management of IMAX Systems Corporation, as well as Robert Kerr’s daytimers and some of his personal correspondence. The series are:

  1. IMAX Promotional Materials
  2. IMAX Technical Specifications
  3. IMAX Financial and Corporate Records
  4. Planning and building IMAX Theatres
  5. Film Production
  6. Robert Kerr’s Daytimers

Kerr, Robert

Richard Story Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2019.018
  • Fonds
  • 1964 – 2014, predominant 1979 - 2010

This fonds consists of 16 series, divided by production, format, and project, based on Story’s original division and organisation of files. The series are as follows:

1.“Some Letters to a Young Poet Feature Film”
2.“Echo Lake Feature Film”
3.“Palace short film”

  1. “The Time Traveler TV Movie”
  2. “Works in Development”
  3. “The Chair short film”
  4. “Duke Redbird short film”
  5. “Elusive short film”
  6. “Canadian Aboriginal Archive Project”
  7. “Writing Projects”
  8. “European Mime Tour 1990”
  9. “Personal Calendars 1986 – 2011”
  10. “Teaching Materials”
  11. “Personal Files”
  12. “Book Collection”
  13. “Indigenous Collection”.

The first series, “Some Letters to a Young Poet Feature Film”, includes story research notes, script drafts, art design research, shooting script, production stills, audio cassettes, raw footage, ¾ inch U-Matic video cassettes, Betacam SP video cassettes, VHS cassettes, casting tapes, original music recordings, handwritten tape-logs, EDLs, director’s notes, production journal, promotional materials, photographic prints and negatives, print press kits, press clippings and memorabilia related to the production of the feature film.

The second series, “Echo Lake Feature Film”, includes research notes, script drafts, shooting script with hand-written notes, art design research, location scout VHS cassettes, casting VHS cassettes, raw footage, MiniDV video cassettes, Betacam SP master video cassette, correspondences, pre-licences, financing agreements, production stills, select props, original music CD, handwritten tape-logs, director’s notes, screener VHS cassettes, production journal, DVD data discs, photographic prints and negatives, print press kits, and press clippings related to the production of the feature film.

The third series, “Palace short film”, includes script drafts in short film and feature-length formats, research notes, production stills, JPEG digital files and photographic prints, funding application, shooting script, shot lists, credits, cast correspondences, film festival programmes, DVD data discs, Mini DV video cassettes, audio CD, and one external hard drive, relating to the production of the short film.

The fourth series, “The Time Traveler TV Movie”, includes story research notes, script drafts, shooting script, art design research, casting material, development agreement, series bible, casting VHS cassettes, six first draft episodic scripts, production stills, camera reports, production notes, raw footage, handwritten tape-logs, director’s notes, production journal, mini DV video cassettes, DVD data discs, digital mov files, digital TIFF files, DVD discs, Blu-ray discs, HDCAM video cassettes, Betacam SP video cassettes, internal hard drives, textile wardrobe items, relating to the production of the TV movie.

Note there are two video cassettes (Betcam & HDCAM) in this series which have a Cree audio dub of the pilot episode, as well as versioning notes and a time-coded translation of the script in Cree and English.

The fifth series, “Works in Development”, includes textual materials such as writing notes, research notes, screenplays, beat sheets, grant applications, funding paperwork, development notes for various unproduced works. The series also contains audio-visual materials such as Mini-DV audition tapes, VHS video cassettes, and 3/4 inch U-Matic video cassettes of live comedy shows.

The sixth series, “The Chair short film”, includes textual production materials, digital prints on data CD, rough cuts on VHS video cassette, as well as final edit on DVD-R and mini DV cassette for a short film written by Sally O'Neill, and produced by Richard Story and Sally O’Neill.

The seventh series, “Duke Redbird short film”, includes promotional postcard, DVDs, DVD-R, mini DV and VHS video cassette, featuring rough cuts and final edit of the short documentary.

The eighth series, “Elusive short film”, includes script drafts for the short film and feature formats, casting documents, financing and distribution materials, photographic prints, shooting script, shot lists, VHS video cassettes, Mini DV video cassettes, DVDs, and a 3 ½ inch floppy disk relating to the production of the short film.

The ninth series, “Canadian Aboriginal Archive Project”, includes a soundtrack on audio cassette, interviews with actor Lorne Cardinal, release agreement, funding applications, digital script on 3 ½ inch floppy disk, VHS video cassettes and Mini DV video cassettes relating to the production of the project.

The tenth series, “Writing Projects”, includes textual materials relating to Story’s writing, such as a book proposal, draft, and supporting press materials for Producing & Directing an Independent Digital Movie; a sales kit, notes, correspondences, and finished drafts of The Portable Film School; and a number of 3 ½ inch floppy disks with other works.

The eleventh series, “European Mime Tour 1990”, includes VHS video cassettes, 3/4 inch U-Matic video cassettes, audio cassettes, 33 rpm audio record, photographic prints, as well as ephemera and artifacts from the tour.

The twelfth series, “Personal Calendars 1986 – 2011”, includes hand-written and colour-coded monthly calendars for each year. The calendar for 2008 is not included. Items were digitized by donor, prior to donation. The digital files are not included in this donation.

The thirteenth series, “Teaching Materials”, includes textual materials such as course notes, course descriptions, exam papers, feedback forms, film festival programmes, flipbooks, grant applications and film release press kits used as teaching examples. The series contains 36 VHS video cassettes of commercially released film productions used in the donor’s course curriculums. Photographs and digital prints are included in some of the press kits in the series. Also included are 7 mounted 35mm colour transparencies of production stills from commercially released film titles.

Please note that this series contains confidential information relation to student names, contact info and grades.

The fourteenth series, “Personal Files”, includes materials relating to the donor’s teenage years in Vancouver, and his interest in the punk and skateboarding scenes. The series includes commercial and independent music releases on 33rpm and 45rpm discs, as well as newspaper clippings, photographs, skateboarder magazines, newsletters, stickers, club membership cards, flags, and various ephemera. Artifacts include a medal, trophy, ribbons, and rosettes from skateboarding competitions.

The fifteenth series, “Book Collection”, includes a range of published books relating to the donor’s creative influences. Authors represented included Gaston Bachelard, Walter Murch, Friedrich Nietzsche and Andrey Tarkovsky.

The sixteenth series, “Indigenous Collection”, includes materials relating to the donor’s creative work and teaching in the Indigenous and Aboriginal media communities, in Canada and internationally. Textual materials include press clippings, festival brochures, media directories, training leaflets, magazines and publications relating to Indigenous issues. The series also includes commercially released DVDs and CDs from Indigenous artists, and festival tote bags.

This fonds includes textual and audio-visual material relating to the following film productions:
• Echo Lake
• Elusive
• Palace
• Some Letters to a Young Poet
• The Chair
• The Time Traveller

This fonds includes textual material relating to the following film productions:
• The Hidden Path
• Z-Virus

This fonds includes audio-visual material relating to the following film productions:
• Duke Redbird

Story, Richard

Richard Flohil Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2023.027
  • Fonds
  • 1970 - 2014

Scope and content: The fonds is arranged into two series, largely based on the creator’s original order.
Series One: Festival and Conference Programmes consists of Flohil’s collection of programmes for various folk music festivals across Canada, including the Mariposa Folk Festival, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and the Hillside Festival. This series also consists of music conference programmes from conferences such as the International Folk Alliance Conference and the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference. A small number of music magazines and trade publications can be found in this series as well.
Series Two: Clippings, Ephemera and Photographs includes a small amount of materials related to Flohil’s music publicity career, including correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, trade publications, road atlases, and promotional 8 x 10 photographs of various musical artists represented by Flohil. It also includes candid photographs of Flohil, various musical artists, concerts, and music industry events.

Richard Flohil

Ray Jafelice Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2022.012
  • Fonds
  • 1980 - 2011

Fonds consists of material related to Jafelice’s animation career. Records include animation elements, storyboards, and reference books related to the field of animation. Titles represented in the fonds include: Take Me Up To The Ballgame, Rupert, Strawberry Shortcake, The Adventures Of Tintin, Little Bear, Stella And Sam, Harry And His Bucket Full Of Dinosaurs, Fievel’s American Tails, Family Dog, Busytown Mysterys; Pippi Longstocking, Tales From The Cryptkeeper, and Max & Ruby.

Fonds includes the following Series:
Series 01: Animation Elements
Series 02: Storyboards
Series 03: Publications

Ray Jafelice

Radke Film Group Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2007.010
  • Fonds
  • 1982-2007

This fonds is divided into 4 series: Textual Material, Audio Material, Video Material and Cinefilms.

The first series, textual materials, includes file folders containing canceled cheques and administrative paperwork, as well as 1,317 wrap binders detailing the process of creating the advertisements. These binders include story boards, correspondence, invoices, purchase orders, scripts, cast lists, payroll documents, contracts, call sheets, permits, shooting schedules and insurance information.

The second series, Audio Material, includes primary raw recordings, intermediate edits, and finished documents. Many of the cassette tapes, compact discs and digital audio tapes also contain recordings of conference calls which would usually involve the director, an executive from the ad agency and an executive from Radke.

The third series, Video Material, includes several iterations of the commercials and music spots made by the company (raw footage, editing stages, and finished productions), as well as showreels sent to Radke by companies seeking work for their directors (including Errol Morris and David Fincher).

The fourth series, Cinefilms, includes 16mm and 35mm camera negative.

Over the course of its 18 year history, the Radke Film Group has produced more than 23,000 commercials. Products that Radke has promoted include:
· Chevrolet Cavalier
· Tostitos
· Eggo Waffles
· The Bay Sale
· Labatt Blue Beer
· Aspirin
· CD Walkman
· Lady Speedstick Deodorant
· Bell Sympatico High Speed Internet
· Purina Dog Chow
· CNE
· Discovery Channel – Shark Week
· Salvation Army
· Tim Horton’s
· Interac Direct Payment
· Jello
· The Weather Network
· Ontario Tourism
· Lysol Kitchen Cleaner
· Zellers
· Nintendo Game Cube
· Ministry of Health – Child Immunization
· Gibson’s Finest Canadian Whiskey
· Showcase: Cronenberg Festival
· Carnival Cruises
· Hot Docs

Radke Film Group

Primedia Productions

  • CA ON00349 2006.010
  • Fonds
  • 1944 - 2001

This fonds is divided into 5 series according to format. These are: Textual Material, Photographic Materal, Audio Material, Video Material, and Cinefilms.

The first series, Textual Material, consists of scripts for various productions, as well as releasing and distribution agreements, contracts, rights and other administrative records.

The second series, Photographic Material, consists of one photograph from Talkabout.

The third series, Audio Material, consists of audio elements for many of Primedia’s productions (including Born Talking, Brain Sex, and Dinosaur).

The fourth series, Video Material, includes series, mini-series and individual programs produced by Primedia. Highlights include series such as Blood & Belonging (written and presented by Michael Ignatieff), dance performances (e.g. Newcomers, Alice, La Ronde, The Merry Widow, and Swan Lake) and theatre productions (e.g. Waiting for the Parade, Billy Bishop Goes to War, and the Stage on Screen series).

The fifth series, Cinefilms, consists of 16mm film from Labour of Love, Heaven on Earth, and the various Gerald Durrell programs. It also includes 35mm film, most of which is from the feature film When Gravity Fails.

This fonds includes textual material relating to a number of productions, including:

The First Country Classic (Live musical performance, Television, 1983)
Quebec/Canada 1995 (Television, 1983)
Amateur Naturalist (Television, 1983)
Labour of Love (Television, 1984)
Durrell in Russia (Television, 1986)
Frontier (Television, 1986)
Ourselves and Other Animals (Television, 1987)
Going Home (Television, 1987)
Life Revolution (Television, 1988)
Big Top (Live dance performance Television,, 1988)
Heaven on Earth (Television, 1988)
Passion and Paradise (Television, 1989)
Polar Passage (Television, 1989)
Onegin (Live performance, Television, 1990)
A Haunting Harmony (Television, 1990)
Stage on Screen (Television, 1991)
Dinosaur (Television, 1991)
Ustinov on the Orient Express (Television, 1991)
The First Circle (Television, 1991)
Disabled Lives (Television, 1992)
Magic or Medicine (Television, 1992)
Brain Sex (Television, 1992)
Blood & Belonging (Television, 1993)
This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to a number of productions, including:

Billy Bishop Goes to War (Television, 1982)
Brian MacDonald’s Newcomers (Television, 1982)
The First Country Classic (Live musical performance, 1983)
Amateur Naturalist (Television, 1983)
Quebec/Canada 1995 (Television, 1983)
Waiting for the Parade (Live performance, Television, 1983)
Labour of Love (Television, 1984)
Durrell in Russia (Television, 1986)
Frontier (Television, 1986)
Ourselves and Other Animals (Television, 1987)
Transit 30/50 (Television, 1987)
Going Home (Television, 1987)
Big Top (Live dance performance, Television, 1988)
Glory Enough For All (Television, 1988)
Return Journey (Television, 1988)
Heaven on Earth (Television, 1988)
Life Revolution (Television, 1989)
Passion and Paradise (Television, 1989)
Alice (Live dance performance, 1989)
When Gravity Fails (Television, 1989)
Polar Passage (Television, 1989)
Karen Kain Prima Ballerina (Television, 1989)
What on Earth (Television, 1989)
Swan Lake (Live dance performance, Television, 1989?)
Born Talking (Television, 1990)
A Haunting Harmony (Television, 1990)
Onegin (Live performance, Television, 1990)
Dinosaur (Television, 1991)
The First Circle (Television, 1991)
Young Catherine (Television, 1991)
Ustinov on the Orient Express (Television, 1991)
Stage on Screen (Television, 1991)
Brain Sex (Television, 1992)
Disabled Lives (Television, 1992)
The Burning Season (Television, 1993)
Magic or Medicine (Television, 1993)
The Sea Wolf (Television, 1993)
Blood & Belonging (Television, 1993)
Anatomy of Love (Television, 1994)

Primedia Productions

Peter MacCallum Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2015.001
  • Collection
  • 1987 - 2013

This fonds documents the interior and exterior of Massey Hall in Toronto.
The fonds includes the following 11 series: Series 01: “Exterior Views from the Younge Street Series, 2008 – 2010” ; Series 02: “Massey Hall Interiors Series, 1987 and 2010-2013” ; Series 03: “Stage” ; Series 04: “Backstage” ; Series 05: “Lobby Area and Box Office” ; Series 06: “Balcony Level” ; Series 07: “Gallery Level” ; Series 08: “Attic Storey” ; Series 09: “Basement” ; Series 10: “Administrative Offices, Albert Building” ; Series 11: “Books, Catalogue and Research”; and Series 12: "Digital Images"
The books / catalogue are:
Toronto’s Theatre Block
Arthur Goss: Selected Photographs
Kawamata: Toronto Project, 1989

MacCallum, Peter

Peter Feniak Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2019.013
  • Fonds
  • 1964 – 2019

This fonds consists of 11 series, divided by subject matter, production and format, and reflecting Feniaks’s own division and naming of his files. The series are: “Introduction and Overview”, “Early Days Media, Promo Folders, B&W Photographs”, “90 Minutes Live with Peter Gzowski / Canada After Dark", “That's Life Global TV”, “Lifetime CTV”, “Freelance Writer / Broadcaster work”, “Feature Articles”, “Good Times features on celebrated Canadians”, “Books autographed by interview subjects”, “Videotapes from Freelance Work” and “Clippings and Periodicals”.

The first series, “Introduction and Overview”, includes resumes, headshot photographs, correspondence, notes, video cassettes and audio cassettes relating to Feniak’s early work. This series also contains a first edition print of the John Lennon book, A Spaniard in the Works, as well an audio cassette recording of an interview with Ray Manzarek of The Doors recorded in 1996.

The second series, “Early Days Media, Promo Folders, B&W Photographs”, includes notes, press clippings, promotional photographs and publicity materials relating to Feniak’s work for Winnipeg Folk Festival, CBC Winnipeg, and Winnipeg Free Press.

The third series, "90 Minutes Live with Peter Gzowski / Canada After Dark", includes production notes, guest listings, research, and CBC memos relating to the production of 90 Minutes Live with Peter Gzowski and Canada After Dark on CBC. Some items containing personal information may be restricted.

The fourth series, “That's Life Global TV”, includes press kits, promotional photographs, interview notes, and story notes relating to Feniak’s work as a host for That’s Life on Global TV.

The fifth series, "Lifetime CTV", includes video cassettes, DVD-Rs, promotional photographs, tour itineraries, production notes, interview notes, correspondence, continuity prints, and press clippings for Lifetime seasons 1 through 4 on CTV.

The sixth series, “Freelance Writer / Broadcaster work”, includes production notes, story pitches, video cassette demo reels and article press clippings for Feniak’s work as a freelance writer and television host.

The seventh series, “Feature Articles”, includes audio cassettes, video cassettes and newspaper clippings of Feniak’s interviews and features on notable figures in the world of entertainment.

The eighth series, “Good Times features on celebrated Canadians “, includes audio cassettes, mp3 audio, typed articles and Good Times magazine clippings of Feniak’s interviews and features on notable Canadians, such as Leslie Nielsen, Gordon Lightfoot, William Shatner, Jim Cuddy, Stompin’ Tom Connors, Margot Kidder, Silken Laumann, Arlene Dickinson, Colin Mochrie, Rick Mercer, and Dr. David Sazuki.

The ninth series, “Books autographed by interview subjects”, includes hard cover and soft cover books by authors such as Irving Layton, Dr. David Sazuki and Joan Collins. This series also contains a sketchbook by Friz Freleng, with 6 original pen drawings of Looney Toons characters, signed by the artist.

The tenth series, “Videotapes from Freelance Work”, includes video cassettes of Feniak’s work on television programs such as Today’s Parent, Lifetime, and That’s Life, as well as consumer recordings of other television events such as Live Aid and the Juno Awards 1998.

The eleventh series, “Clippings and Periodicals”, includes newspaper clippings, festival programs, and press credentials for Feniak’s freelance journalist and reporting work. This series also contains some promotional buttons and a medal.

This fonds includes textual and audio-visual material relating to the following television productions:
• 90 Minutes Live with Peter Gzowski
• Canada After Dark
• Lifetime
• Live it Up
• That’s Life
• Today’s Parent

This fonds includes textual material relating to articles in the following publications:
• Frank (periodical)
• Globe and Mail (newspaper)
• Good Times (magazine)
• Saturday Night (magazine)
• The City (Toronto Star magazine)
• Toronto (magazine)
• Toronto Star (newspaper)

Feniak, Peter

Paul Siren Fonds

  • CA ON00349 1999.008
  • Fonds
  • 1961-1996

The fonds contains 1.1 m of textual material related to Paul Siren’s activities as an artist advocate. Includes correspondence, meeting minutes, printed materials, government reports, legislation, notes, working papers, and newspaper and magazine clippings. The records relate primarily to Siren’s engagement with the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA), The Status of the Artist, and UNESCO. The fonds also contains less than 0.5 m of published periodicals featuring contribution from Siren. Periodicals include
ACTRA Scope, Arts Bulletin, Canadian Copyright Institute Newsletter, Arts News, Monthly Bulletin, Copyright Bulletin.

This fonds includes textual material relating to the following organizations:

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)
Canadian Advisory Committee on the status of the Artist (CACSA)
The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA)
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
This fonds includes published textual material from the following periodicals:

ACTRA Scope
Arts Bulletin
Arts News
Canadian Copyright Institute Newsletter
Copyright Bulletin
Monthly Bulletin

Siren, Paul

Patrick Watson fonds

  • CA ON00349 1999.002
  • Fonds
  • 1951 – 1997

The Patrick Watson fonds encompasses two accessions. The first accession (1999.002) consists of seven series, separated by format.

The first series, Textual Records, spans the bulk of Watson’s career (1955 – 1996) and consists of correspondence, memos, daybooks, legal documents, contracts/agreements, creative documents, production records, financial documents, and post-production records. There are also aviation documents (pilot logs, aviation maps) and management documents such as policy statements, discussion papers, reports, license applications, program schedules, teachers’ guides, audience research, and corporate plans. Annotated drafts, printer’s proofs, and final versions of each of Watson’s published works are also included.

The second series, Audio Records, consists of edited and raw interviews, radio pilot productions, finished radio productions, speeches, on-air
reviews, and high quality master audio elements of two film/video productions prior to marriage with visuals (Struggle for Democracy, Understanding McLuhan).

The third series, Video Records, includes video materials relating to 46 films and television series. These are chiefly release prints, though there are also alternative versions, elements, rough assemblies, demo/compilation reels, interviews, credit/opening/closing segments, graphics and animation, promotional trailers, and sales tapes.

The fourth series, Photographs, consists of ca. 7,150 unique location and production stills, as well as promotional shots relating to Watson’s productions. Some of the people portrayed include: Pierre Trudeau, Laurier LaPierre, Dinah Christie, Peter Ustinov, Tim Hardin, Gloria Steinem, Kate Nelligan, Harry Belafonte, Donald Sutherland, Lester Pearson, and Norman Jewison. The majority of the items (ca. 4,292
slides, negatives, and prints) were created during and for the production Struggle for Democracy.

The fifth series, Artwork, is comprised of 10 posters and 3 drawings.

The sixth series, Awards, include 45 nominations, awards, and degrees/diplomas.

The seventh series, Memorabilia, consists of artifacts related to specific projects, appearances/events, positions held, and organizations/foundations with which Watson has been involved. These include garments, ties, a plaque, lapel pins, tickets, stamps, badges, buttons, a spoon, a coin, and paperweights.

This fonds includes textual material relating to the following productions:

China/The Seven Hundred Million (Film, 1964)
This Hour Has Seven Days (Television, 1964 – 1966)
Some Honourable Members (Television, 1973 - 1975)
The Watson Report (Television, 1975 – 1981)
Titans (Television, 1981)
Struggle for Democracy (Television, 1989)
Heritage Minutes (Television, 1990 - 1997)
This fonds also includes audiovisual material relating to the following productions:

One Step at a Time (Film, 1964)
China/The Seven Hundred Million (Film, 1964)
This Hour Has Seven Days (Television, 1964 – 1966)
Witness to Yesterday (Television, 1973)
The Watson Report (Television, 1975 – 1980)
Authors (Television, 1978)
How We Know (Television, 1978 - 1979)
Canadian Establishment (Television, 1980)
Strumpet City (Television, 1981)
Titans (Television, 1981)
The Chinese (Television, 1981)
Defi Mondiale/World Challenge (Television, 1983 - 1984)
Live From Lincoln Center (Television, 1983 – 1986)
Lawyers (Television, 1985)
Venture (Television, 1985 – 1987)
Struggle for Democracy (Television, 1989)
Something Brewing (Television, 1989)
Heritage Minutes (Television, 1990 - 1997
Understanding McLuhan (Television, 1996)

Patrick Watson

Paragon Entertainment

  • CA ON00349 2018.005
  • Fonds

The acquisition is broken into the following 30 series:
Series 01. Alien's First Christmas; Aliens Next Door [1991]

Series 02. Alfred Hitchcock Presents [1986 – 1987]

Series 03. Beyond Reality, [1990 – 1996]
2 seasons (20 + 24 episodes)
A science-fiction television program, following two scientists as they investigate the paranormal found in other people’s daily lives.
1994 Winner, Gemini Awards, Best Original Music Score for a Series
1992 Winner, Motion Picture Sound Editors-Golden Reel, Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Dialogue & ADR
1993 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series
1993 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Original Music Score for a Series
1994 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Dramatic Series
1994 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
1994 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

Series 04. The Blob Family [1989]

Series 05. C’mon Geese [1989, 2000]
A short documentary on William (Bill) Lishman, the artist and aviator. Lishman is most known for his work with Canadian Geese and their migration to the south. The documentary is created with footage of geese in flight filmed by Lishman as he attempts to teach the gees to fly behind his small aircraft. This film has been awards several awards.
Winner, Blue Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival
Winner, Gold Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival
Winner, Grand Prize of Festival , Free Flight Film Festival

Series 06. Deke Wilson's Mini-Mysteries [1990 – 1994]
1 season (13 episodes)
Deke Wilson, a hip teen, solves mysteries while also balancing the troubles of daily life.

Series 07. Destination X [1995 – 1998]

Series 08. Dog House [1987 – 1993, 1996 – 2000]
1 season (26 episodes)
The story follows a boy and his dog as they solve crimes. The dog, by cause of a car accident, has the mind of a police detective, and is thus also able to communicate with the boy. A children’s comedy show that deals with both fun crime solving and common family issues.

Series 09. Freaky Stories [1995]

Series 10. Frequent Flyer [1993 – 1997]
Made for TV-movie about a pilot that is cheating on three women, each believing they are his only romantic partner and all living in different cities. The story unfolds as each woman becomes suspicious of their pilot lover and begin to follow him as he continues to live his triple life.

Series 11. Full Cycle

Series 12. Guerilla Gardener [1997 – 2011]

Series 13. Hamilton’s Quest [1986 – 1998]
1 season (10 episodes)
The story of a man who discovers he is not the biological son of his parents who have just passed away. In a mean to help cope, he begins a journey to find his biological mother and father.

Series 14. Happy Birthday Bunnykins [1993 - 1995]
TV movie
Based on the characters from the Royal Doulton fine china collection. An animated cartoon of one little rabbit’s hope for his Birthday celebrations.

Series 15. Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin, [1988 – 1991, 1999, 2003]
TV Movie
As Jerry Levin, CNN reporter, is captured in Beirut, his wife Sis Levin works with the State Department for his release. Based on a true story.

Series 16. High Country

Series 17. Improper Channels [1979 – 1984, 1995, 2002 – 2003]
Movie
After a car accident, Jeff Martley and his estranged wife Diana loose custody of their daughter. The movie follows their attempts to get their daughter back. A comedy-drama.
1982 Winner, Genie Awards, Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
1982 Nominee, Genie Awards, Best Performance by a Foreign Actress
1982 Nominee, Genie Awards, Best Screenplay, Original
1982 Nominee, Genie Awards, Best Achievement in Art Direction

Series 18. Johann's Gift to Christmas [1991, 1998 – 2001]
TV Christmas Special
A children’s Christmas about a mouse who helps a few clergy men by composing a Christmas song.

Series 19. Kissinger & Nixon [1993 – 1997, 2002, 2005]
TV Movie
Based on the book Kissinger: A Biography(1992) by Walter Isaacson. The film follows Kissinger as he attempts to end the Vietnam crisis while Nixon focuses on the upcoming election.
1996 Winner, Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
1996 Nominee, Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1996 Nominee, Directors Guild of America Award, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials
1996 Nominee, PGA Awards, Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
1997 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program
1997 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program
1997 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program
1997 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Original Music Score for a Program
1997 Nominee, Writers Guild of America, Adapted Long Form

Series 20. The Little Crooked Christmas Tree [1991, 1995, 2000]
TV Christmas Special
Based on the children’s picture book of the same name by Michael Cutting.

Series 21. Lives of Girls and Women [1990 – 1997, 2000]
TV Movie
Based on a book of related short stories by Alice Munro. The film follows the life of character Del Jordan in rural Ontario. Del is unsatisfied with her small town life, as is her mother who is very similar, yet Del does not see herself in her.
1995 Winner, Atlantic Film Festival, Audience Award Best Film
1995 Nominee, Banff Television Festival, Best Made-for-TV Movie
1995 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program
1995 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program
1995 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Production Design or Art Direction
1995 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Costume Design

Series 22. Paragon Entertainment [1985 – 1986, 1993, 1998 – 2001]
Corporate records

Series 23. Phillip Marlowe: Private Eye [1984 – 1989, 2002, 2007 – 2010]
2 seasons (5 + 6 episodes)
A mystery show that follows private detective Phillip Marlowe as he solves crimes. Based on the stories by Raymond Chandler.
1983 Winner, CableACE Awards, Lighting in a Dramatic Presentation – Film
1984 Winner, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Best Television Episode
1983 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Actor in a Dramatic Presentation
1983 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Art Direction in a Dramatic Presentation
1983 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Directing a Dramatic Presentation
1983 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Program Series - Dramatic Presentation: 60 Minutes or Less
1983 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Single Program - Dramatic Presentation: 60 Minutes or Less
1983 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Costume Design in a Dramatic Presentation
1986 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Pay TV Drama
1986 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program/Series (TV Adaptation)
1986 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
1986 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
1987 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Actress in a Dramatic Series
1987 Nominee, CableACE Awards, Editing a Theatrical Special/Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries
1987 Nominee, Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards, Best Cinematography in TV Drama

Series 24. Rapture [1987, 1990 – 1993]
TV Movie
Jeff Lisker is a successful computer programmer that goes back to his home town and tried to strike up a romance with his high school crush Georgianne. Instead, Georgianne is not interested in love but finds his friendship helpful as she mourns her recently murdered husband. Georgianne’s daughter believe Jeff is her father’s murderer and begins to investigate.
1993 Nominee: Gemini Awards, Best TV Movie
1994 Nominee: Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards, Best Cinematography in TV Drama

Series 25. 1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns [1990 – 1997, 2000]
TV Movie
After waking up in modern times from suspended animation, Holmes continues to solve mysteries and tackle the descendants of his previous foes.
1994 Nominee, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Best Television Feature or Miniseries

Series 26. Split Images [1991 – 1993]
A rich man goes on a killing spree while having a friend record each murder. Eventually the police catch wind and begin to investigate.
1994 Nominee, Gemini Awards, Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

Series 27. Street Noise [1990 – 1993, 1997, 1999 - 2000]

Series 28. Tourist Trap [1990 – 1997, 2003, 2006]

Series 29. Tracks of Glory [1991 – 1999]
TV mini series
Based on the book Major Taylor Down Under by Jim Fitzpatrick. Set in the early 1900s, the story focuses on cyclist Major Taylor and his Australian rival Don Walker.
1993 Winner, Logie Awards, Most Popular Miniseries/Telemovie

Series 30. A Tribute to Sam Kinison [1994, 1996]

Paragon Entertainment

NOW Communications Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2002.002
  • Fonds
  • 1981-2002

This fonds is divided into 4 series: ‘NOW Communications Inc.’, ‘NOW Magazine Photo Archive’, ‘The ‘Photo’ Series’, ‘NOW Magazine Audiovisual’.

The first series, ‘NOW Communications Inc.’, consists mainly of textual material relating to the production of the magazine. It is divided into 14 sections: ‘Administration’, ‘Advertising’, ‘Contracts’, ‘Awards’, ‘Circulation’, ‘Correspondence’, ‘Ephemera’, ‘Financial’, ‘Legal’, ‘Photography’, ‘Posters’, ‘Printing Subcontracts’, ‘Promotional’, ‘Publicity’, and ‘Research’. This series also includes 39 bound volumes of NOW Magazine (a complete run dating from Summer 1981 to August 2001).

The second series, ‘NOW Magazine Photo Archive’ consists of several thousand photographs related to the production of NOW Magazine (Vols. 1- 9). These photos document current events, personalities, buildings and businesses, streetscapes, conventions, demonstrations and rallies, theatre rehearsals and performances, film production stills, promotional portraits, and advertising and product shots used for advertising/illustrations/cover shots. This also includes 23 pieces of original artwork.

The third series, ‘The Photo Series’, consists of several thousand photographs related to the production of NOW Magazine (Vols. 10 - 13).
The photographs feature the same subject matter as those in the second series.

The fourth series, ‘NOW Magazine Audiovisual’, consists of audio and video items including production meetings, speeches, radio advertisements, interviews with Michael Hollet and Alice Klein, interviews with celebrities conducted by Michael Hollett, seminars, music compilations, and radio and television profiles of NOW Magazine.

NOW Communications

Nancy Nicol and Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights Fonds

  • CA ON00349 2019.020
  • Fonds
  • 1967 - 2016

The fonds is divided into 15 series broadly based around themes in Nancy Nicol's work. They include: Series 1: Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights; Series 2: From Criminality to Equality; Series 3: Proud Lives; Series 4: Abortion Rights, The Struggle for Choice and A Choice for Irish Women; Series 5: Miniature Theatre; Series 6: And That’s Why I’m Leaving; Series 7: From Russia, In Love; Series 8: Pride and Resistance; Series 9: Mini Skools Pays Mini Wages; Series 10: Working for Piece Work Wages; Series 11: Migrante; Series 12: Sacrificial Burnings; Series 13: Let Poland Be Poland; Series 14: Awards, Reviews, and Publicity; and Series 15: Oral History

Nancy Nicol

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