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OISE Library Subseries
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Farm Radio Forum Books

Subseries consists of Farm Radio Forum records that had been compiled for research purposes, as well as additional handwritten research notes. These records and notes had been stored in binders and arranged by the creator into five "books" according to year.

Teaching Contracts

Subseries contains teaching contracts created between 1874 and 1946. These contracts include both completed contract forms as well as fully handwritten contracts, and contain information about the period of employment, salary, and terms and conditions of the teacher's hire.

Artwork

Series contains loose artworks produced by (elementary-aged) public school pupils at Ontario schools.

Workbooks

Subseries contains workbooks created by pupils in Ontario schools. These workbooks cover a range of subjects, and many of them contain graded work.

First form

Series contains a notebook for each subject taken by Turner in First Form (1G) at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.

Second form

Series contains a notebook for each subject taken by Turner in Second Form (2G) at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.

Fourth form

Series contains a notebook for each subject taken by Turner in Fourth Form (4F) at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.

Third form

Series contains a notebook for each subject taken by Turner in Third Form (3B) at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.

Fifth form

Series contains a notebook for each subject taken by Turner in Fifth Form (5B) at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.

Affiliate Agreements

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

C.K. Bliss

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

Non-English Children's Books

This subseries contains children's stories written in Blissymbols, some with translations in various non-English languages. Materials include professionally bound hardcover and softcover books, in addition to spiralbound and stapled booklets.

Non-English Correspondence

This subseries contains non-English correspondence pertaining to Blissymbols and includes attached material such as Blissymbol working documents, teaching materials, and children's stories in Blissymbols and German language

Slides

This subseries contains slides depicting Blissymbol instructional materials, BCI history, and student and teacher photographs, as well as associated textual and object materials.

Being Sexual: An Illustrated Series on Sexuality and Relationships

This subseries contains the published volumes of Being Sexual: An Illustrated Series on Sexuality and Relationships and “After You Tell” written by Susan E. Ludwig. Being Sexual was a 17 volume series published by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SEICCAN) in 1993. The purpose of the publication was to provide clear sexuality education for young adults and adults with developmental disabilities, problems with speech, literary, learning or communication. The volumes are written in English alongside a Blissymbol translation. The Blissymbolics Communication institute provided the symbol translation for each volume.

There are 17 volumes total covering the following topics: Relationships, A Woman’s Body, A Man’s Body, Adolescence, Male Masturbation, Female Masturbation, Heterosexual Intercourse, Human Reproduction, Birth Control, Homosexuality, Sexuality and Physical Disability, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, AIDS, Sexual Self Advocacy, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality and Aging and the Being Sexual Teaching Manual. “After You Tell” is a book which describes what an individual should expect after an individual reports sexual abuse to the authorities. At the back of each volume there is a glossary of the Blissymbols used.

Sex Information and Education Council of Canada

Communicating Together

This subseries contains volumes of Communicating Together, a quarterly magazine published between 1982 and 2001. The magazine shared the experiences and communication systems of non-speaking people with their families, communities and professionals who worked with them. Each issue had a guest editor and included articles written by individuals who used Blissymbolics. Throughout the years, the magazine was published by a variety of publishers across Southern Ontario, and was briefly hosted online in the early 2000s. Between 1991-2001 the magazine was published by Sharing to Learn, a now defunct organization which was created to publish the magazine.

Books

This subseries includes books surrounding the topic of Blissymbols, Blissymbolics and other methods of augmentative and alternative communication which were not published by BCIC.

Annual Reports & Meeting Minutes

This subseries contains annual reports, final reports, and miscellaneous meeting minutes from Blissymbolics Communication Institute - Canada. The bulk of the material is from the earliest years of the Bliss Project when it took place at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, the then Ontario Crippled Children's Centre.

Moving Images & Digital Storage Media

This subseries consists of VHS tapes, digital storage media, and a film reel. Contents include news clips on Blissymbolics, BCI and augmentative and alternative communication, interviews and workshops with Shirley McNaughton, promotional and explanatory films about Blissymbolics, and various presentation PowerPoints and digital documentation regarding Blissymbolics and Bliss users.

Theses

This subseries consists of theses in which Blissymbolics is involved or the direct topic of study. The theses come from a variety of different scholars and universities.

Blissymbolics Learning Centre

This subseries contains meeting minutes, reports and correspondence from the Board of Directors of the Blissymbolics Learning Centre.

The Blissymbolics Learning Centre (also referred to as The Blissymbolics Leaning Centre - Muskoka and the Bala Learning Centre) was a project of BCIC funded by the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy (OFCP) between the years 2001-2006, alongside the support from President Mark Murphy, Ontario Trillium Foundations and other financial donors. The Learning Centre supported Blissymbol users and alumni. In 2006, the OFCP funding ended and the Centre was eventually taken over by a charitable group in Gravenhurst.

Miscellaneous Administration & Correspondence

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

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