Archival operations

Recently described acquisitions

The following archival records have recently been processed, described, and are now available for public access.

Beverley Salmon fonds highlights the political and activist work of the first black woman elected municipally in Toronto.
Yvonne Vera fonds records the activities of the prominent Zimbabwean writer of English fiction while in Canada.
Robert Witmer collection contains hundreds of North [...]

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Recently described acquisitions

The following archival records have recently been processed, described, and are now available for researcher access! Acquisitions include:

The International Commission for the Co-ordination of Solidarity Among Sugar Workers (ICCSASW) fonds covers half a century of a Canadian based, ecumenical, overseas development organization devoted to the pursuit of economic justice for sugar workers worldwide
The Richard Jarrell fonds documents [...]

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Three community events explore the city’s cultural and historical diversity

As part of the annual Myseum of Toronto's Intersections Festival, the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections (CTASC) of York University Libraries and its community partners invite you to a film night, an interactive exhibition, and a walking tour to explore the city's cultural and historical diversity.
These three event share York University research and archival [...]

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Celebrating Jean Augustine, Education, Community & Diaspora

On Sunday, 9 September 2017, Hundreds of guests came to celebrate Augustine's eight decades of accomplishments (many of which are recorded in her fonds!). During her birthday speech, Jean Augustine shared her pride in preserving her records at York University Libraries.

What an entrance for Dr. Jean Augustine as our community celebrates this amazing woman #onpoli [...]

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Out of the Box : Summer 2017 : Mariposa Folk Festival, Joyce Wieland & Destination Canada

The Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections (CTASC) escape the reading room and reach out to the wider public through the work of its researchers and partnerships. Over the summer, archival holdings play a starring role in a book on the Mariposa Folk Festival, in addition to an installation featuring Joyce Wieland and an exhibition titled [...]

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Out of the Box : Winter 2017 : Helen Lucas & Yorkville Folk Music Scene

The Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections (CTASC) escape the reading room and reach out to the wider public through the work of its researchers and partnerships. Over the winter semester, archival holdings played a starring role in two public exhibitions featuring Helen Lucas and Yorkville's folk music scene in the 1960s.

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