Tag Archives: unions

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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Past Labour Day Parades

The Annual Labour Day Parade down at Toronto's CNE grounds has a long history.  In anticipation of Labour Day this Monday September 5th, 2011, here are some images from the Toronto Telegram from parades from 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1963, as photographed by Telegram photographers Ray McFadden, Bruce Reed, Don Grant, Albert Van, [...]

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Additions to YorkSpace : CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) photographs

Staff from the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections have added new historical photographs of the Canadian National Exhibition.
Photographed by staff of the Toronto Telegram, this selection of about 100 images document activities, performances and attendants of the annual fair founded in 1897 as a showcase for developments in manufacturing, agriculture, industry and the arts.
A [...]

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