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The series provides information on a wide variety of Quebec, Canadian and international women artists. Most of these artists exhibited at La Centrale or participated in events organized by the gallery. The documentation often goes beyond the events and exhibitions organized by La Centrale and also provides information about the professional development of the artists. The series also includes information related to the preparation of events at La Centrale.

The series contains, but is not limited to, correspondence, brochures, flyers, résumés, exhibition contracts, artist’s statements, photographs, newspaper articles, publications, posters, invitation cards, sound recordings, moving images, guest books, and a few objects.

The series is organized into the following subseries:

P128/E1 Artists and Events - Individual files
P128/E2 Photo albums
P128/E3 Guest books
P128/E4 Grant applications - visual files

The series gives an overview of the financial situation of the Black Theatre Workshop throughout the years, from its beginnings in the early 1970s to 2013. It documents the financial support received by the Black Theatre Workshop through grants and fundraising campaigns on the one hand, and the expenses of the organization on the other hand.

This series is divided into the following sub-series :
F034/B1 Accounting
F034/B2 Funding

The series contains, among other documents, agreements, publicity, financial statements, expense reports, budgets, ledger pages, invoices, grant applications, reports, newspaper articles and newspapers, fundraising plans, presentation folios, correspondence, photographs, invitations, and program descriptions.

The series provides an overview of La Centrale’s financial situation from the 1973 to the present. It provides information on funding sources, budget management, and taxes. It includes information on different funding programs, mostly from government agencies.

The series consists, without limitations, of general ledgers, journals, payroll registers, invoices, receipts, drafts, a mandate, reconciliation records, tax forms, financial statements, annual financial forms submitted to Quebec government, audit reports, balance sheets, lists, contracts, budgets, grant applications, reference documentation, correspondence, and final reports to the granting agencies.

The series is organized into the following sub-series:

P128/B1 Accounting
P128/B2 Financial Records
P128/B3 Funding

This series provides information on the relationship between the Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) and other cultural, political or social organizations. The series contains documentation pertaining to the relationships between the BTW and other organizations working within the Montreal Black community, including Union United Church. It is also composed of materials that provide insight into the relationships between the BTW and organizations and suppliers working within or supporting theater and the arts in Montreal. Among others, you will find information about other theater groups, including the Centaur Theater and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and a number of humanitarian organizations. Several documents in this series are related to the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission or Black History Month. One folder illustrates the history of Union United Church. The series also includes a brief about visible minorities’ art and culture, a report about subventions given to theatre companies, some issues of community newspapers like Community Contact, and a collection of newspaper clippings documenting not only the work of the Black Theatre Workshop, but Black life in Montreal and the theatre scene as well.

The series contains, among other documents, promotional material, photographs, correspondence, moving images, newsletters, newspapers and newspaper clippings, play scripts, sound recordings, study proposals, leases, permits, reports, programs, and briefs.

This series consists mostly of posters created by Louise Artibello-Villeneuve advertising concerts of Norman Marshall Villeneuve’s Jazz band, but also includes posters of other concerts in which Norman Marshall Villeneuve participated.

The series provides information on the establishment and evolution of La Centrale from its beginnings in 1973 to the present, including its administrative structure, its objectives and mission, as well as general planning. It also contains information about the Société du 5 avril, of which La Centrale was a member.

The series includes founding documents, meeting minutes, correspondence, interviews, reports, audio and video recordings, and organizational charts, among other records.

The series is organized into the following sub-series:

P128/A1 History and founding documents
P128/A2 Meetings and committees

The series provides information on the membership, member recruitment and subscriptions to La Centrale from its beginnings in 1973 to 2014. By giving access to documents kept by various members, the series documents the members’ involvement in the life of the gallery.

The series is organized into the following subseries:

P128/J1 – Information about membership
P128/J2 – Members
P128/J3 – Members’ documents

The series contains flyers, bylaws, drafts, notes, meeting minutes, membership forms, lists, newsletters, posters, correspondence, invitations, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, a CV, a drawing, and an artist book.

The series provides information on the management of personnel at La Centrale from 1983 to 2011. It informs about different administrative positions, recruitment, volunteering and internships as well as working conditions at the gallery.

The series contains a collective agreement, job descriptions, contracts, CVs, internship reports, guidelines, correspondence, and related documents.

The series provides information on exhibition and event programming at Articule. Articule has several programming committees, as well as the selection committee, deciding over the content of regular exhibitions, special projects, and the programming booklet, which is published annually and documents all events of the previous year. The annual curatorial exhibition, organised by the Board of Directors, helps shape the gallery’s identity.

The series contains without limitations advertisements, budgets, calendars, communiques, contracts, invitations, lists, newspaper clippings, press releases, flyers, leaflets, policies, postcards, a press kit, programs, programming booklets, project proposals, an exhibition catalog, decisions, and posters.

Series contains documents concerning the history, exhibitions, and publications of Powerhouse Gallery, now La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse. Documents mainly concern the Galley’s first exhibition Windows: From the Inside Out: Painting, Photography, Ceramic and Sculpture (1973).

This series documents the various plays produced by the Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) from its beginnings in the early 1970s to 2013, as well as other events organized by the theatre.

This series is divided into the following sub-series :
F034/D1 General audience
F034/D2 Theater for Young Audiences program
F034/D3 Youthworks

This series contains photographs, programs, press releases, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drawings, floor plans, collages, project proposals, reports, entrance tickets, box office records, correspondence, goboes, promotional material, educational material (teachers’ guides), financial records, contracts, booking sheets, performance evaluations, sheet music, play scripts, meeting notes, communications, schedules, moving images, and sound recordings, among other documents.

The series gives an insight into English literature from Quebec, especially poetry, in, dating from the 1970s to 2014. Marc Abley was in contact with many fellow writers, including Emily Cran, Gary Geddes, Eric Wesselow, and many others. As a result, he gathered a small collection of chapbooks and monographies signed by the authors. He also collected some literary magazines and several issues of Ogmios, published by the Foundation for Endangered Languages. Finally, the series includes some pages from old newspapers that Abley preserved.

The series contains, but is not limited to, journals, leaflets, magazines, monographs, newspapers, newspaper articles, notes, a poster, chapbooks, and a bookmark.

Series is composed predominantly of newspapers and magazines that document the interests, concerns, and activities of Montreal's English-speaking Black community. It contains issues of Uhuru; Focus Umoja; Focus Magazine; Afro-Can; Afro Canadian; Contrast; The Black Voice; Montréal Camera; Community Contact; The Montreal Challenger; The Montreal Oracle; African Awakener; Canadian Tribune; Voice of Montreal; and The Black: A Canadian Journal of Self Expression, among others. This series also contains drawings by Leon Llewellyn, both originals and copies, that appeared in these publications, as well as photographs, and objects.

Series contains photographs and textual records documenting the Negro Community Centre (NCC). Photographs depict the interior and exterior of the NCC building at 2035 Coursol Street; programs and activities occurring at the NCC, including dance and music lessons, arts and crafts, wood working, sports, summer camps, and games; and NCC staff and members. Photographs also show the daycare and concern the Stanley Clyke Memorial Library. Textual records document the administration of the NCC and include information about activities, programs, and services. Documents pertaining to Annual General Meetings (1980; 1994; 1996; 1998) at the NCC include meeting minutes and agendas, financial statements (1997-1998), and annual reports (1995-1996). Other documents include a membership card (1974); correspondence (1982; 1987); an issue of Focus Umoja (1974); lists of Board members (1994) and nominations to the Board of Directors (1998-2000); proposed changes to NCC by-laws (1998); financial reports (1994-1995; 1995-1996); minutes from a meeting of the Little Burgundy Council (1973); a newsletter (1994); a list of acquisitions for the Stanley Clyke Memorial Library (1978); a report to the building committee (1988); an insurance claim regarding water damage (1994); biographical information related to Stanley Clyke and Emily Clyke; and newspaper clippings (1967; 1975; 2000; 2014). A newspaper concerning the boating tragedy also forms part of the series (1954).

The series documents the Black Studies Centre’s efforts to make crucial information about Black history and culture available to the community by providing access to a vast collection of books and other textual material, slides, audio recordings and films. This documentation is represented not only through the original card catalog, lists and bibliographies, but also through a wide array of publications collected by the Center that are available as part of the fonds. In addition, the series contains documents pertaining to the organization of the Black Studies Centre library and the work of its employees.
The series contains both fiction and non-fiction writing related to the life, culture, and contributions of Black communities throughout Canada, the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean, from the end of the 18th century to today. The series also includes documents concerning significant events. Several folders in this series document the Sir George Williams Affair, also sometimes referred to as the Sir George Williams Computer Centre Incident, the Anderson Affair, and the Sir George Williams University Computer Riot.
The series is divided into the following subseries:

F035/F1 BCS Library collection
F035/F2 BCS Newspaper collection
F035/F3 Other reference documentation

The series contains, among other documents, bibliographies, bibliographic records, biographies, catalogues, drawings, flyers, class papers, interview transcripts, reproductions of historical documents, reviews, poems, essays, speeches, summaries of newspaper articles, song texts, short stories, lists, leaflets, brochures, newsletters, pamphlets, play scripts, booklets, studies, accession records, photographs, thesis, reports, magazine and newspaper articles, correspondence, newspapers, magazines, subscriptions, notes, and press releases.

The series documents the North American art scene from 1955 to 1995 but contains some information on international artists as well.

The series includes artist’s books, directories, periodicals, exhibition catalogs, and other reference documentation, bills, a poster, as well as correspondence with the publishers.

The series provides information on the exhibition and event programming at the gallery including the selection process.

The series contains exhibition proposals by various artists, including visual material and CVs, as well as selection files and meeting minutes of the Programming committee, including special committees like the Committee of the 25th anniversary. The series also contains the annual programming leaflets.

The series is composed of correspondence, articles, and photocopies of various documents (mainly 1887-1904) mainly related to the 16 pioneering female journalists. The Alice Asselin file contains a few original documents (textual and photos). The series also includes documentation specifically on the Canadian Women’s Press Club and various publications.

The series provides information on changing property resources of La Centrale from 1974 to 2009. It also contains information on the gallery’s equipment.

The series contains plans and descriptions of the gallery’s different locations, photographs of exhibition spaces, lease agreements, insurance policies, correspondence, drafts, and documentation about mobile equipment.

Series documents the life of Magnus Isacsson as an educator, his involvement with the Gierson Seminar, and other affiliations within the documentary filmmaking community. It also contains articles written about Isacsson and his work as an independent filmmaker.

The series contains interviews with Magnus Isacsson and articles written about him and his work, photographs, teaching material for courses and workshops, lists of students, course syllabus, registrations to professional events, seminar programs, information concerning seminars and conferences Isacsson attended, correspondence, handwritten notes, magazines, clippings, and a printout of Magnus’s blog.

This series consists of photographs of Norman Marshall Villeneuve as a drummer with different bands, as well as photographs of other jazz musicians.

Series is composed of documentation pertaining to numerous English-speaking Black community organizations based in Montreal. It also contains materials documenting Leon Llewellyn's participation in many of these community organizations. While the series contains materials dated from 1970 to 2012, including textual records, photographs, drawings, and objects, most document the period between 1970 and 1979. Materials primarily concern the activities of these organizations, including their administration, functions, and programs. Community organizations that appear throughout the documentation include, among others, the Negro Community Centre/Charles H. Este Cultural Centre; Black Studies Centre; Quebec Board of Black Educators; Black Community Central Administration of Quebec; Black Community Council of Quebec; National Black Coalition of Canada; Côte-des-Neiges Black Community Association; Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Black Community Association; Côte-des-Neiges Black Community Development Project; Black Theater Workshop; Association of Black Artists; Montreal Black Photography Society; Union United Church; Black Action Party; National Black Coalition Institute of Research in the Black Experience; National Congress of Black Women; Black Community Communications Media; Black Is!; Negro Theater Arts Club; Revue Theater; Black Workers Association; Black Youth Radio; and the Black Youth Television Workshop. Materials related to the Concordia Student Union; Concordia University's Black Student Union; McGill Black Student Union, Caribbean Students' Society of McGill University; and the Black Students' Association of Champlain College are also found in this series.

Documents in this series also concern particular events occurring in the Montreal Black community, including the Second National Congress of Black Women; Afro-Festival; Carnival; Carifiesta; and Congress of Commonwealth Caribbean Immigrants, among many others. In addition, arts-related events, instruction, exhibitions, and programs are well documented throughout, including those which took place at the Black Studies Centre.

The series provides information on awards and scholarships obtained by Mark Abley between 1977 and 2011, such as the Rhodes Scholarship, the LiberPress Prize, the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Torgi Literary Award, and the Alumni of Influence Award of the University of Saskatchewan. The series also includes documents related to the funding organizations, and to Abley's studies in English as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford in the 1970s.

The series contains, but is not limited to, a book, programs, correspondence, brochures, notes, essays, handouts, a pamphlet, a photograph, press clippings, a proposal, a report, and a video.

The series provides information on La Centrale’s promotion of its activities and the coverage of gallery events and exhibitions in the media.

The series contains communiqués, interviews with artists, printed publicity for events, invitation cards, as well as press releases and press clippings about the gallery and its activities. It also includes correspondence and reference documentation related to printing and distribution of publicity, blank forms in use by La Centrale, and documents related to the gallery’s web-page. The series also contains newsletters, memos and other general correspondence addressed to the members of the gallery.

Series contains expenses and finances relating to René Balcer. Material consists of travel expenses for René Balcer and his wife Carolyn, invoices and receipts from various projects, and meetings with clients.

This series consists in greetings received by Norman Marshall Villeneuve for his birthdays.

Series consists of administrative documents created by René Balcer. Material consists of a chronology of achievements, proposal for a television production company, notes to the archivist and user regarding the material in the fonds, a log of progress made on early scripts, headshots, the writer’s resume and architectural plans for the Balcer residence.