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Archival description
Financial documents
C010/F · Series · 1959-1974
Part of Gertrude Katz collection

Series contains financial documents concerning the property holdings of Irving Layton and Gertrude and Carl Katz, and the property title and deed of sale of property to Irving Layton.

Manuscripts
F009/C · Series · [196-?] – 1976
Part of Peter Desbarats fonds

Series contains records relating to the writing of Peter Desbarats’ book. Material consists of typed and manuscript drafts of the monograph, notations and corrections made by Desbarats and Lévesque, Desbarats preface to “The State of Quebec,” and copies of his introduction and postscript for the paperback edition.

Photographs
F002/C · Series · [196-]-[198-?]
Part of Carolyn Smith fonds

Series contains photographs relating to the Carolyn Smith fonds. Material consists of portraits of Irving Layton, photographs of Layton, Smith and Doug Brown, Mike Day, and a photograph of Dorothy, Stuart, and Irving.

Non-fiction
P0237/B · Series · Ca. 1960, 1969-2002
Part of Ann Charney fonds

The series relates to Ann Charney’s work as a journalist for Canadian newspapers and magazines like Toronto Daily Star, Chatelaine, Macleans, Saturday Night, and others. It gives an overview of Ann Charney’s articles in the context with the publications in which they were published, and illustrates the author’s collaboration with various editors.

The series also includes Ann Charney’s thesis on Marcel Proulx, a film proposal, and documentation on Ann Charney’s book Defiance In Their Eyes : True Stories From The Margins, which is a collection of several articles previously published in magazines.

The series contains newspaper articles, magazines, scripts, correspondence, contracts, and the book Defiance In Their Eyes : True Stories From The Margins, among other documents.

P234/B · Series · [ca. 1960]-1963, 1972-2022
Part of Sur Rodney (Sur) fonds

The series illustrates the North-American and more precisely the New York East Village art scene around Sur Rodney (Sur) from the 1960s to 2018. It depicts Sur Rodney (Sur)’s career as an artist, his involvement in the art scene and his relation to fellow artists. It gives an insight in the life of various artists by the means of personal correspondence exchanged with Sur Rodney (Sur), exhibition catalogues, and documents related to The Sur Rodney (Sur) Show (1980) and the All New Sur Rodney (Sur) Show (1981), which were both presenting artists from the Manhattan's Lower East Side art scene. Artists mentioned in the series are, among others, Andreas Senser, Gracie Mansion, Geoffrey Hendricks, Pauline Graham Leathem, Ronald Heydon, Nan Goldin, John Brill and Lorraine O'Grady. The series covers subjects like Black Contemporary Art, Performance art, and Queer Art. It also refers to Visual Aids, an organization working on AIDS awareness through art projects, while supporting artists living with AIDS and archiving their work.

The series is organized into the following sub-series:
P0234/ B1 Sur Rodney (Sur)’s talks, presentations and writings
P0234/ B2 Works of fellow artists
P0234/ B3 Correspondence with fellow artists

The series contains, but is not limited to, correspondence, newspaper articles, drafts, scrapbooks, exhibition catalogs, magazines and other publications, posters, notebooks, calendars, photographs, flyers, moving images, a press kit, a sound recording, and an Acker Awards box.

Research materials
P0195/7 · Series · [1960s]-1998
Part of Bill Stewart fonds

Contains Stewart's research materials on a variety of topics, including the Meech Lake Accord and politics in Quebec.

Correspondence
F002/A · Series · 1960-1973
Part of Carolyn Smith fonds

Series contains records related to Carolyn Smith fonds. Material consists of handwritten and typed letters and postcards between Smith and Irving Layton.

Clippings
F002/B · Series · [196-?] ; 1997-2005
Part of Carolyn Smith fonds

Series contains records related to Carolyn Smith fonds. Material consists of newspaper articles about Layton that were collected by Smith.

Publicity
F002/D · Series · [196-?]
Part of Carolyn Smith fonds

Series contains records related to Carolyn Smith fonds. Material consists of a recital program for a recital given by Dorothy Hamilton, Stuart Hamilton, and Irving Layton.

Poems
F006/F · Series · [196-]-1984
Part of Wynne Francis fonds

Material consists of poems written by Layton to Francis, a portfolio of poems, and several prints of Layton’s Reflections on an Old Ontario Cemetery.

Objects
F001/A · Series · 1960 ; 1975
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Series consists of a bust depicting Irving Layton, carved by Lyman E. Francis and a plaque dedicated to Irving Layton from Baron Byng High School in Montreal.

Audio recordings
F001/B · Series · 1964 – 1993
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Series contains audio recordings relating to the Irving Layton fonds. Material consists of several recordings of the Pierre Berton Show, interviews with Layton including several interviews with Malka Cohen, Layton on talk shows including Special Occasions, Identities, and Crossfires, and several tapes of Layton’s lectures.

Artworks
F001/F · Series · [196-]-1994
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Series contains drawings, sketches, and paintings given to Irving Layton.

F032/A · Series · [19--] ; [197-] ; 1970-2012, predominant 1970-1979
Part of Leon Llewellyn fonds

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.

Interviews
F009/A · Series · [196-?] – 1976
Part of Peter Desbarats fonds

Series contains records relating to interviews conducted during the writing of Peter Desbarats’s book René: A Canadian in Search of a Country. Material consists of interview transcripts, notes and audio cassettes of taped interviews. Interviews were conducted with Quebec and Canadian politicians, lawyers, journalists, professors, and editors.

Sound recordings
F006/A · Series · [196-?] – 1966
Part of Wynne Francis fonds

Material consists of CBC broadcasts and interviews with Layton and Layton giving a poetry reading at Sir George Williams University.

F006/D · Series · [196-?]-1992
Part of Wynne Francis fonds

Material consists of chapters and several annotated drafts of Wynne Francis’ unfinished biography of Irving Layton, articles by David O’Rourke, Francis’ book proposal, translated introduction from the Italian edition of Selected Poems, and a draft of a poem.

Fiction
P0237/A · Series · [196-?]-2008
Part of Ann Charney fonds

The series relates to Ann Charney’s work as an author. It presents her literary work in form of novels and short stories, and illustrates her life as a writer. The series includes material on Dobryd, Rousseau’s Garden, Distantly Related to Freud and several short stories, as well as unpublished works. In addition, the series documents Charney's interactions with small Canadian and international publishing houses, with which she was corresponding. Publishing houses include, among others, Vehicule Press and Permanent Press.

The series contains novels and short stories written by Ann Charney, correspondence with literary agents and publishers, as well as publicity material, magazines, and catalogs.

Sound recordings
F021/C · Series · [196-?]-1999
Part of David (Dave) Clark fonds

This series provides insight into the music scene in which David Clark participated.

This series consists of sound recordings of various bands and orchestras, including the Andrew Homzy Jazz orchestra; Clark’s cruise ship band; and the McGill Jazz Band, among others. It also includes the camp song used by the Green Acres day camp in Montreal, as well as a few photographs related to the recording of the song.

F032/B · Series · [19--] ; [197-] ; [20--] ; 1969-2014, predominant 1969-1983
Part of Leon Llewellyn fonds

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.

Textual records
F031/B · Series · 1961 ; 1978
Part of Maurice Tynes fonds

Series contains two textual records: Maurice Tynes' official membership card to the Canadian Legion (1961) and a photocopy of his obituary, first printed in 1978 (photocopy likely made in 2018).

Literary Work
F025/ C · Series · 1961 - 2009
Part of Peter Madden fonds

The series provides information on the literary work of Peter Madden.

The series contains drafts and final versions of plays, poems and stories written by Peter Madden, as well as photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera and an audio reel related to some of his plays. It includes among others scrips of One Man, The Night No One Yelled, and Leave my Kids Alone.

The series is organized into the following sub-series:

F025/ C1 Plays
F025/ C2 Poems
F025/ C3 Short Stories

Prix et honneurs
P063/K · Series · 1962-1986
Part of Lucien Desmarais fonds

La série témoigne des prix et honneurs que Lucien Desmarais a reçus au cours de sa carrière d’artisant et tisserand concepteur. Elle comprend la présentation d’un projet au Conseil national de l’esthétique industrielle ainsi que des mises en nomination pour le prix Saidie Bronfman et pour l’Ordre du Canada.

La série comprend de la correspondance, un guide de soumission de projet et de candidature, un échantillon de tissu lui ayant valu un prix.

Artwork
F012/B · Series · 1962
Part of Edith Mather fonds

Series contains a portrait of Irving Layton painted by Edith Mather in 1962.

Audio-visual material
P228/ C · Series · 1962-1998
Part of Vernon Isaac fonds

The series contains documentation pertaining to the history of jazz in Canada in the second half of the 20th century. It documents Vernon Isaac’s career as a jazz musician through recordings of the LVJ Trio, Vernon Isaac’s Big Band, Jazz Ottawa and an interview with Vernon Isaac. It also includes recordings of Allan Wellman and Oliver Jones.

The series contains sound recordings and moving images.

Fossils Club of Montreal
F021/A · Series · 1962-1995
Part of David (Dave) Clark fonds

This series documents David Clark’s involvement in the Fossils Club of Montreal and provides insight into some of the club's musical performances.

This series includes musical scores, play scripts, programs, sound recordings, plaques and photographs, among other documents.

Publications
F036/F · Series · 1962, 1980-2016
Part of articule fonds

The series documents articule’s view and presentation of itself by the means of publications.
From 1981 to 1989, articule published the periodical Discussion. After 1989, the centre focused on exhibition catalogues and brochures related to exhibitions. Furthermore, the gallery maintains a website.

The series includes the gallery’s periodical Discussion, exhibition catalogs, brochures, flyers, an inventory, photographs, stickers, correspondence, legal deposit information, material related to the production and printing of various documents, especially Discussion, as well as documents related to the gallery’s web site.