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Archival description
Zaire (1997)
F038/A11 · Subseries · 1996-1997
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about Zaire project.

Subseries includes newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and correspondence.

Yul-Lab (2010)
F038/A34 · Subseries · 2010
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about the project Yul-Lab.

Subseries includes project description, newspaper clippings, notes, correspondence and business card.

Youthworks
F034/D3 · Subseries · 1984, 2000-2014
Part of Black Theater Workshop fonds

The sub-series provides insight into the Black Theatre Workshop’s (BTW) many initiatives to support young performing artists. A first attempt to install a program to support young artists was the Beginners’ Workshop, which took place in January and February 1984, followed by an 11-week project known as the Summer Theatre, which took place during summer of the same year. The idea was revived with the installation of the Young Performers Initiative, later called Youthworks Program, which existed from 2000 to 2013. This workshop series offered free specialized theatre training for Montreal teenagers from 12 to 25 years old, who envisioned a career in the performing arts. Each spring the workshop series finished with the presentation of a play, as there were, among others, Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery ; Death of the Bourgeois Dream ; What If?, and Urban Legends / The Procrastin8r.

The sub-series contains play scripts, brochures, meeting notes, reports, program outlines, communications, interviews, photographs, schedules, zines, moving images, and sound recordings, among other documents.

Young Audiences
P182/B3 · Subseries · 2000-2004, 2008-[2011?]
Part of Mark Abley fonds

The sub-series provides information on children's books written by Mark Abley between 2000 and 2011, as there is Ghost Cat and Camp Fossil Eyes. It also includes an unpublished novel, Time’s Necklace. The Ghost Cat, for which Abley received the Torgi Literary Award, was presented by Abley during reading at schools in Montreal and surroundings.

The sub-series contains, without limitations, an awards program, a contract, comments, correspondence, a draft, notes, an outline, proposals, proof prints, reviews, a newspaper article, a style guide, and a critique.

Worlds Apart (2000)
F038/A16 · Subseries · 1997-2000
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about an unfunded project titled Worlds Apart.

Subseries includes project proposal, research documents, handwritten notes, photocopies of photographs, curriculum vitae, correspondence, list of archival resources.

Works of fellow artists
P234/ B2 · Subseries · 1963, [ca. 1973]-2022
Part of Sur Rodney (Sur) fonds

The subseries illustrates the art scene around Sur Rodney (Sur), focussing especially on artists from the New York East Village, but including some international artists as well. It gives an insight in the artistic career of various artists, as there are, among others, Andreas Senser, Gracie Mansion, Geoffrey Hendricks, and photographer Timothy Greathouse. The sub-series covers subjects like Black Contemporary Art, performance art, Queer Art, and the problematic of Aids. The sub-series includes the documentary "I'll be your Mirror", screened at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian film festival and featuring photographer Nan Goldin and the lower east side of Manhattan during the 1980s and HIV/AIDS. It also includes an Acker Award box from 2014, containing original art works and mementos contributed by the awardees.

The subseries consists of, but is not limited to, newspaper articles, exhibition catalogs, magazines, and other publications, correspondence, a poster, and an Acker Awards box.

Work at La Gazette
P182/A3 · Subseries · [1924], 1990-2004
Part of Mark Abley fonds

The sub-series provides information on Ableys work at The Gazette, including documentation on a trip to Hong Kong.

The sub-series contains ID-cards, articles, correspondence, a magazine, photographs, a proposal, a schedule, a staff policy manual, a style guide, and a memorandum of Agreement.

Waiting for Martin (2004)
F038/A24 · Subseries · 2004
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries documents the production process and provides information about the film Waiting for Martin.

Subseries includes clippings, budget, production schedule, script, application for project, staff contact list, list of shooting dates, research material and documentation on Paul Martin, correspondence, handwritten notes, screening notes, and script with annotations.

View from the Summit (2002)
F038/A20 · Subseries · 2000-2002
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries documents the production process and provides information about the film View from the Summit.

Subseries includes project proposal, handwritten notes, interviews, clippings, leaflets, flyers, tape descriptions and shooting tapes.

Uranium (1991)
F038/A4 · Subseries · 1969-1994
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries documents the production process and provides information about the film Uranium.

Subseries includes project proposal, photographs, clippings, interviews, handwritten notes, communiqués, research documents, correspondence, promotional material of the film and various film festivals and award nomination certificates.

Union Trouble (1999)
F038/A13 · Subseries · 1997-2000
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about the film Union Trouble.

Subseries includes clippings, photographs, flyers, handwritten notes, synopsis and French and English version of the film.

Unidentified project
F038/A41 · Subseries · [198- ?]
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries contains 56 negatives of an unidentified project shot in Nicaragua and possibly produced by Alter Cine. Negatives depict the shooting of a manifestation.

Travel
C025/A8 · Subseries · 1973-1974 ; 1982-1995
Part of Alfie Roberts and Patricia Cambridge collection

Subseries provides information on Alfie Roberts’ travel outside Canada. It is unclear if Patricia Cambridge was present during these trips and whether travel was done for personal reasons, conferences or work.

Subseries includes flight tickets, photographs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ghana, Libya, Moscow, and unidentified places.

Toivo (1990)
F038/A3 · Subseries · [199- ?]-1990
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about the film Toivo.

Subseries includes betacam copy of film, photographs, reviews and articles about thee film, newspaper clippings, VHS jacket and film summary.

F034/D2 · Subseries · 1985-2014
Part of Black Theater Workshop fonds

This sub-series provides insight into The Black Theatre Workshop’s (BTW) contribution to education at the primary and secondary levels and contains documentation pertaining to The Theater for Young Audiences Program, which was first implemented in 1983. A number of plays were produced exclusively for this program and were shown to both elementary and secondary school audiences. These were generally presented in schools in the Greater Montreal area, but also shown in Nova Scotia and the United States among other locations. The sub-series contains documents pertaining to school tours, which took place from 1986 to 2011. Many of these tours took place during Black History Month. Materials document the plays that were part of the series, necessary preparatory work, the schools that hosted the performances, and finances, along with feedback from teachers, students and actors.

The sub-series contains correspondence, photographs, drawings, promotional material, educational material (teachers’ guides), play scripts, project outlines, reports, financial records, contracts, booking sheets, schedules, performance evaluations, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, and sheet music, among other documents.

The Raging Grannies (2010)
F038/A32 · Subseries · 2001-2013
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries documents the production process and provides information about the film The Raging Grannie.

Subseries includes the film in videocassettes and DVD., and different audio mixing in English and French. It also includes project proposal, photographs, correspondence, grant applications, financial plan, research documentation and notes, articles, leaflets, flyers, press file and other documents.

The Montreal Star
P112/B2 · Subseries · 1908, 1965-1974, 1985
Part of Brian McKenna fonds

The sub-series consists of Brian McKenna’s writings for The Montreal Star, from 1967 to 1985, including, among a broad variety of other subjects, McKenna’s coverage of Expo ‘67 in Montreal.

The series contains mainly newspaper clippings, newspapers, and notes, but also photographs, drawings, and a replica of the satellite Sputnik from the United States Pavilion at Expo 67.

F038/A6 · Subseries · 1994-1995
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about the film The Emperor’s New Clothes.

Subseries include photographs, press releases, flyers, clippings, articles and promotional material.

The Choir Boys (1999)
F038/A14 · Subseries · 1994-2000
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries documents the production process and provides information about the film The Choir Boys.

Subseries includes film proposal, photographs, research documents, documentation on the Chorale d’accueil bonneau history and activities, synopsis, notes, clippings, leaflets, list of members, contracts, correspondence, expenses reports, notes, flyers and VHS jacket of the film and documentation of various film festivals.

F038/A10 · Subseries · 1996
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about the episode on Billy Diamond on The Canadian Biography Series.

Subseries includes leaflet Billy Diamond’s biography and other documents.

The Big Upheal (1996)
F038/A9 · Subseries · 1994-1996
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information about the film The Big Upheal.

Subseries includes leaflet and copies of articles and photographs.

Textual records
C011/A1 · Subseries · 1973-2014, predominantly 1973
Part of Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche collection

Sub-series contains documents concerning the foundation of Powerhouse Gallery, and various exhibitions at La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse. Materials predominantly concern the Gallery’s first exhibition Windows: From the Inside Out: Painting, Photography, Ceramic and Sculpture (1973). Other exhibitions documented in this sub-series include Codpieces: Phallic Paraphernalia (1974), The Past to the Present (2001), and Powerhouse: Where Are We Now? (2001).This subseries also contains La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse publications, including Women’s Bookworks (1979) and Les Centrelles (2004).

Teaching
F038/C2 · Subseries · 1989 - 2007
Part of Magnus Isacsson fonds

Subseries provides information on Isacsson’s work as an educator as well as the courses, workshops, and speeches he gave in different institutions and seminars. It includes the pedagogical publication Produire en Vidéo Légère that Isacsson assisted in redacting and the accompanying video material that he directed.

Subseries includes photographs, ourse descriptions, course syllabus, clippings, research material and notes, contracts, application forms, list of participants and correspondence.

Tapisseries internationales
P063/M5 · Subseries · 1942-1987
Part of Lucien Desmarais fonds

La sous-série porte sur des tapisseries aux différents pays, sur leurs expositions et sur des artistes textiles.

Elle est principalement constituée de coupures de presse, de photographies, d’affiches d’exposition, de cartons d’invitation, de brochures, de dépliants et de notes biographiques.

P234/ B1 · Subseries · [1960], 1972-2022
Part of Sur Rodney (Sur) fonds

The subseries illustrates Sur Rodney (Sur)’s career as an artist and his involvement in the art scene, from the beginning of his career in the 1960s to today. It documents Sur Rodney (Sur)’s various actions and implications not only as an artist, but also as spokesperson for artists from marginalized groups and especially those living with HIV/AIDS.
The subseries includes material on various of Sur Rodney’s projects, such as, among others, the video production The Scary truth About Cockroaches & Landlords, various exhibitions, Sur Rodney (Sur)’s contributions to numerous publications, his participation in various panels and talks, especially his presentation at the CCA Panel : Art Minus Hype : American Art in the 1980’s (1997), and the television shows Sur Rodney (Sur) Show (1980) and All New Sur Rodney (Sur) Show (1981), both moderated by Sur Rodney (Sur). In these shows Sur Rodney (Sur) presented artists from the Manhattan's Lower East Side art scene.
The subseries also includes interviews with Sur Rodney (Sur).

The subseries contains, but is not limited to, scripts, notebooks, calendars, a scrapbook, photographs, flyers, newspaper articles, magazines and other publications, moving images, a press kit, posters, and a sound recording.