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Human resources
P056/3 · Series · 1976-1990
Part of Optica Art Gallery fonds

The series relates to Optica Gallery's personnel management.

The series contains payroll books, job offers, members' and directors' lists, employee files, financial statements, and correspondence.

Administration
P128/A · Series · 1973 -2014
Part of La Centrale fonds

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

Financial records
P128/B · Series · 1974-2014
Part of La Centrale fonds

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

Communications
P128/D · Series · 1973-2011
Part of La Centrale fonds

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.

Artists and events
P128/E · Series · 1973-2015
Part of La Centrale fonds

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

Publications
P128/F · Series · 1979-2012, 2015
Part of La Centrale fonds

The series provides information on the publications produced by La Centrale, including documentation on the publication process.

The series contains publications, working files (correspondence, programs, budgets, work plans, reports, CVs, drafts and notes) and contracts with the authors, as well as documents related to the Publication committee.

External relations
P128/G · Series · 1971-2010
Part of La Centrale fonds

The series provides information on the relations between La Centrale and other organizations operating in the art scene, as well as information about the Quebec and Canadian cultural scene. It includes a data bank about art related organizations in Canada, USA and Europe from the early 1990s. The series also contains documents related to the RCAAQ [Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec], of which La Centrale was a member.

The series contains correspondence, reports, brochures, minutes, press clippings, reference documentation, a contract, and posters.

Facilities Management
P128/H · Series · 1974-2013
Part of La Centrale fonds

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.

Membership
P128/J · Series · 1973-2014
Part of La Centrale fonds

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.

Human Resources
P128/K · Series · 1983-2014
Part of La Centrale fonds

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.

Surveys
P128/L · Series · 1981-2006, 2010
Part of La Centrale fonds

The series provides information about surveys conducted by La Centrale, as well as gallery statistics.

The series contains survey forms as well as statistics and reports derived from surveys.

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.

Reference documentation
F036/G · Series · [19--], 1955, 1961, 1979-1995, 2013
Part of articule fonds

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.

Artists and events
F036/E · Series · 1973-2020
Part of articule fonds

The series provides information on events organized by articule and on participating artists. It documents exhibitions, performances, conferences, workshops, video screenings, poetry readings, and fundraising activities, from the gallery’s beginnings in the 1970s to 2020. Artist files document not only the artist’s participation at articule, but also include biographical information and documentation about projects not related to the gallery.

The series is organized into the following sub-series:
F036/E1. Artist files
F036/E2. Event files
F036/E3. Guest books

The subseries contains guest books, agreements, artist books, artworks, biographies, brochures, buttons, catalogs, contracts, correspondence, CVs, financial records, flyers, invitations, newspaper articles, notes, leaflets, plans, greeting cards, information cards, postcards, posters, printing plates, templates, press releases, project descriptions, programs, publications, statements, T-shirts, visitor logs, calendars, booklets, photographs, notebooks, collector’s cards, portfolios, and other documents.

External Relations
F036/D · Series · 1973, 1979-2015
Part of articule fonds

The series provides information on the relations between Articule and other organizations operating in the art scene, as well as information about the Quebec and Canadian cultural scene. It includes several folders related to the Société du 5 avril, the RCAAQ [Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec] and the Association of National Non-Profit Artists Centres (ANNPAC). Articule was a member of the Société du 5 avril, and is currently a member of the RCAAQ. The series includes several volumes of Parallelogramme, published by the Association of National Non-Profit Artists Centres (ANNPAC) /Regroupement d'Artistes des Centres Alternatifs (RACA). The series also documents international events in which Articule participated.

The series contains, without limitations, artist books, catalogs, memoires, communiques, correspondence, drawings, financial statements, flyers, hand-outs, invoices, a repertoire, reports, a brochure, letters patent, lists, meeting minutes, publications, a manifest, notes, press clippings, programs, a project description, regulations, statistics, subscription forms, surveys, and a T-shirt.

Programming
F036/C · Series · 1979-2014
Part of articule fonds

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.

Financial Records
F036/B · Series · [1980]-2017
Part of articule fonds

The series provides an overview of articules’s financial situation from the early 1980s to 2017. It provides information on funding sources, budget management, and taxes. It includes information on different funding programs, mostly from government agencies, and the organization of fundraising events.

The series is organized into the following sub-series:
F036/B1. Accounting
F036/B2. Financial Reports
F036/B3. Funding

The series contains invoices, general ledgers, reports, journals, tax forms, financial statements, correspondence, budgets, statistics, a strategic plan, grant applications, contact lists, CVs, reference documentation, communiqués, drafts, notes, lists of artists and sold works, promotional material, a publication, questionnaires, and over 300 photographs.

Administration
F036/A · Series · 1979-2016
Part of articule fonds

The series provides information on articule’s establishment, and the gallery’s historical and administrative development from its beginnings in 1979 to 2016.
It gives an insight in the work of various committees involved in the gallery’s administration, provides information on membership, member recruitment, and subscriptions to articule, as well as information on the management of personnel. It informs about different job positions, recruitment, as well as working conditions at the gallery.
Finally, it documents the various locations of articule gallery throughout the years.

The series is organized into the following sub-series:

F036/A1 History and founding documents
F036/A2 Meetings and committees
F036/A3 Facilities Management
F036/A4 Membership
F036/A5 Human Resources

The series includes without limitations floorplans, photographs, correspondence, lease agreements, drafts, insurance policies, by-laws, copies of letters patent, mandates, historical overviews, policies, meeting minutes, calendars, contracts, forms, press releases, reports, budgets, notes, a strategic plan, a proposal, leaflets, subscriptions, member lists, notebooks, a notice of assessment, salary declarations, job descriptions, job postings, subvention requests, and biographical information of some artists.

P182/F · Series · 1857, 1874, 1878, 1963, 1972-2014
Part of Mark Abley fonds

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.

Contacts with fellow writers
P182/E · Series · 1964, 1978-2011, 2015
Part of Mark Abley fonds

The series illustrates Abley’s position within the literary community through his contacts to fellow writers and feedback from his readers. The series also includes literary works by other writers and a portrait of Abley.

The series contains, but is not limited to, a critique, a CV, correspondence, drafts, drawings, a leaflet, a chapbook, journals, photographs, invitations, newspaper articles, notes, poems, novels, and a poster.

Outreach
P182/D · Series · 1981-2015
Part of Mark Abley fonds

During his career as an author and journalist, Mark Abley has reached out to readers and the literary community as a teacher, lecturer, speaker, panelist, and more. He participated in conferences and festivals, visited schools, and was involved with various organisations, such as the Quebec Writers' Federation and the Writer’s Union of Canada.
An important aspect of Ableys work consists of the promotion of English language as part of Quebec culture as well as raising awareness for endangered languages. In this context, Abley took part in the Quanglos tour to promote Quebec English-language writers in 1995. In 2013, Abley participated in the production of a DVD produced by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN).
Abley has taught in many institutions, including Concordia, Oxford, Cambridge, and Ohio State Universities. He has led several non-fiction workshops, among others for the Quebec Writers’ Federation and at the Banff Centre for the Arts, where he also got involved as a writer, editor, and guest lecturer in the Creative Nonfiction program.
Abley also reached out to young audiences, for example through school visits to promote his book Ghost Cat.
In 2011, Abley was writer in residence at the Pointe-Claire Public library, and in March 2016 at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax.
As a member of the Unitarian Church of Montreal, Abley has led several religious services, which are also documented in this series.
Finally, Abley served as literary executor of the poet Anne Szumigalski.
The series is completed with interviews with Mark Abley, and his CVs.
The series contains, but is not limited to, agendas, an address book, CVs, policies, biographies, correspondence, course outlines, brochures, drafts, essays, posters, handbooks, handouts, interviews, invitations, notes, lectures, lists, photographs, newspaper articles, poems, periodicals, programs, reviews, speeches, a will, a festival schedule, pamphlets, a sound recording, and a multi-media production.

Awards and scholarships
P182/C · Series · 1977, 1980, 1989-1993, 2000-2011
Part of Mark Abley fonds

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.

Freelance writer
P182/B · Series · 1922, 1940, 1979-2015
Part of Mark Abley fonds

The series provides information on Abley’s work as a freelance writer from 1979 to 2015. It includes poetry, editorial work, children books, as well as non-fiction books. The series contains published and unpublished materials.

The series is organized into the following subseries:

P182/B1 Poetry
P182/B2 Non-fiction
P182/B3 Young Audiences
P182/B4 Editorial Work

The series contains, but is not limited to, drafts, comments, contracts, correspondence, a grant application, manuscripts, notes, poems, research material, reviews, book excerpts, business cards, agreements, mock-up covers, a directory, essays, an invitation, publicity material, newspaper articles, periodicals, permissions, proposals, reports, a score, a speech, biographies, an awards program, an outline, proofs, a style guide, a work plan, and a class paper.

Journalistic career
P182/A · Series · [1909?], 1916, [1924], [1948, 1965], 1976-2010, 2014-2015
Part of Mark Abley fonds

The series illustrates Mark Abley’s career as journalist, especially for The Gazette, but also as a freelancer. The series gives an insight into Abley’s interests and viewpoints through his journalistic work on a variety of subjects, such as the Armenian genocide and developing countries.
The series also includes interviews that Abley conducted within his research with writers, politicians, and other personalities such as Jane Goodall, Henry Kissinger, and more.

The series is organized into the following subseries:

P182/A1 Research material
P182/A2 Articles
P182/A3 Work at La Gazette

The series contains, but is not limited to, business cards, essays, notes, articles, correspondence, publications, photographs, a press kit, reports, archival material (photocopies), sound recordings, book reviews, drafts, ID-cards, a proposal, a schedule, a staff policy manual, a memorandum of Agreement, and a seed package.

Financial records
F034/B · Series · 1973-2014
Part of Black Theater Workshop fonds

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.

Productions / Programming
F034/D · Series · 1968-2014
Part of Black Theater Workshop fonds

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.

Personal records
F008/E · Series · 1914 ; 1936-2009
Part of Beatrice Bazar fonds

The series provides some information about Beatrice Bazar's personal life.

The series includes marriage certificates, correspondence, press releases about Bazar's 50 years of marriage, Beatrice Bazar's funeral leaflet, and a letter of condolence from the Governor General to Bazar's family.

Work and Community Service
F008/D · Series · 1939 - 2007
Part of Beatrice Bazar fonds

The series provides information about Beatrice Bazar's work and community service with several organizations, including the United Nations Association in Canada, Committee for a Community of Democrates, and the Canadian Commission for Unesco. The series also documents Bazar's honors and awards for her volunteer work and service.

The series includes correspondence, invitation cards to diplomatic events and ceremonies, photographs, newspaper clippings, Bazar's curriculum vitae, and some documents pertaining to organizations Bazar was affiliated with.

Documentaries
P112/G · Series · 1915-1919, 1936-2018
Part of Brian McKenna fonds

The series provides information on various documentaries Brian McKenna worked on throughout his career. It covers documentaries that he produced for the CBC, and especially for The Fifth Estate, as well as independent productions, and even film proposals that finally never had been produced. The series spans from the 13-minute documentary Thomas D’Arcy McGee, McKenna’s first film that he wrote and directed for CBC City at 6 in 1973, to his later works as an independent filmmaker, as Newfoundland at Armageddon.
The series contains most of the research material gathered in the preparation of the documentaries as well as occasional comments, reviews and other feedback, and awards received.
Finally, the series includes Brian McKenna’s contribution to CBC radio in 1971.

The series is organized into the following subseries:
• G1 Film proposals and ideas
• G2 CBC radio scripts
• G3 CBC The City at 6
• G4 CBC documentaries
• G5 CBC Current Affairs : The Fifth Estate
• G6 Independently produced documentaries.

The series contains, but is not limited to, scripts, interviews, research material, drafts, notes, correspondence, press clippings, film proposals, monographs, court records, photographs, publications, objects, a report, videos, sound recordings, financial records, posters, and other documents.