New in the Archives Descriptive Database
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New descriptions of archival material are added to the Archives Descriptive Database on a regular basis. The collections listed below are recent additions.
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Charles J. Gibson (1862-1935) was a architect who practised mainly in Toronto from 1885. Notable structures designed by him in Toronto include St. John's Church, Norway at Woodbine Avenue and Kingston Road (1892), the McLaughlin Flour Mills at Bay St. and the Esplanade (1893) and a house for John Miller at 33 Murray Street. |
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Thomas G. Browne donated his family’s business records, Browne Church Interiors fonds to the Archives of Ontario in August 2004. The Browne family operated a church decorating business from 1905 - 2002, doing artistic and restorative work in hundreds of churches throughout Ontario. The records donated include business records, photographs, and original artworks. (F 4443) |
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Grand Theatre London, Ontario.
Theatre auditorium featuring original proscenium arch.
Reference Code: F 4446-28-4-1
Archives of Ontario, I0027708
| In 2004 architect Peter J. Smith donated his records to the Archives of Ontario. Mr. Smith worked in the firm of architect Ron Thom from 1963 to 1973, becoming a senior partner. He was project architect for the Expo ’67 master plan and activity areas, the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo, the Shaw Festival Theatre and Trent University’s Bata Library. Smith entered a partnership with William P. Lett in 1973 to form Lett/Smith Architects.
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In 2004 the Archives of Ontario received the records of Bernard Rasch, a Toronto-based architect who was in practice from 1972 to 2002.
Rasch’s firm specialized in the design and renovation of residential buildings including high and medium rise buildings and single-family homes. He and his associates also worked on a large number of projects involving retail businesses, plazas, restaurants and office buildings. Rasch and his various partners designed fire halls, ambulance stations, community and seniors’ centres, banks, schools and playgrounds.
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Proposal for addition and alterations to existing office building -- 100 Shaftesbury Avenue, Toronto, Ont., 1974
Bernard Rasch, Architect; “Aquila”, delineator
Watercolour painting
Reference Code: F 4447-1, Project 74-9
Archives of Ontario, I0026561
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Barbara and Robert (Bob) Beardsley were active in the NDP party. Bob Beardsley first ran in the 1962 federal election in the Toronto riding of Spadina. Barbara ran as the NDP candidate in the 1975 and 1977 provincial elections against Progressive Conservative candidate, Larry Grossman, in the Toronto riding of St. Andrew-St. Patrick. Their personal papers, found in the Barbara and Robert Beardsley fonds (F 4459), document their respective electoral campaigns and their involvement in the NDP. (F 4459) |
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Photographs by a photographer known only as “Mitchell”. The records were found in an Toronto home and donated to the Archives. The photographs primarily focus on two areas: the Muskoka region, particularly around Port Carling, and outlying areas of Toronto. |
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Research material compiled by the authors while researching books they have written about historical buildings in Ontario. Records include photographs taken by Hugh Robertson to illustrate the books as well as colour slides used for illustrated talks by the authors. Textual records include interview notes, information on specific buildings, pamphlets, and copies and originals of datasheets used for the Goulding Architectural Inventory of Ontario's pre-confederation buildings, a survey directed by Professor William Goulding of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Toronto. |
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