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Events
Library 4th Floor
Toronto Area Archivists’ Group (TAAG) Tour of the Archives & Special Collections
On Friday, July 14th, 2023, the Archives & Special Collections held a special tour for the Toronto Area Archivists’ Group (TAAG). The tour, spread out in two rooms over the fourth floor, including the Archives & Special Collections reading room, was a sold-out event of over 40 attendees who came to browse our materials on display as well as learn more about the campus and history from Archives & Special Collections staff. Contact us if you would like to do something similar!
About the group:
The Toronto Area Archivists’ Group (TAAG) is the Toronto Chapter of the Archives Association of Ontario. Known as TAAG, this group organizes professional development and social events for Toronto-area archives professionals, including workshops, tours, and social events.
For more information: https://aao-archivists.ca/taag
Currently on Display
Archives and Special Collections Display Cases
Grant Collingwood Fonds : May 15, 2023 – August 18, 2023
Introducing the Collingwood Fonds! This collection of 35 mm and 2 ¼ negatives, prints, and textual records was donated to the Archives & Special Collections in 2021 by a relative of the photographer, Grant Collingwood. As an avid photographer, he documented well-known jazz musicians, street views, buildings, events and local venues. He was also a commissioned photographer for numerous companies, namely the Mclean Hunter newsletter and Chatelaine magazine A sample of his portfolio is currently on display on the 4th floor of the library.