Mariposa Digitization Project featured on CBC’s Metro Morning
Bright and early this morning, the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections’ latest online exhibit was featured on CBC’s Metro Morning. Host Matt Galloway interviewed the founder of the...
View ArticleMariposa: Fifty Years of Making Music Exhibit Launch
This weekend marks the annual return of folk music enthusiasts (not a few of them York alumni) to the town of Orillia for the Mariposa Folk Festival. To...
View ArticleCBC’s 75th Anniversary : 75 tweets of 75 archival fonds
On November 2, 2011, I decided to try to find 75 archival fonds in the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections that had some connection to the CBC. I was inspired by the ongoing efforts of the...
View ArticleBlack History Month featured fonds: Obsidian Theatre Company
Founded in February 2000, Obsidian Theatre Company is a leading black theatre companies in Canada. As a producer of black theatre and community advocate, the company has endeavoured to produce plays,...
View ArticleArchives Awareness Week : a week in the life of the archives
One of the most reliable aspects of working in a university archives is that no two days are the same. Every day one can expect surprises, an unexpected challenge or a serendipitous connection that...
View ArticleOut of the Box : Winter 2017 : Helen Lucas & Yorkville Folk Music Scene
The Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections (CTASC) escape the reading room and reach out to the wider public through the work of its researchers and partnerships. Over the winter semester,...
View ArticleOut of the Box : Summer 2017 : Mariposa Folk Festival, Joyce Wieland &...
The Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections (CTASC) escape the reading room and reach out to the wider public through the work of its researchers and partnerships. Over the summer, archival...
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