Fonds consists of records generated as part of Action Poetry ‘94, a symposium and workshop of the spoken word. Records include video and audio recordings of performances and events, proposals and planning documents, internal and external correspondence, biographical information on participants, newspaper clippings, research notes, photographic contact sheets, and material related to organizing the Nat Christie Poetry Day and Nat Christie Poetry Jam events.
Fonds consists of the records created and compiled by Ina Dennekamp in connection with her work on the history of Canadian women composers. The bulk of the material was assembled between 1988 and 1992 either as part of a Canada Council Explorations Grant project entitled The History of Canadian Women Composers or as part of her weekly radio program Women of Note. Additional materials may relate to her role in the founding and administration of the BC Chapter of the Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC) and Women in Music (WIM). The fonds includes correspondence, notes, periodicals and other publications, course materials, interviews (transcripts and sound recordings), performance recordings, broadcast recordings, a collection of scores and sheet music, and a collection of commercial recordings.
Series consists of files related to Irene Prothroe's personal life, including her "On Stage" scrapbook, personal materials, photographs, and correspondence.
Collection consists of yearbooks (1953-1960), newsletters (1971-1996), handbooks for staff, faculty, and participants (1972-1997), artist directories (1980-1997), literary and visual arts journals (Free-Fall 1974-1984; Banff Letters 1982-1986; Pieces 1984; Passages 1989-1992; On the Border 1990), and program calendars (1934-).
Series consists of materials relating to Irene Prothroe's activities with the Calgary Allied Arts Centre Theatre. Irene served as the Artistic Director & Theatre Manager of the Arts Centre Theatre from 1960 to 1964. The Allied Arts Centre was the first Regional Theatre in Alberta, and Irene was instrumental in developing the theatre's repertory standard. The Arts Centre Theatre is now occupied by Theatre Calgary.
The collection consists of records aquired by the Association of Canadian Women Composers archives. The materials, which include musical scores and sheet music, concert programs and flyers, media clippings, and sound recordings, were donated by ACWC members. They document the activities and contributions of women composers in Canada and elsewhere. Records consist of two series: Composer Files containing materials that relate to a single composer subject, and Other Materials containing records that relate either to multiple composers or to the subject of women composers more generally.
Fonds consists of records generated by the Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC), including the Association’s formation and its subsequent activities. The bulk of the records concern the administration of the Association itself and address issues related to governance, financial management, and member recruitment. Other records concern the Association’s public activities, including sponsorship of concerts featuring works by Canadian women composers and other public initiatives intended to increase awareness of and provide support for Canadian women composers. Records include correspondence, financial records, minutes, publications, press releases, media clippings, membership records and other material.
Fonds consists of material related to the planning and administration of the Banff International String Quartet Competition. It includes administrative records, audio recordings (of quartet performances, events, and radio broadcasts of the competition), the scores of works commissioned to serve as the competition's imposed piece, promotional material (including programs, posters, and merchandise), photographs (of the performing quartets, jury members, and competition events), and video recordings (of performances, events, and interviews). The fonds is arranged into series for each iteration of the competition, as well as a series of general administrative material, which pertains to the competition as a whole.
The fonds consists of material relating to the planning and proceedings of The Tuning of the World conference. The fonds is divided into five series which reflect the many items found in the fonds. materials in this fonds include procedural files including correspondence, budgets, reports, and planning documents belonging to Tuning of the World Conference Director Timothy Buell and Conference Administrator Annie Hillis. The fonds also includes photographs and recordings relevant to the conference.