- SCA331-GA428-2-66
- File
- ca. 1977
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes, clippings, research and writings on Fraktur art in Ontario. Includes information on Anna Weber and Christian L. Hoover among others.
Bird, Michael
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Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes, clippings, research and writings on Fraktur art in Ontario. Includes information on Anna Weber and Christian L. Hoover among others.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research and notes on Fraktur art.
Bird, Michael
Fraktur talk for 10th anniversary symposium at Joseph Schneider Haus.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes by Michael Bird on fraktur for a talk given for the 10th anniversary symposium at Joseph Schneider Haus.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research on Fred Hoffman, a Waterloo County artist who worked in St. Jacob’s and Punkeydoodles Corners.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
164 negatives of the works of Fred Hoffman.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Images, notes and ephemera relating to an exhibit and accompanying talk given by Michael Bird on fresh finds in fraktur at the Joseph Schneider Haus.
Bird, Michael
From Sheepskin Coat to Blue Jeans: A Brief History of Ukrainians in Canada.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Frances Swyripa titled “From Sheepskin Coat to Blue Jeans: A Brief History of Ukrainians in Canada.”
Swyripa, Frances
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research notes, photocopies and clippings kept by Michael Bird on Canadian country furniture.
Bird, Michael
Germanic Folk and Decorative Arts in Canada: Perpetuation and Adaptation in New Cultural Contexts.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Materials for a lecture given by Michael Bird at the Royal Ontario Museum on “Germanic Folk and Decorative Arts in Canada: Perpetuation and Adaptation in New Cultural Contexts.”
Bird, Michael
Germanic Fraktur and Calligraphy.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Entry from the Canadian Encyclopedia written by Michael Bird and Terry Kobayashi.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes by Michael Bird on writings by A.S. Byatt, Lewis Hyde, Gregory Cook, and Chaim Potok.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Glass lantern slides with humorous children’s cartoons.
Bird, Michael
Grassroots and Mainstreams: Some Considerations on Folk Art in Canada.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Michael Bird. It is unknown where or if it was published.
Bird, Michael
Gravestone symbolism: St. Boniface Cemetery, Maryhill.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One article and research by Michael Bird on gravestone symbolism in St. Boniface Cemetery, Maryhill, Ontario.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Correspondence between Michael Bird and John Hearn, a journalist who wrote on Canadian antiques. He published a column on Bird’s book on Ontario fraktur art.
Bird, Michael
Heritage Center of Lancaster County loan form.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
A loan form from the Heritage Center of Lancaster County for items loaned by Michael Bird for the exhibit “German and English Tastes Meet in Lancaster County.”
The Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Heuresis: The Mother-Daughter Theme in A Jest of God and Autumn Sonata.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes by Michael Bird on humour and religion.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
26 negatives of the Hunsicker fraktur art.
Bird, Michael
Hymns Written by American Mennonites.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from The Mennonite Quarterly Review.
Kadelbach, Ada
Illegitimacy and the Sturm und Stress Writer.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course Survery of German Literature at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and correspondence relating to the editing process of the work “Image and Likeness” which Michael Bird co-edited.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Materials relating to the creation of the exhibit “Images of Spirituality Religious Folk Art” curated by Michael Bird at the Joseph Schneider Haus Museum.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research relating to the works of Ingmar Bergman, with analysis of music, religion and more in his films.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird on religion in the works of Ingmar Bergman from the book Religion in Film, edited by Michael Bird and John R. May.
Bird, Michael
Interior Decorative Painting in Nova Scotia.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article and accompanying photographs on interior decorative painting in Nova Scotia by Cora Greenaway.
Greenaway, Cora
Is there a distinctly Canadian religious art?
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes for a talk given by Michael Bird for the St. Jerome’s Centre for Catholic Experience lecture series on is there a distinctly Canadian religious art.
Bird, Michael
Isaac Ziegler Hunsicker: Ontario Schoolmaster and Fraktur Artist.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from unknown publication.
Good, E. Reginald
ISS 240/ARTS 241: Art and Society.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Course outline and test for the course “ISS 240/ARTS 241: Art and Society” taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Unpublished manuscript with notes on Jesus in world art by Michael Bird.
Bird, Michael
Johann Adam Eyer: Lost Fraktur Writer of Hamilton Square.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Earl F. Robacker on Johann Adam Eyer, a fraktur artist from Monroe County, New York.
Robacker, Earl F.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
173 negatives of the works of John Gemeinhardt.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Images of the works of John Gemeinhardt. Some of the photographic prints have captions.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
53 negatives of the works of John Hummel.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
155 negatives of the works of John P. Klempp.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
18 negatives of the works of Katie Metzger.
Bird, Michael
Kitchener Public Library Monday noonhour lectures.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Information on the Kitchener Public Library Monday noonhour lecture series and a talk given by Michael Bird at it on his paper “Bush Garden…”
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Copy of a lecture given by Michael Bird for St. Bede’s Lenten Series at Church of the Holy Saviour titled “Language and Community: Seven Words that Define Spiritual Relatedness.” Also includes notes and research for the speech.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Speech, notes, outlines and jokes for a talk given by Michael Bird titled “Laughter and After” on the connection between religion and humour.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Speeches, notes, correspondence, and ephemera relating to talks given by Michael Bird. Includes a copy of his talk “Sacred Banquet.”
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Materials relating to lectures and exhibits given by, organized, or attended by Michael Bird.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for a course at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Long range plans for the Joseph Schneider Haus Museum.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Report from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Director of History Sites on the long range plan for the Joseph Schneider Haus museum.
Bird, Michael
Luther and Aquinas on Justification.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course History of Theology at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
33 negatives of Manitoba Mennonite fraktur.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Two photographs of Manitoba Mennonite furniture. One is of a clock with floral decoration and the other of an open chest.
Bird, Michael
Marc Chagall as a religious artist.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Michael Bird titled “Marc Chagall as a Religious Artist.” This appears to be an essay written while Bird was a student.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One short essay by Michael Bird on the Magareta Riehl birth and baptismal certificate. Also includes photocopies of the certificate and a translation into English from German.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes by Michael Bird taken at the Medieval studies conference.
Bird, Michael
Mennonite and Amish Painting on Glass.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from The Mennonite Quarterly Review.
Beck, Ervin
Mennonite Folk Art of Southern Ontario.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Unpublished manuscript by Michael Bird, Nancy-Lou Patterson, and J. Winfield Fretz titled “Mennonite Folk Art of Southern Ontario.”
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Nancy-Lou Patterson titled “Mennonite Gardens.”
Patterson, Nancy-Lou
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article on Joseph Schneider Haus by Nancy-Lou Patterson and Susan Burke.
Patterson, Nancy-Lou
Materials relating to the professional life of Michael Bird. Covers his time teaching at Renison University College, as well as his research and publications on folk art, fraktur, religious imagery and film.
Bird, Michael
Mosaic: Themes in Canadian Folk Art.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and correspondence for a proposed book on Canadian folk art.
Bird, Michael
Music 100: Introduction to Music.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for the course Music 100: Introduction to Music taught by Michael Bird at Conrad Grebel
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes by Michael Bird on the topic of music as social protest.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes on music, music and philosophy and from a course on classical music. It is unclear if Bird taught or attended the course.
Bird, Michael
Nancy-Lou Patterson: The Canadian Years: 1962-1995.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and ephemera relating to Nancy-Lou Patterson’s exhibit “Nancy-Lou Pattersion: The Canadian Years: 1962-1995” at Homer Watson House & Gallery.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird on what has been learned about fraktur since the 1970s.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Michael Bird titled “Newfoundland Furniture.”
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
6 negatives of the works of Nicholas Durer.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes for a talk given by Michael Bird at Joseph Schneider Haus titled “Nova Scotia Folk Art” as well as information on the Ballem Tapestries.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay titled “An Analytical Review of Heiko Oberman’s The Harvest of Medieval Theology” written by Michael Bird for the course 16:124 Reformation History.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird from Antiques magazine.
Bird, Michael
Ontario fraktur art, a decorative tradition in three Germanic settlements.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird on fraktur in Waterloo County, Markham Township and the Niagara Peninsula from the December 1976 issue of the Ontario Historical Society’s publication Ontario History.
Bird, Michael
Ontario Fraktur: Some Reflections 20 Years Later.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Text of a lecture given at the Joseph Schneider House on research in Fraktur art over the past 20 years.
Bird, Michael
Ontario Fraktur: The Northern Manifestation of a Pennsylvania-German Tradition.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article titled “Ontario Fraktur: The Northern Manifestation of a Pennsylvania-German Tradition” by an unknown author.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Images of Ontario German gravemarkers from Markham; Heise Hill; Martin Meeting House; Kinzie-Bean; Breslau; Hagey; Strasburg; Blair; Maryhill; St. Clements; St. Agatha; Formosa; Mildmay; Carlsruhe; Hespeler; Unionville; Eub; Goschenhoppen; St. Matthew’s Lutheran.
Bird, Michael
Ontario Historical Society talk.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes created by Michael Bird relating to talk given at the Ontario Historical Society conference titled “From Folk Art to Fine Art : Local Artists at Work” with Judith Nasby.
Bird, Michael
Ontario-Germanic Decorative Arts.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird accompanying an exhibit at the Joseph Schneider Haus on folk art in Waterloo County.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
15 negatives of the works of Orvie [Orville] Schantz.
Bird, Michael
Outside the Mainstream: A Canadian Folk Art Sampler.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Mock up of the text of what would become the published book “Out of the mainstream : folk art in Canada.”
Bird, Michael
Outside the Mainstream: Aspects of Canadian Folk Painting in the 20th Century.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One article by Michael Bird titled “Outside the Mainstream: Aspects of Canadian Folk Painting in the 20th Century.”
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes for a talk given by Michael Bird at Joseph Schneider Haus on painted furniture.
Bird, Michael
Paradiesgartlein: Waterloo County Gardens in the Germanic Tradition.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Nancy-Lou Patterson titled “Paradiesgartlein: Waterloo County Gardens in the Germanic Tradition.” A note included indicates that the essay is unpublished and requests that Bird provide advice on changes.
Patterson, Nancy-Lou
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes by Michael Bird on Pennsylvania-German folk art.
Bird, Michael
Pennsylvania-German Folk Art in Canada.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes for a talk given by Michael Bird at The Pennsylvania German Society on Pennsylvania-German Folk Art in Canada.
Bird, Michael
Pennsylvania-German Parallels: Decorative Arts of Lancaster County and Ontario.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird titled “Pennsylvania-German Parallels: Decorative Arts of Lancaster County and Ontario” published in Canadian Antiques and Art Review.
Bird, Michael
Pennsylvanian-German Foodways in Waterloo County.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Short booklet with recipes on food in Waterloo County.
Bird, Michael
Photography in 19th century art.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and research by Michael Bird for a course he took on photography in 19th century art taught by J. Kirk T. Varnedoe at New York University.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Six formal portraits of Michael Bird.
Bird, Michael
Private Meditations: A Selection of Personal Works of Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Materials relating to the exhibit Private Meditations: A Selection of Personal Works of Nancy-Lou Patterson, held at Wilfred Laurier University.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Correspondence and documentation relating to Michael Bird’s salary and promotion to rank of Associate Professor.
Bird, Michael
Proposal for the purchase of the former Wettlaufer home.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
A proposal created by Tim Mosher to purchase and renovate the former Wettlaufer home in Sebastopol.
Mosher, Tim
Purchase of Canadian Hertiage Collection.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Documents relating to the purchase of Michael Bird's "Canadian Heritage Collection" by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Kings Landing in New Brunswick.
Bird, Michael
Religion 32:35: Religion in Human Culture.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Lecture notes, assignments and exams from the correspondence course Religion 32:35: Religion in Human Culture taken by Michael Bird through the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes on religious folk art.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article on religious folk art written for The Upper Canadian magazine.
Bird, Michael
Renison University College history.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Information on the history of Renison University College, including annual reports of the principal to the board of governors, founders day programmes, Renison reports newsletter, and reports relating to the proposed establishment of a Bachelor of Social Work programme.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research files for Michael Bird, including his research on folk art, fraktur, religious iconography, film, and more.
Bird, Michael
Research for a talk on images of the family in the visual arts.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research and notes for a talk on images of the family in the visual arts for a lecture given by Michael Bird at the Orangeville High School summer course programme.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and a response to writings by Harold Coward on the topic of religious tolerance and intolerance.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for RS 100: Spiritual Quests taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
RS 160: The Religious Quest: Men and Women in Search of God.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Course outline and research for the course RS 160: The Religious Quest: Men and Women in Search of God taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
RS 161: Religious Movements Toward the Kingdom and Religion and Culture.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Course outlines and notes for the courses RS 161 Religious Movements Toward the Kingdom and Religion and Culture taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
RS 254/255: Religion and Literature.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for a course taught by Michael Bird on religion and literature at Renison University College.part of the St. Jerome’s annual Institute for Studies in Theological Renewal summer programme on religion in the Canadian context.
Bird, Michael
RS 263: Religion and Politics.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Course outline and notes for the course RS 263: Religion and Politics taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
RS 266 and RS 267: Film and the Quest for Meaning.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for a course taught by Michael Bird RS 266 and RS 267: Film and the Quest for Meaning (parts I and II) at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
RS 294: Religion in the Canadian Context.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for a course taught by Michael Bird as part of the St. Jerome’s annual Institute for Studies in Theological Renewal summer programme on religion in the Canadian context.
Bird, Michael