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Laughter and After.

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

Lectures.

Speeches, notes, correspondence, and ephemera relating to talks given by Michael Bird. Includes a copy of his talk “Sacred Banquet.”

Bird, Michael

Nova Scotia Folk Art.

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

Schneider Haus.

Materials relating to work at Schneider Haus, including artefact loans, proposals for purchases and and notes on exhibits and artists.

Bird, Michael

Taking it and Leaving it: Fraktur Art in Waterloo County.

Materials relating to a lecture given by Michael Bird on fraktur art in Waterloo County for the Pennsylvania German Symposium, held at Joseph Schnedier Haus, July 4-7 1991. Includes research notes, correspondence, a copy of the lecture and accompanying slides.

Bird, Michael

RS 100: Spiritual Quest.

Notes and outlines for RS 100: Spiritual Quests taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.

Bird, Michael

RS 360: Religion and the Arts.

Course outline and notes for the course “RS 360: Religion and the Arts” taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.

Bird, Michael

Aaloka.

Two essays and ephemera relating to the dance Aaloka: The Eternal Dance of Spring.

Bird, Michael

Bush Garden research.

Clippings and notes created and collected by Michael Bird in preparation for his article “Bush Garden or Little Paradise: Reconsideration of a Canadian Landscape Image in Waterloo County, Ontario.”

Bird, Michael

Doukhobor.

217 negatives of Doukhobor art, architecture, artefacts and textiles.

Bird, Michael

Photography in 19th century art.

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

Symbols.

Notes by Michael Bird on symbols in art.

Bird, Michael

Book covers.

Photocopies of covers of publications by Michael Bird.

Bird, Michael

Correspondence: Country Furniture.

Correspondence between Michael Bird and others including publishers, colleagues, museums and more relating to the research, writing, and publication of his work “Canadian Country Furniture.”

Bird, Michael

Doukhobor essay.

One essay plus notes and photographs on Doukhobor furnishings as well as correspondence from Koozma Tarasoff.

Bird, Michael

Margareta Riehl fraktur.

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

Thesis proposal.

Michael Bird’s thesis proposal for his PhD at the University of Iowa.

Bird, Michael

Exhibits.

Clippings, brochures and ephemera relating to museum and art gallery exhibits either curated by Michael Bird or that he had an interest in. Includes exhibits of religious art, folk art, handschriften, Abraham Latschaw, John Gemeinhardt, the painting of Anu Banerji, works by Nancy-Lou Patterson, fraktur, love spoons, quilts, wine, pottery, and more.

Bird, Michael

Ontario Historical Society talk.

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

Canadian Studies 101.

Notes and outlines for a course taught by Michael Bird in the Canadian Studies programme at the University of Waterloo on the theme of landforms and mindscapes.

Bird, Michael

Renison University College history.

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

Angels.

Notes and research on angels in art.

Bird, Michael

Art on the Road to Santiago.

Notes for a course taken by Michael Bird on Art on the Road to Santiago through University of Toronto continuing education taught by Susan Marcus.

Bird, Michael

Bucks County fraktur.

Research on fraktur, including images, correspondence and notes, with a particular emphasis on the stylistic relationship between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Ontario.

Bird, Michael

Clippings.

Clippings relating to Michael Bird’s work, as well as to topics that he was interested in.

Bird, Michael

Correspondence with Mihailo Markovic.

Correspondence between Michael Bird and Mihailo Markovic, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Michigan. The correspondence pertains to thoughts on Marxism.

Bird, Michael

Doukhobor research.

Notes, correspondence and photographs all relating to Bird’s research on Doukhobor art and furniture. Correspondents include Jim McLeod and Mary Zuhenkoff.

Bird, Michael

ENGL: 308H.

Lecture notes from a course taken by Michael Bird on Arthurian Legends taught by Dr. Warren Ober at the University of Waterloo.

Bird, Michael

Fraktur of Ontario.

Notes, clippings, research and writings on Fraktur art in Ontario. Includes information on Anna Weber and Christian L. Hoover among others.

Bird, Michael

Music notes.

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

Ontario German gravemarkers.

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

Tintypes.

Three tintypes of unknown people collected by Michael Bird. Two show the same two men in formal wear, posed in front of a backdrop of Niagara Falls, and the third shows two men in more casual clothing in front of a backdrop of a rushing river. The tintypes include the original paper mats.

Bird, Michael

Writings

Essays, books, and articles written by Michael Bird and others. Topics include folk art, fraktur, religious imagery and film.

Bird, Michael

Book notices and reviews.

Advertising ephemera, correspondence, research, and articles relating to the publication and review of books written by Michael Bird. These books include “Canadian Country Furniture,” “Hallowed Timbers,” “Art and Interreligious Dialogue,” “Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania Folk Art,” “Canadian Folk Art: Old Ways in a New Land,” “A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists,” “Ontario Fraktur: A Pennsylvania-German Folk Tradition in Early Ontario,” “A Splendid Harvest: Germanic Folk and Decorative Art in Canada,” “Folk Treasures of Historic Ontario,” and “Out of the Mainstream: Folk Art in Canada.” There are also reviews by Michael Bird of “The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis,” “Film and Fiction: The Dynamics of Exchange,” “The Heritage of Upper Canadian Furniture,” “Waterloo Portfolio: Woldemar Neufeld’s Painting and Block-Prints of Waterloo, Ontario,” “Early Ontario Potters: Their Craft and Trade,” “The Stations of the Cross: A Calculated Trap?” and “A Reflection on Fleming’s Painted Furniture of French Canada.”

Bird, Michael

Corrections to Hallowed Timbers.

Proofs from the editor with corrections for Michael Bird and Susan Hyde’s book “Hallowed Timbers: the Wooden Churches of Cape Breton.”

Bird, Michael

Cross County Canada.

Article by Michael Bird in the October 1994 issue of Century Home titled “Cross Country Canada” on his book Canadian Country Furniture.

Bird, Michael

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