The fonds documents Tony Urquhart's work as a painter, sculptor and teacher of art. Included is information on his earliest exhibited work as well as early correspondence and information on his activities relating to the arts in Canada. Of importance are his personal financial records as they relate to his work in lobbying to change the tax treatment given artists in Canada. A small amount of original art, i.e. working drawings, Christmas cards etc. is included.

File consists of materials relating to the Ontario Arts Council's spotlight festival. Tony Urquhart participated in this program in 2008. Includes two items of correspondence, handwritten notes by Urquhart, as well as brochures and information on the program. Correspondents include: Brotman, John; De Vito, Natalie.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart on a trip to France, particularly Paris and Nice, in October 2010. Includes brochures, maps, eight items of correspondence and travel information. Correspondents include: Couturier, Sonia; Franklin, David; Fraser, Edward; Thauberger, David; Thomson, David. [?], Kent and Lina.

Series is comprised of idea books created by Tony Urquhart with materials spanning five decades. The books include handwritten notes, ephemera, and drawings.

File consists of twenty two items of personal and professional correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Correspondents include: Downe, Susan; Ducornet, Guy; Hankin, Linda; Henry, Victoria; The Isaacs Gallery; Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery; McCabe, Nicole; McKeller, David; Moore Gallery; Spalding, Jeffrey; University of Waterloo Library; Urquhart, Aidan; Zimmer, David; [?], Anthony; [?], Cassandra; [?], Kelsey.

File consists of two items of personal correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Grande, John; Turner, Wendy.

File consists of one item of correspondence from Janice Andreae as well as two photocopies of a review of Tony Urquhart's exhibit at Bau-Xi by Andreae from artmagazine.

File consists of materials relating to an exhibit of Tony Urquhart's works at A.K. Collings Fine Art Gallery. Includes four items of correspondence for Aurelie Collings, exhibit advertising, lists of art works, financial information and a clipping.

File consists of exhibit catalogues and promotional materials from various group and solo shows of the works of Tony Urquhart. Includes catalogues for:

• City of Kitchener Artist in Residence Program
• Landscape from the Ground up group exhibit at Gallery Lambton and Thames Art Gallery
• solo exhibit at Bau-Xi Gallery
• solo exhibit "Souvenir" at Glendon Hall
• Member's Show group exhibit at Gallery 96
• Canadian Painters '62 group exhibit at The J.B. Speed Art Museum
• solo exhibit "World's Apart" at Mackenzie Art Gallery
• Artists from Ontario group exhibit at the Lieutenant Governor's Suite
• solo exhibit at Wynick/Tuck Gallery
• group exhibit "A Love for the Land" at Homer Watson House & Gallery
• solo exhibit at Galerie d'art Jean-Claude-Bergeron
• solo exhibit "Unfinished Business" at Moore Gallery
• group exhibit at The Backroom Gallery
• solo exhibit "Psychological Landscapes" at Thielsen Galleries
• group exhibit "Collective Efforts: 50 Years of Intentionality" at McIntosh Gallery
• group exhibit "Small & Mighty" at Michael Gibson Gallery
• opening of work "Our House" at RIM Park
• group exhibit at Rodman Hall Arts Centre
• solo exhibit "Cells of Ourselves" at Grimsby Public Art Gallery
• solo exhibit "Jungle Drawings" at Bau-Xi Gallery
• opening of Stratford Gallery sculpture park
• solo exhibit at The University of Lethbridge Art Collection
• group exhibit "Homerun" at Museum London
• solo exhibit at Thielsen Galleries.

Note that the exhibit handout from the show at Mackenzie Gallery can be folded to create an idea box.

File consists of materials relating to the exhibition of works by Tony Urquhart at Nouveau Gallery. Includes correspondence from the gallery, a list of artworks and information on works sold.

File consists of exhibit catalogues and promotional materials from group and solo exhibits showcasing the works of other artists. Includes: solo exhibit by Paul Fournier; group exhibit "Expo 67 Revisited"; group show for the Glasgow School of Art; group exhibit "The Sixties in Canada"; solo exhibit of Ron Bloore; solo exhibit of Gabrielle Israelievitch; solo exhibit of Anne Kahane.

File consists of materials relating to the donation of artworks by Tony Urquhart to the Canadiana Fund. Includes correspondence and contracts as well as information on the Canadiana Fund.

Series is comprised of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to illustrations that were published. Includes materials relating to the book "Off the wall" which features the illustrations of Urquhart.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to the publication of a book by Urquhart and Michael B. Phillips. The book is titled "Off the Wall" and features concept drawings of Urquhart's boxes accompanied by unusual and humorous explanations written by Phillips. The book was published by Porcupine's Quill. The file includes correspondence, handwritten (photocopy) drafts of text, as well as photocopies of drawings by Urquhart, and an information package from Porcupine's Quill on publishing.

File consists of five slides showing grave markers in Bourges, France.

File consists of five slides showing grave markers in Briancon, France.

File consists of two slides showing Chinese graves from the First World War.

File consists of two slides showing grave markers in Eloise, France.

File consists of thirteen slides showing grave markers in Geneva, Switzerland.

File consists of twenty slides showing grave markers in Genoa, Italy.

File consists of fifty eight slides showing grave markers in Grenoble, France.

File consists of one slide showing grave markers in Langres, France.

File consists of nine slides showing grave markers in Le Bugue, France.

File consists of fourteen slides showing grave markers in Le Treport, France.

File consists of twelve slides showing grave markers in Lloret, Spain.

File consists of one slide showing grave markers in Lyon, France.

File consists of thirteen slides showing grave markers in Montpellier, France.

File consists of six slides showing grave markers in Nice, France.

File consists of two slides showing grave markers in Pontarlier, France.

File consists of thirty two slides showing grave markers in Reims, France.

File consists of six slides showing grave markers in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val and Pont-Saint-Esprit, France.

File consists of twenty nine slides showing grave markers in Sete, France.

File consists of five slides showing grave markers in Sisteron, France and Sassari, Italy.

File consists of five slides showing grave markers in Vezelay, France.

File consists of ten slides (five unmounted) of miscellaneous shots including a party hat, Bonfaccio, a dump near London, Ontario and S. Remy de Provence graveyard.

File consists of typed articles and writings written by Tony Urquhart, including works about his own work, art in general, and other artists.

File consists of materials created by Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC). Includes correspondence, short publications and more.

File consists of clippings accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to his interests, primarily in the arts.

File consists of clippings accumulated by Tony Urquhart on his life and works.

File consists of three photographs of Tony Urquhart.

File consists of one typed essay by N. Duff which makes reference to the work of Tony Urquhart.

File consists of materials relating to the panel "passing the baton" at the University Art Association Conference that was organized by Tony Urquhart.

Accrual consists of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urqhart relating to his personal life and his work as an artist. Includes materials showing his creative process; materials relating to his involvement in arts organizations; materials relating to exhibition and sales of his work; and materials related to his personal life. Includes correspondence, ephemera, advertisements, clippings, photographs and idea books.

Series is comprised of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart documenting his activities, career, and personal life. Includes clippings, ephemera, award materials, materials related to trips, and more.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to his investiture as a member of the Order of Canada. Includes official correspondence from The Chancellery, clippings, ephemera from the investiture, and information on the Order of Canada.

File consists of materials created and accumulate by Tony Urquhart relating to his delivery of the Sommers lecture at the Stratford Summer Music Festival titled "My Passion & My Profession." Includes a cassette of music to accompany the talk, a brochure of the festival, handwritten notes by Urquhart on the talk and one item of correspondence from the festival.

File consists of one commercially produced 11 x 17 cm 200 page ruled lined notebook used by Tony Urquhart as an idea book. The covers are black board and the front cover has a small circle painting. The first two leaves of the book have been taped together to create an envelope which contains various items of ephemera from 1958 to the 2000's.

The idea book includes approximately eighty pages of drawings, approximately forty seven of which are annotated or includes notes. Also includes approximately sixty two pages of handwritten notes and fifty two pages of glued in ephemera. Note that many pages have a combination of media.

File consists of one commercially made 15 x 11 cm 28 page notebook used by Tony Urquhart as an idea book. The book is dated on the interior cover as being used from April 30 1996-August 1996. The idea book has 11 pages with drawings, approximately half of which also have annotations or notes. Also includes approximately fourteen pages with handwritten notes and 2 pages with glued in ephemera. Note that many pages have a combination of media.

File consists of one 84 page 14 x 9 cm moleskin notebook used by Tony Urquhart as in idea book. The cover of the book has a small circular painting. The inside cover dates the book as having been used June 9, 2004-Jan. 26, 2005. The book includes approximately 57 pages with drawings, approximately half of which are annotated or have notes. Also includes approximately 19 pages of handwritten notes and 7 pages of glued in ephemera. Note that many pages have a combination of media.

File consists of one hand made 17 x 11 cm 40 page accordion style idea book used by Tony Urquhart. This idea book was kept during a 2008 trip to France on the fiftieth anniversary of Urquhart's first visit to France. The book is bound in blue cloth and the front and back covers both have small circle paintings. The back painting reads "Part 2 Back."

The idea book includes approximately 29 pages of drawings, approximately 20 of which have annotations of notes. Also includes 8 pages of handwritten notes and 5 of glued in ephemera. Note that many pages have a combination of media.

File consists of one handmade 13 x 10 cm 180 page idea book created and used by Tony Urquhart. The book is bound in orange paper and the cover has a small circle drawing with the initials T.U. and the dates 2008-2009.

The idea book includes approximately 107 pages with sketches, of which approximately 39 also have annotations or notes. The rest of the book is made up of approximately 20 pages of handwritten notes, as well as 21 pages of glued in ephemera. The ephemera includes early photographs from Urquhart's life include one of a drawing trip in 1953 and an early photo of his wife Jane Urquhart. Note that many pages have a combination of media.

File consists of ca. 120 items of personal and professional correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others as well as accompanying documentation including exhibit promotional materials, an article, and a collection of comics. Correspondents include:

• Brodzky, Anne
• Burnett, Anne
• Burnett, Virgil
• Campbell, Helen
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
• Christansen, Michael
• Coates, Ken
• Cooper, Tony
• Colby-Stothart, Karen
• Cote, Marc
• Cuber, Malgorzata
• Davis, Ann
• Diamond, Sara
• Dickson, Mary Louise
• Dobson, Ferne
• Dryden, Ken
• Duc Triano, Alice
• Ducornet, Guy
• Ducornet, Rikki
• Dyck, Jennifer
• Edmonds, Helen
• Fraser, Ted
• Fitzpatrick, Richard
• GAllery 96
• Green, Art & Natalie
• Green, Trevor
• Gu, Zhe
• Guelph Jazz Festival
• Hall, Joanne
• Hamdullahper, Feridun
• Hinchcliffe, D.
• Kaplansky, Ronnie
• Kinsella, Andrew
• Le Nichoir
• Mackinnon, Murdo
• Manguel, Alberto & Craig
• Marquis Who's Who
• Matthews, Jane
• Maureen Forester Trust
• Mavor, Susan
• McCauley, Eva
• McKowan, Scott & Christina
• Meehan, Brian
• Morrisey, Merijean
• Mossop, Andrea
• O'Dea, Shane
• Ondaatje, Kim
• Orr, Wendy
• Patten, James
• Pearson, Landon
• Peterborough Green Up
• Phillips, Michael
• Polk, James
• The Porcupine's Quill
• Pratt, Christopher
• Pratt, Mary
• Redinger, Marion & Walter
• Rekke, Rajan & Pat
• Riordon, Bernard
• Rivard Le Moyne
• Suzanne
• Roberts, Gwilyn
• Rosen, James
• Rutherford, Erin
• Sarazen, Heidi
• Seligman, David
• Shaw, Catherine Elliot
• Shelter Valley Pines Golf Club
• Shepherd, Heather
• Siebel-Achenbach, Sebastian
• Strausz, Ivan
• Swan, Susan
• Szilasi, Gabor
• Taylor, David
• Taylor, Jennifer
• Thauberger, David
• Thomson, Shirley, L.
• Toppings, Iris
• Urquhart, Aidan
• Urquhart, Jane
• Vallis, Bob
• Varley, Christopher
• Vastokas, Joan
• Westra, Monique.

File consists of thirty two items of personal and professional correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Also includes a flyer for a show of Urquhart's works at the Centre Culturel Canadien in Paris from 1975. Correspondents include:

• Ainslie, Jock & Hilary
• Anderson, Bruce
• Artcast Inc.
• Balestrin, Marco & Sandra
• Barlow, Maude
• Bevelandre, Mieke
• Bloore, Sula
• Borst, Nicolette
• Boudreault, Lolita
• Breeze, Aldis
• Bryant, Gary
• Buntin, Barbara
• Burnett, Virgil
• Buyers, Jane
• Fudge, Robert
• Heath, Terrence
• Kraehling, Jennie
• Saunders Bellingham, Susan
• Urquhart, Aidan.

File consists of six items of personal and professional correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Correspondents include: Hill, Charlie; Hill, Fran; Hinton, Jane; [H?], Elizabeth.

File consists of seven items of personal and professional correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Also includes an unrelated list of artwork shown in 2006 at Cahirsiveen library in Ireland. Correspondents include: [F?], Hanah; Jean, Michaelle; Marcus, Paul; Urquhart, Emily & Andrew; Zemans, Joyce & Fred; [?], Christina.

File consists of four items of personal correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Correspondents include: Issacs, Renann; Johnston, David; [?], Grace.

File consists of three items of personal correspondence between Tony and Jane Urquhart, and others. Correspondents include: Ketcherson, Phly; Kirkton, Doug; Korp, Maureen.

File consists of correspondence between Tony Urquhart and the Chancellery of Honours regarding nominations for the Order of Canada.

File consists of materials relating to the Jack Chambers Memorial Foundation, a charitable organization that benefits Canadian artists. Includes correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others, as well as two year end packages from the foundation containing directors reports, board information and organization information. Correspondents include: Ketchum, N.; Lobchuk, Bill; Nicholls, Daphne, [?], Tammy.

File consists of one item of correspondence from CARFAC to Tony Urquhart regarding the CARFAC conference.

File consists of one package on grants from the Ontario Arts Council.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to his solo exhibition "Souvenirs: The Cemetery Landscapes of Tony Urquhart" held at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery. Includes correspondence relating to the exhibit, handwritten and typed notes on the exhibit and works, an arts council grant application, typed notes on the catalogue and a floor plan.

File consists of materials relating to the exhibition and sale of Tony Urquhart's works at Gallerie D'este. Includes two items of correspondence between Tony and the gallery, a sample contract, handwritten notes by Urquhart, business cards, and promotional materials.

Series is comprised of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to solo and group exhibitions of others. Includes promotional materials.

File consists of correspondence, invoices and a contract between Tony Urquhart, and Art Bronzes International (ABI) and Madison Gallery. The materials concern a promotion by ABI to create and promote the sale of limited edition works of bronze sculpture by Canadian artists. Also includes one invoice from Artcast.

File consists of materials relating to Tony Urquhart's trip to Calgary to visit the University of Calgary as well as the Glenbow Museum where he donated 103 drawings to their collection. Includes one item of correspondence from the Glenbow, maps, clippings, business cards and a list of Tony Urquhart's works from The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project.

File consists of materials relating to Tony Urquhart's gift of art work to the University of Toronto Art Centre. Includes five items of correspondence from Liz Wylie, a CV for Liz Wylie (curator), business cards and a list of works.

File consists of twenty two slides showing grave markers in Arles, France.

File consists of seven slides showing grave markers in Besancon, France.

File consists of seven slides showing grave markers in Carcassone, France.

File consists of three slides showing grave markers in Contrexeville, France.

File consists of eight slides showing grave markers in Forges-les-Eaux, France.

File consists of one slide showing grave markers in La Pique, France.

File consists of nineteen slides showing grave markers in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France.

File consists of seven slides showing grave markers in Loudun, France.

File consists of one slide showing grave markers in Lourdes, France.

File consists of one slide showing grave markers in Newfoundland, Canada.

File consists of forty three slides showing grave markers in Paris, France.

File consists of one slide showing grave markers in Plombieres les Bains, France.

File consists of fourteen slides showing grave markers in Tarbes, France.

File consists of six slides showing grave markers in Toul, France.

File consists of sixteen slides showing grave markers in Vichy, France.

File consists of newsletters created by Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC).

File consists of one programme for the Kitchener-Waterloo arts awards for 1993 where Tony Urquhart was nominated for an award.

File consists of newsletters from the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre in Guelph, Ontario.

File consists of handwritten notes and drawings by Tony Urquhart on artworks and ideas.

Accrual consists of material relating to the artistic career of Tony Urquhart as well as his personal life. The materials in this accrual are arranged according to the series set out in the original finding aid, with some exceptions.

File consists of handwritten and typed notes, interviews, ephemera, calendars, speeches, and articles relating to the personal and professional life of Tony Urquhart written by both him and others. Also includes a comprehensive CV.

File consists of one item of correspondence, with accompanying materials, from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship regarding a request to use a design by Tony Urquhart on congratory cards for new Canadians.

File consists of one commercially produced 14 x 9 cm 160 page notebook with a painting by Monet on the covers used by Tony Urquhart as an idea book. The book includes approximately seventy five pages of drawings, approximately forty one of which are annotated of have notes. Also includes approximately sixty nine pages of handwritten notes and twelve pages with glued in ephemera. Note that many pages have a combination of media.

Series is comprised of ca. 150 items of correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Includes letters, cards, and email printouts. Correspondents are listed at the file level.

File consists of five items of personal and professional correspondence between Tony Urquhart and others. Correspondents include: Dion, Stephane; Edmonds, Helen; Essar, Gary; Urquhart, Emily.

File consists of one item of correspondence, with accompanying documentation consisting of an outline of Oniakara : The Niagara Sculpture Project.

File consists of materials accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to the exhibition of his work "Hero!" at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart related to the exhibit Transforming Chronologies at the Museum of Modern Art, in which his work "Summer Forms I" was displayed. Includes 11 items of correspondence, a clipping and promotional materials. Correspondents include: Gutierrez-Guimaraes, Geaninne; Perez-Oramas, Luis.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart relating to his solo exhibition "Ambiguous Geographies : Unearthing the Work of Tony Urquhart" originally at the Stewart Hall Gallery. Includes correspondence, an exhibit catalogue, information on an Ontario Arts Council grant, information on the traveling history of the exhibit, a CD of images, lists of images with prices, promotional materials and more. Correspondents include:

• Braistein, Marcel
• Cubberley, Amy
• Desjardins, Sylvie
• Dyck, Sandra
• Ferri, Laura
• Fraser, Marie
• Greer, Kristen
• Gu, Zhe
• McCabe, Nicole
• Millar, Joyce
• Spalding, Jeffrey
• Stunik, Maia
• Teitbaum, Matthew
• Toppings, Iris
• Wohrle, Lisa.

File consists of materials relating to the donation of Tony Urquhart's piece "The Oracle" to the London Health Science Foundation's Michael Halls Centre for ALS Research. Includes four items of correspondence between Tony and Theresa Gebrail of the LHSC, appraisal information, an invitation and donation information.

File consists of photographs, transparencies and slides created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart. Includes photographs of Tony, his artwork and cemeteries.

Series consists of slides taken by Tony Urquhart, primarily of graveyards in France and other parts of Europe.