File consists of material relating to the administration of the COAA and the planning and organization of events at the annual conference at Geneva Park for 1970, created and accumulated by association president Gery Puley. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence; conference programs, registration information, and other conference materials; a typed constitution of the COAA and of the Teachers Council; handwritten notes; an issue of Art Magazine (published by the Society of Canadian Artists in Toronto); and a financial statement.

File consists of material relating to advertising in the COAA Bulletin. File kept by Ruth Camplin, editor. Includes correspondence, handwritten notes, a typed. list of advertising rates, and three issues of the publication Palette Talk.

File consists of material relating to the publication of the Bulletin of the COAA (mainly the 1970 volume). Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, announcements and invitations, newsletters, clippings, a cover mock-up, and other material.

File consists of material relating to juried art exhibitions by the COAA, and in particular the second annual juried exhibition and open house celebrating the association's 15th anniversary in 1970, held at the Guelph Public Library. Includes correspondence (incoming and outgoing) and invitations, exhibitor lists, handwritten notes, and an insurance policy.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1970: no. 1 (January), no. 2 (March), no. 3 (May) and no. 4 (September).

File consists of material relating to the arrangement of sketch trips and workshops, probably accumulated by program coordinator Margaret Lucas. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, flyers and programs for workshops and trips, a membership list, a meeting agenda, several registration lists, and other material.

File consists of two versions of the association constitution as well as a procedural manual. All items contain editing, likely in preparation for updated versions.

File consists of handwritten and typed working membership lists.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1969: vol. 2, no. 1 (January); vol. 3, no. 1 (April); vol. 4, no. 1 (June); vol. 5, no. 1 (September); and vol. 6. no. 1 (November). Duplicates are present.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by association member Ruth Camplin (also President, 1969). Includes exhibitors lists for various exhibitions (most but not all by the association), association news bulletins (incomplete, without cover pages and some loose pages), correspondence, flyers, and other material.

File consists of a collection of articles on various topics in art written by members of the COAA Teachers Council for use in teaching art.

File consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Joyce Holman in her role as secretary-treasurer of the association.

File consists of a typed manual on adult education.

File consists of material probably accumulated by association secretary Pat Ziegler. Some material relates to registration for an art weekend at Geneva Park, including correspondence and handwritten notes. File also includes a list of art teachers and potential art teachers, and a list of Community Programs regions and offices (Ontario Government).

File consists of material relating mainly to the early history of the COAA, probably removed from other files (espeically those belonging to Gordon Couling; see Series 2) for the purpose of researching and writing a history of the association. Includes exhibition catalogues from 1954-1957, 1959; meeting minutes (1955), teachers council meeting minutes (1957-1958); announcements, flyers, and exhibition information; a meeting agenda; and a history of the association. Some items have been marked "N.B."

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1968: May and November. Duplicates are present.

File consists of a notebook (probably kept by association secretary R.L. Ziegler) containing a handwritten membership and address list. Notebook also contains an handwritten draft of an article for the newsletter and one piece of correspondence.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1967: February, March, and June. Duplicates are present.

File consists of three copies of a one-page typed history of the COAA [prepared by Oreen Campbell?].

File consists of a list of exhibitors at the Centennial Exhibition for Women Artists of Ontario (Operation Ontario Art '67), and an invitation card for an exhbition and opening reception for an unrelated art show in Elora (including works by Oreen Campbell).

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1966: October and August. Duplicates are present.

File consists of completed registration forms for a design and sketching weekend held in Doon in October, 1965. Also present are handwritten notes and a small amount of correspondence.

File consists of material from the Guelph Creative Arts Association, some or all of it probably accumulated by Gordon Couling. Includes a newsletter (November 1980), flyers, and the minutes of an executive meeting (1965).

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated during the process of researching and writing the history of the COAA, mainly relating to the association membership. Includes handwritten and typed membership lists, lists of potential teachers and of participants at a workshop, correspondence, flyers, and an exhibition catalogue.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1965: February, March, April, August, September, October, and November.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association/Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1964: [February?], April, July, August, September, October, and November.

File consists of slides possibly belonging to Oreen Campbell. Includes snapshots of family events and holidays (Christmas, wedding, summer, etc.), scenery, houses, [the Highland Games in Fergus], and possibly of COAA sketching trips. Many slides do not appear to be related to the COAA.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1963: vol. 9, no. 1-3 (February, June, September).

File consists of a notebook kept by association secretary Pat Ziegler for 1962-1963 containing handwritten draft minutes of meetings, draft correspondence and notices, a membership list, and other handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, much of it between Gordon Couling and Lloyd Minshall of the Ontario Department of Education, Community Programs Branch; an exhbition list; a questionnaire sent to art teachers and potential art teachers in the counties; and minutes for a meeting of the teachers' council executive (1961).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1962: vol. 8, no. 1 (March).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1961: vol. 7, no. 1-3 (February, June, November).

File consists of material relating to the formation of the Five Counties Art Association and the first year of its existence. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, much of it between Gordon Couling and Lloyd Minshall of the Ontario Department of Education, Community Programs Branch; minutes and reports on seminars and meetings; flyers and inviations for events (e.g. Leader's Institute, sketch trips); a list of works included in the first exhibition (May 15-16, 1954); a draft of the association's procedural manual and constitution; and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to the 1961 conference of the Ontario Recreation Association, which took place in Hamilton, Ontario. Gordon Couling participated as a resource person in one of the conference discussions. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, papers prepared by the Ontario Recreation Association, handwritten notes, and a conference program.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1960. Includes a bulletin, an exhibitors' list, newspaper clippings, ts. notes regarding the teachers' council, etc.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1960: vol. 6, no. 1-3 (February, May, September). Duplicates are present.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institue (Guelph) in 1960, and in particular to the course taught there by Gordon Couling (Art 3). Includes handwritten and typed course outlines, handwritten and typed notes made by Couling in preparation for the course, lists of participants and recommended resources, correspondence, meeting agendas, other information related to the Leader's Institute, etc.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Assoication for 1959. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, exhibitors' lists, minutes for meetings of the teacher's council, handwritten notes, reports on seminars, flyers and invitations, a draft outline for a course by Gordon Couling at the 1959 Leader's Institute, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1959, and in particular to the course taught there by Gordon Couling. Includes handwritten notes, responses to a questionnaire, typed notes by Couling prepared for the course, a course outline, participant lists, incoming correspondence, and other information relating to the institute.

File consists of two lectures on recreation given at the Annual Institute of the In-service Training Course in Recreation, and prepared by the Community Programmes Branch of the Ontario Department of Education.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1959: vol. 5, no. 1-3 (March, June, October) and a supplementary issue (December).

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Assoication for 1958. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, exhibitors' lists, minutes for meetings of the teacher's council and for a Leaders Institute planning meeting, handwritten jury score sheets from an exhibition, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to the planning of the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1958, and the purpose and goals of the institute. Includes correspondence, minutes of a Five Counties Art Association meeting, reports on meetings of the institute planning committee, and a meeting agenda.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1958: March, June, and November.

File consists of material relating mainly to Five Counties Art Association events and workshops as well as the Leader's Institute held in 1954 at McMaster University (Hamilton) and an oil painting teachers' seminar. Includes correspondence, a report and a timetable for the Leader's Institute, reports on various seminars and events, summaries of adult night school classes held in various towns, handwritten notes, lists of members by type of art and region, and other material.

File consists of material relating to administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1957. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, meeting agendas and one set of minutes (possibly draft copy), handwritten notes, an exhibition program, and a newspaper clipping.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1956. Includes typed reports and feedback about the conference, handwritten notes, correspondence (including a draft), reports on discussion sessions, a list of participants, and statements of purpose for the Leader's Institute.

File consists of material relating mainly to the coordination of the regional art exhibitions of the Five Counties Art Association for 1957. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, meeting agendas, exhibitors lists and exhibition programs, flyers, lists of art works received or for auction, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1957, and in particular the course taught by Gordon Couling. Includes a conference outline and timetable, a survey, handwritten notes, typed instructions for class projects and assignments, a list of resources, etc.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1957: March, June, and Fall. Duplicates are present.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1956. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, meeting notices and agenda, and minutes of meetings of the association and of the teachers' council.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1956: vol. 1, no. 3-5 (April, July, Fall). Duplicates are present.

File consists of the November, 1956, and the 1992-1993 issues of the bulletin of the Northern Ontario Art Association. Also present is a letter to the COAA from a member of the NOAA.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1956, and in particular the course taught by Gordon Couling (Art, first year). Includes correspondence and memoranda, lists of courses and participants, handwritten notes taken from or created in preparation for the course, a course outline, lists of resoures, and other information relating to the institute.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1955. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence; meeting minutes; flyers, invitations, and registration forms for events and exhibitions; exhibition lists and programs; typed and handwritten notes; a typed lecture transcript on painting methods; and other material. File also includes some material relating to the East Central Ontario Art Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, and an exhibition program.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1955: vol. 1, no. 1 and 2 (July, October).

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1955, and in particular to the course taught there by Gordon Couling. Includes a manual on informal education for adults, handwritten notes by Couling prepared for the course, a draft scheudule, list of participants, other information relating to the institute, and correspondence.

File consists of material relating mainly to events and workshops held by the Five Counties Art Association throughout 1955. Includes flyers, announcements, invititations, and notices of events; lists of participants in various activities; incoming and outgoing correspondence, the association news bulletin (vol. 1, no. 1); an exhibitors list; registration forms for a sketching weekend; an insurance policy; and other material.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Insittutes held at McMaster University (Hamilton) and the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1954. Includes reports (including a financial report), lists of student by region, evaluations of the institutes, incoming and outgoing correspondence, a timetable, flyers, etc.

File consists of a typed manual on informal education for adults and a typed handout with "suggestions for outdoor sketching." The latter and possibly both items were prepared by the Community Programmes Branch of the Ontario Department of Education and were probably collected or used by Gordon Couling at the Leader's Institute.