Index of architects (R-Z) ordered alphabetically by name. Information provided on these index cards includes name of building, address of building, and year of construction?. In some cases a brief description of the building and/or a bibliographic reference to source of information for the building is contained on the card file also. Most of the buildings listed here were designed and built in the late nineteenth century or first half of the twentieth century.

Includes full listing of architects.

Cards filed alphabetically by name of architect, author name, publication title, or architectural topic. These cards take the form of bibliographic references to publications. Cross references to other cards within this card index also appear on some cards.

Contact sheets (both originals and photocopies), numbered on the verso. The numbers correspond to shhets of negatives in files 439-441. These photographs were taken in the process of researching for Toronto Observed and for walking tours of Toronto given by Dendy.

This file also includes a small number of photographic negatives (both 35 mm and large format negatives) which depict the exterior of Toronto buildings in addition to the interiors of an unidentified historic home.

Photographic negatives contained in numbered transparent holders. The photographs appear to have been taken in the process of researching and gathering materials for the publication Toronto Observed: Its Architecture, Patrons, and History.

B&w photographs of varying sizes (primarily 8" x 10") which were taken or gathered in the process of researching for Toronto Observed and possibly for other publications by

Captions (handwritten on back of photographs) are provided in some cases. A considerable number of these photographs are reproductions obtained from Public Archives Canada, from the Ontario Archives, from the City of Toronto Archives, and from the Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives.

This file additionally includes some photocopies and photographs depciting floor plans and architectural drawings (many of these are from the Massey Collection at Public Archives Canada).

Includes untitled loose leaf material in the form of correspondence received by Dendy from his parents, other family members, and friends over the period 1977-1989. This includes letters, thank-you cards, congratulations cards, invitations, as well as Birthday, Christmas, and Get Well cards.

Includes research papers by Dendy and others re various architectural themes. One research paper by Stephen Otto relates to the architect F. J. Rastrick. Another photocopied draft ts. by Jim Lemon and Stephen Speisman is entitled "The Building of a Suburb" and relates to the history of Toronto architecture, while a second draft ts. (original) by Dendy is entitled "Temples of Commerce: From the First Canadian Bank to the Second World War". Both of these ts. drafts appear to constitute research conducted to constitute part of a book or books on architecture. Other items included in this file include ms. holograph notes and photocopies of articles relating to bank building, Frederick Rastrick, city planning in Toronto and other matters.

Includes draft tss. (originals and photocopies) with holograph corrections of different sections written for a work intended for publication and entitled Concise History of Architecture in Canada. One draft ts. was originally stored in a ring binder and is marked as comprising chapters written by Dendy, as well as chapters on Quebec by other authors. The remaining draft tss. are loose leaf copies by Dendy.
Additionally includes two clippings re Ottawa's new National Gallery (1988).

Correspondence, ms. holograph notes, draft tss. (original), some with holograph corrections, photocopies of journal articles, and clippings constituting the research materials of Dendy on Frank Darling.

Includes photocopies of journal articles re the Toronto architecture firm A. J. Diamond Associates and its architects including A. J. Diamond himself and Kevin Garland. Also includes an article on A.J. Diamond and Barton Myers. This file also includes photocopies from W.S. Dinnick's book entitled Tremdous Toronto (2nd ed.). Finally, this file includes many photocopies of journal articles and extracts from books which relate primarily to the history of Toronto architecture.

Includes untitled loose materials in the form of photocopies of that section of the catalogue of the Riba Drawings Collection which relates to the works of the architect Oliver Hill.

Primarily includes materials relating to the work Dendy carried out as architectural historian to the Property Restoration Branch of the Ontario Heritage Foundation between 1987-1988. These include reports re Ontario Inventory of Heritage Properties issued by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1988. Additionally, this includes a year end report (1988-1989) by the Ontario Heritage Foundation re the Historic Properties Programme of the Foundation's Trust Committee. Other materials include various government publications either published by the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture or by the Ontario Heritage Foundation itself.

Other items in this file include copies of feasibility studies by R.J. Thom Architects in Toronto re the Town of Simcoe (1974), as well as ephemera in the form of folded flyers, pamphlets etc. relating to Windsor and the Niagara Escarpment. Finally, this file includes a book which focuses on the history of the Credit Valley Railway.

Includes untitled loose materials in the form of photocopies of finding aids from Public Archives Canada. The collections to which these finding aids relate include the Dobush, Stewart, Hein collection (1951-1978), the Beach Foundry Ltd. collection (1894-1980), and the Ben Albert Dore collection (1904-1930).

Includes ms. holograph notes re building permit file details for some Toronto buildings. Additionally contains photocopies of an architectural drawing of a sign designed for O'Hagan Landscape Co. at Eglington and Bathurst St. in Toronto, as well as photocopies of the architectural plans drawn up for Charles Baker Ltd., 1356 Bathhurst St. in Toronto.

Includes ms. holograph notes containing Dendy's research on Toronto architecture from the Toronto newspaper The Globe during the period 1860-1865. For each year during this period these materials are divided into two separate sections: 1. Miscellaneous; 2. Tenders. This file also contains photocopies from books, journals and other publications re architects (Henry Bowyer Lane and William Hay) and architectural developments in Toronto in the mid-nineteenth century. Also includes some items of correspondence re Dendy's research into this period of architectural history.

Includes ms. holograph notes containing Dendy's research on Toronto architecture from the Toronto newspaper The Globe during the period 1860-1862. For each year during this period these materials are divided into two main topics: 1. Miscellaneous; 2. Tender Calls. This file also contains some photocopies from the architectural journal The Builder.

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect. In some cases card files are grouped together by street or region of Toronto, but in other cases no specific order applies.

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect.

Part of Citypan Series, no. 1.

Includes materials which relate to consultancy work carried out by Dendy in his capacity as architectural historian for Littlewood Hesse Architects in Toronto on a "Consultant Study on Buildings and their Relationship to Yonge Street". Items in this file include correspondence, information on Littlewood Hesse Architects, as well as ms. notes by Dendy relating to this consultant study.

Promotional poster by Utlas International Canada.
Poster features reproduction of painting by Laura Muntz entitled The Children's Hour (ca. 1897).

Contains untitled loose materials. This includes a copy of the proposal Dendy wrote for an exhibition on the Canadian Home and its Furnishings over the period 1945-1967. Other materials in this file include research materials which Dendy received from the archives of the University of British Columbia re work which he was carrying out in preparation for this proposed exhibition. These research materials take the form of copies of inventories of materials in the Melva Dwyer collection, the Binning Manuscript collection, and the collection of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. at the archives of the University of British Columbia.

Includes photocopies of journal articles relating primarily to Canadian architecture especially to bank building, government buildings, building of war memorials, and home building and design. Additionally, includes some photocopies from books and magazines, as well as some photocopies of photographic materials.

Contains untitled loose materials. This includes photocopies of journal articles from Canadian Homes and Gardens (1950-1956) re home design and interior decoration. Additionally, includes information sheets re the winning entries in the 1953 design awards of the National Industrial Design Committee.

The materials contained in this file appear to primarily constitute research materials gathered by Dendy re the Toronto architect A. J. Diamond. As such this file includes photocopies of journal articles about A. J. Diamond, as well as a copy of a conference paper presented by A. J. Diamond entitled "Rehabilitation in Practice" This file also includes the company prospectus for the architectural firm, A. J. Diamond Associates. This includes details of the architectural and planning projects in which this firm has been involved, as well as information on the firm's personnel, awards, and publications. Additionally this file contains ms. holograph notes re Canadian homes.

Materials in this file consist primarily of tourist guides and other guides to historic sites, as well as to towns, cities, and regions in Ontario. They take the form of brochures, pamphlets, booklets, and books and many of them have an architectural and/or historical focus. A considerable number of these items are Canadian government publications. Maps, reports, research papers, and photocopies from periodicals and books are also contained in this file.

Includes photocopies of photographs with captions (on back of each page) indicating what building the photograph depicts and the date it was taken where available. The photographs show key architectural structures in Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario, in Quebec City, Quebec, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Includes ms. holograph notes containing Dendy's research on Toronto architecture from the Toronto newspaper The Globe during the period 1880-1886. Some photocopies from The Globe and from the journal publication The Builder are also contained in this file. For each year from 1880-1886 these materials are divided into two main topics: 1. Miscellaneous; 2. Tender Calls.

Series consists of the detailed hand-written card files prepared by Dendy as a guide to research materials available in his fields of interest in the subject area of Architectural History.
These card files provide different types of information:

• Bibliographic references to materials in a number of subject areas. This includes special interest topics of Dendy's such as Frank Darling's library and the Massey Patronay. Additionally, an A-Z index of architects (mostly Canadian) is also available. This features bibliographic references to journal articles where information on each architect can be found. In some cases these cards also provide information on the office or home address of these architects.
• Building permit information for Canada (mainly Toronto) for late nineteenth century or early twentieth century. This includes building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect. This information is organized either by architect, by date, or by street or region. However, in some cases no apparent order applies.
• Alphabetical index to architects. Information provided on these card files includes the name of the building, address of the building, and year of construction of the building designed by each architect listed. In some cases a brief description of the building is also provided in additin to a bibliographic reference to the source from which information on the building was obtained. Most of the buildings listed in this index were designed in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
• Architect and subject index. Card files are filed alphabetically by name of architect, author name, publication title, or architectural topic. These cards take the form of bibliographic references to publications.
• Subject indexes. This includes an alphabetical subject index to various Canadian and foreign architectural topics, as well as a subject index relating specifically to the history of Toronto's architecture.
• Miscellaneous card files. Some small sections of card files can also be found which relate to various topics and which are organized in different ways. This includes an index of designs (pencil drawings, prints, and photographs) for buildings in Toronto and other parts of Ontario, an index to topics relating to foreign architecture, and miscellaneous card files re Toronto architecture.

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect.
Card files are subdivided into sections as follows:

• Building Permits (1891-1897, Toronto);
• Building Permits (A-T index by name of architect, M-Q missing, 1886-1906);
• Building Permits (Winnipeg);
• Building Permits (Places Toronto).

See also : Dendy Card File Listing by Rose Tzalmonas Nov. 1994. (updated by R. Koebel, Oct. 1996).

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect.

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect.

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect.

Index of architects ordered alphabetically. Also contains a small number of card files containing bibliographic references to architectural publications, as well as some card files relating to Toronto building permits.

Index of architects (A-H) ordered alphabetically by name. Information provided on these index cards includes name of building, address of building, and year of construction?. In some cases a brief description of the building and/or a bibliographic reference to source of information for the building is contained on the card file also. Most of the buildings listed here were designed and built in the late nineteenth century or first half of the twentieth century.

See also: Dendy Card File Listing by Rose Tzalmonas Nov. 1994. (updated by R. Koebel, Oct. 1996). Includes full listing of architects.

Cards filed alphabetically by architectural subject. These cards contain bibliographic references to architectural publications on the topics indexed.
Includes full listing of topics indexed.

Includes subject index re UK, U.S., and French architecture. Information on these cards includes bibliographic references to publications relevant to each subject term indexed.

Includes sample microfiche from the Avery Library, Columbia University in the form of a catalogue of furnishings for the home (original dates back to 1918) produced by Aladdin Company, and in the form of Sweet's Architectural Trade Catalog File (original dates back to 1906).

Includes reports and studies re proposed planning, building, renovations and improvements in Toronto. Many of these publications take the form of feasibility studies.

Includes many ms. and ts. (original and computer output) notes by Dendy prepared for the purposes of Toronto Walking Tours which were given by him. Each set of notes relates to a different area of Toronto. Other items include Toronto walking tour guides produced by the North Toronto Historical Society, the Central Y.M.C.A., Toronto, and other bodies. Photocopies from books and clippings re certain areas of Toronto are also contained in this file. Additionally this file includes maps of many different areas of Toronto, as well as many brochures and leaflets relating primarily to walking tours of different areas of Toronto.

Features photograph of the Ontario Heritage Centre in the late nineteenth century or early part of the twentieth century.

Contains books, issues of journals and magazines, and clippings re suburban housing design (predominantly in the 1960's) in Canada and the U.S.A. Much of this material relates specifically to small home design. Authors of this materials include the Canadian Housing Design Council and the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation of Canada.

The books for which awards were presented are listed on this poster. This includes Toronto Observed by Dendy and Kilbourn.

Dendy and Kilbourn's Toronto Observed was nominated for one of the City of Toronto Book Awards in this year.

This exhibition took place at the Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives.

Promotional poster produced by CBS Inc. for the musical South Pacific staring Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Sarah Vaughan, and Mandy Patinkin.

Poster depicts painting by Gerald Lazare entitled Cat's Paw (1978).

These videocassettes include programs re the architectural history of Toronto shown on CBLT MORNING. Dendy was a regular contributor in the fields of architecture and architechtural history for CBLT MORNING between 1985-1986.

The first program (ca. 10 mins. in duration) is entitled "Lost Horizons" and focuses on the history of the development of high rise buildings in Toronto especially commercial architecture. Dendy provides extensive commentary during this program.

The second item (about 5-10 minutes in duration) forms part of a program re Wytchwood Park which also includes commentary by Dendy re the architectural history of this neighbourhood.

These two pieces of film footage are repeated multiple times on each of these two videocassettes.

This series includes two videocassettes (copy 1 and copy 2). Each videocassette show the same film footage.They both include programs re the architectural history of Toronto shown on CBLT MORNING. Dendy was a regular contributor in the fields of architecture and architechtural history for CBLT MORNING between 1985-1986.

The first program (ca. 10 mins. in duration) is entitled "Lost Horizons" and focuses on the history of the development of high rise buildings in Toronto especially commercial architecture. Dendy provides extensive commentary during this program.

The second item (about 5-10 minutes in duration) forms part of a program re Wytchwood Park which also includes commentary by Dendy re the architectural history of this neighbourhood.

Materials in this file relate primarily to Toronto's architectural history. Many items relate to government and public buildings or to bank architecture in Toronto, while some relate to other types of buildings or to regions of Toronto. Materials include news clippings, photocopies of journal articles and of extracts from books and other publications, ms. notes, reports, and some correspondence addressed to Dendy. Also included in this file are some reviews of the book Dendy co-published with William Kilbourn entitled Toronto Observed: Its Architecture, Patrons, and History.

Poster produced to celebrate Lofti Mansouri's first ten years as a general director of the Canadian Opera Company.

Includes books, booklets, pamphlets, folded flyers, reports, ms. notes etc. These materials relate to at least one of the following areas: the history of a city or a region of Canada, heritage subjects, the architectural history of a specific building or area of Canada. These materials are relevant to the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

Many publications of the British Columbia Heritage Trust are contained in this file. This includes the Technical Paper Series which focuses on specialized heritage subjects within a British Columbian context. Some annual reports of the British Columbia Heritage Trust are also contained in this file. Some b&w photographs received by Dendy from the Dept.of National Defence are also contained in this file. However, the subject of these photographs is not described. Finally, this file contains some postcards depicting historic sites and buildings in Nova Scotia and murals in British Columbia.

Includes booklets, folded flyers, and pamphlets primarily in the form of guides to museum and gallery exhibitions/collections in Canada.Additionally, includes a report by Heritage Canada on the profitability of heritage conservation. Other items include a tourist guide entitled "Hunter's Panoramic Guide from Niagara to Quebec" (originally published in 1857), a publication on the early history of the township of Erin, and a pamphlet re historical maps of Canada. Finally this file contains various publications on Canadian architecture.

Includes photocopies from The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs. This is a "bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural uses of white pine and its availability today as a structural wood". Included in this file are photocopies of this publication from 1916-1923.

Conference was hosted by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.

Dendy's name is included as he was one of the speakers at ths symposium.

Includes one photocopy of b&w protrait photograph of Dendy as a very young man. A second b&w portrait photograph of Dendy was taken by Hodgskiss Studios in Apr. 1976. The third b&w portrait photograph of Dendy appears in his passport, which was issued in 1981, and is also among the items included in this file.

Includes degree certificates awarded to Dendy including a Degree of Bachelor of Arts (1976) and a Master of Arts (1979) from St. John's College in the University of Cambridge. Additionally, includes a photograph which shows Dendy receiving a degree or an award at unidenfitied ceremony or event.

Another photograph appears to depict students and staff in the school of architecture at Massey College, University of Toronto (1979-1980). Dendy was one of the staff members in this year and he is among the individuals in this photograph. All members in this photograph are identified in an accompanying list.

Finally, this file contains a photograph depicting a group of people who Dendy may have worked or studied with. The occasion on which this photograph was taken and the individuals in this photograph are, however, not identified.

Includes ms. holograph notes and bibliographic references from issues of Canadian Homes and Gardens from the 1930's up to the 1950's. File dividers separate these materials into separate sections according to the topic to which they relate.