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William Dendy fonds.
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Toronto : architecture : miscellaneous.

Includes research papers written by Dendy's students at the University of Toronto? to meet course requirements. These research papers relate to the architectural history of specific buildings in Toronto or to the architecture of specific regions within Toronto. This file also contains a copy of an historical report written by Dendy for the North York Historical Board re The Dempsey Hardware Store.

Other items in this file include several publications. One focuses on the history of the Toronto islands, another on the history of Grace Church on-the-Hill between 1874 and 1964, and a third on Metropolitan Toronto. An issue of the Canadian Historical Review (1979) and of the magazine "The City" (1979) are also included in this file, in addition to photocopies of extracts from books relating to the University of Toronto Expansion Program. Some photocopies of journal articles are also contained in this file, in addition to ephemera in the form of maps of Toronto, and pamphlets and folded flyers re historic sites and buildings in Toronto.

Dendy, William

Toronto : architecture : nineteenth century.

Includes ms. holograph notes re Toronto architecture from 1830's up to 1890's. Also contains a photocopy from Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto: A Collection of Historical Sketches of the Old Town of York: from 1792 until 1833: and of Toronto from 1834 to 1893.

Dendy, William

Toronto : architecture : planning information sheets and other material.

Includes planning information sheets for those buildings embraced by the Planning Board Projects of Metro Toronto, of the City of Toronto, of North York, Scarborough and the Township of Etobicoke. Also includes index cards containing details of Toronto buildings including location, date, and name of architect(s). This file also includes several photocopied articles from The Canadian Architect dating from the late 1950's. A photocopy of a book re the history of the Village of Parkdale, 1879-1979 is also among the items in this file. Finally, ms. holograph notes and some ephemera are also included among the items in this file.

Dendy, William

Toronto : articles and publicity stuff : includes Darling etc. and Steve Otto stuff.

Contains material relating to Toronto's architecture and architects. Includes issues of periodicals, photocopies of journal articles (including an article by William Kilbourn), clippings, photocopies of photographs of buildings, ms. notes by Dendy, and photocopies of bibliographies. Additionally contains promotional literature from many Toronto-based architectural firms.

Other items include ts. research notes and research papers by Stephen Otto primarily re various architects including John Tully, Henry Bowyer Lane, John Harlock Elliot, Cyrus Pole Thomas and William Beaumont Leather. This file also contains photocopied documents (primarily correspondence) received by Dendy from the Archives at the Dalhousie University Library. These documents relate to Frank Darling.

Dendy, William

Toronto : maps, 1880-1923.

Includes list of map holdings in the map library and in the rare book library at the University of Toronto. Also contains photocopies of maps of different areas of Toronto obtained from these libraries. File dividers separate the maps contained in this file into separate sections according to the year to which they pertain. These years are as follows: 1880, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1903, and 1923.

Dendy, William

Toronto : miscellaneous related to architecture : magazine articles : City and Country Home, Real Estate.

Materials in this file relate primarily to Toronto's architecture. Materials include news clippings, ms. notes, a walking guide, the prospectus of a Toronto-based architectural firm, a calendar entitled "Our Toronto Calendar 1975", and issues of magazines.

Other items include research papers and essays written by Dendy's students at the University of Toronto. One paper relates to St. James Town while another relates to the Park System in Toronto. An information package re the City of Toronto's New Urban Design Awards (1992) is also included in this file, in addition to a media information package, photographs, and other materials relating to the Toronto Dome Stadium.

Dendy, William

Toronto : publications on history, archives, and architecture.

Includes books, booklets, pamphlets, issues of journals, photocopies of journal articles, and folded flyers re historic buildings and sites in Toronto, re the history of Toronto or areas of Toronto, and re architectural developments in Toronto. Additionally includes guides and catalogues of art and/or of architectural exhibitions in Toronto. Other publications include a catalogue of the manuscript collection of the Toronto Board of Education.

Some correspondence (dated 1990) is also contained in this file and relates to discussions by the Neighbourhoods Committee of the Toronto Historical Board re the inclusion on the Inventory of Heritage Properties of 500 Lake Shore Blvd. W.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : building permit files I.

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.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : building permit files II.

Includes ms. holograph notes re building permit file details for some Toronto buildings. Also includes correspondence received by Dendy from Margo Welch, the Head of Exhibitions at the Royal Ontario Museum on May 25, 1990 re some exhibition proposals which Dendy had sent to the museum.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : buildings.

Includes ms. holograph notes in the form of a listing of buildings in Toronto organized either by their street location or by type of building. Details of the street address, the architect(s), and a description of the building are provided.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : buildings.

Includes ms. holograph notes in the form of a listing of some of the buildings in Toronto organized by the area in which they are located. Details of the street address, the architect(s), the permit file no., date of construction?, and a description of the building are provided. Includes research on Forest Hill.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : tender information from the Toronto Globe, 1852-1860.

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.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : tender information from the Toronto Globe, 1860-1862.

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.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : tender information from the Toronto Globe, 1870-1879.

Includes ms. holograph notes, photocopies of articles from The Builder, and a ts. (computer output) research paper on the subject of Richard Cunningham Windeyer (1830? - 1900). Materials are subdivided according to the theme to which they relate. These research materials cover the period 1870 to 1879 and for each of these years materials can be found under the heading "Miscellaneous" and "Tender Calls" respectively.

Dendy, William

Toronto research : tender information from the Toronto Globe, 1880-1886.

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.

Dendy, William

Toronto : road atlas plates.

Includes building plans, plans for building lots and park lots, as well as plans of subdivisions of lots. Also includes road atlas plates. All of these materials cover the Toronto area and take the form of either originals or photocopies. Also includes ts. report by Dendy and other materials re the consultancy work carried out by Dendy on 74-76 York St. for Page and Steele Architects.

Dendy, William

Toronto walking tour materials.

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.

Dendy, William

Toronto walking tours.

Includes ms. notes, b&w photographs (originals and photocopies), photocopies from books and other publications, and clippings. These materials are divided into separate file folders according to the building, street, or area of Toronto to which they relate. While some of these materials constitute Dendy's research for walking tours of Toronto, other materials (especially photographs and manuscripts) were used or prepared for the revised edition of Lost Toronto which was published in 1993.

Dendy, William

U.S. and Canadian Cities : guides and brochures.

Includes maps of regions and cities within Canada and the U.S.A. Additionally includes tourist guides to historic buildings and sites both within Canada and the U.S.A., as well as guides to gallery and museum exhibitions. Also includes a publication entitled York Minster and its Problems and another publication which focuses on the architecture of New York city.

Dendy, William

City Park Co-operative Apartments Inc.

Includes correspondence received by Dendy from City Park Co-operative Apartments Inc. where Mr. Dendy was a resident. This correspondence relates to general members' meetings, to rent charges, as well as to other matters.

Dendy, William

Research and Writing

Series consists of research materials which relate to many different areas of Dendy's work in the field of architectural history. They include textual and graphic materials, as well as electronic information in the form of computer files stored on 3.5" floppy disks.

This includes the research materials acquired by Dendy during his studies at Cambridge University, England and probably at Columbia University in New York. These take the form of course handouts, ms. holograph notes, and photocopies of journal articles. A large number of the ms. holograph notes relate to the history of home building and residential architecture in Canada (this formed the subject of the thesis which Dendy wrote either for one of the Masters degree he received in Architectural History and/or for the PhD in Architectural History on which he was working).

Also included is material relating to topics studied by Dendy either at university or in his professional career. These research topics include: the architects Frank Darling, John Howard, and Oliver Hill; the architectural history of the city of Hamilton, Ont.; "The Smaller Houses of the American Suburbs", "The Houses of Indian Road", and "A Comparision of 504 Jarvis St. and 135 St. George St." (last three topics constitute research papers written by Dendy).

Other research materials contained in this file were gathered in the process of researching for Lost Toronto and for Toronto Observed. These research materials primarily take the form of planning information sheets, ms. lists of Toronto buildings/architects, tender information from the Toronto Globe (issues from the late 19th century), ms. holograph notes re Toronto building permit files, and some photographic materials. Some reviews of Lost Toronto can also be found in this series.

Other research materials relate to Dendy's extensive research on the residential area of Forest Hill and take the form of ms. holograph notes on Forest Hill building permit files. Photocopies of journal articles, ms. holograph notes and other materials, which appear to have been gathered and/or prepared for a proposed publication on the history of Canadian architecture, are also contained in this series.

Ms. research notes used by Dendy in preparation for Toronto walking tours led by him are also contained in this series, in addition to research materials used by him for projects he worked on in his capacity as consultant architectural historian to various architectural firms and government bodies.

Other files include information relating to projects Dendy worked on as architectural historian to the Property Restoration Branch of the Ontario Heritage Foundation from 1987-1989, and to work which he carried out for Tom Schwartz, President of Intraurban Projects, as well as to a study conducted by Dendy on CNR Railway Stations for the Architectural History Branch, Canadian Historic Sites Directorate of the Canadian Parks Service in 1991.

Dendy, William

United States : guides and brochures.

Materials contained in this file were collected by Dendy when he lived in the U.S.A or was visiting the U.S.A. They include maps, and many tourist guides in the form of pamphlets, folded flyers, and brochures. Many of these take the form of guides to museum and gallery exhibitions, while others take the form of walking tour guides or guides to historic buildings or regions within the U.S.A.

In particular guides to different areas of Chicago issued by the Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks are contained in this file. Other items include postcards, col. photographs, as well as clippings and issues of journals which relate primarily to the theme of architecture and/or art in certain areas of the U.S.A.

Dendy, William

West Coast domestic architecture.

Contains untitled loose materials. This includes photocopies of journal articles from Western Homes & Living (issues date from 1950's) and photocopies from books and other publications many of which were received from the Provincial Archives in British Columbia. These materials relate to domestic architecture (both exterior and interior home designs) in West Coast Canada.

This file also includes photocopies of correspondence (dating from the 1950's) of the National Industrial Design Council re Perpetua Furniture Ltd. Also includes photocopies of sketches of furniture and other documentation.

Dendy, William

The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs.

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.

Dendy, William

Bibliographies.

Card files are subdivided into sections as follows:

  • Bibliography: English (empty);
  • Bibliography: American (empty);
  • Sir C.H. Reilly;
  • Related Armoles;
  • Richard Norman Shaw;
  • Frank Darling's Library;
  • Massey Patronay (empty);
  • York & Sawyer;
  • A-Z index of Architects.

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

Dendy, William

Building permits.

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).

Dendy, William

Toronto building permits (No Order?), 1885-1904.

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.

Dendy, William

Building permits, 1902.

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

Dendy, William

Building permits, 1903.

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

Dendy, William

Building permits, 1904.

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

Dendy, William

Building permits, 1905-1906.

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect. Card files in A-Z section of this index are ordered alphabetically by architect.

Dendy, William

Building permits etc. : untitled, 1889-1904.

Card files include information on building permit no. and year, address of building, description of building, and name of architect for Toronto.
Additionally includes card files containing bibliographic references to architectural publications.

Dendy, William

Miscellaneous architects, buildings : untitled.

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.

Dendy, William

Architects and their works : A-H.

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.

Dendy, William

Architects and their works : H-Q.

Index of architects (H-Q) 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.

Dendy, William

Architects and their works : R-Z.

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.

Dendy, William

Architect and subject index, A-Z.

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.

Dendy, William

Subject index, A-W.

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

Dendy, William

Toronto by street.

Index to Toronto buildings by street. Also includes description of building, name of architect, date of construction? Most of the buildings listed here were designed and built in the second half of the nineteenth century or first half of the twentieth century.

Dendy, William

Plans, drawings : untitled.

Index card file of listings of designs for buildings in Toronto and other parts of Ontario in the form of pencil drawings, prints, and photographs.

Dendy, William

Foreign architecture : untitled.

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.

Dendy, William

Miscellaneous : untitled.

Includes miscellaneous card files re Toronto architecture. The majority of cards index Canadian architects, or street names in Toronto and other places in Ontario.

Dendy, William

Toronto architecture : subject index.

Includes index to architectural topics including Toronto architects (card files feature information on architects' works) and different regions of Toronto (card files contain information on historic buildings in indexed region).
Includes list of subject index terms.

Dendy, William

Dendy backup disks : binder 1.

Includes ten high density 3.5" backup disks. The majority of files contained on these disks relate to Dendy's extensive research on Forest Hill. A printed file list is available for each of these disks. Files are stored in one of three different directories: "FHPERMIT", "FHARCH", and "FHSTREET".

Information contained on these disks relates to the following subject areas: Forest Hill building permits for the period 1924-1939, Alphabetical listing of Forest Hill architects; Alphabetical listing of Forest Hill streets.

Also includes ms. holograph notes and bibliographic references re Canadian architecture.

Dendy, William

Dendy backup disks : binder 2.

Includes five high density 3.5" backup disks. Files are stored in one of three directories: "BILLSDIS", "LOSTTOR" and "SWARTZ". This includes files with research relevant to Lost Toronto (probably the new edition of 1993), as well as files relevant to the projects which Dendy worked on as architectural historian to the Property Restoration Branch of the Ontario Heritage Foundation between 1987-1989 (see "BILLSDIS" directory). Files contained in the "SWARTZ" directory relate to work Dendy carried out for Tom Schwartz, President of Intraurban Projects re the 1070 Queen St. E. Project. Some programming files are also contained on the disks in this file.

Dendy, William

"BILLSDIS" DIRECTORY : 10MACDON - 17BENARS.

Includes correspondence, a feasibility study, and other documentation relating to projects which Dendy worked on as architectural historian to the Property Restoration Branch of the Ontario Heritage Foundation between 1988-1989. This includes work relating to Benares, Mississauga. Also includes file containing information on MacDonnell House in Pointe Fortune, Ontario.

Dendy, William

"BILLSDIS" DIRECTORY : 10ASHBIRD - BABY1

Includes correspondence, terms of reference for individual projects, reports, and other documentation relating to projects which Dendy worked on as architectural historian to the Property Restoration Branch of the Ontario Heritage Foundation between 1987-1988.

Dendy, William

"BILLSDIS" DIRECTORY : BABY2 - MANTEL12.

Includes correspondence, terms of reference for individual projects, reports, and other documentation relating to projects which Dendy worked on as architectural historian to the Property Restoration Branch of the Ontario Heritage Foundation between 1988-1989.

Dendy, William

"BILLSDIS" DIRECTORY : MANUAL - WALLS2.

Includes correspondence and other documentation relating to projects which Dendy worked on as architectural historian to the Property Restoration Branch of the Ontario Heritage Foundation between 1988-1989.

Dendy, William

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