Contains materials relating to Renaissance and Baroque architecture including photocopied ts. reading lists and other course materials issued by the Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge, England. Additionally contains ms. holograph notes (many of which relate to Alberti), and a research paper by Dagmar Motycka entitled " Filarete's Sforzinda: Historical and Philosophical Context".

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 ts. (original) of this research paper by Dendy.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into four sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1932; 2. 1933; 3. 1934. 4. 1935. This file also includes a diskette marked "Somerville Diaries".

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into four sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1936; 2. 1937; 3. 1938; 4. 1939.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into four separate sections: 1. Undated, possibly 1936; 2. 1940; 3. 1941; 4. 1942.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into three sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1943; 2. 1944; 3. 1945.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into three sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1946; 2. 1947; 3. 1948.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into three sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1949; 2. 1950; 3. 1951.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into three sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1952; 2. 1953; 3. 1954.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into three sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1955; 2. 1956; 3. 1957.

Includes research materials gathered by Dendy re the William Lyon Somerville Diaries. Materials include photocopies of the original diaries and are divided into three sections according to the year to which they relate i.e. 1. 1958; 2. 1959; 3. 1960.

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.

Includes ms. holograph notes and bibliographic references which relate to home building in the late nineteenth century up to the 1930's.

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.

Materials in this file relate primarily to Toronto's architectural history. This includes materials relating to professional work which Dendy carried out in his capacity as architectural historian including the Heath Park project and a significance report re Belleville City Hall. Some other materials relate to the reprint of Lost Toronto in the early 1990's. 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 or sent by Dendy.

Also includes photocopies of architectural drawings and plans, as well as of illustrations, maps, and photographs. A small number of b&w 8" x 10" photographs depicting Eaton's, College Street, are also contained in this file. A photocopied ts. list of the inventory of the Douglas Kertland Architectural Drawings Collection is addtionally among the items in this file.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Includes ms. holograph notes re walking tours of Toronto. These notes are subdivided into separate sections according to the street name or area of Toronto to which they relate.

Includes ms. holograph notes re walking tours of Toronto. These notes are subdivided into separate sections according to the street name or area of Toronto to which they relate.

Includes ms. holograph notes re walking tours of Toronto. These notes are subdivided into separate sections according to the street name or area of Toronto to which they relate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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).

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).