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 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 material relating to COAA tours in Portugal. Includes travel itineraries and updates and a travel guide.

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

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

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

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 page proofs for the association newsletter for 1992. File also includes several final copies of newsletters, announcements and flyers for inclusion in the newsletter, and correspondence.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1994. Final copies of four newsletters are also present.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1995. Final copies of two newsletters are also present.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1996.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by association member Linda [last name unknown]. Includes correspondence, photographs of COAA members and of art, an invitation to an art sale, and invitations to Crossection '95 (the annual juried members' show).

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by an unidentified association member. Includes a ts. draft of COAA history, the association's constitution, a travel itinerary for a COAA trip to Mexico, an article about effective committee work, and brochures on ceramics and on the art of Peter Etril Snyder.

File consists of material relating to the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, and mainly to legislation changes in the early 1980s affecting the McMichael Canadian Collection and the response of interested parties (including COAA members) regarding the changes. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, politicians' statements given at the Legislative Assebmly of Ontario, transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings (Standing Committee on Social Development), newsletters, fliers, etc. File also contains copies of the Act to Establish the McMichael Canadian Collection (1972) and the Act to amend the McMichael Canadian Collection Act (1981). File probably belonged to Oreen Campbell and most correspondence belongs to Campbell, but some correspondence is also addressed to Doris Law. Includes a letter from Premier William G. Davis.

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 a letter from Premier Dalton McGuinty congratulating the COAA on its 50th anniversary on behalf of the Government of Ontario.

File consists of a typed manual on adult education.

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

File consists of several draft versions of the history of the COAA, written in different years; some were prepared by Oreen Campbell.

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."

Series consists of snapshots taken at COAA events and snapshots of association members with their art. Includes photographs, slides, and negatives.

File consists of snapshots taken at COAA events and snapshots of COAA artists with their art. File also includes one piece of correspondence and one exhibition invitation card.

File consists of a scrapbook containing mostly photographs of COAA members with their artwork or taken at association events. Also present are an association brochure, an art sale poster, and a newspaper clipping.

File consists of copies of the COAA constitution and by-laws, a proxy form, and the minutes of the 1993 annual meeting.

File consists of material relating mainly to membership in COAA. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding membership issues, most with Isabelle Quick; reports; handwritten notes; etc.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the COAA president for the years 1991-1997. Presidents during this period included: Els Swart, Ursula Reese, Rosey Koivisto, and Linda Kemp. Correspondence relates to the administration of the association, membership, coordinating events and workshops, and the functioning of the executive committee. Includes, as attachments to the correspondence: contracts, clippings, invoices, brochures, etc.

File consists of material created and accumulated by Harry L. Sandford, chairman of the association's Program Committee. Material relates to the coordination of events and includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, flyers, registration forms, association newsletters, a membership list, and handwritten notes.

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.

Series consists of records relating to the administration of the COAA and to the association membership, accumulated by various individuals in the association. Records primarily relate to the development of the constitution and by-laws, the maintenance of membership lists for the COAA and for the association's teachers' council, and to some specific positions and committees: president, secretary, secretary-treasurer, and program committee. Series includes correspondence; membership lists; minutes of annual, executive, and teachers' council meetings (including the original minute book); the association constitution and by-laws (as well as drafts of these); reports; notebooks and handwritten notes; flyers, event programs, and exhibitors' lists; and other material. The series is not comprehensive in that not all years are equally documented and not all aspects of the association's administration and governance are represented in the records.

File consists of the COAA constitution and by-laws, one piece of correspondence to Gery Puley, and several loose pages from the association news bulletin. One of these pages contains the minutes of a special executive meeting in which association historian and past president William Vickers reported that he had commenced recording the historiay of the association.

File consists of several copies of the association constitution and by-laws, a job description for the secretary/newsletter editor, and photocopied information about keeping minutes.

File consists mainly of material relating to the constitution of the COAA. Includes several versions of the constitution (some with annotations), information about the association and the logo, blank forms, workshop guidelines, correspondence, and minutes of the 1991 annual meeting.

File consists of material relating to the membership of the COAA, possibly accumulated by Oreen Campbell. Includes correspondence regarding membership and address changes, handwritten notes, membership lists, and other material.

File consists of minutes of the COAA annual meeting held on September 21, 1991.

File consists of a notebook, probably kept by Ruth Camplin. Contains handwritten minutes of the 1972 annual meeting, notes from a 1976 meeting, and other handwritten notes.

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.

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 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 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 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 accumulated by Gordon Couling relating to the administration and events by the Five Counties Art Association and material accumulated and created by him relating to art. Includes handwritten and typed draft papers about art, handwritten notes, incoming and outgoing correspondence, a meeting agenda, a newspaper clipping, etc.

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 promotion of workshops and events held primarily from 1970-1973, and includes some material relating the organization of the events. Includes flyers and announcements for workshops and other COAA events, incoming and outgoing correspondence, newsletters, flyers from other organizations, financial statements (1970-1972), a members' mailing list (1973), a directory of art associations in Ontario, handwritten notes, and other material. Most correspondence is addressed to Marlene Jofreit or Oreen Campbell.

File consists of exhibitors' catalouges for shows of the Five Counties Art Association/Central Ontario Art Association. Includes catalogues for annual exhibitions, area exhibitions, and a travelling exhibition.

File consists of a guest book kept for an unidentified event.

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

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

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

File consists of page proofs (i.e., before photocopying) of an unidentified bulletin.

File consists of material relating to the association newsletter and flyers for 1983. Includes newsletters, flyers, correspondence and memoranda, a list of members issued a cheque, the agenda for the annual meeting, etc.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1985, as well as page proofs for flyers.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1987. File also includes some flyers, a small amount of correspondence, and a final copy of one newsletter.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1989.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1995. Final copies of two newsletters are also present.

File consists of material created by Guelph watercolour artist Margot Snow. Includes colour prints of her work (mainly in the form of 14 x 10 cm cards), as well as a biography and her curriculum vitae.

File consists of photocopied material relating to photography, possibly from a photography class [English 239 Film?] from an unidentified organization. Contains reading material about how photography works and a typed page on lighting in photography.

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.