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Central Ontario Art Association fonds.

  • SCA222-GA209
  • Fonds
  • 1944-2005

Fonds consists of records documenting most aspects of the development of the Central Ontario Art Association, the events and activities of the association, and its administration and membership in the period from its formation in 1954 to about 2000, with some gaps in coverage. The records were accumulated by various members and some organization was imposed by the association for the purpose of researching its history.

Fonds includes correspondence, membership lists, flyers, announcements, programs, newsletters, exhibitors' catalogues, minutes, reports, the association constitution and by-laws, histories, forms and questionnaires, clippings, lectures and articles, photocopied information, photographs, slides, and other material.
Fonds is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Administration and Membership
Series 2: Files of Gordon Couling
Series 3: Events and Exhibitions
Series 4: Publications
Series 5: Subject Files
Series 6: History Working Files
Series 7: Photographs.

Central Ontario Art Association

Subject Files

Series consists of files of miscellaneous documents accumulated by various association members. Includes files on subjects relevant to association activities, such as teaching art, safety in the arts, and the McMichael Canadian Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario. Series also includes material from other art associations and members' files of miscellaneous items. Includes photocopied information, correspondence, clippings, articles, lectures, photographs and negatives, newsletters, membership lists, a manual, a bibliography, and other material.

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History Working Files

Series consists of material created, collected and accumulated for the purpose of researching and writing the history of the COAA. Most files were probably kept or acquired by Oreen Campbell, who was responsible for writing the history of the association during the 1980s. Includes files containing items removed from elsewhere in the fonds for the purpose of gathering key documents for the association's history and especially those containing information about important decisions and developments. Series includes correspondence, typed histories (including draft versions), flyers, announcements, membership lists, newsletters, exhibition catalogues, reports, minutes, lectures, articles, clippings, photographs, the association constitution and procedures manual, and other material.

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McMichael Gallery file (file 2 of 2).

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.

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Working file : Oreen Campbell : 4.

File consists of material probably accumulated by Oreen Campbell and relating to her work on the history of the COAA. Contains miscellaneous material, including: correspondence, photographs of COAA members and artwork, exhibition catalogues and invitation cards (for COAA member shows as well as other galleries), typed information about the COAA, flyers, minutes of a special meeting of the Homer Watson House Foundation (1982), a draft speech given at a fall workshop on the death of Gordon Couling, mock-ups of potential COAA logos, and other material.

Central Ontario Art Association

McMichael Gallery file (file 1 of 2).

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.

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Photographs and Slides

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

Central Ontario Art Association

Photographs.

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.

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Art hazards.

File consists of material relating to safety in the arts and the health hazards of working with art materials. Includes photocopied information and information printed from the internet, newsletters and bulletins of various art-related organizations, and correspondence (including some e-mails).

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Files from members, 1.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by an unidentified association member. Includes correspondence, photocopied materials (article, poem, COAA executive and newsletter information, etc.), association membership lists, art show invitations, photographs of COAA members and events, and other material.

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Files from members, 2.

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).

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Scrapbook.

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.

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Miscellaneous.

File consists of some material relating to one or several art weekends at Geneva Park: a brochure, a program and workshop participant lists, and handwritten notes from an annual meeting. File also includes a guest list for a K-W Society of Artists exhibition, and completed surveys of art teachers in the five counties area.

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News : 1998.

File consists of material relating mainly to the association newsletter for 1998. Includes page proofs for the newsletters and for flyers advertising events and workshops, some correspondence, snapshots taken at COAA events, and some photocopies of members' artwork.

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Publications

Series consists primarily of issues of the newsletter produced by the association for its membership. The newsletter contains association reports, announcements of upcoming events and exhibitions, information and tips on art techniques and materials, reports from other art associations and organizations, advertisements, etc. Most issues also contain a list of the association executive and advisory directors. Series includes issues of the Five Counties Art Association Bulletin (1955-1964), Central Ontario Art Association Bulletin (1964-1970), and the Central Ontario Art Association Newsletter (1982-1998). Series also includes page proofs (i.e. before photocopying) of newsletter issues (1982-1998), correspondence and memoranda, brochures and flyers, photographs, and handwritten notes. It is not clear whether every issue of the newsletter produced is present in the series.

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Canadian Fine Art World Guide.

File consists of material relating to the Canadian Fine Art World Guide on CD-ROM. Contains printed and photocopied information and a diskette containing a demonstration of the program.

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Exhibition catalogues.

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.

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Photography.

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.

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Minutes : annual and executive meetings.

File consists of material relating to annual and executive meetings of COAA. Includes notices and agendas for meetings; minutes of executive meetings for the years 1992-1997; minutes of annual meetings for the years 1978-1983, 1987, 1990, 1993-1997; reports and financial statements; a small amount of correspondence; a copy of the constitution and by-laws; and the position description for the secretary.

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News : 1997.

File consists of master copies of the COAA newsletters for the year 1997 (Winter, February, March, April, May, Summer, September, and Fall). File also includes a final copy of the September issue.

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Files from members, 4.

File consists of miscellaneous material accumulated by association members. Includes correspondence, advertisements, page proofs for a bulletin, COAA letterhead, a completed questionnaire, a newspaper clipping (relating to a sculpture at Wilfrid Laurier University), etc.

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Geneva Park workshops brochures.

File consists of brochures and registration forms for the annual art workshops at Geneva Park, held by the Central and East Central Ontario art associations. Includes brochures for the years 1975-1978, 1984, 1986, 1989-1990, and 1996-1997. Some brochures contain annotations.

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President and executive correspondence (outgoing and incoming).

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.

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Events and Exhibitions

Series consists of records relating to the organization and promotion of activities of the COAA, and in particular to workshops, exhibitions, sketching trips, field trips, and social events organized by the association. The material was accumulated by various individuals in the association and is not comprehensive as most records are from the 1970s through the mid-1990s. Series includes: flyers, brochures, announcements, programs, exhibitors' catalogues, correspondence, registration forms, membership lists, handwritten notes, newsletters, minutes, budgets, ephemera, and other material.

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Crossection.

File consists of material relating to the organization of the annual juried show of the COAA, called Crossection, for the years 1979 to 1997. Includes flyers, brochures and invitations (some drafts); correspondence (some drafts); entry forms and guidelines; lists of entries and award winners; jurors' remarks; handwritten notes, etc. [Does not include all of these items for each year.]

Central Ontario Art Association

Administration and Membership

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.

Central Ontario Art Association

Crossection 1996.

File consists mainly of material relating to Crossection, the annual juried show, for 1996. Includes brochures, terms of entry, and a fax containing information about submitting slides for art exhibitions. Also present is a page probably from a 1991 association newsletter containing a call for slides of artwork.

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Geneva Park : art shows & artists : 1989-1990s.

File consists of material relating to programs organized by the COAA, and mainly the annual workshops at Geneva Park (Longford Mills, Ontario) for 1994-1996 and the annual juried exhibition called Crossection for 1980-1982. Material relates to the organization and arrangement of the events. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, flyers and invitations, brochures, programs, exhibition lists, minutes, budgets, draft workshop descriptions, etc.

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Membership : 1996-1997.

File consists of material relating to association membership. Includes a membership booklet for 1996-1997, the master for a brochure about membership, and membership application forms. File also includes blank certificates for a 1994 greeting card competition.

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Members' show.

File consists of material relating to the COAA members' shows for 1992 amd 1994-1995. Include draft and final entry forms, exhibitors' lists, maps, a press release, a newspaper clipping, and a brochure for Crossection '95 (annual juried member's show).

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Watercolour workshop.

File consists of two copies of a flyer advertising a three-day watercolour workshop by California artist Christopher Schink, sponsored by the COAA.

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COAA brochure & history : 1994.

File consists of material relating mainly to the design and content of a brochure about the COAA for the year 1994, the association's 40th anniversary. Includes brochures, flyers, clippings, sketches drawn for brochures, a history of the COAA, a copy of the constitution and by-laws, song lyrics, handwritten notes, and a photograph [of COAA members?].

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News : 1994.

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

Central Ontario Art Association

Files from members, 3.

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.

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Minutes : executive meetings : 1977-1993.

File consists mainly of agendas and minutes for meetings of the COAA executive as well as annual meetings and other special meetings. File also includes a small amount of correspondence, financial statements, handwritten notes, and other material prepared for the meetings.

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Secretary.

File consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence of COAA secretary Rosey Koivisto for the years 1985-1993. Correspondence relates to the administration of the association, membership, coordinating events and workshops, and the functioning of the executive committee.

Central Ontario Art Association

News : 1993.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1993. File also includes several final copies of newsletters, correspondence, the association constitution and by-laws, and a membership list.

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Membership : 1985-1992.

File consists of mailing lists for the COAA membership for 1985-1986, 1988-1992. File also includes lists of paid members and renewals for 1992, as well as some handwritten notes. Some lists are heavily annotated.

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News : 1992 (file 2 of 2).

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.

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Working file : chronological 3.

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 typed membership lists (heavily annotated), lists of teachers and of participants at a workshop, correspondence, flyers and newsletters, and an exhibition catalogue.

Central Ontario Art Association

News : 1992 (file 1 of 2).

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.

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News : 1991.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1991. File also includes a small amount of correspondence, flyers, and a final copy of several newsletters.

Central Ontario Art Association

Constitution, membership and workshop information.

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.

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Working file : Oreen Campbell : 1.

File consists of material created and accumulated by Oreen Campbell and relating to her work on the history of the association. Some material relates to the events and the history of the COAA and some relates to the coordination of the a Belwood School reunion (it is unclear how this event relates to the activities of the COAA). Includes correspondence, flyers for COAA events, draft histories of the association, draft and final versions of the association's constitution, exhibition lists, financial statements (1972), annual meeting minutes (1983), newsletters, clippings, and other material.

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News : 1988.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1988. File also includes some flyers and a small amount of correspondence.

Central Ontario Art Association

Working file : Oreen Campbell : 2.

File consists of material probably created and accumulated by Oreen Campbell and relating to her work on the history of the association. Some material relates to a Leaders' Insitute held in 1959 at the MacDonald Insitute in Guelph. File includes COAA newsletters, flyers for events, correspondence to Campbell, meeting agendas, sketches, and other material.

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History.

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

Central Ontario Art Association

Correspondence : Oreen Campbell (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material created and accumulated by Oreen Campbell relating to the history of the association. Includes a project description (possibly for a Canada Council grant), for a documentary about artists in Ontario, prepared by Catherine Milloy; and a personal letter, part draft and part photocopy, written by Campbell and addressed to Cathy [Catherine Milloy?].

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News : 1987.

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.

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Correspondence : Oreen Campbell (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to Oreen Campbell's work on the history of the COAA. Includes photocopied incoming and outgoing correspondence between Campbell and the executive regarding Campbell's progress, as well as some personal correspondence to the president (Larry Barton).

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Working file : Oreen Campbell : 3.

File consists of material probably accumulated by Oreen Campbell and relating to her work on the history of the COAA. Includes correspondence, typed histories (drafts) of the association (including two written by Lloyd Minshall), minutes of annual meetings for 1970 and 1973, flyers, a newsletter, and the association constitution and procedures manual (1961). Some items may have been removed from other files (espeically if marked "N.B.").

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Sketch around London.

File consists of a sketch pad belonging to artist and COAA member Pat Walsh. The spiral-bound notebook contains mainly photographs of buildings in and around London, Ontario, and also contains ephemera, newspaper clippings, and other material. It appears to have been created in preparation for or after a COAA sketching trip.

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News : 1984.

File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter and flyers for 1984. File also includes flyers, a small amount of correspondence, and an agenda for the 1984 annual meeting.

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Membership : 1978-1984.

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.

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Portugal.

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

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News : 1983.

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.

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News : 1982.

File consists of material relating to the association newsletter and flyers for 1982. Includes page proofs of newsletters, flyers, correspondence, etc.

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Notebook (file 1 of 2).

File consists of a notebook containing various handwritten notes: treasurer's accounts (1960), a guest book for an art show (1965), and notes probably taken at workshops. Notebook also included loose items: a flyer; the March, 1962 newsletter of the Ontario Recreation Association; the October, 1981 newsletter of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; a COAA flyer; handwritten notes; and exhibitors' catalogues for the 20th and 21st annual Central Ontario Exhibition fine art competition.

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Events and workshops : 1976-1980 (file 1 of 2).

File consists mainly of flyers, programs, and invitations for events and workshops organized by COAA for the years 1976 to 1980. Events include Christmas parties, field trips, sketching and painting trips, gallery weekends, workshops, and annual meetings. File also includes some correspondence and applications forms relating to grants from the Ontario Arts Council and some correspondence relating to arrangements for a sketching weekend in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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Files of Gordon Couling

Series consists of records kept by Gordon Couling, charter member and first chair of the teachers' council executive, relating to the formation, administration, and activities of the COAA, mainly for the period from 1953 to 1960. Includes yearly files kept by Couling documenting the administration and activities of the association, as well as Couling's files relating to the annual Leader's Institute at the Macdonald Insitute in Guelph, offered by the Community Programs Branch of the Ontario Department of Education. Includes correspondence, minutes, reports, exhibitors' lists, flyers and programs, course outlines and resource lists, course notes and handouts, forms and surveys, lists of student participants, and other material.

Couling, Gordon

Miscellaneous (file 2 of 2).

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.

Couling, Gordon

NB folder : COAA.

File consists of material relating mainly to the early history of the COAA/Five Counties Art Association, probably removed from other files (especially those belonging to Gordon Couling; see Series 2) for the purpose of researching and writing a history of the association. Includes meeting minutes, reports, exhibition lists and catalogues, flyers and brochures, association bulletins, an outgoing letter from Gordon Couling, a mailing list for the Five Counties Art Association Teachers' Council, an article by Gordon Couling about an art exhibition held by the association, news releases prepared by the association, etc. Some items have been marked "N.B." File also includes a 2002 newspaper clipping about a mural at St. Joseph's Hospital (Guelph) painted by Gordon Couling.

Couling, Gordon

Notebook (file 2 of 2).

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.

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Events and workshops : 1970-1975 (file 1 of 2).

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.

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Events and workshops : 1970-1975 (file 2 of 2).

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.

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Working file : chronological 1.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated during the process of researching and writing the history of the COAA. Includes published material relating to community development and recreation (pamphlets, minutes of proceedings in the House of Commons (Ottawa) of the special committee on reconstruction and re-establishment), material prepared by the Teachers' Council of the association (lectures, articles), handwritten and typed notes, lists of workshop and sketching trip participants. a typed history of the association, an exhibition catalogue, and other material.

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Minutes.

File consists of the original minute book, which includes handwritten and typed minutes that have been glued or taped to the pages. Minutes are from executive and annual meetings and joint meetings with the association's Teachers' Council. Also present in the minute book are some reports and proposals. Loose items in the book include: handwritten (draft) and typed minutes for the 1971 annual meeting, handwritten notes and a meeting agenda, a typed draft history of the association, financial statements and treasurer's reports, the constitution, a 1958 exhibitor's list, a mock-up of the association logo, and a Girl Guides calendar.

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Secretary-treasurer.

File consists mainly of material created and accumulated by Joyce Holman in her role as secretary-treasurer of the association. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, exhibition entry forms and regulations, exhibitors' lists, newsletters, flyers and announcements, minutes from the 1970 annual meeting, etc. Some correspondence was also received by Oreen Campbell.

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Membership : 1969-1972.

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.

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Program committee.

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.

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Constitution and miscellaneous.

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.

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Treasurer's reports.

File consists of several copies of the treasurer's report for 1970 and a statement of receipts and disbursements for the year eneded September 30, 1970.

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Grant, 1970.

File consists of material relating to requests by the COAA for assistance from the Province of Ontario Council for the Arts, and information from the Council. Includes correspondence (with several COAA members); draft (handwritten) proposals, grant applications, and correspondence; handwritten notes; a news release and an annual report from the Council; instructions for submitting grant applications to the Council; and other material.

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Membership : 1967-1970.

File consists of material relating to membership in the COAA and in the teachers' council of the association. Includes lists of members of the teachers' council, incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to memberships and fees, a directory of art associations of Ontario (1969), and a newspaper clipping. Correspondence is with Gery Puley and Isobel Page.

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