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McGill University Archives Series
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Artifacts

This series contains artifacts created by McGill University or created by commercial manufacturers for McGill between roughly 1800 and 2015. Many items in this series are undated.

This series is described at the item level. Includes medals, pins, tobacco tins and humidors, trophies, bottles and mugs, commemorative spoons, matchbooks, and other objects.

Audiovisual materials

This series contains audiovisual material created by McGill University and McGill student societies between 1949 and 2003. Most are recordings of theatrical or musical performances, or university ceremonies such as the awarding of honorary degrees.

This series is described at the item level. Series includes audio diskettes (CDs), vinyl records, and VHS cassettes.

Audio-visual materials and paperwork

This series is comprised primarily of the final as-released or as-distributed programs, in various versions and formats. It also includes some dailies, conversions, sound and other elements. Occasional paperwork was found with this series consisting of lab reports and production records.

Several production titles were selected for more comprehensive documentation. For these titles, a significant volume of production elements and camera materials were retained. These titles are: Durham County (2007-2009), television series; Human Trafficking (2005), television miniseries; The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (2002), television movie; Savage Messiah (2001), feature film; Tales from the Neverending Story (2000-2002), television series, and television movie; This is Wonderland (2003-2006), television series; University (2002), television miniseries.

Bernard James Harrington

The series consists chiefly of the personal and professional correspondence of Bernard J. Harrington. Family correspondence covers the period from 1862-1907. Professional correspondence and records stem largely from Harrington's scientific and university work and covers the period from 1871 to 1903. The majority of the letters fall between 1878 and 1884. The professional letters chiefly concern mining questions, and there are numerous requests for Harrington to analyse mineral samples. The correspondents include mining companies and private individuals, technical schools, and officers of the Geological Survey, particularly its Director, George Selwyn. There are also numerous letters from Harrington's closest student, Frank Dawson Adams, concerning his studies and subsequent work for the Geological Survey. Some of Harrington's geological work is presented in publications and reprints in files 45-64. Harrington's role as university teacher is represented by a small collection of printed ephemera from university festivals, sports days and Glee Club concerts. The series also contains some family documents such as deeds. Biographical information prepared by Lois Winslow-Spragge about the Harrington family is found in file 065.

Harrington, Bernard J. (Bernard James), 1848-1907

Biographical records

This series documents Sharma’s personal life including academic pursuits, recommendation letters, objects, gifts, travel records, financial records, personal documentation and a selection of miscellaneous items.

Business commitments

This series contains records related to the various business ventures of J.W. McConnell.

The records are broken down into five subseries according to function: Company Promotions, 1900-1930; Commercial Trust, 1936-1972; Montreal Star, 1925-1971; St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries, 1912-1977; and Property Holdings (St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries), 1917-1962. Material found in this series includes ledgers, financial statements and reports, tax documents, meeting minutes, memos and correspondence.

Canadian independent unions

This series consists of materials compiled or created by Madeleine Parent and documents the Canadian Textile Council (CTC), the Canadian Textile and Chemical Union (CTCU), and the Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU). Materials speak to Canadian unionism and document the split from American-based international union the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA).
The largest sub-series (C1) documents the CTC, founded in 1952 by Parent and Robert Kent Rowley. Documentation includes correspondence, reports, collective agreements, and union publications. There are several files on the CTC's national conventions, executive board meetings, and labour organizing and disputes for some Locals. Comparatively, there are fewer materials regarding the CTCU (sub-series C2). Nonetheless, various files document the CTCU's activities, including annual conventions, disputes, agreements, and the CTCU's constitutions and by-laws.
The CCU sub-series (C3) includes materials related to its conventions, national executive board meetings, and policies and constitution. There are also several files on member unions and issues of union publications, including Canadian Union News, Confederation of Canadian Unions Bulletin, C.T.C.C. Le Travail, and the CAIMAW review.
Each of the last seven sub-series (C4 to C10) relate to a different company and document the CTC or the CTCU’s activities regarding each respective company. All seven sub-series include information on collective agreements. Sub-series C4 to C8 contain information on the CTC’s application process for certification as the bargaining agent. Some documentation also speaks to the conflict between the CTC and American-led unions. For instance, materials in the Woods Manufacturing Company, Limited sub-series (C5) document the conflict with the UTWA, and materials in the Wabasso Cotton Company Limited sub-series (C8) document the campaign between the CTC and the UTWA.
Among these sub-series, there is also documentation on various strikes. The Dominion Textile Company Limited sub-series (C4) includes materials related to the 1952 strike of workers at Quebec plants and disputes in the 1960s that occurred at the Ste-Anne's mill in Quebec. Sub-series C6 documents the 1971 strike of Texpack Limited workers. Sub-series C7 details the three-month 1956 strike of Harding Carpets Limited workers at the Brantford, Ontario plant. The smallest sub-series, C9 and C10, document the 1973 strike by workers employed at the Artistic Woodwork Company Limited, including the police response to the strike, and the 1978 yearlong strike of workers at Puretex Knitting Company, due to the installation of surveillance cameras in the factory.

Parent, Madeleine, 1918-2012

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