"Architectural Drawings, 1900-7, 17 drawings." Included are measured drawings of Italian architecture and measured drawings and sketches of architecture in Montreal. In addition, there are five drawings, primarily elevations, of the MacDonald Engineering Building of McGill University depicting the building after it was ruined by a fire on April 5, 1907. The MacDonald Engineering Building was designed by Andrew Thomas Taylor (1850-1937) and George William Hamilton Gordon (ca. 1854-1906) in 1893.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1900-1907, 17 dessins." Notamment des relevés d'architecture italienne et des relevés ainsi que des esquisses d'architecture montréalaise. On trouve en outre cinq dessins, surtout des élévations, du pavillon MacDonald de génie de l'Université McGill représentant l'immeuble après sa destruction par le feu le 5 avril 1907. Le pavillon MacDonald avait été dessiné par Andrew Thomas Taylor (1850-1937) et George William Hamilton Gordon (circa 1854-1906) en 1893.

Drawings and several photgraphs for 150 projects documenting designs, alterations and additions to residences in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. This collection also includes copies of drawings for some of the residences, originally designed by prominent architects in the early 1900s. The archive also holds three colour photographs; Greek temple near Antalaya 1, 2, 3 by Patrick McG. Stroker 1999, 37 x 46 cm matted.

The Maxwell archive spans the full history of one of Canada's largest and most influential architectural firms. Drawings, photographs, professional and personal correspondence and other papers recording the activities of Montreal architects Edward Maxwell (1867-1923) and William Sutherland Maxwell (1874-1952, see CAC 2.02), and their associates. Others papers include office records, daily journal, measurement books, scrap-books, a preliminary index to the Maxwell archive and biographical material.

Le fonds Maxwell témoigne des activités de l'un des plus grands et des plus prestigieux cabinets d'architectes du Canada. Des dessins, des photographies, de la correspondance professionnelle et personnelle et divers autres documents témoignent des activités des architectes montréalais Edward Maxwell (1867-1923) et William Sutherland Maxwell (1874-1952, voir CAC 2.02) et de leurs associés. Au nombre des autres documents, signalons des dossiers de bureau, un journal personnel, des cahiers de relevés, des cahiers de coupures, un index préliminaire du fonds Maxwell et du matériel biographique.

Fonds consists of architectural drawings of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, dating from 1889-1892. Also included are drawings of Ross Memorial and other later additions (1914, 1916). Drawings are in various combinations of pen and blue and black ink; brown, pink, green, blue, coloured pencils, and graphite, most laid down on board, with many on linen laid down on board, some on paper laid down on board, one on linen, one on paper. All are working drawings and include plans, elevations, sections and details. 66 drawings comprise a group of working drawings for the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. The Administrative Building, Surgical Theatre, Medical Theatre, West Wing, Eastern Pavilion and Power Plant, are the main areas of concentration. Drawings for the Administration Building include the earliest floor plans, a full set of floor plans before it was reduced, including “Plan of Ground Floor or Principal Entrance Floor” which has a ‘tack on drawing’, and a complete set of plans and sections for the smaller Administration Building, signed off.

The emphasis of the Maxwell archive is the period from William Sutherland's entry into his brother's firm as a partner until Edward's death in 1923. This period is marked by the firm's most ambitious projects which combined Edward's Late Victorian Romanticism with William's Beaux-Arts inspired classicism, with distinctive results. The Montreal-based firm continued to generate buildings for its influential local clients among whom were Charles Hosmer, Henry Vincent Meredith, James T. Davis and the Ross family. The brothers' more substantial non-residential projects, and their most enduring, include the additions and alterations to the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, and locally, the Montreal High School and the Church of the Messiah.

Le fonds Maxwell témoigne essentiellement de la période au cours de laquelle Edward et William Sutherland furent associés, soit jusqu'au décès d'Edward en 1923. C'est de cette période que datent les projets les plus ambitieux du cabinet, où se trouvent conjugués le romantisme de la fin de l'ère victorienne dont s'inspirait Edward et le classicisme dérivé des Beaux-Arts qui marquait le style de William. Le cabinet, établi à Montréal, réalisa de nombreux projets pour le compte de clients prestigieux, dont Charles Hosmer, Henry Vincent Meredith, James T. Davis et la famille Ross. Au nombre des projets non résidentiels les plus importants, signalons les annexes et rénovations au Château Frontenac (Québec), le Parlement de la Saskatchewan à Régina et, à Montréal, Montreal High School et Church of the Messiah.

The fonds consists of professional papers, architectural and silver artifact photographs, drawings, teaching materials, research files on historical buildings in Québec, and heraldry designs for Boy Scouts. The bulk of the fonds consists of professional papers and three-dimensional objects (1889-1949). These have been arranged into twelve categories based on function: notes by Traquair for architecture curriculum courses; personal items of Traquair; signed notes of Gordon Antoine Neilson; signed notes of Marius Barbeau; Boy Scouts' flag design and correspondence; drawer list of drawings of French-Canadian architecture as arranged by Traquair; source clippings/publications; student sketchbooks; historic notes on individual places; publications of Traquair; publications by others working in the field or allied fields; line blocks. 14 original drawings in the fonds date from 1901-1921 and include watercolours and drawings of Egypt and India as well as details and sketches of churches in England and Italy. There are also approximately 550 measured drawings of historic buildings in Montréal, Québec City and elsewhere in the province made by Traquair and his students. Approximately 5 m of photographs portray landscapes, historical buildings, furnishings, and rural people at work in Québec; some copies of historical prints and photographs are also included. The historical architecture of Québec is also the subject of 1 m of plastic negatives, and a further 40 cm shows old Québec silverware.

Fonds consists of two undated architectural drawings and one photograph of Drummond Street houses, taken approximately 1890. Architectural drawings are elevations of two houses located on Drummond Street in Montreal, designed for Mr. Lighthall.

Ninety-four projects are documented by 2206 architectural drawings. Projects range in date from Durnford's student drawings to alterations to the St. George Parish House in Richmond Square, Montreal in the early 1970s. The majority of the projects are for urban and rural domestic architecture in Montreal, primarily in Westmount and the surrounding regions. The Zeta Psi Fraternity Chapter House on University Street in Montreal is one of the few public commissions that is documented in the archive in great detail. Fonds also includes 102 photographs (1926-1969), primarily designs, additions, and alterations to houses in Westmount and Montreal, as well as country houses in Grand Metis, Ste. Agathe and other Quebec sites are documented in photographs. Twenty-seven of Durnford's projects are documented by photographs. Correspondence, specifications, notes and clippings relating to seventy-four of Durnford's projects are also found in the fonds. The majority of the papers (1922-1972) concern additions and alterations to residential dwellings in Westmount and Montreal and country houses in the surrounding regions.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1916-1972, 2206 dessins." Quatre-vingt-quatorze projets sont documentés par des dessins architecturaux, allant des dessins d'étudiant de Durnford aux modifications apportées à l'église paroissiale St. Georges de Richmond Square, à Montréal, au début des années 70. La plupart des projets sont des résidences urbaines ou rurales construites à Montréal, surtout à Westmount et dans les régions environnantes. La maison de la Fraternité Zeta Psi, rue University, à Montréal, fait partie des rares immeubles publics représentés en détail dans le fonds.
"Photographies, 1926-1969, 102 photos." Il s'agit surtout de plans, d'annexes et de modifications à des maisons de Westmount et de Montréal de même quà des résidences d'été à Grand-Métis, Sainte-Agathe et ailleurs au Québec. Vingt-sept des projets de Durnford sont documentés par des photos.
"Documents, 1922-1972, 78 cm." De la correspondance, des cahiers des charges, des notes et des coupures de presse se rapportant à soixante-quatorze des projets de Durnford. La plupart de ces documents ont trait à des annexes et modifications à des résidences de Westmount et de Montréal ainsi qu'à des résidences d'été dans les régions environnantes.

Fonds consists of architectural drawings (1961) and 2 photographs forming part of a project prepared for the United Nations for low-cost asbestos roof-tiling. A four-page application (1967) for low-cost roofing is also included. Ortega's personal library (713 cm) also comprises part of the fonds. These books and periodicals relate mainly to Ortega's professional interests such as low cost housing, building materials, water and sanitation, the environment and energy. 287 slides relate to Ortega's on-going concerns on lost-cost housing, building materials, construction methods and alternative sources of energy.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1961, 46 dessins." Les dessins faisaient partie d'un projet réalisé pour les Nations unies et portant sur des tuiles de toit en amiante à faible coût. Ce matériel n'a pas été décrit.
"Photographies, 1961, 2 photos." Ces photos se rapportent au projet mentionné ci-dessus. Ce matériel n'a pas été décrit.
"Activités architecturales, 1967, 2 cm." Le dossier contient un formulaire de quatre pages de demande de toit à coût modique. Il n'a pas encore été décrit.
"Bibliothèque personnelle, s. d., 7,13 m." Ces livres et Périodiques se rapportent avant tout aux intérêts professionels d'Ortega tels l'habitation à coût modique, les matériaux de construction, l'eau et la salubrité, l'environnement et l'énergie. Matériel en cours de traitement.
"Diapositives, s.d., 287 diapositives." Celles-ci illustrent les projets de recherche d'Ortega sur l'habitation à coût modique, les matériaux et les méthodes de construction et les sources alternatives d'énergie. Ce matériel n'a pas encore été traité.

Consists of 2 architectural drawings on paper of Canada Cement Company Building, 606 Cathcart Street, Montreal, Quebec, 1921 (1955 copies). Includes front elevation, details of cols. pilons etc., 2nd and 3rd floors).