The fonds includes a letter from Lex [i.e. Alexander Silbiger] to [Professor] Donald [Mackay] of the McGill Faculty of Music [now, Schulich School of Music], and a typed curriculum vitae [undated, but probably from 1974] detailing personal data, degrees and diplomas, performing experience, recordings, teaching experience, and compositional output. Also included is a printed concert program for a performance given by the Department of Music, Brandeis University in Slosberg Recital Hall on Sunday, April 27, 1975. In addition, the fonds comprises copies of scores of Gian Lyman’s compositions, including [Sonata for Organ?], Three Bagatelles for Piano (first performance, Montreal, 1959), Pieces for Oboe and Viola (first performance, Montreal, 1959), String quartet (first performance, Montreal, 1960), Essay for three Viols (first performance, Hartford, 1966), Trio for Violin, Viola, and Piano, Quaternions (flute, violin, viola da gamba, and harpsichord), and miscellaneous pieces for choir and organ.

Description forthcoming.
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The collection consists of ephemera, artifacts, and publications related chiefly to the Expo 67 World Fair in Montreal and some documents relating to its continuation, Man and His World (Terre des Hommes), an exhibition that was the successor to Expo 67. Many of the records and artifacts were produced by participant countries and sponsors or by the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition. Ephemera includes postcards, visitor passports, and ticket stubs, while other textual documents include guidebooks, magazines, catalogues, books, clippings, information manuals, and some unpublished planning documents. Artifacts include license plates, vinyl records, letter opener, bottle caps, shopping bags, and pins. The collection features pamphlets and brochures for numerous pavilions, events, services, and countries featured, as well as many maps for the Expo 67 grounds and documents related to subsequent seasons of Man and His World.

The fonds consists of general correspondence, approximately 1944-1995, and personal, historical, McGill, & M.N.A., approximately 1952-1996.

The fonds consists of McGill Normal School diplomas, 1882; examinations, 1882-1883; prospectus, 1885-1886, 1889-1891; certificates, 1881-1882; student notebooks, 1882; a textbook list, 1882; and a proposed course of study, approximately 1895.

The fonds consist of draft reports and texts of speeches given by Vincent de Pasciuto-Ponte as well as bound reports and promotional material related to projects that Ponte was involved in through his work with architect I.M. Pei including McGill College Avenue and Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Quebec. In addition, the fonds contains published materials such as periodicals related to art and architecture, maps, travel literature and guidebooks (mostly relating to travel to Rome, Italy). Six black and white photographs of Ponte are included.

The fonds consists of correspondence regarding John Peters Humphrey and the Humphrey memorial stamp (1995-2004), Tamar Oppenheimer's Columbia M.A. thesis entitled, International Conventions on the Political Rights of Women, 1920-1948, correspondence pertaining to Air and Space Law (1999), as well as correspondence and pamphlets relating to the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (1999), between 1993 and 2004.

The fonds consists of multiple functions that demonstrate the University Club of Montreal’s administrative responsibilities, association with different clubs, operation of various committees, and activities from 1906 to 2013.

The series are comprised of 1) Administration; and 2) Committees. The subseries within Administration are comprised of A) Communications; B) Events; and C) Reciprocal Clubs. The subseries within Committees are comprised of A) Admission; B) Council, and Annual and Special General Meetings; C) Library and Art Committee; D) Financial Committee; E) Future Development Committee; F) House Committee; G) Intermediate Members Committee; H) Membership Committee; I) Programme Committee; J) Property Committee; and K) Wine and Food Committee.

The fonds consists of Redbird ski songs from the 1930s and clothing owned by William Maxwell Tait, including an original Redbird Parka (approximately 1930), original Redbird sweater (approximately 1930), Scarlet Key Society sweater (approximately 1930) and a reversible Redbird Parka, thought to have been purchased around 1960.

The fonds consists of records created by the Council of Palliative Care and includes workshop materials; minutes and agendas; materials from David Bourke; special events and promotional paraphernalia; Sandra Goldberg lectures; newsletters; financial materials; and task force materials for Balfour Mount, Montreal General Hospital and Jewish General Hospital.