Apologies for cross-posting.
Archivists from around the world will begin descending on Toronto for
the 2011 ACA Conference in only three short weeks!
In the fifth installment of the ACA 2011 Conference Host Committee's series of
social activity spotlights we focus on two tours offered for the
evening of Friday, June 2nd.
Step back in time with a tour of the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.
The club is located in St George’s Hall at 14 Elm St. just around the
corner from the Delta Chelsea Hotel. St George’s Hall has been
designated a building of National Historic Significance by the
Government of Canada. A highlight of the tour will be the beautiful
Great Hall, which has been used by the club for concerts, art
exhibitions and theatre productions. This is also where club members
have lunch together.
The Arts and Letters Club was founded in 1908 and moved into St
George’s Hall in 1920. Today it is a club for arts professionals and
those who love the arts. Members originally came from the disciplines
of literature, architecture, music, painting, sculpture and stage.
Famous members have included members of the Group of Seven, Sir Ernest
MacMillan, Vincent Massey, Marshal McLuhan, Robertson Davies and Jack
Granatstein. Healey Willan, a longtime member, set the club’s
constitution to plainsong. Women were first admitted in 1985.
This tour, which can accommodate fifteen (15) people, will be
conducted by club Archivist Scott James and you will be able to sign
up at the conference Host Committee table on a first come first serve
basis.
The tour will be followed by drinks at the club’s cash bar.
The tour will be held on Friday June 3rd. Please meet in the hotel
lobby at 5:40.
Please visit the club’s website: http://www.artsandlettersclub.ca/
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On Friday evening, June 3rd, ACA Conference delegates are invited to
join a walking tour of The University of Toronto Libraries Media
Commons. The Media Commons is located on the third floor of Robarts
Library at 130 St. George Street. It recently underwent significant
renovations and was re-launched in October 2010. Two blocks away is
the dedicated cold storage vault which will also be visited.
Media Commons is home to over 15,000 circulating audiovisual titles
(DVD's, videos, 16mm films and other formats), more than 2 million
microform items, and a large and diverse Media Archives collection
relating to the Canadian media industries and popular culture - both
historical and contemporary. Its acquisitions include still
photography, broadcasting, film/video production, popular music
production, oral history, animation, and advertising.
To ensure ongoing access to its archival holdings, Media Commons
acquires both current and non-current cinefilm, audio, and video
playback technology (such as 35 mm. /16 mm./8 mm. viewers, 2-inch
multitrack studio audiotape; various ½ in. & 1/4-inch professional
audiotape formats; turntables to access 33/78/45 rpm discs, 2 inch/1
inch/1/2 inch open reel videotape; Betacam and Digital Betacam
professional videocassette, 3/4-inch U-matic videocassette, VHS and
Betamax cassettes).
This tour can accommodate a maximum of (20) people so remember to
sign-up early at the Host committee table! We will meet in Delta
Chelsea lobby at 5:30 pm depart hotel 5:45 (The Media Commons is a 25
minute walk from the hotel).
To learn more about the Media Commons, visit their website:
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/mediacommons/
Sneak peek of facilities at URL:
http://mediacommons.library.utoronto.ca/media-commons-tour
Archival material at the Media Commons:
http://mediacommons.library.utoronto.ca/research/media-archives/finding-archival-material
For more conference information:
ACA Annual Conference website:
http://archivists.ca/content/annual-conference
Conference registration is now open at the ACA website:
http://www.archivists.ca/content/registration-and-forms
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for announcements on more conference
activities!
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