Apologies for cross-posting.

As promised, we conclude our series of posts on local archives tours  
with a bonus tour opportunity. The University of Guelph Archival and  
Special Collections has made itself available to delegates for visits  
and would be
delighted to give tours before, during, or after the ACA Conference.
If interested in visiting these facilities, conference delegates are
asked to contact the archives directly at the information listed
below. Read on!


While in Toronto, please consider a visit to nearby Guelph for a visit
of the University's Archival and Special Collections.

The Archives houses the largest theatre archives collection in Canada,
including the Shaw Festival Archives, and papers of William Hutt,
Barry Morse, Joan MacLeod, Judith Thompson, and others; and several
renowned literary collections, such as the L.M. Montgomery Collection
and the Dan H. Laurence Collection of Shaviana.

Of interest to the ACA golfers will be our extensive landscape
architecture collections which contain course drawings, route plans,
and some research notes pertaining to more than 30 golf courses
designed by Stanley Thompson (including the Banff Springs course, Cape
Breton Highland Links, Mississauga G&CC, Briars Golf Club, and many
others).

The Guelph University Library holds the largest collection of Scottish
Studies (including archival and rare book) resources outside of
Scotland, as well as one of the country's largest culinary
collections.  Included are the archival papers of Edna Staebler and
Marie Nightingale and others as well as more than 13,000 volumes of
cookbooks, domestic management and food history works dating from the
17th century to today.

As may be expected, the Guelph archives also has extensive holdings
in agricultural and rural history (including the papers of
International Harvester and Massey-Harris-Ferguson) and records
relating to campus and regional history, including papers documenting
the University's founding colleges (Ontario Agricultural College,
Ontario Veterinary College, and Macdonald Institute), as well as
companies and organizations such as Sleeman Breweries, Conn Smyth
Stables, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario.

And finally, those attending the pre-conference Archival Facilities
workshop may be interested in visiting us to see our exciting new
plans for renovation and expansion slated to begin in 2012. This will
include a walk-through of existing facilities and viewing of proposed
floor-plans and renderings.

Archival and Special Collections is housed in the McLaughlin Library
on the University of Guelph campus. For details or to arrange a tour
please contact Kathryn Harvey (Head, Archival and Special Collections)
at (519) 824-4120 ext. 52089or via email: [log in to unmask]


For more information:

University of Guelph Archival and Special Collections
http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/resources/archival_&_special_collections/

ACA Annual Conference website:
http://archivists.ca/content/annual-conference

ACA Annual Conference 2011 online program:
http://www.archivists.ca/confprog

Also, check out these sites for information on other things going on
in Toronto:

Toronto Tourism:
http://www.mytorontomeeting.com/

Torontoist:
http://www.torontoist.com