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MapA-Z Index - Manuscript Finding Aids
The Library houses over 750 manuscript collections covering a wide range of subject areas. Holdings range from a collection of about 40 third-century B.C. Egyptian papyri to papers of the co-discoverers of insulin: Banting, Best, Collip and Macleod; and finally to drafts, research notes, and correspondence of Canadian authors such as Margaret Atwood, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Leonard Cohen, Mazo de la Roche and Josef Skvorecky. The majority of our manuscript collections date from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries and pertain to Canadian historical, literary, artistic or scientific fields.
Collections of personal papers are listed by the surname of the creator or collector, e.g. Birney, Earle. Institutional records are listed under the name of the institution, e.g. Royal Canadian Institute.
Collection level records for many of the manuscript collections appear in the on-line catalogue, along with links to finding aids in pdf format.
Talacko Collection of Czech authors.
Papers, [18-]. 1 box.
Correspondence, poems and short stories written by a variety of late 19th century Czech authors.
Tata, Sam.
Photographs, 1938-1992. 5 boxes.
Includes large black and white photographs and several scrapbooks related to the life and work of the noted photographer.
Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963.
Papers. 27 boxes.
Research notes, typescripts and galley proofs for writings, correspondence, maps. Biographical papers.
Teleky, Richard, 1946-.
Papers, 1976-2006. 72 boxes.
Manuscript drafts, notes, editing and research materials.
Thompson, Austin Seton.
Papers, 1970?-1980. 6 boxes.
Research materials, drafts for writings about Toronto.
Thompson, David, 1770-1857.
Papers, 1784-1913. 11 boxes and items.
Manuscript of his "Narrative", journal, sketches of elevations, maps, extracts from notebooks. Microfilm of Narrative.
Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
Papers, 1946-2009. 34 boxes.
Photographs and documents relating to the Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan Society, 1940s – 2000s.
Toronto Newspaper Guild.
Records, 1948-1972. 145 boxes and items.
Case files, manuals, minutes of meetings.
Toronto Social Welfare Agencies.
Collection of the School of Social Work, 1920-1951. 2 boxes
Typed reports, correspondence pertaining to the history of social work and agencies in Toronto.
Tovell, Harold Murchison, d. 1947.
Papers, 1815-[1934?]. 1 box.
Correspondence and notes concerning Napolean Bonaparte; transcript of the manuscript diary of Barry Edward O'Meara.
Tovell, Vincent.
Papers. 47 boxes.
Scripts, research material, correspondence, photographs and other professional and personal material.
Townshend, Henry D.
Papers, 1838. 1 box (16 letters).
Correspondence containing instructions and information concerning rebels and supporters of William Lyon MacKenzie.
Townshend, Thomas.
Papers, 1741-1820. 2 boxes.
Correspondence, mainly personal.
Tragedy of the Soviet Countryside.
Papers, 1927-40, 2000-06. 15 boxes.
Photocopies of documents from the major archives in Moscow on history of Soviet peasantry, collectivization, and repression in the countryside during the 1930s.
Tregebov, Rhea, 1953-.
Papers, 1976-2015. 101 boxes.
Manuscripts, research, correspondence related to the author's published and unpublished material. Note: Access permission required.
Trinidad Theatre Workshop.
Papers, 1965-2005. 33 boxes and items.
Correspondence, photographs, scripts, set designs, financial and touring information, and other material related to the theatre founded by Derek Walcott.
Tripe Family Papers.
Papers, 1838-1999. 27 boxes.
Material relating to Alfred Tripe (1818-1854), his sister Emily (Tripe) James (1817-1850), their first cousin Mary Broad (Tripe) De Rusett (1820-1898), and their relatives and descendants.
Tsukornyk, George (Rev.).
Papers, 1920-1968. 1 box.
Correspondence, daily diary, musical arrangements, photographs.
Tupper, Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889.
Papers, [ca. 1848-86]. 1 box.
Signed holograph letters and notes.
Tuttle, R. Dale, 1934-1972.
Papers, [1970-1972?]. 13 boxes.
Papers, photocopies and card file pertaining to PhD research on Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Tymperon Mottram Family.
Papers, 1649-1781. 1 box.
Documents relating to the Tymperon and Mottram families.
Typophiles: Ronald Peters Collection of Private Press Printers.
Papers, 1913-1977. 64 boxes.
Correspondence, drawings, drafts, proofs, production materials and printed ephemera by and about private press printers, including The Typophiles.
Tyrrell, Henry Grattan.
Papers, 1882-1929. 13 boxes.
Correspondence, diaries, notes and typescript for published works on bridge design and industrial engineering, scrapbooks, photographs.
Tyrrell, James Williams, 1863-1945.
Papers, 1836-1982. 24 boxes.
Correspondence, notebooks, diaries, notes and drafts for his writings, survey plans and maps.
Tyrrell, Joseph Burr, 1858-1957.
Papers, 1858-1957. 241 boxes and items.
Correspondence, reports, notebooks, drafts for articles and books, family papers, maps, photographs, clippings, memorabilia.
Tyrrell, William.
Papers, 1836-1928. 23 boxes and items.
Correspondence, business records, architectural plans and drawings.