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Canadian National Exhibition, Agriculture Department fonds

  • ON00053 RG 1
  • Fonds
  • 1934-1982, predominant 1946-1982

Fonds consists of textual records, photographs, architectural plans, prize ribbons and scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Agriculture Department. Arrangement and description is at the series level, and each series has an accompanying file list. Fonds consists of the following series: Agriculture Department Administrative Files Agriculture Department Scrapbooks

Canadian National Exhibition, Office of the Chief General Manager fonds

  • ON00053 RG 2
  • Fonds
  • 1929-1987, predominant 1976-1987

Fonds consists of textual material, photographic images, architectural plans, and four scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Office of the Chief General Manager. Topics covered include the Chief General Manager’s dealings with Metro Hall and Toronto City Hall, other fairs and exhibition associations, the CNEA and its various committees, and CNE departments; planning all aspects of CNE and Exhibition Place operations, exhibit space rental, maintenance and expansion of CNE buildings, long-range planning, surveys and studies; dealing with complaints, liaising with the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the Canadian International Air Show and heading CNE management meetings. Fonds consists of the following series: Chief General Manager's Administrative Files General Manager's Meeting Files Report Files Scrapbooks

Canadian National Exhibition, Women's Division fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1920-1981, predominant 1948-1980

Fonds consists of 5.4 metres of textual records, including 73 architectural plans, 2116 photographic images, artifacts (a hankerchief from the handicraft competition and prize ribbons), and one scrapbook. They cover the period 1920-1980, the predominant dates being 1948-1980. Arrangement and description is at the series and file levels. The original order of the Women's Division records has been maintained. The arrangement is chronological by year, and within each year the files are classified alphabetically according to subject. Some of the subjects of the records include fashion, handicrafts, home furnishings, publicity, and prize lists for women and children. Fonds consists of the following series: Departmental Files Photographs Scrapbook