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Fonds consists mainly of records documenting Victoria Kwok’s professional life as a food writer and researcher. Education records include coursework, notes, transcripts, photographs and diplomas. Her professional records are divided into four series, which include research notes, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and interviews. As part of her research, she is also a keen collector of culinary ephemera, which include menus and advertisements. They are included in the Reference series.

Fonds represents Ted Kulczycky’s professional and hobbyist projects as bookseller, bartender, filmmaker, musician, event host, scholar, and especially researcher and writer. Most items in the fonds were created in Kulczycky’s lifetime, but some records he has collected date as early as 1948.

The bulk of the collection consists of items Kulczycky collected or created in his activities as researcher and writer. The biggest projects, on comedy troupe Kids in the Hall and the motion picture Stop Making Sense are each represented as series. Other smaller research projects are contained as subseries in a third research projects series. The records in these series include a wide variety of media of diverse provenance: film production documents, promotional materials, original photography, original audio recordings, original video recordings, original interview materials, and comprehensive original bibliographies of published works with complete reference copies.
Kulczycky's scholarly pursuits, other creative works and biographical/personal materials are each given a series.

The fonds consists of textual and digital records that document the life of archivist and poet Sonya Richards. The records primarily pertain to her academic and professional career, along with her family life and history. Included in this fonds are personal correspondences, drawings, genealogy records, manuscripts, research files, photographs, videos, and sound recordings. An extensive number of files in the fonds relate to the genealogical oral history project, 2018-2024. Present within the fonds are also journals and family albums.

The fonds consists of records documenting Sofia Harwell’s professional and personal life as an archivist, artist, and children’s book author from 1992 - 2025. Records primarily focus on her 116 collages and various creative writing projects, including the narrative drafts and works produced as part of her three published children’s books: Mushrooms for Mae (2016, Annick Press), Beeker and Bock Go To the Meadow (2018, Annick Press), and What Plants? (2020, Annick Press). Other records included are photographs (mostly black-and-white), dried botanical samples collected from all over the world, and handmade paper samples that were collected as part of her travels and ultimately incorporated into her collages.

Records also include personal correspondence, including letters she received and saved from her youth through adulthood, starting in 1992. Four personal journals are also included. Finally, the fonds consists of records generated in 2022 from her participation in “The Big One”, a yearlong creative writing workshop at Firefly Creative Writing, which represents her first foray into adult-focused fiction and poetry. She has since returned to children’s writing and will be publishing a fourth book in spring of 2026.

Records are organized into 7 series: Collages, Personal correspondence, Creative writing, Photographs, Journals, Botanical samples, and Handmade paper.

Fonds consists of records documenting the personal, academic, and professional activities of Shiyang Sun. Materials primarily reflect Sun’s educational experiences and research activities at the University of Toronto from 2019 to 2025, including coursework, independent research projects, and academic presentations. The fonds also includes records related to her employment at the Canada Language Museum beginning in 2027 and her volunteer engagements in language teaching and collections management.
Records cover physical and electronic documents, including curriculum vitae, personal calendars, correspondence, photographs, research materials, academic papers, study notes, tutorial handouts and writing drafts.
The records are arranged into four series: Personal, University of Toronto, Volunteering, Employment.

This fonds reflects the academic, professional, and creative activities of Roxanne Quelhas as a writer and researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University from 2020-2024. Her academic records include research papers centring around gender and sexuality and short fiction stories. Records consist of sound recordings of interviews and electronic correspondence relating to volunteer work at The Eyeopener; her involvement with writers' groups; and unpublished short stories. Textual records include project notes and material related to her academic research; and story drafts. Her records are arranged into 4 series, University Records, Creative Writing, Correspondence, and Journals.

The Robyn Bachmeier fonds consists of her records created and collected during her time as a graduate student at McMaster University. It contains records of textual materials, photographs, videos, tickets, paystubs, receipts, email correspondence, field journals, site plans, and drawings. The fonds pertains to her Classics and language course work and Teaching Assistant position in the Classics department. It also contains records from her time writing her thesis “Coins in the Archaeological Context: The Villa of Titus Case Study” (2021). It includes her travel in Italy and all information and records created excavating and recording the archaeological excavation of the Villa of Titus site for two field seasons. The fonds consists of five series that are grouped by topic, and it includes analog and digital formats.

The fonds consists of records documenting Rae Zhang's academic, professional, and personal activities, with particular emphasis on: her educational trajectory and research in information management; employment history including banking and archival work; athletic participation in fencing, tennis, and golf; and her ongoing volunteer work with animal rescue organizations in China.
The academic records include research papers, course materials, and awards spanning her studies at MacEwan University, University of Toronto, and current graduate work. Professional documentation covers her tenure at Bank of Montreal and practicum experiences at cultural institutions.
A significant portion of the fonds relates to extracurricular activities, including detailed records of sports training and competition, as well as comprehensive materials from her animal welfare advocacy - particularly visual designs and campaign strategies developed for stray animal awareness initiatives in Henan province.

The fonds documents the personal, professional, artistic, and academic activities of Omar Al-Samadi from approximately age 12 to 38, covering the period from the late 1990s through to 2025. The records reflect a wide range of functions including creative production (primarily photography), cultural and event organizing, academic study and research, social justice engagements, professional development, and personal communication.

The fonds consists of 7 series:

2025-01-01: Correspondence – includes email communication organized into five-year chronological groupings (post-high school to present), handwritten letters from adolescence to early adulthood (ages 12–24), and greeting cards spanning from age 12 to 38.

2025-01-02: Personal documentation – contains administrative and professional records such as CVs, licences and certifications, and other official documents such as expired IDs, passports, and transcripts.

2025-01-03: Photography and creative projects – comprises analog and digital photography, select creative projects, and exhibition materials. Analog records include 35mm negatives, contact sheets, digitized scans, and selectively printed photographs.

2025-01-04: Event production and talent management – includes artist contracts, event planning documentation, promotional materials, and correspondence related to cultural organizing and music industry work.

2025-01-05: Academic work and research – documents undergraduate and graduate academic work, including essays, annotated readings, and research projects.

2025-01-06: Social justice and advocacy – includes records related to community engagement, activism, and advocacy work.

The internal arrangement of the fonds respects the original order of the donor, particularly in personal correspondence and digital photography. Intellectual arrangement was applied to group records by function and format across series and sub-series, particularly in cases where the creator’s working order was informal or evolving.

The fonds includes both analog and digital formats, with principal documentary forms including: email and handwritten correspondence, photographic negatives and prints, digital image files, event flyers, contracts, academic papers, protest materials, and administrative records.

Geographically, the fonds is centered on activities in Toronto, with international components relating to cultural engagement, travel, and correspondence.

This fonds comprises records created and collected by Madeleine Vien between 2020 and 2025, documenting her undergraduate and graduate studies, creative work, and community involvement. The materials reflect her academic work in Sexual Diversity Studies and Information Studies and include course assignments, research projects, and related documentation. The fonds also contains personal and artistic records such as poetry, journal entries, digital photographs, and multimedia projects that engage with themes of Métis identity, Two Spirit awareness, and self-reflection. In addition, it includes records of personal correspondence, such as emails and text messages exchanged with family, friends, and colleagues. Formats span textual records, born-digital documents, and audiovisual files, including audio and video recordings.