File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, much of it between Gordon Couling and Lloyd Minshall of the Ontario Department of Education, Community Programs Branch; an exhbition list; a questionnaire sent to art teachers and potential art teachers in the counties; and minutes for a meeting of the teachers' council executive (1961).

File consists of material relating to the formation of the Five Counties Art Association and the first year of its existence. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, much of it between Gordon Couling and Lloyd Minshall of the Ontario Department of Education, Community Programs Branch; minutes and reports on seminars and meetings; flyers and inviations for events (e.g. Leader's Institute, sketch trips); a list of works included in the first exhibition (May 15-16, 1954); a draft of the association's procedural manual and constitution; and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1955. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence; meeting minutes; flyers, invitations, and registration forms for events and exhibitions; exhibition lists and programs; typed and handwritten notes; a typed lecture transcript on painting methods; and other material. File also includes some material relating to the East Central Ontario Art Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, and an exhibition program.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1956. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, meeting notices and agenda, and minutes of meetings of the association and of the teachers' council.

File consists of material relating to administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1957. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, meeting agendas and one set of minutes (possibly draft copy), handwritten notes, an exhibition program, and a newspaper clipping.

File consists of material relating mainly to the coordination of the regional art exhibitions of the Five Counties Art Association for 1957. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, meeting agendas, exhibitors lists and exhibition programs, flyers, lists of art works received or for auction, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Assoication for 1958. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, exhibitors' lists, minutes for meetings of the teacher's council and for a Leaders Institute planning meeting, handwritten jury score sheets from an exhibition, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Assoication for 1959. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, exhibitors' lists, minutes for meetings of the teacher's council, handwritten notes, reports on seminars, flyers and invitations, a draft outline for a course by Gordon Couling at the 1959 Leader's Institute, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the administration and activities of the Five Counties Art Association for 1960. Includes a bulletin, an exhibitors' list, newspaper clippings, ts. notes regarding the teachers' council, etc.

File consists of three copies of a one-page typed history of the COAA [prepared by Oreen Campbell?].

File consists of a letter from Premier Dalton McGuinty congratulating the COAA on its 50th anniversary on behalf of the Government of Ontario.

Series consists of records relating to the administration of the COAA and to the association membership, accumulated by various individuals in the association. Records primarily relate to the development of the constitution and by-laws, the maintenance of membership lists for the COAA and for the association's teachers' council, and to some specific positions and committees: president, secretary, secretary-treasurer, and program committee. Series includes correspondence; membership lists; minutes of annual, executive, and teachers' council meetings (including the original minute book); the association constitution and by-laws (as well as drafts of these); reports; notebooks and handwritten notes; flyers, event programs, and exhibitors' lists; and other material. The series is not comprehensive in that not all years are equally documented and not all aspects of the association's administration and governance are represented in the records.

File consists of material relating to advertising in the COAA Bulletin. File kept by Ruth Camplin, editor. Includes correspondence, handwritten notes, a typed. list of advertising rates, and three issues of the publication Palette Talk.

File consists of bulletin from the Community Programmes Branch of the Ontario Department of Education containing a biblography of resources about art.

File consists of material relating to safety in the arts and the health hazards of working with art materials. Includes photocopied information and information printed from the internet, newsletters and bulletins of various art-related organizations, and correspondence (including some e-mails).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1955: vol. 1, no. 1 and 2 (July, October).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1956: vol. 1, no. 3-5 (April, July, Fall). Duplicates are present.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1957: March, June, and Fall. Duplicates are present.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1958: March, June, and November.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1959: vol. 5, no. 1-3 (March, June, October) and a supplementary issue (December).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1960: vol. 6, no. 1-3 (February, May, September). Duplicates are present.

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1961: vol. 7, no. 1-3 (February, June, November).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1962: vol. 8, no. 1 (March).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1963: vol. 9, no. 1-3 (February, June, September).

File consists of the Five Counties Art Association/Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1964: [February?], April, July, August, September, October, and November.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1965: February, March, April, August, September, October, and November.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1966: October and August. Duplicates are present.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1967: February, March, and June. Duplicates are present.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1968: May and November. Duplicates are present.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1969: vol. 2, no. 1 (January); vol. 3, no. 1 (April); vol. 4, no. 1 (June); vol. 5, no. 1 (September); and vol. 6. no. 1 (November). Duplicates are present.

File consists of material relating to the publication of the Bulletin of the COAA (mainly the 1970 volume). Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, announcements and invitations, newsletters, clippings, a cover mock-up, and other material.

File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1970: no. 1 (January), no. 2 (March), no. 3 (May) and no. 4 (September).

File consists of page proofs (i.e., before photocopying) of an unidentified bulletin.

File consists of material relating to the Canadian Fine Art World Guide on CD-ROM. Contains printed and photocopied information and a diskette containing a demonstration of the program.

Fonds consists of records documenting most aspects of the development of the Central Ontario Art Association, the events and activities of the association, and its administration and membership in the period from its formation in 1954 to about 2000, with some gaps in coverage. The records were accumulated by various members and some organization was imposed by the association for the purpose of researching its history.

Fonds includes correspondence, membership lists, flyers, announcements, programs, newsletters, exhibitors' catalogues, minutes, reports, the association constitution and by-laws, histories, forms and questionnaires, clippings, lectures and articles, photocopied information, photographs, slides, and other material.
Fonds is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Administration and Membership
Series 2: Files of Gordon Couling
Series 3: Events and Exhibitions
Series 4: Publications
Series 5: Subject Files
Series 6: History Working Files
Series 7: Photographs.

File consists of a letter and a draft registration form relating to the Crossection exhibition for 1979.

File consists of three copies of a brochure advertising the COAA.

File consists of material relating mainly to the design and content of a brochure about the COAA for the year 1994, the association's 40th anniversary. Includes brochures, flyers, clippings, sketches drawn for brochures, a history of the COAA, a copy of the constitution and by-laws, song lyrics, handwritten notes, and a photograph [of COAA members?].

File consists of the COAA constitution and by-laws, one piece of correspondence to Gery Puley, and several loose pages from the association news bulletin. One of these pages contains the minutes of a special executive meeting in which association historian and past president William Vickers reported that he had commenced recording the historiay of the association.

File consists of two versions of the association constitution as well as a procedural manual. All items contain editing, likely in preparation for updated versions.

File consists of several copies of the association constitution and by-laws, a job description for the secretary/newsletter editor, and photocopied information about keeping minutes.

File consists of copies of the COAA constitution and by-laws, a proxy form, and the minutes of the 1993 annual meeting.

File consists mainly of material relating to the constitution of the COAA. Includes several versions of the constitution (some with annotations), information about the association and the logo, blank forms, workshop guidelines, correspondence, and minutes of the 1991 annual meeting.

File consists of material created and accumulated by Oreen Campbell relating to the history of the association. Includes a project description (possibly for a Canada Council grant), for a documentary about artists in Ontario, prepared by Catherine Milloy; and a personal letter, part draft and part photocopy, written by Campbell and addressed to Cathy [Catherine Milloy?].

File consists of material relating to Oreen Campbell's work on the history of the COAA. Includes photocopied incoming and outgoing correspondence between Campbell and the executive regarding Campbell's progress, as well as some personal correspondence to the president (Larry Barton).

File consists of material relating to the organization of the annual juried show of the COAA, called Crossection, for the years 1979 to 1997. Includes flyers, brochures and invitations (some drafts); correspondence (some drafts); entry forms and guidelines; lists of entries and award winners; jurors' remarks; handwritten notes, etc. [Does not include all of these items for each year.]

File consists mainly of material relating to Crossection, the annual juried show, for 1996. Includes brochures, terms of entry, and a fax containing information about submitting slides for art exhibitions. Also present is a page probably from a 1991 association newsletter containing a call for slides of artwork.

File consists of completed registration forms for a design and sketching weekend held in Doon in October, 1965. Also present are handwritten notes and a small amount of correspondence.

File consists of material relating to the East Central Ontario Art Association. Includes a history of the association, and the bulletins for March, 1966, and October, 1967.

Series consists of records relating to the organization and promotion of activities of the COAA, and in particular to workshops, exhibitions, sketching trips, field trips, and social events organized by the association. The material was accumulated by various individuals in the association and is not comprehensive as most records are from the 1970s through the mid-1990s. Series includes: flyers, brochures, announcements, programs, exhibitors' catalogues, correspondence, registration forms, membership lists, handwritten notes, newsletters, minutes, budgets, ephemera, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the promotion of workshops and events held primarily from 1970-1973, and includes some material relating the organization of the events. Includes flyers and announcements for workshops and other COAA events, incoming and outgoing correspondence, newsletters, flyers from other organizations, financial statements (1970-1972), a members' mailing list (1973), a directory of art associations in Ontario, handwritten notes, and other material. Most correspondence is addressed to Marlene Jofreit or Oreen Campbell.

File consists of material relating to the promotion of workshops and events held primarily from 1970-1973, and includes some material relating the organization of the events. Includes flyers and announcements for workshops and other COAA events, incoming and outgoing correspondence, newsletters, flyers from other organizations, financial statements (1970-1972), a members' mailing list (1973), a directory of art associations in Ontario, handwritten notes, and other material. Most correspondence is addressed to Marlene Jofreit or Oreen Campbell.

File consists mainly of flyers, programs, and invitations for events and workshops organized by COAA for the years 1976 to 1980. Events include Christmas parties, field trips, sketching and painting trips, gallery weekends, workshops, and annual meetings. File also includes some correspondence and applications forms relating to grants from the Ontario Arts Council and some correspondence relating to arrangements for a sketching weekend in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

File consists of flyers, announcements, and registration forms for workshops, tours, and other events.

File consists of exhibitors' catalouges for shows of the Five Counties Art Association/Central Ontario Art Association. Includes catalogues for annual exhibitions, area exhibitions, and a travelling exhibition.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by an unidentified association member. Includes correspondence, photocopied materials (article, poem, COAA executive and newsletter information, etc.), association membership lists, art show invitations, photographs of COAA members and events, and other material.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by association member Linda [last name unknown]. Includes correspondence, photographs of COAA members and of art, an invitation to an art sale, and invitations to Crossection '95 (the annual juried members' show).

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by an unidentified association member. Includes a ts. draft of COAA history, the association's constitution, a travel itinerary for a COAA trip to Mexico, an article about effective committee work, and brochures on ceramics and on the art of Peter Etril Snyder.

File consists of miscellaneous material accumulated by association members. Includes correspondence, advertisements, page proofs for a bulletin, COAA letterhead, a completed questionnaire, a newspaper clipping (relating to a sculpture at Wilfrid Laurier University), etc.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by association member Ruth Camplin (also President, 1969). Includes exhibitors lists for various exhibitions (most but not all by the association), association news bulletins (incomplete, without cover pages and some loose pages), correspondence, flyers, and other material.

Series consists of records kept by Gordon Couling, charter member and first chair of the teachers' council executive, relating to the formation, administration, and activities of the COAA, mainly for the period from 1953 to 1960. Includes yearly files kept by Couling documenting the administration and activities of the association, as well as Couling's files relating to the annual Leader's Institute at the Macdonald Insitute in Guelph, offered by the Community Programs Branch of the Ontario Department of Education. Includes correspondence, minutes, reports, exhibitors' lists, flyers and programs, course outlines and resource lists, course notes and handouts, forms and surveys, lists of student participants, and other material.

File consists of material created by Guelph watercolour artist Margot Snow. Includes colour prints of her work (mainly in the form of 14 x 10 cm cards), as well as a biography and her curriculum vitae.

File consists of material relating to programs organized by the COAA, and mainly the annual workshops at Geneva Park (Longford Mills, Ontario) for 1994-1996 and the annual juried exhibition called Crossection for 1980-1982. Material relates to the organization and arrangement of the events. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, flyers and invitations, brochures, programs, exhibition lists, minutes, budgets, draft workshop descriptions, etc.

File consists of material relating to the organization of the annual art weekend and workshops at Geneva Park. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, draft workshops descriptions, etc.

File consists of brochures and registration forms for the annual art workshops at Geneva Park, held by the Central and East Central Ontario art associations. Includes brochures for the years 1975-1978, 1984, 1986, 1989-1990, and 1996-1997. Some brochures contain annotations.

File consists of material relating to requests by the COAA for assistance from the Province of Ontario Council for the Arts, and information from the Council. Includes correspondence (with several COAA members); draft (handwritten) proposals, grant applications, and correspondence; handwritten notes; a news release and an annual report from the Council; instructions for submitting grant applications to the Council; and other material.

File consists of material from the Guelph Creative Arts Association, some or all of it probably accumulated by Gordon Couling. Includes a newsletter (November 1980), flyers, and the minutes of an executive meeting (1965).

File consists of a guest book kept for an unidentified event.

File consists of several draft versions of the history of the COAA, written in different years; some were prepared by Oreen Campbell.

Series consists of material created, collected and accumulated for the purpose of researching and writing the history of the COAA. Most files were probably kept or acquired by Oreen Campbell, who was responsible for writing the history of the association during the 1980s. Includes files containing items removed from elsewhere in the fonds for the purpose of gathering key documents for the association's history and especially those containing information about important decisions and developments. Series includes correspondence, typed histories (including draft versions), flyers, announcements, membership lists, newsletters, exhibition catalogues, reports, minutes, lectures, articles, clippings, photographs, the association constitution and procedures manual, and other material.

File consists of material relating to juried art exhibitions by the COAA, and in particular the second annual juried exhibition and open house celebrating the association's 15th anniversary in 1970, held at the Guelph Public Library. Includes correspondence (incoming and outgoing) and invitations, exhibitor lists, handwritten notes, and an insurance policy.

File consists of a typed manual on informal education for adults and a typed handout with "suggestions for outdoor sketching." The latter and possibly both items were prepared by the Community Programmes Branch of the Ontario Department of Education and were probably collected or used by Gordon Couling at the Leader's Institute.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Insittutes held at McMaster University (Hamilton) and the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1954. Includes reports (including a financial report), lists of student by region, evaluations of the institutes, incoming and outgoing correspondence, a timetable, flyers, etc.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1955, and in particular to the course taught there by Gordon Couling. Includes a manual on informal education for adults, handwritten notes by Couling prepared for the course, a draft scheudule, list of participants, other information relating to the institute, and correspondence.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1956. Includes typed reports and feedback about the conference, handwritten notes, correspondence (including a draft), reports on discussion sessions, a list of participants, and statements of purpose for the Leader's Institute.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1956, and in particular the course taught by Gordon Couling (Art, first year). Includes correspondence and memoranda, lists of courses and participants, handwritten notes taken from or created in preparation for the course, a course outline, lists of resoures, and other information relating to the institute.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1957, and in particular the course taught by Gordon Couling. Includes a conference outline and timetable, a survey, handwritten notes, typed instructions for class projects and assignments, a list of resources, etc.

File consists of material relating to the planning of the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1958, and the purpose and goals of the institute. Includes correspondence, minutes of a Five Counties Art Association meeting, reports on meetings of the institute planning committee, and a meeting agenda.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institute (Guelph) in 1959, and in particular to the course taught there by Gordon Couling. Includes handwritten notes, responses to a questionnaire, typed notes by Couling prepared for the course, a course outline, participant lists, incoming correspondence, and other information relating to the institute.

File consists of material relating to the Leader's Institute held at the Macdonald Institue (Guelph) in 1960, and in particular to the course taught there by Gordon Couling (Art 3). Includes handwritten and typed course outlines, handwritten and typed notes made by Couling in preparation for the course, lists of participants and recommended resources, correspondence, meeting agendas, other information related to the Leader's Institute, etc.

File consists of master copies of COAA logos, newsletter mastheads, and frequently used maps.

File consists of material relating to the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, and mainly to legislation changes in the early 1980s affecting the McMichael Canadian Collection and the response of interested parties (including COAA members) regarding the changes. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, politicians' statements given at the Legislative Assebmly of Ontario, transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings (Standing Committee on Social Development), newsletters, fliers, etc. File also contains copies of the Act to Establish the McMichael Canadian Collection (1972) and the Act to amend the McMichael Canadian Collection Act (1981). File probably belonged to Oreen Campbell and most correspondence belongs to Campbell, but some correspondence is also addressed to Doris Law. Includes a letter from Premier William G. Davis.

File consists of material relating to the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, and mainly to legislation changes in the early 1980s affecting the McMichael Canadian Collection and the response of interested parties (including COAA members) regarding the changes. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, politicians' statements given at the Legislative Assebmly of Ontario, transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings (Standing Committee on Social Development), newsletters, fliers, etc. File also contains copies of the Act to Establish the McMichael Canadian Collection (1972) and the Act to amend the McMichael Canadian Collection Act (1981). File probably belonged to Oreen Campbell and most correspondence belongs to Campbell, but some correspondence is also addressed to Doris Law. Includes a letter from Premier William G. Davis.

File consists of material relating to the COAA members' shows for 1992 amd 1994-1995. Include draft and final entry forms, exhibitors' lists, maps, a press release, a newspaper clipping, and a brochure for Crossection '95 (annual juried member's show).

File consists of a notebook (probably kept by association secretary R.L. Ziegler) containing a handwritten membership and address list. Notebook also contains an handwritten draft of an article for the newsletter and one piece of correspondence.

File consists of material relating to membership in the COAA and in the teachers' council of the association. Includes lists of members of the teachers' council, incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to memberships and fees, a directory of art associations of Ontario (1969), and a newspaper clipping. Correspondence is with Gery Puley and Isobel Page.

File consists of material relating to the membership of the COAA, possibly accumulated by Oreen Campbell. Includes correspondence regarding membership and address changes, handwritten notes, membership lists, and other material.

File consists of mailing lists for the COAA membership for 1977, 1981-1984, and 1988. Some lists are heavily annotated.

File consists of material relating mainly to membership in COAA. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding membership issues, most with Isabelle Quick; reports; handwritten notes; etc.

File consists of mailing lists for the COAA membership for 1983-1985 and 1989. Some lists are heavily annotated.

File consists of mailing lists for the COAA membership for 1985-1986, 1988-1992. File also includes lists of paid members and renewals for 1992, as well as some handwritten notes. Some lists are heavily annotated.

File consists of material relating to association membership. Includes a membership booklet for 1996-1997, the master for a brochure about membership, and membership application forms. File also includes blank certificates for a 1994 greeting card competition.

File consists of three association membership lists, from 1970, 1995, and 1996.

File consists of handwritten and typed working membership lists.

File consists of the original minute book, which includes handwritten and typed minutes that have been glued or taped to the pages. Minutes are from executive and annual meetings and joint meetings with the association's Teachers' Council. Also present in the minute book are some reports and proposals. Loose items in the book include: handwritten (draft) and typed minutes for the 1971 annual meeting, handwritten notes and a meeting agenda, a typed draft history of the association, financial statements and treasurer's reports, the constitution, a 1958 exhibitor's list, a mock-up of the association logo, and a Girl Guides calendar.

File consists of material relating to annual and executive meetings of COAA. Includes notices and agendas for meetings; minutes of executive meetings for the years 1992-1997; minutes of annual meetings for the years 1978-1983, 1987, 1990, 1993-1997; reports and financial statements; a small amount of correspondence; a copy of the constitution and by-laws; and the position description for the secretary.

File consists of minutes of the COAA annual meeting held on September 21, 1991.

File consists mainly of agendas and minutes for meetings of the COAA executive as well as annual meetings and other special meetings. File also includes a small amount of correspondence, financial statements, handwritten notes, and other material prepared for the meetings.

File consists of some material relating to one or several art weekends at Geneva Park: a brochure, a program and workshop participant lists, and handwritten notes from an annual meeting. File also includes a guest list for a K-W Society of Artists exhibition, and completed surveys of art teachers in the five counties area.

File consists of material relating mainly to Five Counties Art Association events and workshops as well as the Leader's Institute held in 1954 at McMaster University (Hamilton) and an oil painting teachers' seminar. Includes correspondence, a report and a timetable for the Leader's Institute, reports on various seminars and events, summaries of adult night school classes held in various towns, handwritten notes, lists of members by type of art and region, and other material.