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Mariposa : celebrating Canadian folk music
Mariposa has been described as “a state of mind somewhere between backwoods fiddling and B.B. King.” Although the festival has hosted the likes of Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, it has also fostered the developing talents of many of Canada’s up-and-coming artists, as well as the vibrant folk and indigenous music performers of North America.
Mariposa : celebrating Canadian folk music documents the first two decades of the festival, and by extension, the folk music movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Here you will find spotlights on recording stars that rose through the ranks of Canadian performers, but attention is also given to working artists who found their niche at the festival.
Music is at the core of this story but other facets of folk culture are highlighted : traditional dance, craft-work, and story-telling. The importance of the First Nations community and children’s programming in the history of the festival will also be emphasized, particularly as it relates to the successful MITS (Mariposa In The Schools) program.
In many ways, we hope to recreate for users a sense of the excitement and energy of the festival, the interaction of artists and audiences, the role of workshops, artisan booths, and children’s programming in the fermentation and dissemination of creative ideas.
Rather than a glossy coffee table tome, think of this exhibit as a well-loved family scrapbook, rich with texture and creativity.
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On parle du festival de folklore Mariposa comme un état d’esprit situé quelque part entre la musique campagnarde et B. B. King. Bien que le festival ait accueilli des musiciens tels Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young et Bob Dylan, il a aussi encouragé des musiciens canadiens plein d’avenir ainsi que des artistes des traditions populaires et autochtones de l’Amérique du Nord.
Mariposa : Celebrating Canadian Folk Music vous présente les deux premières décennies du festival, et comme tel, le mouvement de la musique traditionnelle des années soixante et soixante-dix.
Vous y découvrirez des documents consacrés aux musiciens qui ont atteint les sommets de l’industrie de la musique canadienne. Nous consacrons aussi de la place aux artistes professionnels moins connus que le festival Mariposa a chaudement accueilli. La musique est au cœur de cette histoire, mais nous soulignerons les autres aspects de la culture traditionnelle aussi : la danse traditionnelle, le travail artisanal et l’art du conteur. L’importance de la communauté autochtone et de la programmation pour la jeunesse dans l’histoire du festival sera également mise en relief, vu à travers le programme Mariposa In The Schools (MITS) . Nous espérons recréer pour les internautes l’enthousiasme et l’énergie de ce festival, l’interaction animée entre les artistes et leur public, souligner le rôle des ateliers, des kiosques d’artisans et des programmes pour la jeunesse dans la l’effervescence et la dissémination des idées créatives.
Imaginez cet exposition, non comme un livre grand format, mais comme un album de famille riche en apparence et en créativité.
We acknowledge the generous financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Archival Community Digitization Program. | Nous tenons à souligner le soutien financier du ministère du Patrimoine canadien par le biais du Programme de culture canadienne en ligne.
John H. Warkentin
Featuring the work of renowned Canadian historical geographer John H. Warkentin (b.1928-), this exhibit is a sample of his aerial, topographical, architectural, and cultural photography of select urban and rural regions in Manitoba between 1957 and 2000. The images were originally captured on 35 mm slides, which have since been digitized.
Born in Lowe Farm, Manitoba, Warkentin received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Manitoba in 1948 and a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1961. In 1987, he received an honourary LL.D from the University of Brandon. He was an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Manitoba, engaged in research on the settlement and regional geography of Western Canada, and also taught briefly in Newfoundland and Greenland. In 1963 he became an Assistant Professor at York University, until he retired as Professor of Geography in 1993.
Warkentin received the Massey Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and the Award for Scholarly Distinction from the Canadian Association of Geographers. Honourary president of the Champlain Society, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is author of several books including, The Western Interior of Canada; A Regional Geography of Canada: Life, Land, and Space; and, The Mennonite Settlements of Southern Manitoba. He co-wrote Canada Before Confederation and the Manitoba Historical Atlas.
Sheila Thibaudeau Lambrinos Collection
Literature for children, most often written to educate and indoctrinate, as well as entertain, has longed served as a useful means to examine the ideological concerns of an age. The Lambrinos Collection, which houses over 650 children’s textbooks, teacher’s manuals and novels (published between 1843 to 1992), is a rich source of insight into a distinctly Canadian, colonial and post-colonial, understanding of the world.
Sheila Thibaudeau Lambrinos (1934-2011) donated her collection to the Clara Thomas Special Collections and Archives so that a snapshot of Canadian history might be preserved and made available to researchers. Lambrinos was a graduate in Canadian Studies from Atkinson College, York University, a former teacher and Trustee on the North York Board of Education and an avid heritage campaigner for the Grey County Historical Society. Researchers interested in education and curriculum, women’s studies and children’s literature will find a wealth of resources in this collection.
Portuguese Canadian History Project | Projeto de História Luso-Canadiana
The Portuguese Canadian History Project | Projeto de História Luso Canadiana (PCHP | PHLC) is a community outreach initiative that started in 2008, and is directed by Gilberto Fernandes, Susana Miranda, Raphael Costa, and Emanuel da Silva. We are committed to locating historical sources in the hands of private individuals and organizations in the Portuguese-Canadian community and placing them in the care of the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, York University Libraries. Our goals are to preserve, democratize and disseminate the history of immigrants in Canada, particularly those of Portuguese descent.
Letters Home: a selection of wartime correspondence from the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections
Based on a 2009 exhibit of wartime correspondence held by the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections, "Letters Home" highlights some correspondence exchanged by soldiers with their parents, siblings and friends during the First and Second World Wars.
This online exhibit would not have been possible without the generosity of family members who, over the years have donated their family records for the benefit of students and scholars of York University. In particular, archival staff would like to thank Dorothy Stepler, John Lennox, the late Bettie Lennox Locke, and Nick Aplin. A special thanks must be made to Vicki Ryckman. She found the letters of Charles Shore in an old barn in Prince Edward County where she grew up and donated the letters to the archives in 2008.