Identity area
Reference code
AGOR022.S11
Title
Lectures and Tours
Date(s)
- 1949-1969 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
16.5cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1951-1968)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series contains correspondence and reports relating to lectures and lecture tours developed and sponsored by the AIO. Some records also relate to the AGT and its outreach development, specifically.
By 1949, the Art Gallery of Toronto demonstrated an interest in providing art demonstrations and lectures as a new outreach strategy. In 1964, Paul Bennett began organizing and undertaking lecture tours on various art-related topics across the province.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records had no order and have been arranged chronologically in order to reflect the AGT’s and the AIO’s developing interests in performing outreach through lectures. Records have also been more strictly separated into “Lectures” and “Tours” (“Tours” begins 25-1).