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Series comprises photographs of American-Canadian artist Frances Loring (1887–1968) and some of her sculptures, together with photos of sculptures by her companion, American-Canadian artist Florence Wyle (1881–1968), taken in Toronto and other places in Ontario, between 1916 and (probably) the 1950s. The Pollock Gallery held Loring & Wyle exhibitions in 1966 and 1969.

Series comprises files of materials on artists whose works were exhibited by the Pollock Gallery in the 1960s and 1970s, together with artists who were applying to the Pollock Gallery for representation, and others. The files include photographs of paintings, prints and sculpture; artist biographies; chronologies of exhibitions; exhibition announcements; newspaper reviews, miscellaneous photocopied materials, and related items. Further records of artists associated with the Pollock Gallery will be found in series 4, 6 and 7.

Series comprises correspondence regarding the business affairs of the Pollock Gallery and other art-related matters between 1962 and 1982, including business (and some personal) correspondence to Jack Pollock; a file of letters notifying clients, artists and others of the impending closure of the gallery in 1981; and other correspondence.

Series comprises records of the management of the Pollock Gallery during various periods of its activity
between 1967 and 1982, including records of transactions with clients and other art galleries; financial
records; files on works of art consigned to the gallery for exhibition and sale by artists, or for resale by
collectors; records of consignment of works to rental services of art museums; accounting for art gallery
purchases from art dealers and artists; and related material.

Series comprises of research material compiled by Ron Graham in preparation for the biographical essay “Twenty-Four Sketches for a Portrait of Paterson Ewen.” The essay was published in the catalogue for the Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition Paterson Ewen: Earthly Weather/Heavenly Skies, ed. by Matthew Teitelbaum and co-published by the AGO and Douglas & McIntyre in 1996. Series consists of photographs and photocopies of photographs, interview transcripts, essays, newspaper articles, exhibition related files, and other miscellaneous research material.

Series comprises of interviews with Paterson Ewen and others assembled in support of research for the 1996 exhibition Paterson Ewen: Earthly Weathers/Heavenly Skies.

Series is comprised of unpublished artist books by Robert Fones created between 1964 and 1972. The bulk of the books are dated 1964 and 1965 while Fones was attending H.B. Beal Secondary School in London, Ontario. Two books, Ticket to Ride and Letters I’ve Known and Loved: the Life and Legend of the Alphabet are incomplete and unbound. Only the book jacket for Norwegian Wood was completed. All books contain original artwork and text.

Series is comprised of the sketchbooks used and kept by Robert Fones. The volumes primarily contain sketches and drawings, often related to specific artworks, design projects or artist book works. Some of the sketchbooks, as noted in the descriptions, contain finished drawings that the artist has chosen to leave intact within the sketchbooks. The sketchbooks may also contain some diaristic writings, personal reflections and technical notes, thus there is some overlap with the journals especially in earlier volumes. Also included in this series are several colour mixing books used by Robert Fones, which consist of colour mixing formulas for several of his artworks, as noted in the descriptions.

Series is comprised of archival materials relating to various curatorial, graphic design and artist book projects that Fones has undertaken during his artistic careers. It includes material towards an artist book on cones that was never completed, source material for Anthropomorphiks, and materials relating to artist books Field Identification and Head Paintings. It also includes research notes, correspondence, and drafts of catalogue essays and speaking notes for his curatorial projects: Russell Spanner: A Spanner in the Works and Greg Curnoe’s Cut-Out: Shaped Collages (1965-1968). It also includes artwork and related materials for several graphic design projects.

Series is comprised of the files and production materials specifically related to the public art commissions proposed and/or carried out by Robert Fones between 1991 and 2007. It includes project proposals, production materials such as stencils, technical drawings, colour charts and production specifications, correspondence, research and project notes. There are files for the All Star Game Banners project, Torys, Scribeners, Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.