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File consists of two photos of the Roxy Theatre in Woodbridge taken in 1950 by the Ontario Treasury Department, Motion Picture Censorship Theatre Inspection Branch. One shows the exterior of the theatre and its sign while the other depicts the auditorium and screen inside the theatre.

Item consists of one photo of the Clarke residence at the south east corner of Hwy 7 and Dufferin in Concord (west half of Lot 5, Concession 2).

Item consists of a hand drawn map of Thornhill with photos of the houses in the neighbourhood and annotations. Depicts area near the intersection of Centre Street and Yonge Street..

tem consists of an index. Item is an alphabetical listing by surname of individuals appearing on the dicennial census for Vaughan Township and the Village of Woodbridge for the noted date (i.e. heads of households); information includes the page number the entry appears on in official census record, land division number, age, country of origin, occupation, religion; as well as name, age and religion of spouse and household members over 14 years of age. Also present is information about the size (i.e. number of rooms) and building material used in construction of principal residence of each enumeree.

Collection consists of: 3 oil on canvas paintings by Andrew Phin;
2 watercolours by Carolyn Blish; 4 prints (3 Inuit and 1 Farm); 1 Inuit sketch ( “Camp” by Germaine Arnaktauyok); 7 photographs including the moving of the Troyer Barn to Country Heritage Park in 1978, Dr. Armitage, Tony Gagliano, and one of the Archaeological Survey in the Boyd Conservation Area; and 1 wooden plaque with a Canadian Loyalists stamp. Also included was portrait of an unknown family, photos of Jas. Andrews farm in Maple and a print of N. Clarke Wallace. Also included are business directories, annual reports, city guides, economic/business newsletters published by the City from 1990-1998 as well as framed certificates and awards. RG 21-014.1 consists of books gifted to the City by delegations and partnerships from around the wold, such as Italy and China. Several historical books re Thoreau MacDonald, Humber River, Yonge St, Ontario history, round out the collection. Of particular interest is a board game, Vaughanopoly. Also 18 awards given to Economic Development Dept for marketing and informaiton technology, etc plus awards given to City (fire station 7-10, soccer, etc).
Accession RG 21-015.1 consists of 20 items including certificates and photos that were received by the City of Vaughan from 1990-2010. These items include Friendship Agreements, International Partnership Agreements and Twinning Agreements. All items were removed from their frames and placed in archival boxes as several of the frames had been damaged and the glass cracked.

In 2022, a portrait of Lord Beaverbrook from this collection was discovered at the JOC and brought back to the City Archives.

Accession M024.14 consists of certificates and plaques deliniating the City's involvement with local groups and organizations, and a city Twinning with the Italian city of Sora.

Fonds consists of 25 blueprints of Dudley Button's alterations and additions to his house located on Wallace Street in Woodbridge.

Item consists of a drawing that depicts the Teston post office and general store.

Item consists of by-laws and regulations for buidling homes and subdivisions as well as various advertisements for businesses throughout Maple.

File consists of photographs of Maple.

Item consists of an abstracted index. Document is an alphabetical listing by surname of individuals appearing on personal and agricultural dicennial census for Vaughan Township (i.e. householders) for noted date; information includes page number the entry appears on in official census record, land division number, age, country of origin, occupation and religion of householder; as well as name, age, country of origin,and religion of spouse and household members over 14 years of age; in addition, notes location of property of each householder in terms of lot and concession.