This collection consists of a copy of Abílio Marques’ self-published book Poemas e Aventuras do Loiro da Ribeira (2013), cassette tapes with recordings of him composing his poetry and reciting it to friends at cafés, and his editor’s (Ilda Januário) annotated transcripts.

This collection contains records produced and gathered by the Toronto-based organization Associação Democrática Portuguesa (Portuguese Canadian Democratic Association) over its 48 years of existence (1959-2007). Among its rich collection is correspondence and communiqués exchanged between its executives and notable leaders of the opposition to the Estado Novo dictatorship in exile, including Humberto Delgado, Henrique Galvão, Fernando Piteira Santos, and others; with several anti-fascist organizations in North America – including Montreal’s Movimento Democrático Português and the newspaper Luso-Canadiano – and around the world – including the Frente Patriótica de Libertação Nacional in Algiers and the Portugal Democrático newspaper in São Paulo – with anti-colonialist movements in Africa; and with other Canadian organizations. The collection also contains its administrative papers; the entire run of its bulletin A Verdade/The Truth; the organizational records of the Portuguese Amnesty Conference held in Toronto in 1966; photo albums, among other materials.

This vast collection contains records related to the labour activism of Portuguese immigrant women janitorial workers (“cleaning ladies”) in office building cleaning – including the strike at the First Canadian Place in 1984 – and factory workers at McGregor Hosiery Mills in Toronto in the 1970s-80s. It also includes records for other unions that organized immigrants and women in Toronto, including the Canadian Textile and Chemical Union.

This collection contains Prof. David Higgs’ research notes and materials – photos, newspapers, posters, flyers, books – that he and Dr. Grace M. Anderson gathered while writing their book A Future to Inherit. The Portuguese Communities of Canada (1976), and throughout his career as a Portuguese history professor at the University of Toronto.

This collection contains records from the West End YMCA’s Movimento Comunitário Português; the newspaper Comunidade (1975-1979), including many of the photos and cartoons published in it; several issues from various other Toronto- and Montreal-based Portuguese-language periodicals; interview transcripts, photos, and promotional materials produced and gathered by Marques for his books 25 Anos no Canadá: Imigrantes Portugueses (1978) (co-authored with João Medeiros) and With Hardened Hands. A Pictorial History of Portuguese Immigration to Canada in the 1950s (1993) (co-authored with Manuela Marujo); political literature from various Portuguese-Canadian candidates, including Marques’ campaigns as a MSSB trustee in 1988, 1991, and 1994; and various records gathered by Marques throughout his life.

This collection includes over 50 hours of filmed interviews with Portuguese immigrants and descendants across Canada and in Portugal, recorded during production for the documentary Strong Hearts, Steady Hands (2004), directed by Carol Coffey and produced by Felipe Gomes.

This collection contains Ilda Januário’s notes and interview transcripts from her time as a researcher in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the Centre for Franco-Ontario Studies, and the Centre for the Study of Education and Work, where she studied Portuguese women in Quebec. It also contains records from the Comité Lar dos Idosos (2002-2006) and the Portuguese-Canadian Coalition for Better Education (1995-2000).

This collection contains João (John) Santos’ personal papers reflecting his history as a Portuguese immigrant arrived in the 1960s; a labourer who later became a real estate agent; a community organizer with the First Portuguese Canadian Club, the Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals, the Portuguese-Canadian Credit Union, and multiples Liberal Party riding associations in Ontario; and an executive board member with the Canadian Consultative Council of Multiculturalism (1973-1977), Metropolitan Police Complaints Board (1982-1989), Refugee Status Advisory Committee (1985-1986), Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (1985-1989), and the Assessment Review Board (1989-1995).

This vast collection contains the records produced and gathered by the Toronto-based Portuguese Interagency Network (PIN) throughout its 31-years of existence (1978-2009). These include grant applications, membership lists and applications, correspondence, promotional material, advocacy and educational campaign material, newsletters and surveys, needs assessment reports, conference programs and proceedings. These records document PIN’s advocacy and educational campaigns, its relationships with community service agencies in the Greater Toronto Area, and its administrative history. The collection also contains records from PIN’s Working, Standing, and Ad-Hoc Committees, including meeting minutes, agendas, notes, and promotional materials.

This collection contains Prof. Wenona Giles’ field notes, interview transcripts, questionnaires, and other records produced and gathered during her anthropological research on Portuguese women janitorial workers in London, England, and Toronto, Canada, in the 1980s-90s. These materials supported multiple scholarly publications, including her book Portuguese Women in Toronto: Gender, Immigration, and Nationalism (University of Toronto Press, 2002).