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The Imrich Stolárik fonds is a collection of primary documents created and/or obtained by Imrich Stolárik over a lifetime of activities as engaged Slovak nationalist, a prolific writer and editor, an active member, senior officer and honorary life President of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL), a respected lobbyist on the Canadian political scene, and a pillar of Slovak life across Canada.

A major portion of the Imrich Stolárik fonds consists of documents personally created and/or collected by Mr. Stolárik, from the time of his arrival in Canada (1951) to the time of his death (2000). Many documents were produced created from the 1960s to 1990s. A proportionately smaller number of items date back to the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Stolárik has also gathered personal collections of material (correspondence, photographs, etc.) from several important figures within the Slovak-Canadian community: Andrej Kučera, Gabriel Kurdel, Juraj (George) Rondos, Peter Šuffák, Jozef Tapák, Jan Lukác, Karol Murgaš and Jozef Ferančik.

The fonds contains both administrative records from organizations in which Mr. Stolárik was involved and personal papers in multiple formats including textual records, photographs, negatives and objects.

This fonds consists of records produced and collected by Catherine Ahearn, the first poet Laureate of the City of Ottawa (1982-1984). A sous-fonds contains originals and copies of documents belonging to Jacques Baron (1905-1986), either purchased, sent or collected by Catherine Ahearn (b.1949). Among her records are drafts of some unpublished and published texts, diaries, correspondence, etc.

Ce fonds est constitué de documents produits et recueillis par Catherine Ahearn, première poète lauréate de la Ville d'Ottawa (1982-1984). Ce fonds contient des originaux et des copies de documents ayant appartenu à Jacques Baron (1905-1986) et à Catherine Ahearn (née en 1949). On y trouve des ébauches de certains textes inédits et publiés, des journaux intimes, de la correspondance, etc.

The collection consists of material personally collected by Dr. Staško. In the mid-seventies, Dr. Staško launched an appeal to his Slovak compatriots and friends from all over the world, to participate in the creation of the Slovak National Archives in the United States. In response to this request, some of Dr. Staško's contemporaries donated their personal papers and other collections related to Slovak history and culture. Dr. Staško's project of the American-based Slovak National Archives did not materialize for lack of physical and financial resources. However, as a result of Dr. Staško's initiative, important documents were collected from various sources.

The collection primarily consists of the personal papers of well know diplomats, politicians, professors, journalists, poets, and artists. It consists of correspondence, personal photographs, journals and memoirs, writing and poetry, as well as newspaper clippings, pamphlets and other collected materials.

The collection also includes the records of prominent Slovak organizations including the Slovak Action Committee, the Slovak League of America, and the Slovak World Congress.

These documents offer information on: the political history of Slovakia during its many regimes; the history and culture of the Slovak people living in Slovakia or abroad, especially in the United States and Canada. It provides important, and often unique information on Slovak political, cultural, and nationalist organizations aimed at the conservation and survival of the Slovak heritage.

This fonds may contain information related to sensitive historical events, particularly the Second World War. Some individuals mentioned or depicted in these archives may have been involved, directly or indirectly, in war, collaboration with authoritarian regimes, or support for the Nazi regime.

The Nancy Adamson fonds is a collection of personal archives collected by Nancy Adamson, covering her childhood up to the early 2020s.

The first series of the fonds (Series 1 to 7) are the result of early donations and contain documents relating to Nancy Adamson's involvement with Canadian feminist organizations. They document Nancy Adamson's involvement with the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, the development of the Canadian Archives of the Women's Movement, the Canadian Association for Women's Studies, and Carleton University's Women's Bureau. These early series include documents related to Nancy Adamson's commitments to improving the conditions of women in Canada, notably on issues of violence against women (the struggles against sexual harassment and assault), reproductive rights, and the LGBTQ2+ movement.

It should be noted that Series 6 on the Canadian Women's Movement includes a set of audio recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Nancy Adamson with Ontario feminists.

Series 8 to 14 were donated more recently (2023). They include personal archives on Nancy Adamson's family, education and career. Series 10 includes extensive correspondence between Nancy Adamson and her family, friends and colleagues. The correspondence extends from her early years to the early 2020s. Nancy Adamson corresponded extensively with those closest to her. Correspondence with her friends Judith Bennett, Rosemary Barnes, Anne Molgat and Adele Desrochers can be found in Series 10. This correspondence often includes both letters written and received by Nancy Adamson. Series 10 is arranged chronologically.

Numerous photographs are distributed throughout the other series and are included with the textual documents and files corresponding to the event that occurred. However, Series 13 contains most Nancy Adamson's personal photographs of herself with her family, friends and colleagues.
From the early 2000s, Nancy Adamson also traveled to Belize, where she was a founding member of Galen University. Important correspondence on the deployment of the University and Nancy Adamson's involvement in its various academic functions offer a perspective on the personal and professional journey of a Canadian woman entrepreneur abroad.

This fonds is of historical and cultural interest in understanding the social and cultural history of feminist and LGBTQ+ struggles in North America. It documents a woman's journey from her childhood in the 1950s and 1960s in the United States, to her involvement on the Canadian scene in the second-wave feminist movement of the 1970s and 1980s. The fonds offers a personal account of a woman's experience of involvement in the LGBTQ+ community, addressing perspectives on the intersections of gender, sexuality and activism. Nancy Adamson's archives, and particularly her correspondence, are a source for the history of community spaces in Toronto and Ottawa. It includes posters from demonstrations and public events, photographs, sound recordings and press articles. The personal accounts, correspondence and documents collected during her involvement in the feminist movement reflect aspects of Canadian feminist activism.

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Le fonds de Nancy Adamson est un fonds d’archives personnelles collectées par Nancy Adamson qui couvre son enfance jusqu’au début des années 2020.
Les premières séries du fonds (Séries 1 à 7) résultent de premières donations et contiennent des documents en lien avec les engagements de Nancy Adamson au sein d’organisations féministes canadiennes. Elles documentent notamment les implications de Nancy Adamson au sein du Comité National d'Action sur le statut de la femme, dans le développement des Archives canadiennes du mouvement des femmes, dans l'Association canadienne d'études féminines, et au sein du Bureau de la condition féminine de l'Université Carleton. Ces premières séries incluent des documents en lien avec les engagements de Nancy Adamson pour l’amélioration des conditions des femmes au Canada, notamment sur les questions de violence faite aux femmes (en particulier sur les luttes contre le harcèlement sexuel et les agressions sexuelles), les droits reproductifs, et le mouvement LGBTQ2+.

Il est à noter que la série 6 sur le Mouvement Canadien des Femmes comprend un ensemble d’enregistrements audio d'entretiens d'histoire orale menés par Nancy Adamson auprès de féministes ontariennes.

Les séries 8 à 14 ont fait l’objet d’une donation plus récente (2023). Elles comprennent des archives personnelles sur la famille, le parcours scolaire et professionnel de Nancy Adamson. La série 10 comprend une importante correspondance établie par Nancy Adamson avec sa famille, ses ami-e-s, et ses collègues. La correspondance se déploie depuis ses jeunes années jusqu’au début des années 2020. Nancy Adamson a abondamment correspondu par écrit avec ses proches. La correspondance établie avec ses amies Judith Bennett, Rosemary Barnes, Anne Molgat et Adele Desrochers est présente dans la série 10. Cette correspondance comprend souvent à la fois les lettres écrites et reçues par Nancy Adamson. La série 10 est classée par ordre chronologique.
De nombreuses photographies sont réparties dans l’ensemble des autres séries et sont incluses avec les documents textuels et fichiers correspondants à l’évènement survenus. Cependant, la série 13 comprend la majorité des photographies personnelles de Nancy Adamson la représentant avec sa famille, ses ami-e-s et ses collègues.

A partir du début des années 2000, Nancy Adamson a également voyagé à Belize ou elle fut membre fondatrice de la Galen University. Une correspondance importante sur le déploiement de l’Université et l’engagement de Nancy Adamson dans ses différentes fonctions universitaires offre une perspective sur le cheminement personnel et professionnel d’une femme canadienne entrepreneure à l’étranger.

Ce fonds d’archives présente un intérêt historique et culturel pour mieux comprendre l’histoire sociale et culturelle des luttes féministes et LGBTQ+ en Amérique du Nord. Il documente le parcours d’une femme de son enfance dans les années 1950 à 1960 aux États-Unis, à son implication sur la scène canadienne dans le mouvement féministe de la seconde vague des années 1970 à 1980. Le fonds offre un témoignage personnel sur le vécu d’une femme impliquée dans la communauté LGBTQ+, abordant ainsi des perspectives sur les intersections entre genre, sexualité et militantisme. Les archives de Nancy Adamson, et notamment sa correspondance, constituent une source pour l’histoire des espaces communautaires à Toronto et Ottawa. Il inclut des affiches de manifestations et d’évènements publics, des photographies, des enregistrements sonores, des articles de presse. Les récits personnels, les correspondances, et les documents collectés lors de ses implications dans le mouvement féministe, reflète des aspects de l’activisme féministe canadien.