Part of:

• Fonds: John C. Parkin fonds, 1929-1987
•    Series: Office files, 1960-1988

People:

• John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

Title:

Office files

Date:

1960-1988

Level of archival description:
Series

Extent and medium:

• 8.2 l.m. textual documents
  
  38 notebooks
  28 photographic materials
  8 sound recordings
  7 drawings
  6 moving image recordings
  
  5 artefacts

Scope and content:
This series is made up of various correspondece files, promotional files, and topic files. Correspondence and promotional files relate to Parkin First Architects, Parkin Architects Planners, and John B. Parkin Associates. The correspondence documents several transportation projects including airports, projects for Marathon Realty Inc., stadium projects, the National Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, and the University of Ottawa. Promotional files give information on the firms, including design philosophy and the merger of John B. Parkin Associates and Smith Carter Searle.

Topic files mostly consist of newpaper clippings and articles on the topics of planning, management, some projects, John C. Parkin, and various files on architecture, such as architectural education and architecture criticism.

This series also contains a selection of invitations and Christmas cards as well as sound recordings and moving image recordings of interviews with the media, promotional recordings and recordings whose contents are unknown.

Reference number:

AP018.S2

Arrangement:
Materials in this series were compiled from different accessions.

Conditions governing reproduction:

• Jennifer A.C. Parkin holds copyright for materials from accession AR1997:0021. Permission must be sought from the copyright holder before reproductions can be made.

Contains:

• AP018.S2.001, Correspondence on projects and promotions, 1960-1978
• AP018.S2.002, Box of correspondence on projects and office relocation, 1965-1981
• AP018.S2.003, Office policies, correpondence, and information about firms, circa 1969-1983
• AP018.S2.004, Information on stadiums and correspondence for Air Industries Association of Canada, 1959-1984
• AP018.S2.005, Correspondence, memos, and agreements related to projects, 1977-1988
• AP018.S2.006, Correspondence, research, and presentation materials, 1966-1976
• AP018.S2.007, Agreements, UPACE, and research, 1966-1984
• AP018.S2.008, Promotional materials and correspondence related to projects, 1983-1986
• AP018.S2.009, Office files on topic of planning, 1957-1976
• AP018.S2.010, Office files on topic of planning, 1964-1982
• AP018.S2.011, Office files on the topic of management, planning, and architecture, 1968-1978
• AP018.S2.012, Office files on the topic of investment, management, and architectural education, 1966-1984
• AP018.S2.013, Box of press clippings arranged by subject, circa 1956-1980
• AP018.S2.014, Box of press clippings on John C. Parkin, his projects, and involvement in committees and councils, circa 1958-1968
• AP018.S2.015, Box of press clippings organized by subject, circa 1957-1968
• AP018.S2.016, Box of press clippings organized by topic, circa 1956-1987
• AP018.S2.017, Box of press clippings orgazined by topic, circa 1964-1982
• AP018.S2.018, Box of magazines and journals with articles on John C. Parkin, circa 1953-1986
• AP018.S2.019, Box of magazines and journals with articles on John C. Parkin, circa 1949-1965
• AP018.S2.020, Promotional audiovisual materials and other recordings, 1960-1980
• AP018.S2.021, Office files on real-estate and finance, development in Niagara, and Bell System, circa 1964-1989
• AP018.S2.022, Correspondence, clippings, and biographical information on John C. Parkin, circa 1976-1989
• AP018.S2.023, Promotional files, correspondence, and minutes of meeting, circa 1960-1970
• AP018.S2.024, Notes taken by Les Payne, material samples, and brochure on group insurance benefits, circa 1973-1982
• AP018.S2.025, Research on architectural topics, circa 1961-circa 1978
• AP018.S2.026, Research on architectural topics, circa 1955-circa 1965
• AP018.S2.027, Research on architectural topics, circa 1937-circa 1982
• AP018.S2.028, Invitations, Christmas cards and Parkin Family book copy, circa 1949-circa 1984