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"Honest John" Vail portrait

Framed colour portrait of John Vail, a class of 1950 R.T.A. graduate. He is pictured holding his camera in a paddock with a "laughing horse" in the background.

Vail, Diana

2006 Open House Gala 'Be Ahead of the Future' - audiovisual materials and textual records

RTA hosted a gala event on May 11 for alumni and friends of RTA to celebrate the first fully high definition (HD) broadcasting facility established in Canada as well as the upcoming launch of the first MBA in Media Management program and MA in Media Production to be offered in North America.

The Gala featured a live to tape program showcasing some of Ryerson's best known grads, a ribbon cutting ceremony and master class sessions with renowned HD experts in the field, networking with some of the industry's top producers, editors, camera operators, and on-air personalities and a tour of the state-of-the-art HD studio.

Included in the file are: Guest book, 2 DVD's: "Ahead of the Future Gala Event" May 11, 2006 - included at the end of DVD is the Legacy of Leadership film, 3 Invitations, 3 Program of Events, 3 Media packages that include the "A Legacy of Leadership" DVD.

1 DVD - "Ryerson University School of Radio and Television Arts: A Legacy of Leadership", produced by faculty member Richard Grunberg, was given to individuals attending the gala. This 7 1/2 minute DVD, narrated by RTA graduate and TV personality, Valarie Pringle, features historical clips of RTA, promotional footage about the program, comments from well-known graduates, e.g. Keith Pelley and Robert Sawyer, comments from several RTA faculty and comments from Ryerson's President, Sheldon Levy. The DVD also features clips of the Ryerson campus. A number of photographs and the film clips used in the early segments of the DVD are from the Archives. The comment segment from Jon Keeble, RTA faculty, was filmed in the Ryerson Archives, featuring an old RTA TV camera in the backgroud.

A. McDermott - RTA Advisory Board correspondence

File consists of correspondence between Andy McDermott (Chairman of the Board of Andy McDermott Broadcast Sales and member of the RTA Advisory Committee) and various interested parties related to RTA. File also includes appended financials and reports related to specific items of correspondence.

Ampex VR-1200 Series Videotape Recorder

This AMPEX VR-1200 series videotape recorder (possibly VR-1200B) is an early colour/monochrome quadraplex 2-inch analogue recorder for television studios by AMPEX Data Systems Corporation and it was a smaller and lighter version of an earlier AMPEX model. In 1967 this artifact was installed in the RTA Video Tape Recorder Room (VTR) located in Kerr Hall East, 3rd floor, when Studio B was converted to colour.

CBC $50 Million Extension Plan press conference

RYERSONIAN, February 15 article, photographs re. Press Conference held at Ryerson announcing the $50 million extension plan for CBC. The Secretary of State, Hugh Faulkner, addressed approximately 120 RTA students and members of the Toronto press. RTA Chair, John Twomey, was instrumental in arranging this event.

Children's Television Research (CHIMP)

This series contains the textual and audio visual records of the longstanding Children's Television Research project directed by Clive VanderBurgh and located within the school of Radio and Television Arts (RTA) between 1989-2003. The project is also referred to as CHIMP (Children's Media Project).

VanderBurgh, Clive

Children's Television Research interviews (CHIMP) on DVCPro

Collection of DVCPro Digital Video Cassettes containing some recorded children's television programs as well as interviews with: Janis Nostbakken, Robert Ash, Trevor Evans, Fran Pappert, Linda Schuyler, Heather Conkie, Tom Knowlton, Barry Rosenberg, Paul Sutherland, Don Elder, Ernie Coombs, Holly Laroque, Phil McCordic, Jeff Deverrett, Sugar, Gairey Wayne Richardson, Alyse Rosenberg, Adrian Mills, Kevin Brauch, Ricki Glinnert, Arnie Zipursky, Mary Mackay-Smith, Wayne Moss, Julie Patterson, Cheryl Hassen, Christine Davis, Charles Falzon, Drew Mullin, Michael Larsh, Jamie Shannon, Peter Moss, Michael McGowan, Patty Sullivan, Ethel Glinert, Josh Morris, Clive Vanderburgh, Pat Ellingson, Vince Camisso, David Wiechorek,

Children's Television Research interviews on VHS cassettes

Collection of VHS Cassettes containing some recorded children's television programs as well as interviews with: Janis Nostbakken, Robert Ash, Trevor Evans, Fran Pappert, Linda Schuyler, Heather Conkie, Tom Knowlton, Barry Rosenberg, Paul Sutherland, Don Elder, Ernie Coombs, Holly Laroque, Phil McCordic, Jeff Deverrett, Sugar, Gairey Wayne Richardson, Alyse Rosenberg, Adrian Mills, Kevin Brauch, Ricki Glinnert, Arnie Zipursky, Mary Mackay-Smith, Wayne Moss, Julie Patterson, Cheryl Hassen, Christine Davis, Charles Falzon, Drew Mullin, Michael Larsh, Jamie Shannon, Peter Moss, Michael McGowan, Patty Sullivan, Ethel Glinert, Josh Morris, Clive Vanderburgh, Pat Ellingson, Vince Camisso, David Wiechorek,

Conferences

Poster - Art Imitating Reality Imitating Art - March 5, 2005
Poster - Shaking the Box, a writing conference.- March 4, 2006
Programme - The Art of Writing Comedy Seriously - March 3, 2007

Contact Sheets : RTA Students

File contains photographs of student headshots adhered to cardboard, photocopies of these sheets, and contact sheets. Arranged by academic year, each file holds sets of photographs of each of the three years the program ran.

RTA School of Media

Curriculum Modifications

This file contains correspondence and New Presentation containing the suggestions of the Academic Standards Committee on curriculum modifications.

Drama Productions

News clippings, programmes, tickets for R.T.A. (1st/2nd year) drama productions as part of their course curriculum.

First live Canadian television broadcast materials

Photograph, negative and press clippings of the first live television broadcast in Canada, as presented to an audience of over 300 members of the radio industry (including dealers) from the Toronto area. Entitled "This is the Fashion", the show was a collaborative effort between the schools of Electronics, Broadcasting and Fashion Design and was produced in the Ryerson boardroom and transmitted via coaxial cable to viewing screens in the Institute's auditorium. This special event was intended to promote not only television but the FM band (on which Ryerson's new radio station --CJRT-- was just starting to operate).

Interview Transcripts (CHIMP)

Bound interview transcripts from interviews with: Janis Nostbakken, Robert Ash, Trevor Evans, Fran Pappert, Linda Schuyler, Heather Conkie, Tom Knowlton, Barry Rosenberg, Paul Sutherland, Don Elder, Ernie Coombs, Holly Laroque, Phil McCordic, Jeff Deverrett, Sugar, Gairey Wayne Richardson, Alyse Rosenberg, Adrian Mills, Kevin Brauch, Ricki Glinnert, Arnie Zipursky, Mary Mackay-Smith, Wayne Moss, Julie Patterson, Cheryl Hassen, Christine Davis, Charles Falzon, Drew Mullin, Michael Larsh, Jamie Shannon, Peter Moss, Michael McGowan, Patty Sullivan, Ethel Glinert, Josh Morris, Clive Vanderburgh, Pat Ellingson, Vince Camisso, David Wiechorek,

J. Stuart MacKay Awards 1998 - photographs

This file contains 8 photographic prints showing scenes from the 1998 J. Stuart MacKay Awards presentation Gala. Includes images of Jerry Good, Francis D'Souza, Ira Levine, Claude Lajeunesse, Robert Lantos, Charles Zamana, Dana Lee, Manon Cooney, Jon Keeble, Michael Murphy, Clive VanderBurgh, Johnny Lombardi, Robert Gardner, & Michael Coutanche.

Philips LDK 3 Colour TV studio camera

The Phillips LDK 3 Colour TV camera was one of two purchased by TMU (formerly Ryerson) in 1968 as the first colour camera on campus. They were installed in the RTA Studio B television studio located in Kerr Hall East.

Print (O/S): TV Studio A

Colour photograph of TV Studio 'A' which was located in Howard Kerr Hall. East in room 221 The individual in the shot is possibly Lab Technician Allen Sugar.

Promotional materials

This file contains various brochures and other promotional materials related to the Ryerson School of Radio and Television Arts. The file also contains one photographic transparency of an RTA promotional poster.

RTA '73 2013 reunion photographic slides collection

This file contains a collection of 113 photographic slides compiled by RTA Class of 1973 Alumni and Video Lab Assistant at the Roger's Communication Centre (as of 2014) Sal Greco. The slides show various members of the Class of 1973 in their graduation year and in childhood.

RTA 1973 Class Reunion videos

This file contains a DVD containing still photographic images, videos, and a music file for the 1973 RTA class reunion held in October, 2013. Also on the disc is a video of 1986 reunion party. Salvatore (Sal) Greco was responsible for the creation of the disk and much of its content.

Greco, Sal

RTA Christmas Ornament

One red glass RTA Christmas Tree ornament in box. Ornament has "Radio and Television Arts 2006" in gold in a gold marquee. Ornament house in white cardboard box with drawings of sprigs of holly and "Happy Holiday" written on each side. Box has open sides so the ornament can be seen.

RTA Photographs

File contains black and white prints with accompanying negatives documenting RTA from the 1950s - 1980s.

RTA Program Review and Evaluation

Documentation prepared for the academic element of the Program Evaluation Process for RTA. The material includes two submissions: 1. submitted to the Dean of Applied Arts, Vice-President Academic and the President; 2. submitted to the Academic Standards Committee of Academic Council (2 copies -- although both documents have the same date, they are not exactly the same. Because there is no evidence to indicate which of the two was the final submission, both copies have been kept. Also included with the submission documentation: "The Special Funding Needs of RTA's Radio Studios" report.Program Review June 19, 1978. Program Assessment Committee Feb., 1982 Doc. Requirements Academic Element for RTA Mar., 1982. RPRP - RTA May, 1982

RTA Student Survival Guide

The RTA survival guide is an unofficial booklet with everything a first year RTA student needed to know regarding school student services and scholarships/awards to RTA policies and faculty.

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