- 2012.005.02.227
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Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Ottawa Montreal polaroid prints
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Hal Banks prints - diffusion transfer prints (Polaroids)
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Glass Negative mother and two children
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a glass negative of a mother with two children. Includes receipt from 1991 printing of proofs
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Hackborn photographs natural bundle slides
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of slides from a carousel. No index. Names of production written on the slides include Honeymoon, Ginette Reno, Miss Teen Canada and Country Road.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of slides from a carousel. "#3 College Park, Selby Alley, Stone Cutters Lane, Conversions, Bank's new Office, L.A. Police, News Reader" written on carousel.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Assorted colour slides from binder (with index)
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
3 Little Indians '71, Wojeck '91, Hal Banks '84 - slides
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of slides taken from three CBC television productions: Three Little Indians (1971), Wojeck (1991), and the docudrama Hal Banks (1984), possibly also known as Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of colour slides taken during several television productions, including:
Man Born to be King (1961)
Director's Training (1975)
Seneca College
Nightcap Drama (1966)
The Innocent (1984)
Sports Weekend (1988)
Adrienne Clarkson (1988)
On Dine (1961)
The Great Detective (1977)
Year End Review (1985)
Mr. Dressup, anniversary special (1987)
Few slides related to Muppets
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Scarborough Locations negatives
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Andrea Martin Studio negatives
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Mackenzie King set photographs + drawings
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
The Toronto Producers Handbook
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Board of Directors - Info Kit
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a booklet with the schedule and nomine for the 3rd Annual ACTRA Awards Dinner.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Film magic: the art and science of special effects David Hutchison
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Special Effects - Wire, Tape, and Rubber band style by L.B. Abbott
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
1991 National Film Board of Canada Calendar
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Graphic Standards Manual
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of copies of an internally published CBC Graphic Standards Manual, with information on the organizations logo, typeface, colours and other internal procedures.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Scene Theatre Magazine - Oct. 24-30, 1965
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of the Scene Theatre Magazine for October 24-30, 1965 for CINDY at the Hydro Theatre.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Scene Theatre Magazine - Nov. 21-27, 1965
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of the Scene Theatre Magazine for November 21-27, 1965 for CINDY at the Hydro Theatre.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
194? - 199? 2.67 m textual.
This series includes all of the unpublished textual records in the Robert Hackborn Fonds. Series includes textual records related to the production of Canadian television, the special effects and production techniques pioneered or used by Mr. Hackborn, personal correspondence, screenplays, scripts, notes and clippings. The items in this series have been arranged and physically stored based on how they were ordered and stored by Mr. Hackborn.
2012.005.04
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Natural bundle of Articles and clippings related to television special effects production
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of various correspondences with Robert Hackborn. Letters are contained within an CBC internal office mail envelope.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Correspondence w/ Janet Williamson, Television New Zealand.
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a letter from Janet Williamson, Designer at Television New Zealand. Includes three brochures by Television New Zealand.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Canada Entertains, Centennial Armed Forces World Tour - various documents
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, drawings, plans and notes related to Canada Entertains and the Centennial Armed Forces World Tour.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Technical, internal design and lectures
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
In Opposition '89 - Scripts various text
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of the contents of a production binder, including scripts, correspondence, production schedules, set design drawings and notes related to the production In Opposition.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of the production draft of episode two of In Opposition titled The House is Not a Home. Also includes production schedules and internal CBC memos.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of correspondence, clippings, drawings, handwritten notes, financials, and production documents, letters of agreement for designers, Includes items for Twelfth Night at Stratford Festival, Inside Stories, Hal Banks, Woodbine Horse Racing, 1986 Superthon,
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Hackborn's personal records and clippings
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of textual items found stored together, including several copies of a newspaper article featuring Robert Hackborn from The Mirror (November 14, 1973), results from a YMCA fitness program, sound preparation document for the film A Man Alone, a copy of Canadian Homes (February 1969), and 3 elevation drawings for a house.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Teaching records related to BRD040
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists predominantly of textual records related to the course BRD040 Hackborn taught at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), including assignment descriptions, correspondence with the University, agreements and records related to the CUPE union, student lists and class schedules. Also includes part of publications, newspaper clippings and various sketches.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
CHEX Oshawa newstalk design records
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a folder with various textual records, much of it relating to Hackborn's proposed news set for CHEX Oshawa. Includes a notepad, several set design sketches, and documents related to Fraggle Rock, such as character fact sheets with Species description, and Things we know about Doozers.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Seaport: Hal Banks, Canada's Sweetheart binder
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of types of production documents including research material, storyboards, schedules, script and call sheets for the CBC Docudrama titled Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Records: [textual ; graphic ; photographic; audio visual; artifacts ; publications]
194? - 2004 : 36 Bankers boxes and 23 map cabinet drawers.
The Robert Hackborn fonds contains the records that Mr. Hackborn generated during the course of his television production career and maintained at his private residence after his retirement in 1993. This includes documentation going back to Mr. Hackborn's youth and earliest professional days. The research value of the records in this fonds is significant as it relates to the history of Canadian television production, and the specific programs that Mr. Hackborn contributed to. As an example, the fonds contains photographic and textual documentation of the earliest stages of the show development process for the important children's television programs Mr. Dressup and Mr. Rogers Neighbourhood. The fonds also contains extensive documentation of the creative processes behind the development of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock, including images of, and correspondence with Mr. Henson.
During his career, Mr. Hackborn was also responsible for the execution of a very large collection of photographs that document the processes of working on a television set. With a professionally trained eye for composition and his camera, Mr. Hackborn systematically documented the television production process of the shows that he worked on. As a result of this work, the Robert Hackborn Fonds contains an impressive collection of this photographic documentation, which should serve as a valuable resource for future academics looking into the history of Canadian cultural output. Note on arrangement: This Robert Hackborn Fonds has been arranged in a manner that pays as much respect to the concept of Original Order as practically possible. Although the collection has been separated into Series based on General Material Designation in the finding aid and database, the physical arrangement of the collection remains identical to the manner in which Hackborn organized and stored his records, except where issues of physical size made such arrangement impossible. The oversized materials in this collection have therefore been arranged and stored in map cabinets designed to accommodate their physical dimensions. In addition, there is a small collection of oversized objects that have been stored on shelves above the collection owing to their size.
Access: There are no restrictions on access to this collection. Researchers must schedule an appointment with Archives & Special Collections in order to view the records, and no records are permitted to leave the reading room or to be loaned out.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
CBC Libr. Bank Appears CB 7669
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Glass shot film in I Married The Klondike
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a 16mm film reel with a shot index.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
CBC Graphics Juno Awards Opening film reels
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consist of 4 16mm A and B Rolls for Juno Awards Opening Ceremonies graphics. Cuts + Trims Cutting Copy
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Damned if you do: Or, who says Ward 7 is revolting? vinyl record
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Never been opened, vinyl record of the 1980 play produced at the Castle Frank high School Theatre.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Umatic videocassette tapes (box 2 of 3)
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Titles include:
I Married the Klondike # 1
I Married the Klondike # 2 - Dec. 12, 1982
Unidentified Tape with CBC's Fred Stecher Business card attached
Monitor Opening & Stings
illegible title from Dec. 24
Man Alive - Sept. 10, 1977
Scene Sync Tests - June 3, 1983
Fraggle Rock - Wembley and the Gorgs, Show # 8 - Aug. 13, 1982
Fraggle Rock - Catch the Tail by the Tiger, Show # 6 - Aug. 23, 1982
Special Effects # 1
Sesame Street Muppets (2 tapes, part one and part two)
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Unidentified Tape with CBC's Fred Stecher Business card attached
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Easter Seal Superthon, Sports Goofy, Mr. Dressup videotape
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consist of a Betamax tape with broadcasts showing BH work including Easter Seal Superthon, Sports Goofy, Mr. Dressup and more.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
King of Friday Night, Hommage to Marc Chagall, CBC Sports Weekend videotape
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Movie FX/S&M Comic Book, Fraggle Rock behind the scenes, The Real Stuff Snowbirds videotape
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a Betamax tape with broadcasts showing BH work
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Rock Stars, Rich Little's Robin Hood, Russian Film Sp FX videotape
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a Betamax tape with broadcasts showing BH work
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Two photographs from unidentified production
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Two photographs of a woman with dark hair on a set with flowers and mushrooms.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Juliette and Music Hop 8 x 10' prints
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of black and white prints of Music Hop with Alex Trebek as the host and the Canadian music variety television series, Juliette.
Music Hop prints includes the musical trio The girlfriends with Rhonda Silver, Dianne Miller and Stephanie Taylor, as well as Music Hop's house band was Norm Amadio and the Rhythm Rockers, who were composed of Amadio on piano, John Stockfish on bass, Red Shea on guitar, Don Thompson on tenor saxophone, and Alex Lazaroff on drums. The photographs show sets and backgrounds designed by Hackborn.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Various unidentified photographs - b&w prints
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of miscellaneous unidentified prints, including a large print of a diner restaurant, a small 35mm frame with a portrait, a print of a person on stage, a women on a castle set, and a postcard photographs with the band from Music Hop.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
CBC Radio Week Live prints + negatives
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Box 33, Folder 1 - General - photographs
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Scales of Justice Translight negatives
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of two colour negatives with images of buildings. Includes original envelopes from Jones & Morris Photo-Enlarging Limited (24 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto) with printing data.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Unidentified photographic negatives
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of several negatives of an unidentified house and front yard with trees and a car.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
A Rosen by any other name prints and negatives
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Inside Stories - Location negatives
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Assorted colour prints from binder (with index)
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a binder of prints form multiple television productions, including an ACTRA Awards show, a snowy building and several photographs of locations in Ontario (theatre, streets, towns, etc.).
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Box 6 - General photographs + negatives - colour prints
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Easter Seal Telethon photographs
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Easter Seals photographs, folder 1
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Air Shots - The Sword and The Dragon, Mel Brooks, Flesh Gordon, 2001, Buck Rogers, Black Hole
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
I Married The Klondike - colour prints
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of photographs taken during the production I Married the Klondike. Includes process shows of Hackborn painting a glass matte on location, shots of the set designs and actors in costumes, a miniature boat used in the production and several images of nature and clouds.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consist of prints taken in the CBC Sports studio.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of images taken while filming the sketch comedy series Royal Canadian Air Farce. Includes photographs of studio sets, some using the glass matte technique, and cast and crew members.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Rich Little's Robin Hood cast and crew photograph
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Item consists of a photograph of the cast and crew from the production on set.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
8 x 10 Prints Head, Guts and Soundbone Dance '74, Brenda Lee '68 (list of titles on folder)
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
File consist of colour prints for several televisions shows, including Heads, Guts and Sound Bone Dance ('74), Brenda Lee ('68), Dumbells ('78/'76), Paper Wheat, Music Hop ('64), Great Detective ('77), Paradise Lost ('75), To-Day I am a Fountain Pen ('79), Country Roads ('73), Little Jazz, Hal Banks, A Rosen by any other Name ('78), You owe me one Honeymoon ('70), Ginette Reno.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of prints taken while filming a drama television program. Includes images of Andrea Martin and Martin Short
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
North-East Passage polaroid prints
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of polaroid photographs taken on set of a production related to the North-East passage.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Rich Little's Robin Hood set print
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of an image of a castle entrance bridge, used in the production of Rich Little's Robin Hood.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of photographs of sets of the production of Rich Little's Robin Hood
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
The Mystery of Filters II: Harrison & Harrison Optical Engineers
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a manual and purchase guide to lens filters from Harrison and Harrison Optical Engineers. It includes a section on how to use filters for special effects.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Production notes for The King Chronicles
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of handwritten production notes for The King Chronicles notepad, a Mackenzie King crew list and a copy of a set sketch.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consist of papers and drawings of a personal nature including architectural drawings of his home, lists of important items, and sketched portraits.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
The Dumbells technical drawings and production notes
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
File consists of a notebook with production notes and drawings, photocopies of the book titled "The Indian Tipi", specifically a chapter on "Pitching the Tipi", copies of technical drawings from the book on glossy paper and technical drawing by Robert Hackborn.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Museum Notes by Robert A. Hackborn No. 253 O.C.A.
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Box 28 various text (natural bundle)
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Floor Plans for TV and Rehearsal Studios booklet
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consists of a booklet published by the CBC Toronto training office containing floor plans for several studios. Includes several photocopies of magazines in the booklet, related to studio machinery.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Originals of a CBC studio floor plan
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Newsday & Newsfinal production notes
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Box 35 - General text folder - Ted Hackborn
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Consist of photocopies of drawings of set design and props by Hackborn related to various productions
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928
The Development and Technique of Glass Matte Shots Research
Part of Robert Hackborn Fonds
Item consist of the draft of an academic paper authored by Ted Hackborn. Includes research notes and annotated photographs illustrating glass matte technique.
Hackborn, Robert Arthur, Mr., September 22, 1928