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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0421 |
| Title: | Sussex Area Residents' Association collection |
| Dates: | 1967 |
| Extent: | 0.05 m of textual records |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | The Sussex Area Residents' Association was established in 1966. It attempted to prevent the implementation of a City of Toronto Planning Board proposal to raze the housing and commercial buildings in its area in favour of new apartment buildings. The area is bounded by Spadina Avenue, Bathurst, Bloor and Harbord Streets (Toronto). The plan was ultimately abandoned. |
| Scope and Content: |
The collection contains a brief of the Sussex Area Residents' Association to the City of Toronto Planning Board, a brief history of the area, a notice of a public meeting to discuss the city proposals held in 1967, and manuscript notes for the brief and history. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | Fonds level description only. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000421.pdf |
| Accruals: | The collection comprises the following accession: 1976-025. No further accruals are expected. |
| Related Records: | See Ellen C. Adams fonds (F0251) for related material. |
| Immediate source of acquisition: | The material in this collection was presented by Mary Williamson, a secretary of the Sussex Area Residents' Association during its existence. |
| Provenance Access Points: | Sussex Area Residents' Association |
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Date of creation: 2002/04/08 Date of last revision: 2005/06/16 |
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