YORK UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Inventory of the Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto Inventory #F0560 The digitization of this finding aid was made possible - in part or entirely - through the Canadian Culture Online Program of Canadian Heritage, the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Council of Archives. page 2 F0560 - Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto Fonds/Collection Number: F0560 Title: Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto Dates: 1949-2007 Extent: 16.77 m of textual records 13309 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 20.5 cm or smaller ca. 9890 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 35 mm 165 computer disks ; 9 x 9 cm and 13 x 13 cm 26 videocassettes : VHS 5 scrapbooks ; 31 x 45 cm or smaller Biographical Sketch/ The Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association (CIBPA) of Toronto Administrative History: was founded in 1952 and incorporated on 21 December 1956 under its original name, the Canadian Italian Businessmen's Association (CIBA). The CIBA of Toronto began under the direction of a small group of Italian-Canadian businessmen and professionals, who included Anthony Andreoli, Sam Benedetto, Joseph D. Carrier, John de Toro, Remo de Carli, Eugenio Faludi, Neldo Lorenzetti, William Morrassutti, Vincent Paul, Sam Sorbara and Suilio Venchiarruti, who was the association's first president. Formed in response to the difficulties facing the large numbers of Italian Canadians in Toronto after World War II, the not-for-profit association assisted with the integration of new immigrants into Canadian society and raised funds for different causes. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, the CIBPA Toronto supported the formation and/or development of a number of charitable organizations, including the Italian Immigrant Aid Society (IIAS), the Centro Organizzativo Scuole Tecniche Italiane (COSTI), the Federazione di Associazioni e Club Italiani (FACI), the Italian Canadian Benevolent Corporation (ICBC), the Columbus Centre and the Villa Colombo Home for the Aged, as well as other charitable initiatives. In addition to its fundraising and charitable endeavours, as membership in the CIBPA Toronto grew, the association held monthly dinner meetings, business and professional networking events, and other special events with the aim of promoting business and social interaction between its members and with the wider community, which is the primary focus of the modern CIBPA Toronto. The CIBPA Toronto is governed by a constitution and by-laws, which detail the association's objectives to "initiate and foster programs and activities for the welfare and betterment of the Italian and Canadian Italian communities, to promote and strengthen the image of the Canadian Italian community within Toronto and Canada, and to initiate and foster social and cultural interest and activities among its members and the Canadian Italian community." The CIBPA Toronto is managed by an elected board of directors comprised of an immediate past president, president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and Ladies' Auxiliary representative. The board of directors oversees a number of permanent committees, including executive, legal, membership and nominating committees, and other rotating committees. CIBPA Toronto membership includes categories for full, youth, student, life, honorary and corporate members. In 1983, the CIBPA Toronto joined CIBPA Montreal to form the National Federation of Canadian Italian Business and Professional Associations, which now includes chapters in Hamilton, Niagara, Halifax, Ottawa, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Windsor, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Windsor and Vancouver. Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by various members of the CIBPA Toronto, including general managers, office managers and association presidents, from its inception in 1952 to 2007. The records in this fonds document the CIBPA's management of its finances, communication with its membership, the nature of its governance structure, fundraising, the organization of social and special events, professional development and networking meetings, and its heritage and cultural preservation initiatives. Files in this fonds include textual records such as correspondence, financial documents, membership files, newspaper clippings, minutes, agendas, notices, reports, questionnaires, newsletters, interview transcripts and membership lists, as well as photographs, computer disks and videocassettes. page 3 F0560 - Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto S00453 Administrative and subject files S00454 Audiovisual materials S00455 Board of directors and executive committee S00456 Bursary program S00457 Committees S00458 Constitution, by-laws and general meeting minutes S00459 Correspondence S00460 Cultural Retention of Italian Canadian Youth summer project S00461 Dinner meetings S00462 Election meetings S00463 Financial records S00464 Interview files S00465 Membership files S00466 Photographs S00467 Publications S00468 Scrapbooks S00469 Special events Restrictions on Access to the fonds is open, with some exceptions. See series-level descriptions Access and Use: for details. Copyright for photographic materials in this fonds is not held by the Clara Thomas Archives. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permissions for use and reproduction/publication from copyright holders. Finding Aid: Finding aid is available. archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000560.htm archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000560.htm Accruals: The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2008-011, 2008-014. Further accruals may be expected. Immediate source of Donated by CIBPA Toronto representative Bob Sacco in 2008. acquisition: Other Notes: Provenance Access Points: Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto page 4 S00453 - Administrative and subject files Series Number: S00453 Series Title: Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto Dates: 1950-2004 Extent: 1.0 m of textual records 6 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller 26 videocassettes ; VHS. 0.61 m of textual records 0.29 m of textual records 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 4 cm 0.16 m of textual records 0.3 m of textual records 0.79 m of textual records 2 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 0.18 m of textual records 3.21 m of textual records 106 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 20.5 cm or smaller 0.31 m of textual records 2.40 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 4.04 m of textual records 32 photographs : b&w and col. ; 19.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller 13,017 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller ca. 9,800 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm 0.57 m of textual records 2 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm and 20 x 25 cm 5 scrapbooks ; 31 x 45 cm or smaller 30 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller 1 poster board ; 49.5 x 31 cm 1 plaque ; 45.5 x 30.5 x 3 cm 2.71 m of textual records 113 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller 90 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 35 mm 3 CD-Rs 2 computer disks ; 9 x 9 cm Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to the administration, activities and interests of the CIBPA in Toronto. These records document the CIBPA's involvement with fundraising and community engagement projects, with other Italian-Canadian organizations, and with Canadian politics. Also included in this series are records pertaining to the management of the CIBPA office and staff, the creation of the association's directory, membership initiatives, as well as research about potential dinner meeting guest speakers and other topics. The files in this series consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, press releases, surveys, forms, and financial statements. Restrictions on Access and Access to this series is open, with the exception of the following files: Use: 2008-011/002 (5), 2008-011/002 (12) 2008-011/002 (19), 2008-011/004 (11), 2008-011/101 (21). Access to these files is permitted only through a research agreement. Arrangement: Series is arranged in alphabetical order. Language of material note: Some records in this series are written in Italian. Provenance Access Points: Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto page 5 SERIES FILE LIST - S00453 Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto Inventory #560 Call #: File: Title: Date(s): Note: 2008-011/001 (1) 1952 - 1963 CIBPA donations [1962?] 2008-011/001 (2) 1954 - 1963 fundraising 1954-1963 2008-011/001 (3) 1968 : Christmas cards 1955-1972 2008-011/001 (4) 1975 2008-011/001 (5) 1979 - 1980 : Cabot Trust June 1979 2008-011/001 (6) Advertising invoicing, service codes 1998 2008-011/001 (7) Affinity Card : public service announcement 1987-1988, 1993 & membership card 2008-011/001 (8) Art, entertainment information 1981-1982 2008-011/001 (9) Biographical outline of Pierre Elliot Trudeau [ca. 1971] 2008-011/001 (10) Biographies. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 1957-1964 12.5 cm. -- Photograph is a studio portrait of John Robarts. 2008-011/001 (11) Bookkeeping forms 1983 2008-011/001 (12) Brief and presentation on the "White paper [ca. 1967] on immigration" 2008-011/001 (13) CAIT, National Congress of Italian 1974-1975, 1979 Canadians 2008-011/001 (14) Canada centennial celebration 1964, 1966 2008-011/001 (15) Canadian Italian Federation of Students 1993-1996 2008-011/001 (16) Casa d'Italia correspondence 1950-1953 Photocopies and handwritten transcriptions of letters 2008-011/001 (17) Casa d'Italia/Federation of Canadian-Italian 1953-1958 photocopies Associations : correspondence, minutes and financial statements 2008-011/001 (18) Casa d'Italia/Federation of Canadian-Italian 1953-1956, 1958 photocopies Associations : correspondence, minutes and legal agreements 2008-011/001 (19) Christmas party donations 1956-1958 2008-011/001 (20) CIBPA advertising information [ca. 1998] 2008-011/001 (21) CIBPA advertising in the Globe and Mail : Jan. 2003 correspondence 2008-011/001 (22) CIBPA advertising order : CFMT. -- 2 Mar.-May 1998 computer disks ; 9 x 9 cm.