Fonds F1723 - Leonard and Reva Brooks fonds

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Leonard and Reva Brooks fonds

Level of description

Fonds

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1918-[200-?] (Creation)
    Creator
    Brooks, Reva
  • 1918-[200-?] (Creation)
    Creator
    Brooks, Leonard

Physical description area

Physical description

10 m of textual records and other material

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1913-2004)

Biographical history

Leonard and Reva Brooks are noted Canadian artists who have lived and worked in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, since their arrival there in 1947.

Reva Brooks was born in Toronto 10 May 1913, and was educated at Dovercourt Public School, Central High ... »

Name of creator

(1911-2011)

Biographical history

Leonard and Reva Brooks are noted Canadian artists who have lived and worked in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, since their arrival there in 1947.

Leonard Brooks was born in London, England, 7 November 1911 and came to Canada in 1912, where he attended ... »

Scope and content

Fonds consists of correspondence, photographs, subject files, Arts and Culture files, audio and video tapes, sketches; architectural drawings; and the diary of Reva Brooks, which give an idea of the richness and active nature of their lives. The ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Leonard and Reva Brooks - 1991, 1992, 1993; Ms. Karen Close, 2004; and Dr. John Virtue, 2014.

Language of material

  • English

Location of originals

1002.15 SE5046.150985107.15123.1F5 A9F5 E9F5 E10F5 F10MI 134SR1166.1-SR1166.8SR1189

Restrictions on access

Open

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Copyright provisions apply to all unpublished correspondence, please see archivist.

Accruals

No further accruals are expected

General note

Partial

Access points

Genre access points

Control area

Status

Revised

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Description created on 1999/08/27. Last updated 10/12/2015.
Archivist(s): Anne MacDermaid, Shirley Spragge, Paul Banfield, Ken Willmott

Language of description

  • English

Related people and organizations

Related genres

Location (use this to request the file)

  • Shelf: 1002.15 SE
  • Shelf: 5046.1
  • Shelf: 5098
  • Shelf: 5107.1
  • Shelf: 5123.1
  • Shelf: F5 A9
  • Shelf: F5 E9
  • Shelf: F5 E10
  • Shelf: F5 F10
  • Shelf: SR1166.1-SR1166.8
  • Shelf: SR1189
  • Map cabinet: Map 1
  • Shelf: MI 134