- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Clothing Centre series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1934-1943
- Physical Description
- 6 folders of textual records
- 1 architectural drawing : blueprint, ms. annotations ; 39 x 48 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In the 1930s, the United Welfare Clothing Centre was established to provide clients of the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau, Jewish Big Sisters Committee, Jewish Big Brother Movement, and the JIAS Refugee Establishment Committee with clothing. The Centre’s finances and daily operations were managed by the JFWB’s Clothing Committee; however, other organizations also participated in its operation. For instance, the Rest Home Club collected, sorted and cleaned used clothing, and members of the Community Sewing Centre regularly made clothes for the Centre. The Centre was located at 55 Baldwin Street and likely stopped operating in the early 1940s due to a lack of funds and donations.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and one architectual drawing documenting the renovation and operation of the JFWB's Clothing Centre. Included is correspondence, one blueprint, a building alteration proposal, reports, price lists, inventories, publicity articles and meeting notices, agendas and minutes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Clothing Centre series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1934-1936
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- 1 architectural drawing : blueprint, ms. annotations ; 39 x 48 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The architectural firm Kaplan & Sprachman was established by Harold S. Kaplan and Abraham Sprachman in 1922. Kaplan & Sprachman were best known for their more than 300 movie theatre projects completed from the 1920s to the 1960s, designing and renovating theatres across Canada in progressive "modern" styles and using innovative building materials. In 1937, they were awarded the bronze medal in the Sixth Biennial Toronto Exhibition for their interiors to the Eglinton Theatre (400 Eglinton Ave. W.) in Toronto, considered to be the finest example of their Art deco design work.
- Over the course of their careers, they designed many synagogues for the Jewish community, such as the Anshei Minsk and Shaarei Shomayim synagogues in Toronto, Beth Israel Synagogue, Edmonton, and Beth Israel Synagogue in Vancouver. They also designed the new Mount Sinai Hospital, the Oakdale Golf & Country Club, the Jewish Home for the Aged (Baycrest), and the Jewish Community Centres of Toronto and Hamilton. Their design for the Oakdale Golf & Country Club was chosen as a Canadian entrant in the Arts Competition of the 14th Olympic Games in London, 1948.
- In addition to the projects already mentioned, Kaplan & Sprachman worked on retail stores, warehouses and factories, apartment buildings, and single family residences. Their partnership continued until 1965, when the firm of Kaplan & Sprachman was dissolved as of 30 October 1965. Kaplan continued to work as an architectural consultant for several years after this date.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records and one architectual drawing documenting the renovations to the Clothing Centre, which was located at 55 Baldwin Street. Included is one blueprint and a building alteration proposal by Kaplan & Sprachman Registered Architects, correspondence and job quotes.
- Name Access
- Clothing Centre
- Kaplan & Sprachman Registered Architects
- Related Material
- See also Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27.
- Places
- Baldwin Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Clothing Centre series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940-1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of reports documenting the JFWB's Clothing Centre. Included are reports detailing the Centre's expenses, clothing distribution statistics, and overall operation.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Clothing Centre series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's Clothing Committee. Included is correspondence, memos, lists of Committee members, and meeting notices, agendas and minutes. Also included are the minutes of a joint meeting with the Committee on Community Sewing and the JFWB's Sewing Group.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Clothing Centre series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1939] - 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of price lists for clothing which were used by the JFWB's Clothing Centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Clothing Centre series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1941-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of inventories of clothing in the JFWB's Clothing Centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Clothing Centre series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- July 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one news article documenting the JFWB's Clothing Committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions