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The holdings are strong in the areas of Canadian history, fine arts (design, photography, music, film, theatre), philosophy, environmental history, and sexual diversity. 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&#x61;r&#x63;h&#x69;v&#x65;&#115;&#64;&#x79;o&#x72;k&#x75;&#46;&#x63;&#97;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 22<\/div><div class=\"day\">Wednesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#x61;r&#x63;&#104;i&#x76;&#101;s&#x40;y&#x6f;&#x72;k&#x75;&#46;c&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 23<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email archives&#64;&#121;&#111;&#114;&#107;&#x75;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 24<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email ar&#99;&#x68;&#x69;&#x76;es&#64;&#x79;&#x6f;&#x72;ku&#46;&#x63;&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 25<\/div><div class=\"day\">Saturday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 26<\/div><div class=\"day\">Sunday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='dept-container'>\n<div class='week_5 dept-flex hidden' >\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 27<\/div><div class=\"day\">Monday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 28<\/div><div class=\"day\">Tuesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email archive&#115;&#64;&#121;&#111;&#x72;&#x6b;&#x75;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 29<\/div><div class=\"day\">Wednesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#97;&#x72;c&#x68;i&#x76;e&#x73;&#64;&#x79;o&#114;&#x6b;&#117;&#x2e;c&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 30<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#x61;r&#x63;h&#x69;&#118;e&#x73;&#64;&#x79;&#111;r&#x6b;u&#x2e;&#99;a<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Jul 31<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email 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arc&#104;&#105;&#x76;&#x65;&#x73;&#x40;&#x79;ork&#117;&#46;&#x63;&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 06<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email arch&#105;&#118;&#x65;&#x73;&#x40;&#x79;&#x6f;rku.&#99;&#97;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 07<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email archive&#115;&#64;&#121;&#111;&#x72;&#x6b;&#x75;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 08<\/div><div class=\"day\">Saturday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 09<\/div><div class=\"day\">Sunday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='dept-container'>\n<div class='week_7 dept-flex hidden' >\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 10<\/div><div class=\"day\">Monday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 11<\/div><div class=\"day\">Tuesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email archives&#64;york&#117;&#46;&#99;&#97;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 12<\/div><div class=\"day\">Wednesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email a&#114;&#x63;&#x68;i&#118;&#x65;&#x73;&#64;&#121;&#x6f;&#x72;ku&#x2e;&#x63;a<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 13<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#x61;r&#x63;h&#x69;&#118;e&#x73;&#64;&#x79;o&#x72;&#107;u&#x2e;c&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 14<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#97;&#x72;c&#x68;i&#x76;e&#115;&#x40;&#121;&#x6f;r&#x6b;u&#x2e;c&#97;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 15<\/div><div class=\"day\">Saturday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 16<\/div><div class=\"day\">Sunday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='dept-container'>\n<div class='week_8 dept-flex hidden' >\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 17<\/div><div class=\"day\">Monday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 18<\/div><div class=\"day\">Tuesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#x61;rc&#x68;&#105;v&#x65;&#115;&#64;&#x79;&#x6f;r&#x6b;&#x75;.c&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 19<\/div><div class=\"day\">Wednesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#x61;&#x72;&#99;hiv&#x65;&#x73;&#x40;&#121;or&#x6b;&#x75;&#x2e;&#99;a<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 20<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#97;&#x72;&#99;&#x68;&#105;&#x76;&#101;&#x73;&#64;&#x79;o&#x72;k&#x75;.&#x63;a<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 21<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#x61;&#x72;&#99;&#104;iv&#x65;&#x73;&#x40;&#121;ork&#x75;&#x2e;&#x63;&#97;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 22<\/div><div class=\"day\">Saturday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 23<\/div><div class=\"day\">Sunday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='dept-container'>\n<div class='week_9 dept-flex hidden' >\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 24<\/div><div class=\"day\">Monday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 25<\/div><div class=\"day\">Tuesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 26<\/div><div class=\"day\">Wednesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 27<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 28<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 29<\/div><div class=\"day\">Saturday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 30<\/div><div class=\"day\">Sunday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='dept-container'>\n<div class='week_10 dept-flex hidden' >\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Aug 31<\/div><div class=\"day\">Monday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 01<\/div><div class=\"day\">Tuesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 02<\/div><div class=\"day\">Wednesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 03<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 04<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 05<\/div><div class=\"day\">Saturday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 06<\/div><div class=\"day\">Sunday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='dept-container'>\n<div class='week_11 dept-flex hidden' >\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 07<\/div><div class=\"day\">Monday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed\n        \n            Labour Day Holiday<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 08<\/div><div class=\"day\">Tuesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email arc&#104;&#x69;&#x76;&#x65;s&#64;y&#111;&#x72;&#x6b;&#x75;&#x2e;ca<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 09<\/div><div class=\"day\">Wednesday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email ar&#99;&#x68;&#x69;&#x76;es&#64;&#121;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6b;u.&#99;&#97;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 10<\/div><div class=\"day\">Thursday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email &#97;&#x72;c&#x68;i&#x76;e&#x73;&#64;&#x79;o&#114;&#x6b;&#117;&#x2e;c&#x61;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 11<\/div><div class=\"day\">Friday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">appt: email a&#x72;c&#104;&#x69;v&#x65;&#x73;&#64;&#x79;o&#114;&#x6b;u&#46;&#x63;a<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 12<\/div><div class=\"day\">Saturday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex-row '><div class=\"date\">Sep 13<\/div><div class=\"day\">Sunday<\/div><div class=\"hours\">Closed<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/web\/hours-and-locations\/\">See more hours<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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&#115;&#x63;o&#x79;s&#104;&#x40;y&#x6f;r&#107;&#x75;.&#x63;a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Clara Thomas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/09\/ASC00524.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/09\/ASC00524-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Prof. Clara Thomas, York University Libraries, Clara Thomas Archives &amp; Special Collections, Clara Thomas fonds, ASC00524\" class=\"wp-image-7393372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/09\/ASC00524-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/09\/ASC00524-300x215.jpg 300w, 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Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re online to help you with all your research needs and questions. Just ask!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-york-red-pms-186-color has-css-opacity has-york-red-pms-186-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns yul-info-card-container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column yul-info-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/WHAT_TO_EXPECT-ASCfront_door-550x388px-72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7393348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/WHAT_TO_EXPECT-ASCfront_door-550x388px-72dpi.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/WHAT_TO_EXPECT-ASCfront_door-550x388px-72dpi-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yul-info-card-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/what-to-expect\/\">What to Expect<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Archival research can be a (rewarding) challenge! Learn more about what to expect when you visit us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column yul-info-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/POLICIES-ASC01602-1100x792px-350dpi-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7393340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/POLICIES-ASC01602-1100x792px-350dpi-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/POLICIES-ASC01602-1100x792px-350dpi-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/POLICIES-ASC01602-1100x792px-350dpi.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yul-info-card-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/archives\/policies\/\">Policies<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to use a historical photo? Photocopy a pamphlet? Donate to the archives? 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