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Under The Umbrella Tree [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

[1979-2005].

Reference:

R16102-2-9-E

Type of material:

Art, Photographs, Moving images, Sound recordings, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5095451

Context of this record:

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Noreen Young fonds

Noreen Young Productions

Under The Umbrella Tree
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Sub-series includes:

79 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[1979-2005].

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

64 videocassettes (67 hrs., 30 min) : U-Matic.
27 audio reels (ca. 5 hrs, 24 min., 28 s.).
11 audiocassettes (ca. 5 hrs, 39 min., 20 s.).
6 optical discs (ca. 7 hrs., 16 min).
133 videocassettes (ca. 40 hrs.) : Betacam, VHS.
0.25 m of textual records.
4 drawings : watercolour, pencil and ink.
8 prints : 5 posters 3 postcards.
496 photographs : 18 b&w and 129 col.; 2 b&w and 210 col. negatives; 8 b&w contact sheets (209 images); 3 col. contact sheets (88 images); 126 col slides.
414 MB of photographs (45 photographs) : b&w and col.
25 tapes (ca. 12 hrs. 30 min.) ; 1 inch.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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This sub-series pertains to records created or maintained by Noreen Young as producer, creator, director and performer of the Children's television series "Under The Umbrella Tree" which was produced from 1986 to 1993 and aired from 1986 to 1997 on CBC, YTV, the Disney Channel and Canal Famille.

Sub-series contains production files, correspondence, promotional material, photographs as well as an important number of sound and audio-visual recordings (notably of UTUT's Series 1, 2, 3, 4 as well as the various television specials produced from 1989 to 1993).

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Audio-visual records. (Electronic) For item level descriptions please refer to the MISACS database. (90: Open)

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General note:

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Children's television series presented by host and actor Holly Larocque in the role of "Holly Higgins" alongside main puppet characters "Iggy" Iguana, Gloria Gopher and Jacob Bluejay as well as other colourful characters (puppeteering by Bob Stutt, Stephen Brathwaite, Noreen Young and additional artists and performers). Scripts written by a variety of writers (Ken Sobol, bpNichol, Bob Stutt, Robert Sandler, John Sobol, Kathy MacMillan, and others). Music composed and directed by Bob Soucy.
The "Under the Umbrella Tree" series was comprised of 270 15 minute programs (Series 1,2, 3 and 4) and 15 half hour Specials. UTUT was distributed by Paragon International, Toronto, Canada, who sold it to various markets, and notably to the Disney Channel in 1995. A set of compilation DVD's of a selection of episodes and specials have since then been produced and distributed by Noreen Young Productions Inc. and Cinerio Family Video Collection [ca. 2005].
Following studio production, Noreen Young put together a touring stage show based on the characters and situations of the television series. This show was performed over a year in various venues in Canada.
Several recordings of Under The Umbrella Tree were acquired under the National Archives and Telefilm Agreement in the 1990's The rest of the recordings were acquired directly from Noreen Young in 2018.

Arrangement note:

All contracts, financial files and business records relating to the Under the Umbrella Tree production have been arranged within the Contracts, Business and Financial records sub-series, part of the Noreen Young Productions series.

Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16102]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

10;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16102]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1--2;

[Consultation 90 Open]

9--11;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R16102]

[Consultation 90 Open]

45502AV--45503AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

45567AV--45619AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

45649AV--45755AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

46703AV--46712AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R16102]

[Consultation 90 Open]

45756AV--45764AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

45766AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

45771AV--45799AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [R16102] 10--11

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R16102] 1--2

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Graphic(photo): electronic

[Consultation90 Open]

Electronic container [R16102] R16102-2-9

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-07-04