Malak Karsh fonds [graphic material, textual record]
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Record Information – Brief 1
Malak Karsh fonds [graphic material, textual record]
- Item ID number:
- 3635075
- Hierarchical level:
- Fonds
- Date:
- 1940-2001.
- Reference:
- R11612-0-9-E
- Type of material:
- Photographs, Textual material
- Found in:
- Archives / Collections and Fonds
- Item ID number:
- 3635075
- Context of this record:
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Record Information – Details - Fonds includes:
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838 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s)
- Date(s):
- 1940-2001.
- Place of creation:
- Canada
- Extent:
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ca. 200,000 photographs : b&w; negatives (nitrate and safety) and prints ; 8.5. x11 in, up to 16x20 in., mounted and unmounted.
5,258 photographs : col.
ca. 200,000 photographs : col. transparencies, negatives ; various, mostly 2 1/4 in., but also 4x5 in., 35mm and 120 panorama.
13 photographs : b&w and col. exhibition prints ; ca. 16 x 20 in.
ca. 7.6. m of textual records.
29 containers of clipping files and calendars : published material ; various, some oversize material.
231 photographs : colour transparencies and negatives ; various, mostly 3x5 in. and 3x2 in. - Language of material:
- English
- Accession:
- Scope and content:
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The fonds consists of the Canadian photography of Malak Karsh, through Malak Studio. The studio, whose sole photographer was Malak, produced commercial photo assignments, photojournalism and studio portraits, especially residents of Ottawa, Ontario and prime ministers of Canada. The vast majority of the collection consists of images of the Canadian landscape and Canadian activities Subjects covered include, Parliament Hill, and other national sites, pulp and paper, tourism and travel industries; the Tulip Festival in Ottawa, scenic views and tourist sites in Ottawa; local events in Ottawa; immigration, industry, architecture, parks and social and cultural activities from across Canada. During the Second World War, Malak also produced photography of the war effort at home.
Malak worked primarily in black and white up to 1968; after this date, Malak worked almost exclusively with colour transparencies. This change in format also resulted in a new cataloguing system, begun at the same time, which is reflected in the finding aids.
Please note that assignment numbers (for work dating before 1968)1 to 718 are nitrate negatives and are kept in the nitrate facility. From 718 onwards are safety negatives.
The fonds excludes most foreign material, as well as the photographs Malak produced documenting the construction of the Museum of Civilization building in Gatineau, Quebec. It also excludes most of the tulip and flower photography which Malak produced for the Tulip Festival after c.1970 as well as for various bulb and flower producers. A representative sampling of c. 200 images from this body of work is included in the fonds. - Provenance:
- Biography/Administrative history:
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Malak, 1915-2001 : Born in 1915 in Mardin, Armenia (now Turkey), Malak Karsh attended American College in Aleppo, Syria and then studied two years with his famed brother, photographer Yousuf Karsh. He opened his first studio in 1941, producing several photo essays on the war effort for the Canadian government during the war years. He took his first photograph of tulips on Parliament Hill in 1946, a project he continued for the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa until the end of his life. During the 1950s and 1960s, such prominent newspapers and magazines as Saturday Night, Star Weekly, Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, and the Montreal Standard commissioned Malak to cover all manner of subjects concerning the National Capital and Canada's industrial development. His numerous, widely known photo stories and publications have been instrumental in establishing the prestigious image of the region and its attractions for almost sixty years. Malak Karsh died at Ottawa in 2001. Contemporary photographer. Works located in: Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography; National Archives of Canada.
- Finding aid:
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Graphic (Paper) Negative/assignment listing; subject card index; captions and support documentation. (90: Open)(Electronic) Vol 1: orientation to Malak collection located in 326 with a copy in Photo section. Box 1-7, original subject index located at 2000775549-554; 556-557. Original envelopes and red proofs located in 2000814280-284. FA-160 (90: Open)Graphic (photo) (Electronic) Finding aid describes black and white nitrate and safety negatives in the 4x5" and 23" format with accompanying black and white prints, acc. 1985-070. The dates for the photographs are c. 1940-1949 only. (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002347.pdf - Additional information:
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- Custodial history:
- Acquired directly from Malak Studio and Malak Karsh family, first in 1985 (ca.1940-1970) and second in 2014 (ca. 1968-2001).
- Container note(s):
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1 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
2 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
3 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
4 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
5 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
6 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
7 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
8 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
9 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
10 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
11 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
12 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
13 : Consists of 13 Exhibition prints from accession 2014-00202-9
94 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
95 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
96 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
97 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
98 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
99 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
100 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
101 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
102 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
103 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
104 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
105 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
106 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
107 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
108 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
109 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
110 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
111 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
112 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
113 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
114 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
115 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
116 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
117 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
118 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
119 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
120 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
121 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
122 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
123 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
124 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
125 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
126 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
127 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
128 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
129 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
130 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
131 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
132 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
133 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
134 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
135 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
136 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
137 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
138 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
139 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
140 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
141 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
142 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
143 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
144 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
145 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
146 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
147 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
148 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
149 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
150 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
151 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
152 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
153 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
154 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
155 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
156 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
157 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
158 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
159 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
160 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
161 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
162 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
163 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
164 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
165 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
166 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
167 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
168 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
169 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
170 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
171 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
172 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
173 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
174 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
175 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
176 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
177 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
178 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
179 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
180 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
181 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
182 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
183 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
184 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
185 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
186 : colour and b&w transparencies and negatives by Malak Studio
14 : oversize (XXL) clippings, 1963-2000
15 : oversize (XXL) clippings, various dates
16 : oversize clippings, 1947;1950-51
17 : oversize clippings, 1952-1965
18 : oversize clippings, 1955-1967
19 : oversize clippings, 1957-1973
20 : oversize clippings, 1967-1978
21 : oversize clippings, 1958-1985
22 : oversize clippings, 1979-1985
23 : oversize clippings, calendars;1979-1985
24 : oversize clippings, 1958-1962
25 : oversize clippings, 1993-1994, 2001
26 : oversize clippings, 1958, 1973-1985
27 : clippings, 1948-1957
28 : clippings, 1958-1967
29 : clippings, 1969-1980
30 : clippings, 1980-1986
31 : clippings, 1987-1991
32 : clippings, 1991-2003
33 : calendars, posters;1961-62, 1978-79, 1983-1992
34 : oversize calendars, 1960-[1973]
35 : XXL oversize calendars, 1989-[2001]
36 : oversize clippings, calendars;1990-2004
37 : oversize calendars, 1993-1996
38 : oversize calendars, 1997-2001
39 : oversize calendars, 2004-2006
212 : Malak correspondence 1949::1958.
213 : Malak correspondence 1959::1963
214 : Malak Correspondence 1964::1966
215 : Malak Correspondence 1967::1972
216 : Malak Correspondence 1973::1978?
217 : Malak Correspondence 1979 to "L"
218 : Malak Correspondence 1979 cont'd
219 : Malak Correspondence 1980::1987, 1980,1982,1983
220 : Malak Correspondence 1984 to "N" misc.
221 : Malak Correspondence 1984 to end
222 : Malak Correspondence 1985 to "R" misc.
223 : Malak Correspondence 1985 to 1986 "B" misc.
224 : Malak Correspondence 1986 to end
225 : Malak Correspondence 1987 1988 to Garden Brochures
226 : Malak Correspondence 1988 "G" misc. to Superstock
227 : Malak Correspondence 1989
228 : Malak Correspondence mostly 1990 to Horticulture
229 : Malak Correspondence 1990::1991 "H" misc. to end
230 : Malak Correspondence 1991 1992 to "E" misc.
231 : Malak Correspondence 1992 1993 Evergreen to cheque stubs
232 : Malak Correspondence 1993 to end
233 : Malak Correspondence 1994, 1995
234 : Malak Correspondence 1996
235 : Malak Correspondence 1997
236 : Malak Correspondence 1998
237 : Malak Correspondence 1999
238 : Malak Correspondence 2000, 2001
239 : Malak Notebooks, Journals 1942::1978
240 : Malak Notebooks, Journals 1978::1987
241 : Malak Notebooks, Journals 1985::1992
242 : Malak Notebooks, Journals 1993::1998
243 : Malak Notebooks undated to 2001
244 : Malak invoices 1944::1970
245 : Malak invoices and shipping memos 1957-1983
246 : Malak invoices and shipping memos 1957::1989
247 : Malak invoices and shipping memos 1990::1998
248 : Malak invoices and shipping memos 1998-2001
250 : calendars 1978-1981
251 : calendars 1982-1985
249 : calendars undated, 1961-1978 - Subject heading:
- Source:
- Private
- Related control no.:
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1985-070 NPC
2014-00202-9
2019-00457-7
273
275 - Other accession no.:
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1985-070 NPC
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Ordering and Viewing Options - Conditions of access:
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Graphic (photo)[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]Volume [R11612][Consultation 90 Open]1--13;[Consultation 90 Open]40--52;[Consultation 90 Open]54--93;[Consultation 90 Open]252;[Consultation 90 Open]Volume [R11612] 94--186[Consultation 10 Closed]Box [MALAK 1985-070][Consultation 90 Open]14--19;[Consultation 90 Open]21--24;[Consultation 90 Open]26--39;[Consultation 90 Open]41--44;[Consultation 90 Open]47--57;[Consultation 90 Open]59--81;[Consultation 90 Open]84--89;[Consultation 90 Open]91--111;[Consultation 90 Open]20435--20438;[Consultation 90 Open]20440--20442;[Consultation 90 Open]20444--20468;[Consultation 90 Open]20685;[Consultation 90 Open]1B DAP-13A-1--1B DAP-13A-5;[Consultation 90 Open]1B DAP-14A-01;[Consultation 90 Open]1B DAP-14A-03;[Consultation 90 Open]1B DAP-14A-05--1B DAP-14A-09;[Consultation 90 Open]FDA 0093--FDA 0095;[Consultation 90 Open]FDA 0097;[Consultation 90 Open]FDA 0099--FDA 0100;[Consultation 90 Open]INT 022;[Consultation 90 Open]RV6 126--RV6 145;[Consultation 90 Open]SC 0646--SC 0650;[Consultation 90 Open]SC 2079;[Consultation 90 Open]SC 2081;[Consultation 90 Open]SC 2093--SC 2094;[Consultation 90 Open]TCS 00882--TCS 00885;[Consultation 90 Open]TCS 10051--TCS 10052;[Consultation 90 Open]Textual records[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]Volume [R11612][Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]14--39;[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]150--156;[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]212--251;[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]
- Terms of use:
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Copyright:
1985-070 accession: Copyright assigned to Library and Archives Canada by copyright owner Malak Karsh.
2014-00202-9 accession: Copyright is Estate of Malak Karsh.
Restriction on use: Nil.
Credit: Malak Karsh / Library and Archives Canada / copy no.
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