Assignment #2 : Archival Research

Once you select a pavilion and I verify your selection then you are ready to start research.

You will need to go to the Archives de Montreal.
Those of you whose pavilions are on the same reel (bobine) should go together to do this task.
There are two machines that read the reels and print them onto 11 by 17 paper. You will want to get the best copies you can possibly get. You will copy every image associated with your pavilion on the reel(s). The photocopies will cost you money.

Archives de Ville de Montréal
Hôtel de ville de Montréal
Salle de consultation Conrad-Archambault
275, rue Notre-Dame Est, R-108
Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1C6
(Métro Champ-de-Mars)
Heures d’ouverture : Lundi au vendredi (sauf les jours fériés) de 8 h 30 à 12 h 00 et de 13 h 00 à 16 h 30

LINK TO THE ARCHIVES

Everything about this archives is en francais. You research what you want, fill out a request slip, wait, receive your documents, and peruse.
I am emailing the archivists about you, what you will be doing there, and what you will need. I am friends with them and I work with them on my research. I am opening up this close contact to you all and trust that you'll impress positively on these people. You should just go in, be incredibly respectful, and engaged. Dress in better than your worst. Don't go in after working out. It is an archives- a clean space. NO FOOD.

The material in the archives is divided into "Fonds" (or Folios in English) which are collections of documents based on either who donated or the organization by which they were produced. The Fonds we're interested in are:
P67 : Collection de la compagnie de l'Exposition universelle de 1967 - 1964 à 1967.
Index 33 (23-5-1) There are 72 reels (bobines).

Find out these things:
Know these things:
Architect
Landscape Architect
Exhibition Designer
Engineer(s)

Site Location
Neighbouring Pavilions and Features
Construction Type
Cost
Duration of Construction
Date of Demolition (when demolished?)
Formal Definition
Programmatic Features
Dominant Method(s) of Construction
Dominant Method(s) of Exhibition

Once you're done at the archives go over to the Architecture Library (across the green from the building) and find the pavilion in images in print and on the internet.
Do an Avery Index search on it and it's architect in that time period. Get magazine articles that relate to your pavilion and the architect.