Comprises colour slides of a production of "The Three Bears" that was staged in Centennial Square in Victoria, BC during the 1960s or 1970s.
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Personal Appearance".
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "A Streetcar Named Desire".
The fonds consists of five series: Personal Life, Pre-Totem Theatre Involvement, Totem Theatre, Post-Totem Theatre Involvement and the Arngrim Family series. These series document Baker’s involvement in the Canadian theatre scene over a period of time spanning approximately thirty years, as well as certain aspects of his personal life. The fonds consists primarily of photographs and slides, both professional and private; they are largely unidentified. Also included are three scrapbooks of drama clippings of Vancouver productions, 1948-1951, theatre posters, programs, memorabilia and several letters.
Personal Life series includes photographs, slides and home movies accumulated by Baker that relate to family, friends and trips abroad.
Pre-Totem Theatre Involvement series documents Baker’s involvement in Canadian theatre from the late 1940s until 1951, and is comprised of photographic material.
Totem Theatre series documents extensively Baker’s involvement with the Totem Theatre company between 1951 and 1954. The series encompasses not only the administrative and promotional side of Totem Theatre, but also the production and staging side. The series includes administrative and promotional material as well as photographs and an extensive collection of newspaper clippings.
Post-Totem Theatre Involvement series documents Baker’s involvement with North American theatre between 1954 and the late 1970s, and includes an extensive collection of slides, photographs and newspaper clippings. The Education sub-series documents Baker’s involvement with drama and summer theatre schools.
Arngrim Family series consists of documents accumulated by Baker that relate to the family of his friend, Thor Arngrim and include photographs, slides and sound recordings. Arngrim married Totem Theatre actress Nora MacMillan in 1954 after the demise of the theatre company, and as such, some materials relating to her later work can also be found within this series.
The fonds has one subseries: the Education sub-series found within the Post-Totem Theatre Involvement series.
Baker, StuartComprises an advertisement for Totem Theatre's first birthday celebration and the custom-made stamp that was used to create the advert.
Comprises one poster advertising a casting call issued by the McGill Players' Club.
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Antigone".
This series encompasses material relating to the family of Thor and Norma (MacMillan) Arngrim dating from the 1950s to 1980s. Thor Arngrim co-founded Totem Theatre with Stuart Baker in 1951, and married Nora MacMillan, one of Totem's actresses, in 1954. They had two children, Stefan and Alison, who became involved in acting and music.
Comprises programme announcements and lists of courses offered by the Bastion Theatre School.
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Biography".
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Born Yesterday".
Comprises one apparent advertising brochure for Norma MacMillan that takes the form of a child's drawing.
Comprises of one greeting card that includes photographs of Baker and Arngrim's heads pasted onto sketches of their bodies.
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Castle in the Air".
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Charley's Aunt".
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Chiltern Hundreds".
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Claudia".
Comprises 4 strips of colour negatives of the cast and crew of various theatrical productions.
Comprises 20 strips of colour negatives of the cast and crew of various theatrical productions.
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Come Back Little Sheba".
Comprises ca. 300 contact sheets with photographs of cast and crew.
Comprises ca. 124 contact sheets of black and white negatives for the cast and crew of various productions staged in the 1960s or 1970s.
Comprises contact sheets of black and white negatives of the cast and crew of various theatrical productions, likely staged in the 1960s. One image shows the Bastion Theatre van.
Comprises photographs taken from a Totem Theatre production of "Dark of the Moon".