Subseries contains records on pieces of art that Lansdowne produced. Files 35-01 to 35-06 contain an art inventory card index which provides details of works that were sold, as well as those for specific named projects. The contents of each art inventory file vary, but typically include at least one reproduction of the artwork and an envelope which bears a unique alpha-numeric code and the name of the bird(s) featured in each piece. The year of creation is usually written alongside Lansdowne’s signature within the artwork. Formats include photographs (both black & white and colour), negatives (both black & white and colour), positives (both black & white and colour), slides (colour), paper photocopies and textual records. Files 06-30 to 06-32 and 06-34 to 06-36 also include sketches.
Subseries consists of Lansdowne's personal and business-related correspondence. There is also a large assortment of mail sent to and from his representatives at M.F. Feheley Arts Company Limited and TDF Artists Limited. Other senders/recipients include: museums, galleries, civil society organizations, friends, family members, and fans of Lansdowne's work.
Subseries consists of materials pertaining to the sale of Lansdowne's artwork, his services as a commercial painter, and his business relationship with M.F. Feheley Arts Company Limited and TDF Artists Limited. There are also a few personal financial records such as bank papers, bills, and receipts (including a number of receipts related to antique purchases/sales).
Subseries consists of copies of magazines in which Lansdowne's artwork is featured and/or in which an article about Lansdowne has been published. Some of these publications include Maclean's, Audubon, Canadian Audubon, Nature Canada, National Wildlife, Vanguard, and many more.
Subseries consists primarily of textual materials created or collected by Lansdowne pertaining to his work. These materials include exhibition tour itineraries, resumés and curriculum vitae, biographical information, text accompanying his artwork in books, awards, honours and other ephemera. Also included are photographs, a framed letter, cassette tapes and a VHS tape.
Subseries consists primarily of clippings from newspapers and magazines featuring articles pertaining to the life and career of Lansdowne or subjects of personal and professional interest such as art, nature, or British history. Also included are a small number of photographs.
Subseries consists of reproductions and prints of artwork by Lansdowne. Formats include prints, posters, banners, exhibit catalogues and cards, order forms, stamps, road maps, calendars and others. Also included are several reproductions of artwork by Allan Brooks and Strom Gould, who were illustrating and painting birds before Lansdowne.
Subseries consists of artwork by Lansdowne (and a few pieces sent by fans of his work). Most of the work — water colours, drawings, sketches, and paintings — by Lansdowne is unfinished. This subseries provides a window into his creative process, as well as some of his earliest drawings and paintings from the 1950s.
