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The series contains the administrative records of the Community Homophile Association of Toronto dating from 1970 to 1977. It includes bylaws, Board of Directors and Committee minutes and reports, financial records, grant applications, membership applications and cards, telephone log sheets, and records relating to the CHAT offices, Community Centre and staff.

Contains subseries:
1- Board of Directors and Committees
2- Financial Records
3- Membership
4- Telephone Logs
5- CHAT Offices and Community Centre
6- Staff

The series contains resources collected by CHAT on various organizations, homophile associations, gay liberation groups and women’s liberation groups from across North America. It also includes material collected by the CHAT Library on various subject matters. The series is composed of newsletters, clippings, flyers, clippings, guides, mailouts and briefs dating from 1953 to 1977.

Includes subseries:
3.1- Groups and Organizations
3.2- Subject Files

The Community Homophile Association of Toronto fonds is composed of organizational records that document CHAT’s governance and administration, its community outreach efforts, education, support services, political advocacy, and its resource library. It includes bylaws and minutes, financial statements, grant applications, membership cards and applications, telephone logs, flyers, newsletters, briefs, correspondence, and resources collected on various subjects and homophile and gay liberation groups from across North America.

The series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence sent and received by the Community Homophile Association of Toronto from 1971 to 1977. The correspondence ranges from individual and organization requests for CHAT literature, CHAT Letters to the Editors, complaints made to the Toronto Metropolitan Police to CHAT correspondence with other homophile and gay liberation groups throughout North America.

The series contains objects and sound recordings from the Community Homophile Association of Toronto. It includes 2 audiocasettes and 2 audio reels that were likely from the Community Homophile Association of Toronto dances. The series also includes 3 rubber stamps.

The series contains records that document the Community Homophile Association’s outreach and educational efforts and community events, dating from 1971 to 1977. The series includes CHAT literature, CHAT questionnaires and surveys, records that document CHAT’s invited guest speakers, forums, dances, and its involvement in the Gay Pride Week. The series includes brochures, fact sheets, selected bibliographies, flyers, correspondence, budgets, press releases and questionnaires

The series contains records that document the Community Homophile Association of Toronto’s political advocacy dating from 1971 to 1974. It contains briefs that CHAT submitted to the Ontario and Federal Governments on the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Immigration Act and the Criminal Code. The series also includes material that reflects CHAT’s involvement with the National Gay Election Coalition, the Gay Alliance Towards Equality and the “We Demand” Ottawa Demonstration in 1971. It also contains records that documents CHAT’s involvement in municipal politics through its organization of the St. George riding All Candidates Meeting in 1973. The series is composed of briefs, correspondence, press releases, handbooks, legislative proceedings and clippings.