Contains research on conversion to Judaism and interfaith marriage, including correspondence pertaining to conversion classes, articles on dating and intermarriage, a United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism syllabus for a course entitled "Introduction to Judaism" as well as related course worksheets.

Contains research on consumer bankruptcy, including information on causes and filing processes, loose-leaf notes taken by Beverly Shaffer, correspondence about a potential bankruptcy film, and a government-issued booklet about consumer bankruptcy.

Contains research on church sanctuaries for refugees, particularly as they pertain to Ethiopian activists seeking political asylum in Canada (with focus on a subject named Moti). Also contains printed emails on the subject, loose leaf notes, and printouts of articles pertaining to torture in Ethiopia.

Contains research on young boys' choirs for a potential film on the subject, lists of choirs and contact information, and correspondence with/informative materials on the Calgary Boys Choir, including staff lists, a portrait of a choir member, and pamphlets.

Contains pamphlets and booklets from Alcoholics Anonymous and Alateen (for children of alcoholics), as well as a quiz about drinking, a note from a collaborator, a newspaper clipping on alcoholism, and a children's book about alcoholism.

Contains research and correspondence pertaining to abused children, as well as a film project outline/proposal.

Contains research (newspaper clippings, photocopies, pamphlets) on a circus family, runaway teenaged girls, and child slavery for potential films, as well as some correspondence on the subjects.

The file contains research materials for "The Gossamer Thread I" production, including newspaper clippings, handwritten lists, and chunks of articles (as well as some photocopies of articles).

Contains research for film on population control and family planning in the Third World, including correspondence from York University, the Population Council, and Planned Parenthood, as well as many loose handwritten notes, pamphlets and research on birth control in the Third World, and research on Depo-Provera.

Contains research for film ideas, mostly in the form of newspaper articles about Jewish social events (labelled "film ideas"). Also includes correspondence with Ottawa Torah Institute pertaining to the screenings of Lazarus' films, proposals for the creation of more Jewish audiovisual educational materials, a Health and Welfare Canada - New Horizons application, and a folder containing a (Yiddish) copy of the Yiddish Drama Group of the Saidye Bronfman Centre's "Papineau" performance, plus accompanying bulletin.