Showing 1886 results

Archival description
UTSC Archives Legacy collection
Print preview View:

UTSC Archives Legacy collection

  • UTSC 002
  • Collection
  • 1949, 1956-2018

The archives contain a range of documentation relating to the foundation, history, and activities of the University of Toronto Scarborough. The materials have been arranged largely by originating department or by medium in the case of publications, photographs, clippings, architectural plans, and artifacts. There are ten series, several of which have subseries:

A. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO GOVERNING COUNCIL

B. EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
B.1. Principal
B.2. Vice-Principal, Research
B.3. Dean and Vice-Principal, Academic
B.4. Assistant/Associate Dean
B.5. Registrar
B.6. Superintendent
B.7. Director of Physical Education
B.8. Director of Educational Communication Systems
B.9. Scarborough College Council
B.10. Office of Advancement / Development Office
B.11. Office of Admissions and Student Recruitment
B.12. Communications & Public Affairs
B.13. Committees with Unknown Office of Origin

C. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
C.1. General Programs in Arts and Science
C.2. Extension Program
C.3. Department of Anthropology
C.4. Department of Arts, Culture & Media
C.5. Department of Biological Sciences
C.6. Department of Computer & Mathematical Sciences

C.7. Department of Critical Development Studies
C.8. Department of English
C.9. Department of French and Linguistics
C.10. Department of Historical and Cultural Studies
C.11. Department of Human Geography
C.12. Department of Management
C.13. Department of Philosophy
C.14. Department of Physical and Environmental Science
C.15. Department of Political Science
C.16. Department of Psychology
C.17. Department of Sociology
C.18. Department of Physical Education

D. SERVICES
D.1. Library
D.2. Scarborough-Erindale Technical Service
D.3. Gallery
D.4. Athletics and Recreation Services
D.5. Physical Plant Services
D.6. Student Services
D.7. Student Organizations
D.8. Alumni Services
D.9. Alumni Organizations
D.10. Faculty and Staff Services
D.11. Faculty and Staff Organizations

E. EXTERNAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
E.1. History of Scarborough College (various sources)
E.2. University of Toronto – St George and Mississauga campuses
E.3. Centennial College
E.4. Durham College
E.5. Scarborough Regional School of Nursing
E.6. University of the West Indies
E.7. Trent University
E.8. City of Scarborough
E.9. Clippings and Scrapbooks

F. PHOTOGRAPHS AND MICROFILM
F.1. Photographs
F.2. Microforms

University of Toronto. Scarborough Campus.

Photographs

The subseries F.1 Photographs covers the dates 1965 through 1995 and 1999 through 2005. The photographs have been arranged by subject and then chronologically within subject, showing the campus and buildings, events, and individuals. Of note are the many construction and building photographs taken during the earliest phases of construction on the campus, as well as during the building period in the late 1970s and early 1980s. There are many images depicting the library, including a number of slides that show library teaching presentations. Also noteworthy are the depictions of campus events, which show a vast number of staff and students.

History of Scarborough College (various sources)

The subseries E.1 History of Scarborough College (various sources) covers the years 1961 to 1966, 1973 to 1995, and 2004. The materials included have been compiled from various sources, most of which would not fit elsewhere within the arrangement schema, to provide researchers with a location where written histories of the campus may be found. Also included is primary research done by the founders of the college into the history of the surrounding area. The files are composed of articles, reports, correspondence, books, and many other materials relating to the history of the campus.

Library

The subseries D.1 Library covers the years 1962 through 2007. The library’s three incarnations – the Scarborough College Library (1966-1982), the Bladen Library (1982- 2003), and the UTSC Library (2003 to present) – are all represented. The UTSC Library and its predecessors function as a branch of the University of Toronto Libraries system. Particularly well represented is longtime head librarian John Ball. The subseries includes memos, correspondence of the chief librarian, minutes, agendas, and reports from various library-related committees, budgets and financial information, event information, space and facilities information, materials related to systems and services provided by the library, and various other materials.

General Program in Arts and Science

Subseries C.1, The General Program in Arts and Science, covers the years 1966 through 1969. The General Program was the only available academic track for Scarborough College students during the first four years of operations. Students were given the option to pursue a degree in arts or sciences, and then given a set timetable covering a broad range of subjects in that discipline. The subseries includestimetables, course descriptions, examination results, memos, and other material related to the general program.

Principal

The subseries B.1 Principal covers the years 1963 to 1993 and 2004. The Principal of the University of Toronto Scarborough is the chief executive and chief academic officer of the university. The Principal is also a vice-president of the University of Toronto. The materials in this subseries were gathered during the administrations of the following Principals: A.F.W. Plumptre (1965-1972), D.R. Campbell (1972-1975), A.D. Allen (1976), J.E. Foley (1976, 1978-1984), S.J. Colman (1981), G.R. Williams (1984-1989), Paul Thompson (1989-1993), and Kwong-loi Shun (2004-2006). The files mostly comprise professional correspondence and other documents issued directly from the principal.

[Correspondence]

File includes correspondence from the early/mid-1970s, 1992, and 2002; also includes a guest list for a Governing Council dinner that was held at Scarborough College in 1969.

[Buildings. Misc.]

File includes 9 black and white photographs, 3 colour photographs, 9 black and white negatives and 2 colour negatives depicting various campus buildings, including Miller Lash House, the S-Wing, the H-Wing and construction.

[History of the Rouge Valley]

File includes two photocopied articles: "Archaeological Research in the Rouge" by William S. Donaldson, Eastern States Archaeological Federation Bulletin no. 20 (April 1961); "Gleanings from the History of the Rouge River Valley" by C. R. Purcell, The York Pioneer, 1972.

Principal G. R. Williams - Correspondence [2/2]

File includes correspondence of Principal G. R. Williams. Topics include equipment allocation, review of academic support services, the Renewal 1987 project, library renovations, and the Report of the Provostial Review Committee of Scarborough College.

[Campus Tours]

File includes a copy of the UTSC Self-Guided Tour of Architectural Features and a poster for tours of the St George campus.

Examination Results

File includes lists showing examination results by student and course, as well as the overall average and grade of each student. Lists are divided by year of study.

Examinations - Misc.

File includes a list of "special students" attached to a list of examination numbers; and correspondence from the Assistant Dean on the problem of cheating in exams, dated 12 March 1970.

Results 1 to 50 of 1886