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Writings and publication drafts

Series consists of W. E. Gallie’s writings, manuscripts and reports that eventually went to publication. The series consists of both typed and handwritten reports, drafts, some correspondence related to copying and publishing, and in some cases, medical photographs or images have been attached as figures. A bibliography of many of Gallie’s works is included. Some of the publications in this series are co-authored by Gallie and Dr.’s Robertson, LeMesurier, and Janes. The files in this series have been arranged in chronological order. The titles for the files in this series reflect the given title of each report, if one exists.

Education

Series consists of records related to Joan Hay’s education at the University of Alberta and University of Toronto. Records focus on her undergraduate work in classics and archeology, and also include her graduate work and thesis focused on Roman coin collections held at the Royal Ontario Museum. Records include extensive notes, some course material, and lists of grades, degree requirements and courses taken.

Photographs

Series consists of images of Prof. Venkatacharya and his colleagues, in addition to family portraits. Images cover multiple trips to India, including to Srisailam, the presentation of Prof. Venkatacharya’s honorary degree at Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, as well as formal portraits of Tuppil and Vijaya Venkatacharya.

Personal and biographical

Series consists of textual records documenting Prof. Fletcher’s career and selected aspects of his personal life. Files include supporting documentation for job applications and tenure assessment: curricula vitae, statements of research and professional activity. The series also includes correspondence and documentation of various professional activities both abroad (Paris and England) and with the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science. Two files document the Fletcher family and their time in Australia.

Publishing

Series documents Prof. Hassanpour’s publishing activity, both as an author and editor. Material includes scholarly articles, encyclopedic entries, and reviews that cover the broad scope of Prof. Hassanpour’s research in social linguistics, media and communication theory, Kurdish culture, as well as peasant and nationalist movements. The series also includes documentation of Prof. Hassanpour’s work as an editor, in particular for the Gzing journal.

Teaching

Series consists of records documenting Morgan’s teaching activities within the Department of Philosophy and the Women’s Studies Programme at the U of T.

Writing and publishing

Series consist of records related to Prof. Fletcher’s writing and publishing activity from early in his career to late 2014. Writing comprises predominantly academic articles, with the inclusion also of reviews, writing proposals, and records related to Prof. Fletcher’s book, The Clash of Rights: Liberty, Equality, and Legitimacy in Pluralist Democracy. Additional material includes files related to the editing of the Department of Political Science’s newsletter, Discourse. Material include typescripts, drafts, off-prints, and correspondence in addition to related background material (tables, data, and notes).

Oral history interview with Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam conducted by Ruth Belay

Dr. Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam, currently a Professor in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, graduated from the University of Toronto with his PhD in 1987. Dr. Ponnambalam shares his experiences as an international student, reflecting on what brought him to UofT and some of the challenges he faced in attending the University. In particular, he focuses on the financial and workload pressures placed on students. He recalls some of the support networks that were created on campus, both through social activities, for example through residence and the International Student Centre, academic collaboration, and demonstrations. These networks also extended outside of the University, in particular between Tamil-speaking communities. Dr. Ponnambalam describes the impact of differential fees as a UofT student and his continued response as he now observes the current financial barriers faced by international students. At the request of Dr. Ponnambalam, this oral history interview is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Sinnathurai Vijayakumar who played a profound role in Dr. Ponnambalam's life, particularly while at UofT.

Please note that this interview contains a racial slur used when Dr. Ponnambalam describes racial harassment he faced [approx. 00:22:15].

Organizations

  • International Student Centre, University of Toronto
  • Graduate Student Union (UTGSU)
  • University of Waterloo

Subject Topics

  • Differential student fees
  • Education affordability
  • International students
  • Canadian South Asian communities
  • Sri Lankan Tamil (Eelam) independence movement
  • Engineering
  • Student residence
  • Student labour
  • Academic hiring practices

Oral history interview with Ikem Opara conducted by Ruth Belay

Ikem Opara, currently Director of National Learning Partnerships at the Rideau Hall Foundation, was an international student at UofT’s St. George campus. His active involvement at the University included executive roles with Black Students’ Association (BSA), playing Varsity football, and membership in organizations such as the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the African Students’ Association and the Nigerian Students’ Association. Opara describes the personal impact that these organizations had in forming deep social connections, while emphasizing throughout the interview their commitment to create spaces of belonging on campus that reflected both racial and ethnic identities. He recounts many of the BSA’s and Alpha Phi Alpha’s activities, including mentorship initiatives, talks, social events, and discusses their underlying goals, particularly regarding the strategic use of space to highlight Black presence at the University. He reflects on the BSA’s engagement in issues such as representation within curriculum and broader community activism around police violence in the city, while also reflecting on challenges faced at UofT.

Organizations

  • Black Students’ Association (BSA)
  • High School Conference, Black Students’ Association
  • BLACKLIGHT, Black Students' Association
  • African Students’ Association (ASA)
  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (AΦA)
  • Nigerian Students’ Association (NSA)
  • Tan Furu
  • UofT Korean Students’ Association (UTKSA)
  • Hart House, UofT

Subject Topics

  • Acculturation
  • Varsity sports
  • Mentorship
  • Equity in education
  • Community engagement
  • Solidarity networks
  • Social networks
  • Food
  • Organizational memory
  • Institutional response
  • Institutional racism
  • Funding of student groups

Oral history interview with Sean Wharton conducted by Ruth Belay

Dr. Sean Wharton, Medical Director of the Wharton Medical Clinic, holds doctorates in Medicine and Pharmacy from the University of Toronto. Wharton discusses his early experiences at UofT, the underrepresentation of Black students in his courses, and how his growing interest in deconstructing systemic barriers drew him to the Association for the Advancement of Blacks in the Health Sciences (AABHS). Inspired by the Association’s success in providing mentorship and developing outreach initiatives, Wharton helped found the Black Medical Students Association (BMSA) in 2000. He recounts how support and allyship from AABHS, UofT administrators, such as Dr. Miriam Rossi, and fellow students was necessary in establishing the BMSA. Wharton describes the continued goals of the organization, including addressing financial barriers for students and the importance of BIPOC representation through all organizational levels and roles. In emphasizing the significance of building connections and community, he also details the BMSA’s engagement within Toronto schools and the growth of the organization nationally.

Organizations

  • Black Medical Student Association (BMSA)
  • Association for the Advancement of Blacks in the Health Sciences (AABHS)
  • Faculty of Medicine, UofT
  • Community of Support, UofT
  • Summer Mentorship Program, UofT
  • Visions of Science
  • Camp Jumoke

Subject Topics

  • Mentorship
  • Racial justice
  • Access to post-secondary education
  • Financial barriers to education
  • Equity in education
  • Community partnership
  • Institutional response
  • Solidarity networks

Oral history interview with James Nugent conducted by Ruth Belay

Dr. James Nugent, currently Lecturer at the University of Waterloo, received his undergraduate degree in 2006 from UTSC and continued with his graduate work at UofT’s St. George Campus. Nugent shares his early experiences of student activism and involvement at UTSC, particularly through Resources for Environmental and Social Action (RESA), while also reflecting on the larger societal and political shifts following 9/11. Nugent remarks on the unique student environment at UTSC, noting events, initiatives, as well as the cross-cultural learning he experienced there. In describing his participation in the anti-globalization movement and peace action, through to his later work on climate justice and social policy, Nugent discusses the impact of service learning and community engagement in education. He reflects on the pressures faced by current students and questions how these will shape youth activism, as well as considering the effects of social media and the breadth of issues in which students are engaged both here and abroad.

Organizations

  • Resources for Environmental & Social Action (RESA)
  • International Development Studies Association (IDSA)
  • University of Toronto Scarborough College (UTSC)
  • Grrl Fest, University of Toronto Scarborough College
  • The Meeting Place, University of Toronto Scarborough College

Subject Topics

  • Anti-globalization movement
  • Protests and demonstrations
  • Anti-war movement
  • International development studies
  • Fair trade
  • Climate / environmental justice
  • Community partnerships
  • Social media
  • International students

Oral history interview with Bill Gardner conducted by Ruth Belay

Bill Gardner, CEO of CRM Dynamics, was a former University of Toronto student at the St. George Campus who was actively involved in student government from 1985 to 1989. Serving as president of both the Arts and Science Student Union (ASSU) and the Students’ Administrative Council (now the University of Toronto Students’ Union), Gardner discusses his focus on addressing concerns specifically relevant to UofT students, the dynamics present internally within both groups, as well his approach in working with the University’s administration, external groups and political figures. He touches on a number of issues and activities including frosh programming and planning, the production of the ASSU’s Anti-Calendar, and the adoption of digital technology at the University. Gardner reflects on his own career to highlight the benefits of the leadership experience he gained during this time, as well as the long-term effects of a shift away from student-led organizing within post-secondary institutions.

Organizations

  • Arts Science Student Union (ASSU)
  • Students’ Administrative Council (SAC)
  • Canadian Federation of Student (CFS)
  • Office of the President, University of Toronto
  • Investment Club, UofT
  • Economics Course Organization, UofT

Subject Topics

  • Student governance
  • Student fees
  • Student services
  • Student elections
  • Anti-Calendar
  • Institutional response
  • Frosh Week
  • Course unions
  • Changes in post-secondary education
  • Computerization and automation

Research and subject files

Series consists of research material and correspondence with colleagues and scholars collected by Hacking in the course of his academic activity. Records included are predominantly reprints, though also include press clippings, emails, written correspondence, transparencies, and notebooks. Material is grouped by subject as well as author.

Subject matter encompasses a broad range of topics including the history of mathematics, physics (in particular, Bose-Einstein condensates), genetics, classification and taxonomies, porphyrian trees, medieval illustration, autism, body augmentation, suicide terrorism, and psychoanalysis. Authors represented include Ludwig Wittgenstein, Hilary Putnam, Saul Kripke, Willard Van Orman Quine, Michel Foucault, Lorraine Daston, Peter Galison, Bruno Latour, and Noam Chomsky. Correspondence included within the research files is noted in the file title within square brackets. Additional content such as partial manuscripts and correspondence can be found on the verso of records as Hacking frequently reused paper.

Sawyer-Douglass Family Papers

This series, made up from small items that were found while sorting through this accession, is evidence of Dr. Hogg's keen sense of family history. Most relate to Carrie Sawyer-Douglass and Walter Douglass, her mother and stepfather. There are also some notes on family history and a folder of 19th century documents. Perhaps the most interesting records are a series of daily diaries dated from 1901 to 1909 and 1924 to 1941, kept by Leonora Knapp Battles, a cousin and close friend of Carrie Sawyer.

Biographical and personal files

This series contains a biographical sketch of Satterly written by H.L. Welsh; family and professional correspondence; press clippings; letters to the editor; family documents including birth and marriage certificates; obituary notices; clippings, memorabilia, and photoprints relating to Devon, England and its history; postcards, and photoprints. A heavily annotated Bible belonging to Dr. G. M. W. Carey is also included in this series.

Records from all four accessions are found in this series.

Documents

There are a handful of additional documents, including petitions for land by Gilbert Wrong, some of his poetry, and a transcript of the diary of Ann Eliza Wrong (Mrs. Robert Douglass), George M. Wrong’s aunt. This transcript also includes a chart of her descendants.

These materials help to expand and contextualize the letters in Series 1.

Correspondence

This series consists of correspondence between the MacKinnon and Wrong families. Transcripts of the majority of letters as well as copies of the original letters are available for researchers. The transcripts include short descriptive notes at the top indicating the correspondents and any features of note. These notes were written by George M. Wrong, and the transcripts were prepared later. The majority of the header information is correct, but in a few cases mistakes have been made. The listing here has attempted to rectify these mistakes.

A note on names. The family is quite fond of a handful of names, particularly Sophia. This makes identifying the correspondent or the subject in some of the letters difficult. In addition, both the correspondents (and later annotators and transcribers) have not always been consistent with spelling. This finding aid uses MacKinnon instead of McKinnon where it appears for clarity, as well as Sophia, though it often appears as Sophy or Sophie. Finally, The name Ann and Nancy appear to be interchangeable, and may also have been nicknames for Neil MacKinnon’s wife, Agnes.

There is a family tree in the case file which compiles all the genealogical information into one place, as well as notes from the donor and other family members. Researchers may find it valuable, but it should be noted that it may not be completely accurate in some cases (questionable linkages have been indicated).

Commission of Enquiry into the affairs of King's College University and Upper Canada College

Series consists of volumes encompassing the work of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the Affairs of King's College University and Upper Canada College, who carried out their
duties between 1848 and 1851.

Three commissioners were originally appointed, John Wetenhall, Joseph Workman, and Robert Easton Burns. Burns succeeded Wetenhall as chairman in March of 1850 and he and Workman completed the work of the Commission. Workman was the most active, attending 191 meetings in all and conducting 313 visits. The other commissioners together attended 213 meetings and conducted 21 visits.

Of the two copies of the report that were compiled, one was eventually retained by Workman, along with the supporting documentation. These volumes were inherited by his daughter and, upon her death, were discovered in the family papers by Professor Cecil Fairfield Lavell who had married one of Dr. Workman's granddaughters. Professor Lavell, of Grinell College, Iowa, had earlier done graduate work at the University of Toronto. Professor and Mrs. Lavell presented the volumes to the University in 1922 and 1923.

Family scrapbooks

This series contains three scrapbooks that were assembled by Gordon Skilling to document the history of his family.

The first, titled ‘Dad Skilling (W. W. Skilling) and his father, John Skilling’, documents the history of the family from 1828 until 1927. It includes poems,
correspondence, photographs, telegrams; birth, baptismal and citizenship certificates, and wills documenting the history of the family from the time William Watt Skilling’s grandfather left Leith in Scotland about 1828, through his move to London and, subsequently, the family’s emigration to Canada in 1907 and eventually to Toronto. It ends with correspondence and documents relating to deaths in 1917 of John Skilling and Gordon’s brother, Donald, killed in action at the age of 19, and subsequent correspondence relating to John’s estate.

The second and third scrapbooks were compiled later in life by Gordon Skilling as a memorial to Donald; they also contain material relating to his brother, William, who was seriously wounded in battle but recovered. The second scrapbook contains photographs of Donald’s childhood and youth, and as a member of the 81st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; letters and postcards home while training in England and later from France, along with a diary (1916), a copy of the CEF’s Regimental Songs, 1914-1915, press clippings and memorabilia. There are also some letters from William and, finally, telegrams and letters to family from military authorities on Donald’s death.

The third scrapbook contains letters to Donald from his brother, Will, and his comrades, the nurse, commanding officer and chaplain and official letters concerning his grave, personal affects and estate. There are also letters of sympathy from relatives and friends. There are also a number of photographs, including ones of the temporary marker at his gravesite at Aubigny and later photographs of the permanent marker during taken during a family visit in 1919.

General historical material

Series consists of records, 1829-1941, including addresses, correspondence and published material, of a general nature, relating to the history of Victoria College/University.

Upper Canada Academy Committees

Series includes minutes of the Upper Canada Academy Building Committee, 1831-1836; Minutes of the Upper Canada Academy and Victoria College Managing Committee, 1836-1843; and minutes of the Victoria College Financial Committee, 1843-1849.

Upper Canada Academy

Records related in finance and investments

Series consists of records related to the University's finances and investments. Included are account books and ledgers, financial journals, financial daybooks, cash books, subscription books for fund raising, and other financial record books. Also includes some miscellaneous financial records as well as those related to the Pension Plan, annual financial statements and reports, procedure manuals, and budgets as well as financial oversight of student organizations.

Also consists of correspondence, minutes and articles relating to social responsibility in investments for the United Church of Canada and affiliated or related institutions, as well as policies and guidelines for investments and endowment spending.

Student Work

Series contains work produced by students at Ontario schools from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. Student work includes compositions and examination papers written by students, artwork produced by students, and workbooks from across all subjects.

Series contains four subseries according to type of student work.

Correspondence

Series consists of various correspondence, 1836-1935, including an autographed letter from John A. Macdonald to Dr. Potts, correspondence on the McKenzie Rebellion, and various unidentified letters.

University administration

Series consists of records relating to the general administration of the university, 1836-1923, including correspondence, reports, and the original draft of the Charter of Upper Canada Academy.

Photographs

This series contains the following photographic elements:
8 x 10 in. Copy Negatives:
"The American Steam Packet Caroline Descending the Great Falls of Niagara after being set on fire by the British, Dec. 29, 1837” (1837)

“Check Gate – Belleville & Frankford Road, Rate of Tolls” (1856)

“Royal Proclamation – Uniting of the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into One Dominion Under the Name of Canada” (London: G.E. Eyre & W. Spottiswoode) (1867)

“Hurrah For a Cheap Ride – Palmer’s Bus Line” (Toronto to Richmond Hill) (1876)

“Dominion Industrial Exhibition, Toronto, Sept. 5-17, 1887” (1887)

“The New Dominion Calendar 1889” (Montreal: John Dougall & Son Publishers) (1889)

“Toronto’s Grand Summer Carnival: 30 June, 1st, 2nd, 3rd July 1890” (1890)

“The Old Flag, the Old Policy, the Old Leader” (Sir John A. Macdonald’s re-election poster) (1891)

“Canadian Pacific: The Best Way to Your Own Farm in Canada” (London: Thomas & Sons Ltd. Printers) [1910]

“Notice to Emigrants – Canada – Demand for Labour in Canada” (A.C. Buchanan, Chief Agent, Quebec) (n.d.)

“Government House, Fredericton, N.B.” (n.d.)

“Western District Fairs Association – Grand Display of Military Horses (Petrolia, Watford, Alvinston, Forest, ON) (n.d.)

“Send More Men – Won’t You Answer the Call” (Toronto: Central Recruiting Committee) (n.d.)

“Buy More Victory Bonds” (n.d.)

“Remember Hong Kong! The Royal Rifles of Canada Will be Reconstituted One Hundred Per Cent. Follow their Glorious Example: Enlist Now” (n.d.)

  1. “If You Can’t Fight – You Can Pay” (Canadian Patriotic Fund) (n.d.)

  2. “Irish Canadians – Enlist in an Irish & Canadian Tradition” (199th Battalion C.E.F. Irish Canadian Rangers) (n.d.)

  3. “Buy More War Savings Certificates for Victory” (n.d.)

  4. “Every Girl Pulling for Victory. Girls United War Work Campaign” (n.d.)

  5. “Back Them Up! (London: Fosh & Cross Ltd.) (n.d.)

  6. “Allons – Y…Canadiens! (Service de L’Information, Ministere des Services Nationaux de Guerre) (n.d.)

  7. “Back Your Cheers with Your Money – Buy Peace Bonds” (n.d.)

  8. “Victory Bonds Will Help Stop This…Kultur vs. Humanity” (n.d.)

  9. “Bring Him Home…with the Victory Loan” (n.d.)

  10. “He Can Kill…Can You?” (n.d.)

  11. “Our Best Customer BUT…he needs credit! Buy Victory Bonds” (n.d.)

  12. “Men of Valor: They Fight For You” (n.d.)

  13. “Yours not to do and die – Yours but to go and Buy Victory Bonds” (1918)

35 mm. negatives/contact sheets:

  1. Graphic Consultants Ltd. Open House, Toronto, 21 November 1969 (28 – 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 b&w negatives, 1 – 8x10 in. contact sheet, 15 – 8x10 in. prints) (1969)

  2. Graphic Consultants Ltd. Disposes of Its 28 mm. Film Restoration Project (59 – 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 in. b&w negatives, 12 – 8x10 in. prints) (Summer 1972)

  3. Graphic Consultants Ltd. – Optical Film Printer 28 mm. to 35 mm. (Wet gate) (5 – 35 mm. b&w negatives, 1 – 8x10 in. b&w contact print, 14 – 8x10 in. prints) [1970]

  4. Graphic Consultants Ltd. – frame captures from 18 sequences of Ontario Motion Picture Bureau 28 mm. films (19 – 8x10 in. b&w prints) [1917-1920]

  5. Graphic Consultants Inc. – frame captures from film “Making Automobile Tires” by Ontario Motion Picture Bureau (12 – 8x10 in. b&w prints) (1925)

  6. “Image Areas of 16 mm., 35 mm.” (2 strips 35 mm. b&w negative, 4 strips of 16 mm. b&w negative, textual technical data) (1967)

Prints:

  1. Pierre Berton, Bill Galloway & Alan Bulman on television set (4x5 in. b&w print) (1969)

  2. Pierre Berton, Bill Galloway & Alan Bulman on television set (4x5 in. b&w print) (1969)

  3. Display Booth by Graphic Consultants (8 x 10 in. b&w print) (n.d.)

  4. Victor 28 mm. projector (8 x 10 in. b&w print) (n.d.)

  5. Cans of 28 mm. film with 1927 catalogue Province of Ontario Pictures (8 x 10 in. b&w print) [1969]

  6. 7 shots of film reels from Crawley Studio sitting on shelves in Ontario Place (3-1/2 x 3-1/2 in. b&w prints) (n.d.)

Student records

Series consists of several subseries which include records from Cobourg: One subseries contains Registers, Directories, Marks, 1837-1946. The remaining subseries consist of student record cards. These cards often contain a photo of the student.

Minutes and related records of the Victoria College Board

Series consists of minutes (including extracts), notes and drafts, reports and other records of the Victoria College Board. Also includes minutes of the annual meetings of ministers of the Wesleyan Methodist Church to elect Board and Officers of the College, 1862-1866. Also consists of a book created in 1869 out of the controversy between Dr. I. B. Aylesworth and some members of the Victoria College Board regarding the amount and payment of funds raised to pull the College out of debt: the book contains correspondence, resolutions, and financial statements, 1862-1869; printed statement regarding the controversy made to the Board by Dr. Aylesworth, 1873.

Joshua Brown and Sarah [Price] Brown

This series contains scanned documents of Joshua Brown and Sarah [Price] Brown. It mainly details Joshua Brown’s career as a policeman/police superintendent in Stockport and Manchester. Included in the files are Joshua Brown’s writings, such as his account as a policeman in “Beating the Bounds” later published by Harcourt Brown, scans of documents such as marriage certificates, family tree, census from the Archives of Ontario, and correspondence from Harcourt Brown (or HB as he is labelled on the files) about his family history/genealogy research

Legislation

Series consists predominantly of acts, petitions and other documents relating to legislation pertaining to Victoria University, 1841-1981. The series also contains some correspondence and a list of acts relating to Victoria.

Speeches and addresses

Series consists of speeches and addresses on religion and education, 1842-1887, given at Victoria College as well as other educational institutions, predominantly in Ontario.

The speeches and addresses fill one box and run from 1842 until Nelles' death. Several of these were given by Nelles while he was still a student, and many of the later speeches were addressed to student audiences. The most common themes were, once again, the relationship between education and religion, although the importance of the Church's mission work is also stressed.

Essays and articles

Series consists of predominantly religious essays and articles, 1842-1896, including those written as a student.

Many of the essays in the collection were written by Nelles during his school days, allowing the researcher to acquire some insights into the nature of a nineteenth–century education as well as an understanding of Nelles' interests and abilities as a young man. Other essays authored by Nelles may be found in manuscript copies of student newspapers located in the Victoria College Archives. Many of the articles included in the collection were printed after Nelles' death, giving some indication of the lasting impact of Nelles' work.

Material relating to Victoria College

Series consists of various items relating to Victoria College, 1836–1884, including account books, reports, memoranda and lists.

The final box in the collection is comprised of material relating to university matters. The financial records of Victoria are followed by a number of documents gathered in the course of Nelles' work as an administrator. In addition, there is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings (mostly letters to the editor) dealing with the university question between 1857 and 1859.

Family correspondence

This series contains family correspondence between James Conacher and family members. Correspondence from the 1940s and early 1950s is with his parents, his brother Desmond who was a professor of English at Trinity College and wife Muriel. Much of the correspondence with his family while at Harvard and during WW II is interfiled with general correspondence found in B2005-0011 /001. Later family correspondence was exchanged while the Conachers were on research leaves and is mostly with their grown children. Arrangement is chronological.

Also included in this series is some historical correspondence and documents belonging to ancestor James Roy Conacher (1938-191-).

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