Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory fonds
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- 1853-1885
Minutes, reports, correspondence and legal documents relating to the observatory .
Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory
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Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory fonds
Minutes, reports, correspondence and legal documents relating to the observatory .
Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory
The Librarians' Association of the University of Toronto (LAUT) fonds
The fonds contains 2 accessions of records from LAUT - B2014-0017, and A1988-0034
B2014-0014 has been described at the file leve, and includes correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, surveys and questionnaires, publications, reports, and other organizational records of the Library Association of the University of Toronto(LAUT). LAUT’s primary activities centred around topics such as employment and working conditions, salary matters, strikes, the status of women, the stack access debate, and the academic status of librarians as faculty members.
LAUT interacted with The University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the University of Toronto Staff Association (UTSA), the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), and the Canadian Association of College and University Librarians (CACUL) over the course of its activities.
For a description of A1988-0034, see accession-level description.
Librarians' Association of the University of Toronto (LAUT)
Contains correspondence, source files on almanacs and publications by Ms. Tod and others in her field.
Tod, Dorothea Douglas
Fonds consists of 2 accessions
B1986-0025: Manuscripts and published copies of address and proposal by T. Kennard Thomson, consulting engineer, relating to hydroelectric development including map, plan and photograph of the Peace Bridge and other projects. (1 box, 1917-1920)
B1993-0027: Correspondence, certificates, reports, programmes, articles, photoprints, glass negatives, lantern, slides and architectural drawings documenting Kennard Thomson's career as a consulting engineer in New York and elsewhere and his relationship with the University of Toronto Engineering Society which he founded. (6 boxes and numerous oversize folders, 1871-1952)
Thomson, Thomas Kennard
Fonds consists of 2 accessions:
B1983-0036: Annotated copy of Prof. Taylor's book, "Environment and Nation: geographical factors in the cultural and political history of Europe. University of Chicago Press, 1946. 2nd revised edition. See also material in the Rare Book Library.
B1986-0107: 5 Maps of physical features of Australia and one of the forest of Lyons, France. ca. 1919
Taylor, Thomas Griffith
Tau Sigma Phi Fraternity (University of Toronto) fonds
Tau Sigma Phi fraternity records including constitution, minutes of meetings, manual of procedures, pledge sheets of members, and membership lists. This fraternity later became a chapter of the international Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. It ended with the establishment of the Alpha Beta Chapter.
Tau Sigma Phi Fraternity (University of Toronto)
Invitations to University of Toronto social events (1906-07, 1923); examinations for the teacher's course in arts (1921, 1922), and an armband (?) in coloured stripes and bearing the word "Committee".
Tatham, Mary Beatrice
Complete set of course notes taken by George Sidford Tatham (PharmB 1911) during his undergraduate years at the Ontario College of Pharmacy,1910-1911; includes examination papers in chemistry and botany and for Ontario College of Pharmacy, 1910.
Tatham, George Sidford
B1998-0024: 27 photoprints of a party celebrating Moffat Woodside's return to teaching on 13 May, 1968. The party was hosted by John H. Sword, Acting President, at 93 Highland Avenue. Photos taken by Jack Marshall and Co. Ltd. 13 May 1968
B1999-0002: 1 photograph of the Commmonwealth delegates associated with the University of Ife taken at the Palace of His Highness in Nigeria, 1971; included in the photo are John Sword, D. Carlton Williams and Mrs. Williams. 1 aerial photograph of the University of Toronto campus taken ca. 1970-1971.
B2001-0012: Personal records of John H. Sword, university administrator and acting University President 1971-72 documenting events and his activities. Included is one file of miscellaneous correspondence and another of awards and recognitions for Sword . University related files include one on the Library Oral History Project which he administered, one on the tributes to Harold Innis, and others on recognitions for Frances Ireland, F.C. A. Jeanneret and Sidney Hermant. There is also a copy of Sword's paper entitled "Democratization of Universities, 1960-1974: some Commonwealth comparisons" and a copy of a paper given to him "The History of CUSO" [Canadian University Students Overseas]. Also included are photographs documenting Sword at various University events from 1967 to 1978, mainly photographed by Robert Lansdale. Also a photo album on the retirement party for Sarah McCausland.
Sword, John H.
Engineering drawings for the undergraduate programme in electrical and mechanical engineering (1907-1910); photographs documenting Sutherland's education including the graduating class in Engineering, 1911 and a souvenir poster of the University of Toronto football team, 1909 (the 1st Grey Cup Champions).
Sutherland, Angus Lynn
Student notes and essays taken while a student in the School of Social Work (BSW 1960, MSW 1962).
Strathy, Peter Arthur
Course notes of W. Gordon Stepler while a student in the Faculty of Arts and Pharmacy including: laboratory notebook for 1st year science, 1915-1916; course notes for two courses in pharmacy; notes for organic chemistry and materia medica and pharmacognosy (1920-21). Also includes one photograph of South House residence, 1915-1916.
Stepler, W. G.
Diary, indenture of bargain and sale, newspaper clippings, notes relating to Dr. Richard Noble Starr (1791-1843), donor of the Starr Medal in Medicine; copy of Dr. Starr's will (1843); material re Phillips and Carruthers families. The Starr medal originated from a bequest on 4 August 1843 by Richard Noble Starr, M.D.
Starr, Richard Noble
Correspondence and accounts of William Stacey and family; includes correspondence of Mary Adams to her daughter Maria Stacey and letters of sisters of William Stacey.
Stacey (William) Family
Journal and memoir notes of John Squair, professor of French.
Squair, John
University College, student course notes including English Literature, Economic History, Latin and Psychology 1923-1926 as well as student notes from courses at the Ontario College of Education 1936-37.
Speirs, Norman Raeburn
Scope and content: The fonds is arranged into two series, largely based on the creator’s original order.
Series One: Festival and Conference Programmes consists of Flohil’s collection of programmes for various folk music festivals across Canada, including the Mariposa Folk Festival, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and the Hillside Festival. This series also consists of music conference programmes from conferences such as the International Folk Alliance Conference and the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference. A small number of music magazines and trade publications can be found in this series as well.
Series Two: Clippings, Ephemera and Photographs includes a small amount of materials related to Flohil’s music publicity career, including correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, trade publications, road atlases, and promotional 8 x 10 photographs of various musical artists represented by Flohil. It also includes candid photographs of Flohil, various musical artists, concerts, and music industry events.
Richard Flohil
Memorabilia documenting Lou Somers academic and athletic achievements while a student of University College (B.A. 1940), specifically his membership on the Rugby Team. City of Toronto roll of service, 1943. Publications from various American Universities.
Photographs include his graduation portrait, military portraits and snapshots; a panoramic view of the Senior Intercollegiate Football Team, 1937; group photos of the Senior Rugby Team 1939-40, the Junior Rugby 1938-39 and the Junior Rugby Interprovicial and City Champs 1936-37.
Somers family
Mostly teaching materials, such as lecture notes, graphs, and engineering drawings, of Victor George Smith, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1927 to 1967. In addition, there is also some correspondence, created mostly in the 1960s, concerning the AIEE, grants, research, and references. No personal records are contained herein.
Smith, Victor George
Records documenting Gordon Smith's research in the field of mineral geology including: correspondence, mainly with mining or mineral exploration companies; original data and research reports; research note books, some of which may relate to his work as a student at the University of Manitoba; records relating to finances and equipment.
Peripheral to the above archival records are various drafts of a Computer User Manual, University of Toronto 1973-1980, and photocopies of the table of contents of various academic journals arranged by date from 1910 to 1970 which probably served as a reference tool. There are also 2 boxes of books and published microfilm.
Smith, Frederick Gordon
John William Bernard Sisam fonds
Records documenting Dr. Sisam's career as a forester from his time as a student at the University of Toronto through to his time as Dean of the Faculty of Forestry. Included are memos, correspondence, reports relating to the Faculty of Forestry; records documenting his membership on the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Lands and Forests; early correspondence with the Ontario Paper Company; numerous governmental reports and academic papers on the Canadian forest industry and forestry education in Canada; draft chapters of what appears to be a history of the University of Toronto Faculty of Forestry; records relating to his involvement in various associations such as the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Ontario Professional Foresters.
Photographs include 2 photoprints of the Ontario Forestry Association, Annual Meeting and Dinner, 1958 and 1970.
Sisam, J. W. B.
Sherman (John Albert) Family fonds
Correspondence and photograph concerning the awarding of the achievement medal of the Alpha Omega Fraternity to Albert Einstein; correspondence and publication regarding Einstein's efforts on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Sherman, John Albert
Fonds consists of 3 accessions:
B1984-0031: Material on inventions of dental equipment; the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists; awards, certificates, and honours; etc. Note that official records of Alpha Omega are at Canadian Jewish Congress Archives in Toronto. (10 boxes, 1917-1981)
B1985-0003: Biographical material, correspondence, diaries, photographs and other records documenting John and Etta Sherman's activities with regards to the University of Toronto, professional dentistry associations and Jewish organizations in Canada and Israel. (9 boxes, 1915-1984)
B1986-0005: Correspondence and photograph concerning the awarding of the achievement medal of the Alpha Omega Fraternity to Albert Einstein; correspondence and publication regarding Einstein's efforts on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (1 box, 1950-1954, 1979)
Sherman, John Albert
Consists of 2 accessions
B1988-0041: Addresses, correspondence, certificates, medals and photoprints relating to Etta Sherman's work with the the Women's Auxiliary of the Alpha Omega Fraternity and Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University.
B1989-0005: Correspondence, programmes, invitations and newsletters relating to the Alpha Omega Fraternity and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Sherman, Etta Taube
Copy of "Erindale College Library, the Early Years", a history of the Library submitted by Mrs. June Seel for the Histories of Libraries course at the Faculty of Library Science. Appendices contain original photographs and examples of publications of Erindale College Library.
Seel, June
Catherine Gordon Scroggie fonds
Memorabilia, correspondence and clippings relating to the University College class of 1924 alumni and reunions. Mrs.Scroggie (née McLeod) was herself a graduate of the class of 1924 and was involved in organizing various reunions. There is also some memorabilia such as "Admit to Lecture" cards from Scroggie's time as a student.
Scroggie, Catherine Gordon
Manuscript articles, research notes, correspondence and lectures documenting the career of Dr. George Scott of the Physics Department.
Scott, George David
Frederick Raymond Scandrett fonds
Certificates, engineering drawings, memorabilia and photographs reflecting Fred Scandrett's undergraduate years and career in civil engineering as well as his interest in rugby football and in the University of Toronto Rifle Association.
Scandrett, Frederick Raymond
Personal records of Cope Weir Schwenger (M.D. 1948; D.P.H. 1954) documenting his career as a professor in the School of Hygiene (1959-1975) and the Faculty of Medicine (1975-1990). Schwenger had a distinguished career as a specialist in public health, preventitive medicine, and gerontology.
Consists of curriculum vitaes, personal and professional correspondence, research notes on unpublished materials, publications, addresses, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs.
Also includes framed etching, "University of Toronto, 1870"
Schwenger, Cope W.
Minute Books (Vol. 1 & 2) of the Samuel Beatty Fund, an endowment fund established in 1952 by the graduates of mathematics and physics porgrammes at the University of Toronto.
Samuel Beatty Fund
Five letters, an address, and a poem sent to Robert Alan Sampson, editor of the Varsity, by Malcolm Wallace, George Sidney Brett, J. Gibson Hume and W. J. Alexander; also a signature by J. Gibson Hume. Most are dated for late November, 1917.
Sampson, Robert Alan
Course and laboratory notes in mechanical engineering taken by Stefan Saganski while an undergraduate at the University of Toronto; copy of his BASc thesis.
Saganski, Stefan
Fonds consists of 3 accessions
-B1984-0041: Papers of E. Kathleen Russell, former head of the School of Nursing, including correspondence, press clippings and publications, as well as files relating to the Florence Nightingale International Fund (2 boxes, ca. 1886-1960)
-B1987-0058: Correspondence, articles, lecture notes, addresses, photographs and certificates documenting Russell's career in nursing education (3 boxes, 1903-1964)
-B1989-0034: Medals and pin (1 box, 1933-1949)
Russell, Edith Kathleen
The records relate to Isaac Albert Rumble, who graduated from Victoria College in 1902 and taught business in Toronto. The records consist of three items: an unidentified class photograph from 1900; a photograph of the graduating class in Arts from 1902; and a certificate of chartered accounting from 1913.
Rumble, Isaac Albert
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Harry R. Abbott Memorial Library fonds
Manuscript material from the Harry R. Abbott Memorial Library of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, including RCDS letterbook (1868-1872); course notes, diary, and expense book of Jeremiah Shunk (1877-1889); minute book of the Royal Dental Society (1896-1906); Typescript of "Eminent dentists I have met" by T. C. Trigger (1934); and ledger of Toronto dentist, N. Pearson (1894-1898).
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Harry R. Abbott Memorial Library
Correspondence, clippings and memorabilia relating to the social activities of Rous while in 4th year general course in Arts at Trinity College.
Rous, Joyce Katharine
Letters of condolence on death of Kay Riddell Rouillard's husband, Dana (1991); Dana Rouillard's diaries (1928-1968, 1970-1982) and appointment books (1990-91), diplomas; curriculum vitae, correspondence with colleagues and friends, including Robert Finch; material re unpublished ms of book, and offprints. Also includes photographs of Dana Rouillard and a photo album containing albumen prints and tintypes dated 1885.
Rouillard, Clarence Dana
Personal records belonging to various members of the Ross and Lowrey families, but primarily William Wrighton Eustace Ross and Mary Evelyn Lowrey (Ross), documenting their education at the University of Toronto, including certificates, student handbooks, research papers, and diaries. Also includes some related family photographs.
Ross Family
Records relating to Professor Rosevear's years with the Faculty of Music including correspondence, faculty committee minutes and agenda including the Faculty Council, announcements, programs, newsletters. Most of the records are arranged chronologically in the following series: Faculty (general) and Faculty Council; Band and concerts, Royal Conservatory and University of Toronto; Buildings; Miscellaneous committees.
Included is documentation on the Faculty of Music, general administration, the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the University of Toronto Concert Band, and a scrapbook on the Royal Conservatory Opera.
Rosevear, Robert A.
Fonds consists of 3 accessions
B1978-0035: 6 certificates and diplomas and 2 medals awarded to George Franklin Rogers (3 boxes, 1888-1934)
B1987-0025: Addresses made by George F. Rogers, an educator and Ontario Deputy Minister of Education from 1940 until his death in 1945. There are also some press clippings about his career as well as photographic portraits of Rogers. (1 box and 5 photographs, 1940-1945)
B1989-0022: An examination paper, ca. 1892. (1 folder)
Rogers, George Franklin
Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson fonds
Fonds consists of 3 accessions
B1979-0047: Papers of Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson primarily concerning mathematicians, mathematical congresses and reports compiled by him while holding the office of Vice-President (Research Administration) (1 box, 1949-1977)
B1992-0038: Minutes of meetings and correspondence of the Editorial Board of the "Mathematical Exposition" Series (1 file, 1940-1963)
B1997-0003: Administrative records including minutes, memoranda, correspondence and reports documenting Robinson's adminstrative responsibilities as a member of: The Plateau Committee, 1956-57, Presidential Advisory Committee on Policy and Planning 1959-1962, the Advisory Committee on Scientific Research , 1962-69 as well as his duties as Vice-President, Research Administration (1960-1969). (1 box, 1945-1969)
Robinson, Gilbert de Beauregard
Fonds consists of 2 accessions
B1973-0026: Photograph of 50th anniversary re-union dinner, class of 1889, University College.
B1982-0006: Clippings scrapbook part of which relates to Robertson's time at University College; University of Toronto Songbook (Suckling and Sons, Toronto Publisher). Photograph of the Hart House War Memorial and a 1912-13 group shot of staff and students of the Stratford Normal School. [188-]-[192-]
Robertson, Hugh Shaw
Charles Street Tenants Association files on rent strike and action by students.
Roberts, Wayne
Fonds consists of 2 accessions:
B1985-0015: Certificates, awards, and other honours collected by Gus Rinella (BASc, 1985) as a student at De La Salle Catholic School, Toronto, and as an undergraduate in engineering at the University of Toronto; files on scientific experiments on aerodynamics, including the Science Fair project, "Hypertrike", and, later, the "Skulecycle"; files on his activities as chair of the Centennial Committee of the University of Toronto Engineering Society, including correspondence, minutes, notes, press clippings and photoprints. (7 boxes, 1976-1985)
B1989-0018: Undergraduate and graduate course notes in metallurgical engineering. (6 boxes, 1981-1986)
Rinella, Agostino Cosimo
Diplomas of her university education; programs to official social and university events; conference proceedings; press clippings on medical matters; publications; and photograph.
Ridout, Jessie Hamilton
Personal records of Raymond Reiter (b1939-d2002), professor of computer science. Includes correspondence, manuscripts of talks and articles, notes, course materials, etc relating to the study of computer science and his area of specialty, artificial intelligence.
Reiter, Raymond
Daniel Graisberry Revell fonds
Course and laboratory notes taken by Daniel G. Revell while a student in Arts (1892-1894) Medicine (1898-1900), and as a Fellow in Anatomy at the University of Toronto. Also included are notes taken at this time and later when he was an instructor (1901-1907) at the University of Chicago.
Revell, Daniel Graisberry
Research Society for Victorian Periodicals fonds
Records of the journal "Victorian Periodicals Review" including editors files, correspondence, minutes, agenda, production files, book reviews, conference files, subscription files and financial records. The "Victorian Periodicals Review" was published at the University of Toronto from 1973-2011. Records are arranged into series by Editor.
Research Society for Victorian Periodicals
Copies of material on T. F. McIlwraith, professor of Anthropology, including his memorial volume. Also copies of some original correspondence and addresses of McIwraith.
Reid, John
Files relating largely to the World Population Year and the World Population Conference held in Budapest, 1974; other files on population studies in general and Canadian population and immigration studies in particular; and a little material on later environmental concerns. Professor Regier was a special adviser to the official Canadian delegation at the 1974 conference.
Regier, Henry A.