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NEW 160/260 – Introduction to Women’s Studies

NEW 160/260: Introduction to Women’s Studies was the foundational course for the Women’s Studies Programme. Morgan was the course coordinator in 1978-79 and 1981-82 and played a major role in curriculum design, often using materials from popular culture and media since there was very little existing Women’s Studies scholarship to draw upon at the time. Morgan co-taught the course from 1977-1988, over that 11 year span, her co-instructors included Kay Armatage, Sylvia Van Kirk, Nancy Adamson, and Mariana Valverde. Files include syllabi, lecture notes, test questions, and meeting notes about curriculum design.

NEW/WGS 366 – Gender and Disability

NEW/WGS 366 – Gender and Disability was a course proposed and developed by Morgan and first taught in the 2002-2003 academic year. It offers a critical interdisciplinary investigation of how gender impacts central concerns within disability studies: ableism as a political ideology; the normalized body and cultural representations; sexuality, violence and nurturance relations; the cognitive and social roles of medicine; transnational perspectives on disability; disability rights and issues of social justice. Files include course proposal and rationale; research on similar courses at other universities; syllabi; assignments, tests, and worksheets; teaching materials; and feedback from students.

JPP 343 – Women in Western Political Thought

JPP 343 – Women in Western Political Thought was a course jointly sponsored by the Departments of Political Science and Philosophy – a professor from each department would teach a section. The course provided an examination of social and political thought concerning the nature of women and their role in society including the relation between the family and “civil society”. Morgan taught the philosophy section of this course from 1989-2009. Files include syllabi, lecture notes, worksheets, essay, and test questions.

NEW/WGS 261 – Scientific Perspectives on Sex and Gender / Scientific Constructions of Sex and Gender

Scientific Perspectives on Sex and Gender / Scientific Constructions of Sex and Gender was the first science-based course in Women’s Studies and was an interdisciplinary course emphasizing critiques of methods and theories in the biological, anthropological, and psychological study of sex and gender. Morgan was the course coordinator from 1991-1994 and taught the biology section from 1989-2011. Files include syllabi, lecture notes, assignment instructions, and test questions.

NEW/WGS 367 – Women and Health / The Politics of Gender and Health

NEW/WGS 367 – Women and Health / The Politics of Gender and Health was an interdisciplinary course addressing issues of contemporary importance to women as providers and recipients of health care and as subjects of health care research. She began teaching this course in 1985. Sub-series begins with two files on similar course offerings, NEW 363: Selected Topics in Feminist Theory – Sexuality and Power (1988-1989) / Selected Topics in Feminist Theory – Reproductive Rights, Freedoms & Technologies (1989-1990), and also includes syllabi, lecture notes, tutorial materials, assignment instructions, sample assignments, and exam materials.

Undergraduate Philosophy Courses

Sub-series consists of files on undergraduate philosophy courses taught by Morgan, with particular focus on PHL 243: Philosophy of Human Sexuality and PHL 267: Philosophy of Feminism. Material includes syllabi, lecture notes, test questions, and tutorial worksheets.

Centre for Bioethics and Institute of Medical Sciences

Morgan became a member of the Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) in 1990 and was cross-appointed to the Institute of Medical Science from 1992-1998. Files in this sub-series include correspondence about her appointments and correspondence about the appointment of Peter Singer as Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics in 1996.

Women & Gender Studies

Kathryn Morgan began teaching in the Women’s Studies Programme in 1977. Over the course of her career she was active in the development of Women’s Studies as an academic discipline at the University of Toronto. Materials in this sub-series document the growth of the programme at the U of T from its early days as an undergraduate programme at New College through to the launch of the Graduate Collaborative Program in Women’s Studies in 1994-95, the creation of the Institute for Women’s Studies and Gender Studies in 1999 (now Women & Gender Studies Institute) and the admission of graduate students in 2007 (MA) and 2013 (PhD).

Files include Program Committee minutes, newsletters, correspondence and memos, course proposals, programme review files, newspaper clippings and event posters. There are several files of planning documents and proposal drafts about the establishment of the Collaborative Graduate Programme in Women’s Studies. Morgan was co-chair the committee to develop a graduate programme in Women’s Studies (1989-1990) and chair of the Ad Hoc Steering Committee to develop a Collaborative Graduate Programme in Women’s Studies (1991-1994).

Department of Philosophy

Files document Morgan’s work within the Department of Philosophy. This includes her roles as a sessional contract lecturer, who received the OCUFA Teaching Award in 1980, her tenure appointment in 1983, and promotion to Full Professor in 1989. There are several files of activity reports, correspondence related to her salary and the “Progress Through the Ranks” (PTR) process, and files about the re-configuration of her appointment between Philosophy and Women & Gender Studies in the early 2000s. Other files document various departmental initiatives and events, course proposals, and correspondence between Morgan and departmental colleagues.

Transcripts, questionnaires, and recordings

Sub-series includes transcripts, questionnaires, and recordings from the Kurdish oral history project which Professor Hassanpour designed and led as part of his historiography of the Peasant Movement in Mukriyan Kurdistan.

Correspondence - Alphabetical

Subseries consists of personal correspondence sent and received by Mr. Ezrin, primarily relating to his career and business contacts. The material covers his time at Speedy Muffler King, Inc. and features numerous congratulatory letters regarding his 1994 promotion to President and CEO. Includes networking letters written by Ezrin to others in the business community, letters recognizing achievements such as nominations to the Order of Canada, and correspondence regarding Ezrin’s connections to politics, charities, and community organizations.

Correspondence

Series consists predominantly of correspondence received by Mr. Ezrin in his professional roles. The material covers periods from early in his diplomatic career at the Canadian Consulate General to later corporate positions. Included are numerous letters of thanks and congratulations particularly surrounding Ezrin’s professional transitions between different areas of government and within the corporate sector. The material represents the extensive and broad contacts Ezrin developed and maintained throughout his career and includes correspondence from individuals such as Jean Chretien, Bob Rae, and Heather Reisman, among many others.

Slides

Images in this series have survived in three different forms, although not all images exist in all forms. These include: 35 mm slides, glass lantern slides and glass plate negatives. They have been arranged by format and within this arrangement have been numbered according to the roll and slide number of the 35mm slides. Some of the original lantern slides had original numbers and these have been added to the description for reference since they give some indication of the original order.

Historical photographs

Jones, in his capacity of as Engineering Archivist, collected numerous photographs documenting the history of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and its predecessor the School of Practical Science. Included in this collection are numerous portraits of faculty, images of staff, and of student groups such as graduating classes and clubs, as well as student activities. There are photos of the Ajax Campus as well as images of the Survey Camp at Gull Lake. Finally, there are few photographs of University buildings.

Contemporary photographs

Jones was an avid participant at many university activities and events especially those related specifically to the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Photographs in this series reflect his role as Engineering Archivist as well as his interest in amateur photography. Contained in this series are photographs both taken by Jones and collected by him to document events such as convocations, memorials, award ceremonies, dinners, graduation balls, dignitary visits, dedications, building openings, retirements and open houses. There are also images that specifically document Jones attending many of the numerous events as well as other professional activities.

The most well documented events include: the Engineering Centenary celebrations in 1973; the mounting of the lintel from the Old S.P.S. building and the installation of Becca's H in front of the Galbraith building; the fire, rebuilding and reopening of the Sir Sandford Fleming building 1977-82; the excavation of the site of the old Observatory, 1979; the installation of John Black Aird as Chancellor of the University; the design, construction and installation of the Sundial, 1993.

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