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University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Archives & Special Collections Subseries
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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.

Postcards and paper souvenirs

  • UTSC 006-2-3
  • Subseries
  • 1904, 1910-1913, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1936, [ca. 1937], [ca. 1940], 1944-1945, [ca. 1947], [ca. 1950], 1952, [ca. 1960], 1979, 1990, 2012
  • Part of Harley J. Spiller collection

Subseries contains postcard souvenirs from restaurants and other paper souvenirs, including photographs and cards.

Souvenir objects

Subseries contains various souvenir objects from restaurants and special events.

Scarborough College Council

Subseries B.9 Scarborough College Council covers the years 1964 to 1993. Scarborough College Council (now called the Council of the University of Toronto Scarborough) creates and amends the by-laws that govern the business of Council and its committees. Council, as distinct from its committees, exercises its legislative and related powers by judging matters of broad policy at an early stage of development, establishing a system of committees that provide consultation on policy and related matters, and providing a means by which members of Council and its committees may monitor the implementation of policy. Following the opening of Scarborough College, the Council also oversaw the addition of new buildings (materials relating to the construction of the original buildings, designed by John Andrews, can be found in Series A. Governing Council). The subseries is divided into several categories for ease of organization:

• Chairman, which contains correspondence of the Council’s Chair;
• Governing Documents, which contains drafts and final copies of the constitution as well as by-laws;
• Elections, which contains minutes, nomination forms, memos and correspondence;
• Minutes, which contains agendas and minutes from Council meetings from 1964 to 1994 as well as indexes to these minutes;
• Committees, which contains an alphabetical filing of documentation generated by a wide variety of committees set up under the Council’s purview;
• Plans and Studies, which contains various campus master plans, capital plans, and planning reports;
• Scarborough College Residences, which contains a report on the addition of student housing;
• Physical Education and Recreation Building, which contains reports detailing the need for such a facility;
• Scarborough College Phase II, which contains correspondence, site plans, section plans, floor plans, electrical details, and materials specific to the Bladen library;
• Arts Centre, which contains reports and correspondence (N.B. this proposed Arts Centre became known as Scarborough Hall, see below);
• Student Centre, which contains a proposal from the Scarborough College Student Council for a student centre, as well as an opening invitation;

• Scarborough Hall, which contains correspondence, reports, minutes, fundraising information, studies, materials from architects Brian Arnott Associates, Carruthers, Shaw and Partners Limited, and Lett/Smith Architects, and information about the financial problems faced by the project;
• Housing Phase III, which contains a feasibility study;
• Dead Centre, which contains concept drawings and proposals from Montgomery and Sisam Architects;
• Academic Resource Centre, which contains reports, financial information, specifications, correspondence, committee documents, change notices, topographies, floor plans, electrical plans, utility plans, reflected ceiling plans, landscaping plans, site plans, and presentation books from Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.
• Phase 4 Residences (Joan Foley Hall), which contains correspondence, a design development report from Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Inc. and Montgomery Sisam Associates Inc. Architects, and a presentation book from Dunlop Architects Inc.;
• Pavilion, which contains a report;
• Science Building, which contains committee minutes, correspondence, reports, and other documents;
• Management Building, which contains a project planning report and a presentation book from Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) Architects;
• S&H Wing Balconies, which contains correspondence;
• Arts and Administration Building, which contains two presentation books from Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.;
• Recreation Centre, which contains a presentation book from CannonDesign;
• Other Buildings/Unidentified, which contains plans and other documents for unidentified buildings, as well as materials relating to the front entrance drop-off, Miller Lash House, the Scarborough College Library; and
• Services, which contains materials for audio-visual services, student residence and conference services, the writing lab, and cafeteria and food services.

Office of Advancement/Development Office

The subseries B.10 Office of Advancement / Development Office covers the years 1968 to 2006. The Office of Advancement is responsible for curating alumni relations, prospect research, facilitating gifts and planned giving, and fundraising. The subseries includes course calendars, alumni directories, and issues of the Scarborough College Alumni Newsletter (SCAN), the Campaign Quarterly, and ScarboroughLive.

Student Organizations

The subseries D.7 Student Organizations covers the years 1964 through 2009. Student organizations are considered to be services offered to students by other students, such as student newspapers. The subseries includes material from arts groups (drama, music, theatre), the Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS), the Arts and Sciences Student Union (ASSU), the Scarborough College Student Council (SCSC) / Union (SCSU), the Students’ Administrative Council (SAC), the Scarborough College International Students’ Association, the Chinese Student Association. Also included are issues of the following student publications: Marooned, Dialectic, Apocalypse, SMU*T, Mindfield, Absolute Graffiti, The Underground, Mimesis, Balcony Square, Scarborough Fair, and others.

North America

The subseries includes menus from countries part of the North American continent including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, (from the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and the Yukon), Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), El Salvador, Greenland (part of Denmark), Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and the United States of America, (from the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).

Menu types include take out menus, booklet style menus, tri-fold and four fold menus, small card menus and single sheet menus.

Menus feature Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Cambodian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Islamic, Spanish, Jamaican, Armenian, Israeli, Malaysian, American, Mongolian, Singapore, Thai, Taiwanese, Burmese, Korean, Laotian, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Afghan, Lebanese, Ecuadorian, Turkish, Peruvian, Argentinian, Egyptian, Venezuelan, Hong Kong style, seafood and vegetarian cuisine.

Asia

The subseries includes menus from China, (Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai), Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China), Egypt, Guam (United States), India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (Republic of China), Tibet (Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China), Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Menus feature Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indonesia, Italian, European, Russian, American, vegetarian and seafood cuisine.

The subseries comprises countries from the following areas: Eastern Asia, South-East Asia and Western Asia and Middle East.

Hong Kong and Tibet have been treated as separate geographical areas for retrieval purposes.

Although part of Russia is found on the Asian continent, all menus from Russia are found in the Europe subseries.

Communications & Public Affairs

The subseries B.12 Communications & Public Affairs covers the years 1996 to 1992, 2002, and 2005. The department of Communications & Public Affairs, composed in part from prior departments such as Publications Office and the Community Relations Office, is responsible for the outward promotion of the university’s image to stakeholders, including prospective and current students, through various media channels. The department also publishes the Annual Review, the annual student recruitment Viewbook, and other publications; it is responsible for the website and social media outlets; and it directs marketing and advertising of the university. The files in this subseries include issues of many Scarborough College/UTSC publications, including the Bulletin, UTSC Live, To Be Taken Internally/Internally Yours, Spectrum, and Inside UTSC, as well as other documentation.

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.

University of Toronto - St George and Mississauga campuses

The subseries E.2 University of Toronto – St George and Mississauga campusescovers the years 1964 to 1977 and 1983 to 1992. Though most of the material relates to Scarborough tangentially, its provenance lies within UTSC’s sister-campuses in downtown Toronto (St George) and Mississauga (previously called Erindale). Many of the items in the subseries are related to tri-campus policies or initiatives, such as early retirement for librarians or master plans, or are related to specific departments. The files are composed mostly of reports and other documents.

South America

The subseries includes menus from countries in the South American continent including Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela.

Menus feature Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.

Oceania

The subseries includes menus from the countries part of Oceania and includes Australia, New Caledonia (France) and New Zealand.

Menus feature Cambodian, Italian, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Indian and Chinese cuisine.

Oceania was chosen to denote the geographic continent usually termed Australia to cover a larger geographic region.

Europe

The subseries includes menus and some correspondence from countries that are a part of the European continent including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales.

The subseries comprises areas part of Central, Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Europe.
Menus feature Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Thai, Finnish, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Indian and Indo-Chinese, Russian and seafood cuisine.

Menus types found in this subseries includes take away menus, static menus, bound menus, trifold formatted menus, and photocopies. Business cards for a small portion of the restaurants are attached to the menus.

Africa

The subseries includes menus from countries part of the African continent including Kenya, Morocco and South Africa. Delivery and take away options are a feature of many restaurants. Menus are from various cities include Pretoria, Marrakech and Nairobi. Menus feature Thai, French, Moroccan, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine.

Committees with Unknown Office of Origin

The subseries B.13 Committees with Unknown Office of Origin covers the years 1969 to 1993 and 1998 to 2003. Where possible, committee files have been placed with their office of origin. However, where the office is unknown, the committee files have been placed here in alphabetical order. If the originating office of a committee is discovered, the files will be moved from this subseries to their proper location, above. The files in this subseries include committee reports, minutes, agendas, and other documents.

Microforms

The subseries F.2 Microforms covers the dates 1965 through 1995 and 1999 through 2005. The subseries includes microfilmed copies of various theses, many of them produced by students in the Geography Department. Also included are transcripts from the registrar’s office for all “current students up to and including Summer 1973”, all “non- current students which have been received from Faculty of Arts & Science as of January 1974”, and all ”transcripts for transfer & withdrawal students of Winter 72/73”.

Clippings and Scrapbooks

The subseries E.9 Clippings and Scrapbooks covers the years 1963 to 2006. The materials form a collection of articles clipped from newspapers and magazines that relate to Scarborough College/UTSC, the University of Toronto, the university community, and various other tangential subjects. At the end of the series are eight scrapbooks, four of which continue to be housed in their original covers; these items were assiduously maintained and present a day-to-day reflection on perceptions of Scarborough College/UTSC. Many of the earliest clippings are concerned with the origins of the school and its physical characteristics, while later articles cover all manner of subjects: internal governance, community involvement, students, staff, and faculty, campus events, and many more. Also included are posters, pamphlets, flyers, and other materials relating to a wide range of campus events.

City of Scarborough

The subseries E.8 City of Scarborough covers the years 1963 to 1977 and 1985 to 1988. The materials relate to the surrounding community as well as the corporate body of the city. Subjects include by-laws that affect the university, transportation, postal delivery, ARTS Scarborough, and the Guild of All Arts, among many others. The files are composed of a wide variety of materials, including reports, correspondence, and other documents.

Scarborough Regional School of Nursing

The subseries E.5 Scarborough Regional School of Nursing covers the year 1966. The materials relate to a request by the School of Nursing to use the new Scarborough College library. The file is composed of correspondence and other documents.

Trent University

The subseries E.7 Trent University covers the year 1964. The materials relate to the opening of Trent University, which took place the same year that Scarborough College was opened. The file includes various documents.

University of the West Indies

The subseries E.6 University of the West Indies covers the years 1967 to 1968. The materials relate to a possible academic liaison between the institutions that would allow for an overseas study program, which eventually fell through. The files include correspondence and other documents.

Durham College

The subseries E.4 Durham College covers the years 1973 to 1977. The materials are related to courses offered by Scarborough College on the Durham College campus due to space restrictions at Scarborough College, as well as Durham College library services. The file is composed of program and course descriptions, memos, and other documents.

Centennial College

The subseries E.3 Centennial College covers the years 1969 and 1974. The materials included here relate mostly to the short-lived idea that Centennial College and Scarborough College should be “twinned” to maximize resource sharing. The files are composed of minutes, correspondence, and other documents.

Faculty and Staff Organizations

The subseries D.9 Faculty and Staff Organizations covers the years 1965 through1991 and 2005. The subseries includes staff directories, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, and other materials from the Faculty Association, Faculty Club, Staff Association, and various staff and faculty publications.

Student Services

The subseries D.6 Student Services covers the years 1964 through 2006. Student services are defined as initiatives directed at the student population, but which are funded and generally run by the university (i.e. not students). The subseries includes statistics, student directories, Writing Center materials, brochures for residences, Cultural Affairs flyers and event calendars, Watts Lecture materials, orientation and convocation materials, and other materials pertaining to services offered by the university to students.

Gallery

The subseries D.3 Gallery covers the years 1980 through 1981 and 2006. The subseries includes a handbook, event cards, and an exhibition book.

Scarborough-Erindale Technical Service (SETS)

The subseries D.2 Scarborough-Erindale Technical Service (SETS) covers the years 1965 through 1990. SETS was established in 1956 to provide technical services to the university’s new suburban campuses in a cost-effective manner. The subseries includes information about cataloguing, ordering, processing, serials, technical equipment, and book selection; also included are annual reports, monthly reports, statistics, and budgets.

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.

Department of Physical Education

Subseries C.18, Department of Physical Education, covers the years 1969 through 1990. The subseries includes handbooks, a departmental report, correspondence, and a 25th anniversary annual report.

Programs: Physical Education

Department of Sociology

Subseries C.17, Department of Philosophy, covers the years 1974 through. The subseries includes a sociological study of the Scarborough College student body, booklets, course evaluations, course descriptions, reports, curriculum change notices, reports, proposals, and other materials.

Programs: Sociology.

Department of Physical and Environmental Science

Subseries C.14, Department of Physical and Environmental Science, covers the years 1966, 1976 through 1980, 1989, and 1993. The subseries includes schedules for educational television lectures, course descriptions, curriculum change notices, a journal issue for environmental science, and a handbook for chemistry.

Programs: Science; Environmental Science; Chemistry.

Department of Human Geography

Subseries C.11, Department of Human Geography, covers the years 1973 through 1974 and 1981 through 1982. The subseries includes a timetable and a guidebook for geography.

Programs: Geography.

Department of Management

Subseries C.12, Department of Management, covers the years 1975 through 1976 and 1996. The subseries includes a newsletter for management and economics as well as a handbook and programme description for the co-operative programme in public administration.

Programs: Management and Economics; Management Co-Operative Programme.

Department of English

Subseries C.8, Department of English, covers the years 1970 through 1971. The subseries includes a play written by students in the course English B14.

Programs: English.

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies

Subseries C.10, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies, covers the years 1976 through 1981. The subseries includes handbooks, timetables, reports, proposals, curriculum materials, educational television lecture schedules, course guides, journals, and other material.

Programs: Humanities; Canadian Studies; History.

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