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University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS) Subseries
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Textual records

Sub-series I consists of the textual records pertaining to Dr. Farrar’s family and personal life from 1881 to 1970. The records consists mainly of correspondence to and from Dr. Farrar’s mother, Marie Farrar, his father, Thomas Jefferson Farrar, his first wife, Evelyn Lewis Farrar, and their daughters, Evelyn and Clarice. In addition, the records also document his friends, early life and high school education in Cattaraugus, New York. Types of records include: invitations and cards; marriage certificates; passports; personal business correspondence; correspondence with Cattaraugus friends; and high school course notes. Also included are Dr. Farrar’s personal writings such as a diary, a travel diary, and short stories.

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.

Harvard

Records in this sub-series document Dr. Farrar’s student days at Harvard College, 1893-1898. Records consist of course notes, exams and a certificate. Also included are programmes, invitations and correspondence from his fellow alumni.

Johns Hopkins

Sub-series pertains Dr. Farrar’s student activities at the Faculty of Medicine of John Hopkins University , 1898-1900. Records include lecture notes, exams, a certificate and alumni notices.

Administrative files

Sub-series pertains to Dr. Farrar’s administrative responsibilities at the New Jersey State Hospital and includes correspondence and reports.

Photoprints

Photoprints from accession B1994-0002 include colour and black and white prints grouped into the following and arranged chronologically within:

  • Family Photographs
  • Formal Portraits and Publicity Shots
  • Awards and Degrees
  • Astronomical Photographs

B1996-0002 documents the meeting of the International Astronomical Union Held in the Soviet Union, 1958.

B2015-0007 includes family and astronomical photographs.

Clinical files

Sub-series consists of clinical records created by Dr. Farrar as a physician at New Jersey State Asylum such as patient files and correspondence.

Teaching files

Records include Dr. Farrar’s research notes and lectures delivered to Princeton University students.

Textual records

This series documents Dr. Farrar’s work with the Canadian Federal Department of Soldier’s Civil Re-establishment. In 1916, Dr. Farrar joined the Canadian army. Initially posted to a hospital unit in Kingston, Ontario, he was transferred to Ottawa for duty in the Military Hospitals Commission. Dr. Farrar would eventually become Chief Psychiatrist in the Federal Department of Soldier’s Civil Re-establishment. In this capacity, he treated invalided soldiers suffering from psychiatric illnesses including shell shock. Though primarily based in Ottawa during the war, Dr. Farrar also worked out of the military hospital in Cobourg, Ontario, a photograph of which can be found in /003P(11). Records in this series consist of professional correspondence, reports, patient files, plans for a military hospital. There are also lantern slides depicting hospitals and asylums throughout North America in the early 1900s. It is believed that Dr. Farrar may have collected and used these images in his capacity as Chief Psychiatrist to put forth a proposal for a new military hospital.

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