Convocation - Daniel Roland Michener receives Honorary Degree
Date
November 21, 1968
Extent and medium
53 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm and 29 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
Description
Photographs taken during the convocation ceremony when Governor General Roland Michener received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D. Degree), in 1968. It includes photographs of Toronto Student Movement protests outside of Convocation Hall, the ceremony held in Convocation Hall, and guests at a reception in Hart House Great Hall including: President Claude T. Bissell, Chancellor Omond Solandt, and Executive Vice-President (Academic) John H. Sword. Before the honorary degree convocation, Dr. Michener was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, University of Toronto.
Title
Faculty of Medicine - special convocation proceeding the opening of the Medical Sciences Building.
Date
September 07, 1970
Extent and medium
40 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document a special convocation ceremony where Dean A.L. Chute presents Dr. J.F. McCreary an Dr. D. H. Copp with an honorary degree in Law.
Title
Woodsworth College - First Convocation
Date
June 05, 1974
Extent and medium
46 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of the ceremony and some individual degree recipients from Woodsworth College first convocation.
Title
Convocation - Prof. Guido Calabresi receives Honorary Degree
Date
June 21, 1985
Extent and medium
36 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs in this series document convocation generally including student graduates preparing for the procession, dignitaries in front of Simcoe Hall. It also shows Prof Guido Calabresi preparing to receive an honorary degree.
Title
Special convocation ceremony held with the official opening of the Galbraith Building
Date
March 6, 1961
Extent and medium
10 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Group portraits of honourary graduates and views of the hooding ceremony and address by Dr. Paul Hoffman during the special convocation ceremony held in conjunction with the official opening of the Galbraith Building. The graduates who received an honourary Doctor of Laws include Dr. Paul Hoffman, Managing Director of the United Nations Special Fund
Title
Convocation - honorary degree recipients
Date
August 26, 1958
Extent and medium
6 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Group portraits and views of the hooding of six honorary Doctor of Laws recipients including Thomas Alty, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University
Title
Convocation - Honorary Degree conferred upon Monseigneur Maurice Roy
Date
April 10, 1958
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Honorary Doctor of Laws awarded to Monseigneur Maurice Roy, Archbishop of Quebec, Primate of Canada, Soldier, and Scholar. This special convocation was held alongside a two-day seminar on French Canada which was held by the Department of French in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Alliance Canadienne and the Ontario Modern Language Teachers Association.
Title
Signatures of honorary graduates
Date
October 26, 1959
Extent and medium
7 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Honorary graduates' signatures in the honorary degree register including the signatures of seven Canadian Prime Ministers: John A. MacDonald, Wilfred Laurier, Arthur Meighen, Mackenzie King, R.B. Bennett, Louis St. Laurent, and John Diefenbaker.
Title
Convocation - premiers John Robarts (Ontario) and Jean Lesage (Quebec) receive honorary degrees
Date
June 1, 1962
Extent and medium
24 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Images show formal group portraits, procession, ceremony in Convocation Hall.
Title
Convocation - Honorary degree given to W.C. DeVane and J. B. Bickersteth
Date
May 31, 1963
Extent and medium
30 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Convocation ceremony including shots of procession, audience and speaker.
Title
Convocation - Honorary Degree recipient Honorable William Davis, Premier of Ontario
Date
May 30, 1967
Extent and medium
42 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Images show academic procession, audience, speakers, including Premier Davis and graduates. There are also formal portraits of Davis and group portraits of Davis with President and other officials.
Title
Convocation - Honorary Degree recipients John Hirsh, Walter Kohn and Anne Hebert.
Date
June 2, 1967
Extent and medium
58 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Images show the conferring of Honorary degrees upon John Hirsch, Walter Kohn and Anne Hebert. Includes views of the academic procession, audience, graduates and speakers.
Forsey had been Director of Research for the Canadian Labour Congress. A.B. Moore of Victoria College presented him. Images document convocation ceremony including procession, speaker and audience.
Title
Convocation - Erindale College
Date
June 03, 1970
Extent and medium
86 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during convocation ceremony for students graduating from Erindale College, in June 1970. It includes photographs of graduating students before, during and after the ceremony in Convocation Hall.
Title
Convocation - June 4 1970
Date
June 04, 1970
Extent and medium
33 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during convocation on June 4, 1970 It includes photographs of graduating students preparing for the ceremony in University College, the procession across the front campus and entering Convocation Hall. There are also a few shots of University President addressing the graduating class.
Title
Convocation - June 5 1970
Date
June 05, 1970
Extent and medium
22 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken before and during Convocation ceremony of June 5, 1970. Includes: images of the procession across the front campus; students seated in Convocation Hall; graduates being hooded; festivities on the lawn after the ceremony.
Title
Convocation - Honorary Doctor of Laws conferred on Prof. Schawlow
Date
June 12, 1970
Extent and medium
27 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during the convocation ceremony when Professor Schawlow received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Toronto in 1970. It includes photographs of Professor Schawlow giving his convocation address and with relatives after the ceremony is over, University dignitaries such as president Claude T. Bissell and chancellor Omond Solandt. It also includes photographs of graduates.
Title
Faculty of Education - convocation
Date
June 12, 1970
Extent and medium
30 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken before and during the convocation ceremony for graduate students in the Faculty of Education in June of 1970. It includes photographs of graduates in Convocation Hall and after the ceremony with their relatives outside in King's College Circle.
Title
Convocation - Honorary Degree conferred on Maurice Strong
Date
May 26, 1972
Extent and medium
25 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document convocation including the awarding of an Honorary Doctorate to Maurice Strong. Other images include student graduates being hooded by Chancellor Pauline McGibbon, views of the audience and student graduates.
