Interior views of an open house at the Dentistry Building that was attended by 2,000 visitors. Included are shots of guests enjoying refreshments, touring the building, and receiving demonstrations from students, faculty, and alumni.
Title
School of Pharmacy - open house
Date
March 13, 1960
Extent and medium
14 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of guests viewing exhibits and demonstrations provided by Pharmacy students during the "Pharmacy Today" open house at the Pharmacy Building on 46 Gerrard St. Includes shots of Professor G. R. Paterson and his son looking through a microscope.
Title
Mineral Sciences - open house
Date
March 11, 1961
Extent and medium
18 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Includes shots of guests viewing exhibits and watching demonstrations provided by Mineral Science students at an open house.
Title
Women's Athletic Building - Open House (Benson Building)
Date
March 17, 1961
Extent and medium
33 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Includes views of the gymnasium and pool in use showing dancing, exercises, gymnastics, swimming and diving.
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
Varsity Fund campaign - telephone canvassing
Date
March 29, 1960
Extent and medium
5 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Includes shots of Mrs. Isabell Williams, list supervisor in the Department of Development, and Varsity Fund team captains in Simcoe Hall recruiting canvassers to collect pledges for the Varsity Fund from alumni within the Metropolitan Toronto Area in April 1960.
Title
Campus views - rock split by frost on Front Campus
Date
April 6, 1961
Extent and medium
7 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of students investigating a massive, five-ton rock that was shattered by frost on the south east corner of the Front Campus lawn. The rock was originally discovered by construction workers during an excavation at the site of the School of Hygiene building and Col. A. D. LePan, former Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, had it moved to Front Campus as a memorial to Dr. A. P. Coleman who was a geologist, professor, and Dean of Arts at the University of Toronto from 1891 to 1922. Fragments of the rock split from frost was used as fill in at a new construction site on campus.
Title
Hart House - exterior views
Date
April 18, 1961
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Exterior views of Hart House and Soldiers' Tower.
Title
Faculty of Music - Edward Johnson Building cornerstone laying ceremony
Date
April 20, 1961
Extent and medium
34 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of ceremony and reception for the laying of the cornerstone at the Faculty of Music's new Edward Johnson Building. Included are shots of Henry Borden, Vice-Chairmen of the Board of Governors and Fiorenza Drew, daughter of Edward Johnson (after whom the building was named) leading the academic procession from the ROM to the site of the Edward Johnson Building
Title
Campus views - Cutting down of old Elm tree near University College
Date
June 26, 1961|June 27, 1961
Extent and medium
36 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of workmen cutting down a dead, infected elm tree outside the Croft Chapter House as part of the University's campaign to stop the spread of Dutch Elm Disease. Included are shots of Professor H. N. Milnes, Archivist of University College, with a section of the tree trunk which he claimed for display at the College's museum.
Title
Physics department - High school students tour facilities of the Slow Poke Reactor
Date
May 25, 1961
Extent and medium
10 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of Professor D. G. Andrews taking his daughter and her Branksome Hall class on a tour of the University of Toronto's sub-critical atomic reactor. The students can be seen wearing radiation monitors.
Title
Hart House - Christmas Tree Painting (copy print)
Date
June 6, 1961
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Title
Old Elm Tree (copyprint) beside Croft Chapter House
Date
June 30, 1961
Extent and medium
1 copy negative : b&w
Title
Buildings - Forestry Building
Date
May 24, 1958
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Exterior views of the Forestry Building at its 43 St. George Street location.
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
Buildings - new site for Forestry Building
Date
August 28, 1958
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Preparations and construction at the 45 St. George Street where the Forestry Building was to be moved approximately 250 ft. north of its original location at 43 St. George Street in order to make room for the construction of the Galbraith Building.
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
Portraits - Douglas G. Andrews and Barker Fairley
Date
January 7, 1958
Extent and medium
5 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Individual portraits of Dr. D. G. Andrews, who was appointed head of the nuclear reactor project, and Professor Emeritus Barker Fairley, former head of the German Department.
Title
Campus views - Students outside University College
Date
January 9, 1958
Extent and medium
6 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of students entering University College and walking across King's College Circle between classes.
Title
Household Science - students in Nutrition Program
Date
March 18, 1958
Extent and medium
4 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of students using equipment in the Household Sciences Building.
