Photographs document various activities of the International Festival of Poetry including a reading and discussion with Margaret Atwood, seminars, an informal dinner and a reception.
Title
Hart House - International Festival of Poetry
Date
November 01, 1975
Extent and medium
52 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs are mainly of a variety performance in the Great Hall .
Title
Hart House - International Festival of Poetry
Date
October 30, 1975
Extent and medium
53 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Earl Birney and Bill Bissett read to a full house in Convocation Hall as part of the International Festival of Poetry that took place on campus over a week period.
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
Wright Commission Debate
Date
February 29, 1972
Extent and medium
64 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
This debate and discussion on the draft report and proposals from the Commission on Post-Secondary Education took place in the Medical Sciences Auditorium. It was chaired by Acting President Jack Sword who was flanked by the Commission's spokespersons, Dr. Reva Gerstein and Dr. Douglas Wright. The University was represented by John Robson, Principle of University College and Prof Arthur Kruger of Political Economy. Photographs show discussion and debate among those present in the packed auditorium.
Title
Student sit-in protesting stack access to the Robarts Library.
Date
March 10, 1972
Extent and medium
12 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs show students staging sit-in in the Senate Chamber of Simcoe Hall as well as several shots of a banner that read "open the stacks".
Title
Alumni Association - Symposium - Genetics and the future of man
Date
March 11, 1972
Extent and medium
64 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of alumni and lecturers during the "Genetic and the Future of Man" symposium at University College and luncheon in the Great Hall at Hart House in 1972. It includes photographs of different speakers, including: Dr. Louis Siminovitch, Chairman, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Geneticist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children; Dr. Hans Stich, Professor of Genetics, Cancer Research Centre, University of British Columbia; Dr. David Suzuki, Professor of Zoology, University of British Columbia and host of the CBC-TV series, Suzuki on Science; and Professor Herbert W. Richardson, Associate Professor of Theology, Toronto School of Theology. Panel discussions were organized by Mrs. Christina Newman, Associate Editor of Maclean's, and Mrs. Hilda McKinlay, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. Pauline M. McGibbon Chancellor of the University of Toronto, and Dr. John H. Sword, Acting President of the University of Toronto were in attendance.
Title
Dr. William Bigalow
Date
March 14, 1972
Extent and medium
72 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of Dr. William Bigalow performing surgery, posing for a portrait in the operating room and walking along a hospital corridor.
Title
Protest over campus daycare
Date
March 29, 1972
Extent and medium
25 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Students with children organize a protest "Daycare for A Day" in the rotunda of the Sidney Smith building to raise awareness of the ongoing issue of daycare on campus. Includes shots of protest banners and mothers playing with their children.
Title
Innis College - model| Campus views - First year students
Date
September 09, 1973
Extent and medium
64 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of different first year students in bookstore, University College, and elsewhere. Also includes shots of Innis Principal Peter Russell going over plans and models of college with various individuals.
Title
Homecoming - Float Parade
Date
October 20, 1973
Extent and medium
83 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of different college floats paraded around King's College Circle at the 1973 Homecoming. Includes shots of floats, float judges, crowd and celebrating students. President John Evans is seen participating in the festivities and is one of the judges.
Title
Faculty of Forestry - effective communications
Date
February 06, 1974
Extent and medium
12 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of Faculty of Forestry effective communications class.
Title
Faculty of Medicine - Open House of the Medical Sciences Building
Date
February 23, 1974
Extent and medium
71 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of researchers explaining various aspects of medical scientific work to members of the public. Includes shots of individuals examining a number of interactive displays.
Title
Buildings - St. Hilda's Residence, Whitney Hall, and Economics Building
Date
January 1960
Extent and medium
6 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Exterior views of St. Hilda's Residence, Whitney Hall, and the Economics Building (now the Royal Conservatory of Music). Also included are shots of Dr. Ettore Mazzoleni, Dr. Boyd Neel, and Dr. Arnold Walter inspecting an architectural model of the new Faculty of Music building.
Title
Architectural models of a proposed campus development
Date
January 26, 1960
Extent and medium
6 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Shows possible planned building for the block between Spadina and St. George, north of Spadina Circle.
Title
Buildings- new steel placed at Engineering Building's construction site
Date
February 12, 1960
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Title
Trinity College - Sod turning ceremony for new academic building
Date
March 29, 1960
Extent and medium
4 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the sod turning ceremony for Trinity College's new academic building (Gerald Larkin Building). Included are shots of the procession being led through the quad from the main building
Title
Portrait - Frank Stone
Date
March 30, 1960
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Passport photographs taken for Frank Stone, Vice-President (Administration) of the University of Toronto, in the Vice-President's office.
Title
Blood Donation Clinic at Howard Ferguson Hall
Date
February 17, 1960
Extent and medium
6 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Nurses and donors at a blood donation clinic held at Howard Ferguson Hall.
Title
Dentistry - TV demonstration of dental techniques
Date
February 25, 1960
Extent and medium
6 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of the recording of a TV demonstration in the Dental Building where Dr. C. H. M. Williams is demonstrating dental techniques to aid the education of dental students. TV Demonstrations like these were created as part of the University's initiative to integrate TV demonstrations as a teaching aid into lectures.
