Photographs of Northrop Frye taken during a talk on "The Quality of Life in the Seventies" and sponsored by the University of Toronto Alumni Association as part of Seminar 71. It includes photographs of A. G. Rankin, executive Vice-President (non-academic), of Dr. Frye giving his address and the audience.
Title
University College - Anne Hebert Talk
Date
February 27, 1971
Extent and medium
44 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during a talk and reading given by French Canadian author Anne Hebert at University College. It includes photographs of Anne Hebert and audience.
Title
Commission on University Government - Parity issue - Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Science General Committee
Date
March 01, 1971
Extent and medium
61 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken before, during and after the meeting of the General Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Science regarding the parity issues in University government at the Medical Sciences Auditorium in 1971. It includes photographs of student protests, students blocking the entrance to the building, and expressing their views on parity during Arts and Science Faculty Council meeting. Some of those in attendance include: J. R. Vanstone, Association Professor of Mathematics, Archie Hallett, principal of UC (originally to chair the meeting), Peter Silcox, Professor of Political Science, Derek Paul, Professor of Physics, W. H. Nelson, Professor of History, Albert D. Allen, Dean of Arts and Science (meeting chair) and other faculty members, Robert (Bob) Spencer, SAC Education Commissioner and elected president, Norm Rogers, General Committee representative, Bob James, Student committee member, and other student representatives.
Title
Department of Physics - installation of radiation chamber for Slowpoke
Date
May 06, 1971
Extent and medium
35 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during the installation of the radiation chamber for Slowpoke, a small nuclear reactor on loan to the University by Atomic Energy of Canada for evaluation, in 1971.
Title
Innis College - Innisfree farm
Date
May 09, 1971
Extent and medium
91 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken at Innisfree farm during an open house for neighbours. Includes photographs of the farm and the new conference centre building to be used as a retreat for members of Innis College and Foundation. Also present are Innis College officials, including Professors Robin Harris and Vincent Bladen as well as guests Sam Innis and his wife, Richard Brayley and his wife (Hughena), and Mrs. Lilian Malcolm.
Title
Reception in honour of Dr. Claude T. Bissell
Date
May 15, 1971
Extent and medium
106 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during the reception held in the Great Hall of Hart House in honour of Dr. Claude T. Bissell on the occasion of his retirement as University of Toronto president. It includes photographs of Claude and Christine Bissell with guests including: Professor Vincent Bladen (Political Economy), Miss Mary Cassidy, former Secretary of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor Bernard Etkin (Engineering Science), Professor W. A. C. H. Dobson (East Asian Studies/Chinese), Dean James M. Ham, Principal A. C. H. Hallett (University College) and his wife, Dr. John D. Hamilton (Vice-President of Health Sciences), Principal Donald Ivey (New College), Mrs. Roland R. McLaughlin (widow of the former Dean of Applied Science and Engineering), Alex G. Rankin, Executive Vice-President non-academic, Dr. John H. Sword, Executive Vice-President academic, and Roy L. Jones, Associate Director of Development. It also includes photographs of Bissell receiving gifts: rare volumes inscribed by the author, George Bernard Shaw - and a frisbee which was also thrown by guests.
Title
School of Physical and Health Education - Women's Athletics
Date
September 29, 1971
Extent and medium
37 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during the women's athletics skill instruction registration at Clara Benson Building in 1971. It includes photographs of kiosks and registration, students demonstrating activities such as gymnastics, fencing and golf. There are also photographs of the pool in the Benson building.
Title
Homecoming 1971
Date
October 23, 1971
Extent and medium
144 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document events for Homecoming 1971 including: the float parade competition; a reception and tour of the newly opened School of Library Science; a dinner in the Great Hall; informal ball playing on back campus; a meeting in Hart House possible relating to the campus plan. This extensive series also includes some elevated views of campus taken from the School of Library Science, looking south east.
Title
Faculty of Arts and Science - Council meeting
Date
November 05, 1971
Extent and medium
47 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs show discussion and voting at this meeting.
Title
Hart House - Debate on Quebec separatism
Date
November 18, 1971
Extent and medium
52 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document an especially heated debate on Quebec Separatism "Quebec needs Canada to maintain its unique identity". Arguing for the Nays, were P.Q. deputy, Claude Charron and journalist Bruno Gauron. Bernard Torbik and David McLoughlin argued for the Yays. The debate was interrupted several times by a heckling student who finally had to be forcibly ousted from the room.
Title
Faculty of Music - Stravinsky colloquium
Date
November 30, 1971
Extent and medium
53 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document the colloquium entitles "Stravinsky: the music the man his influence. Images show attendees as well as shots of a video screen showing visuals Stravinsky who had died a year earlier.
Title
Toronto Conference on Iran
Date
December 10, 1971
Extent and medium
73 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of reception and talk given at the Toronto Conference on Iran in 1971. This conference was sponsored by the University of Toronto Department of Islamic Studies and scholars at McGill University in celebration of the 2500th anniversary of Iranian culture. Speakers included Prof. Roger M. Savory, G.M. Wickens and G.M.Meredith-Owens of the University of Toronto. Also in attendance: Canada's Governor General Roland Michener and his wife; Speaker of the Senate, Hon. Jean-Paul Deschatelets; acting President of the University of Toronto, Dr. John H. Sword; Director of McGill's Institute of Islamic Studies, Professor Charles J. Adams; Professor E. J. Keall, University of Toronto Department of Islamic Studies; and Iranian Ambassador Hon. Mohammed Goodarzi. The photographs include a portrait of Ronald Michener, an Iranian gift to the Governor General, gifts and souvenirs from His Excellency's visit to Iran.
Title
Campus views - Roberts Street Rink
Date
January 30, 1972
Extent and medium
24 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of children skating at the Roberts Street rink.
Title
A. F. Wynne Plumptre, Principal of Scarborough College
Date
February 10, 1972
Extent and medium
43 negatives : b&w, 35 mm
Description
Photographs show Principal Plumptre in a television studio.
Title
University of Toronto Faculty Association -Brief to the Commission on Post-Secondary Education (Wright Commission)
Date
February 28, 1972
Extent and medium
41 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document the first public hearing of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario where, a six person delegation of the University of Toronto Faculty Association presented a brief protesting many of the proposals of the Commission's draft report. The delegation, which wrote and presented the brief included: Professor James Conacher, president of UTFA, William B. Dunphy of St. Michael's College, Michael Finlayson from the Department of History, Arthur Kruger from Political Economy, R.M.H. Sheppard from Classics, W.H.Smith from Electrical Engineering and G. R. Williams form Biochemistry (this last delegate was not present at this meeting).
Title
Wright Commission - University Wide Meeting
Date
March 07, 1972
Extent and medium
75 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of discussion and debate during meeting to discuss the draft report of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education. This meeting was attended by students, staff, faculty and alumni. Most presenting were critical of the Commission's report and proposals.
Title
University of Toronto Senate Meeting on library stack access in response to the Heyworth Report from Library Council.
Date
March 20, 1972
Extent and medium
71 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
These photographs document a senate meeting open to faculty, staff and students whereby the issue of stack access to Robarts Library was debated and discussed.
Title
School of Library Science Alumni Association - Third Bertha Bassam Lecture in Librarianship
Date
April 14, 1970
Extent and medium
35 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken at the Third Bertha Bassam Lecture in Librarianship given by guest lecturer, Principal Frank N. Hogg of the College of Librarianship in Wales. Photos show both the lecture and the following reception.
Title
Senate - last meeting
Date
May 12, 1972
Extent and medium
62 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document the last meeting of Senate. Acting President John H. Sword presided over the meeting that included Senate members and many invited guests. Dean of Pharmacy Norman Hughes gave the valedictory. Includes shots of, among others, Lawrence E. Lynch of St. Michael's College, Gilbert de B. Robinson, Mossie Mae Kirkwood, professor emeritus of Trinity College, and Christopher Love
Title
Convocation - Honorary Degree conferred on O.D. Vaughan
Date
May 29, 1972
Extent and medium
23 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
This series has general shots of convocation and reception afterwards where O.D. Vaughan received and honorary degree. There are also views of the reception tents on the front campus with the clean air car in the foreground.
