School of Architecture - promotional poster for a Mexican architecture exhibit
Date
December 5, 1960
Extent and medium
2 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of Dr. Thomas Howarth, Director of the School of Architecture
Title
Buildings - architectural sketch of Physics Building (McLennan Laboratories)
Date
December 6, 1960
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Copy of an architectural drawing of the new Physics Building which was designed with the help of a users' committee headed by Professor David Scott.
Title
Trinity College - official opening of the Gerald Larkin Building
Date
January 15, 1961
Extent and medium
5 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the opening ceremony for the Gerald Larkin Building at Trinity College. Included are shots of the procession and addresses by Rev. D. R. G. Owen, Provost of Trinity College
Title
Open house for Household Science and the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine
Date
February 17, 1960|February 18, 1960
Extent and medium
42 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views from several open houses including "Pots and Bots" by Household Science, the Faculty of Medicine's Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, "The Application of Botany to Every Day Life" by Botany, and Chemistry or Engineering. Includes shots of guests attending demonstrations and exhibits, Household Science students modeling dresses that they designed and made for a class project, and Joanne Valiant (021 and 022) demonstrating rehabilitation treatment techniques on children.
Title
A. S. P. Woodhouse honoured
Date
February 7, 1961
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
A. S. P. Woodhouse with Dr. Lawrence A. Kimpton, Chancellor of the University of Chicago and an unidentified man.
Title
Massey College - Claude Bissell and Robertson Davies at site of Massey College
Date
February 8, 1961
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of President Claude Bissell and Robertson Davies, Master-Designate of Massey College, standing at the northwest corner of Hoskin Avenue and Devonshire Place where the future Massey College would be officially opened in 1963.
Title
Dentistry - open house
Date
February 12, 1961
Extent and medium
24 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
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
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
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
Homecoming - presentation of new University of Toronto Alumni Association trophy
Date
January 1, 1962
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Includes shots of William A. E. Sheppard, President of the University of Toronto Alumni Association presenting two University of Toronto Alumni Association trophies to the winners of the 1960 and 1961 homecoming float parades. Engineering student Sam Klich (001) was presented with a new University of Toronto Alumni Association Trophy for winning in 1961 while the old trophy was presented to Max Rotstein, President of the Students' Law Society (003) to keep permanently after winning the parade for the third consecutive year in 1960.
Title
Sidney Smith building - Moving Day
Date
August 2, 1961
Extent and medium
24 negatives: b&w ; 35mm
Description
Views of the exterior still under construction and staff moving and stacking boxes.
Title
Royal Ontario Museum - freshman tour
Date
September 19, 1961
Extent and medium
68 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Groups of students being led on a tour of the galleries and storage areas where they were able to examine artifacts.
Title
Sidney Smith Hall - plaque unveiling
Date
December 8, 1961
Extent and medium
38 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Views of speaker, groups and portraits. Includes group standing with the new plaque that recognized the contribution of M. Wallace McCutcheon and Neil J. McKinnon for their leadership of the National Fund.
