National Fund - cocktail party at the King Edward Hotel
Date
May 9, 1960
Extent and medium
8 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of National Fund workers and lighting sketch artist George Freyer at a cocktail party in the Crystal Ballroom at the King Edward Hotel. The party was hosted by National Fund Co-Chairmen M. Wallace McCutcheon and Neil J. McKinnon to announce the grand total of the National Fund was $15,026,424. George Freyer was invited to draw a series of lighting sketch cartoons to accompany a script by Miss Pat Patterson which told the story of the National Fund.
Title
National Fund - Honouring of Co-Chairmen
Date
May 10, 1960
Extent and medium
7 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Interior views of a ceremony at the Senate Chamber honoring National Fund Co-Chairmen M. Wallace McCutcheon and Neil J. McKinnon. During the ceremony Lt. Col. W. E. Philips, Chairman of the Board of Governors, unveiled a plaque dedicated to the Co-Chairmen which would be installed at one of the new buildings made possible by the National Fund. President Dr. Claude Bissell presented each co-chairmen with a volume of letters from the senior members of the University's staff expressing gratitude for their leadership in the Fund. Also included are shots of Deans Wright, MacFarlane, Bladen, and McLaughlin and the wives of McKinnon, McCutcheon, and Bissell in the audience.
Title
Hart House - Portraits of Wardens Joseph McCulley and J.B. Bickersteth
Date
May 2, 1960
Extent and medium
4 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Joseph McCulley, Hart House Warden from 1952-1965, and J. Burgeon Bickersteth, Hart House Warden from 1921-1947, inside the Great Hall and in front of the memorial wall at Soldiers' Tower.
Title
Convocation - honorary degree conferred to Arthur Lewis
Date
May 27, 1960
Extent and medium
5 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Group portraits and shots of the special convocation ceremony where Dr. William Arthur Lewis, Principal and Professor Emeritus of the University College of the West Indies, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws. Also included are shots of a childcare service.
Title
Alumni Consultation - information session
Date
May 27, 1960
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Day two of a three day Alumni Consultation to discuss plans for Alumni including a proposed informal "College" which would offer special lectures to Alumni each spring. Shots include administration, faculty, and alumni having discussions during an information session held in Senate Chamber. Among those in attendance are Crawford Grier, Mrs. M. W. McCutcheon, and Miss Agnes McKay (001)
Title
Portrait - Dr. Martin P. O'Connell
Date
June 1960
Extent and medium
4 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Portraits of Dr. Martin Patrick O'Connell, Professor of Political Science, who was elected to the University of Toronto Senate to represent people holding graduate degrees with bachelor's degrees from outside the University.
Title
Convocation - views of graduates and guests outside
Date
June 10, 1960
Extent and medium
8 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of graduates and guests outside Convocation Hall following a convocation ceremony. Includes shots of Dean of Medicine John Arthur. MacFarlane and Dean of the Faculty of Law Cecil Augustus Wright with his daughter Caroline Cecil Wright who graduated with a degree in Medicine.
Title
Portrait - S. S. Tobin (copyprint)
Date
June 17, 1960
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Title
David Dunlap Observatory - 25th Anniversary celebrations
Date
May 31, 1960
Extent and medium
8 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Interior and exterior views of a group touring the David Dunlap Observatory. Most likely these are members of the Dunlap family. John Heard is seen with the touring guests.
Title
Portrait - Dr. Charles Samuel Hanes
Date
June 22, 1960
Extent and medium
7 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Portraits of Dr. Charles Samuel Hanes, Head of the Department of Biochemistry.
Title
Buildings - architect's sketch of the new Faculty of Law Building (copyprint)
Date
August 9, 1960
Extent and medium
2 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Title
Trinity College - laying of cornerstone and official opening of the Kirkwood Wing
Date
September 13, 1960
Extent and medium
9 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the cornerstone laying ceremony at the Gerald Larkin Academic Building and the official opening of the Kirkwood Wing at St. Hilda's College. Includes shots of Mossie May Waddington Kirkwood, Principal of St. Hilda's College from 1936 to 1953, after whom the wing was named, cutting the ceremonial ribbon and inspecting the commemorative plaque alongside the Provost of Trinity College D. R. G. Owen, Principal K. M Darroch, and Mrs. F. M. Jeffery, College representative on the Building Committee.
Title
York University - official opening
Date
September 12, 1960
Extent and medium
14 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the official opening ceremony for York University where Premier Leslie Frost and Miss Elizabeth Dalziel, an honours student admitted to the York with a Governor's Scholarship, plant a white rose tree to commemorate the occasion. Includes shots of Dr. Murray Ross, President of York University
Title
Copyprint of a painting of Sir Daniel Wilson
Date
September 14, 1960
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Title
Cornerstone laying ceremony at new Arts Building by Mrs. Smith
Date
October 13, 1960
Extent and medium
12 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of the cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Arts Building (Sidney Smith Hall) including shots of the procession, addresses, and Mrs. Sidney Smith laying the cornerstone in honour of her late husband and formers President of U of T.
Title
Unveiling of historical plaque at the Students Administrative Council (SAC) building
Date
October 5, 1960
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Includes shots of Dr. Andrew Thompson, former director of the Meteorological Service of Canada, unveiling a Historical Plaque commemorating Sir John Henry Lefroy, head of the Toronto Observatory from 1842 to 1853. Also in attendance were Toronto Mayor Nathan Phillips, Ontario Attorney-General Kelso Roberts H. Saunders, chairman of the Toronto Historical Board, Controller Jean Newman, Chairman of the Toronto Historical Board Leslie H. Saunders, and Professor G. F. G. Stanley of the Ontario Archeological and Historic Sites Board.
Title
Claude Bissell at an unidentified exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum
Date
October 21, 1960
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Title
Sketches for proposed murals
Date
November 4, 1960
Extent and medium
2 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Title
Victoria College - fundraising telephone campaign
Date
December 12, 1960
Extent and medium
10 negatives : b&w ; 6x6 cm
Description
Views of twenty staff and faculty volunteers from Victoria College who collected pledges by telephone on behalf of Victoria's Living Endowment. Included are shots of the volunteers meeting, phoning graduates, and Ralph Albrant, U of T's Director of Development, screwing in a bulb on a Christmas tree. Albrant turned on a new bulb every time the total amount of pledges increased by $25.
Title
Hart House - Zacks' Collection Exhibit
Date
November 13, 1960
Extent and medium
5 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the Zacks' Collection Exhibit in the Hart House Art Gallery which featured Ayala and Samuel J. Zacks' private collection of drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures by artists such as Joan Miro, Georges Braque, Raoul Dufy, Paul Klee, Henry Moore, and Pablo Picasso. Shots include exhibit attendees, including Hart House Warden Joseph McCulley, viewing the exhibit and speaking with Ayala and Samuel J. Zacks.
