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.
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Trinity College - laying of cornerstone and official opening of the Kirkwood Wing
Date
September 13, 1960
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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.
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York University - official opening
Date
September 12, 1960
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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
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Cornerstone laying ceremony at new Arts Building by Mrs. Smith
Date
October 13, 1960
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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.
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Unveiling of historical plaque at the Students Administrative Council (SAC) building
Date
October 5, 1960
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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.
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Galbraith Building - Official Opening
Date
March 7, 1960
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6 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the opening ceremony for the Galbraith Building where Lieutenant Governor of Ontario the Hon. J. Keiller Mackay Lieutenant Governor of Ontario officially opened the building. Includes shots of the audience and addresses by Claude Bissell, President of the University
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Presentation to Dr. Sidney Smith at Convocation Hall
Date
January 11, 1958
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2 negatives : b&w : 13x10 cm
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Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering - Dr. G. B. Langford and the Ford Foundation
Date
July 2, 1959
Extent and medium
2 negatives : b&w : 13x10 cm
Description
Dr. George Burwash Langford, Professor of Mining Geology and Head of the Department of Geology with members of the Ford Foundation? in his office, Room 318 of the Mining Building.
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Homecoming - official opening of the Women's Athletic Building
Date
October 30, 1959
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13 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of ceremony and reception for the official opening of the Women's Athletic Building which Dr. Clara Benson fought to realize during her time as President of the Women's Athletic Association from 1922. Included are shots of the ceremonial procession
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Institute of Aerospace Studies - official opening
Date
October 16, 1959
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9 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the ceremony and reception for the official opening of the Institute of Aerospace Studies.
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Victoria College - official opening of Margaret Addison Hall
Date
September 16, 1959
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14 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the ceremony for the official opening of Margaret Addison Hall, Victoria College's new women's residence. Included are shots of addresses by H. E. Langford, Chairman of the Victoria University Board of Regents, Professor Jessie Macpherson, Dean of Women, and Premier Leslie Frost
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University College - Installation of M. St. A. Woodside as Principal
Date
October 5, 1959
Extent and medium
9 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the installation ceremony and reception including the hooding and address. Also included are portraits of Principal Moffat St. A. Woodside with Dr. Malcolm Wallace and Dr. F. C. A. Jeanneret, two former Principals of University College.
