The contents of the Series originally belonged to Harvey Curry, a 1924 graduate of the Toronto Normal School. Included is a brief handwritten biography of Harvey Curry (photocopy of the original) and a copy of his obituary from December 1990, as well as photographs taken by and/or given to Harvey during his time at the Toronto Normal School.

Included in the donation is a 1923/1924 Toronto Normal School yearbook. It has been arranged to the yearbook Series, RG 16.02 with notations it originally belonged to Harvey Curry. A link is provided below. Also included in the yearbook Series is a yearbook that apparently belonged to Velma Quinn, but donated with the Harvey Curry records.

The short biography of Harvey Curry appears to have been written by Harvey's wife, Elsie [nee van Nostrand] from her memories and likely those of Harvey. Harvey was born in July 1905 to William and Tilly Curry and, although he graduated from the Toronto Normal School, he discovered teaching was not for him. After the Holland Marsh was drained for crops (between 1925 and 1930), Harvey began acquiring and selling much needed onion bags and bushel baskets to farmers. He was rejected for the war effort in 1939/40 for health reasons and instead opened a store in Bradford called, Bradford Seed House, grew the business and also ran the local catalogue order depot for the Robert Simpson Company (later Simpson-Sears catalogue). Harvey and Elsie had one child. Harvey died in December 1990.

The file contains 5 pages from a photograph album with photographs glued to each side with comments. Some people are identified. The original order of the pages is unknown; however, they are kept in the order they were received at TMU Archives. There is also, one loose image (annotated on verso) that had been cut; it is a duplicate of a photograph from the photo album (page 4).

• Page 1 : 'Audrey + I Do up High Park'
• Page 2 : 'More "High Park"' ; 'Sunnyside Beach'
• Page 3 : Tiny portraits of Normal School friends; any identifying names have worn off probably due to friction. The middle image in the second row is Harvey.
• Page 4 & 5 : [Photos outside the Toronto Normal School] :
• Page 4 : 'Cerrin, Welsh, Bill, Betty, Cunny' ; 'Teaching Group No. 17' (Harvey with straw hat, boutonnière, and light trousers ; probably in Niagara Falls [see Pg 5]) ; 'On the Steps -TNS' ; 'Some beautiful!??! dames' / -Page 5 - 'Big, Bigger, Biggest? Art, Davey, Andy, & I' ; '"Prince" at Knox' ; 'Moi-mem at Knocks' ; 'Helen Baker poses for the 2A'
• Page 6 - 9 : [Niagara Falls] :
• Page 6 - 'T.N.S. Annual Picnic at Niagara Falls" : 'Some Hard-Boiled Pedagogues - to-be' ; '"Wiggy", Mr. Turpin [Harvey], & Kay Toben' ; 'Cunny does her stuff'
• Page 7 : 'Showing - Cec. and American Falls' ; 'Push him over and put him out of misery' [Harvey] ; 'The Village Blacksmith [Harvey] Disgracing Miss Knowin-Hip / Cunning-Ham [Cunny]' ; 'Eat 'Em Up Goils'
• Page 8 : 'Frank Ferrnot - before swimming the Catalina Channel' ; ' Doris Stevens' ; 'Nifty View from American Side' ; '"Maid of the Mist" and Clifton House'
• Page 9 : 'The Rain-Maker - at Foot of Amer. Falls' ; 'Mr. McCordick's Model Class' ; 'Try this on your bagpipes!!' ; 'Jess' Shadow & Me'
• Page 10 : 'George Carpenter Enjoys a Quiet P.M. -> in His Yot' [photo torn out] ; 'Pairin' , Cunny on the Humber' ; 'Audrey & I' ; 'Audrey & Cunny, Pretty Nice eh!'

Twelve portrait photographs have tiny holes in the upper corners through which the photos were threaded with a fine thread. All but one image is either annotated with the sitter's name or signed by the sitter. These would have been shared amongst the class of '24 as momentoes. The tiny photographs on page 3 of the photo album pages maybe smaller versions of shared portraits. These portraits include :

1. Clement Downey
2. Wallace Cook
3. "Yours Sincerely R.R.R." [R.R. Reynolds]
4. Stuart F. Cork
5. [James or Jess]
6. Ruth W. Johnston N.T.S. '24
7. H.D. Perrin
8. L.L. Sinclair "Senerely [sic] TNS Cl '24
9. Bill Stewart
   10. "Sincerely, Helen"
   11. [no name]
   12. "Koddie" or "Toddie"