TMU Archives & Special Collections

F 625
collection
1995

Fonds consists of an article authored by Murray.

Murray, Robert

F 626
collection
1969-1996

This fonds contains textual records, graphic materials, photographs and moving images related to Caza's time as an instructor at Ryerson.

Caza, Lawrence (Ben)

Susan Silver fonds

F 633
collection
1996

Fonds consists of a paper authored by Silver.

Silver, Susan

Susan Hunter-Harvey fonds

F 635
collection
1986-1987

Fonds consists of papers authored by Hunter-Harvey.

Hunter-Harvey, Susan

William Glassman fonds

F 636
collection
1977 - 2006

This fonds contains the following files:

F 636.1 - Approaches To Psychology, 1977-2005.
F 636.2 - E-Mail, 1997.
F 636.3 - Presentation Technology In The Classroom, 1998.
F 636.4 - 2006 donated materials from William Glassman:
F 636.4.1 - Buttons, 1980-2006.
F 636.4.2 - Archives Brochure and Letter: Jim Peters to Ryerson Faculty, 1978.
F 636.4.3 - William Glassman's Archives File, 1970-2000.
F 636.4.4 - ARTeries, 2000.
F 636.4.5 - Academic Standards Committee records, 1980-83.
F 636.4.6 - Presentation Technology Implementation Committee (PTIC), 1997-2004.
F 636.4.7 - P.E.P. Reports: Film and Photography and Proposal for a BAA Program in Justice Studies, 1981-1994.

Deborah Fels fonds

F 640
collection
1995

Fonds contains a paper co-authored by Deborah Fels.

Fels, Deborah

Department of Aerospace Engineering

RG 644
collection
1956 - 2012

Terry Byram fonds

F 554
collection
1976, 1994

Fonds consists of photographs and a paper authored by Byram.

Byram, Terry

Elizabeth Podnieks fonds

F 402
collection
1984 - 2009

This fonds contains the following files:

F 402.1 - National survey on abuse of the elderly in Canada: the Ryerson study, 1990.

F 402.2 - Book Chapters, 1990.

F 402.3 - Old Friends: A storytelling kit about old age Stories by Nan Brien and Michelle Tocher., 1991.

F 402.4 - Aging In An Age Of Violence++, 1984.

F 402.5 - Book advertisements, 2009.

Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

Podnieks, Elizabeth

Sydney Stagg fonds

F 516
collection
1991

Fonds consists of a recipe book co-edited by Stagg.

Stagg, Sydney

Deidre Stanton fonds

F 519
collection
1992

Fonds consists of an article co-authored by Stanton.

Stanton, Deidre

Task Force on Athletics

RG 522
collection
1973-1974

This record group consists of materials related to the Task Force on Athletics. Included are administrative materials, clippings, and reports.

Athletic Task Force

A. Paul Williams fonds

F 533
collection
1991

Fonds contains an article written by A. Paul Williams with Ryerson's Continuing Education division.

Williams, A. Paul

Duplicating and Printing Services

RG 534
collection
1963 - 2002

Duplicating and Printing Services

Bhagwant Persaud fonds

F 406
collection
1989 - 2001

This fonds contains the following files:

F 406.1 - Papers, 1989.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 406.2 - Reports, 1990.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 406.3 - Journal articles, 1994.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 406.4 - E-Mail, 2001.
Restricted. Records are not available for consultation. Users may submit a written request to Archives & Special Collections but are advised that they may be granted partial access only or the request may be denied.

Persaud, Bhagwant

Lawrence Altrows fonds

F 407
collection
1990

Fonds consists of one paper authored by Altrows.

Altrows, Lawrence

Barbara Orser fonds

F 409
collection
1990 - 1993

Fonds contains papers and other items authored by Barbara Orser.

Orser, Barbara

Kirk L. Bailey fonds

F 486
collection
1983

Fonds contains 1 book written and published by Kirk L. Bailey.

Bailey, Kirk L.

Sara Katz fonds

F 49
collection
1984

This fonds contains one research report: The Status of Women in CUEW - a Survey by Sara Katz. 1984. Canadian Union of Educational Workers Research and Education Committee. Research Report #2. ref.lb.2332.3.k37

Katz, Sara

John Shields fonds

F 493
collection
1991-2005

Fonds consists of articles and reports authored by Shields.

Shields, John

Faculty Council

RG 498
collection
1948-1969

Fonds contains general records and meeting minutes from the Institute Council and the Faculty Council. It also contains meeting minutes and associated records for two of the Council's committees - Physical Facilities and the "X" (Executive) Committee.

Faculty Council

Kathy English fonds

F 433
collection
1991-1996

Fonds contains 2 newspaper articles written by Kathy English.

English, Kathy

Andrew Kufluk fonds

F 440
collection
1950 - 1986

This fonds contains photographs, correspondence and other textual records.

Wah Ching Chau fonds

F 442
collection
1961-1989

Fonds consists of papers, poems, and books authored or co-authored by Chau, as well as tribute poetry written by others and records pertaining to an event partially organized by Chau.

Chau, Wah Ching

Hugh R. Innis fonds

F 45
collection

This fonds contains the following files:

F 45.1 - Books, 1964-73.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 45.2 - Documentation File: Negatives, n.d.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

Innis, Hugh R.

John Downing fonds

F 454
collection
1970-1979

This fonds contains records related to Downing's "History of Ryerson".

Ryerson Centre

RG 457
collection
1966 - 2006

Fonds contains records related to the operation of The Ryerson Centre.

Ryerson Centre

Albert P. Kneider fonds

F 46
collection
1974 - 1986

This fonds contains books authored by Kneider.

Kneider, Albert P.

Library Committee

RG 460
collection
1983 - 1996

The Learning Resource Committee was formed in 1980. It had 3 representatives from each division at Ryerson (Applied Arts, Arts, Business, Community Services, Technology, and Continuing Education) - one student, one faculty member, and a representative for the Deans and Chairmen. The Committee also consisted of 1 librarian, 1 staff member of the Media Centre, and the Director of the Learning Resources Centre. The chairman would be appointed by the Vice President Academic and Vice President Administration for a two year term, and the secretary appointed by the LRC Director. The committee met 4 times per academic year. The Library Committee, formerly the Learning Resources Committee.
As of 1990 the composition of the committee had some changes. Each faculty/division was responsible for appointing a student (from a list provided by the RSU), a faculty member, and a dean or head of academic department. The staff members were appointed for 2 years, the students for one. The committee also consisted of the Chief Librarian, the co-ordinator of Library services, the Archivist, a librarian (chosen by all the librarians) and a support staff member from the library (chosen by the support staff). All of their terms were for 2 years. The Chair (a faculty member) would still be chosen by the Vice President Academic and the secretary was provided by the Chief Librarian's office. The President's of the RSU and CESAR acted as ex-officio, non-voting members. Meetings were increased to 1 per month during the academic year.

Joanne Naiman fonds

F 471
collection
1995-2003

Fonds contains correspondence and an article written by Naiman.

Naiman, Joanne

John Hicks fonds

F 474
collection
1991, 1999

Fonds consists of a paper and letters to the editor of the Toronto Star authored by Hicks.

Hicks, John

C. Jane Monro fonds

F 476
collection
1990

This fonds contains the following file:

F 476.1 - Test Bank to Accompany Contemporary Canadian Business Law: Principles and Cases. 3rd ed., 1990.

Kathy Gates fonds

F 477
collection
1985-1988

Fonds contains articles authored and co-authored by Kathy Gates.

Gates, Kathy

Frances Legault fonds

F 479
collection
1991

Fonds contains an article authored by Legault.

Carla Cassidy fonds

F 416
collection
1997

Fonds contains a paper written by Carla Cassidy.

Cassidy, Carla

James L. Packham fonds

F 420
collection
1970 - 1988

Fonds contains textual records, photographs and artifacts.

Grant Collingwood photographic fonds

2021.003
collection
1947-1996

The Collingwood collection contains 35mm, 120mm and 4x5 negatives as well as prints and color slides. Grant Collingwood photographed Toronto from 1940s to 1990s. The collection consists of photographs of jazz musician, street views of Toronto, events and trade fairs, weddings, architecture and the office culture. Additionally, there are photographs of manufacturers and machinery.

Grant Collingwood

A.W. Cluff & P.J. Cluff Architectural Firm

F 2006.003
collection
1950-2006

This fonds contains published and grey-literature textual records collected by the architect Pamela Cluff and her firm “A.W. Cluff & P.J. Cluff Architects” and used as part of the firm's small reference library. The items in this collection have a strong subject focus on architecture and interior design for elderly and alternately-abled users.

The Digital Media Zone (DMZ)

RG 953
collection
2012 -

This fonds contains records related to the DMZ and Zone Learning at Ryerson.

Digital Media Zone

Randy Boyagoda Fonds

F 109
collection
2006-

Fonds contains two published books written by Boyagoda.

Boyagoda, Randy

Facilities Management and Development

RG 958
collection
2017

This fonds contains records related to the The Office of Facilities Management and Development.

Facilities Management and Development

Ministry of Labour - Periodical Collection

F 905
collection
1951 - 2003

Fonds contains various periodicals collected by the Ontario Ministry of Labour and transferred to the Ryerson University Library in 1997.

Peter Di Gangi Papers

2018.008
collection
1906-2011

The fonds contains records created by Peter Di Gangi (Sicani Research), containing research related to Indigenous governance in Canada. The content includes published and unpublished materials and topics include: policy and research papers on Indigenous law and policy, federal government reports and statistics, Ontario government reports and statistics (focused on northern and northwestern Ontario), draft reports and intervenor submissions prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), Assembly of First Nations reports and committee kits, records from the Centre for Treaty Advocacy, policy papers on federal legislation and the Indian Act, social programs, taxation, lands, various court cases and decisions with analyses, materials on the evolution of federal Claims policy and efforts at reform, some material related to United States Indian policy and treaties.

The fonds has been divided into series by box (35 in total) and further divided into files and items. The series, file, and item titles were provided by the donor (with some exceptions).

Names and terminology used in the scope and content field reflect the names and terminology used in the files and on the items and is often outdated and out of use. (i.e. Department of Indian Affairs (DIA); Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations). Every attempt has been made to utilize the current names in the creator and access points fields in the records (i. e. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC); Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).

Di Gangi, Peter

The Palin Foundation

RG 576
collection
1976 - 1996

Palin Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that operates the Ryerson Student Centre. Its governing structure is made-up of elected representatives from the two main on-campus Student Unions, the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) and the Continuing Education Students' Association at Ryerson (CESAR).

This fonds contains 70 cm of textual records from 1976-1996.

The Palin Foundation

Office of University Advancement

RG 395
collection

Office of University Advancement

Archives Department

RG 149
collection

The series consists of mostly handwritten intake forms and notes for material donated and collected into the Ryerson Archives.

Helen Hutko fonds

F 194
collection
1948-2010

Hutko, Helen

Aerial Photographs of the City of Toronto

2016.17
collection
ca. 1980

Fonds contains a series of 522 aerial photographs of the city of Toronto, taken about 1980. The photographs are numbered 1 to 522. An accompanying index of black and white line maps are housed in 7 folders. Numbers on the map index correspond with photograph numbers.

Ministry of Energy

Lorne Shields Historical Photograph Collection

2008.001
collection
1840-1970, predominant 1860-1900

The collection consists of a large number of studio portrait photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries in carte-de-visite or cabinet card formats. There is a large collection of landscape and industrial imagery dating from the Victorian era to the 1960s. The collection also comprises many vernacular photographic albums, good examples of glass and metal photographic processes including cased daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes. The fonds is comprised of the following 8 series: Portraits (sub-series for Groups and Celebrities), Vernacular Photography (amateur snapshots), Landscapes and Industry (sub-series for Slides), Albums, the A.T. Orr collection and a Miscellaneous group of images which were generally created in mixed media.

Shields, Lorne

Ryerson Advisory Council

RG 167
collection
1950 - 1974

Department of French and Spanish

RG 169
collection
1969 - 2012

Faculty of Law

RG 175
collection

The Faculty of Law school was approved in February 2018 by the Law Society of Ontario. Applications will start being accepted in 2019, with the first students starting classes in the Fall of 2020.

John R. Abrahams fonds

F 223
collection

Fonds consists of one book entitled Logic Tutors and their Applications. Book was co-written by John Abrahams with R.B. Mathews. Book was written while John Abrahams was at Mohawk College.

Abrahams, John R., Mr.

Dr. Endel Aruja fonds

F 225
collection
[ca. 1974]

Fonds consists of 3 booklets of course notes.

Aruja, Dr. Endel

Promotion Services Department

RG 23
collection
1984 - 1987

Frederick A.R. Chapman fonds

F 231
collection
1965 - 1970

File contains books about Canadian law written by Fred Chapman while he was a professor at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.

Chapman, Frederick A. R.

Robert E. Beam fonds

F 232
collection
1971

Fonds consists of 3 accounting textbooks co-authored by Robert Beam while he was employed at Ryerson.

Beam, Robert E.

Anthony L. Cote fonds

F 239
collection
1973

This fonds contains the following file:

F 239.1 - News Graphics, 1973.

Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

Cote, Anthony L.

Richard Lunn fonds

F 241
collection
1972

This fonds contains the following files:

F 241.1 - Space Suits And Gumshoes, 1972.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 241.2 - Print: Portrait, n.d.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

Hughes C. S. Eng fonds

F 243
collection
1971

This fonds contains the book "Hinwenzie: The revolution in Chinese characters".

Eng, Hughes C.S.

R. E. Greenwood fonds

F 250
collection
1974

This fonds contains the following file:

F 250.1 - Communication Systems II:ELT 405, Lecture & Ref. Notes, 1974.

Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

Greenwood, R.E.

Christina MacBeth fonds

F 254
collection
1951-1973

Fonds consists of course notes authored and compiled by MacBeth during her tenure as a faculty member at Ryerson.

MacBeth, Christina

Security Steering Committee

RG 259
collection
1988

Margaret Scott MacGregor fonds

F 264
collection
1967 - 1971

This fonds contains the following file:

F 264.01 - Books - published, 1967-1971.
F 264.02 - Curriculum vitae

Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

Centre for Entrepreneurship

RG 205
collection
1973 - 1995

Office of the Comptroller

RG 208
collection
1969 - 1970

Dr. Ronald Swirsky fonds

F 21
collection
1967-1985

This fonds contains articles and reports written or co-written by Swirsky, and a collection of textual records related to the Electrical Technology department and degree proposal.

Swirsky, Ronald Dr.

Alberindo Sauro fonds

F 210
collection
1949 - 1980

RIOT

RG 215
collection
1954 - 1995

RIOT is a comedy and music sketch show. Its first show was in 1950 with the students and staff from all parts of the university involved. In 1961 it became student run. In 1964 it appears that outside writers were brought in to write the script - all with Ryerson connected.

School of Fashion

RG 216
collection
1912 - ?

Record group contains records by the School of Fashion as of 1950 that relate to fashion shows, meeting minutes and reports, degree proposals and other academic material, promotional material, documentation on special events and projects, and photographs. Includes textual records; black-and-white and colour photographic prints, slides, and negatives; posters; VHS videocassettes; DVDs; and data CDs.

School of Fashion

Radio and Television Arts Alumni Association

RG 217
collection
1968 - 2011

The Radio and Television Arts Alumni Association became an officially recognized organization in the summer of 2011.

Department of Math, Physics, and Computer Science

RG 221
collection
1930 - 1998

The Eyeopener newspaper

RG 146
collection

Sue Ellen Mesbur fonds

F 147
collection
1980s

This fonds contains the following files:

F 147.1 - Papers, 1982.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 147.2 - Understanding and working with groups, 1989.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

Mesbur, Ellen Sue

School of Urban and Regional Planning

RG 150
collection
1969 - 2013

The Ryerson Rambler

RG 151
collection
1962-1997

The Ryerson Rambler was the magazine was the alumni magazine from 1963-1997.

The Ryerson Rambler

Peter Brogden fonds

F 177
collection
1987-1993

This fonds contains the following files:

F 177.1 - Role of Research at Ryerson, 1987.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 177.2 - Airborne and Satellite Verification of Arms Control Agreements : Past, Present, and Future, 1989.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 177.3 - Aurora Papers 12 : Controlling the Global Arms Threat : Proceedings of a Workshop on The Technology for Arms Control Verification in the 1990s, 1992.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 177.4 - Aurora Papers 22 : Arms Control in the 1990s : Proceedings of a Workshop on Chemical Weapons, Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in Outer Space, 1993.

Murray Paulin fonds

F 178
collection
1958 - 1986

This fonds contains the following files related to Ryerson faculty Murray Paulin (Business Administration Department ca. 1958). He taught Economics, Sociology and Philosophy classes. In 1983, he won the Ryerson Faculty Association (RFA) Outstanding Service Award.

Peter D. Hiscocks fonds

F 270
collection
1973 - 2002

This fonds contains articles, papers, course notes, correspondence and other materials authored and collected by Peter Hiscocks.

Hiscocks, Peter D.

Douglas R. Banting fonds

F 192
collection
1987

Fonds consists of 5 papers authored/co-authored by Douglas R. Banting during his career at Ryerson in the Geography Department. Topics include Geographic Information Systems and storm water watershed.

Banting, Douglas R.

Sheree-Lee Olson fonds

F 196
collection
1985

This fonds contains the following file:

F 196.1 - Mistress Amelia - Poems by Sheree-Lee Olson, 1985.

Olson, Sheree-Lee

Office of Alumni Relations

RG 2
collection
1950-1985

George Giordano fonds

F 202
collection
1996-2001

Fonds contains articles authored by George Giordano for various periodicals.

Giordano, George

Miscellaneous Archival Materials

RG 0
collection

This RG contains a collection of miscellaneous archival materials that had been brought into the archives over the years (and especially in the early days of operations) without being properly documented, appraised for selection, or accessioned. Rather than deaccession them, it was decided to retain them in the archives under this RG.

Joseph Springer fonds