File contains a collection of posters with no apparent Ryerson connection, that had been collected but not accessioned at some point in the 1980s. Posters in this file include:

Mackenzie Printing Establishment - Mackenzie House
The Grange
Tocam poster "E Egal Em Ce Deux"
Bittersweet: An Exhibition: Women in Ontario 1900-1975
Sensory City 74
Peking Opera of China
A.E. LePage Poster with image of Toronto Skyline December 1971
Giltmaskface Akhenaton, King of Egypt, A Fantasy Play for Solo Actor John Stuart Anderson
Illustration of female figure by unidentified artist (print 6/50)
Come with Conklin - Conklin Shows recruitment poster

One promotional poster for the music retail store 'Sam the Record Man.' The poster is transparent and designed to be backlit illuminated.

File contains mid-term and final exams for Interior Design II and III, history of design, techniques andmMaterials, rendering and business practices.

Sub-series consists of a selection of examinations from various courses offered by Ryerson. They are found bundled together on the "Unsorted Materials" shelving. They are organized by subject or department.

One RTA 1960 reversible class jacket.

Three Ryerson pennants. One is blue and gold, the other two are blue and a faded yellow with a double point at the end.

One beanie made of blue felt with small brim and gold and white "RIT" in felt letters on front.
This beanie would have been worn by a first year student during Initiation when Frosh were required to perform acts, such as shine shoes or sing at the command of other students and often in costume.

Blue and white cotton beanie. Alternating blue and white panels with RIT on one white panel in blue.

Two copies of the "House of Ryerson". The book covers the evolution of the Methodist Church printing between 1829 and 1954.

Large scale framed reproduction of the Magna Carta. The original Magna Carta, also knows as the Great Charter of the Liberties of England, was signed in 1215. The charter limited the powers of the King by law.

Diploma for horology student.

Diploma for Horology student.

Diploma handed out to a student in the Printing and Publishing program.

Diploma awarded to student in the Architectural Technology department.

Wood plaque with brass "scroll" attached to it. Inscribed "Of the Making of many books there is no end much study is a weariness of the flesh Ecclesiastis 12:12"

Wooden barrel with copper straps. Brass plate with “O’Keefe Award” and brass plate with “Ryerson Polytechnical Institute Winter Carnival Ice Sculpture Championship”. Smaller plaques around base "RLCC 1965", "Omega Mho 1966", and "ELECL Club 1967". Some of the plaques have come off.
This trophy was presented by the O’Keefe Brewery for the most outstanding ice sculpture entered in the Ryerson Winter Carnival. Until the mid-1960s, the O’Keefe Brewery was located on property presently owned by Ryerson. It owned and occupied the Business Building, O’Keefe House, the CJRT Building and the Film and Photography Building, as well as the main brewing plant on the site where the Institute’s Bookstore and Parking Garage complex now stand.

A two-toned stoneware bottle that may have been used for ginger beer produced by the O’Keefe Brewery in the early 1900s. The top of the bottle has been broken off. Measurements: 16cm high and 6.5cm in diameter. The black lettering stamped around the bottom of the bottle identifies it as a product of O’Keefe Beverages Limited, Toronto, Canada. This bottle was found behind Oakham House during renovations in 2004

One large, heavy cash register used in Ryerson's tuck shop. It was last used by Mama Wycik in "The Corral".

Triangular wood sign painted green and white with Delta Sigma Phi's letters and triangle emblem on it. The pledge emblem is a white circle with a green equilateral triangle set inside of it. Gold lines radiate from the center of the emblem to the three points of the triangle in addition to outlining the circle and triangle. The pledge emblem is very prevalent in the symbolism of the fraternity; not only is the emblem on the pledge pin, but the emblem also graces the flag, the membership badge and the basic design is also the basis of the fraternity's seal.
Delta Sigma Phi was the only non-profession related fraternity at Ryerson.

Slide rule, case, and instruction book by Hughes-Owens.

RG 0.04.36.01 - Hughes-Owens Versalog slide rule instructions book
RG 0.04.36.02 - Slide rule in burgundy leather case

File contains final exams. Courses include Radio writing and newswriting.

The lamp of learning was originally used as the top of the trophy for the Chariot races that used to be held at Ryerson, usually before football games in the 1950s. From 1953 to the early 1980's it was carried at the front of the procession at convocation on a pillow.

Two framed copies of an Ryerson Institute of Technology diploma made out to "John Q. Public for General Technology". These were created for display purposes.

Framed hand drawn crest for Ryerson Institute of Technology. Framed and matted by A. G. Forsey

Large metal sign "Ryerson Hall" in brass lettering with black background. Sign framed in wood.

Item consists of a framed photograph of Ryerson staff and faculty dated around 1948.

Framed certificate awarded by Ryerson Polytechnical Institute to a female student for completing a two year course study in Medical Laboratory Technology.

Framed certificate from the Metropolitan Board of Trade certifying that Ryerson was a member in 1968.

Metal rail spike, presumably from Yonge St. tracks, north of Wellesley St. The tracks were buried when the subway was built in the 1950s but dug up in 1980.

Booklet contains reprinted, from the Canadian Historical Review, letters between Egerton Ryerson and Hugh Scobie in 1844 and 1846 that are held in the Archives of Victoria College, University of Toronto. The letters themselves are political in nature and were written just before the elections in 1844 and 1846. The book's forward is written by C. B. Sissons.

Booklet contains letters, reprinted from the Canadian Historical Review in March 1942, written by Egerton Ryerson between August and October 1824 after Egerton had left home to study with John Law at Gore District Grammar School.

Item is a model WM, "War Model", Comptometer manufactured by the Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company of Chicago. The model WM is a variation of the model M to require less materials during times of war.

Series contains textual materials in the Archives that do not belong in any specific group, and may well not fall under the mandate for the Archives. Included in the series are newspapers and a selection of exams from the 1950s and 1960s.

The item is a folder for textual information likely handed to potential students containing particulars about becoming a Ryerson student or with information helpful to welcome and orientate a new student. The inside cover has a description of Ryerson at the time, approximately mid 1980s.

Keys to the Vault of the Toronto Normal School. These keys probably date back to the 19th Century, when the Normal School was built on the very site where Toronto Metropolitan University stands today. The inscription on one of the key rings reads: "The Union Trust Company, Limited, Toronto / Savings Dept. Pays Four Per Cent."

Blue wool beret/tam with blue and white and blue knit checkered band.

The bound copy of "The Journal of Education for Upper Canada", Vol. I, Issues 1 to 12, for the year 1848, was edited by Egerton Ryerson with help from J. George Hodgins. Ryerson wrote a number of articles including the Prospectus in Vol. I, Issue 1. Included is a subject index at the beginning of the volume.

Series contains various foam cores that were generated and used in displays featuring Ryerson archival material. Series also contains plaques of enlargements of The Ryersonian newspaper.

Diploma given to a student in the Architectural Technology department.

Diploma awarded to a student in the Architectural Technology department.

File contains mid-year and final exams. Courses include Construction theory, Building technology, and history of architecture.

One Northern Telecom telephone was used on campus during the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute years. Known as a push-button or a Touch-Tone, this type of telephone was first introduced in Canada in 1964, but not widely used until the 1980s. This telephone is a desk, single-line phone with a paper faceplate that doubles as a telephone use guide. Functions, such as placing a call on hold, transferring an incoming call, conference calls, forwarding the phone line to another telephone, and other functions were performed by briefly pressing the switch hook, waiting for a tone, then using the guide to utilize the '*' or '#' keys in combination with the numeric keys. "Ryerson" appears on the paper faceplate and an emergency Security extension number 5040. An extension number for the phone is written on a separately applied label above the faceplate that also gives emergency information (dial "80") and additional Security extension numbers.

Manufactured in Canada and factory wired (cable is not removable), the telephone is identified by its telephone set number, QSQE2500, and as electronic by "ePhone" both on its base. It comes with a 'DIGITONE' network/dial (number QDM25 BX 6-82 or simply QDM25B), which consists of the push-button keypad and its workings connecting the telephone to a network. The handset is identified as a G-type referring to its shape. Patent dates on the telephone are 1968 1970 ; RPI inventory # 35810 label was applied to its base.