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Annual Reports
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.2 · Deelreeks · 1891-1986
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of annual reports prepared and published by the Board of Trustees. Reports contain such information as lists of administrative and medical staff; statistics and/or departmental reports illustrating major hospital functions, services and activities; summary reports by the chairman of the Board of Trustees, the hospital’s chief executive officer, and the Director of the TGH School of Nursing; annual financial statements outlining the hospital’s revenues and expenses; photographs and illustrations depicting hospital buildings, facilities, services and staff.

From ca. 1920-1926 the TGH annual report was published in the form of a report by the Superintendent entitled “For the Common Good” (see files TG 2.1.4 to TG 2.1.6). From ca. 1926-1951 no annual report was published by the TGH.

File 1.2.8 contains TGH annual reports for the years 1905-1908 which were restored and bound together in November, 1988.

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Board of Trustees records
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1 · Reeks · 1822-1986
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Series consists of annual lists of appointments to the TGH medical staff; TGH annual reports; minutes of meetings of the Board and its subcommittees; correspondence; lists of members of the Board; materials relating to special events and ceremonies at the TGH; legislative acts and by-laws pertaining to the TGH; visitors registers; and documents pertaining to the management of property owned by and/ or endowed to the TGH. The series includes ten sub-series:

TG 1.1 Medical Staff Appointments
TG 1.2 Annual Reports
TG 1.3 Minutes
TG 1.4 Correspondence
TG 1.5 Membership Lists
TG 1.6 Special Events and Ceremonies
TG 1.7 Acts and By-Laws
TG 1.8 Visitors Registers
TG 1.9 Properties and Endowment
TG 1.10 Executive Committee records

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Medical Staff Appointments
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.1 · Deelreeks · 1948-1975
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of lists of appointments to the TGH medical staff, as prepared by the Office of the Medical Director in consultation with the heads of the various medical departments and services, sanctioned by the Medical Advisory Board and the Joint Hospital Relations Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees. Some files contain separate courtesy staff appointment lists.

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Minutes
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.3 · Deelreeks · 1822-1966
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of a very small sample of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees and its various sub-committees.

File 1.3.5 contains minutes of sub-committees to consider practical issues relating to the plans to move the TGH to its College St./University Avenue location: Committee to Consider the Reorganization of the TGH Constitution and Government; Committee to Consider Provisions for Treating Pulmonary Tuberculosis at TGH; Building Committee (re: choosing an architect); and the Committee on the Reorganization of the Medical Staff. File 1.3.6 contains a series of excerpts from the minutes of the Board of Trustees March 1926-April 1930, concerning plans for expansion, the building fund campaign, construction and opening of new buildings.

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Correspondence
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.4 · Deelreeks · 1844-1968
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence to and from members of the Board of Trustees, legal counsel for the Trustees, and the Board Secretary. The greatest part of the materials contained in this Sub-series is correspondence from the chairman of the Board with subscribers to the TGH Building fund 1918-1934, including lists of subscribers and their commitments, letters of acknowledgment, receipts, subscription cards and invoices.

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CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.6 · Deelreeks · 1911-1981
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of various materials relating to special events and ceremonies associated with the TGH and organized by the Board of Trustees, including invitations, event programs and commemorative publications, guest lists, statements by event organizers and participants, correspondence.

File 1.6.1 contains materials deposited in a cornerstone box in April 1911 during a ceremony marking the start of the building of the College St. site of the TGH, including lists as of April 11, 1911 of TGH House Medical Staff, nursing staff (including student nurses), and honorary governors of the Board of Trustees; “A Brief Historical Sketch of the Toronto General Hospital, its Origin and its Progress…1818 to 1911”, a manuscript by A.F. Miller, TGH Secretary and Treasurer 1876-1917; a “List of Special Grants and Subscriptions to the new TGH Building Fund” 1905-1911; and an “Original Estimate of Cost of the new Buildings of the TGH” adopted by the Board of Trustees March 2, 1910.

File 1.6.11 contains a sketchbook commissioned by Toronto General Hospital and presented to Sir John M Gibson, Lt. Governor of Ontario, to mark the opening of its new buildings, designed by Darling & Pearson at 101 College Street, June 1913 to January 1914. Gold-stamped leather binding design, title page inscription, and six black-and-brown ink drawings by J.E.H. MacDonald depicting various TGH buildings.

File 1.6.12 contains a booklet on the Private Patients Building printed by Grip Limited, Toronto for W.G. Macfarlane Ltd. With decorative borders and cover by J.E.H. MacDonald and line drawings by Tom Thomson. Undated, but probably to commemorate opening of new TGH buildings, June 1913 to January 1914.

File 1.6.13 contains the menu and program for a dinner in honour of W.E. Gallie on the occasion of his retirement from the chair of surgery at the University of Toronto, 1947. Includes illustrations designed and drawn by Mabel Gill with the aid of R.I. Harris.

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Acts and By-Laws
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.7 · Deelreeks · 1847-1939
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of legislative bills and acts pertaining to the Toronto General Hospital, and by-laws adopted by the TGH Board of trustees and sanctioned by the Provincial Lieutenant-Governor in Council.

Visitors Registers
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.8 · Deelreeks · 1853-1973
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of visitors registers maintained by the Board of Trustees.

File 1.8.1 contains newspaper clippings, lists of Hospital Trustees and staff, and photographs pasted in the endpapers.

File 1.8.4 predominantly contains visitors’ signatures dated April 21-26, 1930 and was used to record the names of visitors to the new Private Patients Pavilion (Bell Wing).

Files 1.8.6 and 1.8.7 record admissions and visits to the Hospital by members of two independent fraternal organizations, respectively the Independent Order of Foresters and the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows.

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Property and Endowment
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.9 · Deelreeks · 1822-1956
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of documents relating to the lease, mortgage, sale etc. of properties owned, occupied or managed by the Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital and documents relating to the management and disposition of estates endowed to the Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital, including wills and letters probate. Sub-series also includes a ledger of lessees to the Toronto General Hospital.

File 1.9.31 contains original deeds conveying property to the Trustees of the York Hospital (later the Toronto General Hospital) 1822-1850.

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Executive Committee records
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 1-TG 1.10 · Deelreeks · 1917-1946
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of minutes of monthly meetings of the Executive Committee of the TGH Board of Trustees December 1917-May 1946. Minutes principally contain monthly Hospital financial account records, specifically itemized lists of cheques issued to cover Hospital expenses, including pay roll, medical supplies and drugs, and food.

Minutes for November 1926-December 1927 and for February 1930-September 1932 are missing.

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CA ON00343 RG 2-UHN 2-2.1 · Reeks · 1999-2005
Part of University Health Network record group

The first Annual General Meeting for the University Health Network occurred on September 15th, 1999. Series includes the contents of a binder labeled “Annual General Meeting Minutes Jun 1947-2005”. This binder included minutes of the University Health Network’s Annual General Meetings (1999-2005) as well as the minutes of the Annual Meetings of the Subscribers of its predecessor corporations The Toronto Hospital (1987-1998) and the Toronto General Hospital (1947-1986). The original purpose of these meetings was to elect Trustees. The annual meeting was extended to several meetings in 1947 and 1949 due to a lack of nominations. Minutes from September 17, 1997 are missing. Most minutes are signed originals.

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CA ON00343 RG 1-TH 6-6.1 · Reeks · 1910-1995 ; predominant 1935-1959.
Part of The Toronto Hospital record group

Series consists of two separate accessions of material related to the Toronto General Hospital and accumulated by the Office of the Surgeon-in-Chief.

Files 6.1.1 to 6.1.2 consist of a half-filled bound volume of signatures spanning the time period of April 5, 1935 to January 16, 1959, and an accompanying 5 page description of its history by Ronald J. Baird, Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto, and Senior Cardiovascular Surgeon at The Toronto Hospital. The book of signatures is a combination visitors’ register/attendance book with groups of signatures that do not always indicate the occasion. Some of the occasions noted include post-graduate courses and club meetings, such as for the Interurban Orthopaedic Club, McGill Toronto Surgical Club, and the Cardiovascular Surgeons Club. Notable signatories include Evarts A. Graham, Charles H. Best, Gordon Murray, Frederick G. Banting, Wilder Penfield, and Norman Bethune. Regarding the first pages of this volume, Dr. Baird remarks in his description, “what a galaxie [sic] of future stars in Toronto Surgery!” Dr. Baird’s description gives extensive details as to how the volume came to be in his possession before being passed onto Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr. Paul Walker.

Files 6.1.3 to 6.1.5 consist of various agreements and indentures that were originally kept in one file folder. The file had originally been in the possession of Dr. Alan Hudson, McCutcheon Chair and Surgeon-in-Chief at The Toronto Hospital from 1989-1991, and President and Chief Executive Officer, from 1991-2000. The file had been passed onto his successor Dr. Paul Walker, Vice President Surgical Directorate and Surgeon-in-Chief of The Toronto Hospital during a transfer of office either when Dr. Hudson became President and Chief Executive Officer (1991) or when Dr. Paul Walker resigned as the James McCutcheon Chair and Surgeon-in-Chief (March 31, 1999) to become Vice-President of the Toronto General Hospital (April 1, 1999). Subsequently the file came to be held by Dr. Walker’s successor as McCutcheon Chair in Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief & Director of Surgical Services at University Health Network, Dr. Bryce Taylor (April 1, 1999- ).

Reports to Board of Trustees
CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 2-2.1 · Deelreeks · 1911-1971
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of monthly and annual reports submitted to the Board of Trustees by the chief executive officer of the TGH. Reports include financial statements, statistics illustrating major hospital and departmental functions and activities, summary accounts of major events occurring within the Hospital.

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CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 2-2.2 · Deelreeks · 1928
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Materials in this Sub-series include correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees (files 2.2.8 to 2.2.19) and members of the TGH medical, nursing, engineering and professional staff; reports by medical and other TGH departments; financial statements summarizing the Hospital’s revenues and expenses; correspondence and reports concerning the management of TGH properties and endowments; correspondence with TGH consulting architects concerning the planning and development of construction projects within the Hospital, particularly the new Private Patients Pavilion, and architectural drawings depicting planned, continuing and completed constructions; lists of annual medical staff appointments and accompanying correspondence; correspondence with various suppliers of products and services required in the daily maintenance of the Hospital and in equipping the Private Patients Pavilion, with attendant specifications and contractual documents; and correspondence with officials of various municipal, provincial and federal government bodies concerning taxation, public health and security and other issues.

Files 2.2.35 to 2.2.39, 2.2.45, 2.2.67, and 2.2.83 contain architectural drawings.

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CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 2-2.3 · Deelreeks · 1929
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Materials in this Sub-series include correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees (files 2.3.1 to 2.3.8, 2.3.16, 2.3.50) and members of the TGH medical, nursing, engineering and professional staff; reports by medical and other TGH departments; financial statements summarizing the Hospital’s revenues and expenses; correspondence and reports concerning the management of TGH properties and endowments; correspondence with TGH consulting architects concerning the planning and development of construction projects within the Hospital, particularly the new Private Patients Pavilion, and architectural drawings depicting planned, continuing and completed constructions; lists of annual medical staff appointments and accompanying correspondence; correspondence with various suppliers of products and services required in the daily maintenance of the Hospital and in equipping the Private Patients Pavilion, with attendant specifications and contractual documents; and correspondence with officials of various municipal, provincial and federal government bodies concerning taxation, public health and security and other issues.

Files 2.3.10, 2.3.21, 2.3.52, 2.3.63, and 2.3.87 contain architectural drawings.

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CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 2-2.4 · Deelreeks · 1930
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Materials in this Sub-series include correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees (files 2.4.1 to 2.4.12) and members of the TGH medical, nursing, engineering and professional staff; reports by medical and other TGH departments; financial statements summarizing the Hospital’s revenues and expenses; correspondence and reports concerning the management of TGH properties and endowments; correspondence with TGH consulting architects concerning the planning and development of construction projects within the Hospital, particularly the new Private Patients Pavilion, and architectural drawings depicting planned, continuing and completed constructions; lists of annual medical staff appointments and accompanying correspondence; correspondence with various suppliers of products and services required in the daily maintenance of the Hospital and in equipping the Private Patients Pavilion, with attendant specifications and contractual documents; correspondence with government bodies concerning plans to develop a radiotherapy service at the TGH, and with suppliers of radium; and correspondence with officials of various municipal, provincial and federal government bodies concerning taxation, public health and security and other issues.

Files 2.4.1, 2.4.23, 2.4.24, and 2.4.50 contain architectural drawings.

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CA ON00343 TG fonds-TG 2-2.5 · Deelreeks · 1930
Part of Toronto General Hospital fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Materials in this Sub-series include correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees and members of the TGH medical, nursing, engineering and professional staff; reports by medical and other TGH departments; financial statements summarizing the Hospital’s revenues and expenses; correspondence and reports concerning the management of TGH properties and endowments; correspondence with TGH consulting architects concerning the planning and development of construction projects within the Hospital, particularly the new Private Patients Pavilion, and architectural drawings depicting planned, continuing and completed constructions; lists of annual medical staff appointments and accompanying correspondence; correspondence with various suppliers of products and services required in the daily maintenance of the Hospital and in equipping the Private Patients Pavilion, with attendant specifications and contractual documents; correspondence with government bodies concerning plans to develop a radiotherapy service at the TGH, and with suppliers of radium; and correspondence with officials of various municipal, provincial and federal government bodies concerning taxation, public health and security and other issues.

Files 2.5.12 and 2.5.60 contain architectural drawings.

File 2.5.72 contains an index of the contents of the sub-series, based on numbers assigned to each file (see file list for original file numbers).

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