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Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Medical Advisory Committee and includes one subseries.

The series has one subseries:
1A) Medical Advisory Committee Correspondence

Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Board along with correspondence, reports, financial records, recommendations for staff appointments, curriculum vitae, hospital by-laws and other documentation referred to in the minutes. Series reflects the involvement of the Board with the establishment and maintenance of the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, and the Board's relationship with the University of Toronto and other teaching hospitals. Minutes of the Board had been kept in nine separate binders, within which minutes were filed in reverse chronological order. Files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Series consists of nursing histories and handbooks, press releases, financial statements, minutes of the Ambulatory Care Committee, Forms Committee and other meetings, an unpublished history of the Ontario Cancer Treatment & Research Foundation, administrative reports, memorandums, photographs, research slides and architectural drawings. Series includes five subseries:

1A) Office of the Administrator records
1B) Department of Public Relations photographs and records.
1C) Director of Public Relations [unprocessed]
1D) Director of Library Services [unprocessed]
1E) Department of Pharmacy newsletters

This series consists of Dr. Bigelow's personal appointment diaries for the years 1952-1977. Two appointment books exist for each of the years 1966 and 1967: these books contain parallel but not identical information - it is necessary to consult both books for a comprehensive account of Dr. Bigelow's activities during these years. The series lacks an appointment book for 1976.

The appointment books document Dr. Bigelow's personal and professional activities, including patient consultations; surgeries performed; meetings with medical colleagues; surgical rounds; committee and professional association meetings attended; medical conferences attended; lectures and speeches delivered; dates of patients' admission to hospital and surgery, often with notes attached detailing their condition, treatment, prognosis etc.; and personal social and travel schedules.

Series consists of correspondence and position papers regarding Princess Margaret Hospital’s relocation and the merger between Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital. The material related to the Princess Margaret Hospital relocation was compiled while Dr. Cowan was Chair of the Oncology Coordinating Council at the University of Toronto. The material related to the TGH-TWH merger is from Dr. Cowan’s time as Head of the Department of Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center. Opinions on the proposed merger had been requested of the Chairs of Clinical Departments in the Faculty of Medicine by the Dean of Medicine, University of Toronto in 1985. Each head of a hospital’s Department of Medicine were sent copies.

Dr. Cowan organized these files with both names and numbers. File titles retain Dr. Cowan’s original titles and his file numbers are included at the end of the file titles in brackets. Arrangement is according to Dr. Cowan’s original numbering. There were two different files numbered 23. Files 1-21 and 37 were not donated to the Archives.

Series consists of policy manuals from The Toronto Hospital, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, and University Health Network which have been superseded.

Series consists primarily of application forms completed and submitted by candidates for admission to the Training School for Nurses at the TGH 1881-1910 (graduating classes of 1884-1913). Some files also contain materials subsequently added, usually letters from students or their agents requesting information contained in their files.

Series consists of various materials documenting the TGH School of Nursing’s administrative structure; curriculum, including course calendars and reports detailing major changes in the duration and content of the education program; procedures for evaluating students; reporting standards, policies and obligations to professional nurse registering bodies; and rules and regulations governing student life.

Files 1.1.10.16 to 1.1.10.19 contain copies of course calendars distributed by the School 1931-1972. Calendars for 1932/1933, 1933/1934, 1936/1937, 1937/1938, 1939/1940, 1940/1941, 1941/1942, 1942/1943, 1945/1946, 1946/1947, 1948/1949, 1969 and 1971 are missing. Dating of calendars produced for the 1950s (file 1.1.10.17) and 1960s (file 1.1.10.18) is uncertain.

Series consists of photographs documenting various aspects of the administration and student life of the TGH School of Nursing. File 1.1.11.1 contains negatives of graduating class photographs 1888-1974: negatives for 1889, 1892 to 1899 are missing. File 1.1.11.9 contains portraits of TGH School of Nursing Superintendents Mary Agnes Snively, Jean I. Gunn, and Mary E. Macfarland.

Series consists of yearbooks created by graduating students of the TGH School of Nursing for 1923, 1925, 1931, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1970. Yearbooks contain text and photographs depicting graduating and continuing students, School faculty and staff, and student academic and social activities.

File 1.1.12.10 includes the yearbook belonging to Eugenia Wright with student autographs, as well as the announcement after-the-fact of the Commencement Exercises of the Forty-ninth Graduating Class of the School for Nurses for June 1931, and a poem entitled: <i>1931—T.G.H.—1981 / I’m Fine ……How About You?</i>

Series consists of 8 binders of course curriculum and 1 record book, which were maintained by the Department of Nursing Education along with student transcripts. File 1.1.13.1 consists of an oversized record book containing the examination grades for all students from the class of 1961 until the class of 1970, organized by class and then by courses within each year. The examination records for the Hospital for Sick Children Medical Surgical Nursing Lectures and Hospital for Sick Children Obstetrical Nursing course, for the same time period, are also included in this volume. Courses for which curriculum is provided include Philosophy of Nursing, Nursing I-III, Paediatric Nursing, and Psychiatric Nursing. Some of the binders contain a copy of the final examination, and class lists including individual addresses and marks. A more extensive course and curriculum list is provided for years 1970-1974.

Series consists of the permanent student academic record files created and maintained by the TGH School of Nursing. Records contained in individual files vary according to the date of creation. Most files will include the student history card, which contains grades by term as well as by subject; hours of practical work by department; dates and duration of absenteeism along with a list of cause or diagnosis and whether the time was made up; date of birth; home address; religion; place of birth; nationality of parents; instructors’ assessments; and dates of admission to the School and completion of courses. Information about vacations or illnesses was collected for the purpose of calculating the number of days absent and ensuring that the time was made up. Some student history cards include an attached picture. Files may also contain certificates of preliminary education (high school academic records); reports including records for hours of nursing care from affiliated Hospitals (e.g. The Hospital for Sick Children or the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital), schools of nursing, and/ or education programs which students attended to receive specialized training and experience; copies of medical records; and photographs. Some files also contain materials subsequently added, including letters from students or their agents requesting letters of reference for employment or information contained in their files, the actual letters of reference, applications for employment in the Nursing Department of the TGH and employment records, newspaper clippings and general correspondence.

Series includes 37 sub-series:

1.1.2.1 Graduates 1911
1.1.2.2 Graduates 1912
1.1.2.3 Graduates 1913
1.1.2.4 Graduates 1914
1.1.2.5 Graduates 1915
1.1.2.6 Graduates 1916
1.1.2.7 Graduates 1917
1.1.2.8 Graduates 1918
1.1.2.9 Graduates 1919
1.1.2.10 Graduates 1920
1.1.2.11 Graduates 1921
1.1.2.12 Graduates 1922
1.1.2.13 Graduates 1923
1.1.2.14 Graduates 1924
1.1.2.15 Graduates 1925
1.1.2.16 Graduates 1926
1.1.2.17 Graduates 1927
1.1.2.18 Graduates 1928
1.1.2.19 Graduates 1929
1.1.2.20 Graduates 1930
1.1.2.21 Graduates 1931
1.1.2.22 Graduates 1932
1.1.2.23 Graduates 1933
1.1.2.24 Graduates 1934
1.1.2.25 Graduates 1935
1.1.2.26 Graduates 1936
1.1.2.27 Graduates 1937
1.1.2.28 Graduates 1938
1.1.2.29 Graduates 1939
1.1.2.30 Graduates 1940
1.1.2.31 Graduates 1941-1942
1.1.2.32 Graduates 1943-1944
1.1.2.33 Graduates 1945
1.1.2.34 Graduates 1946
1.1.2.35 Graduates 1947
1.1.2.36 Graduates 1948
1.1.2.37 Graduates 1949-1950

Sub-series 1.1.2.1 to 1.1.2.10 contain the records of all students in each graduating class 1911-1920. Sub-series 1.1.2.11 to 1.1.2.37 each contain a 10% sample of the records of students in post-1920 graduating classes.

Series consists of reports prepared by the Superintendent/ Director of the TGH School of Nursing and her assistants. Reports were prepared for various purposes and submitted to various individuals and corporate bodies: see sub-series-level descriptions for details. Reports contain information pertinent to the administration of the School. Some reports contain information relating to individual students of the School.

Series includes five sub-series:

1.1.3.1 Annual Graduation and Year-End Reports
1.1.3.2 Monthly Reports to Executive Director
1.1.3.3 Annual Reports and Applications for Registration
1.1.3.4 Reports to Ontario Department of Health
1.1.3.5 Annual Reports to New York State Education Department

Series consists of correspondence sent and received by the Superintendent/ Director of the TGH School of Nursing in the course of the day-to-day administration of the School.

Series consists of registers maintained for various purposes. File 1.1.5.1 is a register of graduates of the School 1881-1918, including students’ names and year of graduation. File 1.1.5.2 is a register of graduates of the School 1883-1940, including maiden and married names, whether deceased, and year of graduation. Files 1.1.5.3 and 1.1.5.4 are registers of student grades 1898-1920 and 1920-1935, including students’ and examiners’ names; date; course name; grade. File 1.1.5.5 is a register of students’ attendance 1927-1936. Files 1.1.5.6 and 1.1.5.7 are registers of probationary students 1913-1925 and 1926-1943, including students’ names, age, address; dates of probationary and full admission to the School; notes on students’ health, character, academic performance and potential. Files 1.1.5.8 and 1.1.5.9 are registers 1948-1958 and 1958-1970 documenting use of the School seal, including date, description of purpose of use, and signature of authorized user.

Series consists of nurses’ day books jointly maintained by the TGH School of Nursing and Department of Nursing. Files 1.1.6.1 to 1.1.6.3 contain a daily log of service performed by TGH nurse administrators, head nurses, dietitians, graduate nurses and student nurses, including names; location (department, ward, building) of service; notes on vacations, leaves of absence, illness and disciplinary measures imposed for misconduct. File 1.1.6.4 is a daily log of service performed in the TGH Burnside Obstetrical Wing by TGH School of Nursing students and students from affiliated schools of nursing, including names, TGH School of Nursing class year or affiliated school, ward/floor and hours worked each day, and date of course completion.

Series consists of an indexed, alphabetically arranged manual of procedures maintained by the TGH School of Nursing for the direction of student nurses in completing basic professional training duties. Contains materials created or revised at various times between December 1943 and June 1959.

Series consists of pamphlets containing the constitution, by-laws and rules of the Student Nurses’ Association of the TGH School of Nursing, as revised in August 1957, July 1959, April 1964, and November 1967. The Association was established October 30, 1917.

Series consists of various materials documenting ceremonies and special events associated with the TGH School of Nursing. File 1.1.9.1 contains a commemorative publication, prepared by the TGH School of Nursing Alumnae Association to honor the graduates of the School who served during World War I.

File 1.1.9.2 contains materials relating to the School’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 1931, including a program of events, a list of letters received, a narrative summary of principal events, census of registration, text of address by Mary Snively, a list of donors of prizes and scholarships for the School 1900-1931, a list of living graduates of the School 1883-1930 with their address and place of occupation in 1931, a History of the School for Nurses published by the TGH School of Nursing Alumnae Association, and correspondence relating to the publication of the History. File 1.1.9.20 contains a copy of the second volume of the History, published in 1968 by Mary E. Macfarland, former TGH Director of Nursing, and intended to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of the School, April 1966.

File 1.1.9.10 contains copies of invitations to the School’s graduation dinner for 1958, 1959, 1963 and 1967. File 1.1.9.11 contains copies of speeches at the TGH School of Nursing graduation ceremonies by Samuel Beatty, Chancellor of the University of Toronto (1954) and Dana Porter, Chief Justice of Ontario (1958). File 1.1.9.13 contains lists of speakers (1950-1975) and presenters of pins and diplomas (1946-1977) at the TGH School of Nursing graduation ceremonies. Files 1.1.9.14 to 1.1.9.19 contain copies of the program of events for TGH School of Nursing graduation ceremonies 1919-1974, including the names of speakers, presenters, graduates, and academic prize winners.

Series consists of the permanent student academic records files created and maintained by the Atkinson School of Nursing of the Toronto Western Hospital. Records contained in individual files vary according to the date of creation, but may include student history cards containing grades, instructors’ assessments, dates of admission to the School and completion of course; certificates of preliminary education (high school academic records); reports from affiliated Hospitals, schools of nursing, and/ or education programs which students attended to receive specialized training and experience; and medical records. Some files also contain materials subsequently added, including letters from students or their agents requesting letters of reference for employment or information contained in their files, applications for employment in the Nursing Department of the TWH and employment records. For graduating years after 1920, only a 10% sample has been retained.

Series includes six sub-series:

1.2.1.1 Graduates 1906-1920
1.2.1.2 Graduates 1921-1928
1.2.1.3 Graduates 1929-1939
1.2.1.4 Graduates 1940-1945
1.2.1.5 Resigned Students
1.2.1.6 Affiliated Students
1.2.1.7 Graduates 1946
1.2.1.8 Graduates 1947
1.2.1.9 Graduates 1948
1.2.1.10 Graduates 1949