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Toronto General Hospital ephemera collection
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- Multiple media
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- Source of title proper: Title is based on contents of collection.
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Physical description
3 cm of textual records
91 photographs : colour slides ; 35 mm
51 photographs : b&w contact sheets
ca. 2.5 cm of photographs : negatives ; 35 mm and 120 film
26 photographs : b&w ; 35 x 28 cm or smaller
1 photograph : b&w ; 41 cm x 31 cm mounted on cardstock 53.5 x 43 cm
1 album ; 32 x 29 cm
2 postcards
2 nursing caps,
1 nursing pin : gold with red and white enamel ; 3 cm in diam.,
1 nursing cape,
1 nursing graduation ring,
1 nursing surgical equipment kit
1 shovel
3 embossing stamps
2 printing blocks
1 rubber stamp with stand.
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Archival description area
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Scope and content
The Toronto General Hospital ephemera collection is an assembly of material in various formats that have been accumulated by the UHN Archives from a variety of disparate sources including, but not limited to, family members of former staff or students, other repositories, or anonymous donations. Collection consists of textual records, publications, photographs and objects. Material in the collection relates to the history of the hospital, its staff or students.
File 2 contains a recipe for Butter Soup, directions for making lactic acid milk from culture, and notes on letterhead for Dr. Miriam A. Brick.
File 12 includes photos of J.R.F. (Frank) Mills, Bruce Tovee, Wallace Scott, Roche Robertson, L.C. Mongomery, J.A. MacFarlane, and an Oxford Vaporizer (Anaesthesia Machine).
File 14 includes pictures of Drs. E.H. Botterell, K.G. McKenzie and Tom Morley, from Neurosurgery, and Dr. Mary Tom from Neuropathology.
Notes area
Physical condition
Booklet in File 15 has a torn cover and tattered edges.
Shovel in file 18 is rusted and tarnished.
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Material is arranged by accession. No particular order has been imposed by the Archivist.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Photograph of Employees of Teagle and Son in file 6 is a reproduction of an original created in 1911. The reproduction was made in June 2011. The original is held by the Hill family.
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Some files are restricted for 120 years from date of creation, to ensure compliance with Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA). To request access to these items, please submit an application to UHN’s Research Ethics Board using the appropriate online forms and procedures. Please see file list for details.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
File list is available.
Associated materials
Related records may be found in the Toronto General Hospital fonds and The Toronto Hospital Record Group.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Physical description
Nursing pin in file 1 is gold with red and white enamel ; 3 cm in diam. and inscribed on reverse, top centre: S.MacDonald and lower centre: 1923 / RYRIE / 14K
Physical description
Nursing surgical equipment kit is a leather case stamped on inside cover: Bard-Parker Knife / Made in U.S.A. Contains metal scalpels, blades, and knives and 2 glass syringes.
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Name access points
- Toronto General Hospital (Subject)
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
August 5, 2011; Last updated April 22, 2014
Language of description
- English