TMU Archives & Special Collections

The fonds consists of records pertaining to the operetta, Ryerson Opera Workshop, otherwise dubbed ROW, including programmes, notices and advertisements, newspaper articles and reviews, and a 1967 audio tape from The Wizard of Oz.

Established in 1951 by Jack McAllister, at the time faculty in the English Department, and in the continuing role of director-in-chief, the Workshop was an institute-wide, student endeavour from production crew to cast members.

Financial upsets were occasionally felt, with no Workshop performed usually because the Student Administrative Council felt it could not support the show.

The productions were as follows:

1952, March – Down in the Valley and The Devil and Daniel Webster (at Riverdale Collegiate)
1953, March – Beggar's Opera (at Riverdale Collegiat)e
1953, November – Brigadoon (at Bloor Collegiate)
1954 – Madamoiselle Angot (at Bloor Collegiate)
1955 / ‘56 – Trial By Jury and HMS Pinafore, (at Ryerson Hall Theatre)
1956 / ’57 – no production
1958, March – The Gondaliers (at Hart House)
1958 / ’59 - – no production, no funding from Student Admisitrative Council
1960, March – Finian’s Rainbow (at Hart House)
1961, March – The Boys from Syracuse (at Hart House)
1962 – Beggar’s Opera (at Ryerson Hall Theatre)
1963 – Once Upon A Mattress(last musical at Ryerson Hall Theatre)
1964 – Brigadoon (first ROW performance in newly constructed Ryerson Theatre)
1965 – no production
1966, March – Kiss Me Kate / November – Bye Bye Birdie
1967, November – The Wizard of Oz
1968, November – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1969, November – Peter Pan
1970, November – Alice in Wonderland
1971, Nov / Dec – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
1972, November – Sinbad and the Mermaid
1973, November – Red Riding Hood
1974, November – George, Gertie and the Garbage Grabbers
1975 – no production
1976, November – Stick With Molasses

Kenise Kilbride fonds

F 72
collection
1985 - 1997

This fonds contains the following files:

F 72.01 - Toward Competence And Confidence:A Brief On Women and Health, 1985.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 72.02 - A National Overview Of Child Care Arrangements .......,1986.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 72.03 - Multicultural Early Childhood Education: A Discovery Approach for Teachers, 1990.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 72.04 - 2 books: Include Me Too! edited by K. M. Kilbride, 263 pp, and Children at the Centre which K.M Kilbride is the co-author, 399 pp.

F 72.05 - Multicultural Early Childhood Education Training Program, 1990.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

George Sanders fonds

F 722
collection
1952-1985

Fonds consists of course materials created or completed by George Sanders, as well as an invitation to an exhibition featuring his work.

Sanders, George

Alice Chu fonds

F 730
collection
1998-2003

Fonds consists of one article and one conference paper authored by Chu.

Chu, Alice

Gillian Mothersill fonds

F 731
collection
1998-1999

Fonds consists of six magazines containing articles authored by Mothersill.

Mothersill, Gillian

Administrative Information Technology Committee

RG 736
collection
1996 - 1999

Mark Lovewell fonds

F 739
collection
1998-2001

Fonds consists of economic textbooks and memorial articles authored by Mark Lovewell.

Lovewell, Mark

Qi Tu Zhang fonds

F 741
collection
1995-1998

Fonds consists of papers authored by Zhang.

Zhang, Qi Tu

Christopher Evans fonds

F 748
collection
1999-2000

Fonds consists of journal articles authored or co-authored by Evans.

Evans, Christopher

Manfred Breede fonds

F 761
collection
1999, 2006

Fonds consists of one book and one article authored by Breede.

Breede, Manfred

Noel George fonds

F 777
collection
2000

Fonds consists of lecture notes authored by George.

George, Noel

Ronald Poole fonds

F 783
collection
1959

Fonds consists of memorabilia Poole collected while a student at Ryerson.

Poole, Ronald

School of Distance Education

RG 791
collection
1965-

This record group consists of records related to the School of Distance Education. Included are various administrative materials, published materials, and sound recordings.

School of Distance Education

Aboriginal Students Services

RG 792
collection
1993-

This Fonds contains records related to RASS activity including brochures and pamphlets, notices, posters, gathering documentation, Native Education Partnership Forum, Ryerson Native Roundtable, Environmental Health Officer Program, Aboriginal Policy Administration porgram, alumni events, and notices.

Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services

Kathryn Woodcock fonds

F 800
collection
1992-2005

Fonds contains papers and book chapter authored and co-authored by Kathryn Woodcock.

Woodcock, Kathryn

Paul Poh fonds

F 801
collection
2001

Fonds consists of articles authored or co-authored by Poh.

Poh, Paul

Owen Peat fonds

F 804
collection
1959

Fonds consists of architectural drawings of Howard Kerr Hall.

Peat, Owen

Donald Tham fonds

F 812
collection
2001-2002

Fonds consists of published material and textual records authored by Tham.

Tham, Donald

International Women's Year Steering Committee

RG 815
collection
1975

Gaëlle Morel Fonds

F 398
collection

Morel, Gaëlle

Office of Information Services

RG 4
collection
1949-1986

This records group contains records related to the Office of Information Services.

Office of Information Services

Ryerson Housing Committee

RG 401
collection
1972 - 1973

Loren Lind fonds

F 412
collection
1990

This fonds contains the following file:

F 412.1 - Magazine: Teaching Log, 1990.

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

Wayne Petrozzi fonds

F 417
collection
1986

This fonds contains the following files:

F 417.1 - The Cabinet and Policy Making In Authority & Influence: Institutions, Issues and Concepts in Canadian Politics, 1986.

F 417.2 - The Cabinet And Policy Making*++, 1986.

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

Petrozzi, Wayne

Philip Coppack fonds

F 419
collection
1990

This fonds contains the following files:

F 419.1 - Entrepreneurial and Sustainable Rural Communities, 1990.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

Coppack, Philip

O'Keefe Brewing Company Limited

F 42
collection
1910 - 1960

Fonds contains reprints of various photographs of the O'Keefe Brewery in Toronto and beer bottles.

Tom Sosa fonds

F 421
collection
1973-2007

Sosa, Tom

Donald Mordell fonds

F 422
collection
1945 - 1987

Fonds contains textual records, photographs and artifacts related to Donald Mordell.

Brian Damude fonds

F 117
collection
1986-2001

This fonds contains textual records and promotional material.

Damude, Brian

Dr. Donald Barr fonds

F 129
collection
1963-1983

Fonds consists of items created and collected by Donald Barr during his 24 year career with Ryerson in his many roles. They include photographs of the Hockey team, health clinic, and bowling league; trophies; journal articles; a signed hockey stick; along with other artifacts and textual records.

Barr, Dr. Donald

Department of Chemistry, Biology and Chemical Engineering

RG 130
collection
1950 - 1996

Robert B. Scott fonds

F 125
collection
1967-2014

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

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.

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.

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.

Margaret MacMillan fonds

F 133
collection
1981-2006

This fonds contains: clippings of book reviews written by MacMIllan, correspondence, clippings, and published books written by MacMillan.

MacMillan, Margaret

Ron Taber fonds

F 135
collection

This fonds contains the following files:

F 135.01 - Speeches and Lectures, 1986-90.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 135.02 - Conductor's Baton: The Band and ROW, 1966.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 135.03 - The Ryerson Band, Band Instruments, 1967-68.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 135.04 - Certificate From National Assoc. Student Personnel...., 1993.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 135.05 - Photographs, 1960s-70s.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 135.06 - Lapel Pin, n.d.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

Taber, Ron

The Technology and Society Group

RG 138
collection
1984

Ryerson International

RG 145
collection

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

Department of Math, Physics, and Computer Science

RG 221
collection
1930 - 1998

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.

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.

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

Brian Segal fonds

F 38
collection
1977 - 1989

This fonds contains the following files:

F 38.01 - Speeches and Lectures, 1980-85.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 38.02 - ITU Plenipotentiary Conference And Beyond, 1983.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 38.03 - Geopolitics Of Broadcasting, 1983.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 38.04 - Preparatory Study For The 1982 Plenipotentiary Conf…, 1982.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 38.05 - Report On The Importance Of CITEL And Options For....., 1983.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 38.06 - Curriculum Vitae, 1980-85.
Restricted

F 38.07 - University-Industry Links: Social Aspects Of Techn....,1986.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 38.08 - 1979 World Admin. Radio Conf.:International Negotia…,1980.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 38.09 - Manpower Planning, Training & Development Project - Corrections Task Bank, 1977.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 38.10 - University Of Guelph 25 Year History, 1989.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 38.11 - Canadian Club Address, 1981.
Records are under review. Contact the Archives for information on access.

F 38.12 - Report:Development Of Research Progrm.At Baycrest...., 1986.
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.

F 38.13 - Photographs, 1980.
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.

School of Institution and Home Management

RG 383
collection
1955 - 1961

Sydney Perlmutter fonds

F 390
collection
[1980-1990]

Fonds contains materials collected by and created for Sydney Perlmutter.

Timetabling Department

RG 393
collection
1964 - 2012

Sheikh Karim fonds

F 316
collection
1988

This fonds contains the following file:

F 316.1 - Papers, 1988.

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

Karim, Sheikh

Ted Toogood fonds

F 318
collection
[ca. 1949]-1988

Fonds consists of photographic prints and negatives and football memoribilia accumulated by Toogood during his time at Ryerson, as well as sound recordings and interview documentation produced by Ryerson Archivist, Claude Doucet, in 1988.

Toogood, Ted

Rena Mendelson fonds

F 324
collection
1988-1991

Fonds contains papers, reports, and articles authored by Rena Mendelson. Material created by Mendelson in her role as Director of and Professor in the School of Nutrition, Consumer, and Family Studies at Ryerson University.

Mendelson, Rena

R. A. Allan Oatridge fonds