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Photos of attendees at the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections Open House celebrating the 50th anniversary

Abstract

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Joy Kirchner, Dean of Libraries hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections at York University with an Archives Open House at Room 305, Scott Library York University, Keele Campus.

I took these photographs of staff and a distinguished visitor in the classroom where Michael Moir, the Head Archivist hosts visiting Biology Research Practicum students from my lab.

  1. Anna St. Onge, currently Director of Digital Scholarship Infrastructure, and previously staff member in the CTA&SC Department

  2. Anna St. Onge, currently Director of Digital Scholarship Infrastructure, and previously staff member in the CTA&SC Department

  3. Morag Hegge is a student staff member in the CTA&SC Department

  4. Morag Hegge is a student staff member in the CTA&SC Department

  5. From left to right: Suzanne Dubeau, Archivist and Assistant Head CTA&SC, Bev Salmon, eminent Toronto municipal politician (her papers are in the archives: Fonds F0731), and Biology faculty, Dawn Bazely, University Professor

  6. From left to right: Suzanne Dubeau, Archivist and Assistant Head CTA&SC, Bev Salmon, eminent Toronto municipal politician (her papers are in the archives: Fonds F0731), and Biology faculty, Dawn Bazely, University Professor

Description

About Bev Salmon: Beverley Noel Salmon, nurse, politician and prominent anti-racism and community activist, was the first Black female commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the first Black woman elected municipally in Toronto. Fonds consists of records documenting Beverley Salmon's work as an activist and as a North York and Metro Toronto Councillor. Records primarily pertain to subjects including race relations, the Toronto Transit Commission, the building of a subway to York University, and her involvement with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Records include correspondence, agenda packages, reports, notes, news clippings, and conference material.

Keywords

archives, York University, Clara Thomas

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