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This series consists of records created and maintained by various internal medical and other committees at the TWH. The records are primarily minutes of meetings and predominantly date from 1980 to 1982.

This sub-series consists of documents relating to TWH Auxiliary’s fundraising and publicity activities including the Auxiliary’s newsletter, and programs correspondence related to theatre nights and fashion shows. File TW 6-8-1 containing the Auxiliary’s Newsletter is not complete and only includes issues from 1961-65, 1976-78, 1983-88, and 1991. File TW 6-8-2 contains the programs for "Professor Napoleon" from 1908, a production from 1929, and "The Cat and the Fiddle" from 1933.

This series consists of documents and photographs created and maintained by the Toronto Western Hospital Auxiliary and its predecessor bodies, the TWH Women's Auxiliary, the TWH Women's Board, and the TWH Ladies' Board.

The series is divided into 11 sub-series:

TW 6-1 Meetings
TW 6-2 Financial records
TW 6-3 Gift Shop Committee records
TW 6-4 Photographs
TW 6-5 Administrative records
TW 6-6 Membership records
TW 6-7 Correspondence
TW 6-8 Publicity and fundraising records
TW 6-9 House Committee report book
TW 6-10 History
TW 6-11 Scrapbooks

This series consists of various materials published by, for or about the TWH. The series is divided into three sub-series:

TW 9-1 Western Hours
TW 9-2 West Winds
TW 9-3 Special purpose publications

This sub-series consists of miscellaneous special purpose publications produced by various departments, offices, divisions and agencies within the TWH.

This sub-series consists of miscellaneous photographs depicting Auxiliary members, activities and facilities (primarily the Gift Shop).

This sub-series consists of copies of the internal TWH publication West Winds (WW). WW was first published in August 1963, by the TWH Personnel Department, under the editorship of Kathleen Wright. WW was initially published as the TWH staff newsletter, in a single-sheet format, with a monthly publication schedule. In 1973 the TWH Public Relations Department was formed and assumed responsibility for publishing WW: Kathleen Wright, now appointed Public Relations Officer, continued as editor. In 1974 WW was expanded to 4 pages, and between November 1981 and August 1984 was published in 4, 6, or 8-page formats. Beginning with the issue for December 1984, WW replaced Western Hours as the TWH's principal public relations publication: it was now published in magazine format, with 4 or 5 issues per year. Kathleen Wright's last issue as editor was for January 1986; Lucie Baistrocchi succeeded her as Public Relations Officer and as WW editor. The last issue surviving in the Archives is for Spring 1989. There are gaps in coverage; some issues are missing.

WW issues of special note include:

1. July 1967 (file TW 9-2-5): Canada Centennial issue
2. December 1968 (file TW 9-2-6): issue honouring M.B. Wallace on his retirement as TWH Executive Director
3. April 1973 (file TW 9-2-11): issue covering legislated transfer of control of funding for hospital nursing schools from the Ontario Ministry of Health to the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities
4. January 1976 (file TW 9-2-14): issue devoted entirely to the history of the Toronto Western Hospital
5. April 1980 (file TW 9-2-18): issue containing obituaries of M.B. Wallace and Grace Paterson, former TWH Director of Nursing
6. January 1986 (file TW 9-2-24): issue devoted to the 90th anniversary of the Hospital
7. Autumn 1986 (file TW 9-2-24): on the opening of the Fraser M. Fell Pavilion
8. Summer 1987 (file TW 9-2-25): contains an article on the history of the TWH Auxiliary

This sub-series consists of ten scrapbooks containing photographs, press clippings, various documents and memorabilia (ribbons, pins etc.) illustrating the history of the TWH Auxiliary, 1897-1989. The albums were compiled between 1973 and 1989 by Nina M. Gamble.

This series consists of photographs and photographic negatives depicting TWH staff, students, buildings and facilities, events, services, and medical equipment/ technology. A few files also contain correspondence, biographical data and other documents relating to individuals.

This series is divided into seven sub-series:

TW 11-1 Board Of Governors/Board of Trustees portraits
TW 11-2 Photographs of senior administrative staff
TW 11-3 Photographs of general staff
TW 11-4 Photographs of buildings and facilities
TW 11-5 Photographs of events and personalities
TW 11-6 School of Nursing photographic exhibit
TW 11-7 Miscellaneous photographs

This series consists of various records created and maintained by the TWH medical staff and photographs of members of the medical staff and intern staff. The series is divided into four sub-series:

TW 3-1. General administrative files
TW 3-2. Photographic portraits
TW 3-3. Intern group photographs (annual)
TW 3-4. Minute book

This sub-series consists of miscellaneous general administrative files created or maintained by the TWH medical staff including the subscription agreement to establish the TWH by the twelve founding physicians and documents regarding regulations, rights and duties of medical staff, minutes, membership lists, correspondence and reports. File TW 3-1-14 contains various documents relating to the controversy surrounding the TWH Act of Incorporation (1912) and Amendment (1914) to allow for affiliation with the University of Toronto. File TW 3-1-16 includes curriculum vitae for Chester R. McLean, Frederick W. Jaffe, Hans Sepp, Peter G. Rowsell, John S. Crawford, Abraham Rapoport, Dorothy Ley, L.R. Harnick, Burton C. Prior, H. Erik Meema, Sherman A. Piper, John H. Gardiner, and Bernard G. Awerbuck.

This sub-series consists of photographic portraits of members of the TWH medical staff.

This sub-series consists of copies of the TWH internal publication Western Hours (WH).

WH was begun in 1953 as the Hospital's staff yearbook/ Christmas magazine, containing articles by staff and administrators, news and announcements, photographs and drawings, poetry, departmental reports and staff obituaries.

From 1953 to 1959 the magazine was published by the TWH Personnel Department and edited by the Hospital's Personnel Officer (Norman Thompson, issues Christmas 1953 to Easter 1956; and Shaun Duffy, issues Christmas 1956 to Christmas 1959). During these years WH was published irregularly, but always at Christmas. From this period this sub-series is missing at least six issues: edition nos. 1-2, 1957; and edition nos. 1-4, 1959.

From 1960 to 1976 WH was published by an "Editorial/ Magazine Committee" under various editorships. Beginning with the Christmas 1977 issue WH was published by the TWH Department of Public Relations, under the editorship of Public Relations Officer Kathleen Wright.

The last issue of WH in magazine format was the annual Christmas issue for 1983. Beginning with an issue dated September 1, 1984 WH was published bi-monthly as a 4-page newsletter, replacing the companion TWH publication West Winds as the staff newsletter. Kathleen Wright continued to edit WH in its new format until June 1986. From July 1986 to May 13, 1987 WH was edited by Public Relations Officer Lucie Baistrocchi; from May 28, 1987 until April 22, 1988 WH was edited by Public Relations Officer Joanne Milner.

Articles of special note published in WH include:

1. WH 1967, p.8 (file TW 9-1-18): report on the history of the TWH Auxiliary from its founding in 1898
2. WH 1971, pp. 1, 7, 56-59, 62 (file TW 9-1-22): historical overview of the TWH 1896-1971 including photographs
3. WH 1981, p. 57 (file TW 9-1-32): report on the history of the Toronto Homeopathic Hospital/ Grace Hospital, 1890-1936.

This sub-series consists of records documenting the Auxiliary's general, executive and annual meetings. Included are minutes; financial, committee and Presidential reports presented at annual meetings; notices of meeting; and individual members' meeting-attendance records.

This sub-series consists of documents relating to the administration of the TWH Auxiliary including its constitution and bylaws and lists of executive officers.

This series consists of photographs and photographic negatives created for and maintained by the TWH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

This sub-series consists of documents relating to correspondence sent and received by the TWH Auxiliary.

This sub-series consists of various documents and publications describing the history of the TWH Auxiliary from 1897-1987. File TW 6-10-3 includes a pamphlet marking the Auxiliary's 90th anniversary and containing a history of the Auxiliary. The file also contains a typescript draft with annotations of the historical article contained in the pamphlet, and a commemorative 90th anniversary bookmark.

This sub-series consists of group and individual photographs of TWH general staff, including nurses, lab technicians, cleaners, medical and social services departmental staff, and clerical staff.

This sub-series consists of miscellaneous photographs and photographic negatives depicting TWH buildings (exterior and interior) and facilities, 1893-[198?].