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Series consists of correspondence with Dr. H.E. Johns, copies of grant applications, research reports, curriculum vitae and articles relating to Dr. Johns' appointment as Consultant with the Committee on Federal Research on Biological and Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation (FREIR) in 1980, and the appendices of the -Beam Project at TRIUMF which is comprised of photocopied and reprinted articles and reports. Series reflects some of the research activities and outside appointments of the Head of the Physics Division. Files 3.1-3.19 relate to Dr. H.E. Johns's appointment with FREIR. Files 3.20-3.64 relate to the Triumf Project.

Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Board and its subcommittee meeting minutes. Series includes minutes from the following subcommittee: Department Heads & Senior Staff Committee. Files are arranged by committee, and then chronologically by date, as per original binders. Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Board had been kept in eight separate binders, within which minutes were filed in reverse chronological order. Files have been arranged chronologically by date. There is one subseries:

2A) Department Heads & Senior Staff Committee

Subseries consists of the PMH Expansion Committee report of 1976. The report also included thirteen appendixes, which have been arranged into two file folders.

Series consists of minutes of the Infection Control Committee of the Medical Advisory Committee. Minutes of the Infection Control Committee had been kept in one binder, within which minutes were filed in reverse chronological order. The files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Series consists of minutes of the Inpatient Care Subcommittee from 1976 to 1982. Minutes of the committee had been kept in one binder, within which minutes were filed in reverse chronological order. The files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Series consists of minutes of the Joint Conference Committee of the Board. Minutes of the Board had been kept in one separate binder, within which minutes were filed in reverse chronological order. The files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Subseries contains files and graphs of the clinical courses of patients with leukemia. These graphs were kept by the Acute Leukemia Service from about 1971 to 1983. They represent clinical record keeping in the pre-computer era. This type of graphic representation was discontinued in 1983 in favour of computer-based record keeping. Records were transferred as binders titled as follows: Leukemia Protocols, Leukemia – Active A-L, Leukemia – Active M-Z, Acute Leukemia – Deceased A-E, Acute Leukemia – Deceased F-H [includes I-Z], Leukemia File Worksheets : AA2-AA3 : May 1977 – Dec. 1979, and Miscellaneous Patients.

The Protocols binder contained copies of treatment protocols used by the clinical leukemia service during this period. Patients who were included in the binders labeled Leukemia-Active were on active treatment at the time this record-keeping was discontinued. Records of patients who had died had been removed from the active binders. The binder labeled “miscellaneous patients” referred to patients not treated with standard PMH protocols or who were admitted to the service after having received some amount of treatment from another hospital.

The first five files in the subseries contain general information regarding the Clinical Leukemia Service at OCI/PMH from the period 1989-1990. File 5A1.138 includes planning papers from 1975 regarding the development of a leukemia service at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

Subseries consists of correspondence files related to MAC minutes. 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 minutes of meetings of the Medical Advisory Committee and includes one subseries.

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

Sousfonds consists of meetings of the Medical Advisory Committee and its various subcommittees, as well as supporting documentation for the minutes. Files are arranged in series by committee, and then chronologically by date, as per original binders. Files have been arranged in chronological order when possible. Not all series have been processed.

Sousfonds includes fourteen series.
SF2:2) Medical Advisory Committee minutes
SF2:3) Ambulatory Care Committee minutes
SF2:4) Budget & Finance Committee of the Medical Advisory Committee minutes
SF2:5) Clinical Trials Committee minutes
SF2:6) Computer Services Committee minutes
SF2:7) Infection Control Committee minutes
SF2:8) Medical Records Committee minutes
SF2:9) Operating Room Committee minutes
SF2:10) Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee minutes
SF2:11) Medical Audit Committee minutes
SF2:12) PMH Resident Committee minutes
SF2:13) Princess Margaret Hospital - The Wellesley Hospital Liaison Committee minutes
SF2:14) Admission, Inpatient and Discharge Committee minutes
SF2:15) Patient Education Committee

Series consists of minutes of the Medical Audit Committee from 1986-1990. Minutes of the committee had been kept in one binder, within which minutes were filed in reverse chronological order. The files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Series consists of minutes of the Medical Records Committee of the Medical Advisory Committee. Series reflects the committee’s role in developing, maintaining, and reviewing policies and procedures pertaining to the registration of patients, the confidentiality of patient information, and the documentation concerning the follow-up of patients. Series also reflects the committee’s role in developing and monitoring an efficient system of making medical charts available to Medical Staff. Minutes of the Medical Records Committee had been kept in two separate binders, within which minutes were filed in reverse chronological order. The files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Subseries consists of three volumes of OCI minutes from 1951 – 1959, originally kept by Dr. C.L. Ash and later kept in the Office of the Secretary to the Board.

Series consists of material created or accumulated by Jodi Braunton, Manager, Research Communications, in preparation for the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI). Series includes photocopies of background research on the history of OCI, information on James Till, publisher’s galley for E.A. McCulloch’s book “The Ontario Cancer Institute: Successes and Reverses at Sherbourne Street”, and original correspondence from H.E. Johns to Dr. C.L. Ash and Mr. N.C. Urquhart regarding Dr. John’s acceptance of the position of Senior Physicist at OCI in 1955.

Subseries consists of minutes of meetings of the OCI/OCTRF Pension Committee, a subcommittee of the Finance Committee of the Board. The minutes were kept in one binder, within which minutes had been arranged in reverse chronological order. Files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Board Research Committee for January and February of 1996.

Series consists of media releases/news releases accumulated by the Public Affairs Advisor for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Media releases were written and accumulated by predecessors in this office and arranged in reverse chronological order in three binders. Files have been kept in the arrangement of the original binders.

Subseries consists of minutes of meetings of the OCI/PMH Pension Committee, a subcommittee of the Finance Committee of the Board. The minutes were kept in one binder, within which, minutes had been arranged in reverse chronological order. Files have been arranged chronologically by date.

Subseries consists of the office files of the Secretary to the Board. Some of the contents include the Joint Steering Committee (which includes the G.E. King correspondence), Files on Board and Former Board Members (SF1: 17E.1 - .36), Board Orientation Package, Board Constitution & Development (SF1: 17E.107 -.110), Board Policies & Procedures (SF1: 17E.111, .121), In-camera meetings of the Board (SF1: 17.130), Board Correspondence - with the Ministry of Health and miscellaneous(SF1: 17E.92 -.95, .100 - .102, .103 - .105), Strategic Planning (SF1: 17E.79 - .80), Advisory Board Members (SF1: 17E.37 - .40), the Community Advisory Committee, Department Heads and Senior Staff Committee, By-laws and Accreditation (SF1: 17E.49 -.76, .116 - .120), AMGEN Inc. (SF1:17E.63), original signed documents regarding the legal name change from "P.M.H. Trust" to "The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation" (SF1: 17E.76), PMH Foundation History (SF1: 17E.98), Provincial Cancer Society (SF1: 17E.87 - .91), Media relations policy for PMH staff (SF1: 17E.97), Royal visits (SF1: 17E.21, .92-.93, and .96) and Patient Letters.

The files were in two different filing cabinets and some boxes; it is suspected the original order is not completely intact. The file order has not been tampered with in the archival arrangement. Original file titles were retained in the box and file lists.

Subseries consists of minutes from the Public Relations Committee, the Quality & Resource Management Committee (1995 - 1996), Board of Directors (1995 - 1997), and other meetings, financial statements, operating plans, invoices, patents, grant applications, reports on administrative procedures, hospital construction and integration, correspondence with the Ministry of Health, general correspondence, statistics files, building and program planning reports, site decision and re-location reports, architectural drawings of hospital properties, reprinted articles, memorandums and Staff Club photographs of OCI Christmas parties and concerts. Records reflect the involvement of OCI administrators in varied aspects of the hospital's activities including the Board of Directors, building planning, grant and research development, finance, and hospital services.

The files are arranged according to the order in which they arrived at the library, though it is suspected that the original order had been tampered with. Files 1A.24 - 1A.115 have been arranged according to an original file list found in the PRCC binder, file 1A.24. Files 1A.1 - 1A.23 are from the office of John F. Law. Files 1A.24 - 1A.164 are from the office of J.E. Ratz. Materials from Staff Club were arranged with this subseries because they were clearly marked as the property of the Administrator's Office. Files 1A.258 - 1A.276 are from the office of J.E. Ratz. Files 1A.288 - 1A.342 are from the office of S. Conner.