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The first Annual General Meeting for the University Health Network occurred on September 15th, 1999. Series includes the contents of a binder labeled “Annual General Meeting Minutes Jun 1947-2005”. This binder included minutes of the University Health Network’s Annual General Meetings (1999-2005) as well as the minutes of the Annual Meetings of the Subscribers of its predecessor corporations The Toronto Hospital (1987-1998) and the Toronto General Hospital (1947-1986). The original purpose of these meetings was to elect Trustees. The annual meeting was extended to several meetings in 1947 and 1949 due to a lack of nominations. Minutes from September 17, 1997 are missing. Most minutes are signed originals.

Series consists of photographs accumulated by the Public Affairs and Communications department from their predecessor departments. Files 3.6.1 to 3.6.5 are large composite class photographs of students in the Armed Service Radiologists School at the Toronto General Hospital. Files 3.6.6 to 3.6.7 are photographs that were originally mounted and framed for display and had exhibit captions affixed to the back of one of the frames. The caption for file 3.6.6 read:

Private Patient’s Pavilion, 1940
Photograph
The first of a series of photographs taken in the early 1940s. Most likely taken as a marketing tool for the Private Patient’s Pavilion (now called the Main Pavilion). View taken from the south, the Fell Pavilion now sits on the driveway.

The caption for file 3.6.7 read:

New Aid for Medical Research, circa 1967
Photograph
“One of the world’s most powerful electron microscopes has been installed in Canada’s leading cancer research centre as the centennial gift of The Canada Life Assurance Company. Here Dr. T.C. Brown, chief pathologist of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, examines the 3,200-pound instrument with A. H. Lemmon, president of Canada Life and president of the Canadian Life Insurance Association. The EM 300 will be used in the fight against cancer, arthritis, muscle degeneration, and diseases of the kidney, liver and skin. It is capable of magnifying an image 500,000 times.” 1967 photograph label.

Fonds consists of the records of the administrative office and bodies of the Toronto General Hospital in addition to those of various medical departments. The fonds includes 36 series:

TG 1. Board of Trustees records
TG 2. Office of the President records
TG 3. Office of the Vice President, Medical Affairs records
TG 4. Medical Advisory Board records
TG 5. Ontario Institute of Radiotherapy records
TG 6. Department of Radiology records
TG 7. Public Relations Department records
TG 8. Special Treatment Clinic records
TG 9. Middle Management Group records
TG 10. Medical Staff Association records
TG 11. Department of Microbiology records
TG 12. Office of the Director of Utilization and Special Services records
TG 13. Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine records
TG 14. Interdisciplinary Task Force of Behavioural Sciences and Allied Groups records
TG 15. Medical Records Department records
TG 16. Social Service Department records
TG 17. Nursing Department records
TG 18. Cardiovascular Investigation Unit records
TG 19. TGH Pharmacopoeia
TG 20. Office of the Supervisor, In-Patient Accounts records
TG 21. Vascular Bank records
TG 22. Division of Neurosurgery records
TG 23. Administrative Council records
TG 24. Department of Nutrition Services records
TG 25. Miscellaneous Publications
TG 26. Toronto General Hospital Bowling League records
TG 27. Biochemistry records
TG 28. Office of the Chief Operating Officer records
TG 29. Toronto General Hospital Foundation records
TG 30. Toronto General Hospital Auxiliary records
TG 31. Certificates and Diplomas
TG 32. Finance Department records
TG 33. Plans and Architectural Drawings
TG 34. Toronto Hospitals Steam Corporation records
TG 35. TGH House Staff photographs
TG 36. TGH Photography Department negatives

Sub-series consists of annual reports prepared and published by the Board of Trustees. Reports contain such information as lists of administrative and medical staff; statistics and/or departmental reports illustrating major hospital functions, services and activities; summary reports by the chairman of the Board of Trustees, the hospital’s chief executive officer, and the Director of the TGH School of Nursing; annual financial statements outlining the hospital’s revenues and expenses; photographs and illustrations depicting hospital buildings, facilities, services and staff.

From ca. 1920-1926 the TGH annual report was published in the form of a report by the Superintendent entitled “For the Common Good” (see files TG 2.1.4 to TG 2.1.6). From ca. 1926-1951 no annual report was published by the TGH.

File 1.2.8 contains TGH annual reports for the years 1905-1908 which were restored and bound together in November, 1988.

Sub-series consists of correspondence to and from members of the Board of Trustees, legal counsel for the Trustees, and the Board Secretary. The greatest part of the materials contained in this Sub-series is correspondence from the chairman of the Board with subscribers to the TGH Building fund 1918-1934, including lists of subscribers and their commitments, letters of acknowledgment, receipts, subscription cards and invoices.

Sub-series consists of legislative bills and acts pertaining to the Toronto General Hospital, and by-laws adopted by the TGH Board of trustees and sanctioned by the Provincial Lieutenant-Governor in Council.

Sub-series consists of visitors registers maintained by the Board of Trustees.

File 1.8.1 contains newspaper clippings, lists of Hospital Trustees and staff, and photographs pasted in the endpapers.

File 1.8.4 predominantly contains visitors’ signatures dated April 21-26, 1930 and was used to record the names of visitors to the new Private Patients Pavilion (Bell Wing).

Files 1.8.6 and 1.8.7 record admissions and visits to the Hospital by members of two independent fraternal organizations, respectively the Independent Order of Foresters and the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows.

Sub-series consists of documents relating to the lease, mortgage, sale etc. of properties owned, occupied or managed by the Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital and documents relating to the management and disposition of estates endowed to the Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital, including wills and letters probate. Sub-series also includes a ledger of lessees to the Toronto General Hospital.

File 1.9.31 contains original deeds conveying property to the Trustees of the York Hospital (later the Toronto General Hospital) 1822-1850.

Series consists of reports (monthly, annual) to the Board of Trustees, correspondence and general administration files of the Superintendent/ Executive Director, and other files created or maintained by the Superintendent/Executive Director’s office such as organization charts, procedures manuals, and records related to capital grants, donations and bequests. The series includes 31 sub-series:

2.1 Reports to Board of Trustees
2.2 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1928 [C.J. Decker]
2.3 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1929 [C.J. Decker]
2.4 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1930 [C.J. Decker]
2.5 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1931 [C.J. Decker]
2.6 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1932 [C.J. Decker]
2.7 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1933 [C.J. Decker]
2.8 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1934 [C.J. Decker]
2.9 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1935 [C.J. Decker]
2.10 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1936 [C.J. Decker]
2.11 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1937 [C.J. Decker]
2.12 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1938 [C.J. Decker]
2.13 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1939 [C.J. Decker]
2.14 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1940 [C.J. Decker]
2.15 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1947 [Dr. J.E. Sharpe]
2.16 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1949 [Dr. J.E. Sharpe]
2.17 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1950 [Dr. J.E. Sharpe]
2.18 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1951 [Dr. J.E. Sharpe]
2.19 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1952 [Dr. J.E. Sharpe]
2.20 Superintendent’s Correspondence and General Administration Files 1953-1966 [Dr. J.E. Sharpe]
2.21 Special Capital Grants 1955-1962
2.22 Superintendent’s Correspondence Log 1963
2.23 Information for Superintendent’s Secretary [196-?]
2.24 Organization Charts [196-?]-1979
2.25 TGH Planning Report 1968
2.26 Procedures Manuals [1962?]-[1976?]
2.27 Hospital Rules and Regulations 1900-[192-?]
2.28 Press Clippings 1927-1967
2.29 Dr. W.G. Cosbie Papers 1965-1975
2.30 Miscellaneous records 1864-1985
2.31 Donations and bequests

Sub-series consists of monthly and annual reports submitted to the Board of Trustees by the chief executive officer of the TGH. Reports include financial statements, statistics illustrating major hospital and departmental functions and activities, summary accounts of major events occurring within the Hospital.

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Materials in this Sub-series include correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees (files 2.3.1 to 2.3.8, 2.3.16, 2.3.50) and members of the TGH medical, nursing, engineering and professional staff; reports by medical and other TGH departments; financial statements summarizing the Hospital’s revenues and expenses; correspondence and reports concerning the management of TGH properties and endowments; correspondence with TGH consulting architects concerning the planning and development of construction projects within the Hospital, particularly the new Private Patients Pavilion, and architectural drawings depicting planned, continuing and completed constructions; lists of annual medical staff appointments and accompanying correspondence; correspondence with various suppliers of products and services required in the daily maintenance of the Hospital and in equipping the Private Patients Pavilion, with attendant specifications and contractual documents; and correspondence with officials of various municipal, provincial and federal government bodies concerning taxation, public health and security and other issues.

Files 2.3.10, 2.3.21, 2.3.52, 2.3.63, and 2.3.87 contain architectural drawings.

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Materials in this Sub-series include correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees and members of the TGH medical, nursing, engineering and professional staff; reports by medical and other TGH departments; financial statements summarizing the Hospital’s revenues and expenses; correspondence and reports concerning the management of TGH properties and endowments; correspondence with TGH consulting architects concerning the planning and development of construction projects within the Hospital, particularly the new Private Patients Pavilion, and architectural drawings depicting planned, continuing and completed constructions; lists of annual medical staff appointments and accompanying correspondence; correspondence with various suppliers of products and services required in the daily maintenance of the Hospital and in equipping the Private Patients Pavilion, with attendant specifications and contractual documents; correspondence with government bodies concerning plans to develop a radiotherapy service at the TGH, and with suppliers of radium; and correspondence with officials of various municipal, provincial and federal government bodies concerning taxation, public health and security and other issues.

Files 2.5.12 and 2.5.60 contain architectural drawings.

File 2.5.72 contains an index of the contents of the sub-series, based on numbers assigned to each file (see file list for original file numbers).

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Materials in this Sub-series include correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees and members of the TGH medical, nursing, engineering and professional staff; reports by medical and other TGH departments; financial statements summarizing the Hospital’s revenues and expenses; correspondence and reports concerning the management of TGH properties and endowments; correspondence with TGH consulting architects concerning the planning and development of construction projects within the Hospital, particularly the new Radiotherapy Building; lists of annual medical staff appointments and accompanying correspondence; correspondence with various suppliers of products and services required in the daily maintenance of the Hospital, with attendant specifications and contractual documents; correspondence with government bodies concerning plans to develop a radiotherapy service at the TGH, and with suppliers of radium; and correspondence with officials of various municipal, provincial and federal government bodies concerning taxation, public health and security and other issues.

File 2.6.63 contains an index of the contents of the sub-series, based on numbers assigned to each file (see file list for original file numbers).

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH.

All files originally included in this Sub-series are missing, except the annual audit reports prepared by the Hospital’s accountants Clarkson, Gordon Chartered Accountants (file 2.9.2)

File 2.9.1 contains an index of the original contents of the sub-series, based on numbers assigned to each file.

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. Series has one file:

2.15.1 Instruments and Equipment

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. The original numbers given to each file are included in the file list.

Sub-series consists of correspondence and general administration files maintained by the Superintendent in conducting the day-to-day administration of the TGH. The original numbers given to each file are included in the file list.

Sub-series consists of correspondence, chiefly letters of request and approval for expenditures from the Hospital’s annual Special Capital Grant allocation. Much of the correspondence involves the Office of the Superintendent and the Ontario Hospital Services Commission, Hospital Grants Division, the body responsible for administering the Special Capital Grants allocated to Ontario hospitals on an annual basis. Sub-series consists of 4 files:

2.21.1 Letters of Request and Approval 1955-1956
2.21.2 Letters of Request and Approval 1956-1957
2.21.3 Letters of Request and Approval 1957-1958
2.21.4 Letters of Request and Approval 1958-1962

Sub-series consists of copies of the outgoing correspondence of Superintendent Sharpe, January-February 1963. Sub-series consists of one file:

Superintendent’s Correspondence Log 1963 [restricted until 2083]

Sub-series consists of an eight-volume report jointly prepared for the Office of the Executive Director by Woods Gordon Co., Planning Consultants and Mathers and Haldenby, Architects. The report outlines plans for the “modernization and expansion of the Toronto General Hospital”, including the construction of new facilities for the TGH School of Nursing and Nurses’ Residence.

Sub-series consists of 8 files:

2.25.1 Volume I: Summary Programme
2.25.2 Volume II: Architectural Planning
2.25.3 Volume III: In-Patient Facilities
2.25.4 Volume IV: Medical Services
2.25.5 Volume V: Hospital Services
2.25.6 Volume VII: Teaching Facilities
2.25.7 Volume VIII: Clinical Sciences Facilities
2.25.8 Volume VI: Clinic Facilities