Series contains records relating to the Peter Desbarats fonds. Material consists of a letter from René Lévesque to Desbarats with comments regarding Desbarats’ manuscript and a letter from Dick Brown of Canadian Magazine discussing certain topics and articles for the magazine regarding René Lévesque and his party.
The series provides information about Beatrice Bazar's work and community service with several organizations, including the United Nations Association in Canada, Committee for a Community of Democrates, and the Canadian Commission for Unesco. The series also documents Bazar's honors and awards for her volunteer work and service.
The series includes correspondence, invitation cards to diplomatic events and ceremonies, photographs, newspaper clippings, Bazar's curriculum vitae, and some documents pertaining to organizations Bazar was affiliated with.
Fonds contains records relating to Carolyn Smith as Irving Layton’s friend. Material consists of letters, postcards, photographs, poems, and newspaper clippings. The Carolyn Smith Fonds is part of the Irving Layton Collection.
The fonds has been divided into 4 series:
F002/A Correspondence
F002/B Clippings
F002/C Photographs
F002/D Publicity
The series provides information on the relations between S.G.W. and external associations.
The sub-series consists of records pertaining to the Principal or Rector's relations with the National Conference of Canadian Universities (NCCU) from 1956 to 1961, and with its successor body, the Association of Universities and Colleges, from 1964 to 1984.
The sub-series consists of records pertaining to S.G.W.'s relations with the Y.M.C.A. The sub-series includes minutes of meetings of the Metropolitan Y.M.C.A. Board of Directors from 1966 to 1978.
The series provides information on the Principals' or Rectors' participation in seminars, conferences, receptions, installations, convocations, and special activities held on or off campus, and on events they participated in. The series includes lectures, speeches, correspondence, documents relating to the organization of internal conferences, notes, invitations, and citations. It contains photographs of the official opening of the Weisman Gallery and of convocations. The series is divided into the following sub-series:
I010/07A Conferences and seminars external
I010/07B Conferences and seminars internal
I010/07C Special activities.
The series provides information on various cooperative activities and exchanges between Sir George Williams and other organizations in Canada or other jurisdictions, including libary cooperation with McGill University, exchange programs with France, Ontario, the People's Republic of China, Costa Rica, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Venezuela, and the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth. The series contains correspondence and reports.
The series provides information on the operations of the University's departments and internal services and on their relations with the Rector's Office. The series is divided in two major subseries, as follows:
I010/18A Academic (Records are organized alphabetically by department within the faculty, school, college, research centre, or institute.)
I010/18B Administrative (Records are filed alphabetically by administrative unit.)
The series provides information on students. It includes personal records, a file on complaints, and recommendations for special cases regarding admission, cheating, and grades.
The series provides information on the organization of the University, and the various steps involved in its evolution: the Y.M.C.A. schools, Sir George Williams College, Sir George Williams University, and the 1974 merger with Loyola leading to Concordia University.
1965 Sir George Williams University Fall Convocation. Donald L. Peets (Registrar), honorary recipients Zubin Mehta (Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra), B. Wynne Roberts (Chancellor Emeritus), and Fraser F. Fulton (Chancellor of the University).
H. Roy Crabtree, member of the Corporation of Sir George Williams University and recipient of an honorary degree at the 1967 SGW convocation.
Thomas E. Swift, B.A.. '62. He was Director of Admissions and Associate Registrar at Sir George Williams University.
C. F. Carsley, chancellor of Sir George Williams University from June 6, 1971 to August 10, 1973. He was the recipient of a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa awarded by Sir George Williams University in June 1973.