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- Fonds 48; Series 2-1
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- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1993
- Physical Description
- 72 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The sub-series consists of Dr. Joseph Diamond's and Rabbi Irwin Witty's personal correpondence, filed with their executive director records, the text of public talks and of commentaries made on Zelda Young's "Jewish hour" radio programme, broadcast every Sunday on the CHIN (Toronto) radio station. The topics of these commentaries varied widely, including Talmudic commentaries, Israeli and Diaspora Jewish politics, as well as matters relating to Jewish education in Toronto and elsewhere. Although much of the personal correspondence is routine in nature, some of the letters include discussions of Jewish education and activities of the BJE.
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- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 2
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- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 3
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
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- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
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- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 4
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- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
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- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
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- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 5
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
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- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 7
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- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 13
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- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 15
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 16
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
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- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 22
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 23
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 24
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 25
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 25
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 26
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 27
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 28
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 29
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 29
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 30
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 31
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 32
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 32
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 33
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 34
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 34
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 38
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1986-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 39
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 39
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 40
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 40
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-1; File 41
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1982-1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 52
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1921-1986
- Physical Description
- 1.4 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Dora Till (1896-1987) was a leading member of the Toronto Jewish community. She helped found and served on the executives and boards of many organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto, the United Jewish Welfare Fund (UJWF), the Candian Jewish Congress Central Region, and the Baycrest Hospital Women's Auxiliary. She was honoured numerous times in her life with awards and tributes for her contributions to the Jewish community.
- Till was born in New York City on 20 March 1896, one of six children of Max and Yeta Tobias. Her parents had emigrated from Poland prior to 1892. When Dora was four, the family moved to Toronto where Max Tobias worked as a tailor. In her teens, Till was an active member of two social clubs for girls, the Boot and Shoe Society (for mothers and children in need) and the Herzl Girls Club.
- Dora Tobias married Morris S. Till on 21 May 1916, in Toronto. They had two children, Sigmund and Cecile, both of whom she outlived. Sigmund died tragically at the age of 11 after a sudden illness. Cecile married Frank Goldhar and they had two children, Sheila Anne and Meyer Garson.
- In 1918, Till joined the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society and she served as its vice-president for the next fifteen years. This was the beginning of a lifetime career in family welfare, health care and services for the aged. Till helped found and was the first president of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home located in Bronte and then Tollandale, which provided mothers and children in need with a two-week holiday in the country.
- From the 1920s until the 1940s, Till served on several boards including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto, and the United Jewish Welfare Fund, as well as the Welfare Fund's Women's Division and Women's Service Council. In 1950, she became the first woman to be named honourary vice-president of the UJWF. In 1955, after many years affiliation with the Jewish Home for the Aged, Dora Till organized the newly built Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care's Women's Auxiliary, becoming its first president. She also served for 40 years on the executive board of the Family and Child Service Bureau, the precursor to Jewish Family & Child Services. Till was an active member of many other Jewish organizations, including the Naomi Chapter of Hadassah and the National Council of Jewish Women, B'nai Brith Women, the Mount Sinai Women's Auxiliary, the Jewish Camp Council, and Toronto United Community Appeal - Community Chest. She was also a member of Goel Tzedec Congregation and its successor, Beth Tzedec Congregation.
- Dora Till was honoured with several awards and tributes in her lifetime for her contributions to Jewish life, health and welfare in Toronto. In 1956, the Dora and Morris Till Bungalow at the Mothers and Babes Summer Rest Home was dedicated. In 1969, she was the first woman to recieve UJWF's Ben Sadowski Award for Jewish Community Service. As well, in 1977, she received the Queen's Silver Jubilee medal for outstanding community service. In 1983 a Baycrest Centre tribute dinner was held in her honour and in 1984, the top floor of the Baycrest Centre was dedicated to her. This was the culmination of a lifetime devoted to social welfare and community service, and it came just a few years before Till's death, on 22 November 1987.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of Dora Till's granddaughter, Mrs. Sheila Gottlieb, until they were donated to the OJA in 1987.
- Scope and Content
- This fonds consists of records documenting the personal and philanthropic activities of Dora Till, including her ongoing involvement with the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home, the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary, the United Jewish Welfare Fund, and to a lesser extent other organizations that she was involved or affiliated with. Till's records of the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home are some of the few to have survived from this important social service organization.
- The organizational records in the fonds include minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, financial records, newsclippings, pamphlets, brochures, invitations, architectural drawings, and photographs, primarily of the Mothers and Babes Rest Home and the Baycrest Centre. As well, there are two artifacts: a Baycrest Centre pin and a gold shovel from the groundbreaking ceremony. The personal records in the fonds include family photographs and portraits, writings, newsclippings and general correspondence.
- The fonds has been arranged into eight series: 1. Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association. 2. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary. 3. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Heritage Museum Committee. 4. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Furnishings Committee. 5. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care : other committees. 6. United Jewish Welfare Fund. 7. Other organizations. 8. Personal. The records have been described to the file level, while a selection of photographs have been scanned and described at the item level.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 197 photographs (54 negatives), 9 architectural drawings, and 2 objects
- Name Access
- Till, Dora, 1896-1987
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Related Material
- For related material on the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home, please see: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds 61, Federation of Jewish Philanthropies fonds 66, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds 67, Ida Lewis Siegel fonds 15, and the Rebecca Kamarner family fonds 11.
- For related material on the Baycrest Centre Women's Auxiliary, please see: Pat Joy Alpert fonds 77 and fonds 14.
- For related material on National Council of Jewish Women please see fonds 38.
- Arrangement
- This fonds had previously been arranged and described as MG6 H. The current arrangement was implemented by the archivist in 2010 and as a result, several files from the former MG were culled or merged. Therefore, the former MG finding aid is no longer accurate.
- Creator
- Till, Dora, 1896-1987
- Accession Number
- 1987-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1951-1986
- Physical Description
- 62 cm of textual records
- 10 photographs
- 2 objects
- Admin History/Bio
- The Women's Auxiliary of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care was established in 1955 as a fund-raising arm of the Baycrest Centre as well as a provider of services to the residents and patients. Some of its activities included running the volunteer service, the beauty salon, the gift shop, theatre nights, religious and festival programming and fundraising projects.
- Dora Till was the founding president of the Women's Auxiliary from 1955 to 1959. She remained active on the Executive Committee well into the 1980s. Dora was honoured several times by the Women's Auxiliary, including at a tribute dinner in 1983 and in 1984 when an entire floor of Baycrest was named in her honour.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of records documenting the activities of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary. The records include minutes, reports, speeches, correspondence, financial records, invitations, brochures and pamphlets, photographs and artifacts.
- The records have been arranged into six sub-series: Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Sub-Committees, Finance and Accounting, Programming and Services, Events, and Press and Publicity.The records have been described to the file level and a selection of photographs have been scanned and described at the item level.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1951-1985
- Physical Description
- 29 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Women's Auxiliary's Execuitive Commitee and Board of Directors were installed in 1955 following the creation of the Auxiliary. The officers of the Executive Committee, including Dora Till as president, were first elected by the Baycrest Centre's Board of Directors to manage the tasks of the Auxiliary and to oversee and implement the decisions of the Board. The distinction between the two bodies is sometimes unclear in the records as the titles were often used interchangeably.
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series consists of the records of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Women's Auxiliary. The records include minutes, agendas and noctices, reports and speeches, correspondence, lists and photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-1; File 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1960-1967, 1972-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-1; File 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1960-1965, 1978-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-1; File 7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-1; File 13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-1; File 14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-1; File 6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of officer lists for the Women's Auxiliary Executive Committee as well as two photographs of Dora Till with Executive Committee members.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-Committees sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-Committees sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-1985
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series consists of records related to the various sub-committees of the Women's Auxiliary. The records include meeting mintues, notices and agendas, correpspondence and reports.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-2; File 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-2; File 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-2; File 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-2; File 7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1958, 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-2; File 9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Sub-committees sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
Narrow By
- Adas Israel Synagogue series 13
- Administration series 92
- Affiliated organizations sub-series 17
- Aliyah series 21
- Annual Campaign series 68
- Annual General Meetings series 11
- Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series 33
- Arab-Israeli War series 12
- Art Exhibitions series 18
- Association of Jewish Day School Administrators series 17
- Audio cassettes file 25
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds 121
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series 44
- Ben Kayfetz fonds 50
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds 45
- Bible Contest series 36
- Board of directors and executive committee series 80
- Board of Directors and Executive Committee sub-series 14
- Board of Jewish Education fonds 858
- Board of License and Review sub-series 11
- Budget and Finance Committee series 18
- Canada-Israel Secondary School Program series 16
- Canadian Association for Ethiopian Jews fonds 19
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds 577
- Chronological correspondence and memoranda series 32
- Chronological correspondence and memoranda sub-series 45
- Clanton Park Synagogue series 36
- Committee correspondence sub-series 11
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series 274
- Committee meeting agendas, minutes, reports and correspondence series 91
- Community Relations Committee series 40
- Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series 37
- Cowan family fonds 45
- David Vanek fonds 12
- Director of school finances series 81
- Dora Till fonds
- Dr. Abraham Shore She'arim Hebrew Day School series 21
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds 16
- Education Portfolio sub-series 12
- Educational Services Committee sub-series 11
- Events sub-series 15
- Executive Committee series 14
- Executive director series 65
- Executive Director sub-series 14
- Executive Director's Correspondence sub-sub-series 13
- Fiscal Committee sub-series 19
- General community activities series 68
- General correspondence series 13
- General office subject and correspondence files series 171
- Government aid to schools sub-series 14
- Heritage series 38
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series 149
- Jewish communal series 15
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series 32
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds 53
- Jewish community involvement series 16
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds 154
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds 28
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds 43
- Larry Becker collection 17
- Life cycle and family events sub-series 15
- Maurice Solway fonds 12
- Meeting Minutes sub-series 16
- Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds 36
- Men's Service Group series 33
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series 28
- Midrasha L'Morim series 65
- National biennial conventions and annual meetings series 15
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds 188
- National history research and subject files series 20
- Official engagements sub-series 20
- Orah School for Russian Jewish Children series 20
- Parents Council of Hebrew Day Schools series 19
- Personal correspondence and writings sub-series
- Personal series 66
- Philip Givens fonds 71
- Photograph collection sub-series 25
- Photographs and audio-visual material series 33
- Photographs series 12
- Principals councils series 16
- Programs and services series 11
- Programs and services sub-series 88
- Protest activities sub-series 63
- Publications and publicity series 12
- Published and unpublished works and research series 14
- Refusnik cases sub-series 163
- School audited financial statements sub-series 14
- School files series 125
- Service Portfolio sub-series 20
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series 11
- Solomon Edell fonds 246
- Subject files series 212
- Subject files sub-series 11
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds 14
- Toronto Section archival material sub-series 17
- Toronto Section series 89
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds 123
- Walk with Israel sub-series 62
- William Stern fonds 11
- Women's Auxiliary series 38