- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- moving images
- Responsibility
- Film was produced by The Metropolitan Toronto Police Public Affairs Unit
- Date
- 17 June 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD (ca. 55 min.) : duplicate, digital
- 1 videocassette (ca. 55 min.) : duplicate ; VHS
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two copies of video coverage of the official celebration of the amalgamation of the Toronto Harbour and Port Police with the Metropolitan Toronto Police.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- moving images
- Responsibility
- Produced by the Metropolitan Toronto Police
- Date
- 9 Jul. 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD (ca. 36 min.) : duplicate, digital; 1 videocassette (ca. 36 min.) : duplicate ; VHS
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two copies of video coverage of Phil Givens' retirement dinner celebrating his time with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission. The dinner was held at the Island Yacht Club and included speeches by long-time friends and colleagues, the presentation of gifts, and some concluding remarks by Phil Givens.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Publicity sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-]-[198-]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 20 cm and 20 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of five publicity photographs of Phil Givens in his role as the chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission.
- Notes
- One of the photographs is by Boris Spremo
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 9 May 1985
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : col. ; 12 x 18 cm and 20 X 25 cm + identification key
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four photographs taken at Phil Givens' retirement dinner. Identified in one of the photographs is: Front Row (left to right): Gord Barratt; Douglas Cook; Donald Brooks; Stewart Shelson; Kenneth Robitaille; Phil Givens; Paul Walter; William Kerr; Sylvia Gosman; William Chambers; Ian MacDiarmid; George McGivern; Harry Norley. Middle Row (left to right): William Kirkland; John Gordon; Fred Alliston; Ross Codlin; George Cooper; Colin Fernall; Wilfred Death; Gerry Masters’ Malcolm George; Bob Sanderson; Herb Ellis; Norman Smith; Bill Wilson; George Davies; Roy Smith; John Kolenchuk. Back Row (left to right): Bruce Rawlinson; Alex Greenaway; Maurice Trenchard; Hugh Ross; John Booth; Ted Crawford; Ernest Penno; Wally Grove; James Gosby; Duncan Anderson.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1983
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : col. ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller + identification key
- Scope and Content
- File consists of seven photographs of Phil Givens participating in the official ceremony celebrating the amalgamation of the Toronto Harbour and Port Police with the Metropolitan Toronto Police. Identified in the photographs are: Phil Givens, Mayor Art Eggleton, Paul Godfrey, Monte Kwinter, and Chief Jack Ackroyd.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 13 May 1980
- Physical Description
- I folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w. ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one letter from J. Douglas Creighton (publisher of the Toronto Sun) along with two photographs of Phil Givens attending a police event. Identified in the one of the photographs (left to right) is Chief Ackroyd, Chief Adamson, [?], J. Douglas Creighton and Philip Givens. Identified in the other photograph is (left to right) Dennis Flynn, Chief Adamson, and Phi Givens.
- Notes
- Photographs are by Jac Holland (Toronto Sun)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Primrose Club was founded in Toronto in 1907 as the Cosmopolitan Club, an elite Jewish men's social club. In 1959, the club's building at 41 Willcocks Street was expropriated by the University of Toronto (and currently houses the university's Faculty Club), and the club subsequently moved to a new building at Russell Road & St. Clair, designed by Kaplan & Sprachman. It has since been demolished and a condominium has been put up in its place by Ken Rotenberg, a Toronto developer.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens meeting with a group of Police Chiefs. Identified in the photograph are (left to right): James Mackie, Harold Adamson, Jack Ackroyd, Jack Marks, Phil Givens.
- Name Access
- Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Police
- Places
- Russell Hill Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Saint Clair Avenue West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Date
- 1977-1985
- Physical Description
- 51 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 21 cm or smaller and other material
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and other material documenting Phil Givens’ activities as chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission from 1977 to 1985. The textual records include messages of congratulations, general correspondence, speeches, and reports. The graphic material includes official portraits as well as snapshots documenting various police activities and events. Also included is a video cassette of a “sailpast” commemorating the merger of the harbour and port police forces with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force in June 1983 as well as a video cassette of the retirement dinner for Givens held at the Island Yacht Club in July 1985.
- The series has been arranged into three sub-series: 5-1. Metropolitan Toronto Police Board of Commissioners; 5-2. Publicity; and 5-3. Official engagements.
- Notes
- Includes 13 cm of textual records, 2 DVDs and 2 videocassettes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Board of Commissioners series
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Board of Commissioners sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977-[198-]
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 21 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs that document Phil Givens’ activities as the Chairman of the Toronto Police Board of Commissioners. Included are photographs of the Metropolitan Board of Commissioners of Police and Givens’ swearing-in ceremony, messages of congratulation, correspondence, speeches, and internal reports.
- Notes
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1983
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two photographs of Phil Givens meeting with David Hen, Assistant Commander of Jerusalem Police Intelligence. Also identified in one of the photographs is David Hen's wife.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions