- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1917-2011
- Physical Description
- 2.82 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- As early as 1916 the Ezras Noshem Society (a mutual benefit society for Jewish women) started to raise funds to purchase and renovate what would become The Toronto Jewish Old Folks' Home (Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care’s forerunner) after its members recognized the need for a home in Toronto where the Jewish elderly could receive kosher meals and communicate with staff in their own language. Property at 31 Cecil Street was purchased in 1917 and sometime between September 1918 and January 1920 the Home officially opened there. The Home was run by a small staff and the women of Ezras Noshem who volunteered their time to make beds, cook kosher meals, do laundry and sponsor fundraising events. By 1938 the Home had expanded into its neighboring houses at 29, 33, and 35 Cecil Street and was caring for 115 residents. It provided residents with synagogue services, a hospital ward and social activities. At this time the Home also became a member of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- In 1946, the need for a larger and more modern building prompted a fundraising campaign, which was headed by Abe Posluns, to purchase and build a new facility. In December 1954, the new building opened at 3650 Bathurst Street and consisted of two new institutions: The Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. This location continued to expand over the years, including a new building for residents in 1968, an apartment building for seniors called the Baycrest Terrace in 1976, and a community centre known as The Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre in 1977. These additions enabled Baycrest to expand its programs to include a day care program, recreational programs, and a Sheltered Workshop which was run in cooperation with the Jewish Vocational Service and provided residents with employment. In 1986 a new Baycrest Hospital was erected, and in 1989, the Rotman Research Institute, which is also affiliated with the University of Toronto, opened to create a research facility where top researchers could study and find new treatment methods for the elderly.
- In recent years, Baycrest’s services and programs have continued to expand. In 2000, the Apotex Centre, the Jewish Home for the Aged and the Louis and Leah Posluns Centre for Stroke and Cognition opened to help residents with progressive dementia caused by vascular disorders. In 2001 a condominium building opened at 2 Neptune Drive for seniors, and in 2003 the Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic was established to provide out-patient services for seniors with memory disorders. Baycrest Centre also provides numerous cultural and religious programs for the inhabitants and the greater community, including a heritage museum, art exhibits and a Holocaust program.
- Custodial History
- Records were donated to the OJA in a series of accessions from a variety of sources, including the Baycrest Women's Auxiliary and the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the history, governance, and activities of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, artifacts, constitutions, publications, press releases, financial records, event invitations, programs, a scrapbook, a poster, lists, theatrical scripts, newspaper clippings, brochures and booklets, flyers, a land deed, certificates, schedules, annual calendars, cards, questionnaires, and lists.
- Fonds is arranged into eleven series: 1. Board of Directors and Executive Committee; 2. Annual General Meetings and Annual Reports; 3. Committees and meetings; 4. Women's Auxiliary; 5. Men's Service Group; 6. Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home; 7. Programs and services; 8. Religious services; 9. Fundraising; 10. Publications and publicity; and, 11. Events. Records are described to the file level with some item level descriptions.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 1102 photographs, 4 coins, 2 posters, 1 badge, 1 pin, 1 key chain, 1 postcard, and 1 pen.
- Associated material note: related material at Library and Archives Canada includes a small Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds, and the Eric Exton fonds. For architectural records see the Irving D. Boigon fonds 243 at the City of Toronto Archives (Boigon was an architect who designed many of Baycrest's buildings between the 1970s and 1990s). Contact Baycrest Centre's Heritage Museum for committee records from the 1930s, and consult Baycrest's website to access electronic copies of current issues of Baycrest's publications.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
- Baycrest Hospital
- Ezras Noshem Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Hospitals
- Old age homes
- Related Material
- See Gordon Mendly Fonds 18, series 3-4; Jewish Vocational Services of Toronto fonds 75; United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds 67; accession # 2009-6-2; Dora Till Fonds 52; J. Irving Oelbaum Fonds 24; Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds 61, series 1-1; Gilbert Studios fonds 37; Ben Kayfetz fonds 62, series 3, file 3; JFWB fonds 87, series 6, files 5 and 6; JIAS fonds 9, series 7, file 1; Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27, series 1-4, and Morris Norman fonds 22.
- Creator
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 1917-
- Accession Number
- 1982-11-1
- 1983-11-2
- 1988-2-7
- 1979-9-17
- 1979-9-23
- 1987-9-7
- 2004-5-50
- MG 2 O 1A
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Membership sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-1978, 1995
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 10 photographs (2 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the Women's Auxiliary's membership campaigns and membership. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, membership lists, reports, correspondence, invitations, and photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Publications and publicity sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-10
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955-2009, predominant 1955-1984
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the Women's Auxiliary's public relations activities and various publications. Included are meeting notices and minutes, correspondence, newsletters, reports, memos, articles, and photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Administrative functions sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-12
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1959-1980
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- 66 photographs (17 negatives, 12 contact sheet)
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the administrative activities of the Women's Auxiliary. Included is correspondence, photographs, human resource material, a speech, reports, questionnaires, programs, and membership lists.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Administrative functions sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-12
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the Women's Auxiliary's relationship with the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario. Included is correspondence, reports, completed questionnaires, pamphlets and convention programs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-13
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1955-1995
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 62 photographs (3 negatives)
- 2 coins
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of records documenting the events of the Women's Auxiliary. Included are invitations, meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, correspondence, photographs, programs, a theatrical script, a speech, a brochure, and coins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-13
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the planning and celebrations for the Women's Auxiliary's silver anniversary. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes for the Silver Anniversary Committee, correspondence, a speech delivered by Dora Till at the Silver Anniversary meeting in Oct. 1980, agendas for the Silver Anniversary meeting, and lists of Auxiliary memberships for "Silvers". Of note are hand written reminiscences by Pearl Freedhoff describing her mother's (Esther Narval) activities at the Home for the Aged and her own memory of the dedication of the Jewish Old Folks Home.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-13
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1981]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 26 x 21 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a program and portraits of members of the Canadian chamber ensemble known as, Camerata. Included are images of Coenraad Bloemendal, Kathryn Root, Suzanne Shulman, Adele Armin, and Moshe Hammer.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1955-2002
- Physical Description
- 14 cm of textual records
- 15 photographs
- 1 pin
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the programs and services of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, general brochures and booklets, manuals, reports, schedules, calendars, newsletters, invitations, correspondence, flyers, a speech, a theatrical script, programs, lists, photographs, a pin, and newspaper clippings.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955-1997, predominant 1955-1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual and graphic material documenting the services and programs for residents at the Jewish Home for the Aged. Included are general brochures, booklets, pamphlets, and information sheets, an annual calendar for 1956-1957, event invitations, a report on the Reducers Club (a weight-loss club for residents), staff memos, an issue of the "Home Journal" newsletter (a monthly publication written by residents), an issue of the Mishpocha Newsletter, staffing statistics, meeting agendas, a flyer, minutes of the Residents' Council meeting, and a list of patients in the Home (1977). Also included are photographs of residents and the Home's Folk Song Group singing on the patio of the Home.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973-1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 7 photographs : b&w and col. (3 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual and graphic material documenting the services and programs for residents at the Baycrest Terrace. Included are general brochures, a "Frequently Asked Questions" information sheet, and outline of the procedures for booking Baycrest Terrace facilities, and a list of residents. Also included are photographs of the opening of the Royal Bank at the Terrace and of residents Brucha Stern and Fanny Applebaum.
- Name Access
- Terraces of Baycrest (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1965]-1980, 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general brochures, information handbooks, patient lists, and Audiology Clinic appointment form, and a map and directions to the Baycrest Centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a memo regarding frozen therapeutic meals and photographs of residents and volunteers in the dinning room.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the Baycrest Entertainers performance of "The Great Memory Machine". Included is a theatrical script, programs, invitations, and newspaper clippings.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1997
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Baycrest’s Day Care program was launched in June 1959 to help meet the needs of applicants on the long waiting list for admittance to the Jewish Home for the Aged. The first of its kind in Canada, the program was designed for seniors who were able to go to the Home during the day and return to their own home in the evening. Dora Till served as the program’s first Chairman and the Women’s Auxiliary assisted with programming and subsidized the cost.
- Residents in the program paid a daily fee, which was subsidized for those who could not afford the full cost, and had full access to all of the facilities at the Home, including the dining room and synagogue. Transportation was provided for those unable to make the trip on their own, and while at the Home residents were provided with meals tailored to suit their nutritional needs, medical attention, occupational therapy, and recreational and social activities, such as outings, arts and crafts and discussion groups. Residents attended the program between two and five days a week.
- Baycrest continues to run its Day Care program, but places residents into one of three clubs according to their cognitive ability: the Parkland Club (cognitively well), Oceanside Club (mild cognitive impairment), and the Samuel Lunenfeld Mountainview Club (moderate to severe cognitive impairment).
- Scope and Content
- File consists of brochures, Day Care bulletins, correspondence, and a service calendar.
- Related Material
- For records related to this program in the Women's Auxiliary series, see Fonds 14, series 4-6, files 2-7.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1978-1998
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the educational and support services for Baycrest's staff. Included are brochures, flyers, and programs for "Clinic Days" and other workshops and symposiums, booklets outlining library resources for staff, and a speech delivered by Dr. M. Gilman on "The Terminal Patient" at the Baycrest Hospital Grand Rounds. Also included is a business card for the Employee Assistance Program (a counseling service for staff and volunteers).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976-1998
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the programs and services of the Jospeh E. and Minnie Wagman Centre. Included are brochures, invitations, a physical fitness report, a parking pass, program schedules, pool rules, and a membership fee schedule for the fitness centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- [ca. 1965]-2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 pin : plastic, blue and white ; 4 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting Baycrest's volunteer and volunteen programs. Included are issues of the Volunteer Voice newsletter, flyers, brochures, volunteer manuals and handbooks, monthly statistic reports, invitations, and correspondence. Also included is one pin that was worn by volunteer Miriam Beckerman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Programs and services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 7
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972, [ca. 2000]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a brochure for Baycrest Watch, and a list of area captain responsibilities for the Fire Safety program.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1959-1996
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- 45 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the Baycrest Centre's religious services. Included are meeting minutes, a report, bulletins, a service schedule, and photographs.
- Subjects
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 8
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- June 1982-21 Sept. 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes and a report outlining the functions and operation of Baycrest's religious services.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 8
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1996
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bulletins for various Jewish holidays, such as Passover and Rosh Hashanah, and a schedule of services for the High Holy Days in 1988.
- Subjects
- High Holidays
- Synagogue bulletins
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Fundraising series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1952-2001
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the Baycrest Centre's fundraising activities. Included are meeting minutes, reports, booklets, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, a speech, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and lists. Of note is a grant application from 1952 for funding to build the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
- Subjects
- Fund raising
- Related Material
- See Fonds 67, series 5-3 for records documenting the relationship between the Jewish Home for the Aged and the United Jewish Welfare Fund with respect to fundraising in the 1950s.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Fundraising series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 9
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1955]-2011
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of brochures and a "Treasures of Baycrest" booklet.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Fundraising series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 9
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1966-[ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of booklets describing various memorial and endowments opportunities at the Baycrest Centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Fundraising series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 9
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting Baycrest's fundraising activities for a new Baycrest Hospital building. Included are booklets and "Making It Happen" newsletters.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Fundraising series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 9
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of invitations, the first edition issue of the Baycrest Centre Lottery News bulletin (Nov. 1971), a list of Lottery winners, and financial reports detailing Baycrest's income and expenses from its Lottery fundraiser.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-2011
- Physical Description
- 35 cm of textual records
- 1 postcard
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the Baycrest Centre's various publications and publicity activities. Included is a meeting notice and minutes, a memo, a postcard, articles, a news release, brochures, newsletters, magazines, and bulletins.
- Series is arranged into four sub-series: 1. Baycrest News ; 2. Baycrest Bulletins; 3. Baycrest Breakthroughs; and, 4. Attach Your Name to Baycrest.
- Related Material
- See the Baycrest Centre's website for electronic copies of current issues of Baycrest's publications, including: Baycrest Matters newsletters, the Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre newsletters, and Baycrest Bulletins. A link to the website is here: http://www.baycrest.org/publications-18.php
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1961, 1996-1997
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various staff newsletters, including a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee newsletter, At The Centre, the Grapevine (Nursing Services Division), and Intercom.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Nov. 1974-Aug. 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Baycrestaffer was a monthly newsletter published for staff of the Baycrest Centre. It replaced the Baycrest Newsletter and was first issued in November 1974.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of issues of The Baycrestaffer.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977-1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Tick-Talk newsletter provided friends of the Baycrest Centre with monthly updates about new developments, events, programs, and other activities at Baycrest.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of issues of The Baycrestaffer.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Multilingual Magazine was a creative project of the residents of Baycrest Terrace and members of the Jospeh E. and Minnie Wagman Centre. Published twice a year in four languages, the magazine contains stories and memories of the residents and members.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the first issue of the Multilingual Magazine.
- Name Access
- Terraces of Baycrest (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1983-1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Constructive Comments newsletter was issued between August 1983 and May 1986 to keep board members, staff, patients, and residents updated on the progress of construction for the new Baycrest Hospital.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of issues of the Constructive Comments newsletter.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1986, 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- CentreSphere was first issued in 1986 for "people who care for and about the elderly". Articles discussed the ways in which Baycrest was enhancing the lives of seniors through its research, services and programs. It was likely published three to four times per year.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two issues of the CentreSphere publication.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Baycrest News sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1986
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Home News magazine was first issued in 1957 to keep the public informed about the activities and operation of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. Initially, it also provided residents with a forum for expression as some of them sat on the magazine's Editorial Board. In Sept. 1969, the publication changed its name to Baycrest News to reflect Baycrest's name change to the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Another change to the publication took place in 1982, when its format was altered from a magazine to a tabloid. It was issued between three and four times each year. Baycrest News is no longer published.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of issues of the Baycrest News and its predecessor, Home News.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Events series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1952-2000
- Physical Description
- 44 photographs (35 contact sheet) and other material
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the Baycrest Centre's various events. Included are invitations, programmes, correspondence, a meeting notice and minutes, event souvenirs, and photographs.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 3 cm of textual records, 1 key chain, and 1 pen.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 11
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 4 May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- file consists of an invitation and programmes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 11
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 30 June 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- file consists of an invitation.
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-2005
- Physical Description
- 82 cm of textual records
- 6 photographs
- 2 posters
- Admin History/Bio
- The Men’s Service Group (MSG) of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care was established in 1956 to assist Baycrest with both its fundraising and public relations activities. It also supplied volunteers to help run programs and services for Baycrest’s residents and patients, and acted as a training ground for future lay leaders of Baycrest. Herbert J. Weiss served as the founding president and was succeeded by Charles A. Grosberg in 1960.
- The MSG’s activities included driving residents to events, organizing special outings to the theatre, concerts, or sporting events, planning a monthly Sunday Brunch for residents and patients, assisting with recreational programming at Baycrest, and meeting with organizations across Ontario, such as synagogues and service clubs, to disseminate information about Baycrest. The MSG also planned an annual Family Carnival and picnic for residents and their families and organized a variety of fundraising projects, such as its annual Honour Roll publication, an annual Fun Run (now known as the Baycrest Challenge), a letter and greeting card service, garage sales, and the sale of Yarmulkes made by residents. Today the MSG continues to plan and run many of its early projects and services.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the formation, governance, and activities of the Men's Service Group. Included are meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, reports, speeches, invitations, programs, correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, brochures, publications, financial records, newsletters, flyers, cards, certificates, photographs, posters, and cards.
- Series is arranged into the following nine sub-series: 1. Board of Directors and Executive Committee; 2. Annual and general meetings; 3. Committees; 4. Fundraising; 5. Membership; 6. Public relations and publicity; 7. Honour Roll; 8. Programs and events; and, 9. Administrative functions.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Men's Service Group
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Board of Directors and Executive Committee sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 5-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1984
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Men's Service Group's board of directors was responsible for the management of all of the MSG's activities and programs. The MSG's executive committee was responsible for carrying out the MSG's business in the interim between the meetings of the board of directors. All decisions of the executive committee were subject to the board's approval. The board of directors met at least three times each year and had between fifty and seventy-five members. The executive committee met at least six times per year and was made up of MSG's elected officers, committee chairmen, and other members of the board of directors. The officers of the Men's Service Group consisted of a president, four vice-presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer. The president presided over all meetings of both the board of directors and the executive committee.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records documenting the activities of the MSG's board of directors and executive committee. Included are meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, slate of officers lists, reports, speeches, annual reports, and invitations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions