Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish community events series

Level

Series

Fonds

37

Series

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1936-1979

Physical Description

8 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Series consists of photographs taken by Al and/or Nathan Gilbert that document Jewish events held in the city of Toronto. The kind of events included are dedication ceremonies, groundbreaking ceremonies, city council meetings, dinners and walks.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish community events series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

7

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1936]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society was founded in 1905 to provide assistance to newly arrived immigrants and to promote a prosperous Jewish community. The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies Auxiliary was founded in 1922 with Mrs. Sophie Torno as the first Chairlady. The Ladies Auxiliary assisted the Society in collecting funds for various philanthropic causes. Moreover, they organized lectures and entertainment.

Scope and Content

Item is a negative of the the Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies' Auxiliary parade. The image depicts a group of women walking down a street carrying a large banner with the inscription: "Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies Auxiliary, Friendship, Established 1921." The women have sashes with Pride of Israel across them and 15th Jubilee.

Name Access

Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies' Auxiliary

Subjects

Parade

Societies

Women

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Level

Series

Fonds

52

Series

1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

architectural drawing

Date

[192-]-1977

Physical Description

46 cm of textual records

163 photographs (54 negatives)

9 architectural drawings

Admin History/Bio

The Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home was first organized in 1919 by Dora Till, Ida Siegel and Lillian Clavir, members of the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society. It was formed in order to provide convalescent care for victims of the influenza epidemic by offering a two week holiday to mothers and young children. First located in a home in Bronte, now Oakville, the Rest Home was officially brought under the auspices of the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society in 1921. By this time the Home had moved from being a convalescent home to being a place of respite in the country for women and children of modest means, although they continued to assist those with poor health. By the late 1930s, a search for a replacement location was underway, as the Bronte Rest Home became ill equiped to deal with the increased demand, primarily due to unsuitable grounds and facilities.

In 1941, after selling the home in Bronte, the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home Committee built a second home on eleven acres of lakefront property in Tollandale, near Barrie. In 1948, the Rest Home was admitted into the Jewish Camp Council, which helped the Committee administer the camp and fill staffing vacancies. Following this move, the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society changed its name to the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association, to better reflect the fact that the home was their only remaining activity.

In 1957, the camp expanded its mandate to include the addition of two new programs at its facitilites: Camp Family Fun for fathers, mothers, and children up to the age of nine and Camp Good Fellowship, a program for senior citizens over the age of 60.

Dora Till was the Rest Home's founding president for a total of 15 years and remained active with the home until it ultimately closed in 1977.

Scope and Content

This series consists of records documenting the operation of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Homes in Bronte and in Tollandale. The records include minutes, reports, speeches, correspondence, financial records, invitations, brochures and pamphlets, architectural drawings and photographs.

The records have been arranged into seven sub-series: Executive Committee, Operational functions, Finance and accounting, Building operations and grounds maintenance, Programming and events, Associated groups and General photographs. The records have been described at the file level while a selection of the photographs have been described at the item level and have been digitally scanned.

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Executive committee sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

1-1

Material Format

textual record

Date

[192-]-1974

Physical Description

7 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of records created by the Executive Committee of the Mothers' and Babes Summer Rest Home Association. They include minutes, reports and speeches.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Executive Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-1

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1930-1936

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Operational functions sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

1-2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1921-1977

Physical Description

7 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of records documenting the operational activities of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association. Included are general correspondence files, camper records and documents detailing the Association's name change, their inclusion into the Jewish Camp Council, the closing of the rest home in Bronte, the search for a new site in Tollandale and the subsequent closing of the camp in the late 1970s.

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Operational functions sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-2

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1921-1961

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Operational functions sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-2

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1927-1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Operational functions sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-2

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

[192-]-[197-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Operational functions sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-2

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

[192-]-1958

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Operational functions sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-2

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939-1941

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Finance and accounting sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

1-3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1926-1972

Physical Description

11 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of records documenting the financial operations of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home. The records include correspondence, budgetary and allocation documents and audited finanical reports.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Finance and accounting sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-3

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1926-1950

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Finance and accounting sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-3

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

1927-1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Finance and accounting sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-3

File

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

1931-1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Building operations and grounds maintenance sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

1-4

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1930-1968

Physical Description

14 cm of textual records

9 architectural drawings

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of records documenting the facilities and grounds of the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Homes in Bronte and Tollandale. The records include correspondence, reports, inventory lists and architectural drawings.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Building operations and grounds maintenance sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-4

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1930-1948

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Programming and events sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

1-5

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

[192-]-1972

Physical Description

4 cm of textual records

29 photographs : b&w ; 23 x 21 cm or smaller

1 poster ; 25 x 32 cm

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of records documenting the various programmes offered at the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home as well as special events, primarily organized for fundraising purposes.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Programming and events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-5

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

[192-]-[193-], 1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 poster

Scope and Content

Of particular interest in this file is a cardboard poster outlining the rest home's schedule and routine, written in Yiddish.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Programming and events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-5

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1933

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Programming and events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-5

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Associated groups sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

1-6

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1926-1968

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of records related to acitivites of associated groups, whose existance and purpose was to support the mandate of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

Associated groups sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-6

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938-1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

General photographs sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

1-7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]-[195-]

Physical Description

131 photographs (54 negatives) : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

This series consists of photographs depicting the campers, staff and grounds of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Homes in Bronte and Tollandale, Ontario. Included are various group photographs of adults and children participating programming activities as well as images of the cabins and grounds of the homes.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

General photographs sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

1-7

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Dora Till leading a summer meeting on the grounds of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home in Bronte.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

General photographs sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

1-7

File

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

8 photographs (4 negatives) : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

This file consists of photographs of the campers and staff at the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home in Bronte. Many of the photographs are of the children at the camp.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series

General photographs sub-series

Campers and staff at Bronte file

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

1-7

File

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

2 photographs (1 negative) : 21 x 26 cm and 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of a group of children waiting in line to be served their lunch of a glass of milk and a sandwich. The photograph was taken at the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home in Bronte, Ontario.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions