- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 37
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1958]-2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of material documenting the life of Trudy Cowan from high school in Toronto to retirement in Calgary. Included are programs for a high school drama performance and a Historic Sites and Monuments Board Canada event honouring explorer Alexander Henry, membership cards for the Canadian Club and Hadassah-Wizo, a Canadian passport, a high school alumni bulletin, a Father's Day card written by Trudy to her father Saul Cowan, and a speech she delivered at a Hadassah-Wizo annual meeting. In addition, there is email correspondences and newspaper clippings related to Trudy's association with historical organizations such as the Lougheed House Conservation Society, the Glenbow Museum, Fort Calgary, and the Jewish Historical Society Calgary.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 90
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942-[ca. 2001]
- Physical Description
- 32 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 32 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the life of Trudy Cowan Luker from infancy to age 60. Included are pictures of Trudy as a baby with her parents Saul and Lillian Cowan and brother Michael Cowan, as a young child with family and friends at Wapaska Lodge, and in group photos at Homewood Elementary School. Photographs of Trudy as a teenager include those taken with the Bathurst Heights Collegiate Drama Club, group photos of campers and staff at Camp Ogama, several photos taken in front of the family home on Brucewood, and her high school graduation portrait. There are images taken at her graduation in Physical and Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto in 1962, and a studio portrait taken in 1980. Later photographs showcase her involvement in cultural, civic, and historical pursuits including activities at Fort Calgary and a heritage event in Markham, Ontario attended by Prince Charles. As well, there is a photograph of Trudy wlcoming the family of her husband Leonid Luker when they landed at Mirabel Airport, Montreal as immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 102; File 89; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 89
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1939?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Lillian "Lil" Cowan with her maternal grandmother, maternal great-grandmother, and two children. From left to right: Trudy Cowan, Nessie Soren (née Altshuler), Lillian "Lil" Cowan (née Rosenthal), Celia Rosenthal (née Soren), and Michael Cowan.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a diary handwritten by Saul Cowan's daughter Trudy, from January 27, 1999 to February 8, 1999 while visiting Toronto from her home in Calgary. She relates his physical and mental struggles.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. (slide) ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a colour slide of Saul Cowan, his wife Lillian, and their children Michael and Trudy taken outside of their home at 420 Vaughan Road, Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 102; File 89; Item 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 89
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1939?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Lillian "Lil" Cowan with her maternal grandmother, maternal great-grandmother, and two children. From left to right: Trudy Cowan, Nessie Soren (née Altshuler), Lillian "Lil" Cowan (née Rosenthal), Celia Rosenthal (née Soren), and Michael Cowan.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1982-1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm and 10 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four copies of a 1982 wedding invitation for Trudy Cowan and Leonid Luker in Calgary, Alberta, a photograph of the bride and groom, and a group photograph of the couple and their guests during their tenth anniversary celebration. In addition there is an itinerary for an eleven day "Second Honeymoon" with relatives in Calgary and the rockies and several speeches delivered during the celebrations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 63
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1944-2001
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of miscellaneous Cowan family correspondence including a copy of a handwritten letter from the patriarch Harris Cohen to his children and grandchildren, and correspondence to and from the extended family in Canada, United States, and Britain. There is also a note to Trudy Cowan and her husband Leonid from Shelley Wolkin, the daughter of Saul's second wife Libbie, with a photo of Shelley's baby son Jay.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 64
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1975?]-[1995?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of miscellaneous undated correspondence between Cowan family members, relatives and friends. Included are Christmas, Hanukkah, and sympathy cards, a birthday poem for Saul Cowan, a valedictory speech written as a Yiddish poem, and a letter in Hebrew sent from Israel to Rivka Lieberman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 46
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980-1995
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of handwritten correspondence between Saul, Libbie and Trudy Cowan and between Saul and Libbie Cowan and Saul's sister Jean Kalman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 42
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959-1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of handwriiten correspondence between Lillian and Saul Cowan and Saul's sister Rivka Lieberman and her family, and between Lillian and Saul and their daughter Trudy and her husband Michael Soby in Calgary.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 65
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1995-2001
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of email correspondence between Cowan relatives, mainly Trudy Cowan Luker and her brother Michael Cowan. These messages deal with the health and financial issues of their father Saul Cowan, in a care facility in Montreal. In addition, there are emails to and from other relatives, friends, and business associates.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-46
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-46
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 trophy
- Date
- 1960
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an Arts Theatre Club Trophy. This trophy has a wood base, on the left are theatrical masks in gold, on the right is a taller wood block with a plaque on the front, on top is a silver statue. This item has been deaccessioned and removed (11/24/15)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 50
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca.1976]-[ca.1996]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Rebecca Cowan is the daughter of Saul Cowan's son Michael and his wife Nancy.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of Rebecca as an infant and a programme of a concert titled "Musica Orbium Requiem op. 9", in which she sung as a soprano.
- Subjects
- Sopranos (Singers)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between Jan. and May 1953]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 13 x 18 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Norman Cowan was the B'nai Brith's Toronto Lodge president in 1947.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Norman Cowan.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 17: 2: 1309, and Fonds 28 : 6 : 307.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1926-1995
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 15 x 10 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Saul Cowan. Included are images of Saul on Maria Street in Toronto, at Humber River, Saul's University of Toronto Honours of Philosophy graduation portrait (1931), Saul at a cottage in Jackson's Point, in Mexico and at other locations. Identified in the photograph from Cancun, Mexico is Trudy Cowan and Nancy [Wargny?].
- Name Access
- University of Toronto
- Subjects
- Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Ontario--Toronto.
- Places
- Jackson's Point (Ont.)
- West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)
- Humber (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 40
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1911-[197-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 25 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25 x 21 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Lillian Rosenthal from infancy, through childhood, young adulthood, motherhood and as a teacher and grandmother. She is shown with her husband, children, other members of her family, and students. As well, there is a draft copy and three printed copies of a booklet entitled "The Story of Purim" written by Lillian Cowan, and a programme for a joint graduation ceremony for three elementary schools at which Lillian presented school pins to graduates.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 51
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1916-[ca.1997]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the nine Cowan (Cohen) siblings from childhood to senior adulthood. Their spouses are included in many of the images, and the children and grandchildren of Norman Cowan in one group picture. Highlights include studio portraits of five of the siblings in 1916, a family seder on Henry Street in the 1930s, and Saul Cowan and his sisters Rivka and Jean in Florida in the late 1990s.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 54
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970-1992
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 9 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Jack Cowan was the third of the nine Cohen (Cowan) siblings, and the second boy. His son Bernard Cowan was the announcer's voice on the television show " Front Page Challenge".
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two copies of Jack Cowan's 1989 memoir, an announcement of his 70th birthday party hosted by Toronto United Jewish People's Order, newspaper clippings about the 60th and 65th anniversaries of Jack and his wife Anne, and an invitation to their 60th anniverary party. As well there is an obituary for Jack and two speeches about the couple delivered by their grandchildren at a memorial event in 1992 and a photograph of Anne taken in the 1970s or 1980s.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 55
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]-1990
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 10 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Bernard Cowan was the only child of Jack Cowan (the third of the nine Cowan siblings). Bernard predeceased both his parents, passing away at 68 years of age. He had a notable career in radio and television and was well known as the announcer on CBC's "Front Page Challenge". He was also a founding member of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Television and Radio Artists).
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Bernard Cowan in the 1950s and 1970s, and with his wife and children in the 1950s or 1960s, as well as a newspaper clipping about his career, obituaries, and a funeral card from Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 57
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1949-[197-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 9 cm and 9 x 12 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Moe Cowan was the fifth of the nine Cowan siblngs and the third boy.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of Moe and Eunice Cowan's daughter Pearl at Wapaska Lodge in 1949 for the anniversary of her grandparents, and a photograph taken in the 1970s of Moe and Eunice with their three children Don, Pearl, amd Joan.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 61
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1923-2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : colour and sepia ; 14 x 9 cm and 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Miriam Cowan Rose was the youngest of the nine Cowan siblings and the fourth girl.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of family correspondence, two copies of a single page memoir about her parents written by Miriam, and photographs of Miriam as a toddler and in her 40s.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 68
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1972-2001
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm and 9 x 13 cm and 8 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a portrait of Mark Samuels, a group photo of Cowan and Rose cousins including Trudy Cowan, a photo of Jules and Pat Ross, a photo of Trudy and a few relatives at a simcha, and a photo of Trudy, two cousins, and her aunt Miriam Rose on the deck of an indoor swimming pool in New Jersey. The group had gathered to celebrate the 99th birthday of Rivka Lieberman in 2001.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 77
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1965-1978
- Physical Description
- 2 plaques
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an acrylic plaque with an embedded key presented to Saul Cowan, Chairman of the North York Board of Education on the opening of Downsview Heights Junior High School by Irving D. Bogdon Associates, Architects, 1965 and a glass or acrylic plaque inscribed as the D. B.(Bing) Caswell Award presented to Saul Cowan in 1978.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 83
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1910]-1990
- Physical Description
- 73 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an album of photographs and some textual material. Photographs are black and white and colour and feature a number of generations of the Cowan extended family in multiple locations. Textual material includes a letter from the Lawrence Heights Medical Centre of which Saul Cowan was a member of the Board of Directors, a York-Finch Hospital publication, two CPPNW newsletters (Canadian Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War), and a Manor-Metropolitan Lodge of B'nai Brith publication "Harmony".
- Physical Condition
- Material is on sticky pages in album.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 91
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook ; 32 x 31 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a scrapbook documenting the participation of Trudy Cowan, her brother Michael Cowan, and cousin Phil Cowan in dramatic productions in high school, university, and beyond. Included are events staged by the drama group at Bathurst Heights Collegiate, B'nai Brith Youth, Simpson's Collegiate Drama Festival, the Ontario One Act Play Festival, and the Univerity College Follies at Hart House, University of Toronto. Trudy played leading roles in many of the productions and Michael acted as musical director and played piano at rehearsals. Memorabilia in the scrapbook includes tickets, programmes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence. The last event is a 1989 production at Heritage Park Calgary in which Trudy Cowan portrayed Nellie McClung as well as producing the event.
- Subjects
- Scrapbooks
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 102
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1902-2002
- Physical Description
- 90 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Saul Cowan (1910-2002) was the seventh of nine children born to Zvi Hirsh (Harris) Cohen (1872-1954) and Chana Leah (Annie) (née Gollom) Cohen (1873-1960). His siblings were Woolf Cowan (Colvin) (1896-1987), Kate Cowan (b.1898) (m. Wener), Jack Cowan (1900-1992), Rivka (Reva) Cowan (1902-ca.2002) (m. Lieberman), Moe Cowan (b.1904), Jeanne Cowan (b.1906) (m. Kallman), Norman Cowan (b. 1909) and Miriam Cowan (b. 1919) (m. Rose).
- The Cowan family immigrated to Toronto from England with their six oldest children circa 1908. Harris worked as a tailor in England and as an operator in men's clothing factory Tip Top Tailors in Toronto.
- Saul graduated from the University of Toronto in 1931 in honours philosophy.
- In 1932, Cowan married Lillian Rosenthal (1910-1978), the daughter of Morris (1883-1967) and Nessie (Celia) (née Soren) Rosenthal (1881-1969). Together, they had two children, Michael (b. 1939) and Trudy (b. 1941). The Rosenthal family ran a boarding house on Hanlan's Point and had a place at Belle Ewart. In 1945, Morris and Celia purchased Wapaska Lodge on Muskoka Bay just outside Gravenhurst and ran it as a family resort from 1948-1965.
- Lillian, who was a public school teacher, passed away in 1978 and the following year Saul married Libbie Aiken (d. 2006). Libbie had been the head physiotherapist at the Toronto General Hospital during the late 1940s.
- Saul pursued a career with the North York Board of Education serving as both trustee and chairman from 1958 to 1976. He was also very involved with the Jewish community and the growing North York community. He was also involved with organizations such as B'nai Brith, Canadian Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (CPPNW), and the North York Social Planning Committee. He was a founder of the York Finch General Hospital.
- Trudy studied physical and occupational therapy at the University of Toronto but changed career direction when she moved to Calgary in 1969 and became involved in historical organizations such as the Glenbow Museum, the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, and the Lougheed House Conservation Society. She married Leonid Luker (b. 1937) in 1982.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the Cowan (Cohen) family and their connected branches including the Rosenthal, Soren, Gollom, Aiken, and Altshuller families. The records originated from Saul Cowan, his first and second wives, Lillian Rosenthal and Libbie Aiken, and his daughter, Trudy Cowan Luker. Records include photographs of family members at graduations, weddings, school, religious events, camping activities, and milestone celebrations. Textual records include traditional and email correspondence, marriage certificates, passports, immigration documents, family histories, theatre and concert programmes, and newspaper clippings. Many of the records document Saul Cowan's personal and professional activities. The majority of the material relates to the Cowan and Rosenthal families.
- Notes
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Includes 386 photographs, 2 audiotapes, and 6 objects.
- Four books from the collection have been removed and integrated into the OJA's library holdings. These include titles Have I Ever lied To You Before? by Jerry Goodis, My Outlook by Jack Cowan, When Partners Become Parents by Carolyn Pape Cowan and Philip A. Cowan, and Front Page Challenge: History of a Television Legend by Alex Barris.
- Name Access
- Cowan (family)
- Subjects
- Families
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Cowan, H. T.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Cowan, H. T.
- Page Number
- 498
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1944]-[199-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 20 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Michael Cowan is the son of Saul and Lillian Cowan.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Michael Cowan as a small child, in a group photo of the Homewood Public School choir, as a teenager in front of the family home on Brucewood in Toronto, and with his wife Nancy in Montreal. There is a commencement programme for his 1957 graduation from Bathurst Heights Collegiate, and programmes for recitals, concerts, and theatre events in which Michael was a participant or composed the music. These include the UC Follies at Hart House, University of Toronto, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Temple Sinai Religious School operetta, and The Jazz Singer at the Saidie Bronfman Yiddish Theatre in Montreal. As well there is correspondence between Michael and family members, and a letter written by him at the age of 11 to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society offering a suggestion for the cause of rheumatism.
- Name Access
- Cowan, Michael
- Subjects
- Children
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2000-2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of email correspondence between Trudy Cowan and her brother Michael Cowan concerning their father's illness, financial issues, funeral arrangements and death on May 11, 2001.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 102; File 89; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 89
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Lillian "Lil" Cowan with her maternal grandmother, maternal great-grandmother, and son Michael. Back row: Celia Rosenthal (née Soren), Lillian "Lil" Cowan (née Rosenthal). Front row: Michael Cowan, Nessie Soren (née Altshuler).
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 53
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1918-[ca.198-]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 14 x 9 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Kate Cowan was the second child (and first daughter) of the nine Cohen (Cowan) siblings.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Kate Cowan and her husband Joe Wener, and their oldest daughter Ruth and her husband Mickey Bush.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 58
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1918]-1995
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w and col. ; 15 x 10 cm and 14 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jeanne Kallman was the sixth of nine Cowan siblings and the third girl.
- Scope and Content
- File includes family correspondence, two copies of Jeanne's "Memoirs of the Past", a newspaper biography of Jeanne from a Pinellas County Florida publication, and an article in an Orange County Florida Fire Safety Education Bulletin written by her grandson Lieutenant Clay Kallman. In addition, there are photographs of Jeanne and a friend as young girls about 1918, and of Jeanne at about 94 years of age with a corsage and a bouquet of flowers, honouring her participation in a musical event and giving a book review.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 59
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 15 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Norman Cowan was the eighth of the nine Cowan siblings and the fifth boy. He worked as an estate planner with Imperial Life.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of family correspondence and photographs of Norman Cowan and his wife Bertha from the 1940s to the 1980s in locations such as Wapaska Lodge, Gravenhurst, and Heritage Park, Calgary, as well as a photo of their son Phil as a young man. There are three greeting cards decorated with photographs of Norman's photography and Bertha's paintings, a speech delivered by Norman to the Toronto Jewish Historical Society on Ward 4 (Kensington) in Toronto during the depression years, and an article from the Canadian Jewish News about the presentation, as well as newspaper clippings about the couple's retirement activities, and an advertisement for an exhibit of their art at the Koffler Gallery in Toronto. Finally, there is a sympathy acknowledgement card for a donation to Baycrest written by Saul Cowan following the passing of his brother Norman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 60
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1978-1995
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Philip Cowan is the only child of Norman and Bertha Cowan. Both he and his wife Carolyn are clinical psychologists in California.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a review of an academic book on an aspect of clinical psychology by Phillip, a newsletter with family updates, and wedding invitations for Philip and Carolyn's three children.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 66
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]-1961
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm on matte 27 x 20 cm and 9 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ruth Bush was the daughter of Kate Cowan Wener, the eldest sister of Saul Cowan. Trudy Cowan was a bridesmaid at the Firestone-Weintraub wedding.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two photographs of an unidentified elderly couple, a photograph of Ruth Bush in London, England, and a 1961 wedding portrait of Phyllis Firestone and Allan Weintraub.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 67
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-]-[199-]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w and col. (1 photocopy) ; 16 x 14 cm and 12 x 6 cm and 10 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an unidentified photograph of a teenage girl, of a young woman and baby taken at Hanukkah 1988 at 46 Braemar, and a photocopy of a couple holding wine glasses.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 78
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of handwritten and typed notes (in a hardcovered notebook and on sheets of paper) of Saul Cowan's memoirs tentatively called "Pictures In My Mind".
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 82
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1916]-[ca. 1946]
- Physical Description
- 32 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph album with pictures of Michael and Trudy Cowan as babies and young children with their parents, grandparents, and other relatives. Many were taken at the family resort Wapaska Lodge. Identification is provided on stick-it notes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Nathan Silver file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pamphlet titled "What Is North York Branch of the Social Planning Council?" and a booklet "160 Years of Progress - Education In North York".
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1970]-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a reprint of an essay from "My Pedagogic Creed" originally published in 1897 and a 1973 research report on intervention programs to reduce failure rates of selected grade one students.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 badge
- Scope and Content
- Fle consists of Saul Cowan's personal report card issued by the Zodiac Swim School and a maroon Red Cross badge awarded for his completion of the maroon level instruction. This was the fourth level of an eight level program.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 25
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an address prepared by Saul's sister Jeanne Kallman, and her grandson Clay, for Saul's 80th birthday party at the Markham Hotel in Toronto, and four photographs of family members at the celebration.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 34
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [199-?]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of 420 Vaughan Road, where Saul Cowan and his family lived from 1943-1946, and 268 Wychwood, the family home from 1946-1951. The third photograph is of a small apartment building at 425 Crawford Street where Celia and Morris Rosenthal (in-laws of Saul Cowan) lived in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 43
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of the exterior of Lillian and Saul Cowan's family home at 39 Brucewood in North York, Ontario.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a portrait of Libbie and Saul Cowan at their wedding in June 1978 at Temple Sinai, Toronto, a photo of Libbie and Saul with Belle and Phil Aiken (Libbie's brother) at the Cowan wedding, and a portrait of Libbie and Saul in 1985.
- Name Access
- Aiken, Belle
- Aiken, Phil
- Cowan, Libbie
- Cowan, Saul
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Married people
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 45
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-]-1992
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 13 cm and 12 x 8 cm and 8 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of Libbie Aiken's family. Included is a photo of her brother Dr. Sidney Aiken in the 1930s, a photograph of Libbie Aiken as a physiotherapist at the Toronto General Hospital in the 1950s, and a group photo of Libbie and Saul with Libbie's children and grandchildren at a formal event in 1992.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 47
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : col ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of five copies of the menu for Libbie and Saul's 15th anniversary dinner on June 12, 1994, two speeches by Libbie's family delivered at the event, a donation card to the York-Finch General Hospital Foundation in honour of the couple, and a photograph of Saul with his children Michael and Trudy at the celebration dinner.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 48
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1998-2006
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Libbie Aiken's first two husbands were Ben Rich and Harry Savlov.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a memoir entitled "Short Stories from Libbie's Life" by Libbie Aiken Rich Savlov Cowan based on a tape made in 1998, and a card from Benjamin's for Libbie's funeral and internment in the Workmen's Circle Section of Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Toronto on February 23, 2006.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions