- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1953-2009
- Physical Description
- 1.2 m of textual records
- 960 photographs
- 2 coins
- Admin History/Bio
- The Women's Auxiliary (WA) of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care was established in 1955 as a fundraising arm of the Baycrest Centre as well as a provider of services to the residents and patients. It represented the amalgamation of the two women’s auxiliaries that had previously operated at the Jewish Old Folks’ Home (Baycrest’s predecessor) – The Ladies Executive and the Young Ladies Auxiliary. Dora Till served as the founding President and was succeeded by Lillian Soles in 1959.
- The WA’s initial activities included running the volunteer service, the Beauty Salon, the Tuck Shop, religious and festival programming, communicating information about Baycrest to the community, and managing the memorial books and card services. These activities soon expanded to include recreational programming for residents, such as outings, an annual fashion show, and Mazel Tov nights, running Baycrest’s Day Care program, and managing the library, Gift Shop, and Snack Bar. Originally, the WA raised funds through membership fees, the sale of happiness and condolence cards, and memorial inscriptions. In 1959 the WA began organizing an annual Theatre Night fundraising event, which was supplanted by an annual Auxilorama in 1968. During the 1960s members of the WA served in Baycrest’s Women’s Corp to help raise money for the Building Expansion Fund. In 1971, the WA established a junior auxiliary called the Capricorn Group.
- Today the WA continues to run many of its programs and services and to fundraise through annual events and campaigns such as, a Gala evening, a spring sale (or Bargain Bonanza), Games Girls Play (an evening of board games and arts and crafts activities), and a Women of Baycrest campaign (to support research into women’s brain health and aging). In 2000, the Women’s Auxiliary Winter Garden opened in the Apotex Centre, which was sponsored by the WA.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the formation, governance, and activities of the Women's Auxiliary of Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Included are meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, reports, speeches, correspondence, lists, invitations, financial records, theatrical scripts, a scrapbook, photographs, newspaper clippings, programmes, brochures, booklets, a survey, statistics, flyers, a certificate, memos, newsletters, questionnaires, and coins.
- Series is arranged into the following sub-series: 1. Board of Directors and Executive Committee; 2. Annual meetings; 3. Committees and meetings; 4. Capricorn Group; 4. Festival Committee; 5. Programs and services; 6. Volunteer program; 7. Fundraising; 8. Membership; 9. Publications and publicity; 10. Finance; 11. Administrative functions; and, 12. Events. Records are described to the file level with some item level description.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Women's Auxiliary
- Related Material
- For additional records related to the Women's Auxiliary, see the Dora Till fonds 52, series 2.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953-1958
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the Women's Auxiliary's formation. Included are meeting notices, minutes and correspondence of the Jewish Home for the Aged's sub-committee on Auxiliaries. File also includes reports on the formation and program of a Women's Auxiliary for the Jewish Home for the Aged and of the Ladies Auxiliary first Nominating Committee. Finally, file contains the first Bulletin of the Auxiliary and a speech written by the Auxiliary's first president, Dora Till, in salute to the founders of the Jewish Home for the Aged.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Board of directors and executive committee sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955-1984
- Physical Description
- 22 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Admin History/Bio
- According to the Women's Auxiliary's first constitution, the board of directors had "charge of the affairs and funds of the Auxiliary." All actions of the executive committee were subject to the board's approval. Officers of the auxiliary consisted of a president, vice-presidents (up to four), recording and corresponding secretaries, a treasurer, a dues treasurer, a social secretary, and any additional officers as deemed necessary for the auxiliary to carry out its work. The president was the auxiliary's chief executive officer, appointed all chairmen (subject to the executive committee's approval), and had to be present at all auxiliary meetings. Although initially the board had between seventy-six and 120 members and met at least four times per year, these numbers were reduced by 1970 to between fifty and seventy-eight members and at least three meetings per year. Members of the board were elected at the auxiliary's annual spring meeting for a two-year term. The executive committee consisted of the elected officers and chairmen of standing committees. They met once a month, except during the months of July and August.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the activities of the Women's Auxiliary board of directors and executive committee. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, reports, speeches, correspondence, slate of officers lists, meeting calendars, and meeting prayers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Annual meetings sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955-1981, 1999
- Physical Description
- 17 cm of textual records
- 152 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- The Women's Auxiliary held an annual meeting every spring to elect officers and directors, present annual reports and review "any other business that may arise." The auxiliary held one or more additional general meetings each year, which generally took place in the fall and around the time of Hanukkah. These meetings often showcased special guest speakers and performers. They sometimes also included fashion shows or arts and crafts shows.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the annual and general meetings of the Women's Auxiliary. Included are invitations, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, speeches, financial records, a theatrical script, guest lists, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Annual meetings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 8 May 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting invitations and a photograph of Dora Till delivering a speech.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- Name Access
- Till, Dora, 1896-1987
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Annual meetings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-2
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a meeting invitation, annual reports, a speech by Dora Till, and the script for a musical that was performed at the meeting. Also included is a photograph of Dora Till and Lillian Soles (incoming President) and a photograph of other attendees.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Annual meetings sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-2
- File
- 51
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1959], [ca. 1970]-[ca. 1977]
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of staff delivering speeches at unidentified annual closing and opening meetings. Identified in the photographs are: Esther Exton, Abe Posluns, Sally Libman, Ella Himel, Frances Wintrob, and Dorothy Newman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Committees and meetings sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-1980
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records documenting the various committees and meetings of the Women's Auxiliary. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, lists, and reports.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Programs and services sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-1982, 2001
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records
- 365 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the various programs and services of the Women's Auxiliary. Included are meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, reports, correspondence, invitations, financial records, newspaper clippings, brochures, a survey, statistics, and photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Programs and services sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-6
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-[ca. 1995], predominant 1974-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Baycrest's library officially opened in May 1957; however library services were available to residents as early as 1956. The library distributed complimentary local newspapers to residents on a daily basis, and once a week a volunteer visited residents with the book cart so that those unable to make it to the library could access its material. A Talmudic Study Group met in the library every afternoon and a Yiddish reading group met in the library twice a week. The Library Committee's first Chairmen were Hilda Spivak and Frances Wintrob.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs and textual records documenting the operation and activities of Baycrest's library for residents. Included are meeting notices and minutes, correspondence, event invitations, bookmarks of the Jewish Public Library, and material related to the library's involvement in Toronto's first Jewish Book Fair. Also included are images of the Talmudic Study Group meetings and library staff.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Programs and services sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-6
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959-[ca. 1977]
- 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 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 textual records documenting the Women Auxiliary's involvement in Baycrest's Day Care program. Included are reports, program notices, event invitations, a survey, brochures, Day Care Data newsletters, and statistics.
- Related Material
- For other records related to the Day Care Program in this fonds, see series 7, file 8.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Programs and services sub-series
- Beauty Shop file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-6
- File
- 40
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1958?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a woman getting her hair done at the Baycrest Beauty Shop.
- Subjects
- Hairdressing
- Access Restriction
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Volunteer program sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955-1981
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 53 photographs (27 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the Women's Auxiliary's volunteer program. Included are reports, a study, information booklets and guides, correspondence, invitations, photographs, lists, a speech, newspaper clippings, event programmes, and an agenda. The bulk of the material relates to volunteer recognition events.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Volunteer program sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of studies and reports documenting the Women's Auxiliary's volunteer program. Included are reports regarding prospective and active volunteers, and the dissolution of the Blue Smock volunteer service. Of note is a report by volunteer Mrs. Frankel describing how and why she became a volunteer, and a study on the "Present Use of Volunteers and the Potential Opportunities for Volunteer Service at the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital" (1955).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Volunteer program sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-7
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of invitations, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and programmes documenting the various recognition luncheons held by the Women's Auxiliary to honour its volunteers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Volunteer program sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-7
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 May 1959
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of volunteers receiving their pins at a volunteer recognition event and a group portrait of the volunteers that was taken afterwards. Identified in the photographs is Dora Till.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-2002
- Physical Description
- 28 cm of textual records
- 48 photographs (4 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the various fundraising projects and activities of the Women's Auxiliary such as theatre nights, Auxilorama, gala events, raffles, card services, and memorial funds. Included are meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, invitations, reports, speeches, event programmes, financial records, brochures, donation receipt books, a certificate, lists, flyers, canvassing material, and newspaper clippings.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of invitations, programmes, correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings documenting the first Theatre Night organized by the Women's Auxiliary. Identified in the photographs is Dora Till, Don Cornell, Pam Sullivan, and Hilda Copeland.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- First Theatre Night file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 3
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 8 Mar. 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of singer Don Cornell with performers Pam Sullivan (left) and Hilda Copeland (right) taken at the Jewish Home for the Aged's first fundraising event of its women's auxiliary.
- Name Access
- Copeland, Hilda
- Cornell, Don, 1919-2004
- Sullivan, Pam
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- 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
- Publications and publicity sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-10
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the activities of the Women's Auxiliary's Public Relations Committee and Speakers' Committee (Speakers' Bureau Committee). Included are meeting notices and minutes, reports, correspondence, and lists of committee members. Also included is a photograph of Mrs. Norris and Bennett Solway (Director of Public Relations for Baycrest).
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