Resources
Our project is invested in a network of institutional and community resources; we have particularly benefited from the research support of archivists and librarians at the University of Toronto Scarborough Archives, the University of Toronto Scarborough Digital Scholarship Unit, UTARMS, and the University of Toronto libraries. Below are a variety of resources related to campus initiatives, exhibits, and departments, archival research, and oral history methodology. If you are interested in the work we do, we encourage you to explore these resources.
Oral History Resources
Scarborough Oral Histories Collection
Digital Scholarship Unit, University of Toronto Scarborough Library
This is the online repository for our Stories of UTSC oral history collection, as well as oral histories collected through course-based initiatives and special projects.
Oral History Collection on Student Activism
University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
From their website: The Oral History Collection on Student Activism is a set of seventeen oral history interviews focused on illuminating the impact of student action and initiatives across UofT’s three campuses. The interviews are the result of a UTARMS project established in 2019 and cover a range of themes including community building and mentorship, institutional response, and the deep personal and educational value drawn from commitments to systemic change.
The Queer Peel Oral History Project
University of Toronto Mississauga
From their website: The Queer Peel Oral History Project is a student-driven initiative that emerged from a 3rd year history course at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, in early 2020. In this exhibition you will discover 25 oral history interviews with LGBTQ2+ activists, students, alums, and residents of the Peel region.
Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Oral Testimony Collection & Oral History Museum
901 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto ON
M6A 1C3
The MHSO began in the 1970s and has amassed a collection of over 9000 hours or oral histories with a focus on migration, ethnicity and indigeneity in Ontario, many from the Scarborough area. Many UTSC students have assisted in the enhancement of this collection providing transcription, translation and context research for individual oral histories. The MHSO also provides educational programming and training for those interested in the method and practice of oral history research.
Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling
From their website: The Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling was founded in 2006 by the then Canada Research Chair in Oral History, Dr Steven High, with funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Concordia University. COHDS moved into permanent facilities on Concordia’s downtown Montreal campus in 2007. Our central mission is to support the gathering and preservation of the audiovisual oral history record, while encouraging solo, collaborative, and community-based research and creation that respond to living memory and oral testimony. Ethics and shared authority are at the core of our values as a university research centre.
The COHDS website provides many resources helpful to those interested in exploring the method and practice of oral history research: https://storytelling.concordia.ca/resources/
The OHA is a United States based association made up of scholars and others interested in the method and practice of oral history. In addition to being an membership organization, the OHA provides a wealth of resources/guides on the “how to” and best practices of oral history.
Archives
University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Special Collections & Archives
Archivist: Tanis Franco
AC260, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto ON
M1C 1A
Discover Archives, University of Toronto Scarborough Collections
Scarborough Historical Society & Archives
Archivist: Rick Schofield
6282 Kingston Road, Toronto ON
M1C 1K9
University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS)
120 St. George Street, Toronto ON
M5S 1A5
University of Toronto Mississauga Library, Special Collections & Archives
Archivist: Tomoko Shida
UTM Library 3359 Mississauga Road, Toronto ON
L5L 1C6
Libraries
University of Toronto Scarborough Library
1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON
M1C 1A4
University of Toronto Libraries, Tri-Campus
Other Campus Resources, Initiatives and Exhibitions
University of Toronto Scarborough Campus
1265 Military Trail, Toronto ON
M1C 1A4
University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies
1265 Military Trail, Toronto ON M1C 1A4
MW Building
Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail, Toronto ON
M1C 1A4
ARC, Upper Level
Indigenous Resources, University of Toronto Scarborough
Student Life Programs, University of Toronto Scarborough
Scarborough Campus Students’ Union (SCSU)
SL-108 (Student Centre)
1265 Military Trail, Toronto ON
M1C 1A4
University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Student Publication
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