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 3^rd 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/ 

Oral History Association 

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 

The Underground

University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Student Publication