Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Bursar's Office fonds

Series 5: Records relating to art holdings and artifacts

Series Number

5

Name of Creator

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Bursar's Office

Dates of Material

1937-2001

Title

Records relating to art holdings and artifacts

Extent

23 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

Series consists of lists of works of art owned by Victoria, with valuations; correspondence relating to insurance coverage and claims, arrangements for the loan of paintings for exhibition; correspondence with artists concerning exhibitions and commissions; and records relating to the Picture Loan Society and Portraits Committee. Series also consists of correspondence and lists relating to donations and loans of artefacts, including the machine gun of Thain W. MacDowell and records relating to the removal of the iron-creek meteorite from the Royal Ontario Museum to the Alberta Provincial Museum. Series also contains correspondence and other records relating to the commissioning of the design of the Prince Philip Medal in 1963.

Note(s)

Imediate Source of Acquisition

1987.180V
1990.160V
2004.037V
2012.11V

Box/File List

Identifiersort descending Title Date
1987.180V-14-19 Artefacts - Prince Philip Medal
Oct 1963–June 1964
1987.180V-14-7 Artefacts - Meteorite - Iron Creek
Feb-Dec 1972
1987.180V-16-18 Art Collection - Picture Loan Society
Feb–March 1969
1987.180V-3-15 Art Collection -Portrait: Chancellor Wallace
May 1941–Jan 1942
1987.180V-3-16 Art Collection - Picture Insurance
Nov 1937–Jan 1941
1987.180V-3-17 Art Collection - Picture Insurance
June 1941–Nov 1950
1987.180V-3-18 Art Collection - Picture Insurance
March–April 1970
1987.180V-3-19 Art Collection - Pictures owned by Victoria University
March 1963–Dec 1972
1987.180V-4-1 Art Collection - Permanent Art Collection
Dec 1975–Jan 1976
1987.180V-4-2 Art Collection - Permanent Art Collection
Oct 1978–May 1979
1987.180V-4-3 Art Collection - Permanent Art Collection
March 1979–May 1980
1987.180V-4-4 Art Collection - Permanent Art Collection
Jan–April 1981
1987.180V-4-5 Art Collection - Permanent Art Collection
Sept 1981–Sept 1982
1987.180V-4-6 Artefacts - Totem
n.d.
1987.180V-4-7 Artefacts - Lt. Col. T.W. McDowell gift of German machine gun)
April 1949–Aug 1950
1987.180V-4-8 Artefacts - Royal Ontario Museum (list of items loaned by Victoria to R.O.M.)
July 1968
1990.160V-TR Artefacts - Correspondence re machine gun of Thain W. MacDowell
1960–1986
2004.037V-1-1 Art collection - Permanent
1962–1988
2004.037V-1-2 Art Collection - Portraits Committee
1975–1981
2004.037V-1-3 Artefacts - Bell of St. Mary’s Arch
1992
2004.037V-1-4 Artefacts - Maryon Kantaroff Sculpture
1994–1996
2012.11V-1-10 Artefacts - Transfer agreement with Provincial Museum of Alberta [Iron Creek Meteorite]
2001