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Women's tour to China and report to CESO

File consists of records related to Sylvia and Harry Campbell's visit to China in 1984 as teachers and consultants for the Canadian Executive Service Overseas (CESO). Records include: correspondence with the Anhui Women's Federation, the Canadian China Society, and the CESO; a newspaper clipping about the tour; a dossier on Chinese culture, climate, and politics created by the CESO; postcards from the South China Institute for Technology; and pages of comments written by Sylvia Campbell in her evaluation of two essays written by her Chinese students.

Xi'an Jiaotang University School of Management

File consists of: a note translating course titles of the Xi'an Jiaotong University's School of Management to English; a copy of the Canada-China Management Education Program newsletter (Vol. 2, no. 1, March 1990); miscellaneous notes; and a bilingual brochure.

Notes, photographs, card, and questionnaires from teaching at the University of Science and Technology China

File consists of class notes taken during Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's visit to China as a teacher at the University of Science and Technology in China. File also includes: questionnaires completed by the students in which they introduce themselves and outline their goals for learning English; photographs of Campbell with several of her students; and a thank you card signed by her students.

Women : CAUT study on discrimination

File consists of a copy of a Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) bulletin (Vol 3, no. 2, November 1971) and an interim report of the CAUT Committee to study the extent of discrimination against women university teachers, June 1966.

Speaking notes

File consists of speaking notes for lectures on "Mid-Career Change for Housewives" and "Career Counselling for Women," delivered to groups which include: Ryerson Institute of Technology, 1978; Women's Charitable Organization, 2 April 1979; the Ontario Pharmacists Association, 8 February 1979; and the CBC Women's Association, 1 June 1974.

York undergrads : role conflict

File consists of a paper written by Viola Edwards, Paulette Handelsman, Nina Herman, Selma Lightman, Diana Verney, and Fran Witzell, titled, "Problems of Role Conflict Among a Group of Undergraduate Housewives and Mothers." The paper was written for a Sociology 301 course and sent to Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell. File also includes a letter of thanks from Campbell to the students.

UBC.

File consists of issues of the Continuing University Education (C.U.E.) bulletin issued by the Dean of Women's Office at the University of British Columbia, (November 1971, January 1973- April 1974); a document sent by the assistant to the Dean of Women which details the statistics on mature women students at UBC, 29 May 1968; and the submission to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, submitted by the UBC Committee of Mature Women Students, March 1968.

Humber College Centre for Women

File consists of records relating to the Centre for Women at Humber College for Applied Arts and Technology Records include: correspondence regarding the "Opportunity for Change" program, January-March 1973; a program booklet on the Centre for Women, September 1972; a report on the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Conference, Accent on Woman, 16 June 1972; brochures and a newsclipping; and an issue of the Centre for Women news magazine, September 1976.

Support services for women

File consists of notes on "Needs of Working Mothers for Community Child Care Services," a research study by Jean R. Woodsworth, 1962, newspaper clippings, and a note related to the need for day-care centres.

Social work

File consists of: notes based on interviews with Margaret Kirkpatrick and Helen Marshall at the Toronto School of Social Work; and a note based on an interview with Russell Jolliffe at Ryerson Institute of Technology, 26 March 1965; notes from the Toronto branch membership meeting of the Canadian Association of Social Workers, 8 April 1965; and a copy of an essay by John Spencer, professor of Social Work at the University of Toronto, entitled, "Education for Work in the Welfare and Other Human Service Professions," 1963.

U.S.S.R. reports

File consists of two reports on Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's trip to the Soviet Union to attend the International Federation of Library Associations Congress. The reports detail her experience on the trip and her reflections on higher education in the Soviet Union, particularly for part-time students. The reports were sent to Marion Royce of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Harry S. Crowe, Dean of Atkinson College.

Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell bursary funds

File consists of cards, notes, and correspondence related to the Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell Bursary. Material includes cards from Hideko Kikumoto and Keiichi Hiramo; a list of donors and dollar amounts; correspondence between Henry Campbell and Kenneth R. Thompson, Registrar of Victoria University, University of Toronto; correspondence between Harry Campbell and the United Church Archives, September 1989; correspondence with Kwansei Gakuin University, August 1989; correspondence with donors; and a photocopy of text describing the H.F. Woodsworth Scholarship, offered by Victoria College in 1944-1945.

Contacts, notes, and book lists

File consists of personal contact information for individuals, universities, women's associations, counselling and guidance centres, student aid organizations, and government offices with which Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell was in contact. The file also includes the bibliography of a colleague's doctoral thesis.

Second Career Seminar

File consists of material related to the Second Career Seminar for women interested in returning to work or changing careers. Records includeg: handwritten speaking notes for Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's presentation, "What do I want? How do I get there?" delivered at a York University conference on degree studies for adult students, 24 October 1981; a speech on "Higher Education for Women" delivered at the York University Higher Education Conference, 24 May 1980; speaking notes for a lecture on "Women Re-entering the Workforce" delivered to All Saints, Kingsway Mother's Club, 14 January 1981; speaking notes for a lecture on "Women Returning to Work," to a life skills class at Stephen Leacock high school, 27 May 30; and a lecture written by Campbell titled, "Sex and the Adult Student," undated.

Discussion on education for counselors

File consists of: a summary of a report on education for counselors sent to the Dean of Atkinson College, McCormack Smyth, 11 April 1966; and two addresses delivered by John J. Deutsch, Chairman of the Economic Council of Canada, and F. Kenneth Hare, Master of Birkbeck College, to Atkinson College, 5 May 1967.

Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell bursary

File consists of records related to the Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell Bursary, offered by Victoria College at the University of Toronto. Records include: correspondence from the Manager of Student Awards, regarding the recipients, Miyako Ogasawara (2001), Mashiko Kawase (2004), Aya Higashi (2006), and Masako Tanaka (2008); and end-of-the-year financial statements of the endowment account between 2000 and 2008.

Adjusting to culture shock

File consists of: a document titled "Adjusting to culture shock" distributed by the Canadian Executive Service Overseas as material for CESO volunteers; lists of popular books in Western literature likely intended for a English as a Second Language reading group; and an article written by Sylvia Campbell titled "On the Aims of Higher Education."

Ontario Women's Bureau

File consists of records related to the Ontario Women's Bureau, including: brochures; the Women's Bureau newsletter (Vol.1.1. No.3, December 1976; its mission statement; a document summarizing a "Plan for Action;" fact sheets of women's labour statistics in Ontario; a paper prepared for the 1972 Annual Meeting of American Statistical Association by Elizabeth Neville and Katherine Eastham, 14-17 August 1972; and newspaper clippings.

Correspondence : other than North American and British

File consists of correspondence with individuals, government departments, and university departments in Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

York University : status of women

File consists of: copies of a newsletter "Status of Women, York University," May 1972; communications from the York University Student Association, 1 December 1972; newspaper clippings; a list of faculty and students who expressed interest in a York University Senate Committee on the Status of Women; and course outline for a "Women's Studies" course to be offered in 1971-1972. File also includes a brochure which describes the 25th session of the Management Training Course at the School of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario.

Atkinson Career Counselling for Women

File consists of advertising posters and schedules for workshops offered by Atkinson Counselling Services and a document of collected testimonies of participants in the Second Career seminar, submitted to the editor of the Baloon newspaper, 1975.

Canadian Academy, Kobo, Japan

File consists of material related to the Canadian Academy, an English-language school in Kobe, Japan. Material includes: a bulletin of information, 1986-1987; correspondence related to a visit to the school by Sylvia and Harry Campbell, 1986; issues of the Canadian Academy Newsletter, September/October 1986; a copy of the Alumni Review (Vol.1, No.1, spring 1987); material related to alumni reunions in 1976, 1981, and 1988; a thank you card from an attendee of the alumni reunion; a handwritten correspondence with an alumni; lyrics to Canadian Academy school songs; an itinerary of a trip to Japan, 29 August 1983; a program for the Canadian Academy reunion, 14-15 May 1983; a list of pre-war students and staff, August 1983; a document describing a brief history of the Canadian Academy, prepared for the Canadian Academy Reunion, June 1977; and newspaper clippings.

Women's Bureau Bulletin, No. IX

File consists of an issue of the Women's Bureau Bulletin (No. IX, July 1963), issued by the Department of Labour of Canada, titled, "Opportunities for Continuing Education: A Second Chance for Women."

Housing for old people

File consists of records documents created by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, related to housing for the elderly in Toronto. Records include: a map of downtown Toronto, showing the area between Bathurst Street and the Don River, south of Bloor Street; memoranda from the City of Toronto Planning Board regarding the Don and Yorkville planning districts and Alexandra Park, 24 May; an annual report by the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority, 1959; a spreadsheet detailing limited-dividend loan activity under the National Housing Act between 1946 and 1960; articles regarding housing for the elderly by Humphrey Carver, Lewis Mumford, P.R.U. Stratton, William S. Goulding, Jean Thompson, and Jane Jacobs; project details for retirement homes in Victoria, Swift Current, Regina, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Montreal, and Toronto, 1958; a list of films on the topic of elderly housing; and a brochure.

Meeting minutes : "changing roles of men and women" : Grace MacInnis, comments on day care, and the Rights of the Child

File consists of a document entitled, "Implications of the Changing Role of Women for College Counselling;" minutes for a meeting of the Committee of Atkinson Counselling Services to discuss "Changing Roles of Men and Women," held 9 April 1974; a list of lectures for the Second Career seminar; comments on the Day Care Task Force Report, January 1972 and the Report of the Daycare Planning Committee, written by Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell, February 1972; a report detailing the work of the Atkinson College Counselling Services and a request for additional staff, February 1978; and a report on the Rights of the Child, written by the Royal Swedish Social Welfare Board, sent to Campbell in 1963.

Working paper : informal discussion on continuing education of women

File consists of records related to a discussion held at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) on 9 May 1968. Included are several working papers sent to Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell and her preparatory notes made prior to the discussion. The file also includes: two booklets, "Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology: Basic Documents" issued by the Ontario Department of Education, June 1967 and "A White Paper on the Education of Adults in Canada," issued by the Canadian Association for Adult Education, 1964; correspondence with the Canadian Association for Adult Education, the University of Calgary, and Simon Fraser University, 1973-1974; a list of suggested reading for women considering re-entering the workforce, issued by Etobicoke Public Libraries; a report on the counselling of women at Atkinson College, prepared for the Committee on the Status of Women at York University, written by Sylvia F. Campbell, 20 September 1974; and speaking notes for a lecture entitled, "Implications of the Changing Role of Women for College Counselling," delivered by Campbell at the Canadian University Counselling Association conference in Windsor, 4 June 1972.

Women's Day at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute

File consists of records related to Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's participation in Women's Day at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, 30 April 1979. Records include the event schedule and Campbell's notes from her workshop, titled, "Mid-Career Change for Working Women."

Talks reference material

File consists of: a letter to Helen Morley; notes describing the results of Canadian federal elections, meant for use by a study club; and a selection of famous quotes.

Ontario Women's Bureau

File consists of: a report created by the Ontario Status of Women Council which summarizes data collected about women and post-secondary education in Ontario; the minutes of the third annual Ontario Status of Women Council meeting, 14 November 1974; and two memorandum sent by the Secretariat for Social Development.

Women, education, post-secondary

File consists of three submissions to the Commission on Post-Secondary Education: a submission titled, "Women in Higher Education," written by the Group for Equal Rights at McMaster, 25 February 1972; a brief titled, "Women in Post-Secondary Education," submitted by the Ontario Committee on the Status of Women; and a brief titled "Women in Post Secondary Education: An Approach to Improved Participation," by Lynn McDonald, Department of Sociology, McMaster University, 1 September 1971.

Federation of Uni. Women : university women's clubs

File consists of: a report on married women graduates created by the South Shore University Women's Club in Montreal; outline for a lecture given at the Eastern Ontario regional conference of the Canadian Federation of University Women, Cornwall, Ontario, 15 October 1965; a program and newspaper clipping related to the conference; a report of the Seminar Committee describing the Seminar on Continuing Education for University Women Graduates, held at York University, 29 May 1965. and notes and correspondence related to the Eastern Ontario regional conference.

Second Career Seminar

File consists of records related to the "Second Career" seminar at York University for women interested in re-entering the workplace. Records include: notes on conversation with Mrs. Russell Baldwin of the Weston University Women's Club; correspondence with Delmar McCormack Smyth, Dean of Atkinson College, and Marion Royce of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), regarding the creation of the "Second Career" seminar, November 1967; the course proposal for the Second Career seminar, proposed by Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell; a document describing the course proposal in greater detail, including its methodology; a copy of the speech for the "commencement" lecture, 15 May 1968; two-page report on the demographics of the course participants; a report on the Second Career Guidance Seminar for Mature Women, 14 February - 15 March 1968; a memorandum from the Administration of Continuing Education Programmes in York University, 6 August 1968; meeting notes; a brief to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, presented by the participants of the Second Career seminar, 5 December 1968; and notes from a meeting held with the participants of the seminar after the completion of the course, 12 June 1969. File also includes clippings and a brochure for the Centennial College special program for women "A Challenge to Change," 28 January to 8 April 1969.

Y.W.C.A. report

File consists of: correspondence with Jean Campbell, assistant executive director of the Young Women's Christian Association of Canada (Y.W.C.A.) which includes a report with recommendations for the Y.W.C.A. regarding the training and employment of women; a report on a Y.W.C.A. conference on continuing education and re-training of women, held 18 November 1963; a schedule for the conference; Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's notes on the conference; and a report on another conference on the same topic, held 2 November 1964.

Women's Continuing Education Programs : Sarah Lawrence College and University of Minnesota

File consists of material related to the continuing education programs at universities and government offices in the United States, including: the University of Minnesota; the University of Michigan; Sarah Lawrence College; the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; New York University. Records include newsletters, speeches, and reports.

Vocational schools

File consists of letters to the editor of the Globe and Mail, a letter from Donald C. MacDonald, the leader of the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and handwritten notes related to vocational training schools.

Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell Scholarship

File consists of correspondence between Harry Campbell and Makoto Fujita of Kwansei Gakuin University, 1990, regarding the Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell Scholarship. File also includes an announcement for an event to celebrate the first recipient of the scholarship, Hideko Kikumoto, and photographs taken at the event.

Kwansei Gakuin University : Hideko Kikumoto

File consists of: stickers from Kwansei Gakuin University; photographs of Harry and Sylvia Campbell, Stephen H. Heeney, and Bruce L. Barnet, visiting a grave; a Chinese-language brochure on the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, 1988; correspondence between Harry Campbell and Makoto Fujita, Executive Director of the university; photographs of Hideko Kikumoto; an issue of the Canadian Academy Alumni Review (Vol. 2, No. 1, fall/winter 1991); a letter from the registrar of Victoria University, University of Toronto, inviting Harry Campbell for a membership on the Chancellor's Council, 1 October 1991; brochures for Kwansei Gukui University Library; and lists of alumni from the Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan, 1981, 1985.

"A Woman from Japan" : by Harry Campbell

File consists of a document created by Harry Campbell to memorialize his late wife, Sylvia, which tells her life story, 2005. The file also includes a one-page biography written by her daughter, Bonnie Campbell, dated 9 August 2015.

"Unfinished Business' by Esther Raushenbush

File consists of a lecture on women's education by Esther Raushenbush, Director of the Center for Continuing Education at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. The lecture, "Unfinished Business," was delivered at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.

Occupational training part 2 : ECL report

File consists of a document titled, "Occupational Training Part 2," created by the Education Centre Library of the Toronto Board of Education. The report summarizes research on occupational training for youth in England and Western Europe.

Central Toronto Housing Study

File consists of a study conducted for the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority by the Housing Section of the Research Division of the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Board, titled, "Central Toronto Housing Study: a special study of the area between Bathurst Street and the Don River, south of Bloor Street."

Speaking notes

File consists of typewritten notes for speeches which Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell delivered to various audiences. These notes include speeches delivered to: York University students, September 1969; the Canadian University Counselling Association, 18 June 1969; to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), 3 September 1969; the Faculty Wives Association at York University, 11 February 1969; Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 9 February 1969; a panel discussion on the Status of Women held by the Catholic Women's League, 25 February 1969; the Queen's University Faculty Women's Club, 20 November 1968; the Canadian Federation of Women, Guelph, 28 March 1967; and a study club, 4 February 1967. File also includes a report written by Campbell describing the Second Career seminar, submitted to the Centre for Continuing Education at York University, 1968.

File also includes a brochure for a special program for women at Centennial College, entitled, "A Challenge to Change in '70," 1970; notes and a study guide to "Obedience," the film produced by Stanley Milgram, Professor of Psychology at the City University of New York based on his experiment on obedience to authority, clipped to a Globe and Mail article regarding concerns about fascism, 1969; the first page of a book review of "Dahlstrom: The Changing Roles of Men and Women" (1967) and Campbell's notes on the book; questionnaires for mature students, 7 February 1967; and a copy of the Bulletin, the newsletter of the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services, which includes an article by Campbell, "Implications of the Changing Role of Women for College Counselling," 1974.

Update on York community services for Status of Women

File consists of: a brief submitted by a group of individuals, including Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell, to the Commission on Post-Secondary Education, regarding the Education of Women, 1 January 1971; a report on the Legal Problems of Employing Women in Universities, developed by the University of Michigan; and updates on recommendations made to York Community Services in 1975, submitted in June 1982.

Mature student advisors

File consists of records related to the establishment of the "Second Chance" program for mature students at York, which offered new mature students counselling and connected them with current mature students. Records include correspondence; book excerpts related to mature student education; notes for the Mature Student Services Committee; a newspaper clipping about the Committee from the York Gazette, 10 October 1980; a telephone directory for mature student services staff; a draft version and completed mature women students' questionnaire; and a copy of meeting notes for a meeting on Mature Women Students, held 2 April 1980.

Part-time employment

File consists of documents which describe the advantages and disadvantages of permanent employment of fewer than thirty-five hours a week, including a report written by Jean Hallaire for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which analyzes labour trends in Europe.

"Women's Days" : "Implications of the changing role for college counselling" : Etobicoke Public Library speeches

File consists of cue card notes for speaking to the Canadian University Counselling Association, spring 1977; handwritten notes of book titles; a schedule from Women's Days workshops 27-28 February 197-; a draft of notes on the study, "Why Women Return to College," by Barbara Doty; a draft and final version of a paper, "Implications of the Changing Role of Women for College Counselling," delivered as a lecture for the Canadian University Counselling Association, Windsor, Ontario, June 1972; correspondence with the CBC Toronto Women's Association, 1974; and speaking notes for a lecture delivered at the Changing World of Women lecture series sponsored by the Etobicoke Public Library, 1977.

Critical skills for the '80s

File consists of records related to public hearings for the Task Force on Employment Opportunities for the 1980s, which took place in Toronto, 26-27 January 1981. Records include a list of witnesses appearing for the hearings, a submission to the task force written by Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell, and print-out biographical notes of members of parliament.

OACE-Wuhan Friendship dinner, Atkinson College Council Report Ad Hoc Committee on Intercultural Relations, directories

File consists of: the schedule and attendance list of the Ontario Association for Continuing Education (OACE) and Wuhan, China, Friendship dinner, held at Hart House, 1 March 1985; a report on the programme committee of the Atkinson College Council, 19 March 1980; an attendance list and notes for the Ad Hoc Committee on Intercultural Relations, 14 January 1981; a directory of mature student services at York University and a list of resources for women at York University; lists of female faculty members at York University, 1977; and a list of women's groups at York University, 1976.

Nanjing University Library School

File consists of: records related to a visit to Canada by Tongqing Guo, a student from Nanjing University, China, including an itinerary, notes, and Guo's resume; a photograph of Guo and a postcard addressed to Harry Campbell; a bilingual brochure for Nanjing Library; clippings from Chinese-language newspapers; computer printouts of book catalogs written in Chinese; a circular describing the University of Toronto Faculty of Library and Information Science distributed by Nanjing University; a bilingual brochure of Nanjing University; and correspondence from Nanjing University regarding an invitation to Harry Campbell to lecture to students in the Department of Documentation and Information Science.

University of Science and Techology : China

File consists of: samples of writing in English and completed introductory questionnaires by Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's Chinese students at the University of Science and Technology of China; correspondence in English and Chinese; bilingual brochures from Peking University, Da Hua Guest House, Hefei, and the University of Science and Technology of China; photocopied pages from a brochure on Anhui University; pencil sketches of places in China; two issues of Beijing Review magazine (Vol. 27, no. 11 and 12, 12-19 March 1984); and newspaper clippings.

AUCC Adam : paper proposal for 1971 meeting

File consists of a paper prepared for the annual meeting of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, titled, "A Profile of Women in Canadian Universities" by June Adam, a professor of psychology at the University of Calgary. File also includes a critique of the paper by Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell, and a letter from her colleague, Marion Royce, regarding her critique.

McMaster, Status of Women

File consists of a report and petition to McMaster University, created by the Group for Equal Rights at McMaster, titled, "The Status of Women at McMaster University," 1 October 1971. File also includes a letter and response from Dr. Lynn McDonald, associate professor of sociology at McMaster University and co-author of the report.

Washington

File consists of notes and correspondence relating to Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's visit to Washington D.C., United States, to meet with Mary Hilton, the Deputy Director of the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labour, Dr. Ruth Osborn of George Washington University, and the American Association of University Women.

Humber surveys

File consists of a report on a survey, completed at Humber College, of the education-training opportunities for women in the Boroughs of York and Etobicoke.

Y.W.C.A. report

File consists of: correspondence with Jean Campbell, assistant executive director of the Young Women's Christian Association of Canada (Y.W.C.A.) which includes a report with recommendations for the Y.W.C.A. regarding the training and employment of women; a report on a Y.W.C.A. conference on continuing education and re-training of women, held 18 November 1963; a schedule for the conference; Sylvia Woodsworth Campbell's notes on the conference; and a report on another conference on the same topic, held 2 November 1964.

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