A note about the language and content of our collections
Within the collections of the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS), users may encounter offensive and harmful terminology, depictions, and perspectives in the language that describes our material and the content of the material itself. This can include expressions of prejudice based on race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexuality, ability, appearance, and gender.
New article co-authored by UTARMS' archivist
UTARMS Archivist Daniela Ansovini recently co-authored an article titled, “Knowledge Lost, Knowledge Gained: The Implications of Migrating to Online Archival Descriptive Systems," published in the journal KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies.
The article considers how migrating archival description from paper-based finding aids to structured online data reconfigures the dynamics of archival representation and interactions. It can be read at https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.234.
University Archivist featured on Between the Pillars
University Archivist Tys Klumpenhouwer recently appeared on the video podcast Between the Pillars where he discussed UTARMS' collection mandate, the types of materials the University Archives collects, preserves and makes accessible to researchers, as well as the vast amount of material that has been digitized and is accessible online. Happy watching!
How To Use Our Finding Aids
Our finding aids in Discover Archives use UTARMS' accessioning and numbering system to identify where specific records are within accessions and containers. This alpha-numeric system contains the following elements: