Pleasance Kaufman Crawford fonds
- ON00008 F42
- Fonds
- 1845-2002, predominant 1986-2002
Fonds consists of research files concerning the history and heritage value of three prominent psychiatric hospitals in Ontario, namely the hospital in Whitby, the hospital in Etobicoke, and the hospital in downtown Toronto. Assessments of the heritage value of the hospitals and their properties were undertaken in relation to various proposed re-development projects. Fonds includes photocopies and/or transcripts of various archival records such as maps and photographs with accompanying archival request slips, copies of archival finding aids, holograph and typescript research notes, materials related to heritage assessment studies for which P. Crawford was a consultant, architectural proposals, copies of presentations that were given at conferences with accompanying programmes, newsclippings, press releases, fliers, articles, correspondence, a copy of Ms. Crawford’s catalogue for her library of garden books, photographs, and architectural drawings. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Research files concerning Ontario Hospital, Whitby Research files concerning Ontario Hospital, Mimico Research files concerning Ontario Hospital, Toronto Research files concerning various other psychiatric institutions Photographic records Architectural records