The North York Historical Society (NYHS) and the Toronto Public Library signed an agreement in February to officially add the NYHS archives to the collections of the library’s Canadiana Department.
The library reports: “The Canadiana Department and the NYHS have a mutual interest to preserve and make historical and current information about North York accessible, and have a long history of working together. This donation increases Canadiana’s collections related to the history of North York, and library staff and NYHS members plan to work together to promote and enhance access to these materials in the future.”
Among the items the library acquired are aerial photos of North York, scrapbooks, and more than 1,600 historical photos.
The Canadiana Department also houses collections from the Ontario Genealogical Society, Jewish Genealogical Society (Toronto Branch), Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants, and York Pioneer and Historical Society.
Read more about this donation in Valuable Historical Photographs, Scrapbooks and Family Papers Part of Donation from North York Historical Society.
