Wikipedia:GLAM/Toronto Public Library

Welcome! This WikiProject page tracks contributions facilitated by Special Collections at Toronto Public Library—including edits by public volunteers and library staff.

Goals

1. Increase representation of women and other historically underrepresented groups related to Toronto history on Wikipedia

This WikiProject aims to surface histories that are underrepresented in Toronto Public Library's own historical Special Collections and the historical record at large. We're identifying articles for creation to work towards a more inclusive historical record—as well as providing access to research tools and support for getting started on Wikipedia. (Toronto Public Library has also established new collections devoted to underrepresented histories such as our Chinese Canadian Archive and has specialized, diverse lending collections such as The Pride Collection, Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection.)

2. Increase access to our digitized images and relevant Special Collections webpages in Wikipedia articles

Toronto Public Library has a wealth of digitized items that are in the public domain, which an be used to enrich Wikipedia articles by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. We also have significant Special Collections related to individuals, communities and genres.

Can I help?

Yes! Anyone can help by creating articles listed in the "To-do" section—or add to it. Or improve existing articles in the "Created" section.

To-do list

New articles

Feel free to add more relevant articles to create!

African Methodist Episcopal Church (Toronto) (second Black church in Toronto, founded in 1832)

Anti-Slavery Society of Canada (organization founded in 1851 in what is now Ontario, co-founded by George Brown)

Brainerd Blyden-Taylor (among first to promote study and dissemination of Afrocentric music in Canada; worked in Toronto; founded The Nathaniel Dett Chorale)

Cabbagetown Softball League (Toronto group officially founded in 1977 offering a free-from-discrimination softball league for members of the gay community)

Cecelia Jane Reynolds (former enslaved person with strong ties to Toronto; subject of book and Toronto City Hall exhibit)

Cornelia Wieman (first female Indigenous psychiatrist; worked in Toronto with University of Toronto an YMCA Toronto)

Elder Washington Christian (reverend and formerly enslaved person who founded the First Baptist Church in Toronto and others across Canada)

Jean Thomson (Jean Thomson Collection of Original Art as part of the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books)

Julia Tribe (Toronto-based costume and set designer, with costume designs in our Special Collections in the Arts)

Linda Granfield (award-winning author of books for young readers and adults, with archival materials in our Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books)

Martha Mann (famed Toronto set designer who died in 2019, with many archival materials held in our Arts Department at Toronto Reference Library)

Order-in-Council P.C. 1911–1324 (proposed ban on Black immigration to Canada)

Phyllis Marshall (singer, pianist and actress active in Toronto; Juno Award winner; 1921–1996; pioneer among Black Canadian performer)

Rica Farquharson (Toronto dramatist, namesake of Rica Farquharson Memorial Award, which has archival materials in Arts Department at Toronto Reference Library)

Rita Cox (Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection)

Robert Shun Wong (Chinese Canadian, 1917–1988; co-founded Wong's Flying School at Toronto Central Island; archival materials in our Chinese Canadian Archive)

Robin Muller (Toronto children's books illustrator and writer; winner of Governor General's award; archival materials in our Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books)

Sing Wah Daily (醒華日報) (sole Chinese newspaper in Toronto from 1922 to 1967)

Women's Musical Club of Toronto (local organization promoting music in Toronto, with many archival materials held in Arts Department of Toronto Reference Library)

First Baptist Church (Toronto) is the oldest Black institution in Toronto.

Created

These articles may still benefit from additional editing or development.

Astrid Janson (acclaimed Canadian theatre designer, with items held in our Special Collections in the Arts)

Erin Combs (one of the first women photojournalists hired by national newspaper in Canada; many works digitized from our Toronto Star Photograph Archive)

First Baptist Church (Toronto) (oldest Black institution in Toronto, founded by fugitive enslaved persons; images available from our collections)

Sue LePage (Toronto theatre designer, with sketches digitized from our Special Collections in the Arts)

William Pope (early Ontario wildlife painter, dubbed "Canada's Audubon"; many works in our Baldwin Collection of Canadiana)

Other contributions

Links added to existing articles

A relevant link, often in the "External Links" section, was added to these articles. Links go to collection webpages or search results showing relevant digitized items.

A. Merrit ᐧ Al Waxman · Alan Sillivan · Arpad Ferenczy ᐧ Arthur Conan Doyle · Arthur Stringer ᐧ Boris Spremo ᐧ Canadiana ᐧ Charles Howard Hinton ᐧ Charles Perrault ᐧ Charles Robinson ᐧ Children's literature ᐧ Chinese Canadians ᐧ Cosette Lee ᐧ Dean & Son · E. P. Dutton · Ellenor Fenn · Florence Kate Upton ᐧ Frank Lennon ᐧ George Routledge ᐧ George G. Harrap and Co. ᐧ Goldilocks and the Three Bears · Grant Allen · Hannah More ᐧ Harrison Weir ᐧ Helen Stratton ᐧ Henry Justice Ford · History of Canada ᐧ J. B. S. Haldane ᐧ J. D. Beresford ᐧ James Barnes ᐧ John Harris ᐧ John Hassall ᐧ John James Audubon ᐧ Joseph Cundall ᐧ Joseph Martin Kronheim ᐧ Katharine Burdekin ᐧ Madame d'Aulnoy ᐧ Margaret Anglin · Mary Martha Sherwood · Olaf Stapledon ᐧ Owen Staples ᐧ Puppetry ᐧ Religious Tract Society ᐧ Robert W. Service · Science Fiction ᐧ Sherlock Holmes ᐧ Stephen Leacock · The Birds of America ᐧ Toronto Star ᐧ Valentine and Sons ᐧ Walter Crane · William Darton

Images added to existing articles

Articles listed here didn't previously have an image (or lacked a high quality or relevant image). Public domain images were sourced from our Digital Archive.

Alexander Davison ᐧ Edward William Thomson ᐧ François-Christophe de Lévy ᐧ Frederick Chase Capreol ᐧ George Kingsmill ᐧ George Kingston (meteorologist) ᐧ George Locke ᐧ George Okill Stuart ᐧ Herbert Austin Fricker ᐧ Isaac Buchanan ᐧ James A. Macdonald ᐧ James Beaty Sr. ᐧ James Hervey Price ᐧ Jesse Ketchum ᐧ John Beikie ᐧ John Henry Dunn ᐧ Joseph Bloor ᐧ Michel Bégon de la Picardière ᐧ Quetton St. George ᐧ Robert-Shore-Milnes Bouchette ᐧ Sameul Zimmerman ᐧ Thomas Clark Street ᐧ Thomas Simpson (explorer) ᐧ William Thomas (architect) ᐧ William Warren Baldwin

Bulk upload of our digitized images

We currently have not uploaded more images than the handful listed above. We are evaluating uploading our thousands of digitized items in the public domain to Wikimedia Commons. (There are over 500 images from Toronto Public Library uploaded by other users already!)

Online library resources

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New! You can access these resources by signing up online for our Digital Access Card.

Outcomes

Articles

Updated: December 27, 2020

Articles created: 5

Page views of articles: 6,570

Articles with links added: 51

Images

Updated: December 27, 2020

Mediaviews of added images (just of those added as part of this project): 168,598

Articles with images added: 25

Contact and help

Questions? Want help? Email David (he/him): dsprague@tpl.ca

WikiProject Toronto Public Library

Parent project(s)	GLAM