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4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 9 x 13 and smaller
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The Canadian Women's Press Club was founded in 1904 by a group of Canadian woman reporters returning from a complimentary trip to the St. Louis Exposition. The club was suggested by George Henry Ham, the CPR's publicity director, and the first president was Kathleen Blake "Kit" Coleman. The Toronto Branch was founded in 1909, one of 15 regional branches organized over the years. Established as a "craft club" to help and promote its members in the profession of journalism, the Club remained active until the 1990's, counting as members most Canadian women journalists of note. In 1971 the Canadian Women's Press Club became the Media Club of Canada, and the Toronto Branch of the Club became the Media Club of Canada, Toronto Branch. In 1976 the Toronto Branch became an autonomous group under the name Toronto Women's Press Club, later changed to the Women's Press Club of Toronto. The Toronto Branch ceased in 199? and the Media Club of Canada suspended operations in 199?
By the 1980's the Women's Press Club of Toronto had launched a history project and put Kay Rex, a long-time member, in charge of collecting materials and writing a history of the Canadian Women's Press Club to 1971. Her book No Daughter of Mine: The Women and History of the Canadian Women's Press Club, 1904-1971 was published in 1995 by the University of Toronto Press.
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Scrapbook of news clippings, ephemera and photographs collected by the Toronto branch of the Media Club of Canada regarding their activities and members from 1971-1972. Includes a Triennial program and the August 4, 1971 edition of Newspacket (vol. 23, no.4) dedicated to the event, media coverage about the Club's name change and the admission of men, clippings related to the shutting down of the Toronto Telegram, as well as writers Helen Allen and Phillis Griffiths who worked for the paper, and items regarding events, workshops and award winners. Also in the scrapbook are is a 1972 directory of Toronto Branch members, clippings about the future of cooking as a hobby, the state of Canadian media, a panel regarding abortion, and biographical information about Kate Aitken, Leeta McCully, and Cherry, Lorrie McLaughlin. Photos consist of a head shot of Kay Rex and photos of a plaque unveiled in honour of Kate Aitken.
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Year of the Triennial
Change of name
Admission of men to the Club
Death of the Telegram
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- Items mounted on acidic paper.
- Scrapbook is of note compared to earlier scrapbooks in this series due to more structured presentation of information based on dates, events or themes.
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- Aitken, Kate (Subject)