Media Club of Canada, Toronto Branch.
- SCA121-GA94-8-61
- File
- 1971-1972
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.
Synopsis of time period at front of scrapbook reads:
Year of the Triennial
Change of name
Admission of men to the Club
Death of the Telegram
Women's Press Club of Toronto