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MS Rochdale College Collection Coll. Formerly: T-10 00013 00184 MS Rochdale College Collection Coll. Formerly: T-10 00013 00184 Purchase from Charles Taylor, 1977 (Series 1-6) Gift of Miriam Clavir, 2009 (Series 7) Gift of Katherine Lochnan, 2011 (Series 8) Gift of John R Williams, c. 2013 (Series 10) Gift of C. Terrence Walker, 2018 (Series 9) Dates of creation: 1966-2013 (predominantly 1968-1975) Extent: 22 Boxes (2.7 metres) History of Rochdale College: Rochdale College, which occupied the 18-story building that still stands at 341 Bloor Street West, Toronto, was a co-operative living space for 840 residents and an experimental “free university” that operated between 1968 and 1975. It was one of over 300 tuition-free universities in North America at the time and its residential accommodations included communal living arrangements along with traditional apartments. Located on the edge of the University of Toronto’s downtown campus, and founded on idealistic principles of broadly democratic self- governance, communal living, and education free of traditional forms and hierarchies (such as exams, curriculums, degrees, and a faculty), Rochdale was an example of the kind of countercultural initiatives that emerged in North America during the 1960s and 1970s. It was, in addition, home to many expatriate Americans, often draft resisters who opposed fighting in the Vietnam War. Rochdale was initially incorporated in 1964 by Campus Co-Operative Residence Incorporated (CCRI), a non-profit organization founded to address university students’ housing needs. Rochdale’s relationship to CCRI was weakened when, for a variety of reasons, it had to accept a large number of non-students (with little or no screening) as residents when the building opened in 1968. In addition, CCRI opposed the educational component of Rochdale. Rochdale consequently separated from CCRI and became its own non-profit corporate entity. Almost from the beginning, Rochdale faced problems that would eventually lead to its demise. Lack of screening for residents and the existence of communal residence floors facilitated a non- resident “squatter” problem, and substantial drug activity (sales as well as use). This, in turn, led to frequent police raids and complaints from neighbours. Rochdale also had trouble collecting rent from residents and struggled to pay the mortgage on the building. By the early 1970s, the building was in receivership and under the financial control of Clarkson Company, Inc., who put increasing pressure on Rochdale residents and Rochdale’s Governing Council pay their rents or leave the building. By 1974, residents had dwindled to a few hundred, and remaining Rochdale leaders were fighting a losing battle to keep the institution alive. The last Rochdale residents were evicted on May 30, 1975. 1 MS Rochdale College Collection Coll. Formerly: T-10 00013 00184 Rochdale’s legacy lives on today in a number of creative and other institutions that began at the college. These include Coach House Press, House of Anansi Press, Theatre Passe Muraile, The Toronto Free Dance Theatre, and the Huron Playschool Cooperative (originally Rochdale’s cooperative daycare). Custodial History The Rochdale College Collection consists of materials that had varied custodial histories before their arrival at the Fisher Library. The library purchased the bulk of the materials (Series 1-6; boxes 1-18), in 1977 from Charles Taylor of Akashakron Books in Toronto. The previous ownership of these materials is unknown, but they may likely have come from more than one person. The rest of the materials are gifts to the library that came from four separate donors who either lived at Rochdale or had some other association with the college: Miriam Clavir (2009 gift, Series 7, box 19), Katherine Lochnan (2011 gift, Series 8, box 19), C. Terrance Walker (2018 gift, Series 9, boxes 20-21), and John R. Williams (2013 gift, Series 10, box 22). Scope and content: Materials include administrative and financial documents for Rochdale College’s Governing Council and Education Council, correspondence; notices posted at Rochdale, newspaper clippings, writings about Rochdale, Rochdale publications, and audio recordings about Rochdale and other topics. Contains series: 1. General Administration – (includes Governing Council, Education Council materials). 2. Events, programs, newspaper clippings and other writings about Rochdale College. 3. Tuesdaily issues and paste-ups. 4. Publications (not Tuesdaily) and other printed ephemera. 5. Newspaper clippings (not about Rochdale College). 6. Audio recordings. 7. Miriam Clavir materials. 8. Katherine Lochnan materials. 9. C. Terrance Walker Materials 10. John R. Williams materials. Arrangement notes: With the exception of the C. Terrance Walker materials, the Rochdale Collection was originally catalogued at the Fisher Library as T-10 00013 “[Collection of miscellaneous material issued by and about Rochdale].” The original contents note for T-10 00013 is provided at the end of this document. The original T-10 00013 box number is provided for the folders in the new arrangement listed in the table below. Except when referring to titles on documents inside a folder, titles given in quotation marks on folders reflect original titles given to original folders in the collection when it was catalogued as 2 MS Rochdale College Collection Coll. Formerly: T-10 00013 00184 T-10 00013. The wording of these original folder titles in most cases suggest that they may be original to the creator (not assigned by the librarian who initially processed the collection). Dates in square brackets are speculative based on subject matter and neighboring materials. Abbreviations: CCRI: Campus Co-Operative Residence Incorporated CMHC: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation Govcon: Rochdale College Governing Council Edcon: Rochdale College Education Council Series 1: General Administration Box: T-10 Folder 13 Box # Box 1 Most materials are related to Rochdale College’s financial problems and 27 folders disputes with the CMHC and Clarkson Company. [Some of the materials might be connected to Governing Council Activities]. Some materials related to Rochdale Tenants and membership. Materials date from 1969- 1975, (predominately 1972-1974). 1:1 1 “Supplementary Affidavits” (Rochdale, CMHC, CCRI, and others) 1968- 1972 1:2-7 1 “Memo 4 – Court Appearance Notes” –Re: Rochdale College’s dispute with Clarkson Company, 1972-1974 1:8 1 “Clarkson” –Correspondence, reports, and other materials related to disputes with Rochdale College and residents over 341 Bloor Street, 1972-1974. 1:9-16 1 “Management Proposal” and “Management” –Materials related to a proposal for the continued use of 341 Bloor Street by Rochdale College, 1974-1975. 1:17-19 1 “Urban Renewal. Housing, Fire and Legislation” [part of the Toronto City Council], Material related to Rochdale dispute with Clarkson Company, 1974; financial statements and reports, 1969-1975; letters from the city clerk re: complaints from Bill King about the lack of fire exits at 401 Huron Street, 1974. 1:20 1 “Federation of Metro Tenants Association” –newsletters, notices, minutes, and other materials, 1974. 3 MS Rochdale College Collection Coll. Formerly: T-10 00013 00184 1:21 1 “1973-74 Rochdale Report” –various materials related to Rochdale College’s disputes with Clarkson Company, including clippings, earlier reports, and a holograph draft of a report by Bill King, 1969-1974 1:22 1 “Briefs” –concerning the future development of 341 Bloor Street, 1975 1:23 1 “Calamities” –copy of “Equivocal Calamities of Rochdale College” (n.d.); letter written by Cynthia Lei relating to a police incident at Rochdale, Feb. 2, 1975 1:24 1 “Rochdale Legal” –includes transcripts of 1975 ruling against Rochdale College and appeals, along with related materials, 1975 1:25 8 “Rochdale College – legal documents” 1975 1:26 1 “the end + the future” –correspondence and other materials related to the last days of Rochdale College and the transition of the property. 1971- 1976. 1:27 1 “C.M.H.C. Report” –includes: a copy of “Rochdale College: A Managerial and Corporate Paradox with Educational Overtones” “Statement of Charges on the Property 341 Bloor Street W., Toronto” Information on Rochdale apartment units Copies of CCRI documents, 1968-1969 Press release on the conversion of 341 Bloor Street W., 1979 Box 2 Materials related to Govcon activities including meeting minutes, 40 folders correspondence, notices to residents, forms and applications, and communications with other organizations in the community. Materials date from 1966-1976 (predominately 1969-1975). 2:1 1 --Draft agreement between CCRI and Rochdale (2 drafts, 1 with revisions), [1969] --Contact list, Rochdale GovCon members, [1969] 2:2 1 “14th Floor Commune” –includes copy of lease agreement between Rochdale and the commune, 1969, an occupancy chart, and a farewell letter from a resident, 1970 2:3 1 “Support for Rochdale” –includes correspondence, briefs, drafts of statements about Rochdale (including one by Bill King), 1970-1972. 4 MS Rochdale College Collection Coll. Formerly: T-10 00013 00184 2:4-5 1 “Governing Council minutes” –includes minutes, meeting agendas, notes, and supplementary materials, 1966-1974. 2:6 1 “Room bookings” –accountant’s pad with Rochdale room bookings, 1972. 2:7 1 “Inquiries –general –not degree applications” 1975. 2:8 2 Rochdale College Application forms, 1972-73, 1974. 2:9 2 Newsletter: “Doorstep News from the Rental Department” n.d. 2:10 2 “Summer Occupancy Agreement,” 1971. 2:11 2 Rochdale membership information sheet, n.d. 2:12 2 Rochdale College Bylaw No.1 (2 copies) n.d. 2:13 8 Miscellaneous Rochdale correspondence and memos (Govcon), 1969-75 2:14 2 Miscellaneous Rochdale correspondence and memos (Govcon), 1973-75 2:15-16 2 Miscellaneous handwritten notes related to Rochdale tenants and rentals, n.d. and 1972-1974. 2:17 8 Miscellaneous documents, forms, and information for Rochdale members and residents, 1969 and undated. 2:18 6 Hand drawn floor-plan for Rochdale college apartments, n.d. 2:19-20 8 Notices to Rochdale residents, 1968-1974 and undated. 2:21 1 Notices and fundraising materials for Rochdale, n.d.
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