Finding Aid
Bylaw number one. "A by-law relating generally to the transaction of the business and affairs" of the OWMF. Enacted 27 Feb., 1946. Ts. 9 pp.
Annual Meetings
5th Annual Meeting, 8 March 1950
A report to OWMF members on the meeting. 17 April 1950. Mimeo. 2 pp.
7th Annual Meeting, 29 Feb. 1952
A notice to OWMF members. 11 Feb. 1952. 1 p.
A notice from the Nominating committee giving candidates for office. n.d. Mimeo. 1 p.
Report to OWMF members on the meeting. 7 March, 1952. Mimeo. 11 pp. News clipping. n.d.
8th Annual Meeting, 24 Feb. 1953
Notice of proposed bylaw amendments, from the board. 13 Feb. 1953. Mimeo. 1 p.
Report. Mimeo. 3 pp.
Draft of Mary Ramsay's letter of resignation. 17 Feb. 1953. Ts. 1 p.
President's report and resignation. Ms. 3 p. Ts. 1 p.
Resolution on proxy voting. Carbon ts. 1 p.
9th Annual Meeting, 2 March 1954
Report to OWMF members on the meeting. 5 April 1954. Mimeo. 3 pp.
11th Annual Meeting, 7 March 1955
Report to OWMF members on the meeting. 28 March 1955. Mimeo. 3 pp.
20th Annual Meeting, 23 March 1964
Letter to all members of the OWMF from Val Scott, concerning Exchange for Political Ideas in Canada (EPIC). 18 March, 1964. Mimeo. 3 pp. With a form letter from EPIC.
Minutes of 20th Annual Meeting. Mimeo. 8 pp. Includes the Board of Director's report.
Letter to all members of the OWMF from Val Scott, concerning EPIC. 26 March, 1964. Mimeo. 2 pp.
Board of Directors
Minutes
Minutes of 14 board meetings, covering the period 1950-1952. Mimeo. 20 pp. in total.
Several informational sheets from special meeting (2/11/51).
Letter of resignation from Grube to president and all directors. 7 Nov., 1950. Carbon ts.
Report of Joint Woodsworth House / C.C.F. Committee
Report of the meeting to discuss rental arrangements. 2 Oct., 1952. Carbon ts. 2 pp.
Informational sheet on previous rental arrangements. Mimeo. 1 p.
Financial Statements
6 statements. 1952-1953. Mimeo and carbon ts. 12 pp.
1 statement. 31 Jan. 1964. Mimeo. 4 pp.
Committees
Education Committee
5 tickets to OWMF activities, 16 programmes of OWMF activities (1945-1953), 19 notices of
OWMF activities (1948-1953), and 2 news clippings.
Draft of a letter to OWMF members re 1952-1953 activities. Ts. n.d.
Report of [the] Education Committee to the 9th Annual Meeting, 9 March, 1949. Carbon ts. 3 pp.
Draft of a lecture, probably given by Frank Underhill. 20 Oct., 1947. Ts. 4 pp.
Library and Literature Committee
Library and Literature Committee Report. Minutes of meeting held 31 March (1952). Carbon ts. 1 p.
Membership Committee
Plan for Organizing Membership Drive. (1949?) Carbon ts. 1 p.
Woodsworth House Membership Drive. A letter to riding "captains". Mimeo. 2 p.
Various membership lists used by the committee. Some are 1952-1953, some are undated Tss. 34 pp.
Future of the House Committee
Report of the Future of the House Committee to the Board. 9 Feb., 1954. Mimeo. 2 pp.
Publications
Newsletters
Draft for a newsletter. 8 Jan. 1948. Carbon ts. 2 pp.
10 newsletters. Odd issues 1948-1953. 36 pp. The newsletter began as an official OWMF newsletter and was taken over by Frank Underhill in Oct. 1951 and published as Notes and Comments.
Pamphlets
Anonymous. Woodsworth Memorial Meeting. Commemorative booklet from the 1952 meeting. (24 pp.)
Bryden, Ken. Morgan, John. Rose, A. Pensions for Canadians. 1950. Mimeo. 12 pp.
Fowke, Edith (ed.). Towards Socialism; selections from the writings of J.S. Woodsworth. 1948. 48 p. Printers proofs with emendations by E.F. Also material used by the editor in preparing the book: Hansards, newsclippings, leaflets, articles about and by Woodsworth, etc.
Underhill, Frank H., James Shaver Woodsworth, Untypical Canadian. 1944. 34 pp.
Underhill, Frank H., Booklist on "Fifty Years of Socialism [1951]. Mimeo. 8 pp.
Underhill, Frank H., Reading List for Canadian Socialists. A second edition of the booklist above. 1952. 16 pp.
Weldon, John C. Cadbury, George W. Oliver, Michael K., Democratic Planning: A Symposium. 1962. 36 pp.
Pamphlet additions:
Borovoy, A. Alan. Human Rights and Racial Equality -- the Tactics of Combat, n.d. 16 pp.
Brewin, Andrew. McNaught, Kenneth. Debate on Defence. Nov. 1960. 27 pp.
Bryden, Kenneth. Gordon, Walter. Rotstein, Abraham. Safarian, A.E. Continentalism vs. Nationalism. 1967. 29 pp.
Cutt, James. A Guaranteed Income for Canadians. 1968. 17 pp.
Hartle, Douglas G. Unemployment: Cause? Treatment? Cure? 1960. 24 pp.
Kierans, Eric W. Capitalism without Capitalists. 1961. 12 pp.
Morgan, John. The New Look in Welfare. (1955?) 20 p.
Morgan, John S. Watkins, Melville H. The Abolition of Poverty; two Proposals. June, 1966. 16 pp.
Special Events and Topics
Woodsworth Memorial Meeting 1952
A leaflet advertising the 10th anniversary meeting, organized by the OWMF.
The Internal Struggle in the OWMF 1952-53
Material collected by Edith Fowke concerning the sudden influx of new members (mostly from the David Lewis-trade union wing of the C.C.F.) and the defeat of the old OWMF executive.
"A brief history of the OWMF" by Bernard Loeb. Carbon ts. n.d. 6 pp.
One in Hope and Doctrine, One in Charity by Mark G. Cohen. (1952) Mimeo. 2 pp.
A Statement About the Ontario Woodsworth Memorial Foundation signed by "all the officers of the foundation from 1945-1952, and most of the active directors during this period." 2 Tss: 3 and 5 p. A final mimeo version. 4 pp. Drafts prepared by E. Fowke and A. Haas for the statement: 2 pp. and 1 p. Several news clippings. The statement was released 18 March 1953.
"New Members who joined Woodsworth Foundation in January and February 1952". An analysis by Edith Fowke of the "Lewis faction" entry into OWMF prior to the 7th Annual Meeting. Ts. n.d. 2 pp.
Power Politics in the C.C.F. [by] Frank H. Underhill. An article published in Canadian Forum, April 1952. Photocopy. 2 pp.
Correspondence between Edith Fowke and J.E. McGuire re the supposedly parallel struggle within the Canadian Congress of Labour and the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees.
4 letters: 6 March, 1952-9 April, 1952. Several news clippings and a United Steelworkers of America "staff letter" re the struggle.
Exchange for Political Ideas in Canada (EPIC)
Note: EPIC was "a Canada-wide Fabian-type society" sponsored by the Ontario Woodsworth Memorial Foundation, founded in November 1962.
An Open Letter to Marion Bryden, president of the OWMF, from Val Scott, circulated to all members of the OWMF Board and to all members of the EPIC Steering Committee, concerning the dismissal of Desmond Sparham. 4 Feb., 1964. Mimeo. 4 pp.
A letter to EPIC members from Carl Hamilton, concerning the dismissal of Desmond Sparham. 4 Feb., 1964. Mimeo. 4 pp.
A letter to EPIC members and prospective members from Marion Bryden, president of the OWMF, concerning the dismissal of Desmond Sparham. 6 Feb., 1964. Mimeo. 3 pp.
A letter to all members of the OWMF from Val Scott urging the appointment of OWMF representatives to the restructured and independent EPIC. 18 March, 1971. Mimeo. 3 pp.
A memorandum to all EPIC members concerning reorganization of EPIC, with a supporting letter from Desmond Sparham, and a memorandum of agreement from the Toronto Branch. n.d. Printed. 7 pp.
Report of a Meeting of Provisional Executive Committee, held in Toronto on Sunday, April 19th 1964. Mimeo. 5 pp.
Exchange for Political Ideas in Canada. A newsletter. No. 5 (n.d.); no. 6 (n.d.)
Programme for the Founding Conference [of the restructured Exchange]. 1964. An invitation to the conference.
Membership application. [1964?]
Letter to Edith Fowke from Desmond Sparham concerning his dismissal in 1964 and the internal struggle in the OWMF in 1952. 9 June, 1964. Ts. 1 p.
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