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This page summarises all projects under the WikiProject UTL umbrella. The projects are grouped as follows:

• Collections projects improve article content and reference using UTL material
• Infrastructure projects make it easy for readers to find relevant UTL holdings (e.g. archives)
• Community projects organise UTL community members to improve articles in their interest areas

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Collections
These projects improve article content and reference using UTL material.
Approach Shortcuts WP:NPOVWP:NPOV WP:RSWP:RS Improve the balanced and verifiable representation of history surrounding each topic Draw on thorough familiarity with digitised material, and on the most authoritative and balanced secondary sources to date Edits Shortcuts WP:PRIMARYWP:PRIMARY WP:SECONDARYWP:SECONDARY Where chunks of notable information are missing, create new sections or articles Where existing narrative is comprehensive and up-to-date, add references to verify content and connect research Add primary sources where self-evident (e.g. 1923 Nobel Prize medal inscribed to Frederick Banting → Banting was recipient in 1923) Add secondary sources wherever contextual interpretation is required Rearrange media or links to prioritise article relevance, but with sensitivity to the overall focus of the page The Discovery and Early Development of Insulin About the collection Date range: Early 1900s Key references Michael Bliss's Discovery of Insulin (2007; update to 1982 publication) Articles from the Bulletin of the History of Medicine Edits Insulin Insulin (medication) Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin Charles Best (medical scientist), co-discoverer of insulin J. J. R. Macleod, co-discoverer of insulin J.B. Collip, co-discoverer of insulin James D. Havens, early patient Constance Collier, early patient Eli Lilly & Company, early collaborator in insulin mass-production John G. FitzGerald, founder of Connaught Laboratories and peacemaker for the insulin project New and significantly expanded Academy of Medicine of Toronto, a continuing medical education institution for Ontario researchers and practitioners Connaught Laboratories, a non-commercial public health institution based at the University of Toronto until 1972 History of diabetes Frederick Banting#Statements on Hudson's Bay Company Discover Archives Discover Archives Portal Notes: This project expands biographies of notable figures whose fonds are held at University of Toronto Archives and Records Management, whose personal and professional lives have interacted significantly with less visible local and global histories. New articles Rodney Bobiwash Roxana Ng Anatomia About the collection Date range: 1522–1867 Notes: This project expands histories surrounding the authorship, significance, and publication of human anatomical illustrations (1522-1867). Edits Anatomy Outline of human anatomy Frederik Ruysch Govert Bidloo Gerard de Lairesse William Cowper (anatomist) Patent Medicine About the collection Date range: 1860s–1970s Edits Patent medicine Kellogg's All-Bran The Barren Lands in the Geological Survey of Canada About the collection Date range: Late 19C–Early 20C Notes: This collection has been flagged for collaboration with Indigenous communities. Edits First Nations Joseph Tyrrell Other collections Agnes Chamberlin Agnes Dunbar Moodie Fitzgibbon Catherine Parr Traill Canadian Pamphlets and Broadsides William Briggs (publisher) Collection of Manuscript Fragments Quitclaim deed