Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1951-2005 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.31 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series contains letters written to and from Dr. Roots. The correspondence is professional in nature and pertains to her years at the University of Toronto. The letters primarily reflect on the subject of research, publications, addresses, and appraisal and references for students, colleagues, and journals.
Correspondence can also be found throughout the other series of this fonds, filed with the material about which the correspondence pertains.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material was arranged alphabetically by Dr. Roots with individual files for those with whom she most corresponded. Sometimes, the file title reflects an individual who is the subject of the correspondence rather than the recipient. The appraisals and reviews for academic journals were arranged chronologically by Dr. Roots.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open