Series 3 - Employment: Columbia University and University of Toronto

0.63m of textual records

The records in this series relate entirely to Professor Franceschetti’s teaching and administrative duties at the University of Toronto, except for the first file which contains correspondence relating to his employment as an assistant professor in the Department of Italian at Barnard College, Columbia University in 1968-1969.

Subsequent files document his years with Italian Studies at Scarborough College and, from 1995, on the St. George campus. Included is correspondence detailing his employment for the years 1978 to 1999, along with an activity report for 2003-2004, his last year before retirement. Franceschetti’s early role as language laboratory coordinator Scarborough College is documented as are activities of the Departmental Reading Evaluation Committee (relating to the granting of tenure) and the committee on PhD comprehensive examinations. The files relating to his being acting head of the Department of Italian Studies (1995-1996) remain largely with the Department; those here contain mostly invitations to events. There is some general departmental correspondence and a file of correspondence (1997-1999) with the new head of the Department, Olga Pugliese.

Files covering Prof. Franceschetti’s teaching duties at the University of Toronto include course outlines, lecture notes, and student evaluations (1980-1981). These files are primarily found in B2022-0002. Some overlap may exist with notes found in Series 6: Manuscripts and Publications, as extensive research notes exist for both his classes and publications. In addition to material on his UofT courses, one file documents a summer course that Prof. Franceschetti taught on the Italian Renaissance at McGill University in 1998.

Additionally, the series consists of a large number of files on graduate students in Italian studies at the University of Toronto. They document the progress of these students’ studies, including progress reports and oral theses examinations. The correspondence often contains requests for letters of reference. Finally, the series includes files on awards, exhibitions, public lectures, visiting professors, and a conference and symposium at the UofT. Please see file listing for additional detail.

Files in B2009-0039 are arranged by file type with student files subsequently arranged by name. Files in B2020-0002 are arranged by specific course, then loosely by subject.

All material is open with the exception of the following files:

• B2009-0039/003(03) Departmental Reading Committee is restricted for 30 years
• B2009-0039/003(09)-(17) and /004(01)-(08) contain student information, please contact the University Archivist for additional information.

Please contact the University Archivist for permission to access these records.