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Date(s)
- 1927 - 1978 (Production)
Niveau de description
collection
Étendue matérielle et support
5.3 m of textual records
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Etienne Gilson was a professor of philosophy at universities in France and an internationally renowned scholar by the time he lectured at St. Michael's College in 1927. He was the founder (1929), along with the Basilian Fathers, of the Institute of Mediaeval Studies, which became The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (PIMS) in 1939, for the purpose of graduate studies in philosophy.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Creator Etienne Gilson, Director of PIMS, donated the material in 1978. Some materials have been photocopied from other repositories.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This fonds contains Etienne Gilson's correspondence, articles, lectures and pocket diaries for the period 1927-1978. It also contains biographical material, copies of articles in journals, articles by others about Gillson, some reviews of his published works, memorabilia, and the notebooks of Abbe Andre Gilson, younger brother of Etienne. In addition there are photographs and audio cassettes.
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Conditions d’accès
Some access is restricted.
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
- anglais
- français
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Finding guide is available.