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University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS) A. Edward Safarian fonds
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A. Edward Safarian fonds

  • UTA 1738
  • Fonds
  • 1922-2017

Fonds consists of 6 accessions:

B1989-0032: Addresses, articles, correspondence, manuscripts, notes, press clippings and reports documenting Professor Safarian's career as an economist and professor at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Toronto. Included are files on federal, provincial and University committees, task forces, and royal commissions. Subject areas include foreign ownership and control, constitutional change, and higher education (18 boxes, 1955-1980).

B1994-0019: Correspondence, course and lecture notes, memoranda, reports, manuscripts of publications, addresses, reports, briefs, certificates and diplomas, press clippings and photoprints documenting Edward Safarian's career as an economist specialising on foreign investment and as a professor and administrator at the Universities of Saskatchewan and Toronto (41 boxes, 1922-1993).

B1996-0034: Course and lecture notes, correspondence, addresses, research notes, manuscripts and publications documenting Edward Safarian as a student, economist specializing in international trade, and an administrator (6 boxes, 1943-1993).

B2000-0008: Professional correspondence, lecture notes, addresses, and student notes documenting Dr. A. Edward Safarian's career as a student, economist of international trade and administrator at the University of Toronto. Records predominantly consist of professional correspondence concerning publications, student references, teaching, the Encyclopedia Brittanica and consultancy work. In addition, there are also teaching materials, course notes and student essays. No personal records are contained herein (4 boxes, 1945-1997).

B2006-0030: Personal records of Edward Safarian, Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto consisting of personal correspondence, including files on the Table Ronde d'Economistes France-Canada (7th : 1991 : Paris) and the granting of an honorary degree by the University of Toronto to Arthur E. Child (1994); research files, including interviews, for Safarian's writings on foreign ownership and multinational enterprise; and files on his professional association woth the Canadian-American Committee, including notes on its confidential meetings (1972-1992), and on confidential meetings of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (1991-1997), espeically its Economic Growth and Policy Program. The files for the last include confidential minutes, notes on discussions and correspondence with offiers of the CIAR and the directors and members of the Growth program, presentations by Safarian to the CIAR and addresses to outside bodies on behalf of the CIAR (8 boxes, 1956-2004).

B2018-0023: Accession consists of the last remaining records of Professor A. Edward Safarian. Material predominantly consists of records documenting his professional life as a professor and researcher. These include teaching files from his time at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Toronto as well as research files and drafts of publications on topics primarily related to multinational enterprises and public policy, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, free trade, and NAFTA. This accession also contains material reflecting Professor Safarian’s international outlook, including several personal and business trips to Armenia, a research project on China, and involvement as a board member of the Mosaic Institute. Records include correspondence, annotated articles and notes, reports, lecture notes, research files and drafts of publications and addresses. (1945-2017, 4.68m, 36 boxes).

Safarian, A. Edward

Safarian 2018 accession

Accession consists of the last remaining records of Prof. A. Edward Safarian. Material predominantly consists of records documenting his professional life as a professor and researcher. These include teaching files from his time at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Toronto as well as research files and drafts of publications on topics primarily related to multinational enterprises and public policy, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, free trade, and NAFTA. This accession also contains material reflecting Prof. Safarian’s international outlook, including several personal and business trips to Armenia, a research project on China, and involvement as a board member of the Mosaic Institute. Records include correspondence, annotated articles and notes, reports, lecture notes, research files, drafts of publications and addresses, and photographs.

Research

Series consists of material documenting Prof. Safarian’s research activity spanning more than six decades. Material reflects his research approach, the scope of his research interests over time, and the research assistance and partnerships that underlie his prolific research output. Included in this series are grant applications, proposals and reports to various funding bodies including SSHRC and the Donner Foundation, as well as an extensive collection of files containing correspondence, annotated articles, and both handwritten and typed article summaries and notes. Many of the article summaries used by Prof. Safarian in his research and publications were produced by student research assistants, including Walid Hejazi who would later become a colleague and co-author of a number of papers.

Professional activities

Series consists of records documenting Prof. Safarian’s relationships and involvement in activities and organizations outside of his formal (paid) roles within academia and other sectors. A large component of this series relates to his interactions with scholars from the former Soviet Union (especially Armenia) and the Armenian-Canadian business community, and his service as board member of the Mosaic Institute and co-editor of the multi-volume series Hong Kong Bank of Canada Papers on Asia. It also includes some material documenting his involvement with the Canadian-American Committee; the Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (PECC); the Ontario Centre for International Business (OCIB); the Tadenac Fishing Club; the Naval Officers’ Association of Canada (NOAC) scholarship selection committee; and an economics reading group Strategy 10. Also included are records revealing shorter-term professional activity such as consulting and reviewing of others’ manuscripts. Material in this series is especially noteworthy for the insights it provides on the interconnectedness of social networks (ethnic, recreational, etc.) and professional ones. Tadenac Club files may be of interest to researchers examining issues surrounding recreational ‘conservationists’ and Indigenous communities in rural Ontario. Records in this series include correspondence, travel journals, articles and notes, manuscript drafts and comments, meeting minutes, reports and photographs.

Employment

Series consists of records of Prof. Safarian’s employment inside and outside of academia. It includes records related to his search for academic appointments upon completing his doctorate, his resignation from the University of Saskatchewan, and his activity at the University of Toronto in various capacities at the Faculty of Management, the Centre for International Studies (CIS), Institute for International Business (IIB), and Trinity College. Files related to Myron J. Gordon and Trinity College are noteworthy for the insights they provide into the conferral of awards and honors, as is the file on the CIS-CEES which documents the operation of the CIS and Prof. Safarian’s decision to leave the directorship. The series also includes records of his employment activity outside of academia, including for the Justice Department, UNCTAD, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR) and others. Records include correspondence, curriculum vitae, reports, legal documents, contracts, meeting minutes, and paper drafts.

Manuscripts and publications

Series consists of records related to Prof. Safarian’s writing and publishing activity. The series begins with material documenting the publishing and copyright of his written work, followed by material related to shorter pieces such as book reviews and letters to the editor. The latter half of the series consists mostly of material used to produce more formal academic articles and monographs, including records on ideas for writing, unpublished writing, and published writing. A notable exception are the files related to The Eagle and the Bear, an unpublished memoir based on Prof. Safarian’s travels in Armenia and the former Soviet Union. Records in this series include correspondence, article annotations and notes, paper outlines and drafts, research data, travel journals and paraphernalia, contracts and press photos.

Correspondence

Series consists primarily of assorted professional correspondence, as well as lists of contacts and addresses, letters of recommendation, and some personal correspondence. Included in this series is correspondence between Prof. Safarian and the Royal Society of Canada, reflecting his concern about the lack of representation of the fields of business and management within the Royal Society.

Conferences and addresses

Series is made up of material related to Prof. Safarian’s attendance and participation in conferences, workshops and roundtables, as well as his addresses, speeches and talks given both domestically and internationally. Records consist of correspondence, research and speaking notes, outlines and drafts of addresses and papers, conference summaries, and a contract.

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