Fonds 1486 - James Loudon fonds

Identity area

Reference code

UTA 1486

Title

James Loudon fonds

Date(s)

  • 1885-1916 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

3.66 m of textual records and artifacts (23 boxes)

Context area

Name of creator

(1841-1916)

Biographical history

James Loudon was a Professor of Physics and President of the University of Toronto from 1892-1906.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated to the University of Toronto Library by Dr. Esther Loudon in 1964.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records documenting James Loudon's career as professor and president of the University of Toronto (1892-1906). Arranged into 15 series:

  1. Office of the President, Administrative files;
  2. General correspondence;
  3. Correspondence files;
  4. Correspondence files;
  5. Office of the President. Applications, Recommendation and Appointments;
  6. Scholarships;
  7. Addresses;
  8. Lecture notes, papers and manuscripts;
  9. Orders-in-council/Govt. legislation;
  10. Personal correspondence;
  11. Appointment books;
  12. Diplomas;
  13. Miscellaneous;
  14. File index;
  15. Artifacts.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A file index, Series 14, was created by James Loudon as an aid in preparing his memoirs. The number/letter scheme appearing in the lower right hand corner (e.g. [A.1]) was added by librarians as a further aid to the arrangement of the files after their donation to the university. These have been indicated in the following record series. Later attempts at arrangement were made and abandoned by University Archives staff. This accession, to some extent, still reflects these earlier attempts at arrangement.

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Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

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      Finding aids

      See attached.

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      Accession

      B1972-0031

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Added to AtoM by E. Sommers, Dec. 2017

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