Series 1 - Personal

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UTA 1685-1

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Personal

Date(s)

  • 1926-2003 (Creation)

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Series

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0.21 m of records (multi-media)

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Name of creator

Rapoport, Anatol
(1911-2007)

Repository

University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS)

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This series consists of biographical information about Professor Rapoport, documents on his education and honours bestowed, files on his piano recitals and on the musical activities of his sons Alexander (pianist and composer) and Anthony (violist), and personal and family correspondence.

The first files contain information about Professor Rapoport, including his curriculum vitae, ‘Biographical sketches’ (which he compiled), and articles about him. These are followed by files on his high school education and appointments to the University of Toronto (1972-1973). The honours documented include nomination for the Nobel Prize in 1991 and honorary degrees from Western Michigan University (1971), University of Toronto (1986) and Royal Military College (1995). There are also a few examples of his poems, followed by the aforementioned musical activities. The major part of the correspondence deals with the problems arising from the purchase and renovation of a house when Professor Rapoport agreed to take a position at the University of Denmark. (As a result of these problems, he accepted a position at the University of Toronto instead). There are also several small files of personal correspondence with family and friends.

This series also includes a few photographs of Prof. Rapoport as well as a radio interview on CBC’s National Arts Friday Night that discusses Rapoport’s background, career and ideas and how they relate to music. A video production done in the 1979 by the University of Louisville provides a second discussion with Rapoport on his career and ideas, this time with a emphasis on mathematical systems.

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B2005-0018/001
Biographical, education, honours, poetry, family members, personal correspondence (1926-1934), correspondence re house in Denmark (1969-1976)

B2005-0018/002 (01) – (03)
Personal correspondence (1969-2003)

B2005-0018/001P
Photographs

B2005-0018/001S
Sound recording

B2005-0018/001M
Video

Oversized material has been removed from B2005-0018/001(03) to B2005-0018/066(01).

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      anatol-rapoport-fonds.pdf

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      B2005-0018/001-002(03)

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      B2005-0018/001P

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      B2005-0018/001S

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      B2005-0018/001M

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