Fonds 0052 - University of Toronto. Department of German fonds

In the 19th century, German was taught initially in King’s College and then at the University of Toronto under, initially, the Chair of Modern Languages, later the Department of Modern Languages. To accommodate the federation (actual or potential) of the religious colleges under the University Act of 1887, a Department of German for the university was created in 1892, though the chair itself did not appear until 1901. In the calendars, the teaching of German was listed under the ‘Department of Modern Languages (later Modern Languages and Literatures) until that department was phased out in 1970 with the introduction of the ‘New Programme’ in the Faculty of Arts and Science. In 1969 the teaching programs in the colleges were united as the Combined Departments of German which became, in 1975, the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. It was composed of Graduate and Undergraduate divisions; an executive consisting of the chair and such officers as nominated by him/her and confirmed by the General Meeting; a Senior Committee, and General and Graduate Meetings.