Identity area
Reference code
UTA 0073
Title
University of Toronto. Department of Physics fonds
Date(s)
- ca. 1893 - ca. 2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1.87 m of textual and graphic records and sound recordings (10 boxes; 7 cassette recordings)
Context area
Name of creator
(1887-current)
Administrative history
The University of Toronto's Department of Physics was established 1887 when the Chair of Mathematics and Physics split to form the Chair of Mathematics, and the Chair of Physics; cited as the Department of Physics from October 1892; name changed on July 1, 1911 to the Department of Physics and Photography. Shortly after, the department was renamed the Department of Physics.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This fonds contains 5 accessions of records. See accession-level descriptions for more details.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
See accession-level description for details.