Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1897 - ca. 2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
139 m (1282 boxes) of textual and photographic records and publications, and microfilm
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Founded in 1901, University of Toronto Press (UTP) is Canada's leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. UTP has published over 6,500 books, with well over 3,500 of these still in print. The Scholarly Publishing division produces approximately 175 titles per year, and the Higher Education division publishes around 25 titles per year. The Press has published dozens of notable authors, including Northrop Frye, Robertson Davies, Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, Yousuf Karsh, Michael Bliss, Carl Berger, Umberto Eco, and Julia Kristeva, and has produced some of the most important books ever published in Canada, such as the Historical Atlas of Canada, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, the Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, and the History of the Book in Canada. With the publication of these landmark titles, as well as a continuing dedication to groundbreaking new scholarship, UTP has firmly established its reputation for excellence. - from http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/aboutus.php?sectionID=2&subsectionID=1&pageID=1
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This fonds contains 33 accessions from the University of Toronto Press
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted; Access permission supplied by University of Toronto Press
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
See accession-level descriptions