Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1926-ongoing (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
78 boxes (10 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William French was born in London , Ontario. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1948. With the retirement of W.A. Deacon in 1960, French became the Globe's literary editor. He has written several book reviews and magazine articles. He is the author of A most unlikely village: a history of Forest Hill (1964).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of William French in 1993.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers for his tenure as successor to W.A. Deacon, literary editor of the Globe and Mail. Correspondence with book reviewers and authors, drafts for his reviews, column articles, lectures and speeches, press releases for new books, and clippings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca. Please note that this material requires 2 business days to retrieve.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English