Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1883-2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.13 m of textual and graphic records (1 box and 2 items)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
educator, journalist and graduate of the University of Toronto.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Included in this accession are the personal bound letter books belonging to educator, journalist and graduate of the University of Toronto William Houston. The two bound volumes date from Dec. 31 1883 to June 13 1891 and from July 6 1891 to Nov. 8 1895. The correspondence covers the period that Houston was a member of the University of Toronto Senate and Legislative Librarian. Also included are notes on Houston family history compiled by Mrs. Eila Hopper-Ross, grand niece of William Houston (ca. 1980s - 2000).
Fonds also includes 2 photographs: a portrait of William Houston ca. 1923 and a photograph of John Houston standing in front of the family home in Waterdorwn, 1937.
Also includes one piece of correspondence from John Houston to "cousin" Theresa McAfee (1935).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
No photocopying of letterbooks for conservation reasons.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.