Fonds 1958 - Wilson (John Tuzo) Family fonds

Identity area

Reference code

UTA 1958

Title

Wilson (John Tuzo) Family fonds

Date(s)

  • 1897-1985 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

8.01 m of textual, cartographic, and graphic records (77 boxes)

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Name of creator

(1908-1993)

Biographical history

Professor of Geophysics; Principal, Erindale College, University of Toronto.

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Scope and content

Correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes, notes, minutes, addresses, diaries, certificates, scrapbooks, photographs and maps documenting the career of Professor J. Tuzo Wilson as geophysicist and administrator. Included are files that belonged to his parents, Henrietta Loetitia Tuzo Wilson and John Armistead Wilson.

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Conditions governing access

Open. Boxes 001 to 060 are stored off-site. Please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval. Materials may be consulted in the Archives Reading Room. Contact University Archives for further information.

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Accession

B1986-0066

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Added to AtoM by Karen Suurtamm, September 2016

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