John Alvin Surerus fonds

Fonds number

2104

Name of Creator

Surerus, John Alvin

Dates of Material

1947-1961

Title

John Alvin Surerus fonds

Source of title proper

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

Extent

6 cm of textual records

Administrative History

John Alvin Surerus (1894-1976) was educated at Victoria College, University of Toronto earning a degree in 1915 and the University of Chicago. He taught in the German Department at Victoria College from 1925 to 1962, serving as head of the department from 1932 to 1962. He married Alys Gertrude Farewell in Winnipeg in 1925.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of correspondence, teaching notes and other records, 1947-1948; minutes and other records of the Senate Library Committee, 1955-1961, and Library Expansion Committee, 1957-1958.

Note(s)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer
1987.061V

Category

Administrators / Faculty personal papers