George Wallis Field fonds

Fonds number

2147

Name of Creator

Field, George Wallis

Dates of Material

1934-2001

Title

George Wallis Field fonds

Extent

1.48 m of textual records
1 computer disk

Administrative History

George Wallis Field was a scholar and professor of German Literature at Victoria University. He was born in Cobourg, Ontario, and graduated in 1935 from Victoria University with high honours and as a Gold Medal winner.
When the Second World War broke out he joined the Royal Artillery of the British Army in India (1940) serving on the North West Frontier and the Khyber Pass area. As Lieutenant Colonel, he commanded the University of Toronto contingent of the Canadian Officers Training Corps from 1966–1968 and became Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Company of the Canadian Intelligence corps.
After the war, he returned to University of Toronto completing his MA (1945) and PhD (1948). Completing his PhD thesis, Professor Field began his career with Victoria University and edited many scholarly texts in addition to writing numerous articles and translations of German literature and contributing to the Northcott Literary History of Germany series, The Nineteenth Century. Professor Field was most renowned for his scholarly work on Hermann Hesse: Hermann Hesse, Kommentar zu sämtlichen Werken (1977) and by his work on Hesse for the Twayne World Authors series.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of the following series: records relating to research, 1934-2002; records relating to courses, 1950-1980; records relating to students, 1962-1993.

Series

Note(s)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift
2005.043V

Language of Material

English, German.

Restrictions on Access

Files in Series 3 marked with RR are restricted in compliance with relevant privacy legislation. Contact archivist for details on access.

Category

Administrators / Faculty personal papers