Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). President's Office fonds

Series 1, Sub-Series 4: General correspondence of Walter T. Brown

Series Number

1

Subseries Number

4

Name of Creator

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). President's Office

Dates of Material

1941-1948

Title

General correspondence of Walter T. Brown

Extent

60 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

While it contains material very similar to that found in the general correspondence files of Brown's predecessors, the series is smaller in size than the previous two, reflecting the fact that the bulk of Brown's correspondence is to be found in the general and specialized subject files which form separate series. The letters discuss fund-raising and finances, as well as more academic matters such as appointments and curriculum. Under the Victoria University Act of 1944, the offices of President and Chancellor were separated for the first time since 1884, reflecting the increasingly onerous administrative duties of the President. Brown and his successors as President relinquished some of their ceremonial functions in favour of the title of Vice-Chancellor. Brown's presidency was ground-breaking in another sense as well: although trained in theology, he was the first layman to hold the position. Victoria's relationship with the United Church, nevertheless, continued to be of vital importance. Brown's term of office was a stressful one, encompassing as it did severe financial deficits requiring careful economy and aggressive fund-raising, the disruption of the Second World War, and then the strain placed upon Victoria's physical and human resources by booming enrollment in the immediate post-war years. Despite these heavy demands, Brown continued the policy of his predecessors in becoming personally acquainted with every student at Victoria and Emmanuel.

Records relate to fund raising, finances, curriculum, appointments, and the disruption of the Second World War

Note(s)

General Notes

See also Fonds 2111 - Walter Theodore Brown fonds.

Box/File List

Identifier Title Date
1989.130V-27-300 Note [related to note in File 295] - early 1941
early 1941
1989.130V-27-301 A–B - early 1941
early 1941
1989.130V-27-302 C–F - early 1941
early 1941
1989.130V-27-303 G–J - early 1941
early 1941
1989.130V-27-304 K–O - early 1941
early 1941
1989.130V-27-305 P–S - early 1941
early 1941
1989.130V-27-306 T–Z - early 1941
early 1941
1989.130V-27-307 A–C - late 1941
late 1941
1989.130V-27-308 D–F - late 1941
late 1941
1989.130V-27-309 H–K - late 1941
late 1941
1989.130V-27-310 M - late 1941
late 1941
1989.130V-27-311 N–R - late 1941
late 1941
1989.130V-27-312 S–Y - late 1941
late 1941
1989.130V-28-313 A–C - early 1942
early 1942
1989.130V-28-314 D–F - early 1942
early 1942
1989.130V-28-315 H–L - early 1942
early 1942
1989.130V-28-316 M - early 1942
early 1942
1989.130V-28-317 N–S - early 1942
early 1942
1989.130V-28-318 T–Y - early 1942
early 1942
1989.130V-28-319 A–B - late 1942
late 1942
1989.130V-28-320 C–J - late 1942
late 1942
1989.130V-28-321 K–M - late 1942
late 1942
1989.130V-28-322 N–V - late 1942
late 1942
1989.130V-28-323 W–Y - late 1942
late 1942
1989.130V-29-324 A–D - early 1943
early 1943
1989.130V-29-325 E–L - early 1943
early 1943
1989.130V-29-326 M–O - early 1943
early 1943
1989.130V-29-327 P–Y - early 1943
early 1943
1989.130V-29-328 A–D - late 1943
late 1943
1989.130V-29-239 E–L - late 1943
late 1943
1989.130V-29-330 M–P - late 1943
late 1943
1989.130V-29-331 R–Y - late 1943
late 1943
1989.130V-29-332 A–F - early 1944
early 1944
1989.130V-29-333 G–L - early 1944
early 1944
1989.130V-29-334 M–P - early 1944
early 1944
1989.130V-29-335 R–S - early 1944
early 1944
1989.130V-29-336 T–Y - early 1944
early 1944
1989.130V-30-337 A–B - late 1944
late 1944
1989.130V-30-338 C–L - late 1944
late 1944
1989.130V-30-339 M–R - late 1944
late 1944
1989.130V-30-340 S–Y - late 1944
late 1944
1989.130V-30-341 A–D - early 1945
early 1945
1989.130V-30-342 E–J - early 1945
early 1945
1989.130V-30-343 K–W - early 1945
early 1945
1989.130V-30-344 A–D - late 1945
late 1945
1989.130V-30-345 E–L - late 1945
late 1945
1989.130V-30-346 M–R - late 1945
late 1945
1989.130V-30-347 S–Y - late 1945
late 1945
1989.130V-30-348 A–L - 1946
1946
1989.130V-30-349 M–Y - 1946
1946
1989.130V-30-350 A–J - early 1947
early 1947
1989.130V-31-351 K–O - early 1947
early 1947
1989.130V-31-352 P–Y - early 1947
early 1947
1989.130V-31-353 A–J - late 1947
late 1947
1989.130V-31-354 L–N - late 1947
late 1947
1989.130V-31-355 O–R - late 1947
late 1947
1989.130V-31-356 S–Y - late 1947
late 1947
1989.130V-31-357 A–D - early 1948
early 1948
1989.130V-31-358 G–J - early 1948
early 1948
1989.130V-31-359 K–M - early 1948
early 1948
1989.130V-31-360 N–S - early 1948
early 1948
1989.130V-31-361 T–Y - early 1948
early 1948
1989.130V-31-362 A–J - late 1948
late 1948
1989.130V-31-363 K–O - late 1948
late 1948
1989.130V-31-364 P–Y - late 1948
late 1948