John A. Irving fonds

Fonds number

2121

Name of Creator

Irving, John Allan

Dates of Material

1948-1962

Title

John A. Irving fonds

Source of title proper

Title based on the contents of the fonds

Extent

12 cm of textual records

Administrative History

John Allan Irving was born in Drumbo, Ontario in 1903. He entered Victoria College in 1922 and graduated in 1926 with the Regent's Gold Medal. He completed two Master's Degrees at Trinity College, Cambridge and started his teaching career at Princeton University. He returned to Victoria College in 1944 to teach ethics and social philosophy. He also became the head of the Ethic Department. John Allen Irving died in 1965.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of personal correspondence/subject files of Professor John Irving, 1948-1962.

Note(s)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown. Records were not accessioned when originally acquired.
1997.047V

Transfer from Lakehead University.
2023.16V

Availability of Other Formats

Several files also have photocopies available. See file level description for details.

Associated Materials

For related materials see the John Allan Irving Papers (Manuscript Collection MS COLL 00132) in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.

For other related materials at the Victoria University Archives, see Fonds 2071 - Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Philosophy Department.

Category

Administrators / Faculty personal papers

Box/File List

Identifiersort descending Title Date
1997.047V1-1 Correspondence 1948-1955
1948-1955
1997.047V1-10 Organizations and Associations Meetings 1956-1959
1956-1959
1997.047V1-11 Organizations and Associations 1958-1961
1958-1961
1997.047V1-12 Summer Sessions - University of Alberta
1954, 1956, 1958
1997.047V1-13 Who's Who
1947-1949
1997.047V1-2 Correspondence 1954-1958
1954-1958
1997.047V1-3 Correspondence 1956
1956
1997.047V1-4 Correspondence 1957-1960
1957-1960
1997.047V1-5 Correspondence 1959-1962
1959-1962
1997.047V1-6 Guggenheim Fellowship
1954-1955
1997.047V1-7 Notes for Talks and Galley Pages
[ca. 1956]
1997.047V1-8 Organizations and Associations 1952-1954
1952-1954
1997.047V1-9 Organizations and Associations 1955
1955
2023.16V1-1 Philosophy in Canada: I Dalhousie University
[ca. 1950]
2023.16V1-2 History of Philosophy in Canada: Dalhousie Material
1949-1950
2023.16V1-3 II Acadia University
[ca. 1950]
2023.16V1-4 Philosophy IV Mount Allison University
[ca. 1950]
2023.16V1-5 The Old & The New D.C. Harney
[ca. 1950]
2023.16V1-6 Philosophy in Canada: I Dalhousie University
n.d.
2023.16V1-7 History of Philosophy in Canada: Dalhousie Material
n.d.
2023.16V1-8 The Old & The New D.C. Harney
n.d.