John Ratcliffe Grant fonds

Fonds number

2145

Name of Creator

Grant, John Ratcliffe

Dates of Material

1935-1983, predominantly 1940s and 1950s

Title

John Ratcliffe Grant fonds

Source of title proper

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

Extent

12 cm of textual records
4 photographs

Administrative History

John Ratcliffe Grant was born in Henan Province, China, the son of Presbyterian missionaries. He was granted a PhD from Harvard University in 1947, and in 1950 came to Victoria University as an Assistant Professor of Classics. Dr. Grant taught at Victoria until 1979, becoming a Professor of Classics in 1975. Dr. Grant was married to Nettie Grant.

List of positions held at Victoria:
Assistant Professor of Classics, 1950-1951
Secretary of Victoria College Council; Assistant Professor of Classics, 1951-1953
Assistant Professor of Classics, 1953-1957
Associate Professor of Classics, 1957-1967
Professor of Greek and Roman History, 1967-1975
Professor of Classics, 1975-1979
Professor Emeritus of Classics, 1979-1990

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of personal papers of John Ratcliffe Grant, 1942-1983, including his doctoral thesis on Ancient Roman History for Harvard University, 1946.

Note(s)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift
1990.031V

Finding Aids

Photographs are described in the photograph database. Search for accession number 1990.031: http://archival-photos.vicu.utoronto.ca/

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

Category

Administrators / Faculty personal papers

Box/File List

Identifier Titlesort descending Date
1990.031V-1-1 Birth certificate and certification of PhD from Harvard
1947
1935
1990.031V-1-3 Doctoral thesis
1946
1990.031V-1-4 Doctoral thesis : notes and drafts
1946
1990.031V-1-2 Military service records
1942-1945
1990.031V-1-5 Notes for lecture on Tacitus and Roman history
n.d.
1990.031V-1-6 Publication reprints
1983
1955-1969
1990.031V-1-7 Publication reprints
1971-1974