Goldwin French fonds

Fonds number

2183

Name of Creator

French, Goldwin S. (Goldwin Sylvester)

Dates of Material

1963-1995

Title

Goldwin French fonds

Extent

7 cm of textual records

Administrative History

Dr. Goldwin French was an accomplished academic and President of Victoria University, 1973–1987.

He was born in Dresden, Ontario, in 1923, and after high school there he went on earn a B.A. from Victoria College in University of Toronto in 1944. Following war service in the R.C.A.F. he returned to University of Toronto to earn an M.A. (1947). His teaching career subsequently began at McMaster University as a lecturer. While there he received his Ph.D in Canadian History (1958), and became chairman of the History Department in the same year. Dr. French was appointed President of Victoria University in 1973. From 1982 to 1991 he was also a sessional lecturer at Emmanuel College, continuing beyond his retirement as President in 1987. During his distinguished scholarly career he chaired the Ontario Historical Series among other pursuits. Married to Iris Ivey in 1946, Dr. French died in 2013.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, research material, minutes and other records, 1963–1995, relating to Goldwin French's involvement in the Jackman History of Canadian Methodism project, as editor for the Ontario Historical Studies Series and Canadian Studies in History and Government, as well as his report to the editor of "The Correspondence of Northrop Frye and Helen Kemp, 1932-1939"

Note(s)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Records were acquired from Larry Kurtz in 2013.
2013.11V

Restrictions on Access

Files marked RR are restricted; permission must be obtained from the Chief Librarian.

Accruals

No further accruals are anticipated.

Category

Administrators / Faculty personal papers

Box/File List

Identifier Titlesort descending Date
2013.11V-1-7 "The Correspondence of Northrop Frye and Helen Kemp, 1932-1939"
1994-1995
2013.11V-1-1 Canadian Studies in History and Government
1963-1976
2013.11V-1-3RR Jackman History of Canadian Methodism project
1981-1987
2013.11V-1-4RR Jackman History of Canadian Methodism project
1989-1994
2013.11V-1-5RR Jackman History of Canadian Methodism project
1994-1995
2013.11V-1-2 Ontario Historical Studies Series
1971-1972
2013.11V-1-6 Ontario Historical Studies Series
1984