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Andrew James Bell
| BOX(s) | FILE | TITLE | YEAR | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Box 1 | ||||
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| Series: 1: Correspondence | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 17 letters in: 1920–1923, 1929 | n.d., 1920–1929 | Correspondents include: James Endicott (1 in, 1920); William R. Riddell (1 in, 1921); academics; students. File also includes 1 letter from Margaret E.T. Addison to Martha Bell, 1920. There are also copies of letters sent and addressed to others and a letter from from C.T. Currelly of the R.O.M. to the Members of the Archaeological Institute. Subjects are mainly related to academics, academic administration. |
| 1 | 2 | 26 letters in: 1919–1921 | 1919–1921, primarily 1919 | Correspondents include: Douglas Bush (1 in, 1919); Mrs. Douglas Bush (1 in, 1919); Hon. William R. Riddell (1 in, 1920); philologists; academics; students; a book dealer; friends. File also includes 1 letter from Margaret E. T. Addison to Martha Bell, 1920. |
| 1 | 3 | 13 letters in: 1911–1918 | 1911-1918 | Correspondents include: philologists; academics; family members; friends. File also includes 1 letter from Tina Kromer (Leipzig) to Martha Bell, 1915. Includes a telegram and letter related to the death of a family member is W.W.I. |
| 1 | 4 | 15 letters in: 1890–1910; | 1890-1910 | Correspondents include: academics; business associates; a politician; friends. Verso of letter dated 1905 contains draft of reply by A.J. Bell. File includes 1 letter from Helena Coleman to Martha Bell, 1910 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 letters in: 1885–1899 | 1885-1899 | Correspondents include: William R. Riddell (1 in, 1899); academics; editors. |
| 1 | 6 | 4 letters in: n.d. | n.d. | Correspondents include: Douglas Bush (1 in, n.d.); an academic; students; a friend. |
| 1 | 7 | 9 letters in n.d., 1887–1923 | n.d., 1887-1923 | Correspondents include academics; an editor; friends. Includes 1 letter from Irene Irwin to George Bell, 1923 |
| 1 | 8 | 7 letters in: 1887–1910 | 1887-1910 | Correspondents include: 1 from S.S. Nelles (1887); 1 from R.A. Reeve (1889); “Thorn” (n.d.), [fragment; might have been addressed to Helena Coleman?]; academics; colleague in Breslau. |
| 1 | 9 | 2 letters in: 1889, 1894 | 1889, 1894 | Correspondents include: Eduard Meyer [of Breslau?], (1889); Theodore Rand (McMaster University); 1894 |
| 1 | 10 | 15 letters in, plus 3 receipts: n.d., 1891–1911 | n.d., 1891-1911 | Correspondents include: American Philological Association (2 in, 1905, 1907); A.B. Macallum (1 in, 1905); E. Masson (1 in, 1900); D. McFayden (1 in, 1902); A.P. Missener (1 in, 1919); University of Chicago Press (1 in, 1907); Vincent Parke Publishers (1 in, 1909); academics; a student. |
| 1 | 11 | 8 letters in: 1908–1926 | 1908-1926 | Correspondents include: R. Falconer, University of Toronto, A.H. Bain, Victoria College, H.W. Auden, Upper Canada College, A. Fraser, Ontario Bureau of Archives, M.W. Wallace, Militia and Defense, M. Brett, and J.W.L. Forster, Toronto artist. |
| Series: 2: Academic and Professional Records | ||||
| Literary manuscripts | ||||
| 1 | 18 | Tros Tyriusque Again: | [189?] | ts., annotated, signed
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| 1 | 19 | The Greek Aorist | [189?] | holograph |
| 1 | 20-21 | The Origin of Gender | 1898 | holographs |
| 1 | 22 | The Origin of Gender: offprint of Transactions of the Canadian Institute, Vol. VI (1898–99), from an address given February 12, 1898; a. 14 p. | 1898 | Fragile. Researchers should refer to photocopy (provided). |
| 1 | 23 | The constructions with refert and interest: offprint of Proceedings of the Canadian Institute, [1897?], from an address given February 28, 1897; b. 3 p. | 1897 | |
| 1 | 24 | The Greek Aorist | [189?] | offprint; b. 8 p. Unknown publication. |
| 1 | 25 | The Science of Meanings: reprinted from The School Review, vol. 9, no. 6 (June 1901); b. 9 p. | 1901 | Two copies. |
| 1 | 26 | Virgil and the Drama: reprinted from The School Review, vol. 13, no. 6 (June 1905); b. 17 p. | 1905 | Two copies. |
| Professional material | ||||
| 1 | 16 | Letter of Appointment as Professor of Comparative Philology, University of Toronto | 1907 | |
| Professional material -- Lecture notes | ||||
| 1 | 17 | Notes, Philological: n.d.; [by A.J. Bell?] | n.d. | Handwritten notes - Matthew 8 28, Mark 5 2, Luke 8 57, possibly for a lecture. |
| Educational records -- University of Breslau | ||||
| 1 | 13 | Thesis, De Locativi in Prisca Latinitate Vi et Usu: University of Breslau, 1889; a. Three copies, all of them inscribed (to: L.E. Horning; A.F. Langford; Nathaniel Burwash). | 1889 | One copy bound. |
| 1 | 14 | Universitat Breslau | 1889 | Correspondence in German regarding fee payments |
| Educational records -- University of Toronto | ||||
| 1 | 12 | University College lecture admission cards | 1874, 1875 |
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| Educational records -- University of Leipzig | ||||
| 1 | 15a | Letter of introduction, For delivery to the Rector of the University of Leipzig.d.; Includes related letter written by N. Burwash, President of Victoria College | [1907] | |
| 1 | 15b | Universitat Leipzig transcript, diploma | 1906, 1907 | |
| 1 | 15c | Kollegien-Buch - Universitat Leipzig [book list for philosophy students] | 1907 |
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| 1 | 15d | Article, Cicero im Wandel Der Jahrhunderte, by Th. Zielinski | 1908 | Offprint ; German. Condition is very fragile. |
| Series: 3: Personal records and memorabilia | ||||
| 1 | 27 | Five essays: (holograph, undated, signed “A.J. Bell”), [school or college exercises, by Andrew James Bell?, including Friendship; Honesty is the best policy; Patriotism; Success in life; William Cowper] | [186?] | Contains a note related to the attribution of the essays to A.J. Bell from 1977. |
| 1 | 28 | Letter from Victoria University to University of Melbourne in Latin | [19-?] |
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| 1 | 29 | Memorial cards, Conrad Bitzer ; Memorial card, Samuel S. Nelles | 1887, 1903 | |
| 1 | 30 | Archaeological Institute of America membership certificate | 1919 | |
| 1 | 31 | New York University Department of Latin Language and Literature Retrospect and Survey | 1919 | Signed by Ernest G. Sihler, addressed to A.J. Bell |
| Box 2 | ||||
| Series: 4: Records related to the Bell library and book collection | ||||
| Bell Library -- Catalogue | ||||
| 2 | Sheaf catalogue of the library of A.J. Bell, bound: Holograph entries made by Bell, commencing ca. 1909; bulk of entries made in 1910s, 1920s. | 1909, 1910-1929 | Extremely fragile. Special permission is required to view the item. | |
| Box 3 | ||||
| Series: 3: Personal records and memorabilia | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Correspondence of Pelham Edgar and Charles G.D. Roberts [possibly purchased by Bell; see custodial history] | 1901, 1902, 1902, 1905, 1905, 1905, 1907 | including: 1 letter from L.J. Maxse (of National Review) to Pelham Edgar (1905); 1 letter from William McDuncan to Edgar (1901); 1 letter from Henry Newbolt to Edgar (1901?); 1 from William Osler to Edgar (1902); 1 letter from Gilbert Parker to Edgar (1905); 1 letter from [George William Ross?], (Canadian Authors’ Association) to Edgar (1905); 1 letter from Alice Meynell to Mrs. Pelham Edgar (1907?); 1 letter from Charles G.D. Roberts to “my dear Scott” [Duncan Campbell Scott?], (1902) |
| 3 | 2 | Souvenir booklet and programs relating to events at the Margaret Eaton School of Literature and Expression (Toronto), n.d., 1905–09; the University of Ottawa, 1904; other institutions | 1904-1909 | |
| 3 | 3 | Invitations, programs, other items relating to events at McMaster University; the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario;... | 1896-1915 | ...Trinity College (University of Toronto); Wycliffe College (University of Toronto); the University of New Brunswick; several collegiate institutes and schools in Ontario; and several universities and other institutions in the United States |
| 3 | 4 | Personal calendar diary (pocket-sized) for 1910 | 1910 | [Very fragile condition] |
| 3 | 5 | Canadian passport - Andrew James Bell, Esquire | 1906 | Includes accompanying letter from the Secretary of State, Canada. |
| Photographs | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Album, Breslau | 1889 | [Includes portraits of professors, classmates, friends?] Fragile. |
| Box 4 | ||||
| Series: 3: Personal records and memorabilia | ||||
| 4 | 9 | Photograph portrait of Dr. Bell and cartoon "Faculty Recruiting Station" | 1914, [193?] | offprint. Cartoon is from Bob Programme, 1914 |
| Series: 4: Records related to the Bell library and book collection | ||||
| Bell Library | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Invoices and correspondence re books and autographs purchases by A.J. Bell | 1912-1923 | |
| 4 | 2 | Correspondence and reports relating to the acquisition of the Bell library, 1933–1935 | n.d., 1933-1935 | Correspondents include: F. Louis Barber and other individuals. File includes related notes. |
| 4 | 3 | Lists of items in the Bell library, Boxes 1–48 | [193?] | |
| 4 | 4 | Lists of items in the Bell library, Boxes 1–299 | [193?] |
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| 4 | 5 | Lists of items in the Bell library, Boxes 300-597 | [193?] |
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| 4 | 6 | Sample bookplate, from the library of (“ex libris”) A.J. Bell, and sample bookplate, photocopied | n.d. | |
| 4 | 7 | Handlist of Erasmiana in the Bell collection of Victoria College, prepared by Marie Tremaine, Toronto Public Library. | [197?] | Copy 2 |
| Bell Library -- Catalogue | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Slips from A.J. Bell’s sheaf catalogue. Note by donor of envelope stated “... received from member of Bell family;” | 1909-1920 | Slips probably fell out of catalogue. See Box 2 |
| Series: 5: Material about A.J. Bell | ||||
| 4 | 10 | Clippings - re A.J. Bell library and Erasmus Collection | 1936, 1983 | |
| 4 | 11 | Andrew James Bell: Memorial address by Professor N.W. DeWitt | [1932?] | offprint. Includes front page with summary of his life - birth and death dates, education and word details. |
| 4 | 12 | Article: photocopied: Andrew James Bell: A great Toronto book collector; by Larry Pfaff; in Papers of the Bibliographic Society of Canada | May 15, 1976 | |
| 4 | 13 | Serial: Renaissance and Reformation, Vol. VII (1971) No. 2 [describe according to A.A.C.R. II] | 1971 | Issue subtitle: “The Erasmus collection in the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University in the University of Toronto: a catalogue of its most important materials, with a contemporary portrait of the collector, Andrew James Bell.” |
| 4 | 14 | Paper: Andrew James Bell, Bibliophile by Larry Pfaff | [197–] | |
| Bell portrait | ||||
| 4 | 15 | 52 letters and other items relating to the acquisition of a portrait of Bell | 1935, 1936 | File includes related lists of donors and receipts for donations. Correspondents include: F. Louis Barber and many academics and community members. |
| Box 5 | ||||
| Series: 2: Academic and Professional Records | ||||
| Literary manuscripts | ||||
| 5 | 10 | "The Latin Dual and Poetic Diction: Studies in Numbers and Figures" by A.J. Bell | 1921-1936 | Publication arranged by Victoria College. Includes correspondence and invoices between between College officials and Oxford University Press. Also includes notes made by A.E. Lang, Victoria College Library. |
| Professional material -- Lecture notes | ||||
| 5 | 2-3, 5-9 | Lecture notes - Grammar [Latin or Greek] | [190?] | Written in pencil. |
| 5 | 4 | Lecture notes - Latin Prose | [190?] |
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| 5 | 1 | Lecture notes, On grammar, including Latin and Greek grammar | [190?] | Bound notebook with no cover. Paper is very fragile. |
| Box 6 | ||||
| Series: 2: Academic and Professional Records | ||||
| Educational records -- University of Breslau | ||||
| 6 /OS | 2-3 | Doctor of Philosophy degree, University of Breslau [Wroclaw] | 1889 | Original with seal, 4 copies. |
| 6 /OS | 4 | Diplomas for philosophy courses | 1876 | |
| Educational records -- University of Toronto | ||||
| 6 /OS | 1 | Bachelor of Arts degree, University of Toronto | 1878 | Vellum |
| Educational records -- University of Leipzig | ||||
| 6 /OS | 5 | University of Leipzig Diploma | 1907 |
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| Series: 3: Personal records and memorabilia | ||||
| 6 /OS | 6 | Passport - England | 1896 | |
| 2023.15 | ||||
| 2023.15, Box 1 | ||||
| Series: 3: Personal records and memorabilia | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Latin poetry books | 1899 | Three volumes of Latin poetry written by W.S.Y. [William Siddons Young]. The poems are written in hexameter. Includes Lacus Nemorensis, Ruris Laudatio and Unstia. A.J. Bell's name is inscribed on the front endpapers of each book. |
