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Personal files
Title: Personal files
Dates of Material:
1867 – 1931
Extent:
18.7 cm of textual records
4 artifacts
4 artifacts
Series consists of notebooks (including drawings) relating to family, his time as a student and early trips. Also consists of A.P. Coleman’s Bachelor of Arts degree from Victoria University, documents relating to his studies at the University of Breslau, including copies of his Thesis, and book prizes awarded to Coleman by Victoria College.
NOTE(S)
Source of supplied title
Title based on contents of series.
Extent
The series is stored in 5 boxes.
Finding aids
File list available (see below).
| BOX | FILE | TITLE | YEAR | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Box 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notebooks (including drawings) | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 1867 Diary / notebook #1 | 1867-1870 | Subjects: Coleman family members; friends, 1867–70 |
| 1 | 2 | 1870 Diary / notebook #2 | 1870-1871 | Subjects: Coleman family members; teaching school, 1870–71 |
| 1 | 3 | 1874 Diary / notebook #3 | 1874-1878 | Subjects: Coleman family members, 1874–78 Includes drafts of a poem. |
| 1 | 4 | 1880 Germany / notebook #4 | 1880 | In Germany as a student, 1880 |
| 1 | 5 | 1880 Breslau / 1884 Rockies / 1884 | 1880-1881, 1884 | In Germany, 1880–81; in Rocky Mountains, 1884. 1880–84. Includes field notes. Includes one pressed flower and one newspaper clipping. |
| 1 | 6 | A.C.I.S. / notebook #6 | 1881 | In Scandinavia, 1881 |
| 1 | 7 | Diary Norway 1881 / notebook #7 | 1881 | In Scandinavia, 1881, cont. |
| 1 | 8 | Island notes 1883 / Lapland / notebook #8 | 1883 | Around Gananoque, 1883 / “A Summer in Lapland and the North,” and “Notes on an Easter Trip to Italy.” N.d. Notebook contains two sections: notes from around Gananoque are read from the front cover, undated narratives of travels in Lapland and Italy are read from the back cover. |
| 1 | 9 | [Personal notebook] | 1888 | Notebook contains pencil and pen and ink journal entries, notes, and drawings. Notebook is accompanied by a note: "Helena Coleman's / 1888 / R Feb 5 '84 / Probably travelled with A.P. across Canada [meeting?] A. as companion." This suggests that Helena Coleman may be the author of this notebook. |
| Box 10 | ||||
| Bachelor of Arts degree | ||||
| 10 /OS | 8 | Victoria University, Cobourg - Bachelor of Arts for Arthur P. Coleman | 1876 | Encapsulated in mylar. |
| Documents relating to University of Breslau | ||||
| 10 /OS | 1 | The melaphyres of Lower Silesia: Inaugural Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy | 1882 | dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy: University of Breslau, Germany, 1882; 2 copies, bound. Includes biographical sketch. |
| 10 /OS | 3 | Anmeldungs-buch des Studirenden der Philosophie, 1880–1882 [course register for students] | 1880-1882 | |
| 10 /OS | 4 | [Permits to visit works of the Konigliche Bergakademie] | 1891 | Erlaubniss-Schein zu Besichtigung der Freiberger fiskalischen Hüttenwerke, 1891 Bescheinigung für die Befahrung und Besichtigung von Bergebäuden und dazu gehörigen Anstalten, Freiberg, 1891 |
| 10 /OS | 5 | Death notice of Dr. Emil Tietze, 1931 | 1931 | |
| 10 /OS | 2 | Certificate of renewal of doctorate on the 50th anniversary of graduation | 1932 | cardboard with seal. Includes 4 copies and correspondence.
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| Box 11 | ||||
| Academic regalia | ||||
| 11 /OS | Academic regalia of A.P. Coleman | [18--] | Hoods and a hat | |
| Box 12 | ||||
| 12 | Book prizes awarded to A.P. Coleman by Victoria College | 1873, 1875 | Awards include the Mills Prize for freshman Classics, 1873, and the Webster Prize for junior English, 1875. | |
| Box 18 | ||||
| Notebooks (including drawings) | ||||
| 18 | 1 | In Norway, 1881 | 1881 | Includes account of a shipwreck experienced along the northern coast. |
