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John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records B1993-0050 University of Toronto Archives JOHN TUZO WILSON PERSONAL RECORDS B1993-0050 Compiled by Harold Averill January, 1994 ©University of Toronto Archives, 1994 University of Toronto Archives B1993-0050 John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records Table of Contents SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE ............................................................................................................................... 3 SERIES I: BIOGRAPHICAL FILES ....................................................................................................................... 4 SERIES II: PERSONAL AND FAMILY FILES ..................................................................................................... 5 SERIES III: CORRESPONDENCE: FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES .............................................................. 8 SERIES IV: DIARIES ................................................................................................................................................ 9 SERIES V: APPOINTMENT BOOKS ................................................................................................................... 10 SERIES VI: TRAVEL FILES ................................................................................................................................. 10 SERIES VII: PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. SERIES VIII: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ...................................................................................................... 21 SERIES IX: ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE. DIRECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE ....................................... 23 SERIES X: RESEARCH PROJECTS .................................................................................................................... 24 SERIES XI: RESEARCH FILES ............................................................................................................................ 25 SERIES XII: AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- SOURCES ................................................................................................. 27 SERIES 13: MANUSCRIPTS--AUTOBIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................... 37 SERIES 14: ARCTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS .................................................................................................. 40 SERIES 15: MANUSCRIPTS AND PUBLICATIONS ......................................................................................... 46 SERIES 16: SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES ........................................................................................................ 62 SERIES 17: ARTICLES BY OTHERS .................................................................................................................. 67 SERIES 18: FILM PROJECTS .............................................................................................................................. 67 SERIES 19: GRAPHIC MATERIAL ..................................................................................................................... 68 SERIES 20: ARTIFACTS ........................................................................................................................................ 69 2 University of Toronto Archives B1993-0050 John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records Scope and Content Note John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records Records [textual ; graphic ; artifacts; moving images], 1853-1993, 11.71 metres Correspondence, addresses, manuscripts, diaries, minutes, reports, publications, film scripts, posters, certificates, photographs, artifacts, and film documenting Dr. Wilson's activities as a geophysicist, especially in relation to his research work and writings on continental drift, as Director-General of the Ontario Science Centre, and as a member of many commissions, committees and professional associations, often at the highest levels. Access: Restricted until 1 May, 1998. Note: Oversized textual records are to be found in box 061 and oversized certificates in box 062. Oversized maps are located in separate folders. 3 University of Toronto Archives B1993-0050 John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records /Box (file) No. Subject heading Date(s) Series 1: Biographical files /001 (01) Curriculum vitae (draft) (02) Curriculum vitae (various) and biographical sketches (03) Press clippings about Tuzo Wilson 1967-1988 (04) Miscellaneous articles about Tuzo Wilson 1960-1984 (05) Bingham, Roger. Profile of J. Tuzo Wilson, Science 80, (Sept./Oct., 1980). Correspondence, draft 1980 (05) Clark, Robert Dean. TS of article on Wilson for The Leading Edge. Correspondence, draft 1982 (06) McKechnie, Laurie. "J. Tuzo Wilson--the benign cyclone", Varsity Graduate, 8, 5 (May, 1960), 51-58 195- "Movements in earth science", New Scientist, (1981-11-26), 613-616 1981 Wood, Robert Muir, "The theory that pulled the earth together", New Scientist, 288 (1985-10-03), 52-54 1985 4 University of Toronto Archives B1993-0050 John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records /Box (file) No. Subject heading Date(s) Series 2: Personal and family files /001 (07) Dickson family. Correspondence 1932- (08) Memorandum referred to in the will of Henrietta Letitia Wilson, 20 April, 1937 1937 (09) University of Toronto. IV P&G, 1929-1930: Geophysics laboratory book 1929-1930 (10) University of Toronto. Class of 3T0 M&P 1992 (11) Passports 1925-1981 (12) Correspondence (personal) 1963-1990 (13) Correspondence (personal) 1992 (14) Correspondence, including letters from Dr. Wilson's secretary following his death on 15 April, 1993 1993 (15) Correspondence (family) 1983-1990 /002 (01) Honours. Certificates [some oversized] 1953-1987 (02) Honours. Correspondence regarding various awards and appointments 1958-1990 (03) Honours. Walter H. Bucher Medal (1968). Citation, acceptance address 1968 Honours. John J. Carty Medal, National Academy of Sciences (US). Correspondence, certificate 1975 Honours. Royal Canadian Geographic Society. Correspondence re Gold Medal, other awards 1977-1978 Honours. Wollaston Medal, Cambridge University. Correspondence 1978 Honours. Joseph Priestley Celebration Award, Dickson College (Carlyle, PA) (1978). Correspondence 1977-1978 Honours. Royal Society of Canada. Centenary Medal. Correspondence 1982 Honours. Tetelman Fellow, Yale University. Correspondence 1987 Honours. Great Canadian Medal, MacLachlan College and Preparatory School (Oakville, ON). Correspondence 1992 (04) Honours. Officer, Order of Canada (1974). Correspondence 1974-1975 (05) Honours. University of Toronto. DSc (Honoris causa), Sesquicentennial Long Service Award, etc. Correspondence, diploma [oversized], photo [removed] 1977-1978 5 University of Toronto Archives B1993-0050 John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records /Box (file) No. Subject heading Date(s) Series 2: Personal and family files /002 (06) Honours. Naming of Research Wing, South Building, Erindale College, in honour of Tuzo Wilson (1979). Correspondence, certificate, photo [removed] 1978-1979 (07) Honours. Vetlessen Award, Columbia University (1978). Correspondence, letters of congrat- ulation, A-F 1977-1978 (08) Honours. Vetlessen Award, Columbia University (1978). Letters of congratulation, G-Z 1977-1978 (09) Honours. Vetlessen Award, Columbia University (1978). Acceptance address (drafts) 1978 (10) Honours. Maurice Ewing Gold Medal (1980). Correspondence, citation, certificate 1980-1981 (11) Honours. A. G. Huntsman Award (1981) 1981 (12) Honours. LLD, University of Western Ontario (1958). Address 1958 (13) Honours. LLD, Simon Fraser University (1978). Correspondence, citation, certificate, photos [removed] 1978 (14) Honours. DSc (Honoris causa), Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT) (1981). Correspondence, citation, certificate 1981-1982 (15) Honours. DSc (Honoris causa), McMaster University (1982). Correspondence, citation, address, certificates 1982, 1988 (16) Honours. ScD, Yale University (1982). Correspondence, citation, address, certificate [oversized], photo [removed] 1981-1982 /003 (01) Honours. DSc (Honoris causa), Royal Military College (1983). Correspondence, citation, draft of address, certificate 1983 (02) Honours. DSc (Honoris causa), Lakehead University (1984). Correspondence, citation, certificate, photographs [removed] 1984 (03) Honours. Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1988). Correspondence, certificate 1988-1989 (04) Honours. Killam Award (1989). Correspondence, acceptance address 1989 (05) Honours. Appointment as Chancellor, York University (1983). Correspondence 1983 (06) Honours. Retirement party, Ontario Science Centre (1985). Letters of congratulations, regrets 1985 6 University of Toronto Archives B1993-0050 John Tuzo Wilson Personal Records /Box (file) No. Subject heading Date(s) Series 2: Personal and family files /003 (07) Honours. Naming of Wilson Mountains, British Antarctic Territory, after Tuzo Wilson. Correspondence, maps [removed] 1980-1988 (08) Birthday and other greeting cards 194- -1990 (09) Christmas card lists 1950s-1991 (10) Christmas cards (undated) 197- (11) Christmas cards 1978 (12) Christmas cards 1980 /004 (01) Christmas cards 1981, 1983 (02) Christmas cards 1984 (03) Christmas cards 1985-1992 (04) St. John's College, Cambridge 1988-1989 (05) Tuzo Wilson's library. List of books by author/subject 1975 (06) Bastian, Joey and John. Correspondence 1988 (07) Dickson, Nancy 1988-1990 (08) Echlin, Letitia ("Tish"). Correspondence 1988-1993 (09) Gibaut, H. H. Correspondence 1987-1989 (10) Ivory family 1985-1990 (11) Tuzo, Harry. Correspondence 1990-1993 (12) Wilson, WHT (Peter). Audio-tape [removed], correspondence 1988-1989 (13) Young, Christopher.
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