Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
General material designation
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
Level of description
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1927-1978 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
5.3 m of textual material Good
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Etienne Gilson was a professor of philosophy at universities in France and an internationally renowned scholar by the time he lectured at St. Michael's College in 1927. He was the founder (1929), along with the Basilian Fathers, of the Institute of Mediaeval Studies, which became The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (PIMS) in 1939, for the purpose of graduate studies in philosophy.
Custodial history
Scope and content
This fonds contains Etienne Gilson's correspondence, articles, lectures and pocket diaries for the period 1927-1978. It also contains biographical material, copies of articles in journals, articles by others about Gillson, some reviews of his published works, memorabilia, and the notebooks of Abbe Andre Gilson, younger brother of Etienne. In addition there are photographs and audio cassettes.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Creator Etienne Gilson, Director of PIMS, donated the material in 1978. Some materials have been photocopied from other repositories
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Restricted
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
In consultation with Archivist
Finding aids
Textual
Associated materials
Andre Gilson notebooks (undated), Laurence K. Shook's notes and manuscripts for his biography of Etienne Gilson.
Accruals
General note
English and French
General note
University of St. Michael's College Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
General note
The fragility of the original hand written correspondence required that a photocopied set be provided for handling. The typsecript lectures contain marginal notes and revisions.
General note
L.K. Shook 's biography entitled Etienne Gilson, and Margaret McGrath's bibliography entitled Etienne Gilson
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Gilson (family) (Subject)
- Pontifical Insitute of Mediaeval Studies (Subject)