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Joseph B. Toronto papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0179

Scope and Contents

The Joseph B. Toronto papers (1845-1960) contain correspondence, legal documents, notes, and maps.

Dates

  • 1845-1960

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Joseph B. Toronto (1854-1933) was born in Magna, Utah. His father, Joseph B. Toronto Sr., was a native of Sardinia and his mother, Eleanor Jones, was a native of Wales. Joseph B. had excellent teachers early on and soon he was an assistant teacher himself at the Twentieth Ward Seminary (Salt Lake Stake). He later attended the University of Deseret from 1869-1875 before entering West Point Military Academy. He was disappointed in what he found at West Point, however, and even after many letters that implored him to stay, Toronto left the same year. He soon obtained a job as an instructor at the University of Deseret, teaching Ancient Languages, Mathematics, and Natural Science. His job title was later changed to Professor of Mathematics, Ancient Languages, and History. He also served as the faculty advisor for Delta Phi, the University's oldest fraternity. In 1889, he resigned and spent several years traveling and studying in Europe, Palestine, and Egypt. In 1894, he once more returned to the newly renamed University of Utah as a professor of Mathematics. In 1898, he was made vice-president of the University. He retired from the University in 1904 and died twenty-nine years later at the age of seventy-nine.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Joseph B. Toronto papers (1845-1960) contain correspondence, legal documents, notes, and maps. Joseph B. Toronto (1854-1933) was an early professor at the University of Utah.

Processing Information

Processed by Della L. Dye, Kati Vamos and Marlene Lewisin 1982.
Title
Inventory of the Joseph B. Toronto papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Della L. Dye, Kati Vamos, and Marlene Lewis.
Date
1982 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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