Collection

SAC Stationary

Title

Writing Desk Belonging to Donald B. Spence '37

Name Access

Spence, Donald B.

Subject Access

1930S

Writing

School Supplies

Old Boys

Category

Personal Artifacts

Sub-Category

Written Communication T&E

Geographic Access

Aurora

Start Date

1937

Description

1 portable writing desk : wood with brass fittings; 9 x 14 x 4.5 in

Public Description

A portable writing desk, along with some postcards, an ink well, and a math protratcor, all belonging to Donald B. Spence '37. Professor Spence attended St. Andrew's from 1931 to 1937, and in his grad year won the Ashton Medal in English and the Wyld Prize in Latin. He was also an editor of The Review and a librarian. After graduation he attended the University of Toronto and earned a B.A. in Philosophy and English, and later a post-graduate in Internatonal Law. For most of his career he taught at the Osgoode Hall Law School (now York University). He later retired to Muskoka, making regular trips to England. He had a lifelong passion for history, the arts, and the legal profession.

Material

Wood

Brass

Paper

Glass

Metal

Culture

Old Boys

Height

4.5

Width

14

Length

9

Units Of Measurement

Inches

Number Of Parts

9

Part Names

Desk

Ink well

Protractor

Letters/cards (x6)

Accession No.

2022-1267

Type

Artifact

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