Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1948-1994 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1.42 m of textual records
36 photographs : b&w
3 audio reels
1 audio cassette
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Herman Overgaard (1920-2000) was an author, administrator, and professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. He obtained his BA from the University of Manitoba, and his MS and PhD from Columbia University. In 1947 Overgaard became an assistant professor in the Department of Economics and Business Administration at Waterloo College (now Wilfrid Laurier University). He held various positions at the university, including Department Chair; Director, School of Business and Economics; and Director of Summer School, Orillia Campus. After retiring in 1986 Overgaard continued to teach on a part-time basis until 1991. In 2000 Herman Overgaard received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Fonds was acquired from Dr. Overgaard in May of 1996.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of publications, university documents, correspondence, reports, convocation records, information on water associations and research, newspaper clippings and other material produced and accumulated by Herman Overgaard. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Personal; Professional; University documents
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some restrictions apply
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title taken from the contents of the fonds.