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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1906 Original Publisher: The University Library, pub. by the librarian Subjects: Education / Higher History / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV OUTLINE OF THE FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY In any attempt to sketch the financial history of the University for the seventy-five years which have elapsed since the Crown endowment to King's College was made, it is obvious that only the broad outlines can be presented. The early records of the financial transactions of the institution are neither as complete nor as intelligible as could be desired, and the more or less imperfect systems of bookkeeping which prevailed for some years render it difficult to ascertain results. It may be said, however, that there is but little of general financial interest in the first few years, beyond the facts connected with the granting of the endowment and the realizing of money therefrom, since it was some years before the organization of the University, as such, was completed. The records of later years, the last fifty particularly, are in good condition. Fortunately the fire which partially destroyed the University building in 1890 did not affect these, the Bursar's office being at that time on Simcoe Street. Had they been consumed in that blaze, as certain of the academic records were, the loss from an historic, as well as a business point of view, would have been very great. It was possible after the fire to supplement, to some extent, the academic records from outside sources. This could not have been the case, had the books of account, the old title-deeds, maps, plans and original documents of many kinds in the Bursar's charge, p...
