University of Toronto Press
Canadian scholarly publisher and book distributer
University of Toronto Press (UTP) is a Canadian university press operated by the University of Toronto. Although it was founded in 1901, the press did not actually publish any books until 1911. It is the oldest and largest university press in Canada and one of the largest in North America. Its distribution division has locations in both Toronto and Buffalo, New York.
History
The press originally printed only examination books and the university calendar. Its first scholarly book was a work by a classics professor at University College, Toronto. The press took control of the university bookstore in 1933. It employed a novel typesetting method to print issues of the Canadian Journal of Mathematics, founded in 1949.
The press has always had close ties with University of Toronto Libraries. The press was partially located in the library from 1910-1920.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7896496. VIAF identifies the subject as 126595939. The Library of Congress control number is no89008560. 5 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 3 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1901, 1911, 1933 and 1949.
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