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Category Archives: Family papers
Remembrance Day exhibit
In honour of Remembrance Day, the archives has installed an exhibit of letters written by servicemen and women during the First and Second World Wars. A compliment to the online exhibit Letters Home, patrons can browse the physical exhibit material … Continue reading
John Arpin Collection Launch and Celebration
This Sunday afternoon the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections participated in a celebration marking the official launch of the John Arpin Archives and Sheet Music Collection and the naming of a practice room in the Music Department in Accolade … Continue reading
Posted in Family papers, News
Tagged celebration, donor recognition, jazz, John Arpin, music, ragtime, sheet music
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Correspondence of Margaret Laurence (July 18, 1926 – January 5, 1987)
Photograph of Margaret Laurence (left, then Peggy Wemyss) with Helen Warkentin and other students from Union College in Winnipeg, 1944. Image no. ASC02020.
Born July 18, 1926 in Neepawa Manitoba, Laurence is perhaps best know for her novels,The Diviners and The … Continue reading
Black History Month: Archival Sources Across Ontario
The contributions of Black Canadians has historically been underrepresented in the archival record. Often the voice of Black agents of history can be hidden in the records of other donors and organizations. Researchers have to dig deeper into the … Continue reading
Posted in Family papers, News, Personal papers, Research, Research assistance
Tagged Alvin McCurdy, Archives of Ontario, Bell family, black community, Black Historical Museum, Black History Month, Brock University Archives, Harriet Tubman Resource Centre, Sloman family, The Buxton Museum, UNESCO
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