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Black History Month featured fonds: Gerald A. Archambeau

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Anna St.Onge

One of most recent donations from the community is a small cache of documents relating to the life and family genealogy of Gerald A. Archambeau.
Gerald A. Archambeau is a Canadian citizen (b.1933) who emigrated from Jamaica to Montreal in 1947. … Continue reading →

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Black History Month featured fonds: Lee and Grace Lorch

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Anna St.Onge

Lee Lorch is a mathematician, social activist and a retired member of York University’s faculty.
From 1942-1943, Lorch worked as a mathematician for the US National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. He married Grace Lonergan, a school teacher from Boston on 24 … Continue reading →

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