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Date(s)
- 1977-1978 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 box
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Name of creator
Biographical history
David M. Lank is the author of more than 30 books, hundreds of articles and museum catalogues. Formerly an adjunct professor at Concordia University in Art History, he was the curator of the touring exhibition Audubon's Wilderness Palette - The Birds of Canada. In 1996 he was awarded the Order of Canada.
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Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of David M. Lank, 1990.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection is largely comprised of papers from Terry Schott, an orinthological artist and author and chief artist at the Royal Ontario Museum until his retirement. It contains Schott's notes on his field sketches and trip to Madagascar, as well as his draft typescript for two chapters in a planned book on wildlife and art. It also contains Lank's typescript draft of an article on Shortt.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
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Language of material
- English