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Title
Date(s)
- 1898-1940 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 boxes (26 cm)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Edwin Austin Hardy was an Ontario teacher, author and editor. He was born at Laconia, New Hampshire, on August 30, 1867. Shorlty afterward his parents moved to Uxbridge, Ont., where he received his schooling. Hardy's principle profession was teaching, but beginning in 1894, when he became a library trustee at Lindsay, Ont., he also championed the cause of public libraries across the province. He was a driving force in the foundation of the Ontario Library Association in 1900 and served as its secretary for a quarter century. He was president of the association in 1925/26.He was also a secretary of the Canadian Authors' Assocation and an officer in other organizations.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of correspondence pertaining to Hardy's anthology of Canadian poetry, his secretarial duties for the Canadian Authors' Association, his editing of a directory listing of Canadian artists in the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation Bulletin, and his collection of autographs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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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
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English