Manuscript Collection MS COLL 00446 - Eileen Clairmonte Collection

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Reference code

CA OTUTF MS COLL 00446

Title

Eileen Clairmonte Collection

Date(s)

  • 1890-1997 (Creation)

Level of description

Manuscript Collection

Extent and medium

4 boxes (0.5 metres)

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Name of creator

([19–?]-)

Biographical history

Name of creator

([18–?]-[19–?])

Biographical history

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of Eileen Clairmonte, 2005.

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Scope and content

Collection consists primarily of material relating to China from the late 19th century to early 20th century. The bulk is photographs taken by Robert John Davidson, a Quaker missionary in Western China for 35 years beginning in the 1890s, and include some rare and unique photos of life in China at the turn of the 20th century. It also includes various papers, including missionary travel itineraries, of the Davidson family.

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Accruals

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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://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request

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Language of material

  • English

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Uploaded finding aid

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Description identifier

CA OTUTF MS COLL00446

Institution identifier

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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