Identity area
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)
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Eileen Clairmonte, 2005.
Content and structure area
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Description control area
Description identifier
CA OTUTF MS COLL00446
Institution identifier
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto