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- 1900-1984 (Creation)
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29 Boxes
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The major part of the collection of printed works was donated by Mrs. M.E. Edison. Some materials donated by Raymond Peringer.
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Scope and content
The collection consists of papers pertaining to MacDonald, including original drawings and designs, along with correspondence and biographical material. These papers also include notes and drafts by Margaret E. Edison which she collected during the course of her research for her book, Thoreau MacDonald: A Catalogue of Design and Illustration (1973). A second accession includes more of MacDonald's original drawings and designs, notebooks and diaries, a small amount of correspondence, photographs and some printed materials.
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No restrictions on 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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Name access points
- Schaefer, Carl (Subject)
- Hunter, E. Robert (Subject)
- Speirs, Doris Huestis Mills (Subject)
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Language(s)
- English