Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1900-1984 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
29 Boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
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.
Content and structure area
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
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
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Schaefer, Carl (Subject)
- Hunter, E. Robert (Subject)
- Speirs, Doris Huestis Mills (Subject)
Genre access points
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Language(s)
- English