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Date(s)
- 1870s-1926 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
3.91 m of textual and graphic records (7 boxes)
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Scope and content
The "Book of Hart House" (the Massey Family scrapbook) documents the building, opening and early activities of Hart House. Included are photographs showing its construction, interior and exterior architecture as well as images of sports and recreational activities. There is one photograph of the Hart House site in the 1870s. Clippings, correspondence, photographs and other memorabilia document the cornerstone laying ceremonies and its opening. The scrapbook also contains artwork and related correspondence of the calligraphy and crest designs by A. Scott Carter for the Great Hall.
Several copy prints of the photographs have been made including the image of the Hart House site in the 1870s.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
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Finding aids
File List available in Reading Room (not included in Inventory at link below).