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Date(s)
- 1897-2012; predominant 1917-1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.72 m of textual and graphic records and artifacts (12 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
This material has been gathered together and ordered by James Dauphinee, then Bob Kerr, and finally Helen Farquharson. Their notes and file titles may be in evidence and have largely been retained.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records belonging to Dr. Ray Farquharson (1897-1965) document professional trips, meetings and awards. Included is correspondence, notes, agenda and memorabilia. Also included in this donation are records relating to Dr. Ray Farquharson collected by colleagues James Dauphinee and Bob Kerr and passed to the Farquharson family. Finally, there are a set of early letters belonging to Dr. Farquharson’s uncle, University of Toronto alumnus, Dr. Edgar Nesbitt Coutts (M.B. 1900). The letters mainly cover his time as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the First World War and afterwards in a Swiss sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis. Includes correspondence with Farquharson.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Open