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Derek F. Crawley fonds
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1976-2004 (Creation)
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- Crawley, Derek F.
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0.04 m of textual records
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Biographical history
Derek F. Crawley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1n 1924, where he attended high school. He received his bachelor's and Master's degrees from Oxford University; and his doctorate from Northwestern University in Evanston (Chicago), Illinois, in Renaissance drama. He came to Queen's University in Kingston in the 1960's, teaching in the Department of English for the next thirty years. During his time in an academic setting, he was engaged in teaching undergraduate and graduate students alike, serving on numeorus University and community committees, and publishing prolifically in the fields of English Renaaissance and Shakesperean studies, and Canadian Literature. His untimely death on 10 July 2001, in Kingston, Ontario, left his wife and three sons.
Custodial history
The papers were housed in boxes and drawers in Dr. Crawley's home. Over time, they have been discovered, gathered together, and brought to light by his widow.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence with Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Joe Clark, and Edward Broadbent regarding air traffice control and bilingulism, plus a copy of the text of Prime Minister Trudeau's 'Statement on National Television and Radio on the Disruption of Civil Aviation' (23 June 1976); off-prints of published articles; manuscripts and typescripts of short stories written over the years by Derek Crawley, gathered together by his widow, in a volume entitled 'Forgotten Street and other short stories' (2004).
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Donated by Dr. D. Crawley Donated by E. Crawley
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- English
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1002.23 SE
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