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Edwin Clarence Guillet fonds
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[ca. 1903]-1974 (Creation)
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- Guillet, Edwin Clarence
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5 m of textual records, ca. 500 photographs
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Edwin Clarence Guillet was born in Coburg, Ontario, on September 29, 1898. He was educated at the University of Toronto obtaining a B.A. in economics and political science in 1922. From McMaster University he obtained a B.A. in English and history in 1926 and an M.A. in history in 1927. In 1960 Queen's University gave him an LL.D. Mr. Guillet taught in high schools for a number of years (1923-1957) and was historiographer for the Ontario Department of Education in 1946. In 1958 he became historian for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. Mr. Guillet was also a very well-known and prolific writer, pricipally about the history of Ontario. He died in 1975.
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The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, scrapbooks, illustrations, news clippings and photographs documenting the activities of Guillet, especially his interest and work on the early history of Ontario. Of special interest are the numerous photographs that he has collected that illustrate early days in this province.
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Donated by Dr. J.E. Guillet - 1976, 1978
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- English
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2304
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