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Gordon Smithson fonds
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1889-2000 (Creation)
- Creator
- Smithson, Gordon Douglas
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- Kingston, ON
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0.63 m of textual records, 236 photographs, 1 button
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(-11 Sep. 2013)
Biographical history
Gordon Smithson was a researcher and historian based in Kingston, Ontario. Smithson focused his historical interests on the Pittsburgh community, becoming a founding member and first President of the Pittsburgh Historical Society. He was involved in authoring many local histories and cable TV productions, including "The View from Anglin Bay." Smithson passed away on 11 September 2013.
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Fonds consists of research notes, photographs, and other material relating to the history of Pittsburgh Township and the Pittsburgh Historical Society. Also included documents related to local history, collected by Smithson.
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Final
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Description created by Jeremy Heil (2023-10-25).