Discrete Item F1478 - Ontario Heritage Week '90 Religious Resources in Kingston

Rose Mary Elizabeth Gibson was born in Kingston, Ontario.. In 1934 she graduated from Queen's University with a B.A. degree and was for many years an educator. Between 1958 and 1965 she worked as a school librarian, then completed her Bachelor of Library Science degree at the University of Ottawa in 1967. On completion of her degree she found work at Douglas Library, Queen's University, where she was employed in the Archives where she was best known for her expertise in genealogy. She was instrumental in establishing the Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and served as its first president. In 1968 she completed the Archives Course in Ottawa thus qualifying as a professional archivist. Miss Gibson retired from Queen's in 1978. She died in 1999.

Dr. Shirley Spragge was the University Archivist at Queen's University Archives from 1992 to 1994. Born in Toronto on 22 July 1929, she received an honours degree in History from the University of Toronto in 1952, and completed her MA (1974) and her PhD (1986) in History at Queen's University. She had earlier completed the archives administration course at the Public Archives of Canada in 1973. She married Godfrey Spragge in 1953, and had two sons.
Dr. Spragge began her career at Cornell University Archives in the early 1970s, and joined the staff at Queen's University Archives in 1979. A founding member of the Ontario Women's History Network, she was active in local history, women's history, and women and theology groups. She also served on the Inter-faith Council at Queen's University.
Shortly after her retirement, Dr. Spragge passed away on 11 August 1995.