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Sinclair Ross letters
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1973-1974 (Creation)
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- Ross, James Sinclair
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10 pages
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Biographical history
James Sinclair Ross was born in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan on January 22, 1908. 1996). When Ross was seven, his parents separated and Ross was raised by his mother. He left school at 16 to become a clerk at a bank in Abbey, Saskatchewan. Banking became Ross's lifelong career with writing happening in his spare time. His first story, "No Other Way," was published in London, England in 1934. There ensued a productive period of short story writing for small Canadian magazines. Ross's first novel, As For Me and My House, was published in New York in 1941 and was very well received. Ross's next two novels, The Well (1958) and Whir of Gold (1970), failed to garner the same appreciation. Upon retirement from the Royal Bank in 1968, Ross moved to Greece and then to Spain. Ill health prompted his return to Canada in 1980. Ross died in Vancouver in 1996.
Custodial history
Thomas Sunega was a student at Queen's University writing his dissertation on Sinclair.
Scope and content
Collection contains four letters from Sinclair Ross to Thomas Sunega.