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W.P. Dobson Collection
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1906-2013 (Creation)
- Creator
- Dobson, W.P.
Physical description area
Physical description
13 m of textual records, photographs : b&w and col., 15 moving images, 5 sound recordings, 1 artefact
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Name of creator
Administrative history
W.P. Dobson was Chief Testing Engineer, and later Director of the Research Division at Ontario Hydro.
Custodial history
The collection was accumulated as a result of research undertaken by David Young, former editor of "Research Quarterly", the technical publication of the Research Division of Ontario Hydro, for his history of that unit.
Scope and content
The collection consists of research files; correspondence; subject files; reports including Annual Reports; newsletters and other printed material; records relating to former employees; donations to David Young's research from other individuals; photographs; moving image, and sound recordings; cartoons (some autographed), by some well known cartoonists, such as Andy Donato of the "Toronto Sun" and xxx, and given to David Young during his time as editor of "Research Quarterly", the technical publication of the Research Division of Ontario Hydro; and David Young's extensive 1,275 page manuscript entitled "Dobson Chronicle: A History of Ontario Hydro's Research Laboratories, 1912-1994."
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Physical condition
Good
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by D. Young and J. Young
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
5110.2
F5 F10
MI 209
SR1181
QART-63
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Restrictions on access
Open.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright provisions may apply. Please consult with an archivist.
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Accruals
No further accruals are expected