| Main entry | Dumbrille, Dorothy |
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| Scope and contents | The Dorothy Dumbrille Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, published materials, and news clippings. Series One consists of correspondence and is arranged both chronologically and by subject. Correspondents represented in the subject files include Thomas Allen, The MacMillan Company of Canada, Progress Books, Ryerson Press, Gordon V. Thompson Ltd., Sir Edward Peacock, Mazo de la Roche, Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, and Nellie McClung . |
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| Title proper | Dorothy Dumbrille Papers |
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| BRS Assigned Accession Number | 000001394 |
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| PPP id number | 1398 |
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| Birth or creation dates | 1897 |
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| Death or termination dates | No information available. |
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| Inclusive dates of creator | 1897-[?] |
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| Start date of records | 1939 |
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| End date of records | 1979 |
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| Date of creation of records | 1939-1979 |
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| Extent of descriptive unit | 15 in. |
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| Physical description | Includes textual records. |
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| Linear metric measurement | 42 cm approx. |
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| Telephone number - main | (613) 545-2378 |
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| Telephone number - fax | (613) 545-6300 |
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| Street address | Kathleen Ryan Hall.; Queen's University |
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| City and province | Kingston, Ontario |
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| Postal code and email | K7L 3N6 |
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| Biographical sketch | Dorothy Dumbrille was born in 1897 in Chrysler, Ontario. Her first book, WE COME! WE COME!, a collection of poems, was published in 1941. Her first novel, DEEP DOORWAYS, followed in 1947. Her other publications include the novel ALL THIS DIFFERENCE (1963), and non-fiction titles such as UP AND DOWN THE GLEN (Ryerson, 1954), and BRAGGART IN MY STEP (Ryerson, 1956). Dumbrille also contributed poems, stories, and articles to numerous periodicals and anthologies, including FLYING COLOURS (Ryerson, 1942), edited by Charles G.D. Roberts. |
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| Name of repository | Queen's University Archives |
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| Fonda identification number | A. ARCH 2059 |
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| Finding aids | An inventory is available. A partial copy has been obtained by CPRD. |
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