Collection F149 - Daniel George W. MacMartin Collection

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Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Daniel George W. MacMartin Collection

Other title information

Previous title: Diary of a Trip to the Northwest Territories to Conclude an Indian Treaty

Level of description

Collection

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1905-2013 (Creation)
    Creator
    MacMartin, Daniel George W.

Physical description area

Physical description

1 v. : 106 p. (35 transcribed pages)

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1844-1923)

Biographical history

Daniel George MacMartin (also McMartin), was born 9 Janaury 1844, in Perth, Ontario. Daniel George W. MacMartin, a mining engineer, was the Government of Ontario's representative on the federal government's Treaty Commission, appointed to negotiate with ... »

Custodial history

The diary was originally given to Wallace Havelock Robb, of Abbey Dawn, by a relative of Daniel MacMartin's. This item was donated to Queen's University Library in 1968 by Wallace Havelock Robb. It was subsequently transferred to Locator #2999, and in 201... »

Scope and content

Collection consists of the personal diary of MacMartin describing his trip to Northern Ontario to conclude negotiations of Treaty No. 9 - The James Bay Treaty with Ojibway (Anishinaabe), Cree (including the Omushkegowuk) and other Indigenous Nations (... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Wallace Havelock Robb

Language of material

  • English

Location of originals

2325.9

Restrictions on access

Open

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Public domain

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Location (use this to request the file)

  • Shelf: 2325.9