Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
George E.O. Lilley fonds
Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1947-1999 (Creation)
- Creator
- Lilley, George E.O.
Physical description area
Physical description
ca. 50 000 photographs and other material
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Edwin Osborne Lilley was a photographer born in Kingston in 1918. George served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. Just prior to the end of the war and after the war, he was employed at the National Film Board of Canada where ... »
Scope and content
Fonds consists of approximately 20,000 negatives documenting events and people in Kingston and district during the period from the late 1940's to the early 1960's. The fonds has very large sections devoted to Queen's University, Canadian Industries ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by George E.O. Lilley, 1979, 1989, 1992, 2001 and 2002.
Arrangement
In the summer of 1999, the whole of the George E.O. Lilley fonds to that point was rearranged chronologically and re-indexed while attempting to maintain the integrity of the original arrangement.
Language of material
- English
Location of originals
V025.5
V025.6
V025.7
V025.8
V025.9
V025.10
V025.11
V118.25 SE
V126.16 SE
V163.14 SE
V163.21 SE
V163.29 SE
F3 D15.I14
KAD 59
Restrictions on access
Open
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
As a result of degradation, negatives must be handled with cotton gloves or, in some cases, may not be available to the public. Copyright provisions apply, please consult an archivist.
Finding aids
Accruals
Further accruals are expected