Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Mary Alice Downie fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1852-2022 (predominant [ca. 1968]-2022) (Creation)
- Creator
- Downie, Mary Alice
Physical description area
Physical description
3.84 m of textual records
ca. 45 photographs
25 photographs : b&w negatives
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Mary Alice Downie (born February 12, 1934) is an American-born Canadian writer.
The daughter of Canadian parents, she was born Mary Alice Dawe Hunter in Alton, Illinois and was educated at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. She married John ... »
Scope and content
The fonds consists of manuscripts, correspondence, research, promotional material, and other material relating to Downie's work as an author.
Notes area
Physical condition
Many pages were found folded and creased. Some evidence of water damage was present, resulting in smudging across certain pages. Thermal fax pages are also present throughout the files, many of which have faded considerably.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Mary Alice Downie, 2019 and 2022.
Language of material
- English
Restrictions on access
Open
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright is held by the creator.
Generated finding aid
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Conservation
Rusted paperclips were replaced, and dried elastic bands were removed when possible.
Access points
Place access points
Control area
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Description created 2019-11-04 by Jeremy Heil.