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J. D. Edgar family fonds
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Fonds
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1680-1988, predominant 1840-1955 (Creation)
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Physical description
2.45 metres of textual records
170 photographs : black and white prints
8 photographs : colour prints
7 photographs : black and white negatives
8 photographs : colour negatives
7 albums (432 photographs : black and white prints, 0.5 centimetres of textual records, 38 postcards, 1 greeting card, other materials)
19 watercolours
69 postcards
5 greeting cards
1 leather photo album cover
2 medals
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Sir James David Edgar, his wife Matilda, and various other members of the Edgar family.
Their records include correspondence, both political and personal, speeches, lecture notes, invitations, published material, scrapbooks and photographs. As J.D. Edgar was actively involved in politics, correspondents includes many prominent politicians of his day, including Alexander Mackenzie and Sir Wilfred Laurier; there are also letters regarding important political events such as the North-West Rebellion.
Fonds also contains records from other family members, such as the diaries of Maud Edgar, a hand-written Shawnee-English dictionary compiled by Thomas Ridout, a typescript copy of Thomas Ridout's Old Memoir covering the period 1786-1788, photographs of various members of the Edgar family, genealogical material, and correspondence with family in the United States and overseas.
The fonds is divided into 11 series.
For a more detailed description, use this link to the Archives of Ontario's descriptive database: http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PROV/PROV/REFD+F+65?SESSIONSEARCH
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Physical condition
Some letters, scrapbooks, photographs and albums are fragile. Some items contain red rot. Please see a Reference Archivist for handling assistance.
Immediate source of acquisition
Materials in this fonds were acquired by the Archives of Ontario from several sources. Materials were acquired in 1951 from James Keithock Edgar; an additional accrual in 1956 came from Michael Hicks of Ottawa, Ontario; materials were acquired in 1958 by Professor R.H. Hicks of Toronto, Ontario; materials were obtained in 1963 from J.K. Edgar; materials were acquired in 1969 from Mrs. T. Hubbs of Don Mills, Ontario; materials were acquired in 1972 from Mrs. John D. McLean of Toronto, Ontario; materials were loaned to the Archives for copying purposes in 1982 by Margaret Wood of Peterborough, Ontario; and the most recent accrual in 2005 of the Katherine Beatrice Edgar diary was donated by Michael Hicks of Ottawa.
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Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright has been transferred to the Archives of Ontario by the donor. Fonds also contains material owned by various other copyright owners. To find out more about the copyright status of the particular material you wish to use, consult a Reference Archivist through the Reference Desk. There are no restrictions on reproduction for research and private study. If you wish to use other than for research and private study any of this material, submit a Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit or Broadcast Form.
Finding aids
For a more detailed description, use this link to the Archives of Ontario's descriptive database: http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PROV/PROV/REFD+F+65?SESSIONSEARCH
Associated materials
The Archives of Ontario also has the Thomas Ridout family fonds (F 43). Lady Matilda Edgar was the daughter of Thomas Gibbs Ridout.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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- Edgar, J.D. (James David), 1841-1899 (Subject)
- Edgar, Matilda Ridout, Lady, 1844-1910 (Subject)
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Added Apr/12.