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Bessie McAvoy fonds
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- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on name of creator.
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Fonds
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CA EDM MS-526
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1922-1992 (Creation)
- Creator
- McAvoy, Bessie
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Physical description
15 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
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Administrative history
Miss McAvoy has been a resident of Edmonton for many years, taught school in the city and is keenly interested in the preservation of Edmonton's history. She was a championship tennis player and active in many other sports. She has compiled her own and others' memories and written a history of the Edmonton School district.
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Scope and content
- The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Bessie McAvoy of Edmonton and dating from 1922 to 1992. The fonds consists of clippings; a list of the city mayors; a history of the Edmonton school district with documentation from that history's research; a manuscript of Irene Cornwall re: George Hustler and Lotta Dempsey; Miss McAvoy's memoirs and an autobiography, including details of her old neighbourhood - now the downtown core of Edmonton; miscellaneous articles and a copy of "News for Seniors", October 1992; and photocopies and clippings on her life, and her teaching and tennis careers.
- MS-526.3: This fonds consists of related to the life and career of Bessie McAvoy, including her childhood home, her sister Doris Redman, her tennis career, and her education (including two university papers and a copy of "The Souvenir -- Calgary Normal School, 1925-26". This fonds also includes information on clothing, the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Dr. Chase's Marvelous Medicinal Almanac, and the Second World War Homefront.
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Immediate source of acquisition
The fonds was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by Bessie McAvoy in a number of accessions between 1988 and 2000.
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There are no restrictions on access.
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Copyright may apply.
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General note
Accession numbers: A88-86, A89-60, A90-16, A91-20, A92-25, A93-19, A93-132, A95-14, A97-58, A98-24, A2000-50
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City of Edmonton Archives
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Status
Final