F 23 Hugh Douglass fonds
TITLE: Hugh Douglass fonds
DATES OF CREATION: 1827-1967, predominant 1900-1965
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
81 centimetres of textual records 22 photographs 55 postcards
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
Hugh Douglass, a noted Guelph educator, artist, and local historian, was born outside Alymer in Elgin County, Ontario on October 22, 1914 and died near Atglen, Pennsylvania on December 8, 1991. Educated at the University of Toronto, Douglass taught art and French at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute between 1955 and 1965. After leaving GCVI, he returned to the home of his ancestors in Atglen, where he helped the family restore their 260 year-old house. He also worked as librarian at the Atglen Library until his retirement in 1983.
Douglass is most noted for encouraging the arts, and for his prominent role in the historical community. He founded the Guelph Historical Society in 1960, and acted as president for a number of years. Douglass worked on local histories, including the illustrations for Pioneer Inns and Taverns of Guelph by A. Leone Hinds and High Schools of Guelph by E. B. shutt. As an artist and a teacher, Douglass worked on many plays with students and the community. His efforts included the design of sets for operas such as the ‘Mikado’ performed by the Guelph Light Opera Company.
SCOPE AND CONTENT:
The fonds consists of records generated by Hugh Douglass during the course of his work as a collector and writer of local history, as a teacher at GCVI, and as prominent member of the Guelph arts community.
The fonds is organized into the following 5 series:
F 23-1 Historical subject files. – 1870-1984 F 23-2 The Auctioneer. – 1959-1965 F 23-3 Scrapbooks and Mercury notes. – 1876-1965 F 23-4 Annals of Guelph. – 1827-1967 F 23-5 Photographs and postcards. – [18-]-[1962?]
SOURCE OF SUPPLIED TITLE:
Title based on donor of the fonds.
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION:
Donated by Hugh Douglass.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS:
No restrictions on access.
TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION:
The Guelph Public Library primarily holds copyright. Permission is needed for both reproduction and publication.
ASSOCIATED RECORDS:
Records created and accumulated by Hugh Douglass can also be found in the Hugh Douglass Collection, XR1 MS A027, University of Guelph Library Archives.
HOW TO ORDER THESE RECORDS:
Please consult series level descriptions to narrow down your request.
SUBJECTS:
Hugh Douglass GCVI Local History