Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Elizabeth Smith Shortt fonds.
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Level of description
Fonds
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Physical description area
Physical description
- 8.2 m of textual records and other materials
- 214 photographs : b&w ; 27 x 21 cm or smaller
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Elizabeth Smith was born January 18, 1859 at 'Mountain Hall', Vinemount. She was educated by a governess in the home, at Winona School and at the Hamilton Collegiate Institute. She attended Queen's University, Kingston and received her degree in medicine ... »
Scope and content
This fonds documents a social and family history spanning almost one century. It revolves primarily around three women: Elizabeth Smith Shortt, and her daughters, Muriel Clarke and Lorraine Shortt. The fonds contains family correspondence, 1880 - 1970, ... »
Notes area
Physical condition
Also includes some artefactual materials.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Muriel Clarke and Lorraine Shortt, daughters of Elizabeth Smith Shortt and Adam Shortt, in the fall of 1965 with some material arriving later in 1966. Muriel Clark's papers were received in 1974.
Arrangement
Fonds and files have been redescribed in many cases, but series have been left as were created in the late 1970's. Series are generally arranged alphabetically, but as new information has come to light, files are not always in correct alphabetical order.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Elizabeth Smith Shortt's personal records (diaries, outgoing correspondence, etc.) entered the Public Domain in 2019.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Fonds/Series level descriptions by Jessica Blackwell, Fall 2013.