Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Alexander McNeill fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
SCA346-GA14
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Archival description area
Name of creator
(1842-1932)
Biographical history
Canadian poet Alexander McNeill was born at The Corran, Ireland on May 10, 1842. In 1872 McNeill and his wife Hester moved to Canada, settling first in Elderslie township before building a home "The Corran" near Wiarton. A practising lawyer, he was ... »
Scope and content
Consists of four items of McNeill's correspondence and some typed notes on Canadian poet William Wilfred Campbell.
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Acquired as part of the McLaughlin collection in 1970.