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5 cm of textual records
1 drawing : b&w photocopy ; 15 x 20 cm
1 print : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
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Ross Hamilton was born August 4, 1879 in Frontenac, Ontario to David Hamilton and Margaret Clyde. On February 23, 1916 he enlisted in the First World War, lying about his age and stating his birthdate as being in 1893. In 1938, he married Elizabeth "Bess" Heist (1910-1975) in Waterloo, Ontario. Hamilton worked for Waterloo Trust & Savings Co. where he met Homer Watson. Watson had been forced to sell his mortgage to the trust and saving company due to financial issues, and Hamilton became Watson's estate agent. After Watson's death in 1936, Hamilton and his wife Bess started the Doon School for the Arts in June 1948. Hamilton died June 10, 1952 and his wife took over the operations of the school until her death in 1975.
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Fonds documents various memorial exhibits on display after the passing of Homer Ransford Watson, and the administration of Watson's estate by Ross Hamilton. Fonds predominately consists of correspondence addressed to Ross Hamilton regarding the management or purchase of Watson's paintings. Other textual records include pamphlets, leaflets, and two scrapbooks of clippings about memorial exhibitions about his works and life. Typescripts in the fonds cover speeches and tributes to Watson during memorial exhibitions, as well as a biography of him written by Ross Hamilton.
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Purchased from Guy Andrus in 1971.
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The fonds is divided into three series focusing on correspondence, typescripts and pamphlets, and news clippings.
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English
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Both scrapbooks are also available as black and white photocopies.
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- Watson, Homer Ransford (Subject)
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Revised by PH in November 2018.