Accession GA106 - Jane Urquhart fonds.

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Title proper

Jane Urquhart fonds.

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title from content of the fonds.

Level of description

Accession

Reference code

SCA133-GA106

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Physical description area

Physical description

10 cm of textual records

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1949-)

Biographical history

Jane Urquhart was born in 1949 in Little Long Lac, Ontario, and received her education in Toronto and Guelph. A novelist and poet, her work has been published since 1982, and includes False Shuffles (1982), The Little Flowers of Madame de Montespan (1984)... »

Scope and content

The fonds consists of a single diary kept by Jane Urquhart from 1974 to 1981, before she began her writing career, and documents primarily several trips to Europe taken with Tony Urquhart. This diary served as a sketchbook, journal and trip diary, and ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Jane Urquhart in 1998.

Restrictions on access

The fonds will be made available with the permission of the donor for consultation and study by researchers.

Associated materials

The National Library of Canada holds a collection of Jane Urquhart's papers.

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