Collection SCA402-GA468 - Letter from Reverend Alfred H. Tyrer with birth control pamphlets.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Letter from Reverend Alfred H. Tyrer with birth control pamphlets.

Title notes

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

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

SCA402-GA468

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Physical description area

Physical description

1 cm of textual records.

Archival description area

Name of creator

([1870?]-1942)

Biographical history

Alfred Henry Tyrer was born in Birkdale, Lancashire (England, United Kingdom) around 1870, to William and Anna Williams Tyrer. He emigrated to Canada during his twenties. In 1894, Tyrer married Mary “Minnie” Adelaide Golden (1868-1929) in Hamilton (... »

Custodial history

Publications by Alfred Henry Tyrer were catalogued in the University of Waterloo Library catalogue:

  • Birth control : a popular statement. Call Number: G2432.
  • Sex, marriage and birth control; a guidebook to a satisfactory sex life in marriage. Call
  • ... »

Scope and content

Materials related to Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer’s books and publications on birth control, sex education, and marriage life.

Includes pamphlets and order forms for Tyrer’s books Where did we come from, mother dear? (Marriage Welfare Bureau, 1939) and ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Purchased from Caroliniana Rare Books in 2021.

Language of material

  • English

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

No known copyright restrictions.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by CGD in 2021.

Language of description

  • English

Sources

Pre-1969: Abortion and Birth Control, an exhibition by the University of Toronto Libraries.