Fonds SCA158-GA131 - Percy R. and Gertrude Wells Hilborn fonds.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Percy R. and Gertrude Wells Hilborn fonds.

Title notes

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

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

SCA158-GA131

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

30 cm of textual records

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1886-1972)

Biographical history

Percy R. Hilborn was born in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ont. in 1886. He graduated from McGill University and became a prominent industrialist and philanthropist in Preston, Ont., now part of Cambridge. He was involved in furniture manufacture, including ... »

Name of creator

Scope and content

The fonds consists mostly of files relating to some of Percy R. Hilborn's areas of service to the community, including Freeport Sanitarium, Preston War Service Association and Waterloo College and Associate Faculties fundraising. Several Havergal College ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated in 2000 by Helen Hilborn Bridle.

General note

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