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Florence Gwendolen (Lazier) Braidwood fonds
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[ca. 1920]-1930 (Creation)
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- Braidwood, Florence Gwendolen (Lazier)
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0.13 m of textual records, ca. 80 photographs
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Biographical history
Florence Gwendolen Lazier was born in 1905. In 1924, at the age of 18, Miss Lazier rode a horse from Belleville, Ontario to Washington, D.C. to invite then President Calvin Coolige to attend the 140th anniversary of the United Empire Loyalists. During the trip, which took 32 days, Miss Lazier met a number of notables including ex-President Howard Taft, Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador to U.S, Lady Peel and Lord Byng, Arthur Meighen and Mackenzie King. She passed away in October 2007.
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings, photographs, correspondence and other mementos relating to Miss Lazier's ride from Belleville, Ontario to Washington, D.C. Also included is an autograph book containg some photographs and signatures of people she met along her journey.
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Donated by Mrs. Gwen (Lazier) Braidwood - 1977
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- English
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3147
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Open
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None
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No further accruals are expected