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William Felix Edmund Morley fonds
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1948-2012 (Creation)
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- Morley, William Felix Edmund
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5.5 m of textual records
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Biographical history
William Felix Edmund Morley was born in London, England, 1920. He served with the Royal Air Force from 1940 to 1946 and came to Canada in 1947. Mr. Morley attended the University of Toronto where he received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in 1952. In 1953 he received the Bachelor of Library Science degree from the same University. He graduated with a Master of Arts degree in English from Queen's University in 1982. From 1953 to 1954 he was Chief Librarian, YM-YWHA, Montreal. He was Chief Librarian and Archivist at the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Montreal, 1954 to 1959. From 1959 to 1964 he was Bibliographer at the John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Mr. Morley came to Queen's University in July 1964 and was Curator of the Special Collections Unit, Douglas Library, until his retirement in 1985. William Morley passed away in Kingston in 2017.
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Fonds consists of correspondence, including letters from artist Paul Smyth; writings; subject files; file series; photographs; and a copy of his "Conversations With My Cat". The material provides invaluable insights into the operation of the Bibliographic Society of Canada and the publication of the periodical, Canadian Notes and Queries. There are also extensive files relating to the Frontenac County History Committee illustrating the many problems of computing a county history as well as a collection of photographs and prints of prominent Canadians and politicians, Kingston area scenes, and Fort Henry.
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Donated by W.F.E. Morley - 1990
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- English
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5011.4 SE
5012.7 SE
5067
5067.5
5079.6
V092.1
F5 B1
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Finding aids
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/M/Morley-William_Felix_Edmund/Morley-William_Felix_Edmund-5067.xlsx
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/M/Morley-William_Felix_Edmund/Morley-William_Felix_Edmund-5067_5.xlsx
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/M/Morley-William_Felix_Edmund/Morley-William_Felix_Edmund-5079_6.xlsx
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