Olive Smith fonds

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Olive Smith fonds

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MS-2-501

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37 cm of textual records. - . -- 20 photographs. -- 23 notebooks.

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Olive Winifred Smith was a member of the prominent Halifax Smith family who owned and operated the Smith Company (a fish merchant company) in Downtown Halifax. She lived with her mother Louise and sister Clauda for most of her life, and traveled in Europe, specifically Switzerland. Olive Smith studied at both Acadia Seminary and Dalhousie University from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1911.

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Materials donated by Fletcher Smith in 1984

Scope and content

Fonds includes the personal archives of Olive Smith as well as materials created by her sister Clauda and her mother Louise. Materials include medical papers and correspondence between Clauda and Olive Smith and their doctors; personal writings; incoming correspondence from friends and family; artwork (pencil drawings and paintings); family photographs; family papers (pages from the family Bible); financial information for Olive, Clauda and Louise Smith; financial correspondence between the Smiths and various companies; and school diplomas, papers, and notebooks.

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  • English

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    English

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    Restrictions on access

    There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.

    Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

    Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.

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    No further accruals expected.

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    Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Olive and Clauda Smith fonds, MS-2-501, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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    This fonds description comes from the Dalhousie University Archives Catalog. The complete, original description is available there.

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