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Courthouse Plaques to Mr. Coyne and Mr. Wrong
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 4, 1950
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3637
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3638
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3639
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3640
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- 50-877 (2_3637)
- 50-878 (2_3638)
- 50-879 (2_3639)
- 50-880 (2_3640)
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3637
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3638
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3639
- M7 S1 Sh2 B2 2_3640
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 4, 1950
- Publication
- 2_3638, and 2_3639 were published in St. Thomas Times-Journal on May 5, 1950, page one
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- Physical Description
- 4 negatives: plastic
- Scope and Content
- Protraits of the unvieling of two memorial plaques at the courthouse.
Caption from St. Thomas Times-Journal on May 5, 1950, page one: “Honor Memories of Two Elgin Natives at Ceremonies Here”
2_3638: “Mrs. George M. Wrong come to St. Thomas, Thursday, to unveil the bronze table erected in the Elgin Courthouse main hallway to honor memory of her husband, Professor G.M. Wrong, a native of Groversend, Eat Elgin. Beside her stands Professor Chester Martin, who succeeded Professor Wrong as head of the department of history, at the University of Toronto, a position professor Wrong held for 33 years. Professor Martin paid glowing tribute to his predecessor in this academic chair.”
2_3639: “Miss Margret Coyne, St. Thomas, unveiling the bronze tablet in honor of her father, the late Dr. James H. Coyne, erected in the main corridor of the Elgin County Courthouse by the Department of National Resources and Department for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Pressor Landon, Vice-President of the University of Western Ontario, who delivered the dedicatory address to Dr. Coyne, stands beside here.
- Name Access
- Elgin County Courthouse
- Related Material
- Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh4 B8 8_294
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