Agnes: The Biography of Lady Macdonald

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Agnes: The Biography of Lady Macdonald

Entry/Object ID

2022.91.01

Tags

Canadian History, Biographies, Canadian Pacific, Social History

Scope and Content

Book, biography of Lady Agnes Macdonald, second wife of Sir John A. Macdonald.

Context

The book is a biography of the life and experiences of Lady Agnes Macdonald. Agnes was Macdonald's second wife. Agnes was born in Jamaica to a planter, and was extremely hesitant to marry John. The book is broken down into three parts, they are as follows: 1. An Insignificant Young Spinster 2. A Great Premier's Minister's Wife 3. An Exile Indeed

Collection

Canadian History Collection (General)

Cataloged By

Matthew Gill

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Biography

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Samuel-Stevens and Company

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1950

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Agnes: The Biography of Lady Macdonald

Description

Book, biography of Lady Agnes Macdonald, second wife of Sir John A. Macdonald.

Creator

Louise Reynolds

Date(s) of Creation

1979

Subjects

History, Marriage, Social status, Spinsters

Notes

Written on the first page: "To Barbara with my love, Louise - May, 1979 your interest over the years helped!"

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

13817

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-88866-605-5

Dimensions

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

9-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 26, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Tear, Stains

Date Examined

Jan 26, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Notes

There is a large visible tear on the dust cover, the stains are also on the dust cover.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian History (General)

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on February 26th, 2015 by Matthew Gill, re-cataloged on January 26th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire.

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 26, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 26, 2022