Fonds whyte-585 - Tom Lonsdale and Florence Lonsdale fonds

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Tom Lonsdale and Florence Lonsdale fonds

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WHYTE whyte-585

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666 photographs (614 transparencies, 52 prints). -- 7.5 cm of textual records

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Thomas Henry Lonsdale, 1886-1975, was a clergyman and teacher at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Florence Sanderson (Bennett) Lonsdale, 1894-1972, was a nurse and community worker. Tom Lonsdale emigrated to Canada in 1908 from England. He studied education and received his BA and BD in Alberta. From 1925 to 1958 Lonsdale was minister at Banff's Rundle Memorial United Church. Lonsdale was active in local organizations such as the Rotary Club and Senior Friends and was particularly interested in local theatre, being one of the founders of the Banff Literary and Dramatic Society. During the Second World War, Lonsdale served as chaplain at the prisoner of war camp at Ozada, near Seebe, Alberta. After retiring in 1958, Lonsdale joined the Banff School of Fine Arts, first as a student and later as a sketching instructor. Florence Lonsdale nursed in England during the First World War, and also in Yugoslavia and Serbia until 1920. After marriage to Tom Lonsdale in 1922 and coming to Banff in 1925, she was a member and president of the Red Cross Society for forty-three years and was involved with the Banff Literary and Dramatic Society, Girl Guides, Canadian Club and the Women's Missionary Society.

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Fonds consists of two series:;I. Tom Lonsdale and Florence Lonsdale series, 1885-1973, 7.5 cm of textual records, 52 photographs : prints. Series consists of four sub-series: A. Tom Lonsdale personal and professional life; B. Florence Lonsdale personal and professional life; C. Banff Literary and Dramatic Society; D. Lonsdale family. II. Tom Lonsdale lantern slides series, 1885-ca.1920, 614 photographs : glass transparencies. Series consists of two sub-series: A. Numbered lantern slides; and, B. Unnumbered lantern slides.

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Acquired by donation, 1968-1992

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  • Language is English

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No restrictions on access;Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

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Acquisitions included artwork housed in the art collection of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.

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Record No. M189 / V368<br><br>

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