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Angus, Donald S.
Person

Donald S. Angus lived in Senneville, Québec. He operated the boat “Alert” in the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers from 1912 to 1975.

Angus, Margaret Sharp
Person

Margaret Sharp Angus (1908-) is well known both in the Kingston area and nationally as an author, historian and expert on historical preservation. Born in Chinook, Montana, Margaret Angus graduated in 1930 with an honours degree in history from Montana State University. In 1929 she married William Angus and came to Kingston with him in 1937 when he joined the Faculty of Queen’s University. While Angus has had a long association with Queen’s University, her affiliation with Kingston General Hospital was forged in 1967, Canada’s centennial. Margaret Angus was contracted by the Hospital to gather historical materials to be used in a commemorative display. Her archival exhibit titled ‘A hospital’s life story: Kingston General Hospital, 1832-1967’ opened in November, 1967. The exhibition proved to be so popular with both hospital staff and the general public that, in 1971, the Board of Governors established the Archives and Museum Committee dedicated to preserving the historical papers of KGH. Also in 1971, the Hospital asked Angus to research and write a history of the Hospital. Her 1973 publication, Kingston General Hospital: a social and institutional history, documents the history of the Hospital from its origins in 1832 to the early 1970s. Her second volume, Kingston General Hospital: a Social and Institutional History, Volume II: 1965-1992, continues the story of KGH using a thematic rather than chronological approach. Margaret Angus was instrumental in collecting and organizing the historically significant hospital records and artwork in the form of portraits and photographs. As she conducted her research, she also catalogued much of these primary materials creating the first Kingston General Hospital Archive, then housed in the Louise D. Acton Building. Dr. Angus was a founding member of the Archives and Museum Committee in 1971 and served as a member until 1996. Since 1972, Angus has served as a Hospital Governor; her work for the Hospital was recognized by the Museum of Healthcare at Kingston in 1997 when they established a research fellowship in her name.

Ann Silversides
Person

Ann Silversides is a journalist, broadcaster, author and editor specializing in health policy.

Silversides is the author of the book AIDS Activist: Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community (published in 2003 by Between the Lines), a biography of Toronto-based gay activist and university professor Michael Lynch. Lynch was a founding member of several organizations including the AIDS Committee of Toronto, AIDS Action Now! and Gay Fathers of Toronto.

Silversides has worked as a freelance and staff journalist since 1977. Her work has been featured in the Calgary Herald, the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Medial Association Journal, Cuso International, healthydebate.ca and Maisonneuve Magazine.

Silversides has received numerous awards for her work in health policy journalism including: the Canadian Medical Association Michelle Lang Award for Excellence in Print Reporting (2013); the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario media award for Canadian Women's Health Network article on mammography screening (2012); the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario media award for best in-depth radio documentary (2012); the Canadian Institute for Health Research health journalism award (2010 and 2012); Canadian Council grants (2003 and 2007); and the Atkinson Foundation fellowship in public policy journalist (2004-2005).

Anson-Cartwright, Hugh
Person · [19--] -

Hugh Anson-Cartwright is an antiquarian book dealer based in Toronto, Ontario.

Anstee, Margaret Joan
Person · fl.1952-1993

Margaret Joan Anstee served the United Nations for over four decades (1952-1993), rising to the rank of Under-secretary General in 1987. She worked on operational programmes of economic and social development in all regions of the world, mostly with the United Nations Development Programme. From 1987-1992 she served as Director General of the United Nations at Vienna, Head of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and Coodinator of all UN narcotic drug control programmes. From 1992-93 she was the Secretary General’s Special Representative to Angola and Head of the UN peacekeeping mission there (UNAVEM II – The UN Angola Verification Mission).

Antel, John
Person · 1865-1949

John Antle (1865-1949) was the founder and first superintendent of the Columbia Coast Mission. He was educated at Normal School and taught for three years before entering Queen's Theological College, Halifax, graduating in 1890. He was ordained deacon in 1890 and priest in 1892. Before establishing the Mission in 1905, Antle served in the parishes of Greenspond and Catalina (1890-1897), Roslyn and Anacortes, Washington State (1898-1899) and Holy Trinity, Fairview, Vancouver (1899-1904).

Anthony, Tom (Thomas Murray)
Person · 1935-2023

Thomas Murray Anthony (1935-2023) received a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1958 and S.T.B. from General Theological Seminary, New York in 1961. He was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest in 1962. In 1972, Anthony became the Director of the National and World Programme with the Anglican Church of Canada.

Antler, Norman
Person · 1920-2010

Norman Albert Antler (1920-2010) was a collector of Canadian Lutheran church history. Antler was a lifelong member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pembroke, Ontario, where he served as a board member, church historian, and program chairman for Zion’s 1983 centennial celebration. During this time he became interested in church history, particularly the Lutheran Church in America congregations. Antler began collecting the histories of the Upper Ottawa Valley of the Eastern District, presenting his research at Synod conventions, church celebrations, and events. After taking a trip to Canada’s western provinces Antler expanded the scope of his interest, and began collecting the histories of the Central and Western Synods. He corresponded with hundreds of congregations, requesting their history in any form, including: anniversary books, newspaper clippings, photographs of church property and buildings, photographs of pastors and special events. As an informal historian of Lutheranism in Canada, Antler had no financial assistance, although some congregations and individuals sent him small donations

Aplvor, Denis
Person

Christian Darnton was born in Leeds, England, on 30 October 1905 and educated at Caius College, Cambridge. He was appointed music master at Stowe School in 1929 and became the assistant editor of the Music Lover. He composed vocal and orchestral works and published one book, You and Music. He died in 1981. Bernard van Dieren was born in Rotterdam on 27 December 1887 and moved to England in 1909 where he became a music critic. He began composing at an early age, and his works include both vocal and orchestral pieces. He published two books, Epstein and Down Among the Dead Men. Van Dieren died in 1936

Applebaum, Boruch
Person

B. Applebaum & Son was a tin smith and sheet metal factory located at 306 Murray Street, Ottawa. B. Applebaum was Boruch Applebaum and his son Harold who married Goldie Reva Budovsky. The business specialized in making garbage cans with corrugated sides, stove pipes and furnace metals. The business started before the 1930s. Boruch Applebaum employed his brothers Pinhey and Jake at the beginning. At different times, he employed his daughters to work in the office, especially Ann who had a good business sense. The Applebaums lived upstairs over the business and this was a very noisy arrangement. His son Harold became a partner and inherited the business. The business declined, in part, because it was overtaken by new technologies. Boruch Applebaum’s parents were first generation Ottawa people. His father, Moses was a junk dealer and a shamus at the Machzikei Hadas Synagogue, 259 Murray Street.

Applebaum, Louis, 1918-2000
Person

Louis Applebaum (1918-2000) was a composer, conductor, and arts administrator. He was born and educated in Toronto, except for one year studying in New York with Roy Harris and Bernard Wagenaar. His career in film began in 1940, composing scores for the National Film Board of Canada, later becoming its Music Director. His over 200 film scores included productions in Canada, Hollywood, England and New York and were awarded many honours such as an Academy Award nomination (The Story of G.I. Joe, 1945), Canadian Film Award, Genie and Gemini. Applebaum was the first Music Director of the Stratford Festival and composed scores for over 70 of its plays. He founded and operated its Music and Film Festivals and conducted operas at Stratford and on tour. His fanfares have introduced every Festival theatre performance since opening night in 1953. Scores for radio, TV series and specials, numbering in the hundreds, have been heard on the CBC, CTV, BBC, CBS, NBC, and United Nations radio. His concert works in all genres have been widely performed throughout the world and include large works for symphony, ballet and the music stage. His commissions for ceremonial occasions include the inauguration of three Governors-General, the opening of Expo 67 in Montreal and visits by the Queen. His last opera, Erewhon, with a libretto by Mavor Moore was premiered by Pacific Opera Victoria in 2000. Applebaum was a consultant to many artistic institutions: the National Arts Centre (1964-1967) where he was instrumental in the creation of the NAC Orchestra, the Canada Council (1957-1999), and the Universities of Ottawa, Windsor and York. He helped found the Canadian League of Composers, the Canadian Music Centre, the Canadian Conference of the Arts, the Canadian Guild of Film Composers and was closely associated with the Banff Centre, the Canadian Music Council and the Laidlaw Foundation as Chair of its Arts Panel. Applebaum was one of the founders of C-Channel (a TV arts channel) and Group Four Productions (a film production company) and for many years taught at York University. In 1971, he became Executive Director of the Ontario Arts Council, resigning in 1979 to become Chairman of the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee which submitted its Report to the Canadian Government in the Fall of 1982. He was president of CAPAC, the performing rights society in 1988 and subsequently chaired a committee leading to the creation of SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) and became its first president (1990). He would later serve as President of the SOCAN foundation. In recognition of his contributions to the arts in Canada, Applebaum was bestowed with many honours including Officer and Companion, Order of Canada (1976, 1995), Order of Ontario (1989), Centennial Medal (1967), Honourary LLD, York University (1979), and Arts Toronto Lifetime Achievement Award (1998).

Person · b. 1891

Charles Sinclair Applegath (b. 1891 ) was a Methodist/United Church minister in Ontario. He was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1909 and served in the Hamilton and Toronto Conferences at: Ryerson Church, Hamilton , 1909-1910; Paisley Memorial Church, Guelph, 1910-1911; Lincoln Ave., Galt, 1911-1914; Islington, Toronto, 1914-1916; Timothy Eaton Church, Toronto, 1916-1917; Chapleau, Ont., 1917-1918, Port Hope, Ont., 1919-1921; and Emerald Street Church, Hamilton, 1922-1925.

Appotive, David
Person · 1913-2009

David Appotive was born in Zitomir, Russia, in March 1913, son of Abraham and Gittel (Viner) Appotive. They emigrated to Canada in 1925, arriving at Montreal about December 24th. In Ottawa the family initially lived with Viner relatives of Gittel Appotive. David Appotive, along with his brothers Rudy, Joe and Ben, all attended York Street School. They continued their education at the High School of Commerce. The Appotive Family attended Machzikei Hadas Synagogue, located on the south side of Murray Street. After high school, David apprenticed as a bookkeeper with Martin Levinson, Chartered Accountant. After working for S & S Auto Parts (Saslove & Stone) he enlisted in the Canadian armed forces during the summer of 1942 and was sent overseas. His brother Rudy also enlisted. He was assigned to the Royal Canadian Engineers. “They built bridges for the Canadian, British and American armies. They were bombed, shelled and lived through terrible times, especially in Holland”. David returned to civilian life in Ottawa and engaged in several business ventures. He married Edith Feldblum in 1943 before leaving for World War II. They have four children, Gloria, Sharon, Jeffrey and Donna. David Appotive died December 30, 2009.

Person

Arbour, Roméo, o.m.i. Critique, historien et bibliographe de la littérature. Saint-Siménon (Québec), 1919 - . Études : Séminaire des Oblats de Chambly (Québec), cours classique; Université d'Ottawa (Ontario), études philosophiques et théologiques; Université de la Sorbonne (Paris, France), Licence ès lettres. Séminaire des Oblats de Chambly, professeur et directeur des études, 1955-1964; Université d'Ottawa, professeur titulaire, 1964 - 1984; nommé professeur émérite en juillet 1984. Membre : Association internationale des études françaises, Association des professeurs de français des universités canadiennes, Société d'étude du XVIIe siècle. Prix David, 1958. Publications : Henri Bergson et les lettres françaises, 1955 (prix David); Les revues littéraires éphémères paraissant à Paris de 1900 à 1914, 1956; L'Ère baroque en France. Répertoire chronologique des éditions de textes littéraires, 1977-1985; Un éditeur d'oeuvres littéraires au XVIIe siècle, Toussaint Du Bray, 1604-1636, 1992; Les femmes et les métiers du livre en France, de 1600 à 1650, 1997.

Person

Sadie Arbukle (fl. 1913-1924) was a single working woman who lived in Sudbury and Toronto, Ontario during the early twentieth century.

Archer, John
Person · b. 1781

The papers in this collection seem to have been received by Thomas Archer (1781- xx) who was born in Cumberland England and emigrated to Canada in 1831 and married to Elizabeth Mason Archer. In the next generations the letters were received by John Archer ( 1815-1884) and Joseph Archer (1861-1931). Joseph Archer was the grandfather of Bertha McBride (1924- ) and great-grandfather of Stan McBride Jr, the donor of this collection.

Person · 1869-1960

Adella J. Archibald (1869-1960) was a Presbyterian missionary to Trinidad. Born in Truro, Nova Scotia, she was appointed to Trinidad as a teacher by the Foreign Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church in 1889. In 1894, she was appointed a missionary. She retired in 1935.

Person

In 1949, while serving as Director of Research for LCBO, H. David Archibald was commissioned by Ontario’s Premier Frost to study the problem of alcoholism in Ontario. Archibald concluded that an organization independent of liquor interests should be established. A delegation studied treatment centres established by the Yale School of Alcohol Studies and agreed that Ontario should create a similar program. In 1949, the Ontario government passed legislation establishing the Alcohol Research Foundation (ARF); Bill 173 empowered the Foundation as an independent agency. Although primarily funded by Ontario’s Ministry of Health, ARF had its own board of trustees which established Foundation policies. In 1951, ARF located regular quarters at 28 Avenue Road and then took over Brookside Hospital as its first alcoholic convalescent treatment unit. Later selling the hospital, ARF established a treatment unit, outpatient clinic and research unit at 9-11 Bedford Road. In 1954, ARF’s first branch offices offering treatment were opened in London and Ottawa. Ultimately 30 regional offices opened in the 1950s and 1960s throughout Ontario. By the end of the 1960s the Ministry of Health took over responsibility for treatment, and the regional offices became centres of community development and health promotion. In 1961 the government changed the name of the foundation to the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Research Foundation (ADARF) while expanding the Foundation’s mandate beyond alcohol. Initially ARF’s research program involved making grants to universities and hospital for specific projects. By 1954, Professor John R. Seeley set up a formal research department at ARF. Beginning in the 1950s, training and education activities evolved to provide continuing education for treatment staff. The Clinical Institute, which began operations on April 5, 1971, was the Foundation’s centre for clinical research and teaching as part of ARF’s new headquarters at 33 Russell Street. In the 1960s and 1970s, ARF operated an acclaimed summer school. Dr. Don Meeks started ARF’s School for Addiction Studies at 8 May Street in Toronto in 1978. ARF’s education program also included publication of newsletters, pamphlets, and booklets, involvement with film preparation, and radio public service broadcasts. As well, seminars and workshops were developed for community groups including schools. ARF established training and treatment programs throughout the world including the Caribbean and Thailand. In 1977, the World Health Organization designated ARF as a WHO Collaborating Centre and a Centre of Excellence for Research and Training, recognizing the international value of the Foundation. In the spring of 1998, ARF, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Donwood Institute and Queen Street Mental Health Centre merged to form the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), consolidating and improving access to services while continuing with research, public and professional education. ARF CEOs/Presidents from 1951 to 1998 were as follows: H. David Archibald February 1951 to August 1976 John B. Macdonald September 1976 to August 1981 Joan A. Marshman September 1981 to September 1989 Mark Taylor October 1989 to May 1994 Robin Room (Acting President) 1994 Karen Goldenberg (Acting President) 1994 Perry R.W. Kendall March 1995 to January 1998