Brett, Katharine B. (Beatrice)

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Brett, Katharine B. (Beatrice)

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      • Katharine Beatrice Maw
      • Betty Brett
      • K.B. Brett

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      Dates of existence

      1910-1994

      History

      Katharine Beatrice (Betty) Maw was born in Hull, England in 1910. Her family immigrated to Canada in 1912. She graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1931 and joined the staff of the Royal Ontario Museum in 1938 as a draughtsman. She left her position in 1944 to go overseas as a Welfare Officer with the Canadian Red Cross. She served as a Principal Welfare Officer with the Canadian Red Cross in Northwest Europe (Brussells) until June 1945. She rejoined the Textile Department in 1945 and was appointed curator of textiles in 1950. Betty married Gerard Brett in about 1949. She resigned from the ROM in 1968 and became an associate curator. She died in Toronto in 1994.

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      http://viaf.org/viaf/117489439

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      ON00259

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2/24/2023 E. Thomas (Creation)
      5/29/2023 E. Thomas. VIAF added.

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