Fonds P088 - Buchanan family fonds

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Buchanan family fonds

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    CA ON00159 P088

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    • 1888-1979 (Creation)

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    37 cm of textual records 70 photographs

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    George Edmund Buchanan (1875-1941) and Elizabeth Frances (Lilla) Clarke (1878-1973) were married in Pembroke, Ontario in 1916. They lived their entire married life together (1916-1941) in the city of Sudbury. George Buchanan, a resident of Sudbury since 1901, was a law partner of Crown Attorney J. H. Clary from 1901-1912. By 1905, Buchanan was also the local solicitor for the International Nickel Company (INCO). He was retained by the company for 30 years. In 1912, Buchanan opened his own law practice, and was the Solicitor for the City Sudbury. In 1922, he was appointed as King's Counsel. Following his death in 1941, Buchanan was recognized as one of the greatest authorities on municipal law in Canada.

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    The Buchanan family fonds consists mostly of correspondence, invitations, photographs, books and other types of documents. The records pertain to the years that George and Lilla Buchanan were residents of Sudbury. Most of the correspondence is between Lilla Buchanan and her family and friends. There are also letters of congratulations for the appointment of George Buchanan as King's Counsel. A program, photographs and a newspaper clipping document the Royal Visit to Sudbury on June 5, 1939. The photographs of the fonds depict the Buchanan family and their friends. There are also 11 copies of photographs depicting Sudbury in the early 1900s, people of the community, and early railway construction.

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      Complementary material is available in the William S. (Bill) Beaton fonds (P043) located at the Laurentian University Archives.

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      Revised: 2023-05-18

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