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Oscar Glennie Donovan fonds
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MS-13-11
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1805-1972 (Creation)
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2.5 cm of textual records and other material
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Name of creator
(1883-1945)
Biographical history
Oscar Glennie Donovan was a 1906 graduate of Dalhousie Medical College. Born in Hantsford, Nova Scotia, on 22 May 1883 to John and Sarah Jane Donovan, he was raised in Truro, and educated at Colchester County Academy. After a one-year residence at Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, he opened a medical practice in New Germany, Lunenberg County. In 1908 he married Lila Agnes Hamm of Mahone Bay, a graduate of the School of Nursing at Victoria General Hospital. In 1914 Dr. Donovan joined the Army as a Lieutenant. He enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1917 and served overseas as Captain and Commanding Officer for the 22nd Reserve Field Ambulance, during which he was twice awarded the Croix de Guerre. He died at his home in Halifax on 25 January 1945.
Custodial history
Records were donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in accession (22-77) by Joan Harris in 1977.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of Oscar Donovan's photographs, newspaper clippings, mementos, and correspondence from World War One, including materials related to the Dalhousie No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital, with which his wife served.
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- English
- French
- German
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There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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Associated materials
See the Dalhousie University, No. 7 "Overseas" Stationary Hospital fonds (MS-11-2) for related materials.
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Further accruals are possible, but not expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Oscar Glennie Donovan fonds, MS-13-11, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Accompanying material
Previously filed as fonds MS-2-287.
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Final
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Full
Language of description
- English