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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 photographs
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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 residency at Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, he opened a medical practice in New Germany, Lunenberg County. In 1908 he married Lela Agnes Hamm of Mahone Bay, a graduate of the School of Nursing at Victoria General Hospital. Donovan served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1916 in Canada, England and France. In 1915 he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. In 1917 he attested with the CAMC as a Captain with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served overseas until March 1920. During World War Two he served as the Commanding Officer for the 22nd Reserve Field Ambulance. He twice received the Croix de Guerre. He died at his home in Halifax on January 25, 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 and World War Two, including records related to 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.