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Hugh Douglass, a noted Guelph educator, artist, and local historian, was born in London, Ontario. Educated at the University of Toronto, Douglass taught art and French at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute between 1955 and 1965. After leaving GCVI, he returned to the home of his ancestors in Atglen, where he helped the family restore their 260 year-old house. He also worked as librarian at the Atglen Library until his retirement in 1983.
Douglass is most noted for encouraging the arts, and for his prominent role in the historical community. He founded the Guelph Historical Society in 1960, and acted as president for a number of years. Douglass worked on local histories, including the illustrations for Pioneer Inns and Taverns of Guelph by A. Leone Hinds. As an artist and a teacher, Douglass worked on many plays with students and the community. His efforts also included the design of sets for operas such as the 'Mikado' performed by the Guelph Light Opera Company.
Hugh Douglass died near Atglen, Pennsylvania on December 8, 1991.
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The fonds consists of scrapbooks, notes, research records, photographs, and postcards created or accumulated by Hugh Douglass during the course of his work as a collector and writer of local history, as a teacher at GCVI, and as a prominent member of the Guelph arts community.
No further accruals of records are expected.
Hugh Douglass had unbroken custody of these records before he donated them to the Guelph Public Library Archives at an unknown date.
The records in series F23-0-5 are available electronically. Please see series descriptions for more details.
Original records in series F23-0-5 are restricted. See series description for more details. There are no other restrictions on access.
Copyright for these records is not held by the Guelph Public Library. Please contact the Guelph Public Library archivist about how to obtain the necessary copyright permissions.
To view these records, please see the series descriptions to narrow down your request.
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This series consists of historical subject files compiled by Hugh Douglass. The files relate to various local history subjects as well as documenting his teaching activities at GCVI.
Records in this series are arranged alphabetically.
No further accruals of records are expected.
There are no restrictions on access.
Copyright for these records is not held by the Guelph Public Library. Please contact the Guelph Public Library archivist about how to obtain the necessary copyright permissions.
To view records in this series, consult the File List F23-0-1 to narrow down your search and to identify specific boxes for retrieval. Order the desired boxes from the Guelph Public Library Archivist.
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This series consists of issues of The Auctioneer.
No further accruals of records are expected.
There are no restrictions on access.
Copyright for these records is not held by the Guelph Public Library. Please contact the Guelph Public Library archivist about how to obtain the necessary copyright permissions.
No more detailed listings are available for these records. To view these records, please order F23, Hugh Douglass fonds, The Auctioneer, box 4, located at row 3, bay 3, shelf 1, from the Guelph Public Library Archivist.
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This series consists of 24 notebooks compiled by Hugh Douglass that relate to many facets of Guelph's history. Most of these notebooks are hand-copied selections from Guelph newspapers, together with related newspaper clippings. Also included are hand-copied selections from other sources such as Board of Education minutes.
No further accruals of records are expected.
There are no restrictions on access.
Copyright for these records is not held by the Guelph Public Library. Please contact the Guelph Public Library archivist about how to obtain the necessary copyright permissions.
No more detailed listings are available for these records. To view these records, please order F23, Hugh Douglass fonds, box 5, located at row 3, bay 3, and shelf 1 from the Guelph Public Library Archivist.
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This series consists of five volumes collectively entitled The Annals of Guelph compiled by Hugh Douglass that relate to a variety of topics on the history of Guelph.
These volumes cover overlapping time periods. They are not indexed.
No further accruals of records are expected.
There are no restrictions on access.
Copyright for these records is not held by the Guelph Public Library. Please contact the Guelph Public Library archivist about how to obtain the necessary copyright permissions.
To view records in this series, consult the File List F23-0-4 to narrow down your search and to identify specific boxes for retrieval. Order the desired boxes from the Guelph Public Library Archivist.
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This series consists of twenty-two photographic prints and fifty-five postcards collected by Hugh Douglas during the 1950's and 1960's depicting various areas of Guelph. A number of the postcards, however, depict the city of Chautauqua, New York.
No further accruals of records are expected
Records from this series have been digitized.
Access to original photographs and postcards in this series is restricted for conservation reasons. Permission to access these records is at the discretion of the Guelph Public Library Archivist.
Copyright for these records is not held by the Guelph Public Library. Please contact the Guelph Public Library archivist about how to obtain the necessary copyright permissions.
A listing is available for the majority of photographs in this series. Consult this listing first to locate desired images. If you do not find the images you are looking for, contact the Guelph Public Library Archivist.
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This photograph shows an outdoor group photograph of Rotary members. The individuals are not identified.
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This photograph shows the home of T. J. Dalton, which now occupies the land settled by Walter Hinds (Lot 2, concession 3, Division 'B' of Guelph Township).
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Photograph shows the Gourock Hotel in the 1960s. The Gourock Hotel was built in 1861.
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This photograph shows a demolished Front Street in Toronto which was used for butcher shops. The spire of St. James can be seen in the background.
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Photograph shows GCVI student Brian Acker and teacher Miss Carelton.
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This photograph shows "Ashcote," the home built by Andrew Lemon on the corner of Queen and Palmer Streets. This was the childhood home of Laura Lemon, writer of the song "My Ain Folk'.
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This photograph shows the Turner's home, "Godalming."
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This photograph shows Ethel Lemon Baynes Reed, the sister of Laura Lemon.
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This photograph shows a head and shoulders portrait of Laura Lemon.
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This postcard shows a view looking up the middle of Wyndham Street from Carden Street.
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This postcard shows a view looking up the middle of Wyndham Street from Carden Street.
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This postcard depicts the Old Home Week celebrations on Wyndham Street.
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This postcard shows a front view of the Church of Our Lady.
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This postcard depicts the John McCrea Memorial from the front gates.
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This postcard depicts the memorial built to commemorate Guelph's war dead at Trafalgar Square.
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This postcard depicts a stream that runs through the reformatory grounds.
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This postcard shows St. George's Square from the perspective of one looking down Wyndham toward Carden Street.
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This postcard shows the Church of Our Lady from the front.
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This card, a copy of a drawing by David Low, shows the Wellington County Court House.
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This card, a copy of a drawing by David Low, shows St. George's Square with the Post Office/Customs House and the Canadian Bank of Commerce featured prominently.
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This card, a copy of an image drawn by David Low, shows the Lt. Col. McCrae Memorial from the front gates.
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This card, a copy of an image drawn by David Low, shows the former City Hall. The clock tower remains on the building.
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This card, a copy of an image drawn by David Low, shows the Guelph General Hospital.
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This card , a copy of a drawing by Evan MacDonald, shows a depiction of one of the three bridges over the Speed River being torn apart.
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This card, a copy of a drawing by Evan MacDonald, shows the CNR train depot viewed from the side. City Hall can be seen in the distance.
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This postcard shows a view of the Priory Club inside the Royal Hotel.
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This postcard shows the Carnegie Library from the front.
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This postcard shows a view of the gates to Riverside Park and the foot path leading into the park.
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This postcard shows a view of the Church of Our Lady from a dirt road in front of the church.
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This postcard shows the Judging Pavilion at the Ontario Agricultural College.
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This postcard shows the Old Home Week parade passing down Wyndham Street and through St. George's Square.
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This postcard shows a view of the front section of the Armoury. The Grand Trunk Railway tracks are visible in the foreground.
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This postcard shows the General Hospital with people seated on the grounds in the front lawn area.
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This postcard shows Trafalgar Square Park centre and left, with Eramosa Road on the extreme right.
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This postcard shows the flower beds with the Massey and Biological Buildings in the background, at the Ontario Agricultural College (Ontario Agricultural College).
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This postcard shows upper Wyndham Street from St. George's Square. Predominantly shown are the Blacksmith Fountain and the Post Office / Customs Building.
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This postcard shows two groups of students working with surveying equipment at the Ontario Agricultural College.
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This postcard shows the Wellington County Courthouse from the left and front.
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This postcard depicts a boy smoking a pipe, and a large flag that with Guelph written on it. The postcard reads: "If Youse Von't Come to Guelph Vy Von't Youse, Vot".
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This postcard shows the St. Andrew's Church on Norfolk Street.
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This postcard shows a view of St. George's Square with the bus circle in the middle of the image. The Post Office / Customs House and the Bank of Commerce are also prominent.
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This postcard shows a view of the Ontario Reformatory building from the front grounds.
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This postcard shows a view of the Ontario Veterinary College from the north and front.
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This postcard shows a view of the former City Hall building from the east side. A park in the foreground can also be seen.
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This photograph shows the Congregational Church from a park area across the street.
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This photograph shows a view of the front and side of the Brooklyn Sunday School house.
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This photograph shows a view of Wyndham Street decorated for Old Home Week celebrations. The shot is from Carden Street looking down towards St. George's Square.
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This photograph shows a view of Wyndham Street decorated for Old Home Week celebrations. The shot is from St. George's Square looking down towards Carden Street.
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This postcard shows a panorama shot of Guelph with Carden and Wyndham Streets providing the left and right boundaries. The picture may have been taken from the tower on top of City Hall.
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This postcard shows a view of the Central School opened in 1877.
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