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[188-]-2003 (Creation)
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1 scrapbook
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Kenneth G. Murray (1924- ) is a philanthropist living in the Waterloo-Wellington area of Ontario. After receiving a B.SC. (Agriculture) from the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Ont., in 1950, he worked for J.M. Schneider in Kitchener, Ont., starting as a salesman and becoming president, a position he filled from 1969 to 1985. He has been a director on the boards of several corporations: Homewood Health Centre and Corporation in Guelph, Ont.; Canada Trust in London, Ont.; and B.F. Goodrich, Dominion Life Insurance Co. Ltd and J.M. Schneider Inc. in Kitchener, Ont. He has actively supported many community organizations and initiatives as well as educational facilities and opportunities in Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. The Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have benefited from his involvement in fundraising campaigns and committee work, and he has also initiated the Ken Murray Annual Lecture Series (Guelph) and the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (Waterloo). Murray received the Order of Canada in 2000, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee medal in 2002, and honourary degrees from the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo in 1996 and 1995 respectively.
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Contents: One large scrapbook about the Murray family, mostly photographs, compiled by Ken Murray? Consists of 35 pages containing 345 photographs, b&w and col., 161 other items. Includes studioportraits, candid snapshots of ken Murray's forbears, family and friends form the late 1800's to 2003. Includes artifacts such as ribbons, crests and letters, ephemera such as certificates, programs, clippings, and correspondence.
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Donated by Ken Murray in 2006.
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