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Photocopied [199-] (originally created 1942-2004 (Creation)
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60 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Lisa Y. Dillon (1966- ) was employed by the Directorate of History as a researcher for the Naval History Project between 1990-1992. She received her M.A. in History at the University of Waterloo in 1992 and her Ph.D. in History at the University of Minnesota in 1997. She has worked extensively with universities in History programs, both as an instructor and researcher, and has had several articles and conference papers published. She is currently at the University of Victoria working towards her Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
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Scope and content
Collection consists of files concerning merchant ships that sunk in Canadian waters during the Second World War. Files contain particulars of attacks on merchant ships (including details in regards to the ship and the conditions of the attack); any documents in regards to the sinking of the ship (diary of events, inquiries into the sinking, etc); transcripts of evidence created after the sinking; and other relevant documents in regards to the ship, its passengers, or the attack. Collection also includes miscellaneous documents used in research, including general information relating to sinkings and U-boats, extracts from war logs, rough notes and information on naval directories and their correspondence. Additionally, the collection contains a copy of Lisa Dillon's resme as welllas two of her compilations: List of RG 24 and 83-84/167 Accession File Titles" and "Naval Service Headquarters, 1939-1945: A Guide to Historical Sources and Notes on Personnel Organization".
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Immediate source of acquisition
Collection received 5 April 2004 from Mike Whitby.
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- English
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Unclassified
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None
Finding aids
Copies of the finding aid are located in the first file of the collection and in the Reading Room of the Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH). Electronic copies are also available.
Associated materials
There is a catalogued biographical file of Lisa Y. Dillon in the Biogs Section of the archives.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
The 5 computer disks have been withdrawn from circulation.