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Dorothy R. Coles Fonds
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- Source of title proper: Based on the documents in the fonds.
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Fonds
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CA OSLER P057
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Physical description
10 sketches, 45 photographs and 1 glass negative.
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Name of creator
(1892-1983)
Biographical history
Dorothy Rhynas Coles was born in Ontario in 1892 and moved to Montreal the same year. She was active from 1919 to 1922 and was a Montreal artist. She participated in art and short-story competitions in her teens; was an art student in her early 20s. She was a part of the Art Association of Montreal's spring exhibition from 1916 through 1937.
Custodial history
Gift of Dorothy R. Coles. Sketches given 9 October 1975 and photographs, 17 July 1978. Old accession number 610.
Scope and content
Fonds contains Dorothy R. Coles' art work. The fonds includes sketches, photographs and a glass negative of sketches of Coles' operations on plastic surgery cases at two hospitals, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue in Quebec and Christie Street Hospital in Toronto, 1919-1921, and sketches for an anatomy class of Dr. John Tate at McGill University, ca 1922
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- English
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The documents are in English.
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Items can be requested for consultation online via the Library Catalogue or by email at osler.library@mcgill.ca. Advance notice is recommended.
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Osler Database ID
4576
Osler Fonds ID
47
Osler Alternate ID
P57