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Dudley LeDain fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1856-1978.

Reference:

R5947-0-6-E, MG30-C171

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101860

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Dudley LeDain fonds
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Fonds includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1856-1978.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.25 m of textual records.
185 photographs b&w and col.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of the following series of textual records: correspondence files primarily relating to the Canadian Chess Federation (1920-1978); subject files that feature the minutes and constitutions of the Montreal Chess League (1879-1978), the Chess Federation of Canada (1874-1978), and match results (1922-1974); and newspaper clippings (1856-1978).

Fonds also contains a wide variety of photographs documenting both the Canadian chess scene (especially in Quebec), as well as parts of the international scene (France around the turn of the century, Britain during the "twenties") Fonds includes photographs depicting the Quebec Provincial Chess Association Championship of 1947, 1948; Living Chess, Winnipeg, Man., 1932; members of various chess clubs; groups with touring chess personalities, such as Alekhine in Montreal, 1923.

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LeDain, Dudley, 1901-1978

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LeDain, Dudley, 1901-1978 : Dudley LeDain was an active promoter of chess playing in Canada from the 1920's until his death in 1978. He won the chess championship of Montreal in 1924 but his greatest contributions to Canadian chess were his organizational and journalistic work. Le Dain wrote a chess column for the Montreal Gazette and Saturday Night magazine. In the mid 1930's he edited the Canadian Chessner, the official organ of the Canadian Chess Federation. In 1956 he served as Tournament Director for the first Canadian Open Chess Championship. Le Dain was the Montreal Chess League Tournament Director and arranged many Grand Master tourneys and exhibitions. Later in life Le Dain began researching a "Canadian Chess History" book which was never completed.

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Textual records (Paper) MSS1420 (Restrictions not set)

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General note:

Received in 1979 from the Chess Federation of Canada.
Subject heading:

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Chess - Canada, 1874-1978 Montreal Chess League, 1879-1978

Chess Federation of Canada - Records and correspondence, 1922-1974 Chess Federation of Canada, 1874-1978
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1983-065 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-C171
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Finding aid box [FA 1420] 114

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