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Esther Williams fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1932, 1978-1979.

Reference:

R1940-0-5-E, MG30-D323

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102517

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Esther Williams fonds
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Date(s):

1932, 1978-1979.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of one photocopied letter from Orville Wright to his housekeeper dated 28 August 1932; one letter written by Ivonette Wright Miller, a niece of Wright's to Esther Williams; and a privately printed manuscript compiled by Ivonette Wright Miller entitled, Wright Reminiscences (1978).

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Williams, Esther, fl. 1913-1980

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Williams, Esther, fl. 1913-1980 : Esther Williams is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Williams. The Williams family owned Waubec Island, off Penetanguishene on Georgian Bay, where they spent their summers. Neighbours and friends of the Williams' included A.Y. Jackson, who often stayed with the family, and Orville Wright, who purchased nearby Lambert Island in 1916, as a summer home.

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General note:

Received in 1985 from Miss Esther Williams of Toronto, Ont., through Dr J. Groves.
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Inventors - United States, 1932 Orville Wright, 1932

Esther Williams, 1979

Wright Reminiscences, 1978
Source:

Private

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MG30-D323
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