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Maurice Richard fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

n.d., 1940-2000.

Reference:

R9534-0-X-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Art, Photographs, Moving images, Objects (including medals and pins)

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5174401

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Maurice Richard fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

n.d., 1940-2000.

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Added country of publication:

Ontario, England

Extent:

65.5 cm of textual records.
828 photographs : 511 col. and 317 b&w.
3 videocassettes (1 hr., 8 min., 42 sec.).
3 medals.
2 prints : lithographs.
1 caricature.
1 print : poster.

Language of material:

French

Added language of material:

French, English

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Fonds Maurice Richard [supports multiples]

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The fonds documents the career of Maurice Richard as a professional hockey player, as well as his public and private activities, and the public reaction to his death on May 27, 2000, along with the ensuing commemorations, such as the state funeral in Montréal.

The fonds includes the following series: Albums of press clippings; Documents concerning public activities; Personal and family documents; Tributes to Maurice Richard; and Documents related to the death of Maurice Richard.

Provenance:

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Richard, Maurice, 1921-2000

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Richard, Maurice, 1921-2000 : Maurice Richard was born in Montréal on August 4, 1921. He signed his first National Hockey League contract on October 29, 1942, as a left wing for the Montreal Canadiens. On October 30, 1943, he donned jersey number 9 for the Canadiens, and he wore that number until retiring on September 15, 1960. Maurice Richard set many records, including being the first to score 50 goals in a regular season in 1945. At the Montréal Forum on November 8, 1952, he broke Nels Stewart's record of 324 goals.

Richard became a national hero. His suspension during the 1955 playoffs by National Hockey League President Clarence Campbell because of a fight at a game in Boston led to the worst sports riot in Canadian history, at the Montréal Forum.

By the time Maurice Richard's life story was broadcast by Radio-Canada in 1999 in the Maurice Richard - Histoire d'un Canadien TV series directed by Jean-Claude Lord, he had received countless honours, either during his hockey career or after his retirement: the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player of the National Hockey League (1947); the Canadian Press male athlete of the year (1952, 1957 and 1958); the Lou Marsh trophy as Canadian athlete of the year (1957); induction in the Hockey Hall of Fame (1961) and the Panthéon des sports du Québec (1991); Officer, and then Companion, of the Order of Canada (1967 and 1998); Officier de l'Ordre national du Québec (1985) ; Member of the Queen's Privy Council (1992)

Maurice Richard died in Montréal on May 27, 2000. More than 115,000 people viewed his casket at the Molson Centre. A state funeral was held on May 31 at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal.

Finding aid:

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Multiple media (Electronic) The finding aid is a list of files for volumes 1 to 16 MSS2684 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003556.pdf

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General note:

The documents were acquired in 2008 from the family of Maurice Richard and on May 8th, 2002, at the Maurice "Rocket" Richard auction of Classic Auctions.

Language note:

The documents are in French and English.

Associated material note:

The Canadian Museum of History also has archives and artifacts of Maurice Richard.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2002-00507-9
2014-00890-6
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R9534]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1--9;

[Consultation 90 Open]

11;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R9534]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2;

[Consultation 90 Open]

7;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R9534]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

4--7;

[Consultation 90 Open]

10--15;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R9534] 16

[Consultation 90 Open]

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