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Saunders family papers [textual record]

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Date:

1884-1943

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R194-62-2-E, RG17-A-II-9

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Item ID number:

156264

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Department of Agriculture fonds

Saunders family papers
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Date(s):

1884-1943

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Place of creation:

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Extent:

0.2 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of diaries, papers, addresses and field notebooks of William and Charles E. Saunders.
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Saunders, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1867-1937

Saunders, William, 1836-1914
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Saunders, William, 1836-1914 : William Saunders (1836-1914) initially trained as a druggist. Saunders was one of the founders of the Ontario College of Pharmacy. He was appointed director of the newly established Experimental Farms Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture in 1886. He originated many promising varieties of fruit and grain, and inaugurated the research program that led to the development of Marquis Wheat by his son, Sir Charles Edward Saunders (1867-1937). An author and scholar, he was a member of many learned societies in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. RG17 General Inventory and MSS records.

Encylopedia Canadiana, Vol. 9, p. 237.

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Researchers should also consult the following records: the Manuscript Division fonds entitled "A notebook kept by Saunders as director of the Experimental Farms Branch", (MIKAN 97870, MG29-B19) 1887-1905; the VSA Collection Charles Edward Saunders (VSA Extended accession 8205,1964-143) ca. 1900-1915; and the letterbooks of William Saunders as Director of the Central Experimental Farm, January-June 1899; 1903-1911 (Vols. 2099-2101, 4398), part of the Central Experimental Farm series (R194-55-5-E, RG17-A-II-1).

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RG17-A-II-9
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG17] 4394

[Consultation 90 Open]

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