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Lois Allan fonds [textual record]
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Record information Lois Allan fonds [textual record]
Date:1918.Reference:R1792-0-2-E, MG30-C173Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:101678Date(s):1918.Place of creation:OntarioExtent:1 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consist of a diary written by Lois Allan while on summer duty in the Farm Service Corps in Ontario, 1918, and other material.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Allan, Lois : In 1917, the Trades and Labour Branch of the Ontario Department of Public Works established a program of summer farm employment, primarily for women university students in the Province. The program was designed to alleviate the rural labour shortage that had been aggravated by wartime demands upon manpower.
Lois Allan, a student at Queen's University, worked during the summer of 1918 in the Winona Ontario camp. The Farm Service Corps button shown on the first page of the diary was given to participants who finished the period of voluntary service.Additional information:General note:Received in 1979 from Lois Allan through David Smyth of Ottawa, Ont.Availability of other formats note:One page of the handwritten diary is available in digital form.Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-C173 -
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