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- Source of title proper: Title based on name of collector.
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1655-1918 (Creation)
- Creator
- Macmillan, David Stirling
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32 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
David Stirling Macmillan was born 9 October 1925 in Scotland. He received his Masters degree from Glasgow, Scotland in 1949, and in 1965 his Ph.D. from Sydney, Australia. He was an archivist who worked as a temporary Assistant Keeper for the Scottish Record Office (now National Records of Scotland) in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1949-50, and then the University of Sydney from 1954 to 1968, where he was the first university archivist. He was named a Fellow of the Royal Australian History Society. He left Australia in 1968 to come to Trent University, where he was a professor for 20 years and taught History from 1968 to 1987. He taught courses such as the Expansion of Europe, 1400-1825 and Russian History, as well as his specialty, Business and Economic History. He also taught some evening courses at Durham College in Oshawa for Trent. After a lengthy illness David Stirling Macmillan died 4 September 1987.
Custodial history
Collection was in the custody of David Macmillan until bequeathed to Trent University Archives from his estate.
Scope and content
This collection is comprised of disparate documents collected by Professor David Macmillan. The scope of the papers is primarily North America, 1680 to 1918.
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Collection acquired from the estate of Professor David Macmillan.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in two ways. The bulk of the collection is alphabetical by primary correspondent's name (whether writer or recipient). The remainder of the collection comprised, for the most part, of individual letters, has been arranged chronologically.
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For related records see: 90-001 and 94-002.