Collection 23-005 - Dawn Bell Logan collection on Thomas Need

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Dawn Bell Logan collection on Thomas Need

General material designation

  • Textual record

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on the creator of the fonds.

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

23-005

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • [197-]-2023 (Creation)
    Creator
    Logan, Dawn Bell
  • 1794-2023 (Creation)
    Note
    Dates of originals - earlier records in the collection are modern reproductions.

Physical description area

Physical description

61 cm of textual records
51 photographs
4 negatives

Archival description area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Dawn Bell Logan is a retired librarian and author with an enduring interest in Canadian local history. She has published work in newspapers, and the Dictionary of Canadian Biography on Thomas Need. Logan has also authored By the sound of the mill whistle:Read more

Custodial history

Collection was in the custody of Dawn Bell Logan before being donated to the Trent University Archives in 2023.

Scope and content

Fonds consists of research materials and notes, modern correspondence, photocopies of historical documentation, and genealogical resources for the Need family as well as other people living in both England and Newcastle District. The historicalRead more

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Collection donated by Dawn Bell Logan in 2023.

Arrangement

Arrangement of material into series roughly follows an initial list provided by the creator.

Language of material

  • English

Location of originals

Original records located at Library and Archives Canada and Archives of Ontario.

Restrictions on access

None

Associated materials

71-006, Huston papers, some of the photocopied materials are from this fonds. Many of the photocopied historical materials are from Library and Archives Canada, and Archives of Ontario.

The following books were included in the donation and are a part ofRead more

General note

Dates provided on files reflect the date of original records. In nearly all cases, files contain modern photocopies of these records, created in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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