Fonds F008 - Beatrice Bazar fonds

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Beatrice Bazar fonds

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F008

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  • 1934-2009 (Creation)
    Creator
    Bazar, Beatrice

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Physical description

15 cm of textual records
13 photograph

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Name of creator

(October 14, 1914-September 28, 2009)

Biographical history

Beatrice Millman Bazar was born on October 14, 1914 in Montreal, Quebec, as the daughter of Aaron and Rose Millman. She was married to Bernard Bazar. They had two sons, Leonard and Ronald. Beatrice Bazar died on September 28, 2009 at the age of 94. Beatrice Bazar was involved in the community at the local and national level. In 1935, she helped open the first pre-kindergarten Montessori school recognized by the Quebec government. Bazar co-founded the Dominion Gallery of Art with her mother, and the Youth Division of The Canadian Jewish Congress. She served on many boards, including the United Nations Association in Canada, where she served as president, was the director of the Canadian Human Rights Foundation, was the president for the Canadian Institute for International Affairs, and the Chair of the Foundation for International Training in Third World Countries.

Bazar received several medals throughout her life including the Order of Canada, which was awarded on October 25, 1990.

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Scope and content

The Beatrice Bazar fonds contain materials created or accumulated by Beatrice Bazar from 1935 to 2009. The fonds also includes material related to Bazar’s relationship with Irving Layton.

The fonds consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, honors and awards given to Bazar, invitation cards to several diplomatic events and ceremonies, newspaper clippings, and documentation about Bazar's work and community services, including her participation as a board member of the United Nations Association in Canada. The fonds also includes newspaper clippings of Layton’s poems, one of which is signed, love letters and poems to Beatrice Bazar from Irving Layton, and photographs, The Beatrice Bazar Fonds is part of the Irving Layton Collection.

The fonds is divided into three series:
F008/A Letters
F008/B Photographs
F008/C Poems
F008/D Work and Community Service
F008/E Personal records

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Physical condition

Records are in good condition.

Immediate source of acquisition

Material was donated to Special Collections by Beatrice Bazar in 2002 and by Ronald Bazar in 2011.

Arrangement

Original order has been preserved.

Language of material

  • English

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    Availability of other formats

    Photocopies of Bazar-Layton correspondences are available.

    Restrictions on access

    Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

    Reproduction for scholarly purposes is permitted.
    Use of material in publications can only be done with written permission from the copyright holder.

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    Finding aid available.

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    Accruals

    No further accruals are expected.

    Conservation

    Material was put into acid free file folders and boxes. Photograph was removed from the frame and placed in a photo envelope.

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    Copyright belongs to the creator(s).

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    Final

    Level of detail

    Full

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