Accession ACC-1987-03 - Doherty Kearney, John - Loyola College '16

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Doherty Kearney, John - Loyola College '16

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ACC-1987-03

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  • [191-]-1916 (Creation)
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    Kearney, John Doherty

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10 cm of textual records
44 photographs: b&w; varying sizes

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(1893--1980)

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John Doherty Kearney was born in Montreal February 28, 1893. He graduated from Loyola College with a B.A. degree in 1916, and from McGill University with a Bachelor of Civil Laws. In World War I he served with the Canadian Field Artillery and was awarded the Military Cross. In 1921, he married Winnifred E. Greenish of Cork, Ireland. He practised law in Montreal until 1941, when he joined Canada's diplomatic service, serving in Ireland, Norway, Denmark, India, and Argentina. In 1951, he was appointed judge of the Exchequer Court (predecessor of the Federal Court) in Ottawa. He was also chairman of the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada until 1956. He received an honourary Ll. D. degree from Saint Mary's University, Halifax. He passed away February 22, 1980.

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These documents was acquired by the Concordia University Alumni Office from a Halifax bookstore. They were subsequently transferred to the Concordia University Archives.

Scope and content

This accession provides information on activities, mainly sports, including rugby, tennis, and field day activities, that occurred at Loyola College in the 1910s.

The accession consists of a scrapbook, newspaper clippings related to Loyola (in particular sports like rugby, hockey, swimming, and lacrosse), event programs for the annual field day and the 1914 commencement, dance cards, an examination report, and photographs.

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The scrapbook has received conservation treatment. Some of the items have been placed on acid free paper in Mylar sleeves. It has been reassembled into a format identical to the original.

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    P0070

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