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- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the provenance of the fonds.
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1976-2005 (Creation)
- Creator
- Kreipans Wilson, Veneranda
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Physical description
5 cm of textual records
10 photographs : b&w, col. and scanned ; 15.2 x 20.4 cm
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Biographical history
Veneranda Kreipans Wilson was born in Daugavpils, Latvia, on March 29, 1938. Her family fled from Latvia to Germany in 1944, and settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1948. Veneranda Kreipans attended Concordia University in the 1970s where she studied under Irving Layton and Wynne Francis. Wilson wrote her Master thesis in English literature on Irving Layton's poetry : “Love and Loathing: The Role of Woman in Irving Layton's Vision.” Wilson became good friends with Layton after she graduated and Layton was a frequent visitor at her parent’s house. Veneranda Kreipans married in 1970 and had a daughter. She worked from 1971 until her retirement in 2005 as an English and Drama teacher in senior high school in Dorval, Montreal. Veneranda Kreipans Wilson died on July 5th, 2019, in Montreal.
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Scope and content
Contains records relating to Veneranda Kreipans (McGrath) Wilson as Irving Layton’s friend. Material consists of typed and handwritten letters, postcards, photographs, poems, and newspaper clippings. The Veneranda Kreipans (McGrath) Wilson Fonds is part of the Irving Layton Collection.
The fonds has been divided into 3 series:
F004/A Correspondence
F004/B Poems
F004/C Photographs
Notes area
Physical condition
Material is in good condition.
Immediate source of acquisition
Material was donated by Veneranda Kreipans (McGrath) Wilson in 2007.
Arrangement
The original order of the material has been maintained.
Language of material
- English
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Reproduction for scholarly purposes is permitted.
Terms of publication note: Use of material in publications can only be done with written permission from the copyright holder.
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Finding aid, item list, and box list available.
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Accruals
No further accruals expected.
General note
Certified Canadian Cultural Property.
Conservation
Material has been unfolded and placed in acid free file folders or map folders. Photographs have been placed in photograph and negative envelops
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Copyright held by the creator(s).
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Name access points
- Layton, Irving (Subject)