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Rev. George A. MacDonald collection
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- Graphic material
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CA PCA Acc2965
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[1902-1969?] (Creation)
- Creator
- MacDonald, George A.
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75 photographs
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Name of creator
MacDonald, George A.
(b. 1902)
Biographical history
The Rev. George A. MacDonald, son of George and Isabel Leonard MacDonald, was born on 1 July 1902 in Annandale, Prince Edward Island. In 1909 he moved with his family to Cornwall, where they established a farm. He obtained his early education at the Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown and taught in rural PEI schools before entering St. Dunstan's College where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928. Completing his studies at the Grand Seminary in Quebec City, Quebec, he was ordained on 3 April 1932 at St. Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown. He also obtained post-graduate degrees from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Columbia University in New York. MacDonald was a Professor of Science, specializing in physics at St. Dunstan's College. From 1963-1969, he was the last Rector of St. Dunstan's University.
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Scope and content
This collection consists of seventy-five photographs relating to St. Dunstan's University. Included are photographs of the graduating classes from 1902 to 1969, and various football, hockey, basketball, and debating teams. The photographs were taken by various Charlottetown photography studios including "Gauvin Gentzel & Co.," Cook's," "Craswell," and "Barter's Film Lab."
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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Associated materials
For history on St. Dunstan's University see: "History of St. Dunstan's University, 1855-1956" by G. Edward MacDonald (Charlottetown: Board of Governors of St. Dunstan's University and PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, 1989, 477 p.) in Acc4333.
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- MacDonald, George A. (Creator)
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- English