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Dr. Albert E. Allen fonds
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1921 - 1966 (Creation)
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52.5 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Dr. Albert E. Allen was a pathologist from Fort William. He was born in Hampton, Ontario. He graduated with a bachelors of biology from Victoria College in Toronto in 1929, and went on to obtain a doctoral degree in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1932. He worked at McGill University before accepting a position as Director of Pathology for the Ontario Health Regional Laboratory in Fort William in 1943. He was also the pathologist for St. Joseph’s Hospital until 1950, and for McKellar General Hospital until 1954.
Dr. Allen was known for his extensive knowledge of natural history. He was a contributor to many natural history publications, and was an avid outdoorsman. He was a founding member of the Toronto Ornithological Club; a trustee of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Federation; a member on the advisory board of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority, a member of the Minnesota Ornithological Union; and was a president of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists from 1943-47, and 1951-53. Dr. Allen was an avid bird watcher and regularly recorded notes of his observations. He also kept journals related to his activities on the study of nature, and of local events. Dr. Allen passed away in 1966 at the age of 60.
Custodial history
After the death of Dr. Allen the records were given to Keith Denis, a member of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Society. He transferred them to Claude Garton, who passed them to Nick Escott, who finally donated them to the Lakehead University Library Archives on behalf of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of notes, correspondence, bird observation data, and the natural history journals of Dr. Allen. The fonds contains the following series:
-Dr. A.E. Allen Bird Observations
-Natural History Notes of A.E. Allen
-Dr. A.E. Allen Ephemera
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The fonds are primarily arranged chronologically. Some rearrangement was conducted by the archivist.
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- English
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No restrictions on access.
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An inventory is available: http://libguides.lakeheadu.ca/ld.php?content_id=17389623
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- Allen, Albert E. (Subject)
- Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Society (Subject)
- Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (Subject)
- St. Joseph's Hospital (Subject)
- McKellar General Hospital (Subject)
- Toronto Ornithological Club (Subject)
- Ontario Waterfowl Research Federation (Subject)
- Minnesota Ornithological Union (Subject)