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Marion Henderson and Inge Rakovszky fonds
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1967-1989 (Creation)
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6 cm of textual records; approximately 240 photographic slides
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Custodial history
These records were kept by Inge Rakovszky until their donation to Lakehead University Archives in 2024.
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Marion Henderson (1908-1988) was an author, musician, music teacher, and active volunteer.
She began her work as a music teacher, first in Iroquois Falls, then at the Lakehead from 1949 to 1973. She was a singer and choir leader, and played organ and flute. As a researcher and author, she was interested in early European settlers in Fort William, and wrote historical fiction, children’s literature, book reviews, and articles. She also worked in school libraries, and after retirement was a volunteer indexer at the Brodie Library (Thunder Bay Public Library).
Inge Rakovszky worked as a library technician at the Brodie Library from 1969 to 1989. During this time she worked closely with Marion Henderson, as well as other local historians such as Elizabeth Arthur, Ernst Zimmermann, and Joseph Mauro. She assisted Henderson in the last years of her life, including with the distribution of papers and published material.
These records were kept by Inge Rakovszky until their donation to Lakehead University Archives in 2024.
The records consist of some correspondence, copies of Marion Henderson’s writings, and a set of photographic sides.
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Files were arranged as part of processing, 2024.
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Some of Marion Henderson's unpublished writings are held by the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society.