McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Correspondence
Series
22 cm textual records
Series contains personal and professional correspondence dating between approximately 1865-1877.
Some letters, particularly from 2018 acquisition, are in fragile condition with deterioration of paper and handwriting. Some letters are also written on friable onionskin paper. Letters have been unfolded by archivist for preservation purposes.
Letters from 2006 acquisition have been grouped in chronological order for ease of access; letters from 2018 acquisition have retained individual file groupings from donor.
The documents are in English.
Letters from the 2018 acquisition were originally folded for filing purposes, each with a docket title related to the correspondent.