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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0141 |
| Title: | Paul Sullivan fonds |
| Dates: | 1848-1971 |
| Extent: | 1.02 m of textual records ca. 15 photographs |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | John Paul Sullivan was born in Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario,in 1895, the son of James Sullivan and Emma Martin. He married Pearl McLean in 1922. Sullivan was a great-grandson of Irish immigrants who settled in Upper Canada in 1832. He died in 1971. |
| Scope and Content: |
The fonds consists of correspondence to Paul Sullivan from family members, including 22 letters from cousin Vernon Sullivan written between 1911-1915 and describing the daily life, concerns, and opinions of a young man first as a farm worker, and then teacher, on the prairies immediately prior to enlisting to fight in World War I at the age of 16. There are also ca. 40 letters from brother Edgar Sullivan written between 1914-1943 describing the life of a homesteader who has moved to Saskatchewan to homestead and operate a business during difficult economic times. The fonds also includes diaries (1915-1971), municipal tax notices (1886-1961), personal correspondence, family wills, deeds and mortgages (from 1848), some business papers, 4 newspapers, a child's book, ca. 15 photographs and 3 business ledgers (1934-1950). The letters are arranged chronologically. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | File list available for accession 1998-025. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/submissions/fonds/ON00370-f0000141.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accessions: 1997-012, 1998-016, 1998-025. Further accruals are expected. |
| Related Records: | Correspondence from Vernon Sullivan to other family members can be found in the Clara Thomas fonds (F0432). |
| Immediate source of acquisition: | Donated by Audrey P. Beattie, daughter of Paul Sullivan, in 1997 and 1998. |
| Provenance Access Points: | Sullivan, Paul, 1895-1971 Sullivan, Vernon, 1894-1918 Sullivan, Edgar Alfred, 1887-1984 |
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Date of creation: 2002/04/09 Date of last revision: 2003/04/08 |
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