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Catherine Wilson fonds
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- Textual record
- Graphic material
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Fonds
Reference code
RC0549
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1969-2014 (Creation)
- Creator
- WIlson, Catherine
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Physical description
16 cm of textual records, printed and graphic materials
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Catherine Wilson attended the University of Western Ontario. She was appointed as copywriter and publicist for McClelland & Stewart Ltd in 1969 and was promoted to Director of Marketing. In 1972 she was a consultant to the Department of the Secretary of State in Ottawa. She joined James Lorimer & Co. where she was General Manager from 1973 to 1976. She was the senior arts producer for the CBC radio program Sunday Morning in its first season from 1976-1977 and Assistant to the Publisher at Clarke Irwin from 1977-1978. From 1978 to 1980 she was a Communications Department consultant for the Government of Botswana, Africa. In 1980 she was appointed Vice-President and General Manager of James Lorimer & Co. Ltd. Wilson has also worked as Director of Publishing for the United Church of Canada from 1990-1996; as General Manager and Director of Human Resources from 1997-2002 and as Policy Consultant for Children’s Mental Health Ontario from 2004-2005.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The first accrual (2014-042) is organized into 2 series: correspondence, which consists of correspondence relating to her publishing and business career at the above publishing houses and organizations; and personal and biographical.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The fonds was donated by Catherine Wilson in November 2014.
Arrangement
The first accrual (2014-042) is organized into 2 series: correspondence, which consists of correspondence relating to her publishing and business career at the above publishing houses and organizations; and personal and biographical.
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Restrictions on access
Access is open, except for one file of correspondence (File 16), which is embargoed until the end of 2034 or until the death of Catherine Wilson
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Associated materials
Correspondence with Wilson, as well as other material, is available in a number of other fonds listed below.
Accruals
Further accruals are not expected.
