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1903-1977 (Creation)
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- Herriman, Dorothy Choate
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45 cm of textual records and books
1 photograph album
ca. 90 photographs
40 postcards
3 drawings
3 maps
1 scrapbook
1 object (ribbon)
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Dorothy Choate Herriman was born in September of 1901 at Lindsay, Ontario, the daughter of William Choate Herriman (Medical Director of the Ontario Hospital, Orillia) and Nellie J. Williams (daughter of Lewis Williams of Johnstown, Pennsylvania). Her family is related to the Choates who were early pioneer settlers in the area. She spent her childhood in Kingston, Toronto and Orillia. She was educated at the Model School in Toronto, Orillia Central School, Orillia Collegiate Institute, Havergal College in Toronto and the Ontario College of Art. She served, for a time, as secretary to the Canadian Author's Association.
She was a poet and published a volume of poetry entitled Mater Silva in 1929 by McClelland and Stewart. She had numerous other poems published in newspapers and literary journals in Canada and England. Dorothy died in 1978.
Custodial history
This fonds was in the custody of Diane Choate, who inherited them from Doris Kennard, cousin of Dorothy Herriman. Diane Choate donated the fonds to the Trent University Archives.
Scope and content
This addition to the fonds consists of diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings of Dorthy Choate Herriman. The fonds includes material on the Canadian Authors Association, Carol Cassidy Coates and other poets and writers. Newspaper clippings, original illustrated layout, biographical information, author's proof and a bound copy of Mater Silva are also included in the fonds. There is also an annotated copy of editor John Garvin's Canadian Poets.
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This fonds was donated by Diane Choate of Trent University.
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This fonds is an addition to 92-010.
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Special thanks to volunteer Claire Stewart, who rehoused and re-described this accession in 2026.