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Gordon Roper fonds. 1999 additions
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1893-1998 (Creation)
- Creator
- Roper, Gordon
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34 cm of textual records and other materials
18 photographs
1 water colour
1 pencil sketch
1 seal impression
1 map
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Biographical history
Gordon Herbert Roper was born in Brantford, Ontario. He married Helen Caddy and they had two children, Susan and Mark. Professor Roper was educated at Peterborough Collegiate Institute; George Williams College in Chicago and the University of Chicago (B.A. 1938, M.A. 1939 and Ph.D. 1944). He served in the Canadian Army from 1944 to 1946. Professor Roper taught English at Yale University from 1939 to 1940; at the University of Chicago from 1941 to 1944 and in 1946; at Trinity College at the University of Toronto from 1946 to 1969 and at Trent University from 1969 to 1975. He researched and wrote extensively on a number of English Literature subjects including Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Robertson Davies. Roper was a founding member of the Melville Society and an advisor to the Centre for the Editing of Early Canadian Texts. He was a key figure in the building of the Shell Collection of Canadian Literature for Bata Library at Trent University.
Custodial history
This fonds was created by and in the custody of Professor Gordon Roper before it was donated to Trent University Archives via Quentin Brown.
Scope and content
This fonds consists principally of research materials for a paper entitled "A Caddy Chronicle," written by Gordon Roper, in collaboration with Gordon Dibb, April 14, 1998.
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Physical condition
The Caddy family seal impression is very fragile. Handle with extreme care.
Immediate source of acquisition
This fonds was donated by Professor Gordon Roper.
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Associated materials
For related records see: 69-001, 69-1002, 85-010, 94-001, 95-1006, 95-1007, 95-1008, and 95-1009.
Accruals
This fonds along with 95-015 and 97-1000 is an addition to 87-002.
General note
For a copy of "A Caddy Chronicle" please refer to [TC] FC 3095 .D68 Z48 1998 in the Trent Collection, Bata Library.
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Map located in Map Cabinet - Drawer 10.
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Box 1
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Bell family
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Caddy, Agnes; includes one photograph
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Caddy, Alexander(Douglas' son, India)
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Caddy, Alured (1803-?)
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Caddy, Arthur(1866-1933); includes wedding photo of Arthur and May, 1909
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Caddy, Cyprian Francis(1823-1905)
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Caddy, Douglas (1808-1854); includes two photographs
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Caddy, Edward (1815-1897)
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Caddy, Eliza Easton
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Caddy, Frederick
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Caddy, George (1813-1871)
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Caddy, Grace
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Caddy, Harrington
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Caddy, Henry (1818-?)
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Caddy, Herbert/Frank; includes one photograph
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Caddy, James (1818-?)
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Caddy, John R.E. (?-1798)
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Caddy, John Herbert (1801-1887); includes one photograph
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Caddy, John St. Vincent (1836-1924)
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Caddy, John T. (1774-1850)
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Caddy, Maria (Aunt Minnie)
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Caddy, Maria (Servante) (1799-?)
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Caddy, Reid
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Caddy, Sarah
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Caddy, Sarah (m. 1798)
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Caddy, William
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Caddy estate (Otonabee Township); includes copy of a Plan 1A for The City of Peterborough, Ashburnham, 1924
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Caddy, family crest and coat of arms; includes two original impressions of family seal (very fragile), original water colour of coat of arms by Edward C. Caddy; also pencil drawing of coat of arms
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Caddy landing (Lakefield)
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Denmark, A.; includes one photograph
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Dodge, B. (correspondence)
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Goddard family; includes six photographs
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Good, John
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Greeley, Susan
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Jenks, E.B.
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Langton, J. & A.
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McKay, Amy (Goddard connection)
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Moodie, Susanna (letters)
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Rogers, James
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Rogers family; includes five photographs
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Rogers family
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Shairp family
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Smith, Frances (Hetherington Gallery)
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Strickland family
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Traill, C.P. (Mrs.)
Box 3
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Bibliography
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Cobourg and Grafton: Caddy/Rogers, from Robert Mikel
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Douro and Peterborough contemporaries, c.1830s
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Dunse (or Duns), Scotland
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Maps
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Photocopies of documents and letters
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St. John's Anglican Church records, 1830-1845
Family trees - two family trees (two copies of each, rolled)
MAP CABINET - DRAWER 10
"Map of the Town of Peterborough and Village of Ashburnham, compiled from registered plans and actual surveys, 1878. The Burland Desbarats Lith. Co. Montreal" (reverse, in handwriting: "Mrs. Helen Roper")