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Title
Estella Burkett collection
Date(s)
- 1955-2004 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
25 black and white photographs
64 colour slides
10cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1913-2010)
Biographical history
Estella Burkett was born September 26, 1913 in Maynooth, Ontario, the child of Patrick and Agnes (Shields) Burkett. She trained as a teacher, working in Deseronto and in Germany (from 1955 to 1957). She retired from teaching in 1974 and died on October 12, 2010 in Belleville, Ontario.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated to the Deseronto Archives by Estella Burkett in July 2004. Transferred to the Community Archives in September 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Items collected by Estella Burkett, including:
- 25 photographs of a trip to East Berlin, 1955
- Letter describing a trip to the Near East, 18 May 1960
- Letter from Roberta Sarty entitled 'Easter with the Reds in Yugoslavia', 6 June 1961
- Notes by Estella Burkett on 'The Victorians'
- 64 colour slides of a trip to Hawaii, 1982
- Itinerary and notes for a slide show about Hawaiian trip, 1982
- Travel brochures for various European locations
- Intelligencer article about the demolition of Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School, with an interview with Estella Burkett and photograph of her, 2004
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Some of the photographs of East Berlin have been scanned and are online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/albums/72157645059348273