Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 GB
Title
Gerry Boyce records
Date(s)
- 1939-2015 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
35m of textual records, photographs, and videos
Context area
Name of creator
(b. 1933)
Biographical history
Gerald Egerton (Gerry) Boyce was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1933. He graduated from McMaster University with a B.A. in History in 1955 and received an M.A. in History from the University of Manitoba in 1960.
Boyce taught for 32 years in secondary schools in the Quinte region. He retired in 1989 to concentrate on research and writing. His many publications include: Historic Hastings (1967), Hutton of Hastings (1972), The St. Andrew's Chronicles (1978), and Belleville: A Popular History (2008). He was a founding member of the Hastings County Historical Society in 1957 and has remained closely associated with the Society and its collections. He was instrumental in establishing the Hastings County Museum and the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County.
Boyce taught for 32 years in secondary schools in the Quinte region. He retired in 1989 to concentrate on research and writing. His many publications include: Historic Hastings (1967), Hutton of Hastings (1972), The St. Andrew's Chronicles (1978), and Belleville: A Popular History (2008). He was a founding member of the Hastings County Historical Society in 1957 and has remained closely associated with the Society and its collections. He was instrumental in establishing the Hastings County Museum and the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These materials were donated by Gerry Boyce to the Hastings County Historical Society and the Community Archives over a number of years between the 1970s and 2015.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This group of records documents the educational, personal, political, research, and cultural activities of Gerry Boyce from his schooldays onward.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Gerry's original arrangement of his records has been maintained.
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Name access points
- Boyce, Gerry (Creator)
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Archivist's note
Records originally described by Nicholas VanExan in August 2015.
Digital object metadata
Filename
Gerry_Boyce_records_box_list.pdf
Media type
Text
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application/pdf
Filesize
301.8 KiB
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September 26, 2017 2:18 PM