Portrait of Fergus Lothian
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at …
- Date Range
- 1978
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.F. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Date Range
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- William Fergus "Ferg" Lothian (1900-1993) worked for Parks Canada in Ottawa as Assistant Chief of the National Parks Service for 51 years before retiring in 1968. Following his retirement he accepted a contract from the Director of the National Parks Service to compile a difinitive history of national park development in Canada, which he completed in 1981.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at the National and Provincial Party Association gathering on 11 October 1978. Lothian was being presented the J.B. Harkin Medal in recoginition of his service and contribution to national park administration.
- Notes
- The photograph and note were accompanied by an envelope that had the same details as the note written on the front; the envelope was discarded.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Awards
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://parkscanadahistory.com/publications/history/lothian/eng/vol4/author.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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