Fonds - Clara Lander fonds

Identity area

Title

Clara Lander fonds

Date(s)

  • 1930-1978, predominant 1950-1978 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

90 cm : textual records
2 cm : graphic materials

Context area

Name of creator

(1916-1978)

Biographical history

Dr. Clara Lander (nee Shnay) was born 9 April 1916 is Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and died suddenly in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1978. She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants – Frederick Shnay (Libau, Latvia) and Fanny Rothberg (Kiev, Russia) who met and ... »

Archival history

The materials described here were acquired by the WAG Library and Archives in 2003 as a donation from Clara Lander’s eldest daughter.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The materials described here date from ca. 1930 to 1978. Items include internal WAG correspondence; WAG ephemera; lectures and essays; her father's personal papers; MA and PhD theses; and newspaper and magazine clippings related to art, art history, ... »

Accruals

Further accruals are not expected.

System of arrangement

Although there was little in the way of a discernible formal order for these materials, during this arrangement and description project, the materials was maintained in the order in which they were acquired. Approximately half of the items donated with ... »

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access to Series 1 is restricted until 2028.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright has been transferred to the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Items described here include several handwritten documents and documents in a language other than English.

Finding aids

Finding aid available: file title and descriptions: item level listing of essays and speeches.

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Related material: For records related to events celebrating Dr. Lander's life, see the Director's Office Sous-fonds. Records of Roger Selby series.
At other institutions: St John’s Ravenscourt School Archives, University of Manitoba, and Balmoral Hall School for Girls.

Notes area

Note

During this arrangement and description project, one file related to this accrual and grouped with this fonds was determined to belong to another fonds. One item related to this fonds was not found.

Access points

Name access points

Description control area

Language(s)

  • English

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