Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1930-1978, predominant 1950-1978 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Fondo
Volumen y soporte
90 cm : textual records
2 cm : graphic materials
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
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 married in Saskatchewan. Clara Shnay graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude at the University of Saskatchewan. She later moved to Winnipeg and married Dr. Jacob Joseph Lander of Winnipeg on 7 May 1939. They had three daughters.
Clara Lander pursued post-graduate education in Winnipeg, graduating with an MA in English and Ancient Greece in 1956 through the University of Manitoba. She later earned her PhD in English through the University of Manitoba in 1968.
From 1965-1966, in 1972 and 1974, Dr. Lander lectured for English during evening sessions at the University of Manitoba. She was the English lecturer at Balmoral Hall School for girls between 1967-1973, and from 1974 until her death, she was an English lecturer at St John’s Ravenscourt School. Dr. Lander also lectured in Art History for a number of years at the University of Manitoba.
During her career, Dr. Lander published numerous articles related to art, art history, classical history, Jewish art and history, and education. She also lectured outside the educational system and presented talks on radio shows. Dr. Lander was very active within the Jewish and Arts communities in Winnipeg: she was – First National Chairman of Hadassah Medical Services in Israel; originator and first President of the Jewish Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg; Education chairman of the National Council of Jewish Women; Public Relations Chairman of the Women’s Committee for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; Public Relations Chairman of the Area Girl Guides; Chairman of the WAG’s Women’s Committee; member of the WAG Board of Governors where she served as Vice-President, as Membership Chairman, and Acquisitions Chairman, and eventually, the first Jewish female President from 1977 until her death in 1978.
Awards: 1978 YMCA-YWCA Woman of Distinction for her work in the Arts; City of Winnipeg Community Service Award;
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
The materials described here were acquired by the WAG Library and Archives in 2003 as a donation from Clara Lander’s eldest daughter.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
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, Jewish art and history, education, and book reviews of women writers. Interspaced throughout the items in the donation are small post-it notes provided by Dr. Lander's daughter.
As no formal organization was apparent in the materials described here, based on the contents of the donation and notes provided by Dr. Lander’s daughter, the items were arranged according to the order in which they were received. Loose items have been filed according to topic. The files are arranged under a single series. Materials were arranged largely in the order in which they were received.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Further accruals are not expected.
Sistema de arreglo
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 these records were loose in the boxes provided. Items that were in files generally had a consistent topic although most files were either not labelled or the contents did not reflect the label on the file. During the arrangement, most items that were originally filed together remained together. Loose items are filed according their order found in the boxes. Metal fasteners (except staples) have been removed and replaced with plastic paper clips. Most items that were folded together were unfolded and plastic paper clips used to keep items together if it was deemed necessary to maintain order. File level description aids navigation through the record.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Access to Series 1 is restricted until 2028.
Condiciones
Copyright has been transferred to the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Idioma del material
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Items described here include several handwritten documents and documents in a language other than English.
Instrumentos de descripción
Finding aid available: file title and descriptions: item level listing of essays and speeches.
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
Área de notas
Notas
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.
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Lander, Clara (Materia)
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
Idioma(s)
- inglés