03 April 2017

Toronto Lecture: General Wolfe Letters

Those in the Toronto area may be interested in the 23rd annual George Kiddell Memorial Lecture being presented this Wednesday.

Who's Afraid of General Wolfe? Adventures in Archives and Authorship

Kathleen Winter, author of Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage, will discuss her use of General James Wolfe's letters held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in crafting her latest work. Anne Dondertman, retired Associate Chief Librarian for Special Collections, will tell the fascinating story of how these remarkable papers were acquired.

When: 2:00-3:00, Wednesday, April 5
Where: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 120 St. George St, Toronto, ON
RSVP: events.library@utoronto.ca or 416-978-3600

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