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1896 - 1960 (Creation)
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- Illievitz, Bernard, 1890-1971
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Contains 0.15m of textual records, 39 photographs, and 1 sound recording.
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Dr. Abraham Bernard Illievitz was born in then-Bessarabia (now Moldova or Ukraine) on March 9, 1890. In the late 1800s, his family immigrated to Montreal. Dr. Illievitz graduated from McGill Medical School in 1915, and in 1918 joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps, treating soldiers in France, Belgium, and Germany (including, notably, the Don Cossack Choir and Dance Group).
Following his return from service, Dr. Illievitz established a private medical practice based near Concordia University on Bishop Street in downtown Montreal. He also served as House Surgeon of the Montreal General Hospital, and was appointed demonstrator in Pathological Chemistry at McGill. In 1925, he was elected Chairman of the Medical Board of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (now Jewish Immigrant Aid Services). He contributed research to many medical publications including the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Dr. Illievitz is credited with the invention of some medical apparatuses over the course of his career.
Dr. Illievitz was a strong supporter of the McGill Conservatory of Music and the university's arts programs; he was frequently pictured alongside opera singers, musicians, and dancers from Europe, the United States, and Canada. Occasionally, Dr. Illievitz treated these musicians; the pictures gifted to him were often a token of thanks.
Dr. Illievitz was married to Blanche Illievitz and the couple had no children. He passed away in 1971 and was buried in the Spanish Portuguese section in the Mount Royal Cemetary.
Custodial history
Fonds #1331 Abraham Bernard Illievtz Collection was merged with this fonds in 2024 to avoid duplication of collections.
Scope and content
The fonds contains materials that attest to Dr. Abraham Bernard Illievitz's medical education and career as a doctor and philanthropist.
A large scrapbook contains a substantial amount of correspondence pertaining to Dr. Illievitz's medical education (primarily at McGill University), practice, and inventions, and generally illustrates his philanthropic/professional affiliation with numerous medical institutions; likewise, many pages of medical publication reviews authored by Dr. Illievitz are present.
Certificates acknowledging Dr. Illievtiz's academic achievement and involvement in various medical societies and institutions, both in the United States and in Canada, can be found in the fonds. Photographs of notable musicians and performers dedicated to Dr. Illievitz (mostly in gratitude for his medical service) are also included, as well as photocopies of pertinent textual records and photographs of which the fonds does not contain originals.
Finally, two versions (one hand-written featuring hand-drawn illustrations, the other typed with photographs pasted in as place-holders) of Illievitz's manuscript Israel & Medicine can be found in the fonds. These manuscripts contain some edits and marginalia, as well as mini biographies of key doctors and dates in medical history; the two manuscripts in conjunction aptly demonstrate the evolution of the research project.
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- McGill University Faculty of Medicine (Subject)
- McGill University (Subject)
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This description was created by Processing Archivist Kate Moore on January 11th, 2022.