Fonds 1171 - Judith Seidel Fonds

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Judith Seidel Fonds

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CA JPL-A 1171

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  • 1927 - 1987 (Creation)
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    Seidel, Judith, -1984

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The fonds contains 0.1m of textual records.

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(191-?-1984)

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Judith Spier, nee Seidel, was born in the 1910s. She attended Strathcona Academy for high school, then McGill University in the 1930s for her BA (1937) and Master of Arts (1939), where she specialized in sociology as well as music at McGill's Conservatorium of Music. She also obtained a music certificate from the Quebec Department of Education in 1937. Seidel married Jack Spier in the 1930s. In 1970, Seidel returned to study at Loyola College where she obtained a certificate in library studies, and proceeded to work as a librarian at the Weston School from 1971 to 1981.

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The fonds contains records mostly pertaining to the schooling and career of Judith Seidel. This takes the form of a number of diplomas, manuscripts, and correspondence from McGill University as well as from, later on in her life, Loyola College, where Seidel studied Libraries. Correspondence in the fonds vouches for Seidel's credibility as an employee. Some materials, including certificates and invitations to performances, attest to Seidel's career as a pianist. Finally, some materials related to Judish Seidel's death--including her obituary and certificates in her honour--can be found in the fonds.

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    This description was created by Processing Archivist Kate Moore in June 2023.

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