The New World Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop, 1845
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Title
The New World Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop, 1845
Description
David Paul Sinclair (1942–1974) was a librarian and researcher. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He died in Toronto after a street accident in London, England.
Sinclair received a M.A. and a Bachelor of Library Science from the University of Toronto. From 1968 to his death, he was employed as a librarian at Victoria University, Toronto, working on manuscripts and the Canadiana collection. He also provided accessioning and cataloguing services to the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, and taught a course in Canadian Fiction in what was then the Victoria College Department of English.
At the time of his death, he was on leave, working on a Ph.D. in Bibliography at the University of London, England, under Arthur Brown. His chosen subject was English-language printing and publishing in the Canada’s in the nineteenth century, with special emphasis on their relationship to the growth of literary activity. His research focused on nineteenth century British and Canadian poetry from which he published articles and reviews. His research interests also included Canadian book history and copyright issues. He edited Nineteenth Century Narrative Poems (1972) for the New Canadian Library. A more detailed biography, with bibliography appears in The New World Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop, 1845 (1976) which was completed by his colleague, Germaine Warkentin.
The New World Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop chronicles the travels of Alexander Graham Dunlop (1814–1892) in the United States and the Canadas. Dunlop's father, John Dunlop was a Temperance reformer, while his uncle, William Dunlop, worked with John Galt in developing the land owned by the Canada Company in southwestern Ontario.
Dunlop's travel journals describes his experiences in New Oreleans and other cities of the U.S. as well as Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, Hamilton, and Niagara Falls.
The publication of the book was made possible by the memorial contributions made to Victoria University Library by the parents, relations, and friends of David Sinclair.
Sinclair received a M.A. and a Bachelor of Library Science from the University of Toronto. From 1968 to his death, he was employed as a librarian at Victoria University, Toronto, working on manuscripts and the Canadiana collection. He also provided accessioning and cataloguing services to the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, and taught a course in Canadian Fiction in what was then the Victoria College Department of English.
At the time of his death, he was on leave, working on a Ph.D. in Bibliography at the University of London, England, under Arthur Brown. His chosen subject was English-language printing and publishing in the Canada’s in the nineteenth century, with special emphasis on their relationship to the growth of literary activity. His research focused on nineteenth century British and Canadian poetry from which he published articles and reviews. His research interests also included Canadian book history and copyright issues. He edited Nineteenth Century Narrative Poems (1972) for the New Canadian Library. A more detailed biography, with bibliography appears in The New World Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop, 1845 (1976) which was completed by his colleague, Germaine Warkentin.
The New World Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop chronicles the travels of Alexander Graham Dunlop (1814–1892) in the United States and the Canadas. Dunlop's father, John Dunlop was a Temperance reformer, while his uncle, William Dunlop, worked with John Galt in developing the land owned by the Canada Company in southwestern Ontario.
Dunlop's travel journals describes his experiences in New Oreleans and other cities of the U.S. as well as Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, Hamilton, and Niagara Falls.
The publication of the book was made possible by the memorial contributions made to Victoria University Library by the parents, relations, and friends of David Sinclair.
Creator
Dunlop, Alexander Graham, 1814–1892, author
Source
Canadiana
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Date
1976
Subject
Canada—Description and travel
United States—Description and travel
United States—Description and travel
Contributor
Barrett, Elizabeth, artist
Sinclair, David, 1942–1974, editor
Warkentin, Germaine, editor
Sinclair, David, 1942–1974, editor
Warkentin, Germaine, editor
Identifier
F1013 .D85
Citation
Dunlop, Alexander Graham, 1814–1892, author, “The New World Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop, 1845,” Dominion of the North: Literary & Print Culture in Canada, accessed May 13, 2024, https://omeka.vicu.utoronto.ca/dominion/document/F1013%20.D85.