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Jennie Huie

Introduction

Fonds:
#28

Title:
Jennie Huie fonds

Dates of Material:
1956–1971, 1995

Extent:
31 cm of textual records
3 photographs: b&w
2 prints: b&w

Biographical sketch

Jennie Huie was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar) of Chinese origin. After graduating with a B.A. Honours in English Literature from the University of Rangoon (1951) she obtained a Diploma in Education from the University of Hong Kong (1953). In 1961 she received a Ph.D. from the University of London; her thesis was on the life and work of Anne Thackeray Ritchie. From 1962 to 1969 she taught English language and literature at United College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as visiting universities in Britain and the United States, including a period as Visiting Scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University, doing research on Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Jennie Huie emigrated to Canada in 1969, and went on to teach English and Canadian literature at Trent University and the University of Toronto, as well as doing further research on Anne Thackeray Ritchie in London. In 1981 she earned a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Toronto, and from 1982 to her retirement in 1993 held the position of Librarian of the Ontario Women’s Directorate. Jennie Huie died in 2009.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of the following series: correspondence about Jennie Huie’s research on Anne Thackeray Ritchie, 1956–1971; research material relating to Anne Thackeray Ritchie, 1956–1971; autobiographical material of Jennie Huie, 1995; published articles by Jennie Huie, 1963–1964; memorabilia, 1961–1965; and thesis “Anne Thackeray (Afterwards Lady Ritchie)”, 1961

Note(s)

Source of Supplied Title

Title based on contents of the fonds

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from Jennie Huie in 1994

Finding Aids

Box/file list available

Accruals

No further accruals are expected

Access Points

Provenance access points:
Huie, Jennie
Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837–1919

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