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| Nom de l'objet : | Book |
| Titre : | Martin Chuzzlewit Martin Chuzzlewit |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Charles Dickens- Author |
| Classification de l'objet : | Artefacts de communication, Artefacts documentaires Recreational Artifact, Toy |
| Matériaux : | paper, cardboard, glue, fabric, ink papier, carton |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2004.2.320 |
| Fabricant : | Collins, Publisher |
| Date de début de production : | 1843 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1920 |
| Description : | A hard cover cloth bound book entitled _Martin Chuzzlewit_ by Charles Dickens. The red cover is partialy separated from the spine. Inside on the first page the title is printed in black capital letters. Handwritten in pencil is _E.A. Draper her book_ The reverse of this page is blank as is the front of the next page. The back of the latter page has a black and white illustration of a man seated at a table with his back to the viewer. A woman, standing, is serving from a bowl. In the bottom proper right corner is the illustrators name and the date: Arthur H. Briklundt(?) 1905. The page opposite this one has ablack and white illustration which is a collage of scenes around a central male portrait bust. In a banner at the centre top is: _Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens_. Printed in an unrolled scroll across the bottom is the publisher: _Collins' Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow._ The book consists of 54 chapters and there is a table of contents describing each chapter. The text of the book begins on page 9 with the title _The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit_. The book has 808 pages. Inside the back cover handwritten in pencil is _35 pounds_. The spine of the book is embossed and decorated with gold flourishes at the top, followed with the title and author, and below that more gold flourishes. At the bottom of the spine is _Collins_ in gold.; Petit livre à couverture rigide dont le titre et l'information sur l'auteur figurent sur le dos. La première page porte le titre ainsi qu'une inscription qui indique en anglais : «E.A. Draper, son livre». La page frontispice porte une illustration en noir et blanc intitulée «I am going to begin, Tom» (Je vais commencer, Tom). L'illustration est paraphée et datée de 1905. La page titre porte le titre et le nom de l'auteur à l'intérieur d'un carré blanc en haut du centre de la page. Elle porte aussi une illustration en noir et blanc de personnages mentionnés dans l'histoire. Au centre de la page en bas, l'information sur la maison d'édition est imprimée dans un rouleau blanc. Le contenu est annoté. Le livre compte 808 pages. |
| Fonctions : | This book belonged to Edith Augusta Draper, great aunt to Geoffrey Sayers. Edith Augusta Draper (c. 1859- 1941), the granddaughter of Chief Justice William Henry Draper (1801-1877), had an illustrious career as a nurse and missionary. After attending nursing school at the Bellevue Hospital, New York, and working at the Illinois Training School for Nurses, she trained nurses for the Cook County and Presbyterian Hospitals in Chicago in the early 1890s. By 1893, Edith moved to Montreal to become the first Lady Superintendent of Nurses appointed to the Royal Victoria Hospital until 1896. As the first head nurse at the newly opened Royal Victoria Hospital, Edith immediately started hiring nursing staff and worked on developing a training program for nurses. Three hundred and fifty applications were submitted to take part in this training program, and only twenty-six were accepted as pupil nurses in that first year. High demands from the hospital board to economize and pressures on the staff caused Edith to hand in her resignation in December 1896. Edith was remembered at the Royal Victoria as an efficient organizer, strict disciplinarian, just and firm. After leaving Montreal, Edith considered retiring but soon found herself in Sydney, Nova Scotia as the Superintendent of the Brooklands Hospital built by the Dominion Steel and Coal Company. With a strong missionary spirit, Edith faced many similar and new problems trying to establish a nursing service in a mining community. Soon afterwards, she travelled overseas in Italy with Swedish psychiatrist and ornithologist, Dr. Axel Munthe (1857-1949). Munthe was one of Europe's most renowned doctors and wrote a bestseller in 1929 _The Story of San Michele_. She remained in Italy for five years nursing. Munthe's retreat on Capri Island is now a nature reserve and museum off the Amalfi Coast. Edith retired from nursing in 1910. She returned to Canada and settled in Erindale. Edith lived in a house originally built for Henry Skynner, the son of Commander Skynner of the Anchorage (now a part of the Museums of Mississauga) located near Dundas Street and close to Erindale Estate. It is assumed that Edith moved to Erindale to be close to her sister Katherine Sayers and her family, the mother of Beverly and Egerton Sayers (1890-1919). Edith lived in Erindale until her death in 1941. For information on Edith Draper, see: Sclater Lewis _Royal Victoria Hospital 1887-1947 (Montreal: McGill, 1969); Vern L. Bullough, Olga Maranjian Church, and Alice P. Stein _American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary_ (New York: Garland Publishing, 1988), 97; Neville Terry _The Royal Vic: the story of Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital, 1894-1994_ (Montreal: McGill, 1994), 148-153. A biographical sketch may also be found at the National Archives of Canada: MG28-I248, vol. 157, file 69. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit was first published serially by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in 1843-4. Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist who achieved mass popularity during his lifetime. He is considered on of the English language's greatest writers and the foremost Victorian era novelist. His writings have never gone out of print attesting to his continued popularity. This item was donated by Geoffrey Harris Sayers, who was born 23 April 1907 and died 25 November 1997. A retired businessman, he was the first child of Beverly and Annie Sayers (née Harris). A member of the Canadian Armed Forces, he was appointed 2nd Lieutenant 14 June 1938. Two years later, he was appointed Lieutenant. As of 21 April 1941, he was appointed the rank of Temporary Captain, and was recommended for appointment to the Lorne Scots (P. D. and H. Regiment) based out of Brampton. According to his military file, Captain Geoffrey Sayers served with the Canadian Forces from 21 April 1941 until 11 October 1945, when he was honourably discharged. From 17 June 1941 until 13 March 1945, he also served with the British Forces (he had British citizenship). He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp 1939-45. Geoffrey Sayers and his sisters, Dora Sayers Caro, and Barbara Sayers Larson donated Benares Historic House to the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1969. It has operated as a museum under the City of Mississauga since 1995 and was officially transferred to Mississauga in 2000. Geoffrey Sayers and his wife Kathleen (née Colloten) occupied Benares from 1969 until 1981. During that time, they acted as care takers of the estate on behalf Ontario Heritage Foundation. They kept a small display of artifacts in the kitchen, and opened up the house once a year to the public. He also maintained the Benares financial affairs in 1932 for Naomi (Na) and Mary, who were unable to do so themselves.; Don de Geoffrey Harris Sayers, né le 23 avril 1907 et décédé le 25 novembre 1997. Geoffrey Sayers était un homme d'affaire à la retraite, fils aîné de Beverly et Annie Sayers (née Harris). Il était membre de Forces armées canadiennes et, le 14 juin 1938, il est nommé au grade de sous-lieutenant. Deux ans plus tard, il reçoit le grade de lieutenant. Le 21 avril 1941, il est nommé capitaine temporaire et est recommandé candidat au régiment Lorne Scots dont la base se trouve à Brampton. Selon son dossier militaire, le capitaine Geoffrey Sayers débute son service dans les Forces le 21 avril 1941 et obtient une libération honorable le 11 octobre 1945.Du 17 juin 1941 au 13 mars 1945, il sert également dans les forces armées de la Grande-Bretagne (à titre de citoyen britannique). Il reçoit la Médaille canadienne du volontaire avec agrafe (1939-1945). En 1969, Geoffrey Sayers et ses sœurs, Dora Sayers Caro et Barbara Sayers Larson ont fait le don de Benares à la fondation patrimoine d'Ontario. Depuis 1995, Benares fut dirigé comme musée sou la direction de la ville de Mississauga et en 2000, la possession de Benares fut officiellement transféré à la ville. Geoffrey Sayers et son épouse Kathleen (née Colloten) habitent à Benares de 1969 à 1981. Pendant ce temps, ils faisaient office de gardiens du domaine. Ils gardaient une petite collection d'objets historiques dans la cuisine et ouvrent les portes au public une fois par année. En 1932, Geoffrey s'occupe également des affaires financières de Benares au nom de Naomi (Na) et Mary qui ne peuvent le faire elles mêmes. Edith Augusta Draper (ca. 1859-1941) l'a acquise quand elle entra dans la famille Harris par le marriage de son neveu, Beverly Draper Sayers (1883-1976) à Annie Harris (1882-1986) en 1906. Tante Ede, ou Edith Draper, était la grande-tante de Geoffrey, Barbara, et Dora Sayers. Edith, la petite-fille du Chef de la justice William Henry Draper (1801-1877), a eu une carrière illustre comme infirmière et missionnaire. Après avoir fait ses études d'infirmière à l'hôpital Bellevue, New York, et avoir travaillé à l'école de formation pour infirmières à Illinois, elle a formé des infirmières pour le comté Cook et les hôpitaux presbytériens à Chicago dans les 1890. En 1893, Edith déménagea à Montréal et fut nommée la première femme directrice des infirmières à l'Hôpital Royal Victoria jusqu'en 1896. Comme infirmière en chef au nouvel Hôpital Royal Victoria, Edith a commencé immédiatement à engager du personnel et à developper un programme de formation pour infirmière. La première année, trois cent cinquante candidatures ont été soumises pour le nouveau programme, mais seulement vingt et un élèves ont été acceptés. Les hautes exigences du conseil d'administration de l'hôpital à économiser et les restreintes imposées au personnel ont forcé Edith à démissionner en décembre 1896. À l'hôpital Royal Victoria, chacun se souvenait d'Edith comme étant une organisatrice compétente, une personne stricte, juste et ferme. Après Montréal, Edith pensa prendre sa retraite, mais se retrouva à Sydney, Nouvelle Écosse, comme directrice de l'hôpital |
| Longueur : | 20.00 |
| Largeur : | 15.00 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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